| BIOGRAPHY Cassandra Tytler is a video artist working across installation and single-channel modes of practice. Her work explores contemporary cultural iconography, idealised reality and realised fantasy. Fascinated by the symbolism of popular clichés, Tytler employs experimental script writing processes that pastiche isolated, fragmented conventions into compelling, revealing stories. Her films have screened in numerous festivals including Microcinema all over the U.S.A., Raindance in London and Ohne Kohle in Vienna, and she has exhibited work in a number of galleries such as Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Plimsol Gallery, Kings Artist Run Initiative and Westspace Gallery. Tytler completed her Masters degree in Media Arts at R.M.I.T. in 2003. She is currently teaching a class in 'Digital Processes' at Monash University and Comics at Footscray Arts Centre. |
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EDUCATION |
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| 2001-2003 | Masters degree in Media Arts, RMIT University. |
| 2000 | Honours degree In Media Arts, RMIT University. (Passed with first class honours). |
| 1999 | Bachelor of Media Arts , RMIT University. |
| 1996 | Bachelor of Humanities, La Trobe University. |
| SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2006-2005 | A Portable Model of ..., Latrobe Regional Gallery , Gippsland |
| 2005 | I, Monster, Kings Artist Run Initiative, Melbourne |
| 2005 | I, Monster, Federation Square, 2005 |
| 2005 | A Portable Model of ... , Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart |
| 2005-2004 | BOX2 Federation Square |
| 2004 | Cult Classic , Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Fitzroy (Group exhibition including Vengeance is Mine). |
| 2004 | The Evidence of Love , WestSpace Gallery, Melbourne. |
| 2003 | 360 Degrees , First Site, Melbourne. (Group exhibition including Faces). |
| 2003 | 360 Degrees , Kulturtage, Germany. (Group exhibition including Faces). |
| 2002 | Paper Skin , WestSpace Gallery, Melbourne. (Group exhibition including some of my comic drawings). |
| 2001 | Untitled, First Site Gallery, Melbourne. |
| 1998 | Crep, Yume Ya Gallery, Melbourne. |
| 1997 | RelaxBaby, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne. |
| SCREENINGS | |
| 2006 | EXis - Experimental Film and Video Festival in Seoul, Korea, Screened My Happiness |
| 2006 | Artists Vs Hollywood, England & Germany , Screened I Never Loved You & Man vs Nature |
| 2006 | 18 th Onion City Experimental Film & Video Festival, Chicago, Screened I Love Cowboys |
| 2005 | Teknikunst Arts Festival, Melbourne, Screened Vengeance is Mine |
| 2004 | Project 101, Paris, France. Screened I Never Loved You |
| 2004 | Descore, Melbourne. Screened Meatworks. |
| 2004 | Ohne Kohle, Vienna, Austria. Screened I Never Loved You |
| 2004 | The Cutting Room, Sydney. Screened I Love Cowboys |
| 2003 | Overlook Park Shorts, Cleveland, Ohio. Screened I Never Loved You |
| 2003 | The Garage, Winston-Salem, USA. Screened I Never Loved You |
| 2003 | Firestation #3, Houston, USA. Screened I Never Loved You |
| 2003 | 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, USA. Screened I Never Loved You |
| 2003 | Green Bean, Greensborough, USA. Screened I Never Loved You |
| 2003 | Stange Brew Coffeehouse, Springfield, USA. Screened I Never Loved You |
| 2003 | Cinema Obscura, Santa Barbara, USA. Screened I Never Loved You |
| 2003 | Subterranean Cinema, Jacksonville, USA. Screened I Never Loved You |
| 2003 | Real Noise, Seattle, USA. Screened I Never Loved You |
| 2003 | Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz, USA. Screened I Never Loved You |
| 2003 | Public Hangings, Ch.31. Screened Faces, (Video in 360 Degrees exhibition) |
| 2003 | Quick Flicks at the Commercial, Melbourne. Screened I Never Loved You. |
| 2003 | In the Realm of the Senses, Melbourne. Screened I Never Loved You. |
| 2003 | Codec Cinema, Melbourne. Screened I Love Cowboys |
| 2003 | Phantom Image, Melbourne. Screened Man Vs. Nature |
| 2003 | RMIT Film and Video Festival, Melbourne. Screened I Never Loved You. (Won best film) |
| 2002 | RMIT Film and Video Festival, Melbourne. Screened My Happiness |
| 2002 | Liquid Architecture, Melbourne. Screened My Happiness. |
| 2002 | Melbourne Underground Film Festival. Screened My Happiness. |
| 2002 | MegaBite, (part of Next Wave) Nova Cinema, Melbourne. Screened And I Cried. |
| 2002 | As part of Independent Exposure, a travelling film festival, And I Cried played at: Ithaca University, New York;Urban 15, San Antonio, Texas;Mad River Art Space, Billings, Montana;Heaven's Gate, Chicago, Illionois;Strange Brew, Springfield, Ohio; Firestation # 3, Houston Texas; Out North, Anchorage, Alaska; Vital Five, Seattle, Washington |
| 2002 | Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Melbourne. Screened: And I Cried |
| 2002 | REValation, Perth. Screened: And I Cried |
| 2001 | Raindance, London. Screened: And I Cried. |
| 2001 | Wet and Dry, Melbourne. Screened: And I Cried |
| 2001 | Film Eclectic, Melbourne. Screened: And I Cried. |
| 2001 | Veg-In, Melbourne. Screened: Man Vs Nature. |
| 2001 | RMIT Film and Video Festival, Melbourne. Screened: And I Cried |
| 2001 | Eye Candy, Melbourne. Screened: And I Cried. |
| 2001 | In The Realm of the Senses, Melbourne. Screened: And I Cried. |
| 2001 | Film Exposed, on ch 31. Screened: And I Cried. |
| 2001 | A Bar Called Barry, Melbourne. Screened: And I Cried. |
| 2001 | Monties, Melbourne. Screened: And I Cried. |
| 2001 | Girls Boys Machines 3, Melbourne. Screened: And I Cried. |
| 2000 | Veg-In, Melbourne. Screened: Mom's Buffet |
| 2000 | ACCA, Melbourne. Screened: Mom's Buffet |
| 2000 | Film Eclectic, Melbourne. Screened: Reckless Passions. |
| 2000 | The Cutting Room, Melbourne. Screened: Reckless Passions, Desperate. |
| 2000 | RMIT Film and Video Festival, Melbourne. Screened: Reckless Passions. |
| 2000 | Shorts in Orbit, Melbourne. Screened: Desperate, My Friend. |
| 2000 | Earthcore, Victoria. Screened: Desperate, My Friend. |
| 2000 | Cinema run at RMIT cinemas of Reckless Passions |
| 1999 | Shorts in Orbit, Melbourne. Screened: My Friend. |
| 1999 | Girls Boys Machines 2, Melbourne. Screened: Desperate, My Friend, Reckless Passions, Mom's Buffet, I Remember Being a Teenager. |
| 1999 | RMIT Film and Video Festival, Melbourne. Screened: My Friend, Shower Scene From Psycho. |
| 1999 | Pub Flicks, Melbourne. Screened: My Friend, Shower Scene From Psycho. |
| 1999 | Blue Shirt Friday, Melbourne. Screened: My Friend. |
| 1999 | Kaleide Cinema, Melbourne. Screened: King of the Road. |
| 1999 | Earthcore, Victoria. Screened: My Friend. |
| 1998 | Rage and ch V, national. Screened: Shower Scene From Psycho video clip. |
| I Never Loved You and And I Cried are included in the AFC short works catalogue. | |
| RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT | |
| 2006 | Lecturer in Digital Arts at Monash University |
| 2006 | Teaching comics and animation at Footscray Arts Centre |
| 2005 | Tutor in Video Art at RMIT, Melbourne |
EDITING I edit all my own videos |
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| 2004 | Clara directed by Van Sowerwine with funding from Film Victoria |
| 2002 | Beautiful Cyborg 2, surround sound performance with visuals. Sound by Philip Brophy. Japanime - Melbourne and Sydney |
| 2002 | Give Me Liberty video clip by Honeysmack, Melbourne electronic artist on the Zomba label. |
| 2000 | Beautiful Cyborg, surround sound performance with visuals by Philip Brophy, Franc Tetaz and Darrin Verhagen, Melbourne International Film Festival. |
| 1999/2000 | Editor - Head editor at Big Time Media, a multi media production company. |
| 1999 | Gillian, directed by Van Sowerwine |
| 2000 | Worse Things Happen at Sea, directed by Michael Catley |
| 1998 | Honeysmack clip, directed by Philip Brophy. Screened on various music programs. |
| 1998 | Shower Scene From Psycho video clip |
| COMICS I have been writing and publishing my comic 'RelaxBaby' since 1997 |
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| 2002 | Guest at This is Not Art Festival on a panel discussing comics |
| 2000 | Comic story included in a nation wide comics anthology, How Comics Can Change the World. |
| 2000 | Guest at Newcastle Young Writers Festival on a panel discussing comics. |
| AWARDS | |
| 2007 | Awarded Artist in Residence at Cité des Internationale, Paris |
| 2003 | Finalist in B(if)Tek W.I.N.K. Awards for My Happiness |
| 2003 | 1 st prize, RMIT Film and Video Festival for I Never Loved You |
| 2002 | Recipient of RMIT Union Arts Grant for I Never Loved You |
| 2001 | Finalist in B(if)Tek W.I.N.K. Awards for And I Cried |
| 2001 | 2nd prize, RMIT Film and Video Festival for And I Cried. |
| 1999 | 1st prize, RMIT Film and Video Festival for My Friend. |
| 1999 | Recipient of RMIT Union Arts Grant for Desperate. |
| 1997 | 1st prize, Centre for Contemporary Photography for the RelaxBaby website. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY/INTERVIEWS | |
| 2005 | Interviewed on 'Smartarts", with Richard Watts, 3RRR Radio |
| 2004 | Hibberd, Lily, "The Evidence of Love, Cassandra Tytler", Un Magazine, Issue 1, May, pg 20 |
| 2004 | Mauriks, Sarah, "Love a moving subject", Moreland Leader, Time Out, April |
| 2004 | Nelson, Robert, "Cult Classic: The Fine Art of the Cult", The Age, A3, 12 th May, pg 9 |
| 2004 | Interviewed on "Art Moves", 3RRR Radio |
| 2003 | Martin, Adrian, "Shorts back, and slides", The Age, A2, 24 th May, pg 5 |
| 2003 | Dowsley, Anthony, "Real love for the art of the musical", Moreland Leader, May |
| 2003 | Interviewed on "The Back Row", PBS Radio. |
| 2003 | Interviewed on "Media Moves", 3CR Radio. |
| 2002 | Marshall, Jonathan, "Substantial Echoes", RealTime, Aug/Sept |
| 2002 | Interviewed on 'The Director's Chair', ch 31 Television |
| 2002 | Interviewed on 'Girlie is Good', 3CR Radio. |
| 2001 | Milne, Esther. 'To Watch: An Intransitive Verb', RealTime, Dec. |
| 2001 | De Kretser, Leela. 'Young Artists Make a Noise', Herald Sun, Oct. |
| 2001 | Interviewed on ABC TV, Nov. 2001 (Profiled as part of Noise festival) |
| 2001 | A still from And I Cried was in TV Week advertising Noise Shorts |
| 2001 | Interviewed on 'Film Buff's Forecast', 3RRR Radio. |
| 2001 | Interviewed on 'Media Moves', Cinema Scene, 3CR Radio. |
| 2001 | Interviewed on 'Girlie is Good', 3CR, 2001 |
| 2001 | Allchin, Bryan. Catalyst, March |
| 1999 | Interviewed on Swinburne Student Radio. |