CURRICULUM VITAE
Rena Littleson-Montenegro

Email: renalittleson@yahoo.com
Web: www.renalittleson.com
Date of Birth: 21/9/83
Place of Birth: Greece
Based in Melbourne

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
"10 Day Bender", Brunswick Street Gallery, 2010
“Red, White & Black”, Bright! Gallery, 2004

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
"Larger - A Group Show" (part of Northern Exposure 10), At Large Gallery, 2010.
Camberwell Rotary Art Show, Caulfield Racecourse, 2010.
"Women's Salon 2010: Place and Belonging", Counihan Gallery, 2010
"The Money Myth", Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, 2008
"Women's Salon 2008: Persuasive Dissent", Counihan Gallery, 2008
Toyota Emerging Artists Exhibition, "Fear, Masks and New Beginnings", Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, 2008
"The Yard", Gallery 696, 2007
“The Postcard Show”, Linden Gallery, 2007
“The Politics of Football”, The Artist's Garden, 2007
“The Postcard Show”, Linden Gallery, 2006
“The Artholes Self Portrait Show”, Artholes, 2005
“The Coaches: Tortured masochists or torturing sadists?”, The Artist’s Garden, 2005
“Pearl: The Tsunami Aid Art Shows”, Dante’s Upstairs Gallery, 2005
“The Postcard Show”, Linden Gallery, 2005
“Great Grand Finals”, The Artist’s Garden, 2004
“Opening of Building P”, Deakin University, 2003
“Untitled”, Deakin University, 2003
“Art & Pain”, Gardner Contemporary Gallery, 2003
“Untitled”, Deakin University Library, 2002

PERFORMANCE
"I thought a Musical Was Being Made", Parachutes for Ladies, Next Wave Festival, 2010.

FILM
"The Light", animation,(top 11 finalist) Sydney Road Short Film Festival, 2009.

PRIZES
Best work not exceeding $900, Camberwell Rotary Art Show, 2010.

PUBLICATIONS, ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
Blanket Magazine: "The Cosmos Issue", June 2010, issue 22, p.21-22 & p.144.
Semi-Permanent 2010 1st Edition, http://designiskinky.bigcartel.com/
Blanket Magazine: "Yellow", December 2006, issue 1, p. 32.
Sproles, Fiona “Arts Review”, Q Magazine, October 2004, p.10 www.qmagazine.com.au/images/issue/complete%20issues/QIssue7.pdf
Bernard, Grantley, “Saints Home in on a Worthy Cause”, Saturday Herald Sun, May 22 2004, p.40.
Inpress “Marching in”, Inpress, May 12 2004, p.66.
AFL Record “Out and About”, AFL Record, May 7-9 2004, pp.12-13.
Harford, Sonia “Four Women, One Game, Many Viewpoints”, The Sunday Age, May 2 2004, p.4, www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/01/1083224647176.html?from=storyrhs
Flanagan, Martin, “Saints on the Canvas and on a Mission”, The Saturday Age, May 1 2004, Sports p.12.
Watts, Richard “High and Low” (Interview), Triple RRR, April 27 2004, 12:30pm.
Michie, Rosanne, “Bald Facts on Saint”, Sunday Herald Sun, April 25 2004, p.80.
Clemens, Justin “Review of Double Dialogues: Art & Pain Exhibition”, Double Dialogues, www.doubledialogues.com/issue_four/clemens.htm May 2003.

CLIENTS
The Birdmann
Double Pump Producements
Circus Dogs
Total Care for Kids
St Kilda Football Club Cheer Squad
AMP Northbridge Plaza
Clean Energy Council
GPT Rouse Hill
Donaldson Coal
Armchair
Bowerbird Vintage
Australian Casino Association
Bluegrass
Springboard Australia

JOBS IN THE ART FIELD
Graduate Artist, Aristocrat Technologies Australia, 2009-present.
Freelance 2007-present.
Lead Graphic Designer, Blueseed, 2007-2008.
Graphic Designer, Mondoponcho advertising, 2007.
Gallery 101 Intern, 2004.
Sales Assistant, Melbourne Art Fair, 2004.
Artistic Director of the Aboriginal Lighthouse Foundation fundraising mural with the St Kilda Football Club on “The Footy Show”, May 20 2004.
Work Experience at the Bendigo Art Gallery in 1999.

EDUCATION
Graduate Diploma in Graphic Design, RMIT, 2007.
Bachelor of Contemporary Arts (Visual Arts), Deakin University, 2004.
Short Course in Flash Animation, Swinburne University, 2004.
Diploma of Commercial Floristry, Floral Art School of Australia, 2004.