Artist Profile

SIMON BLAU

WHERE DID YOU STUDY?

I went to the VCA (Victorian College of the Arts) and got in, really, by default because someone dropped out. I ended up staying five years, I enjoyed it, and it was the Whitlam period: free education!

You went on to have 14 solo exhibitions with Stephen Mori, from 1981–2003.

At Stephen’s there were a lot of interesting artists – Narelle Jubelin, Tim Johnson and Euan Macdonald. It was a good vibe, the atmosphere was intense, it’s hard to describe it. I

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