Cameron Gray

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Biography

Cameron Gray was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1984 and currently resides in Tasmania.

Known primarily as an emerging graphic artist & photographer, Cameron has qualifications in Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, Photography and Contemporary Arts, as well as a keen interest in new media, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, experimental video and sound design.

His influences and admirations include Stephen Kasner, Troy Ruffels, David Ho, Ryan Larkin, Bill Viola, Ash Sivils, Janelle McKain, Steve Danzig, Mike Bohatch, Fabrice Lavollay, and Pieter Bruegel to name a small selection.

In 2002 Cameron won the AGFA Australia award for best body of Pre-tertiary photography with his work at Launceston College. In 2003 his works were exhibited in Art Rage and published by the Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery and in 2005 Cameron was accepted into the guest gallery of the Museum Of Computer Art in New York.

At the age of 21, Cameron published his first book of artwork (Parable Visions; the art of Cameron Gray) and to date has published four more books and collaborated with a range of international magazines, authors, bands and indie publications. He is the founder & editor of Parable Visions Magazine which features underground art and literature from around the world. (currently on hiatus)

In 2009 Cameron graduated from the Academy of the Arts, Tasmania, with a Bachelors Degree in Contemporary Art and was inducted as a life member into the Golden Key International Honour Society, for finishing in the top 15% of his studies at the University of Tasmania.

In 2010 Cameron was nominated for an ARIA Award (Australian Record Industry Association) along side Australian artists Birds of Tokyo, Angus & Julia Stone, Blue Juice, and Tame Impala in the category for Best Album Cover Art of the year for his work with Australian rock band Dead Letter Circus and Warner Music.

His tools and equipment used include a 27″ iMac using Photoshop, Bryce, Poser, Apophysis, Vue, a Wacom Tablet, Digital Microscope, a Pentax K20D and an Underwater modified HD video camera.

Some selected collaborations include: Warner Music, Dead Letter Circus, Born of Osiris, Declan O’Shea (Cyclefly/Mako), Fervor, Esoterica, Circle of Contempt, Ginger, Dyonisis, Mantris, Farebridge, Jasper Faolan, Sumerian Records, Swivelhead, My Kingdom Records, Arctic, Forever Eve, Fallujah, Anthony Karnowski, Caleb L. Mabry, nEgoist publishing.

Cameron’s work is regularly displayed in live music venues across Australia, the Museum of Computer Art in Brooklyn, New York, and his collection of work has been archived by the National Library of Australia as one of the countries artists of the 21st century.

–Exhibitions, Awards & Achievements–

2010 “ARIA Award Nomination” – Best Album Cover Art of the Year
2010 “Digital Dreams” Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2010 “Museum of Computer Art” Exhibition and Awards – Brooklyn, New York
2010 “Museum of Digital Arts” Featured Artist
2010 “Visionary Art Gallery” Featured Artist
2010 “The Surreal Arts Group” Avatar Contest 1st place
2009 “Artwork, Website and Publications” Archived by the National Library of Australia
2009 “Post Graduate Certificate in Professional Practices” University of Tasmania, Australia
2009 “Bachelors Degree in Contemporary Arts” Academy of the Arts, Tasmania, Australia
2009 “Golden Key International Honour Society” Life member
2008 “Museum of Computer Art International Digital Art Show” – Brooklyn, New York
2008 “Museum of Computer Art Awards 8”
2008 “Tasmanian Creative Arts Students Summer Exhibition”
2008 “Wrest Point Art Awards & Exhibition”
2007 “Photoshop Creative Contest” Runner Up
2007 “Impress SnowDog” RedBubble Contest
2007 “Collage” Powerhouse Gallery
2007 “2-3-D-6″ Energy Gallery
2007 “Museum Of Computer Art Awards 7″
2006 “2-d-2″ Energy Gallery
2006 “Museum Of Computer Art Awards 6″
2005 “Museum Of Computer Art Guest Gallery”
2005 “Urban Sustainability: Frame Your City” Taking It Global
2004 “Intersections” Taking It Global
2003 Art Rage
2002 AGFA Australia Award
2002 Launceston College Student Exhibition

–Publications and Designs–

February 2011 “Follow The Signs” Born of Osiris
January 2011 “The Discovery” Born of Osiris
January 2011 “Forever Eve” Logo Design
November 2010 “Psychic Connection” Mantris
September 2010 “The Sow’s Ear” Poetry Review Journal Vol.xx No.3
July 2010 “Open Heart Surgery” Fervor
May 2010 “This Is The Warning” Dead Letter Circus
May 2010 “This Is The Warning” Vinyl Edition Dead Letter Circus
May 2010 “Limited Edition T-shirt & Merchandise” Dead Letter Circus
May 2010 “jMag” Issue 39
April 2010 “Dark Page Chronicles” Ginger
March 2010 “Arctic” Logo Design
January 2010 “Artifacts in Motion” Circle of Contempt
January 2010 “X-Torsion” Benos
October 2009 “Kismet Magazine” Issue 4
September 2009 “The Space On The Wall” Dead Letter Circus
July 2009 “A Raw Hummingbird” Jasper Faolan
July 2009 “Deathbook” nEgoist new art publications
June 2009 “Inside Artzine” Issue 13
May 2009 “Visions Magazine”
February 2009 “NewWebPick” Issue 20
October 2008 “We Are The Image Makers” Issue 17
October 2008 “Logical Unsanity” Issue 3
October 2008 “Structure | a study of patterns, structure and formation”
July 2008 “Noise – Global Art Network” July newsletter
June 2008 “Phirebrush” Issue 62
Feb 2008 “DeskTop Magazine” Issue 235
Jan 2008 “GUD Magazine” Issue 2
Nov 2007 “Photoshop Creative Magazine” Issue 29
Oct 2007 “Ripples Magazine” Issue 10
Sept 2007 “Throw Shapes Magazine” Issue 9
Sept 2007 “Forbidden Whispers Magazine” Issue 4
July 2007 “WOMAG Magazine” Issue 7
May 2007 “GUD Magazine” Issue 1
May 2007 “Alternate Macro”
March 2007 “Dark Discoveries” Issue 9
March 2007 “Through The Eyes Of A Stranger” Caleb L. Mabry
February 2007 “PurpleVerse” Volume 1
February 2007 “Parable Visions – The Artistic Methods”
January 2007 “Parable Visions Magazine” Issue 4
November 2006 “Phirebrush” Issue 43
October 2006 “Phirebrush” Issue 42
July 2006 “Emerging Visions”
July 2006 “PhireBrush” Issue 39
June 2006 “PhireBrush” Issue 38
May 2006 “Cthulhu Sex” Issue 24 Volume 2
April 2006 “We Are The Image Makers” Issue 2
2006 “PhireBrush” Issue 36
2006 “PhireBrush” Issue 35
March 2006 “Parable Visions Magazine” Issue 2
2006 “PhireBrush” Issue 34
March 2006 “Sub Rosa” Issue 4
January 2006 “Parable Visions Magazine” Issue 1
2006 “PhireBrush” Issue 33
January 2006 “Splintered”
December 2005 “The Blue Patient”
November 2005 “Parable Visions: The Art Of Cameron Gray”
2005 “PhireBrush” Issue 32
2005 “PhireBrush” Issue 31
2005 “PhireBrush” Issue 30
2005 “PhireBrush” Issue 29
August 2005 “Splintered”
2003 “About Face” Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery