Fiona Little is an artist, photographer, and designer living and working in the Canberra region.
Her multidisciplinary arts practice traverses the fields of abstract painting, night photography, woodwork, drawing, and sculpture, to name a few. A fascination with colour relationships, space, time, repetitive patterns and the dichotomy between the hand-crafted and mass-produced has informed her creative practice over the past two decades.
In all aspects of her creative work Little is dedicated to achieving elegant design solutions through innovative problem solving.
Little gained a Bachelor of Arts (Visual) from the ANU School of Art in 2007, graduating with 1st class Honours in Painting. She completed a Certificate IV in Photography and Photo Imaging at the Canberra Institute of Technology in 2021, and an Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design at the Canberra Institute of Technology in 2024. She is currently studying a Diploma in Photography and Digital Imaging at the Canberra Institute of Technology.
Little is a studio artist at M16 Artspace. She also works as a freelance photographer documenting exhibitions and artwork for galleries and artists.
Self-portrait, 2024
Fiona Little : Artist CV
Born in Canberra, 1985
Born in Canberra, 1985
Education
(CURRENT) Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging, Canberra Institute of Technology
2024 Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design, Canberra Institute of Technology 2023 Diploma of Graphic Design, Canberra Institute of Technology
2021 Certificate IV in Photography and Photo Imaging, Canberra Institute of Technology
2007 Bachelor of Arts (Visual) 1st Class Honours in Painting, The ANU School of Art
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Certificate IV in Photography and Photo Imaging, Canberra Institute of Technology
2007 Bachelor of Arts (Visual) 1st Class Honours in Painting, The ANU School of Art
Solo Exhibitions
2019 New work, Chutespace – M16 Artspace, Canberra
2019 Machine Made, Studio 11, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2016 Colour Grid Series, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2016 Untitled Abstract Painting, Chutespace - M16 Artspace, Canberra
2011 New Work, ANCA, Canberra
2010 Fiona Little – Friday on My Wall, ANU School of Art Stairway Gallery, Canberra
2009 Fiona Little, Mount Majura Vineyard, ACT
2009 Primary Colours, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Manuka, Canberra
2008 2x4.ORANGE/BLACK/BLUE, CCAS Studio E87, Gorman House Arts Centre, Canberra
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 Machine Made, Studio 11, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2016 Colour Grid Series, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2016 Untitled Abstract Painting, Chutespace - M16 Artspace, Canberra
2011 New Work, ANCA, Canberra
2010 Fiona Little – Friday on My Wall, ANU School of Art Stairway Gallery, Canberra
2009 Fiona Little, Mount Majura Vineyard, ACT
2009 Primary Colours, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Manuka, Canberra
2008 2x4.ORANGE/BLACK/BLUE, CCAS Studio E87, Gorman House Arts Centre, Canberra
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 QPRC ART Awards, The Q Exhibition Space, Queanbeyan 2023 Canberra Contemporary photographic prize, Huw Davies Gallery, Canberra
2023 QPRC ART Awards, The Q Exhibition Space, Queanbeyan
2022 Outside the square, The Queanbeyan Hive, Queanbeyan
2022 Contemporary Landscapes in Photography- CLIP Award, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
2022 Di Broomhall and Fiona Little, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2022 Today, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2022 Wild Blue Yonder: Members Exhibition, Huw Davies Gallery, Canberra
2022 QPRC ART Awards, The Q Exhibition Space, Queanbeyan
2021 Sunstudios Emerging Photographers Award, Online Exhibition (due to covid)
2021 Wild gardens and local bush, Rosny Farm Schoolhouse Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
2020 M16 Does Pizza, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2020 Mark Making, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2019 The 2019 Collection, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2018 M16 Studio Artists’ Exhibition, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2018 Young friends of the artist, curated by Vivienne Binns, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
2017 M16 Artspace 2017 Drawing Prize, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2017 Material World, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2017 ANU School of Art and Design Drawing Prize, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra
2017 Emerging From Canberra, Watters Gallery, Sydney
2016 Wrap Up, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2016 Wall to Wall, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2015 Display Suite, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2015 Agendo Art Prize, St Helier’s Gallery, Abbotsford, Melbourne
2014 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
2014 M16 Artist’s Exhibition, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2013 M16 Artspace Drawing Prize, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2012 M16 Artspace Drawing Prize, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2010 This Way Up, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra
2010 joint pus flux, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Manuka, Canberra
2010 slo mo demo, TCB art inc., Melbourne
2009 Friday on my Wall, ANU School of Art Painting Workshop, Canberra
2009 Agendo Art Prize, Phoenix Gallery, Deakin University, Melbourne
2008 Blaze 08, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Gorman House, Canberra
2008 The Painting Depot, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2007 Graduating Exhibition 2007, ANU School of Art, Canberra
2007 2007 School of Art Drawing Prize, School of Art Foyer Gallery, Canberra
2006 ANU School of Art Drawing Prize, School of Art Foyer Gallery, Canberra
2005 ANU School of Art Drawing Prize, School of Art Foyer Gallery, Canberra
Awards and Residencies
2023 QPRC ART Awards, The Q Exhibition Space, Queanbeyan
2022 Outside the square, The Queanbeyan Hive, Queanbeyan
2022 Contemporary Landscapes in Photography- CLIP Award, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
2022 Di Broomhall and Fiona Little, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2022 Today, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2022 Wild Blue Yonder: Members Exhibition, Huw Davies Gallery, Canberra
2022 QPRC ART Awards, The Q Exhibition Space, Queanbeyan
2021 Sunstudios Emerging Photographers Award, Online Exhibition (due to covid)
2021 Wild gardens and local bush, Rosny Farm Schoolhouse Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
2020 M16 Does Pizza, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2020 Mark Making, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2019 The 2019 Collection, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2018 M16 Studio Artists’ Exhibition, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2018 Young friends of the artist, curated by Vivienne Binns, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
2017 M16 Artspace 2017 Drawing Prize, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2017 Material World, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2017 ANU School of Art and Design Drawing Prize, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra
2017 Emerging From Canberra, Watters Gallery, Sydney
2016 Wrap Up, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2016 Wall to Wall, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2015 Display Suite, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2015 Agendo Art Prize, St Helier’s Gallery, Abbotsford, Melbourne
2014 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
2014 M16 Artist’s Exhibition, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2013 M16 Artspace Drawing Prize, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2012 M16 Artspace Drawing Prize, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2010 This Way Up, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra
2010 joint pus flux, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Manuka, Canberra
2010 slo mo demo, TCB art inc., Melbourne
2009 Friday on my Wall, ANU School of Art Painting Workshop, Canberra
2009 Agendo Art Prize, Phoenix Gallery, Deakin University, Melbourne
2008 Blaze 08, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Gorman House, Canberra
2008 The Painting Depot, M16 Artspace, Canberra
2007 Graduating Exhibition 2007, ANU School of Art, Canberra
2007 2007 School of Art Drawing Prize, School of Art Foyer Gallery, Canberra
2006 ANU School of Art Drawing Prize, School of Art Foyer Gallery, Canberra
2005 ANU School of Art Drawing Prize, School of Art Foyer Gallery, Canberra
Awards and Residencies
2021 Finalist Sunstudios Emerging Photographers Award
2015 Arts ACT Project Funding 2016
2014 Finalist Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
2010 ‘Start Up’ Grant, Arts ACT
2010 Finalist Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
2008 Canberra Contemporary Art Space Studio Residency and Exhibition Award
2007 ANU Emerging Artists Support Scheme, The Molonglo Group Acquisitive Award
Collections
2015 Arts ACT Project Funding 2016
2014 Finalist Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
2010 ‘Start Up’ Grant, Arts ACT
2010 Finalist Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
2008 Canberra Contemporary Art Space Studio Residency and Exhibition Award
2007 ANU Emerging Artists Support Scheme, The Molonglo Group Acquisitive Award
Collections
Molonglo Group
Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson
Private Collections, Canberra
Publications
Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson
Private Collections, Canberra
Publications
Vivienne Binns: It is what it is, what it is, Sutton Gallery, Memo review, Helen Hughes, Saturday April 14, 2018
https://www.memoreview.net/blog/it-is-what-it-is-what-it-is-vivienne-binns-at-sutton-gallery-by-helen-hughes
Snapshot Collective – Claire Capel-Stanley, The Canberra Times, Saturday, august 23, 2014
This Way Up catalogue – Ruth Waller, ANU School of Art, 2010
Blaze 08 catalogue – Yolande Norris, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, 2008
https://www.memoreview.net/blog/it-is-what-it-is-what-it-is-vivienne-binns-at-sutton-gallery-by-helen-hughes
Snapshot Collective – Claire Capel-Stanley, The Canberra Times, Saturday, august 23, 2014
This Way Up catalogue – Ruth Waller, ANU School of Art, 2010
Blaze 08 catalogue – Yolande Norris, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, 2008