Tina FiveAsh

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Tina FiveAsh (b. 1970) is an Australian photo-artist who has been exhibiting for 30 years. Engaging in multiple forms of contemporary photo media, FiveAsh’s work has appeared on billboards, illuminated public advertising spaces, film, television, book and magazine covers, as well as in exhibitions and festivals throughout the world. Winner of the People’s Choice Award at the 2013 Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture, FiveAsh’s work was most recently selected as a finalist in the prestigious 67th Blake Prize in 2022. Previous awards include Highly Commended at the 2017 Olive Cotton Award and Finalist in the 2016 National Portrait Prize and 64th Blake Prize. In 2015, FiveAsh and Deborah Kelly’s award-winning collaborative public art project, Hey Hetero!, was exhibited at the 5th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art in Greece. FiveAsh’s previous international exhibitions include: the 13th Pingyao International Photography Festival, China (2013); Terra Nullius: Contemporary Art from Australia and Die Ideale Ausstellung, Kunstfest Weimar, Germany (2009). In 2021, FiveAsh was awarded a PhD degree from the Australian National University, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, majoring in Visual Arts. FiveAsh’s work is held in public collections including Artbank, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Whitford Fine Art Gallery, London, and several private international collections.

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