Dara Gill is an emerging artist working with a diverse range of mediums within the visual arts including video, sculpture, painting, sound and installation. Graduating in Visual Arts at the University of Wollongong in 2007 and Honours in Fine Arts (Sculpture) at the UNSW's College of Fine Arts in 2009, his current work investigates the nature of anxiety through situational based research. Gill has exhibited at COFA Space, Kudos Gallery, Gallery 4a, Black and Blue Gallery, Firstdraft Gallery, The PaperMill, Plump Gallery, Frasiers Studios, DB Projects and GBK and Rearview Gallery. 

Gill was also featured in Hatched ʻ08, the national graduate exhibition at Perth Institute of Contemporary Art. In 2009 Dara was the recipient of the Gallery Barry Keldoulis Grant for Emerging Artists as well as the COFA Emerging Artist Award for his video To Roll. Gill was also the recipient of runner up prize in the 2010 Art Month Speed Dating program and later that year the ArtStart Grant for Emerging Artists from the Australia Council. Gill was featured in arts writer Andrew Frost's 10 Next Big Things: Visual Art list compiled for The Sydney Mourning Herald and recently the cover artist for Australian Art Collector magazine Undiscovered special.

In 2011 Gill will take part in JUMP Mentorship, a national mentorship program with MCA curator, Glenn Barkley working towards a solo show in december at MOP Projects, Sydney. Dara is also a Next Wave Kickstart artist with the collective, Team MESS.

Gill is a currently a director at Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney.

Dara's CV can be downloaded here. (PDF)

Dara Gill is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

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Dara GIll is currently being mentored by Glenn Barkley through JUMP, the Australia Council's national mentoring program for young and emerging artists. www.jumpmentoring.com.au