Alex Meagher
(b. 1987, NZ)
Alex Meagher is a photographic artist originally from Rotorua, Aotearoa now residing in Melbourne, Australia. Self taught, his work has developed through experimentation and persistent shooting utilising a multitude of conventional and non-conventional cameras alike. Most recently Meagher was invited to exhibit his ongoing series “Unfamiliar Wilds” as part of the core program at the 2021 Ballarat International Foto Biennale. Through his use of discontinued infrared film, most commonly known as Aerochrome, Meagher’s experimental practice achieves a surrealist quality, subverting natural hues to create rich and vivid scenes. Meagher’s work aims to disconnect the observer from their reality and transport them to a world unrecognisable as their own.
Solo Exhibitions
Unfamiliar Wilds - Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Ballarat, AU - August 2021-January 2022
A Little Unfamiliar - Carringbush Hotel, Melbourne, AU - May 2021
Unfamiliar Wilds - BSIDE Gallery, Melbourne, AU - November 2019
Suburban Youth - Black Coffee, Wellington, NZ - January 2015
Group Exhibitions
Phase III - BSIDE Gallery, Melbourne, AU - February 2021
Up The Punkfest’s - Thistle Hall, Wellington, NZ - October 2019
Never Satisfied - BSIDE Gallery, Melbourne, AU - March 2018
Salon Exhibition Contributions
CLIP (Contemporary Landscape In Photography) Award - Perth Centre for Photography, Perth, AU - September 2022
Anywhere But Here - BSIDE Gallery, Melbourne, AU - November 2021
Create Destroy - Hue and Cry Collective, Geelong, AU - June 2021
[Captured] - Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne, AU - May 2021
CCP Salon - Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, AU - January 2021
FUCK 2020 - BSIDE Gallery, Melbourne, AU - December 2020
Today Was A Good Day - Honey Bones Gallery, Melbourne, AU - February 2020
Small Mercies - Creative Spaces, Melbourne, AU - February 2020
Bushfire Relief Fundraiser - Noir Darkroom, Melbourne, AU - January 2020
BSIDE 4 Bushfire Relief - BSIDE Gallery, Melbourne, AU - January 2020
We Got Chemistry Baby - Noir Darkroom, Melbourne, AU - December 2019
CCP Salon - Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, AU - November 2019
Momento Mori II - BSIDE Gallery, Melbourne, AU - October 2019
Obscuring the Camera - Noir Darkroom, Melbourne, AU - November 2018
Awards/Curatorial Committee
Finalist - CLIP (Contemporary Landscape In Photography) Award - Perth Centre for Photography, Perth, AU - September 2022
Curatorial Committee - OptiKA 2022 Photography Award - Kingston Art Centre, Melbourne, AU - March 2022