b. 1978 Orange Australia
Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga
Graduate Certificate Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage
2022 - 23
R.M.I.T School of Art Melbourne
Masters of Fine Art with Distinction
2010 - 2011
A.N.U School of Art Canberra
Bachelor of Arts (Visual)
Printmedia and Drawing Workshop
1997 - 2002
Clinton Hayden is a queer contemporary artist based in Naarm/Melbourne, Victoria, who works at the intersections of technology, identity, and cultural heritage. A proud Wiradjuri man from Orange, NSW, with ancestral links to Europe, he brings a unique standpoint to contemporary art.
Hayden is an artist and academic whose work spans various disciplines and reflects a deep engagement with his craft and culture. After completing his Bachelor of Arts (Visual) at the ANU School of Art, where he was introduced to diverse artistic mediums and theoretical studies, he earned a Master of Fine Art with Distinction from RMIT School of Art. This academic path laid the foundation for a career that blends technical skills with conceptual depth.
Currently, Hayden is enriching his connection to his Wiradjuri roots through a Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture, and Heritage at Charles Sturt University. This endeavour is a personal pursuit and informs his artistic practice, adding layers of meaning and context.
His art, marked by exploring themes such as belonging, identity, and the human condition, has been exhibited in various cities, including Melbourne, London, and Berlin. While a testament to his artistic expression, these exhibitions represent a continual learning and transformation journey.
In addition to his artistic achievements, Hayden works professionally to support reconciliation practices in educational environments. His commitment to his art, language revitalisation, and cultural education practices reflect a dedication to nation building and making a broader impact on the understanding and appreciation of First Nations cultures in the Australian and beyond.
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Idle Hours Club Noir Gallery & Darkroom MEL AU
2017 Collection Slow Waves MEL AU
2015 Objects for Rebels & Lovers Beers London LDN UK
2013 Some Kind of Record Vincent Katz/Silwex House LDN UK
2012 Dasein ANU SoA CBR AU
2012 Artifacts for Bad Boy Island Seventh Gallery Vitrine MEL AU
2010 New Masculinities L'Oreal MFF Guilford Lane Gallery MEL AU
Group Exhibtions
2024 NotFair Foundation ALCHEMY NotFair Artfair MEL AU
2019 Bushfire Relief For First Nations & Wildlife Rescue Victoria NOIR MEL AU
2017 75 Works on Paper Beers London LDN UK
2017 Art Spring Berlin Berlin Art Institute BLN GER
2016 Launch OURS Creative Space MEL AU
2015 Romance Died, Romantically Strange Neighbour MEL AU
2015 SEX Strange Neighbour MEL AU
2015 TENDERNESS Journal Grey Gardens Projects MEL AU
2015 Moments Of Being Curated by Jesslyn Moss TACIT Contemporary MEL AU
2014 I Heart Television M16 Artspace CBR AU
2013 The Gravity of Form with Ed Hopley Beers London LDN UK
2012 The Xerox Degree of Photography ANU SoA Photospace CBR AU
2012 Mistaken Identities Modern Art Oxford OXF UK
2012 NewStand Arts & Sciences Projects St Mark's Bookshop NYC USA
2012 Possibilities Metro Gallery MEL AU
2011 CUM curated by Stuart Sandford VZ Gallery LDN UK
2011 Oh! The Places You Will Go! Rae & Bennet Fine Art MEL AU
2011 Surface: Texture, Materiality and Conceptual Plasticity Curated by Sally Mannall RMIT SoA Gallery MEL AU
2011 NewStand Arts & Sciences Projects Uturdur Hverfisgat ISL
Artist Residencies
2017 Berlin Art Institute BLN GER
2013 Schuldenberg Foundation LDN UK
Lectures
2017 Departed Acts: Lineages of Queer Practice (Performance Lecture Series) Bus Projects x CCP MEL AU
Commissioned Works
2015 Runway Experimental Art Magazine
2014 Frustra 'Give Up' music video
2012 Rites Wild 'Rites Wild Theme' music video
Publications
2015 'Computer Blue' Runway Experimental Art #29: Porn
2015 'Porn for A' Tenderness Journal #1
2015 TIMEOUT May Top 5 Exhibitions TIMEOUT London
2013 'Fugue' Artist book 48pp Ed. 10 +1 AP forward by Tom Gittings and Lizzie Hall
2013 The Gravity of Form Wall Street International Magazine
2012 'Hunting' Excerpt Magazine #4 www.excerptmagazine.com