Projects
Cameron Bishop (PhD) is an artist, writer and curator lecturing in Art and Performance at Deakin University. As a curator he has helped initiate a number of public art projects including Treatment (2015/17) at the Western Treatment Plant; Sounding Histories at the Mission to Seafarers Melbourne with Annie Wilson; and the ongoing VACANTGeelong project with architectural and creative arts researchers, and leading Australian artists to explore and activate spaces left behind by de-industrialisation. As the recipient of a number of grants, awards and commissions he has been acknowledged for his community-focused approach to public art.
All of his work explores the shifting nature of the term public, ideas around place-making, and the body’s appearance and experience as a political, private, and social entity. To this end he has published writing in book chapters, journals and exhibition catalogues while addressing these issues in the artwork he makes, often in collaboration with the artist and engineer, Simon Reis. With David Cross, he has worked on consultancy projects including the Metro Tunnel Creative Strategy, which saw them team with Claire Doherty from the UK-based Public Art Commissioning agency, Situations.
Publications
Treatment 3 Public Art Project
Cameron Bishop, David Cross
(2023), Multiple Venues from Scienceworks and public sites in Spotswood, Altona Nth and Brooklyn, JC2
Treatment Night and Day Public art Project
Cameron Bishop, David Cross, Maria Bates
(2023), Western Treatment Plant, JC2
A Few Appliances and Avatars Talk about Climate Change
S Reis, C Bishop
(2022), Fivewalls Gallery, JO1
David Cross, David Cross, Cameron Bishop, Cameron Bishop
(2022), Assorted Venues Across Mornington Peninsula, JC2
Front Beach Back Beach- Exhibition @MPRG
David Cross, Cameron Bishop, Danny Lacy
(2022), Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, JC2
Old Media, New Gigs: The Discursive Construction of the Gig Economy in Australian News Media
L Pangrazio, C Bishop, F Lee
(2021), Work, Employment and Society, C1
VACANTCity 1000 years BackForward Exhibition
Mirjana Lozanovska, Anne Wilson, Cameron Bishop
(2021), Centrepoint Arcade, Ryrie Street, Geelong, JO2
A pleasant coach journey across the political frontier: Public art and suburban dissensus
David Cross, Cameron Bishop
(2019), Vol. 8, pp. 147-161, Art & the Public Sphere, Bristol, Eng., C1
Mirjana Lozanovska, Cameron Bishop, A Wilson
(2019), Geelong Town Hall Forecourt, J1
Cameron Bishop, Simon Reis
(2019), Federation Square, Parliament House, Trades Hall, JO1
Cameron Bishop
(2019), Pelazzo Contarini, Venice and Grau Projekt, Melbourne, JO1
cameron Bishop, david Cross, Anne Wilson
(2019), Palazzo Bembo, European Cultural Centre, 58th Venice Biennale, JO1
Art, the academy, and strategy
Cameron Bishop
(2018), pp. 55-69, Positioning research: shifting paradigms, interdisciplinarity and indigeneity, New Delhi, India, B1
Treatment: 6 public artworks at Melbourne Water
D Cross
(2017), pp. 81-94, Treatment : six public artworks at the Western Treatment Plant, Melbourne, Vic., B1
From treatment to treated: the sacred space becomes field of play
C Bishop
(2017), pp. 225-237, Treatment: six public artworks at the Western Treatment Plant, Melbourne, Vic., B1
Art as digital counter practice
L Pangrazio, C Bishop
(2017), Ctheory, http://ctheory.net/ctheory_wp/art-as-digital-counterpractice/, C1
C Bishop, D Cross
(2017), pp. 1-10, ACUADS 2017 : Value : Proceedings of the ACUADS 2017 Conference, Acton, A.C.T., E1
A Wilson, C Bishop
(2017), Docklands, Vic., J1
C Bishop, M Lozanovska, D Fullaondo, D Beynon, A Wilson
(2017), VACANT Geelong: Open Studio, North Geelong, J2
New strategies for old practices
C Bishop
(2016), pp. 97-113, Contemporary publics: shifting boundaries in new media, technology and culture, London, Eng., B1
#VacantGeelong: Alex Hamilton and Deakin Architecture Research
M Lozanovska, Cameron Bishop, Diego Fullaondo, David Beynon, Vanessa Whittem
(2016), Deakin University, Geelong ; Patrick Heide Gallery, London, J2
View of Geelong: ruin and viewin', transpanorama
C Bishop, S Reis
(2015), Montpelier Park, Geelong, J2-1
View of Geelong: ruin and viewin', transpanorama
C Bishop, S Reis
(2015), Montpelier Park, Highton Geelong, J1
Treatment: 6 Public Artworks at Western Treatment Plant
D Cross, C Bishop
(2015), Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, J1
C Bishop, T Griffiths
(2013), Dennys Lascelles Gallery and Courthouse ARTS Centre, Geelong, Victoria, J2
Geelong fringe festival : the new wilderness
C Bishop, S Mobayad, R Mueller
(2013), Courthouse ARTS Centre, Geelong, Victoria, J2
Singing in the wind : beyond the peace/war dichotomy
C Bishop
(2011), pp. 39-50, Junctures : the journal for thematic dialogue, New Zealand, C1
Self authorship: the disturbing identity of the author
C Bishop
(2010), pp. 31-45, Framing my name: extending educational boundaries, Altona, Vic., B1
Extending educational boundaries
M Kumar, B Tucker, R Johnson, D Pattanayak, C Bishop, D Joseph, B Ndi, Ndungi, F Qian, K Stagnitti
(2010), pp. 141-159, Framing my name : extending educational boundaries, Altona, Vic., B1
The staging of identity in other/s' spaces : heterotopias and superfictions in practice
C Bishop
(2010), pp. 1-1, Double Dialogues, Canterbury, Vic., C1
Venetian Blind
David Cross, Cameron Bishop
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Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
View of Geelong - Public Art Project Title: Trans Panorama; Ruin & Viewin'
A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Simon Reis
City of Greater Geelong - Creative Communities Grants
- 2015: $13,500
Vacant Geelong: rethink, reinterpret and revision the way we inhabity the city (two applications)
Prof Mirjana Lozanovska, Dr Anne Wilson, A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Dr David Beynon
City of Greater Geelong - Creative Communities Grants
- 2019: $6,000
- 2018: $6,000
- 2016: $10,000
Treatment: 6 Public Artworks at Western Treatment Plant
Prof David Cross, A/Prof Cameron Bishop
Wyndham City Council, Creative Victoria
- 2016: $10,000
- 2015: $10,000
University Square- City of Melbourne Curatorial Proposal- Professor David Cross
Prof David Cross, A/Prof Cameron Bishop
City of Melbourne Grant - Research
- 2016: $3,563
Vacant Geelong
Prof Mirjana Lozanovska, Dr Diego Fullaondo, A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Dr David Beynon
Creative Victoria
- 2017: $35,000
Metro Tunnel Cultural Strategy
Prof David Cross, A/Prof Cameron Bishop
Melbourne Metro Rail Authority
- 2017: $67,680
- 2016: $16,920
Flightlines - A Public Art Project at Western Treatment Plant Werribee
A/Prof Cameron Bishop
Australia Council for the Arts Grant - Research
- 2017: $15,500
Treatment '17 - Contemporary Art Installation and Interpretation of the Western Treatment Plant
A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Prof David Cross
MWC Grant - Research - Melbourne Water Corporation
- 2017: $20,000
Treatment 2: 10 Public Artworks at Western Treatment Plant
Prof David Cross, A/Prof Cameron Bishop
Wyndham City Council
- 2017: $15,000
Vacant Geelong - Iconic Industry and Vacancy and Preservation
Prof Mirjana Lozanovska, Dr Diego Fullaondo, Dr David Beynon, A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Dr Anne Wilson
National Wool Museum
- 2017: $16,636
Citizen Act (in three parts: colour, movement and consciousness)
A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Prof David Cross
Creative Victoria
- 2017: $3,000
Seven Moments in Kingston Town.
A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Prof David Cross
Kingston City Council
- 2018: $6,300
Wonder Room for One
A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Simon Reis
City of Melbourne
- 2018: $18,000
Six Moments in Kingston.
Prof David Cross, A/Prof Cameron Bishop
Kingston City Council
- 2019: $23,400
Treatment: Waste and Opportunity - Hobsons Bay West Gate Neighbourhood Fund
A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Prof David Cross
Victorian Government West Gate Neighbourhood Fund Partnerships
- 2024: $12,919
- 2022: $130,575
VACANTCity - 1000 years BackForward
Prof Mirjana Lozanovska, A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Dr Anne Wilson
City of Greater Geelong
- 2021: $20,000
City of Ballarat Public Art Strategy Consultation.
A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Prof David Cross
City of Ballarat
- 2021: $10,000
Front Beach Back Beach
Prof David Cross, A/Prof Cameron Bishop
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallary
- 2022: $20,000
HV McKay Gardens Brimbank Sculpture consultancy.
A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Prof David Cross
Brimbank City Council
- 2022: $2,000
Greening the Pipeline (Wyndham City) Curatorial Consultation for Two Permanent Public Artworks.
A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Prof David Cross
Wyndham City Council
- 2022: $18,086
Front Beach Back Beach - Stage 2
Prof David Cross, A/Prof Cameron Bishop
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
- 2022: $200,000
Revisiting Agnes Denes: The value of public art.
Dr Katie Lee, A/Prof Cameron Bishop
Hobsons Bay City Council
- 2023: $5,000
- 2022: $10,000
Treatment III - Public Art Project (Wyndham)
A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Prof David Cross, Mrs Maria Bates
Wyndham City Council
- 2023: $40,000
Greening the Pipeline Public Art Commissions.
A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Prof David Cross
Wyndham City Council
- 2023: $26,660
Industry and Other Funding
Treatment: 6 Public Artworks at Western Treatment Plant
Prof David Cross, A/Prof Cameron Bishop
Wyndham Community Cultural Foundation Limited
- 2015: $6,000
On the Outer
A/Prof Cameron Bishop, Prof David Cross, Mr Shane Mcgrath
Pozible Pty Ltd
- 2016: $4,686
Geelong Advertiser Artwork Commission
A/Prof Cameron Bishop
Geelong Advertiser
- 2018: $12,000
Supervisions
Danielle McCarthy
Thesis entitled: Folding Into AI: An Ethical Relationship with Technology Through the Arts
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Wendy Kelly
Thesis entitled: Performing transition: Socially engaged art and the immanent pedagogical encounter in the de/re/industrialising city
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Amber Smith
Thesis entitled: Collecting, Display, and World-Building in Contemporary Art Practice
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Shelley Jardine
Thesis entitled: Navigating the Gallery: Audience, data and re-abstraction
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Fiona Hillary
Thesis entitled: A creative cartography: what can public art practice do to intervene in our rehearsal of the future?
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Ilona Jetmar
Thesis entitled: Making Sacred: Diasporic Objects and Places in Contemporary Art Practice
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Dario Vacirca
Thesis entitled: The Capital: Transforming Systems of Power and Personal Horizons of Possibility through Radical Cultural Praxis
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Daniel Kuai Shen Auson Ortega
Thesis entitled: The rain ants of Sarayaku
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Bindi Chocka
Thesis entitled: LAST YEAR¿S ARTIST: Contemporary Art, the Christian Conversion and Cancel Culture
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Alexandra Harriet Louise Bell
Thesis entitled: The Volumic Line
Master of Arts, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Sandra Gibbs
Thesis entitled: The paradox of failure: sport, competition and contemporary art
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Jane Bartier
Thesis entitled: Unravelling place and process: breaking loom habits and walking off-track
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Jeremy Howard Noble
Thesis entitled: Anthrotopology: Thirdness, Complexity, and the Poetics of Individualism
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Anindita Banerjee
Thesis entitled: Home and Away
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Monika Schott
Thesis entitled: A New Understanding Of Abject Communities Through Sewerage Ghost Towns
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Keith MacDonald
Thesis entitled: The Beholder's Share: The Artist, Viewer and Varieties of Realism
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Kaya Tatjana Barry
Thesis entitled: Creativity in-transit: material ideals and spatial negotiations
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts