Curriculum vitae
Born May 14th 1969, Adelaide, South Australia.
Presently residing in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Training
2002–06: Doctorate of Creative Arts (research) candidate, University of Western Sydney, School of Communication Arts.
1989–93: Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Tasmania, Center for Arts, Hobart.
1987: North Adelaide School of Art, Drawing 1–4 and Sculpture 1–4.
Solo & collaborative exhibitions
Cardiomorphologies v.2, with Lizzie Muller and Greg Turner. Powerhouse Museum Beta_space gallery, September 14th–21th, 2005.
Cardiomorphologies v.1, exhibition & artist residency, Performance Space, Sydney, Australia, July 21st–August 7th, 2004.
res’onance-body (-box) collaboration with Julia Charles & Karina Clarke, Gallery Barry Keldoulis (GBK), Sydney, NSW, November 27th–30th, 2003.
Nightshift collaboration with Wendy McPhee, Inbetween Time: Festival of Live Art and Intrigue, Arnolfini, Bristol, UK, February 13–16, 2003.
Nightshift collaboration with Wendy McPhee, Artspace, Sydney, Australia, August 22nd–September 14th, 2002.
Nightshift collaboration with Wendy McPhee, Bond Store, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart, Australia, July 13th–28th, 2005.
Chinoiseries Gallery 4a, Asia Australia Arts Center, Sydney, Australia, June 7th–29th, 2001.
New Work (Nightshift beta version) with Wendy McPhee, Performance Space, Sydney, Australia, presented by Carnivale, Multicultural Arts Festival, October 4th–10th, 2001.
Pillow Songs, 24HR ART, Darwin, Australia, August 4th–26th, 2000.
Pillow Songs, Gallery 4A, Sydney, Australia, November 10th–December 4th, 1999.
Pillow Songs, Temple Studios, Melbourne, Australia, October 2nd–17th, 1999.
Snare, RAW Nerve, Sydney, Australia, May 13th–June 5th, 1999.
Snare, CAST Gallery, Hobart, Australia, March 12th–28th, 1999.
Pillow Songs, Sidespace Gallery, Salamanca Arts Center, Hobart, Australia, January 16–30, 1998.
Group exhibitions
I Took a Deep Breath, Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth 2007, curated by Hannah Matthews (with Antoanetta Ivanova), Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, September 14th–21st October, 2007. Work exhibited: Cardiomorphologies v.3, interactive audio-visual projection with Lizzie Muller and Greg Turner. Strange Attractors (Australian art & science exhibition) curated by Antoanetta Ivanova, (Novamedia), Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China, July 23rd–August 28th, 2006. Work exhibited: Drawing Breath: Three, interactive audio-visual projection with John Tonkin.
This Secret Location, Inbetween Time: Festival of Live Art and Intrigue, curated by Helen Cole, Arnolfini, Bristol, UK, February 1st–12th 2006. Work exhibited: Cardiomorphologies v.3, interactive audio-visual projection with Lizzie Muller and Greg Turner.
Open Letter: phase two, curated by Binghui Huang Fu, Asia Australia Arts Center, Gallery 4A, Sydney, Australia, April 14th–May 14th, 2005. Work exhibited: Drawing Breath v.2, interactive audio-visual projection with John Tonkin.
Open Letter: phase two, curated by Binghui Huang Fu, Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art Manilla, Philippines, October 5th, 2005–January 13th, 2006. Work exhibited: Drawing Breath v.2, interactive audio-visual projection with John Tonkin.
Open Letter: phase two, curated by Binghui Huang Fu, National Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand, August 5th–28th, 2005. Work exhibited: Drawing Breath v.2, interactive audio-visual projection with John Tonkin.
Asian Traffic: phase four, six-part group exhibition curated by Binghui Huang Fu, Asia Australia Arts Centre, Gallery 4A, Sydney, Australia, August 27th–September 11th, 2004. Work exhibited: Drawing Breath v.2, interactive audio-visual projection with John Tonkin.
Suspended, curated by Vicky Clare & George Dann, First Draft Gallery, Sydney, Australia, July 5th–15th, 2001. Work exhibited: Pillowsongs, multi-channel sound installation.
Close Encounters, curated by Cassy Sutherland, First Draft Gallery, Sydney, Australia, February 22nd–March 10th, 2001. Work exhibited: Horn, multi-channel sound installation.
Mutiny on the Docks curated by Dan Armstrong, Customs House Building, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart Summer Festival, Hobart, Australia, December 28th, 1995–January 31st, 1996. Work exhibited: Untitled (camera obscura), environmental light and sound installation.
Publications
KHUT, G. (2006) Interactive Art as Embodied Enquiry: Working with audience experience. IN EDMONDS, E., MULLER, L. & TURNBULL, D. (Eds.) Engage: Interaction, Arts & Audience Experience, University of Technology, Sydney, Creativity and Cognition Studios Press.
KHUT, G. & MULLER, L. (2005) Evolving Creative Practice: A reflection on working with audience experience in Cardiomorphologies. IN ANASTASIOU, P., SMITHIES, R., TRIST, K. & JONES, L. (Eds.) Vital Signs: Creative Practice & New Media Now, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne, Australia, RMIT Publishing.
MULLER, L., TURNER, G., KHUT, G. & EDMONDS, E. (2006) Creating Affective Visualisations for a Physiologically Interactive Artwork. IN IV06 (10th International Conference Information Visualisation), London (UK), IEEE Computer Society.
Reviews & Interviews
‘Let the Body Navigate’, Kate Richards, RealTime 66, April–May 2005, page 31.
‘Nightshift’, BrionyRhodes, Eyeline 49, Spring 2002, page 46.
‘George Khut: sounds for hungry ears’, Martin Walch, RealTime 42, April–May 2001, page 37.
‘Pillow Songs’, Peter Timms, The Age, Wednesday 6 October, 1999.
‘Mutiny on the Docks’, Edward Colless, RealTime 12, April–May 1996, page 38.
‘A Digital Silence#8217;, Martin Walch, RealTime 24, April–May 1998, page 46.
‘Pillow Songs’ Mary Knights, Art Link Vol.18 #2, June 1998.
Commissioned works
Girt by Sea, sound design for performance, directed by Deborah Pollard (Urban Theatre Projects youth ensemble with Monica Wulff, Regina Bimadona, Hedi Hariyanto, Simon Wise, Arif Hidayat and Peter Panoa), West Esplanade, Harbor Beach, Manly Cove, Sydney, Australia, March 23rd–24th, 2001.
Censored sound design for burlesque performance by Wendy McPhee, directed by Deborah Pollard, Backspace Theatre, Hobart, Australia, March 31–April 4, 2001.
Immersed sound design for video installation by John Utans with Wendy McPhee and George (Poonkhin) Khut, University Art Museum, University of Queensland, July 22nd, 2000.
Panopticon sound design for Salamanca Theatre Company, collaborative project directed by Deb Pollard (with Greg Methe, Dennis Beaubois, Katia Molino, Adam Broinowski, and Roar Film), HMAS Huon Drill Hall, Hobart, Australia, May 8th–20th, 2000.
To Eat Flowers & Walk on Glass sound design for Salamanca Theatre Company, directed by Deb Pollard, CAST Gallery, Hobart, Australia, August 27th, 1999.
Living In/Living Out sound design for installation and historical interpretation project with Martin Walch, and Miranda Morris, commissioned by the Tasmanian Trades Labor Council with Mental Health Services, Ward 2, Royal Derwent Hospital, New Norfolk, Australia, September 6th–19th, 1998.
Festival Club New Music Tasmania, interior design; Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, Australia, April 12th–24th, 1996.
New Music for Piano and Electronics Gabriella Smart with Yumi Umiumare (dance/performance), designer, producer and co-director, Studio Theatre, University of Tasmania Hobart, Australia, September 23rd, 1995.
Mikrovion in Concert, video artist and projectionist for music theatre performance, IHOS Opera, Elizabeth Pier, Hobart, Australia, November 23rd–25th, 1994.
Grants
Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) travel grant to participate in Strange Attractors exhibition and symposium, Zendai MOMA, Shanghai, China, 2006.
Australia Council, New Media Arts Board, New Work: development & presentation of Drawing Breath: Three interactive audio-visual projection, with John Tonkin, 2005.
Australian Postgraduate Research Scholarship, for Doctorate of Creative Arts research, 2002–2006
Australia Council, New Media Arts Board, New Work: development & presentation of Nightshift with Wendy McPhee, 2001.
Australia Council, New Media Arts Board, Artists Development: creative development project with performer/choreographer Wendy McPhee, 2000.
Arts Tasmania, Artists Development: Snare exhibition tour to Raw Nerve Gallery, Sydney, Australia, 2000.
CAST Touring, Exhibition Touring Fund: Pillow Songs exhibition tour to Melbourne and Darwin, 1999.
Australia Council, New Media Arts Fund, Presentation & Promotion: exhibition tour to Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, 1998.
Australia Council, New Media Arts Fund, New Work: development & presentation of Pillow Songs sound installation, 1997.
Arts Tasmania & Australia Council, Theatre Fund; Butoh performance workshops & master classes with Yumi Umiumare, Tasmania, Australia (George (Poonkhin) Khut: producer, administrator and promoter), 1995.