Omi McCurdie

Omi McCurdie is a Sydney-based multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans ceramics, drawing, film, painting, printmaking, performance, and installation. Holding an MFA in Drawing and a BFA in Ceramics from the National Art School, she explores storytelling, the body, grief, domesticity, absurdity, and feminist perspectives through diverse material and conceptual approaches.

Education
2024-2025- National Arts School- Master of Fine Arts. HD
2021-2023 National Arts School- Bachelor of Fine Arts. HD
2009-2012 American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York- Bachelor’s Degree
2003-2005 Billy Blue School of Graphic Design, Diploma of Communications and Design

Exhibitions
2026- Lighthouse Exhibition- Robin Gibson Gallery- Group show.
2026- On Shared Ground – Tiliqua Tiliqua Gallery- Group Exhibition 2025- Grad Show – Master’s – National Art School – Group Exhibition 2025- On Shared Ground – Drawing Gallery- NAS- Group Exhibition 2025- Dialogues- Stairwell gallery NAS-Group Exhibition
2024- Daring Exhibition- Curatorial and Co-Group exhibition
2024- Diologues- Stairwell gallery NAS-Group Exhibition
2024- A Fresh Perspective Lowe and Lee- Group Exhibition
2023- Grad Show-BFA- National Arts School- Group Exhibition
2023- Pyroglyphics- National Art School Stairway Gallery- Group Exhibition 2021- Waverley Woollahra Art Prize Exhibition- Group Exhibition
2020- Waverley Woollahra 9×5 Exhibition- Group Exhibition
2019- Waverley Woollahra 9×5 Exhibition- Group Exhibition
2019- Mosman Art Prize Exhibition- Group Exhibition
2019- Waverly Woollahra Art Exhibition- Group Exhibition
2018- Plein Air painting Exhibition- Bondi Junction Library- Group Exhibition 2018- Waverley Woollahra 9×5 Exhibition Group Exhibition
2017- Waverley Woollahra 9×5 Exhibition- Group Exhibition

Prizes
2025- Arts Matter- Creative Future Award
2023- The Anne Pata Memorial Drawing Prize
2023- N.E. Pethebridge Award for Ceramics.
2021- People’s Choice Award- Waverley Woollahra Art Prize “Adelaide Street.”

Professional Experience
2005-2009-Brand Specialist, Vanessa Bruno- Selfridges London
2008- Costume Design- Edinburgh Fringe Festival- Up the Republic.
2009-Today – Professional actor – London, NYC, and Sydney.
2010-2015 Actor with Michael Chekhov Theatre Company, New York.
2012- Directed/Produced/starred in Cowboy Mouth by Sam Shepard -New York
2015- Playwright-Pataphysics workshop for upcoming playwrights- Flea Theatre, New York. 2023- Ongoing- Corporate sales for Beysis.

Collections
McCurdie has work in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, England, Sweden, America, Norway and France.