Biography

–Biography– ___________________________________ Cameron Gray was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1984 and currently resides in Tasmania studying Contemporary Art at the University of Tasmania’s Academy of the Arts. Known primarily as an emerging graphic artist & photographer, Cameron has recently returned to an early passion of his, video. He has studied Graphic Design & Multimedia Design and has shown interest in drawing, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, experimental video, sound design and digital image making. In 2002 Cameron won the AGFA Australia award for best body of Pre-tertiary photography with his digital art at Launceston College. He has been influenced by the work of David Ho, Steve Danzig, Mike Bohatch, Fabrice Lavollay, Stephen Kasner and Gulnar Guvenc to name a few. In 2003 his work was exhibited in Art Rage and published by the Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery and in 2005 Cameron was accepted into the guest gallery of the Museum Of Computer Art. At the age of 21, Cameron published his first book of artwork (Parable Visions; the art of Cameron Gray) and to date has published four more books and collaborated with a host of magazines, authors, bands and underground publications. Cameron Gray is the founder & editor of Parable Visions Magazine which features underground art and literature from around the world. (currently on hiatus) His tools and equipment used include an Intel Macbook with Photoshop, Illustrator, Bryce, Poser, Gimp, Apophysis, Final Cut Pro, Vue, a Wacom Tablet, Canon G10 Camera, Infrared converted Canon G5 camera, a Digital Microscope, JVC HD30 Camera, Panasonic G1 DSLR and an Underwater modified HD video camera. Cameron’s work is regularly displayed at The Museum Of Computer Art and ParableVisions.com ___________________________________ –Exhibitions & Awards– 2002 Launceston College Student Exhibition 2002 AGFA Australia Award 2003 Art Rage 2004 “Intersections” Taking It Global 2005 “Urban Sustainability: Frame Your City” Taking It Global 2005 “Museum Of Computer Art Guest Gallery” 2006 “Museum Of Computer Art Awards 6” 2006 “2-d-2” Energy Gallery 2007 “Museum Of Computer Art Awards 7” 2007 “2-3-D-6” Energy Gallery 2007 “Collage” Powerhouse Gallery 2007 “Impress SnowDog” RedBubble Contest 2007 “Photoshop Creative Contest” Runner Up 2008 “Wrest Point Art Awards & Exhibition” 2008 “Tasmanian Creative Arts Students Summer Exhibition” 2008 “Museum of Computer Awards 8” 2008 “Museum of Computer Art International Digital Art Show” – Brooklyn, New York ___________________________________ –Publications– 2003 “About Face” Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery August 2005 “Splintered” 2005 “PhireBrush” Issue 29 2005 “PhireBrush” Issue 30 2005 “PhireBrush” Issue 31 2005 “PhireBrush” Issue 32 November 2005 “Parable Visions: The Art Of Cameron Gray” December 2005 “The Blue Patient” January 2006 “Splintered” 2006 “PhireBrush” Issue 33 January 2006 “Parable Visions Magazine” Issue 1 March 2006 “Sub Rosa” Issue 4 2006 “PhireBrush” Issue 34 March 2006 “Parable Visions Magazine” Issue 2 2006 “PhireBrush” Issue 35 2006 “PhireBrush” Issue 36 April 2006 “We Are The Image Makers” Issue 2 May 2006 “Cthulhu Sex” Issue 24 Volume 2 June 2006 “PhireBrush” Issue 38 July 2006 “PhireBrush” Issue 39 July 2006 “Emerging Visions” October 2006 “Phirebrush” Issue 42 November 2006 “Phirebrush” Issue 43 January 2007 “Parable Visions Magazine” Issue 4 February 2007 “Parable Visions – The Artistic Methods” February 2007 “PurpleVerse” Volume 1 March 2007 “Through The Eyes Of A Stranger” Caleb L. Mabry March 2007 “Dark Discoveries” Issue 9 May 2007 “Alternate Macro” May 2007 “GUD Magazine” Issue 1 July 2007 “WOMAG Magazine” Issue 7 Sept 2007 “Forbidden Whispers Magazine” Issue 4 Sept 2007 “Throw Shapes Magazine” Issue 9 Oct 2007 “Ripples Magazine” Issue 10 Nov 2007 “Photoshop Creative Magazine” Issue 29 Jan 2008 “GUD Magazine” Issue 2 Feb 2008 “DeskTop Magazine” Issue 235 June 2008 “Phirebrush” Issue 62 July 2008 “Noise – Global Art Network” July newsletter. October 2008 “Structure | a study of patterns, structure and formation” October 2008 “Logical Unsanity” Issue 3 October 2008 “We Are The Image Makers” Issue 17 February 2009 “NewWebPick” Issue 20