Billy Vanilli (b. 1995) is a Melbourne-based artist primarily working with oil paint. His detailed paintings possess a cinematic-like quality; appearing as distorted stills from the artist's own life. This is heightened through a shimmering luminosity and intentional cropping that fosters tension and ambiguity. The subjects, often of a domestic theme, radiate a familiar sentimentality, while also hinting at a somewhat unsettling and warped underbelly.
Vanilli has exhibited with La Causa Galeria, Madrid, ES (2024) Michael Reid, Sydney, AUS (2023) Moosey, London, UK (2024); Oigall Projects, Melbourne, AUS (2022); Goodmother Gallery, Oakland, CA (2024); Marian Cramer, Amsterdam, NL (2024); as well as an upcoming solo show later this year with La Causa, Madrid and duo show at Plan X, Milan, IT.
Exhibitions
- 2024 Affection, Marian Cramer, Amsterdam
- 2024 UVNT Art Fair, La Causa Galeria, Madrid
- 2024 Artsy Foundations, Online
- 2024 Group Exhibition, Moosey, London
- 2023 'Window Shopper', Group, Good Mother Studio, Oakland, CA
- 2023 Context Art Fair, Miami
- 2023 Goodeye Projects Residnecy group exhibition, London
- 2023 'Domestication Vacation' Solo, Michael Reid, Sydney
- 2022 Feast, Group, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
- 2022 Still Life Prize, Finalist, Group, Tacit
- 2022 'BUFFET' Solo exhibition, Oigall Projects, Melbourne
- 2022 Painting Now, Michael Reid, Sydney
- 2022 Don't Be a Stranger, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
- 2022 Frame of Mind 'Trust the Process', Milk Archive
- 2022 Southen Buoy Studios Portrait Prize Finalist
- 2022 Fountains & Follies, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
- 2022 Know Thyself, Good Space, Sydney
- 2022 National Emerging Art Prize - ABC Selects, Michael Reid
- 2021 Rituals of Decadence, Oigall Projects, Collingwood
- 2019 Ilford Photo Salon, CCP, Fitzroy, Melbourne
- 2017 Adults Only: Emerging Artists, New Age Studios, Brunswick
- 2015 RMIT Communication Design Grad Show, Melbourne
- 2014 Inbetween Jobs, First Site Gallery, Melbourne
- 2012 Moran Contemporary Photographic Competition Finalist
Education
- 2021 Diploma of Education (Art), ACU
- 2015 Bachelor of Communication Design, RMIT, Melbourne