Biography
Sherry Quiambao (née Paddon) is an Australian/Filipino multi-disciplinary artist based in Boorloo/Perth, Western Australia. Her practice spans photography, sculpture, video, and installation, drawing inspiration from found objects and exploring themes of memory, cultural heritage, and consumerism. Sherry's work elevates the everyday, examining how possessions shape self-image and status within the context of a commercialised society.
Sherry's Australian/Filipino upbringing in 1980s regional Western Australia—a time when high-end media glorified lavish, excessive lifestyles—has deeply influenced her artistic exploration of materiality and belonging. Growing up within the Filipino diaspora in Port Hedland/Marapikurrinya and Yamaji Country/Mid West, she developed a strong connection to her surroundings and cultural roots.
In 2003, Sherry completed a Bachelor of Arts (Sculpture) at Curtin University, followed by postgraduate studies in heritage studies and secondary education. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Australia, the Philippines, and the United States, highlighting her evolving dialogue with cultural identity and societal narratives.
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Education
2002 Associate Degree of Visual Art
Edith Cowan University - Geraldton Annexe
2003 Bachelor of Arts, Visual Art
Curtin University
2005 Postgraduate Diploma of Applied Heritage Studies
Curtin University
2010 Graduate Diploma of Secondary Education, Visual Arts method
Australian Catholic University
Awards Commissions & Residencies
2025 (upcoming) BREEZE residency to Makassar, PICA
2024 Arts Projects for Individuals grant recipient, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
2024 Artist in resident, Fremantle Arts Centre
2022 Wyndham Art Prize in A Box, selected artist
2019-2020 Artist in resident, Fremantle Arts Centre
2018 Art Angels Subsidy recipient
2018 Creative Development Grant U15K recipient, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
2015 Commission, City of Perth
2013 Artist in resident, Light & Space Contemporary, Manila Philippines
2009 Deans Award, ACU
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Veiled in bloom, Michael Reid Northern Beaches
2024 Veiled in a golden hue, Goolugatup Heathcote, Applecross
2015 Strange Nebulae, Peekaboo Gallery, Perth
2013 Hubble:Habitat, Light & Space Contemporary, Manila Philippines
2012 Misty Canyon, Incu QV, Melbourne
2011 Cavern, KINGS ARI, Melbourne
2009 Big Mountain, Brunswick Arts, Melbourne
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Joondalup Invitation Art Prize (finalist) - upcoming
2025 Sculpture @ Bathers 6, Fremantle / Walyalup
2025 de-centre re-centre, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery x Perth Centre for Photography as part of Perth Festival 2025 I/LAND, Fotomoto.PH x Ayalya Musuem, Makati Philippines
2024 Rockingham Art Prize (finalist), Rockingham
2023 Collective, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
2023 Mid West Art Prize (finalist), Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, Geraldton WA
2023 CCP Summer Salon, CCP, Fitzroy VIC
2023 Bunbury Biennale: A Cultural Ecology, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Bunbury WA
2022 Look Closer: Photo Project, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
2022 Wyndham Art Prize (finalist), Wyndham Cultural Centre, Werribee VIC
2021 Mid West Art Prize (finalist), Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, Geraldton WA
2021-22 Collective, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
2020 Joondalup Invitation Art Prize (finalist), Hillarys WA
2020 Days of Their Lives, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
2019 Collective, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
2019 Between the Sheets, Gallery Central, Perth
2019 Now, Old Customs House, Fremantle WA
2018 Galvanise, Old Customs House, Fremantle WA
2018 Sly Village, Sculpure By the Sea, Cottesloe
2015 Tokens & Structures, Light Locker Art Space, Perth
2013 Dirty, Poorly Dressed and Filled with Love, Erewhen Centre for the Arts, Quezon City Philippines
2013 Bigger Than Me, Light Square Gallery, Adelaide
2013 Sculpture Party, C3 Art Space, Abbotsford VIC
2013 Land, Wyndham Art Centre, Werribee VIC
2012 Tree, Wyndham Art Centre, Werribee VIC
2012 Brave New World, Toyota, Port Melbourne VIC
2012 Lie of the Land, Embassy of Australia, Washington DC USA
2011 Ground Cover, Gilligan Grant Gallery, Melbourne
2011 Cutting Edge Gadgets of the 1980's, Upstairs @ Napier, Fitzroy VIC
2005 Toyutopia, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford VIC
2001 Contents May Settle, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, Geraldton WA
2000 Nine Lives, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, Geraldton WA