Education and Awards
2015
Art Gallery of Ballarat
Archibald Internship
2016
Ballarat Grammar School
Fine Art Award
2021
Ballarat International Foto Biennale
Gradfoto finalist
2022
PHmuseum International Photography Grant
Shortlisted for Landskrona Foto residency
2023
Monash University
Bachelor of Visual Arts & Arts
2023
Centre for Contemporary Photography Summer Salon
Vanbar Imaging Prize for Best Street Photograph
2024
Centre for Contemporary Photography
Creative Resident
Considering himself both an artist and photographer, Finn Goldstraw uses the medium of photography to experiment and create. Growing up in Ballan, a town in rural Victoria and studying Fine art within Melbourne, Goldstraw is passionate about capturing urban and rural Australia. In addition to street and documentary photography, he also creates works that explore the three-dimensionality and technical aspects of photography using collaging techniques and found objects. Gaining influence from many forms of art including abstract expressionism, pop-art, music, and architecture, he hopes to help contribute to moving photography into contemporary directions.
CV
Exhibitions
2023
Emerging Artist Collective
Paste-up group exhibition ‘Connection’
2023
Five Walls Gallery
Fernverkehr solo photography exhibition
2023
Old Bar Gallery
Collage works solo exhibition
2023
Ballarat International Foto Biennale
Fernverkehr Open Program exhibition