Collections


V&A Museum National Art Library (London), New York Public Library, Printed Matter Inc (New York),
Sharjah Art Foundation, National Art Gallery of Canada Library, National Library of Australia,
NGV Shaw Research Library, Victorian State Library, Gippsland Art Gallery


Education


Master of Communicaton Design (RMIT)
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Latrobe University)
Diploma of Visual Arts (Swinburne University)


Projects in Progress


Deconstructing the Japanese Photo Book, acb press
At this particular moment (an error has occurred Vol 2) 


Extended practice 


In 2020 Hutchinson founded acb-press, a multidisciplinary platform centred around photo book design, selected clients include the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Art book Fair, Melbourne Design week, Photo 2020 22 24, The Centre for Contemporary Photography, Ballarat International Foto Biennale, and Yukio Tabuchi Museum (JP)

Publication collaborations include Perimeter Editions (Au), The Velvet Cell (Gr), along with Artist and Designers residing in Belgium, Canada, Japan, and Australia.



Selected Exhibitions


Book and Sons, Tokyo, Encounters, 2024
Guangzhou Arts Festival, Shanghai edition, 2024
Guangzhou Arts Festival, 2023/24
Otomys Gallery, Polar Convergence 2023
Centre for Contemporary Photography, annual fundraiser, 2023
Gippsland Art Gallery, Polar Convergence, 2023
Bogong Centre for Sound Culture, Sound Map 2023
Melbourne Design Week, Found in translation 2023 
Clinic Gallery, Tokyo, Navigating the boundaries of Australian contemporary Photography, 2022
Centre for Contemporary Photography, annual fundraiser, 2022
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Sight unseen group exhibition, 2022
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Considered environment, 2022
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Open Library, 2021
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Polar Convergence, joint exhibition with Philip Samartzis, 2019
Nishi Gallery, Polar Convergence, joint exhibition with Philip Samartzis, 2019
Neo Space, Architecture for the Animals, 2019
Perth Centre for Photography, Clip Award, 2018
Mackay Regional Gallery, Australian Art Book prize, 2016
Strange Neighbour Gallery, Elemental, 2016
Foolscap Studio, Making Space, 2015
Perth Centre for Photography, Kanazawa Study, 2014
Queensland Centre for Photography, Kanazawa Study, 2014
Kanazawa Art Port, Group exhibition, 2013


Selected Publications


Deconstructing the Japanese Photo Book, acb press, 2024 (forthcoming) 
Encounters, acb press, 2024
Mazzoini Michel, Verticales, acb press, 2023 (Designed)
Building for a Typhoon, acb press, 2023
Ordonez Cristian, On Trial, acb press, 2022 (Designed)
The north eastern estates XL, acb press, 2021
Leal Pearce, A field guide to seeing new land, acb press, 2021 (Designed)
Mountain views from my archive, acb press, 2020
Post Hiroshige, Artist books set, 2020
Post Hiroshige, 2020
Brief recordings, 2019
Architecture for the animals, 2019
An error has occurred, Perimeter editions, 2018
The city in itself, The velvet cell, 2018
A conversation between 2 worlds, Artist book, 2016
Elemental, Artist book, 2016
Elemental, 2016
A brief stroll whilst inspecting architecture, 2014


Selected Discourse


Photo 2020, 2022, 2024


Co-curator, Photo 2024 Photo Book weekend
Panellist, Regional Dialects: Photo Book publishing around the world, 2024 
Meet the maker 2022
Panellist, conceiving and production of the Photo Book, 2022
Panellist, in conversation publishing Photo Books, 2020


acb press, 2020-2024


Curatorial direction, Design, and production of Photographic publications
Exhibition and event direction in collaboration with National and international institutions
Selling and distributing publications


Samepage Artbook fair 2023


Panellist, What is?
In conversation, book design basics 


MEL Photo Book Fair, 2023


Founding member
Art direction and branding
Curatorial direction of Book market and event schedule
Administration duties including coordination with stall holders and event participants.

Collarts, 2023


Artist presentation, in conversation with Cameron James Cope
Video recording on photo book design

Ballarat International Foto Biennale, 2021


Artist presentation, in conversation with Linsey Gosper,
festival event curator

Centre for Contemporary Photography


Considered environment
Project curator, Melbourne Design Week, 2022
Coordination , in collaboration with the CCP, NGV, and Tabuchi Yukio Memorial Museum, Japan
Research and curatorial lead of exhibited artifacts, including obtaining copyright for use of historic documents
Exhibition and event design, including signage and infographics
Panel discussion participant
Presentation to Master of Communication Design students of RMIT

Open Library
Project curator, Melbourne Artbook fair offsite event, 2021
Curation and event design
Public presentation, the role of the photographer, Designer, and publisher

Polar convergence
Exhibiting artist in conversation with curator, 2019

Judge for Ilford Salon, 2019

Masterclass presentation, 2019
Self-publishing

Tsuka, contemporary Japanese Photography
Photo Book advisor and writer, 2018

Emerging research on Photography
Artist presentation, responses to climate and catastrophe, 2017

Photographic Studies College


Guest lecture for the Master of Photography Program 2018 - 2020
Mentor for the Master of Photography Program 2017 - 2020
Assessor for the BA 2019

National Gallery of Victoria


Fully Booked
Panellist, how do book designer’s work? in conversation, for the Melbourne Art book fair, in collaboration with the Australian Book Design Association and NGV 2018

Perimeter Editions


MGA Artist in residence, panellist in conversation with Emma Philips, 2018
Perimeter Talks, on self-Publishing, 2017
An error has occurred book launch, in conversation with Dan Rule, Melbourne Art book fair, NGV 2017


* Website Design in Collaboration with Xinyuan (Caesar) Li


Contacts


info@rohanhutchinson.com
@rohanhutchinson

For client based work, commissions, or collaborations, please get in touch via email.

Contacts


info@rohanhutchinson.com
@rohanhutchinson

For client based work, commissions, or collaborations, please get in touch via email.

Collections


V&A Museum National Art Library (London), New York Public Library, Printed Matter Inc (New York),
Sharjah Art Foundation, National Art Gallery of Canada Library, National Library of Australia,
NGV Shaw Research Library, Victorian State Library, Gippsland Art Gallery

Projects in Progress


Deconstructing the Japanese Photo Book, acb-press 2024
Co-curator, Photo 2024 Photo book weekend
Encounters, acb press 2023


Selected Exhibitions

Guangzhou Arts Festival, China 2023/24
Otomys, Polar Convergence 2023
Center for Contemporary Photography, annual fundraiser, 2023
Gippsland Art Gallery, Polar Convergence, 2023
Sound Map, Bogong Centre for Sound Culture 2023
Melbourne Design Week, Found in translation 2023
Clinic Gallery, Tokyo, Navigating the boundaries of Australian contemporary Photography, 2022
Centre for Contemporary Photography, annual fundraiser, 2022
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Sight unseen group exhibition, 2022
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Considered environment, 2022
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Open Library, 2021
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Polar Convergence, joint exhibition with Philip Samartzis, 2019
Nishi Gallery, Polar Convergence, joint exhibition with Philip Samartzis, 2019
Neo Space, Architecture for the Animals, 2019
Perth Centre for Photography, Clip Award, 2018
Mackay Regional Gallery, Australian Art Book prize, 2016
Strange Neighbour Gallery, Elemental, 2016
Foolscap Studio, Making Space, 2015
Perth Centre for Photography, Kanazawa Study, 2014
Queensland Centre for Photography, Kanazawa Study, 2014
Kanazawa Art Port, Group exhibition, 2013


Selected Publications


Mazzoni Michel, Verticales, acb press, 2023 (Designed)
Building for a Typhoon, acb press, 2023
Ordonzes Cristian, On Trial, acb press, 2022 (Designed)
The north eastern estates XL, acb press, 2021
Leal Pearce, A field guide to seeing new land, acb press, 2021 (Designed)
Mountain views from my archive, acb press, 2020
Post Hiroshige, Artist books set, 2020
Post Hiroshige, 2020
Brief recordings, 2019
Architecture for the animals, 2019
An error has occurred, Perimeter editions, 2018
The city in itself, The velvet cell, 2018
A conversation between 2 worlds, Artist book, 2016
Elemental, Artist book, 2016
Elemental, 2016
A brief stroll whilst inspecting architecture, 2014

Selected Discourse


acb press, 2020-2023


Curatorial direction, Design, and production of Photographic publications
Exhibition and event direction in collaboration with National and international institutions
Selling and distributing publications

MEL Photo Book Fair, 2023


Founding member
Art direction and branding
Curatorial direction of Book market and event schedule
Administration duties including coordination with stall holders and event participants.

Collarts, 2023


Artist presentation, in conversation with Cameron James Cope
Video recording on photo book design

Photo 2020, 2022, 2024


Co-curator, Photo 2024 Photo Book fair weekend
Meet the maker, in conversation with the event coordinator, 2022
Panellist in conversation conceiving and production of the photobook, 2022
Panellist, in conversation publishing photo books, 2020

Ballarat International Foto Biennale, 2021


Artist presentation, in conversation with Linsey Gosper,
festival event curator

Centre for Contemporary Photography


Considered environment
Project curator, Melbourne Design Week, 2022
Coordination , in collaboration with the CCP, NGV, and Tabuchi Yukio Memorial Museum, Japan
Research and curatorial lead of exhibited artifacts, including obtaining copyright for use of historic documents
Exhibition and event design, including signage and infographics
Panel discussion participant
Presentation to Master of Communication Design students of RMIT

Open Library
Project curator, Melbourne Artbook fair offsite event, 2021
Curation and event design
Public presentation, the role of the photographer, Designer, and publisher

Polar convergence
Exhibiting artist in conversation with curator 2019

Judge for Ilford Salon, 2019

Masterclass presentation, 2019
Self-publishing

Tsuka, contemporary Japanese Photography
Photo Book advisor and writer, 2018

Emerging research on Photography
Artist presentation, responses to climate and catastrophe, 2017

Photographic Studies College


Guest lecture for the Master of Photography Program 2018 - 2020
Mentor for the Master of Photography Program 2017 - 2020

Assessor for the BA 2019

National Gallery of Victoria


Fully Booked
Panellist, how do book designer’s work? in conversation, for the Melbourne Art book fair, in collaboration with the Australian Book Design Association and NGV 2018

Perimeter Editions


MGA Artist in residence, panellist in conversation with Emma Philips, 2018
Perimeter Talks, on self-Publishing, 2017
An error has occurred book launch, in conversation with Dan Rule, Melbourne Art book fair, NGV 2017


* Website Design in Collaboration with Xinyuan (Caesar) Li.





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©2024 Rohan Hutchinson