Fleur Elise Noble is a Director/Creator of visual-based theatre experiences and artworks of all shapes and sizes. Origianlly from South Australia, Fleur is a nomadic artist, she has been on the move since 2006 creating and touring new works around Australia and abroad. Fleur works with the mediums of drawing, animation, film, puppetry, projection, performance and paper to create works that are specifically focused on the performative possibilities of drawing and process. She studied on scholarships at art schools in Adelaide (ACSA) and New York (NYSS), and has worked with a number of arts, theatre and multimedia professionals in Australia, New Zealand and abroad. Fleur has been the recipient of many grants and awards for her drawings, paintings, animations and performance-based work. She has presented her work in established and makeshift gallery and theatre spaces around Australia and overseas, and been invited to present her works in numerous international arts festivals.

EDUCATION

2008 Mentorship with Allan Smith, Director of Multi-Media Projects at Gibson International. Wellington, New Zealand

2008 Zen Zen Zo company internship. Directing Intern. Queensland, Australia

2006 Awarded a Batchelor of Visual Art with Honours from Adelaide Central School of Art. Adelaide, Australia

2006 Participated in Zen Zen Zo three-week intensive physical theatre training. Brisbane, Australia

2004-05 Completed the first year of the Certificate course and 3 intensive drawing/painting marathons at the New York Studio School of Drawing Painting and Sculpture. New York, New York

2004 Completed the two-week 2004 New York Drawing Marathon. Adelaide, Australia

GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

2011 Winner of the 2010 Greenroom Award for Video Design for her visual theatre performance '2 Dimensional Life of Her'

2010 South Australian Young Achiever of the Year Award (Arts Category)

2008 SAYAB Ruth Tuck Scholarship ($12 500)

2008 ‘Best in Fest’ Award ($2000) at 2008 Brisbane Festival’s ‘Under The Radar

2008 Arts QLD Professional Development Grant

2008 2008 South Australian Short Film Awards Best Animaion for ‘Work in Progress’

2008 Arts SA Emerging Artist Mentorship Grant ($10,000)

2006 Emerging Artist Award ($4,000), a part of the ‘ONE” exhibition, Adelaide Aust

2003-06 Awarded a full scholarship for second, third and fourth years of the degree course at Adelaide Central School of Art based on outstanding results. (Value $49,000)

2004 Mitsubishi Youth Scholarship ($10,000) as a part of the Fleurieu Peninsula Biennale Youth Art Exhibition

2004-05 Awarded a Scholarship to study at the New York Studio School of Drawing Paining and Sculpture for the fall and spring semesters

2004 Vicky Nottage Memorial Youth Art Award ($8,000)

2004 Awarded a full scholarship to participate in the seven week drawing and painting marathon at the New York Studio School, NY June-July 04. (Value $6,500)

2002 Awarded 2002 Pro hart Scholarship. Fees 100% waived to commence the Certificate 1V of Visual Art at Adelaide Central School of Art. (value $9,000)

SOLO SHOWS / PERFORMANCES

2011 THE DRAWING PROJECT (open Studio)- A work in progress presentation- 3 Months compacted into 30 minutes. Half casual conversation, half 3-dimensional filmic slide show, half live performance. WORLD THEATRE FESTIVAL, Brisbane Powerhouse, Aust. Also Presented a performance presentation of this work in Progress at the AUSTRALIAN PERFORMING ARTS MARKET, Adelaide Festival Centre, Aust.

2009- Current 2 Dimensional Life of Her, a visual theatre production

London International Mime Festival, THE BARBICAN, LONDON, UK 2012
Tauranga Arts Festival, TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND 2011
Nelson Arts Festival, NELSON, NEW ZEALAND 2011
Cairns Festival, CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA 2011
RADAR LA, LOS ANGELES, USA 2011
ASSITEJ World Congress of Theatre for Young People, MALMO, SWEDEN 2011
The Norfolk and Norwick Festival, NORWICH, ENGLAND 2011
Festival of Colour, WANAKA, NEW ZEALAND 2001
Capital E Childrens Festival, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND 2011
Sydney Festival 2011, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 2011
Hamedan International Festival for Children and Young Adults, HAMEDAN, IRAN 2010
ArtPlay, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 2010
Peacock Theatre, HOBART, AUSTRALIA 2010
Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, PERTH, AUSTRALIA 2010
Powerhouse, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 2010
Arts House, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 2010
NOORDERZON festival, GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS 2010
NABI Arts Centre, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 2010
2010 Cork Midsummer Festival, CORK, IRELAND 2010
Danish Childrens Festival 2010, ESBJERG, DENMARK 2010
2010 New Territories International Festival of Live Art, Centre for Contemporary Art, GLASGOW, UK 2010
2010 Australian Performing Arts Market, St Lukes Chuch Hall, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA 2010
Heathfield High School, Drama Centre, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA 2010
Port Festival, Port ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA 2010
Australian Festival for Young People, Queens Theatre, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA 2010
Kelburn Primary School, School Hall, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND 2009
Massey University, Wellington and Palmerston North campus, NEW ZEALAND 2009
Te Whaea National Centre of Dance and Drama,Weilington,WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND 2009
2009 Wellington Fringe Festival, Melling:Morse Architects warehouse, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND 2009

2009 'Please Note', an interactive drawing installation. Brisbane Festival 2009, Brisbane, Aust

2009 'WORK IN PROGRESS: version 1 a drawing installaiton'. Australian Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide, Aust

2009 ‘Drawing in Space’ a video installation. April Meetings Festival, Belgrade, Serbia

2008 ‘WORK IN PROGRESS’ a visual-theatre production. 2008 Brisbane Festival’s ‘Under The Radar’, Brisbane, Aust

2007 ‘People’ An Exhibition of hundreds of faces, found with pen on paper. Rubalad Art space, New York City, NY

2006 ‘Drawings and Paintings’. Penny’s Hill Winery, South Australia

2006 ‘People’, an Exhibition of hundreds of faces- found with pen on paper. Carclew Youth Arts Centre, Adelaide, Aust

2005‘A Little Learning’, an exhibition of works created during one year of intensive studies in New York City. New Land Gallery, in correlation with the ’05 SALA Festival, Port Adelaide, Aust

2003 ‘Shades of Grey’, a prolific display of ball point pen drawings. Self- curated exhibition in an old factory building, in correlation with the 03 SALA festival, Adelaide, Aust

WORKS ON PERMANENT DISPLAY

Approx 60 large line drawings of pen drawn faces (up to 3x6m) in the Australian Credit Union main offices in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

PERFORMANCES AND RESIDENCIES

2012 Designed and Perofmed in film/installation projects at Adelaide Festival Club 'BARRIO', Adelaide Festival Centre, ADELAIDE, AUST

2010 3-month Residency at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Developing a new work for presetation at the World Theatre Festival 2011, BRISBANE, AUST

2008 Performed in Zen Zen Zo’s butoh inspired production ‘Zeitgeist’. The Old Museum, BRISBANE, AUST

2007 Performer for ‘A Step in Your Shoes’ :An Interactive Homeless Experience. Directed by Steven Mitchell Wright. Streets of BRISBANE, AUST

2007 Performed with Amanda Palmer in the as a part of The Danger Ensemble. The Spiegel Tent, 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, SCOTLAND, UK

2007 Performed with Little Dove Theatre Art company in the multi-award winning dance/theatre installation Six Women Standing In Front Of A White Wall. C Venues, 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, SCOTLAND, UK

2006 'Flat 23b' a cross art form collaborative theatre piece developed as a part of the Is Theatre Winter Residency. Backspace Theatre, HOBART, AUST

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011 Pouwhenua Billboards, 5 artists painting 5 large billboard by the lake. WANAKA, NZ

2011 Gallery Thirty Three, WANAKA, NZ

2007 ‘2007 Prospect Portrait Prize’. Prospect Gallery, ADELAIDE, AUST

2007 ‘Hatched’, National graduate exhibition. Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, AUST

2007 ‘Helpmann Graduate Exhibition’. The Drill Hall, ADELAIDE, AUST

2007 ‘Adelaide Central School of art Graduate Show’. Central Gallery, ADELAIDE, AUST

2006 ‘2006 Fleurieu Peninsula Biennale water prize Exhibition’. Fleurieu Peninsula, AUST

2006 ‘ONE’, An Exhibition of Established and Emerging artists. The Drill Hall, ADELAIDE, AUST

2005 ‘2005 Prospect Portrait Prize’. Prospect Gallery, ADELAIDE, AUST

2005 2005 Fleurieu Peninsula Biennale Food and Wine Prize’ Hardy’s Winery, Fleurieu Peninsula, AUST

2005 ‘New York Studio School Student Exhibition’. The New York Studio School, NY

TEACHING AND SPEAKING IN HIGH SCHOOLS

2011 Teaching artist in residence at Mt Aspiring College in Wanaka, New Zealand. Facilitating and instructing a full day drawing workshop for year 10-12 students.

2009    Heathfield High School. Guest speaker

2009 Le Fevre High School. Teaching artist in residence, working with year 9 students

2009 Parafield Gardens Primary School. Teaching artist in residence, working with year 7 students

2009   Mercedes College. Teaching artist in residence - facilitating and instructing a full day drawing workshop for year 10 students

2008 Golden Grove High School. Teaching artist in residence, giving artist talks and short drawing workshops