Deej Fabyc (born 1961) is a British-born, Australian

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and installation artist. Fabyc is a former member of art collectives including ''Jillposters'' in Melbourne, ''FBI+'' in London, and ''Elastic Residence'' in London. They were a member of the Bitumen River Gallery in Canberra, Australia. Their work has been shown at Artspace, Sydney, the

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, the

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, the Reina Sofia Museum, and the

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.Their work deals with three primary themes: gender, space and "forensic biography." It has been described, by the art writer Robert Preece, as being "demanding, aggressively thought-provoking, and sometimes shocking in its raw content." During the past 30 years, they have held roles in education, curating, and project management, and are currently the

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of Live Art Ireland.

Early life and education

Fabyc was born in London and raised as a young child in England and Ireland. They attended secondary school in Australia. Fabyc went on to receive a BFA from

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, and then earned an MFA degree at the

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in the art and design program.

Collections and public art

Their

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work ''Gateway to Mag Mell'', is in the Home of the Arts (HOTA) Sculpture Park in Queensland, Australia. Their work is held in the permanent collection of the

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(NGA) in Canberra.

Key Works

''Sucking at the Sublime'' (1994), a 3-day performance installation created in a domestic space, commissioned by

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. ''The White Room'' (1995-1998) a performance installation first shown in Sydney, then presented at the Experimental Art Foundation in Adelaide in 1997.

References

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