Robyn Lea, BA (Photography) RMIT, strikes a balance in her work between commercial and fine art photography. She has exhibited widely both in Australia and overseas but has also worked on major advertising accounts including the Domain Chandon 'What's an occasion anyway?' campaign and the 2001 Channel 7 Annual Report.
Selected solo exhibitions include 'Dance Zimbabwe', held at the Alliance Francaise Gallery in Zimbabwe; 'Once Upon A Collins Street', held at Georges, Melbourne, and a travelling exhibition 'Eggs' which was first launched at the Brett Whitely Gallery in Sydney.
Based for many years in Milan, Robyn has travelled extensively, most recently to Europe for Gourmet Traveler Magazine and to India, the results of which were published in Vogue Living. Last year Robyn was commissioned by the Melbourne International Festival to travel to New York, Frankfurt, St Petersburg, London, Paris and Chicago to photograph the stars of the 2001 Festival program. This project culminated in an exhibition of the work in November in Melbourne and selected images were also published in Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Time Magazine and Australian Style Magazines.
Other editorial clients include Black and White Magazine, Panorama, Blue Magazine, The Qantas Magazine, The Financial Review Magazine, BRW, Gourmet Traveller, Vogue Australia, Australian Style and The Australian Art Collector Magazine.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1991 Trinity College, Melbourne University, Title: 'Come Vedo Milano'.
1994 Alliance Francaise Gallery, Zimbabwe, Title: 'Dance Zimbabwe'.
1994 Alliance Francaise Gallery, Zimbabwe, Title: 'An Australian Portrait'.
1997 Trinity College, Melbourne University. 125th Anniversary Exhibition.
1998 Launched at the Brett Whitely Gallery, Title: 'Eggs' . Also travelled to Melbourne and Perth.
1998 Georges, Collins Street, Melbourne. Title: 'Once Upon A Collins Street'.
2001 12 Robert Street, Title: '6 cities, 12 airports, 3 weeks', Images from the Melbourne Festival.
2002 Station 1857, Title: 'Images from the Archive'.
2002 Parliament House Victoria Title: 'Tibet in Exile'.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
1994 Mobil/Anglo American Heritage Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
1998 Cheboksary Museum, Cheboksary, Russia. Group show Australian Artists.
1998 St Petersburg Library, Russia. Group show Australian Artists.
2000 12 Robert Street. Title: 'Insight 5'. Five female photographers.
2001 CCP contributor to the Marie Ange Guilleminot Exhibition: A Melbourne Festival Event.
2002 Powerhouse Museum Sydney, Title: 'Sourcing the Muse'.
Awards:
1991 Winner Andrew Sprague Memorial Scholarship, Trinity College, Melbourne University.
1994 Winner Mobil/Anglo American Annual Award, National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
1998 Winner National Editorial Magazines Award for Best Editorial Feature. 'Weave': Inside Magazine.
1999 Finalist Best Book, MADC Awards, 'Once Upon A Collins Street'.
2000 Finalist MADC Awards, Domain Chandon Campaign.
2001 National Print Awards 'What Is White' Campaign. Client: Edwards Dunlop.
2001 MPA Folio Awards (Winner), Converse
2001 MADC (Finalist), Converse