Artist
I continue the long process of learning to paint and learning what paint is. I endeavor through the act of painting to further my comprehension of my materials and how to handle them effectively- to pull forth each pigments intrinsic characteristics when requested by the painting.
Zac Craig is an Australian painter whose non-figurative practice is grounded in traditional Old Master techniques, developed through intensive study with mentor Charlie Sheard. After several years of exhibiting on the South Coast of New South Wales, Craig undertook extensive international travel to deepen his engagement with Art history and expand his painting practice.
In 2017–18, he travelled throughout Europe, studying major museum collections and undertaking a studio residency at the Baumwollspinnerei in Leipzig, where he developed a significant body of work informed by Northern European light, history, and cultural context. This body of work was further developed and exhibited following his later residency with the GlogauAIR program in Berlin. Further research and residencies followed across Greece, France, Turkey and Malta including a studio hosting in Beijing with artist Hu Qin Wu
In 2019, Craig was awarded a scholarship to the NG Art Creative Residency in Provence, culminating in an exhibition. Additional residencies in Crete and Japan further informed his practice prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since returning to Australia, Craig has continued to build a strong exhibition profile. He is represented by Straitjacket Gallery (Newcastle, NSW), where he has held two solo exhibitions, and has exhibited at Gosford Regional Gallery. In 2026, he will present a solo exhibition with Beta Contemporary in Barcelona.
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Representation
Newcastle, Australia
Barcelona + Berlin
Teaching Positions
2014 - 2018
2016 - 2018
Industrial Design, Enmore Design Center, Sydney
Jewelry Design Illustration, Enmore Design Center, Sydney
Selected Exhibitions
2025
Bing Bang Bong, Straitjacket, Newcastle
2024
2024
2023
2021
2019
2019
2019
2018
2016
2016
2015
2013
2012
Salón de Verano, Beta Contemporary, Barcelona
Soft Conversations, Gosford Regional Gallery, Australia
Apotheke, Straitjacket, Newcastle
Reset and Revival, Studio W, Woolloomoolo
Open Beta, Studio Beta, Berlin Germany
Connexions Silencieuses, Eygalieres France
Mas de Palerins, Eygalieres France
Open studios, Glogau Artist in Residence, Berlin Germany
For art’s sake, Shop Gallery, Glebe Australia
The 'ISM' of art, Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong Australia
Eleutheria, Sheffer Gallery, Sydney Australia
Sketches and Studies, Global Gallery, Sydney Australia
Presence, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney Australia
Prizes and Residencies
2024
2023
2023
2019
2019
2019
2018
2017
2017
Mudgee Arts Precinct - Portrait Prize
Frost Over Barraba - Grand Prize
Arts Gunnedah Annual Exhibition - Grand Art Champion
Island Goen, Ojika Japan
Lakkos Project, Heraklion Greece
NG Art Residency Scholarship, Provence France
GlogauAIR, Berlin Germany
Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig Germany
The Greenhouse, Berlin Germany