About

I am an artist, writer, curator, program producer, and editor currently based on Gadigal Land in Sydney, Australia. I collaborate with Make or Break and was a co-founder or Pari.

As at January 2024, I am open to:
- writing commissions
- editing work
- guest lecturing
- freelance curatorial work

Contact: bec[at]becgallo.com

Solo Exhibitions

(individually and as collaborative duo Make or Break with Connie Anthes)

2019 Lifted / Peacock Gallery / Auburn

2018 Balancing Out / Parramatta Artists Studios / NSW

2016 Make or Break Studio / Bus Projects / Melbourne (Make or Break)

2015 Make or Break Studio / Firstdraft Gallery / Sydney (Make or Break)

Selected Group Exhibitions

(individually and as collaborative duo Make or Break with Connie Anthes)

2020 • Mixed Business / Pari / NSW

• Next Wave Festival / Vic (Make or Break)

2019 • NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) Finalists’ Exhibition / Artspace / Sydney (Make or Break)

• Cementa 19 / Kandos / NSW

• OK Democracy, We Need to Talk / curated by Michael D’Agostino and Adam Porter / Campbelltown Arts Centre / NSW (Make or Break)

• Once Lauded Objects / Tributary Projects / ACT

• PAS Exhibition / Artspace Ideas Platform / Sydney

• For Love or Money / curated by Sophia Cai / Town Hall Gallery / Hawthorn / Vic (Make or Break)

2018 • 4A and World Square Artists’ Car Boot Sale / curated by Garry Trinh (Make or Break)

• 3% / Gaffa Gallery / Sydney

• Home Ground Advantage / curated by Kate Beckingham and Chris Dolman / Tillman Park / Sydney

• Sydney Contemporary Art Fair / National Art School stand E09 / Carriageworks / Sydney

• From Here to There: Australian art and walking / curated by Sharne Wolff and Jane Denison / Lismore Regional Gallery / NSW

• Footsteps in the Corridor / curated by Nadia Odlum / Articulate Project Space / Sydney

• Near and Far: Yearning/Community/Connection / curated by Ebony Secombe / Narrandera Arts Centre / NSW

• The Horse / curated by Noel McKenna / Darren Knight Gallery / Sydney

• Force Fields: Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial / Victoria (Make or Break)

2017 • Underbelly Arts 2017 / National Art School / Sydney (Make or Break)

• Near x Far / curated by Brittany D’Chong / Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre / NSW

• World Material / curated by Chloé Wolifson / Darren Knight Gallery / Sydney

2016 • Artists’ Flea Market / Artbank Social Club / Artbank / Sydney (Make or Break)

• ART/WORK / curated by Anna May Kirk / Kudos Gallery / Sydney (Make or Break)

• MCA Artbar: This Golden Hour / curated by Kate Scardifield / Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia (Make or Break)

• Written in Time / curated by Catherine Benz / Delmar Gallery / Sydney

2015 • ANIMAL/MINERAL/PHYSICAL/SPIRITUAL / curated by Chloé Wolifson / The Bearded Tit / Sydney

• The Many / Juniper Hall / Sydney

2014 • Hidden: Rookwood Cemetery Sculpture Walk / Sydney

• WILL TO KEEP / 107 Projects / Sydney

Residencies

2019 • Bundanon Trust (Make or Break, Amala Groom and Nicole Monks)

• Parramatta Artists Studios 1 Year Residency

2018 • Parramatta Artists Studios 1 Year Residency

• Lismore Regional Gallery / Binns Artist Studio

2017 • Carriageworks Clothing Store / Underbelly Arts Development Residency / Sydney (Make or Break)

• Bundanon Trust / Underbelly Arts Development Residency / NSW (Make or Break)

2016-17 Summer Studio Residency / Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest

2016 Artist in Residence / St George School of Fine Art

2015 Artists in Residence / Firstdraft Studios (Make or Break)

2014 • Hill End Artists in Residence Program

• Arc @ COFA Green House Residency / Fowlers Gap

Awards and Grants

2019 • Finalists / NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) (Make or Break)

• Australia Council Grant: Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups (Make or Break)

• City of Melbourne Arts Grant (Make or Break)

• City of Sydney Arts & Culture Grant (Make or Break)

• Australia Council International Arts Strategy Outcomes Fund (Make or Break)

2018 • Finalist / Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize / Campbelltown Arts Centre

• Finalist / Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize

• Finalist / Churchie National Emerging Art Prize / QUT Art Museum / Brisbane

2017 • Australia Council Grant: Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups (Make or Break)

• City of Sydney Cultural Projects Grant (Make or Break)

• New South Wales Artists’ Grant (Make or Break)

• Create NSW Quick Response Grant (Make or Break)

2015 • NAVA Australian Artists’ Grant (Make or Break)

• New South Wales Artists’ Grant (Make or Break)

2014 • Highly Commended / The Kudos Emerging Artist & Designer Awards

Education

2015 Master of Art / Sculpture, Performance and Installation / UNSW Art & Design

2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts / National Art School