Liberté Grace

Liberté Grace is a multiple award-winning Australian filmmaker, artist and CEO of Joyvolution Films. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Melbourne, Australia with High distinction and was awarded a Brett Ratner scholarship to attend the New York Film Academy in New York, in recognition of her directorial vision showcased in short film, 'The Perfect Boy', which brought together over 100 creative artists from around the world. Grace's artistic career began early. At 21 years old she became regarded as the youngest contemporary artist in the world ever sent to the Antarctic for the development of her unique art practice, after winning the coveted Wallara Traveling Scholarship in 2002, chosen out of the top 25 artists at the VCA. Following early break-out success, she exhibited an ambitious cinematic installation with 22 mini-theaters,'track', incorporating sound, lighting and production design, which was awarded the Irene Sutton Award. Following her residency in the Antarctic, she continued to break new ground when she exhibited walk-in installation,'Storey', which saw the front of the Counihan gallery, Melbourne, transformed into a surrealist version of a noir-style luxury hotel as her critically praised response to the dissonant relationship between capitalism and nature, desire and expectation. Known for her art installations, photography, film and mixed-media work, Grace has been honored with multiple major awards including; The Chroma Australia Award at the National Gallery of New South Wales, The Lloyd Reeds Youth Memorial Art Award Commendation, The Churchie National Art Prize and was also granted a residency at The Gunnery Studios at Woolloomooloo, Australia, with other acclaimed international artists by the NSW ministry for the arts in Australia.