Mei Lin Meyers (he/they)


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Education
2021 - 2025 | UNSW Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) - current

Solo Exhibitions
2022
Longing: Xi Hu (title change)
, AD Space - Gadigal Land - Paddington
You hurt me and I don’t know how to tell you,
curated by Em Harbridge, Three Foot Square Gallery, Kudos Gallery - Gadigal Land – Paddington


Group Exhibitions

2025

Tim Olsen Drawng Prize, AD Space - Gadigal Land - Paddington
The 2025 Jenny Birt Award,
AD Space - Gadigal Land - Paddington
Slow Touch,
curated by Fiona Macpherson, Sugar Slider Gallery - Gadigal Land - Chippendale
Honours Open Studios

2024
The 2024 Jenny Birt Award, AD Space - Gadigal Land - Paddington
One Hand Cannot Clap Alone, curated by Lachlan Bell, Comber St Studios, Kudos Gallery Offsite - Gadigal Land
REVOLT: MARDI QUEER curated by Ava Lacoon and Ollie Vincent - Gadigal Land – Chippendale
Night Slant, Goodspace Gallery - Gadigal Land – Chippendale

2023
KIN curated by Rainer Ciar, PARI, Burramattagal Land – Parramatta
Secret Sitter Group Show, Goodspace Gallery - Gadigal Land – Chippendale
NO-REPLY, UNSW Art & Design - Gadigal Land - Paddington
SAP 5 Open Studios, UNSW Art & Design - Gadigal Land – Paddington
in flux: liminal longing curated by Fiona Macpherson, Comber St Studios - Gadigal Land - Paddington
The AD Space Loves You, AD Space - Gadigal Land - Paddington

2022
Mad X Zoid’s Emporium, Zoid Mag
Sinew, Kudos Gallery Offsite - Gadigal Land - Paddington
Queer Platonic Love with Monisha Kumar and Jessica Thompson, Waiting Room Project, SSHC – Gadigal Land
The 2022 Jenny Birt Award, AD Space - Gadigal Land - Paddington
ART INTER/RUPTED, curated by Huon Lui and Angélique McLoughlin, Goodspace Gallery - Gadigal Land – Chippendale
Pride Art Showcase, Project Space Gallery - Dharawal Land - Wollongong
Mosman Youth Art Prize - Cammeraigal Land - Mosman
Tethered: Fatal Crush x Framework #34 - UNSW Art & Design - Gadigal Land - Paddington
Inner Demons, Bitter Industries - Gadigal and Wangal Land - Leichardt
Love Wonderland Self-Love, Bitter Industries - Gadigal and Wangal Land - Leichardt
Secret Sitter Group Show, Goodspace Gallery - Gadigal Land – Chippendale
Fuck the Hegemony: An Intersectional Manifesto, Goodspace Gallery - Gadigal Land -Chippendale

2021
Kudos Emerging Artist + Designer Award - Online
Secret Sitter Group Show - Online
Gladdy Drawing Club 1st Birthday Show, Goodspace Gallery - Gadigal Land – Chippendale

Awards
2025 | Winner: Kudos Emerging Artist + Designer Award
             Finalist: Kudos Emerging Writer Award

             Highly Commended: Tim Olsen Drawing Prize
             Finalist: The 2025 Jenny Birt Award
2024 | Finalist: The 2024 Jenny Birt Award
2022 | Finalist: Mosman Youth Art Prize
2022 | Finalist: The 2022 Jenny Birt Award
2021 | Finalist: Kudos Emerging Artist + Designer Award
2020 | UNSW Academic Achievement Award
2019 | The Academy Access Award from Western Sydney University Recognising Academic Excellence, Leadership and Commitment to Community


Curation
2024
Night Slant, Goodspace Gallery - Co-curator with Monisha Kumar

2022
Sinew, Kudos Gallery Offsite - Co-curator with Jessica Thompson
Talking Heads by Gosha Heldtz, Three Foot Square Gallery
Fuck the Hegemony: An Intersectional Manifesto, Goodspace Gallery - Co-curator with Monisha Kumar and Jessica Thompson

Professional Experience
2023
Professional Placement (Studio Assistant) with Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran

2022
Kudos Committee Member
Three Foot Square Co-team Leader with Em Best
Gallery Intern at Goodspace Gallery

Writing
2024
Harmoniums Zine - TMI (TOO MUCH INFORMATION), Cement Fondu Art Store

2022
Memories That Remain - Framework #35 Mythic, UNSW Art & Design – Framework Coordinator Em Harbridge

Workshops
Writing as Creative Practice with Ava Lacoon – St. Peters Library