BIOGRAPHY
Robert Buratti is a writer, curator, and researcher based in Boorloo/Perth.
His work has been exhibited in prestigious venues including the S.H Ervin Gallery, Devonport Regional Gallery, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, New York University, and WA Museum Boola Bardip, and recognised in major prizes such as the Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Lester Portrait Prize, Brisbane Art Prize, and Cossack Art Awards.
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As a curator, Buratti has collaborated on significant projects for the National Trust of Australia, , Wanneroo Regional Gallery, and City Gallery Wellington, while collaborating with the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia, New York University and consulting to the Venice Biennale. A highlight of his career was the 2012 exhibition "Windows to the Sacred," a pioneering showcase of 120 esoteric artworks that toured across New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and USA, exploring art's spiritual dimensions.
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Buratti's creative collaborations span diverse fields, including partnerships with NASA's Osiris-Rex mission, The Tea Party, and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In the music industry, he has worked with Sony Music and digital platforms like Amazon and Audius. As a respected arts commentator, his insights have appeared in The Australian Newspaper, Art Collector Magazine, Raw Vision New York, Australian Art Review, ABC Television, Foxtel, and ABC Radio.
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He has developed artistic experiences for luxury brands including the Sheraton Hotel Group, Duxton Hotels, Pan-Pacific Hotels, LVMH Group, and Moët Hennessy. His contributions to the arts have earned him numerous accolades, including the inaugural Proto X Arts Grant from Creative Australia, the Gordon Darling Foundation Curatorial Grant, University of WA Research Grant in Curatorial Studies, and the Sydney University Incubate Arts Grant.
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His works are held in the State Library of Western Australia's collection and in private collections throughout the USA, UK, and Australia.
SELECTED CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2025 STUDIO, Moores Building Art Space, fremantle
2024 ALICK TIPOTI: Mariw Minaral, Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Perth
2024 ANDY WARHOL: ICONS, Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Perth
2023 BRICKMAN: CITIES, Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Perth
2023 PORTRAIT OF AUSTRALIA, Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Perth
2023 TRANSCENDENCE / XRWA, WA MUSEUM, PERTH WA
2017 OCCULTURE, City Gallery Wellington, NZ ( Consultant)
2015 WINDOWS TO THE SACRED, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, VIC
2014 SACRED SPACES, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing China
2014 WINDOWS TO THE SACRED, Devonport Regional Gallery, Tasmania Australia
2013 WINDOWS TO THE SACRED, SH Ervin Gallery/ The National Trust of Australia,
2012 THE NIGHTMARE PAINTINGS, Queen St Gallery, Sydney NSW
2007 JAMES GLEESON; CODEX, (TOURING)​ Sydney and perth
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RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
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2024 STUDIO RESIDENCY, CITY OF FREMANTLE
2023 GORDON DARLING TRAVEL GRANT (DOMESTIC)
2023 CURATORIAL RESEARCH GRANT, MASTERS. UNIVERSITY OF WA
2023 PROTO X DIGITAL ARTS GRANT, CREATIVE AUSTRALIA
2023 INCUBATE GRANT PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY NSW
2016 FINALIST, Claremont Art Awards WA Australia
2015 FINALIST, Albany Art Prize, Albany WA Australia
2015 FINALIST, Cossack Art Awards, Karratha WA Australia
2015 FINALIST, Doug Moran Portrait Prize
2015 FINALIST, Lethbridge10000 Art Prize, Brisbane QLD
2015 FINALIST, Brisbane Art Prize, Brisbane QLD
2015 Abrohos Gallery Residency, Holland
2014 FINALIST, Lester Prize for Portraiture, Perth WA
2014 FINALIST, Victoria Park Art Awards, Perth WA
2014 Red Gate Gallery Residency, Beijing
2013 FINALIST, Doug Moran Portrait Prize
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BOARD & INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
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2024 Editorial Director, Art Collector magazine
2024 Art Advisory board, City of Wanneroo, WA
2023 Board Member, Comic Art Festival WA
2016 Senate Candidate (Western Australia) The Arts Party
2016 Art Acquisition Board, City of Armadale WA
2009 President, Friends of the Art Gallery of WA
2009 Board member, JazzWA Inc
2008 Editor, Artefacts Magazine (Art Gallery of WA)
EDUCATION
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2025 Master of Curatorial Studies, University of Western Australia
2000 Bachelor of Arts, Macquarie University NSW
2006 Certificate 4: Approved Art Valuation Course; AVAA.
2007 Master of Arts Administration, University of NSW
2023 Master of Curatorial StudIES, University of WA
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​​SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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2025 Editor, Melbourne Art Fair, Art Collector special issue
2025 Editor, Art Collector issue 113 (Jul-Sep)
2025 Editor, Art Collector issue 112 (Apr-Jun)
2024 Editor, Art Collector issue 111 (Jan-Mar)
2024 Editor, Art Collector issue 110 (Oct-Dec)
2021 Joseph Peladan: Aesthetic Decadence, Sub Rosa Publishing
2015 Art meets Magick, Raw Vision New York USA
2013 Wendy Sharpe, Backstage, Artist Profile magazine
2012 The Art of Bernard Ollis, Artist Profile magazine
2012 The Art of Aleister Crowley, Buratti Editions
2012 Esoteric Art in Australia, New Dawn magazine
2012 WA Wrap, Artist Profile magazine
2011 Spirituality of the Martial Arts, New Dawn magazine
2011 Windows to the Sacred, Buratti Editions
2008 Buyer Beware; Australian Art Review
2008 James Gleeson Remembered; Australian Art Review
2007 The Rise of the New; Australian Art Review
2006 Contemporary Parallels Misoolsidae, Korea
2006 Accumulators & Decorators; COFA Magazine
2006 The Collector, Australian Art Review
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Cossack Art Awards, Karratha WA Australia
2023 Transcendence / XRWA, WA Museum Boorloo Bardip
2021 Comic Art Festival, Perth WA
2018 Comics West, Edith Cowan University WA
2018 Inner Atmospheres, Edith Cowan University
2018 The Other Art Fair, The Facility Melbourne VIC
2018 Weird in Progress, The Odd Fellow Gallery, WA
2016 Language of the Birds, New York University, NY USA
2016 Art on Paper Fair, Chelsea, New York USA
2016 Dot on the Run, FORM, Port Hedland Courthouse WA
2016 The Other Art Fair, Sydney Australia
2015 Albany Art Prize, Albany WA Australia
2015 Cossack Art Awards, Karratha WA Australia
2015 Collision, Commune, Sydney NSW Australia
2015 Lethbridge 10000, Brisbane QLD Australia
2015 Brisbane Art Prize, Lightspace, Brisbane QLD
2015 Windows to the Sacred, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
2015 The Metro Art Fair, Manhattan, New York USA
2015 The Outsider Art Fair, Chelsea New York USA
2014 Cabinet of Curiosities, Marion Harris Gallery, USA
2014 Sacred Spaces, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing China
2014 Factory 718, Buratti Fine Art, Perth WA Australia
2014 Opus, Queen St Gallery, Sydney Australia
2014 Arcana, Meinhardt gallery, New Jersey USA
2014 Windows to the Sacred, Devonport Regional Gallery, Tasmania
2013 Windows to the Sacred, SH Ervin Gallery
2013 Langue Verte, Buratti Fine Art, WA Australia
2012 The Nightmare Paintings, Queen St Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia
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