Raised in New York City, and given her first camera at the age of eight, Didi has photographed throughout her life.

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Since relocating to New South Wales, Australia in March of 2001, she has been based from a small, coastal town.

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Juried & Group Exhibitions include:

2020 EARTH SHOT - Environmental Crisis Group Exhibition (Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco)
2019 'City to Surf' Invitational Group Exhibit/Head On Photo Festival Sydney Outdoors 24/7 venue
2019 The Curated Refrigerator -  Spring Group Exhibition - Boston Massachusetts and NYC
           adjudicated by Peanut Press (Ashly Leonard Stohl and David Carol)

2019  Focus: Landscape and Architecture group exhibition 

          (Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon online annex) Juror: Todd Johnson
2018  Dépaysement Group Exhibition (Photos from: Scratching an Itch with Color Pop in Hazy Light –          
          Wan Chai after the Lunar New Year Celebrations was invited by AsiaPhotoReview)                                                  (Nous Tous Gallery, Chinatown, Los Angeles, US)

2018  AUSSIE STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS FEATURED GROUP EXHIBITION
          (Head On Photo Fest/ 541 ART SPACE, Sydney)

2017  MAGGIE DIAZ PHOTOGRAPHIC PRIZE for WOMEN FINALISTS EXHIBITION

          (BRIGHTSPACE gallery, St. Kilda, Victoria)

2017  MAGNUM JURIED SWAP FINALISTS EXHIBITION Adjudicated by Martin Parr & David Hurn
           (theprintspace, London, UK)

2016  BIFB COLLECTION 2016 & 2018 Invitational Photographic Exhibition

          (Eleven40 Gallery, Melbourne & Art Gallery of Ballarat, Victoria)

2016  PORTRAITURE: PHOTOGRAPHY NOW Juried Exhibition

          (Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon/ & online annex) Juror: Kelli Pennington

2016   #MEMORY_ARCHIVE EXHIBITION

           (PHOTOBOOK MELBOURNE, Boyd School Studios, Melbourne, Victoria)

2015+  SLIDESHOW PHOTO PROJECT/Group Show Exhibition/Projection

            (RomanSusan Gallery exterior, Chicago, Illinois)

2015   Viewpoint: Landscape and Architecture Juried Exhibition
            (Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon/online annex) Juror: Laura Valenti
2015  BIFB COLLECTION 2015 Invitational Photographic Exhibition
            (Eleven40 Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria)

2015    Add On Invitational Photographic Exhibition
            (Depot II Gallery, Waterloo, Sydney)​

2014    BIFB COLLECTION 2014 Invitational Photographic Exhibition
            (Eleven40 Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria)

2014    Add On Invitational Photographic Exhibition
            (Depot II Gallery, Waterloo, Sydney)​

​2013    Head On Portrait Prize Finalists Exhibition  

             (Library of New South Wales, Sydney and Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Vic)

2013    Add On Invitational Photographic Exhibition
            (Depot II Gallery, Waterloo, Sydney)
2012    inaugural Independent Photography Festival Photo Prize Exhibition

             (Tinning Street Gallery, Melbourne)
2010    Contemporary Landscape in Photography/CLIP Award Finalists Exhibition

             (Perth Centre for Photography) - Judge's Award
2007    inaugural Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize​ Finalists Exhibition

             (Library of NSW, Sydney & year-long tour through NSW)

 

A Few Online Links  (my thanks for inclusion):

 (2018)  https://asiaphotoreview.com/depaysement-exhibition-didi-s-gilson/

 (2017)  https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street/rural-street-photography-8eb5a88a7376

 (2016)  https://caseymeshbesher.com/2016/04/24/women-of-street-photography

 (2015 & 2016)   http://romansusan.org/slideshow                                        

 

 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)  BIFB  RED DOT COLLECTION, the exhibition & major fundraising sale for the Ballarat International Foto Biennale. (slot 118) http://eleven40.com.au/photography-exhibitions/bifb-collection-2014.html  (slot 76)  http://eleven40.com.au/photography-events/bifb-collection-2015.html

 (2013)  http://http://newlandscapephotography.com/2013/07/26/didi-s-gilson/

 

              https://www.headon.com.au/blog/featured-finalist-didi-s-gilson

 

             http://aphotogallery.tumblr.com/post/40081591804/didi-s-gilson-from-her-hourglass-series

 

 (2012)  http://landscape-stories.tumblr.com/tagged/Didi-S.-Gilson