Rufus Punton (b.2004, Australia)

Education

2026 — Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art, Honours), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2025 — Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art, with Distinction), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Exhibitions

2026 — Selected Graduates of RMIT 2025, Subtwentyseven Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2026 — Prelude, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
2026 — Opal Fever, Collingwood Yards (CY Space), Melbourne, Australia

2025 — RMIT Graduate Exhibition (Bachelor of Fine Art), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2025 — Fitzroy Painting End of Year Exhibition, Fitzroy Painting, Melbourne, Australia

2024 — Interior Spaces, Storey Hall, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2024 — Keep Black Spark Alight, Black Spark Arts and Cultural Centre, Melbourne, Australia
2024 — Gippsland Print Award Exhibition, Gippsland Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia
2024 — Collin Holden Print Commission, Print Council of Australia, Victoria, Australia

2023 — Fifty Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2023 — Top Arts, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

Awards & Scholarships

2025 — Wayne Conduit Award, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2025 — Sub 27 Exhibition Award, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2025 — Jack Ward Scholarship, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2025 — Gavin Teague Memorial Scholarship, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

2024 — Collin Holden Print Commission (Finalist), Print Council of Australia, Victoria, Australia
2023 — Selected artist, Top Arts, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia