trent paul firmin CV
Born – Gold Coast: (July 1974)
Completed primary & secondary education – Ashmore State Primary School – Nerang State High School
1992: Diploma of Fashion Design – Full Time
1992: Return II – Fashion Boutique, Montecarlo Plaza, Surfers Paradise (Part-time)
1993 – 95: TPF Designs – Born – Fashion Label started creating one-off, unique fashion designs for both Men and Women.
1993 – 95: TPF Designs – Jewellery concepts and one-off handcrafted pieces
1994 – 2000 Alfred Dunhill of London (High End Mens Luxury Label)
2000 – 2017 – Cigarworld Australia Store Manager
2013 – Diploma of Interior Design Completed
2013 – 2016 – Trenvy Australia – Homewares & Design Business
2017 – October – Firmin Cigars – Online Cigar Boutique Opened –
2021 – trent paul firmin art was born…. finally!
2022 – trent paul firmin art website was created, special thanks and mention to Paul from U-design on the Gold Coast. I have known Paul for over 20 years now and Paul’s design and website work is A1! Thanks mate.
For awesome websites and all things print and design visit – https://udesign.com.au/
Prizes Entered:
January 2022 – National Photographic Portrait Prize – Entered
– 5 Photographs (All Unsuccessful) – A fantastic learning curve.
March 2022 – Aspire Gallery Petit Pieces Prize – Entered
– Harajuku 91 – Successful – Gallery Finalist 2022 – https://www.aspiregallery.com.au/petite-pieces-2022
https://www.aspiregallery.com.au/petite-pieces-2022/p/harajuku-91-by-trent-paul-firmin
April 2022 – The Doyles Prize – Entered – Unsuccssful
June 2022 – The Little Big 2022 Aspire Gallery Brisbane – Select Online Exhibitor for Tabi no Michi – The Path, The Journey
June 2022 – The National Capital Art Prize 2022
January 2023 – Entered Petit Pieces Aspire Gallery 2023 – Success (Gallery Finalist)
January 2023 – Enter Proposal for SWELL Sculpture Festival 2023 – Success – Reminisce Surfers Sixty-One Sculpture
February 2023 – Entered City of Gold Coast Artbox – Success with Tamborine Sunset (May 2023 install Robina C5441)
April 2023 – Aspire Gallery finalist – Petite Pieces – Memphis D and Sottsass Dreaming
May 2023 – Aspire Gallery Finalist – Rustle 2023 – 2 works – Paddock Sunsets & Pink Skies Burning
July 2023 – Incognito Art Show 2023 – 3 works SOLD – (Annual Charity Art Event)
August 2023 – Final install of Tamborine Sunsets by TPF Artbox 2023 City of Gold Coast (Crn. Killarney Ave. & Cheltenham Dr. Robina)
September 2023 – SWELL Sculpture Festival 2023 – Currmbin Alley – Visit Firmin Art Talk to learn more. https://trentpaulfirmin.art/category/firmin-art-talk/
November 2023 – Participated in a charity Art event ‘Animals with Attitude’ donation boxes to help raisefunds for Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, Gold Coast. https://www.goldcoast.media/post/animals-with-attitude-launch
December 2023 – Winner Artist 31 in the 30 Artists in 30 days with Wilamina Russo
March 2024 – Gallery finalist ‘Rustle’ Exhibition, Aspire Gallery, Paddington. Title: Boonah Bound
April 2024 – NEW FRAGMENTS – TP Fragments – New smaller works that will be called Fragments…
May 2024 – Entered FLOTSAM & SURFRIDER GC Beach Found Objects 2024 – ARTWORK – Artwork Title – Hi-Surf Paradise Priestess (Instagram REEL and images entered 3rd MAY) – 1st Prize Winner
July 2024 – Entered Gold Coast Triennial
July 2024 – Exhibited St. Hildas School Southport – St. Hildas Foundation – Inaugural Festival of Arts (Sold 2 artworks)
August 2024 – Gold Coast Triennial – Successful entrant – starts 28th September 2024 HOTA Gallery
August 2024 – Josaphine Ulrick and Wynn Shubert Art Prize Entry – HOTA Gallery
September – SWELL Sculpture Festival – SITE CREW – assist installation of Featured Artists – Donna Marcus & Alex Seton sculptures along with a dedicated Sculpture Sites to assist artists installing bump in/out. Site maintenance throughout the exhibition.
September 28 to February 16 – HOTA Gallery Gold Coast Triennial Entrant with abstract work titled : Pretty in Pink Paradise by tpf
October 2024 – Josaphine Ulrick and Wynn Shubert Art Prize Entry – HOTA Gallery – Unsuccessful
October 2024 – Entered Foot Square Exhibition at Aspire Gallery – TBC