Practising Artist and Adjunct Associate Professor
College of Music, Visual Arts and Theatre (COMVAT)
James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
SELECTED BIOGRAPHY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004
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Sanctus, Installation in ‘vault’ at Umbrella Studio
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2004
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Landscapes, Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns
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2003
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Hinterlands, (together with James Brown) Pinnacles
Gallery, Thuringowa
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2003
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Dreams of Brick and Iron, Flinders Gallery, Townsville
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1999
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Memory Transect, Flinders
Gallery, Townsville
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1997
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Seasons Without Names, Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville
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1996
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Water Spirits, Griffith Park Gallery, Condon, NSW
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1995
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In Search of an Aquatic Deity, Gallery Gaia, Sydney.
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1995
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A Selection of Recent Work, Flinders Gallery,
Townsville.
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1995
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30 Years in North Queensland, Retrospective Exhibition,
Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville. 11 March-16 April
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1994
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Seasonal Circles, Tumbetin Lodge, Palmetum, Townsville
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1992
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Postcards from Europe Grahame Galleries, Brisbane
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1992
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Transitions Griffith Park Gallery, Gold Coast
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1991
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Images Past, Images Present Perc Tucker Gallery
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1991
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Living with Gaia, No Vacancy project,
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1990
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Ancient Connections, Painters' Gallery, Sydney
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1989
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Ancestral Meetings, Perc Tucker Gallery
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1988
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Totemic Landscapes Painters Gallery
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SELECTED GROUP AND INVITATION EXHIBITIONS
2004
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Savvy—Live: Women in Art, Townsvile Entertainment
Center, August.
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2003
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Compact Prints 2004 Umbrella Studio, Townsville
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2004
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Walk This Way, Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville
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2003-2004
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Construction/De-construction Umbrella Studios, Umbrella
Studio Townsville
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2003
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The
Artist’s Studio, touring exhibition curated by Cairns
Regional Gallery, and managed by Michael Marzik
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Under the Monsoon, invitation exhibition curated by
Gavin Wilson, opening in Mackay Art Space and touring
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Paluma Catalyst, Purple Wall , Thuringowa Library
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2002
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Kedumba Drawing Prize, invitation prize exhibition,
Wentworth Falls, NSW
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2002
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Palmetum Artist Book Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
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2002
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Compact
Prints, Umbrella Studios (Aug-Sept.)
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2002
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Toys,
Umbrella Studios (Nov- Dec- Jan)
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2002
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Highlights,
Pinnacles Gallery
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2002
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Inspiration
north Queensland,, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
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2002
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ID Tags,
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
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2002
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Prize
Winning Works, Vincent Gallery
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2001
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>Strand
Ephemera Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
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2001
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Aspiration
Inspirations Documentation, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
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2001
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Opening
the Umbrella, Umbrella Studios retrospective group show
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2001
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A4 Art
Vincent Gallery, James Cook University
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2001
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Printmakers,
Vincent Gallery, James Cook University
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2000
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Works,
Vincent Gallery, James Cook University Townsville
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2000
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Timbres of the North, Pinnacles Gallery, Thuringowah
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2000
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Art
Angels, Centre Gallery, Surfers Paradise
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2000
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Artists
Who Teach, Mackay
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2000
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Oh for a
Cut Lunch, Lismore Regional Gallery 1993
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The Second Landing, National Gallery of Victoria
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1999
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Kedumba
Drawing Prize, Blue Mountains, NSW (invitation)
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1998
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Gossip, Umbrella Studio, Townsville, March-April
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1998
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Research in Visual Art, Vincent Gallery, JCU
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1998
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Australian in New York, Gelabert Studios , Broadway,
New York
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1997-1998
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SWAN, women artists travelling exhibition, Chicago,
United States
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1997
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The Rembrandt Connection, Malthouse, Melbourne.
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1996-98
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Coast Cult, December-January, Centre Gallery, Surfers
Paradise, Tweed River Gallery, Murwullimba
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1996
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Plenty, Survey NQ Women Artists, PTRG.(Invitation)
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1996
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Asia Pacific Hotel Art Fair, Brisbane (Invitation)
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1996
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Diaspora,
White Box Gallery, Brisbane (Invitation)
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1996
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Artist's Books Exhibition, Brisbane City Gallery
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1995-96
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Lingo, Getting the Picture, Touring Australia
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1994
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Artist's Book Fair, 1994 State Library, Queensland
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1994
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Art Right, Town Hall, Brisbane.
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1992
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Evolute Create, Space Plenitude, Brisbane
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MAJOR PROJECTS
2003
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The Dance and The Dance, design for set Dance North in
Civic Theatre Townsville, Jane Pirani (Choreographer)
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2001
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Aspiration
Inspiration, Federally funded collaborative project with and
COMVAT
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1996
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for Dance
North, Seanchai,. Director Wendy Wallace.
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1990
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Moon of
Our Own, Dance North, design and original dance production
collaboration with Cheryl Stock (choreographer) and Robert Keane
(composer)
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SELECTED PUBLIC ART WORKS
Castlemain Street Rejuvenation
Project; Thuringowa Seating design and make 14 seats
Thuringowa Customer Service Centre;
Wall work (1.5 x 12,5 m) ,
Ayr Main Street Rejuvenation ,
Sculptural embellishment of Shade house
Dan Gleeson Memorial Gardens;
park entrance: group of sculptures
School of Hospitality , mosaic
George Coates Restaurant TAFE Townsville
Strand Ephemera:group of
sculptures and mosaic
Townsville City Centre Mall;
Mosaic for Central Stage area
Waterfront Place (Foyer); gold
leaf painting (6 x 6 m) Brisbane;
Travelodge Hotel Gold Coast:
large art work over reception area
Atrium Brisbane Hilton Hotel;
painting
Southbank Convention Centre;art
works for Reception area
Townsville Entertainment Centre:
panel paintings foyer
WORKSHOPS
2005 Flying Arts workshop tour and
Master Classes
2005 Magnetic Island Winter Retreat (
one week)
Life Drawing Cairns Regional Gallery Education Program
Prior to 2004 Numerous workshops for RADF and Northern and Western Tour of Flying Arts
REPRESENTATION IN COLLECTIONS
Queensland Art Gallery
Suncorp
Artbank
City Hall Collection, Brisbane
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Kedumba Australian Drawing Collection
Parliament House Queensland
James Cook University
Darling Downs Institute of Advanced
Education (Now University of Southern Queensland)
Ernest Henry Memorial Collection
John Flynn College
Charters Towers City Council
Mt. Isa City Council
Ingham City Council
REM Collection
Centre Gallery, Gold Coast City
Downlands College, Toowoomba
Cairns Art Collection
Numerous private and corporate
Collections in Australia, Europe and USA
ART PRIZES
1985
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SGIO Drawing Purchase Award
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1986
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Pacific Festival Open Prize,
(Judge: Bill Wright, AGNSW)
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1987
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Ernest Henry Memorial Award
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1988
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Pacific Festival Open prize,
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1989
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Nerang Festival (Judge: Michael
Sourgnes)
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1990
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Copper Refineries Open Prize,
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1991
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SGIO Drawing Purchase
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1992
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Mackay Bicentennial At Award
(Judge: Doug Hall, Qld. Art Gallery)
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1994
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Townsville Art Society Miniature
Award, (Judge: Julie O'Malley
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1995 |
REM Purchase Award, Brisbane |
1996 |
Mt Isa Art Prize, (Judge: Chris Saines) |
1997 |
Cairns Art Prize, (Judge: David Paulsen) |
1998 |
Townsville Entertainment Award for Outstanding Services to Arts and Culture |
PUBLICATIONS about Anneke Silver
Millington, John- Tropical Visions,
Queensland Uni.Press, 1987
Searle, Ross, (ed)- Ancestral
Meetings, Perc Tucker Gallery, 1989
Searle, R.- Artist in the Tropics,
PTRG, 1991
Drury, Nevil- New Art Seven,
Craftsman House, 1992
Drury, Nevil- Images in
Contemporary Australian Art: Craftsman House, 1992
Rock Barnett, P.J., Silver on Gold,
Icons for the Twentieth Century, (Honours
Thesis), Deakin
University, 1992.
Drury, Nevil- Images in Contemporary
Australian Art: II, Craftsman House, 1994
Magon, Jane- Anneke Silver; Images
of the Goddess and Nature Mysticism, Craftmanhouse, 1995.
Voight, Anna- New Visions, New
Perspectives, Craftsmanhouse, Sydney,1996
Germaine, Max - Artists and
Galleries of Australia,
Zimmer, Jenny-"Anneke Silver",
Periphery, no.28, August 1996, 30-31
Drury, Nevil- Images in
Contemporary Australian Art: III, Craftsman House, 1998
Szulakowska, Ursula. Experimental
Art in Queensland, 1975-1995: An Introductory
Study.Brisbane: Queensland Studies Centre. 1998
Wilson, Gavin – Beneath the
Monsoon: visions north of capricorn catalogue essay (p 49),
Mackay:Art Space Mackay, 2002
McBurnie, Ron —The Artist’s
Studio catalogue essay (p44), Cairns: CRG,2003
PUBLICATIONS BY Anneke Silver
"Letter from Townsville",
Eyeline, no. 3, March 1988
"Letter from Townsville ",
Eyeline no. 5, (co_author Vicky Lynn)
"Suburban Etchings" by Ron
McBurnie, Introduction, June 1988
"Letter from Townsville",
Eyeline no.6, September 1988
"Letter from Townsville",
LINQ, 1988, (Co-author Ron McBurnie)
"An Interview with Robert
Preston", Survey Exhibition Catalogue; Robert Preston, July 1989
Script for video; "Robert Preston,
"A Survey Exhibition, (co-author Ross Searle), July 1989;
Produced by Coral Sea Imagery, Townsville
"Lighting the Candles; the First
Decade",
Eyeline, no. 16, 1991.
"Outlying and Far Reaching, The
Interstate Finals",
Periphery No. 9, 1991
"Reflections, recent work by Jane
McBurnie",
Eyeline, no. 17, 1991
"Thirty Eight Degrees in the
Shade",
Art Monthly, April 1, 1992
"Conversation",
Eyeline
no. 18, Autumn 1992
"Documenta IX",
Eyeline
no. 19, Winter/Spring
"Lures, Fishhooks and Clay"
Periphery no 23, 33-34, 1995
"Temptations, Miracles and
Suburban Saint Anthony",
Periphery no 24, 1995
"Food, Love, Dance and Music",
Periphery no 25, 33-35, 1995
"Pre-Cultural Nature and
Post-Natural Culture,
Eyeline, December 1995
"No Piece of Cake",
Craft/Arts International, December 1995
"Bowers, the Bush and New Humans",
Periphery no 26, 31-33, Feb. 1966
"Stackarts, Erotica and the
Outback",
Periphery no 27, 32-33, May 1996.
"Planes, Paints and Something
Wonderful",
Flying Arts Gazette, June 1996, Issue 70,
6-7.
"Modernism, the Victorians and
Flawed Beauty",
Periphery no 28, 32-33, August, 1996
"Anthills, Spirit and Cycles of
Life".
Periphery no 29, November, 1996, 32-33
"A National Portrait Prize",
Periphery no 30, February 1997, 10-11.
"Art, Life and Multi Directional
Arrows",
Periphery no.31, 1997, 18-19.
"Environment, Spirituality and the
Process of Art Making",
Periphery no. 32, Spring 1997,
31-33.
"Spininifex, Ochres and The Land",
Periphery no 33, Summer 1997, 28-29
"The Tropics, Tone and Timeless
Moments",
Periphery no 34, Autumn 1998. 31-33.
"Space, the Viewer and
Installation Practice",
Periphery no.35, Winter 1998.
28-30.
"Escape Artists: a talk with the
curator".
Periphery no.36, Spring 1998. 25-28
"Carried Lightly; a talk with
curator Diane Moon",
Periphery no.37, Summer 1998.14-16
"Responding to Place"
Periphery no 38, 1999
"Nervous Objects"
Periphery
no 39, 1999
"From up there to up here",
Periphery no 40, 1999
Catalogue Essay,
Peter Gunn
Rockhampton Regional Gallery 2000
Catalogue Essay,
Temperature
(Jan Hyne), Brisbane City Gallery, 2003
Catalogue Essay,
Sassikala
Victoire,Cairns Regional Gallery, 2004
Catalogue Essay Margot Douglas, PTRG
2004
CURATING
A Selection. Vincent gallery, 1997
Research and Visual Art. Vincent Gallery,
RESEARCH
An investigation of Visual Art
Practice in North Queensland; "A Sense of Place". MRG
Grant 1993, continuing 1994-95.
PhD project; "Seasons without
Names". An exploration of seasons in the Tropics. The project
includes practical and theoretical approaches.
Light weight grounds for plaster
surfaces in the making of frescos
Public Art
RECENT CONFERENCE PAPERS and Public Lectures
"Seasons in the tropics",
Artist’s Studio Public Program,
Mackay Regional Gallery, Mackay, 2004
”Public Art in Townsville; Brickbats
and Bouquets”,
Art and Architecture = Public Art,
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, 2003
“19-20-21”,
An introduction to 20th century art.
Series of 8 Lectures, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, 2002
“Images of a Second Language". Lern
Conference, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, Sept/October 1997.
"The Advantage of Distance; Twenty-five Years of Contemporary Art in Townsville".
Forum on Contemporary Art in Queensland,
Queensland Studies Centre, Griffith University, Brisbane. October 1997.
"Seasons Without Names".
Spirit of Place; Source of the Sacred Conference at ACU, Strathfield Campus, May 1998.
"Keeping in Touch"
Regional Arts Writing Conference Gold Coast Art Gallery, March 23-24, 1995