art.wikisort.org - ArtistAnne Zahalka (born 1957)[1] is an Australian photo media artist (photographer). She was born to a Jewish Austrian mother and Catholic Czech father. Her parents met and married in England during the Second World War.[2] Zahalka subsequently developed an interest in Australia's migrants and diverse cultures.[1][3]
Australian photographer
Anne Zahalka |
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Born | 1957
Sydney, Australia |
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Nationality | Australian |
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Known for | photography |
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Website | zahalkaworld.com.au |
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Her work is held in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Victoria and the National Gallery of Australia.
Education
She studied at Sydney College of the Arts (undergraduate and postgraduate), 1979.[4]
Career
Her artwork revolves around Australian culture,[5] focusing on themes such as gender roles, leisure activities[6] and the conventions of art. Her best known image is "The Sunbather #2".[7]
She has featured in many solo and group exhibitions between 1980 and the present, as well as the artwork, Welcome to Sydney commissioned by Sydney Airport in 2002.[8] Her solo exhibition, Hall of Mirrors, at the Centre for Contemporary Photography was the first mid-career retrospective held at the gallery of an Australian photographer.[9] Additionally, Zahalka has curated many group exhibitions.
Exhibitions
- Haimish, The Jewish Museum, Melbourne, 1998[10]
- Leisureland, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, 2000[11]
- Fortresses and Frontiers, Robert Sandelson Gallery, London, 2000[12]
- Wild Life, ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, 2008[13]
- A Time and a Place, group exhibition, Griffith University Arts Gallery, South East Queensland, 2015[14]
- Wild Life, Australia, ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, 2019[15]
Residencies
- (1987) Resemblance, 1987 Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin during 1986-87.[16]
- (1989) Gertrude Street International Studio, 3-month residency, Melbourne Bondi Pavilion, Bondi, 6-month residency
- (2008) Sofitel, Melbourne, Victoria Bundanon, Arthur Boyd Estate, New South Wales
- (2011) Bondi the Beautiful residency, Bondi Pavilion Gallery
- (2013) HMAS Penguin residency commemorating the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy Newington College, Concordia through the Newington Women’s Fund
- (2017) Turner Gallery Perth, Western Australia, 27 Feb – 18 March[17]
Collections
Zahalka's work is held in the following permanent collections:
References
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