Contemporary Australia: Women

209 Selected group exhibitions: ‘Contemporary Indigenous Art in Australia’, Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno, Valencia, Spain, 2012; ‘Culture Warriors: National Indigenous Art Triennial’, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2007, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2008, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 2008; Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2009, American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington DC, United States, 2009; ‘Sunshine State: Smart State’, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, New South Wales, 2007. Louise Weaver b.1966 Mansfield, Vic | Lives and works in Melbourne Louise Weaver draws on the aesthetics of modern art, design and fashion to create sculptures that reveal the narrative potential of everyday objects, relics and animal forms. Perhaps best known for her painstakingly crafted bestiary, Weaver reimagines taxidermy models in decorative ‘skins’ or costumes, which she creates with traditional handcrafts such as crochet, weaving and appliqué. In other works, Weaver uses crafts to exploit the medium’s historical links to religion and ritual, and to create curious objects in shamanistic style. Selected solo exhibitions: ‘New Works on Paper’, Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, 2011; ‘Capsize’, Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney 2010; ‘Firestarter’, Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, 2009; ‘Taking a Chance on Love: Selected Works 1990–2006’, McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, Victoria, 2006. Selected group exhibitions: ‘Tell Me Tell Me: Australian and Korean Art 1976–2011’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, and National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2011; ‘21st Century: Art in the First Decade’, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2010–11; ‘Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Before and After Science’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2010. Justene Williams b.1970 Sydney, SNW | Lives and works in Sydney Justene Williams makes works in video, photography, performance and installation that examine how history is both remembered and forgotten through images. Known for an aesthetic that the artist describes as ‘baroque grunge’, Williams’s recent works combine video, sound, lighting and post-production techniques to document one-off performances. Selected solo exhibitions: ‘Hot Air Hillbilly’, Institute of Modern Art, Surfers Paradise, and Artspace, Sydney, 2011; ‘Berlin Burghers Microwave Monet’, Penrith Regional Gallery, Penrith, 2010; ‘Aeroplane Humping Machine’, Peloton, Sydney, 2010; ‘BIGHEAD GARBAGEFACE GUARDS GHOST DERR SONATA’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2008. Selected group exhibitions: ‘NEW 11’, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2011; ‘Afterglow: Photography and performance Art’, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne, 2011; ‘Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Before and After Science’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2010. Gosia Wlodarczak b.1959 Poland | Lives and works in Melbourne For Gosia Wlodarczak, drawing is a residue or means of capturing what is essentially a performative practice. Her time-based works are linked with the world she observes around her and the contexts in which they are situated. She draws what she sees — the environments and people around her — recording these in what she calls ‘the present time continuous moment’. When she draws, she stands still, walks around, sits, lies down and looks around — and each new position or transition creates a revised perspective or point of focus. Selected solo exhibitions: ‘Between Visit & Migration’, Fehily Contemporary, Melbourne, 2011; ‘Frost Drawing for the Library’, La Trobe University Library, Melbourne, 2011; ‘Between Visit and Migration’, Open Studio Greene Street, New York, United States, 2010; ‘Self-centred’, Arc One Gallery/Project Room, Melbourne, 2010. Selected group exhibitions: ‘Pathway: Drawing In, On and Through the Landscape’, Drawing Center & Big Screen Plaza, New York, United States, 2011; ‘Singapore Biennale 2011: Open House’, Singapore, 2011; ‘Contemporary Australian Drawing 1’, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University Gallery, Melbourne, 2010; ‘I Walk the Line: New Australian Drawing’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2009. Judith Wright b.1945 Brisbane, Qld | Lives and works in Brisbane Judith Wright is well-known for works spanning painting, drawing, video and installation, often sustaining dialogues between different media. She came to her art practice from a background in classical dance, having performed with the Australian Ballet for four years, a history that is revealed in the performative quality of her work. Often dealing with the impermanence and vulnerability of life, recently, Wright has drawn on her enduring themes in new ways, making videos and figurative sculptural installations that work with the afterlife of emotional attachment. Selected solo exhibitions: ‘Judith Wright: Propositions II’, Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne, 2011; ‘Conversations’, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand, 2009, Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University, Canberra, 2008 and University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, 2008; ‘Judith Wright: Breath and Other Considerations’, Artspace, Mackay, Queensland, 2007; ‘Judith Wright: Selected Video Works 1997–2004’, Performance Space, Sydney, 2005. Selected group exhibitions: ‘Drawn to Abstraction’, Jan Manton Art, Brisbane, 2011; ‘Contemporary Encounters’, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2010; ‘A Generosity of Spirit: Recent Australian Women’s Art’, Queensland University of Technology Art Museum, Brisbane, 2010; ‘Love, Loss and Intimacy’, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2010. Exhibiting artists