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Barbie Kjar Works on paper and sculpture |
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Trajectory 7 December 2007 to 15 January 2008 |
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Night Dance |
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Additional works on
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Iluminar |
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Mirar: to look,
to gaze,
to watch |
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Fishnets |
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Barbie Kjar |
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Additional works on
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Every turn and
shift of shape |
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Group exhibitions |
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Conversations |
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Salon 7 November to 5 December 2006 |
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Barbie Kjar - Curriculum Vitae (December 2005) |
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1957 |
Born, Burnie, Tasmania |
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1975 |
Bachelor of Education, University of Tasmania, Hobart |
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1987 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Tasmania, Hobart |
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2002 |
Master of Fine Arts, RMIT, Melbourne |
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Solo Exhibitions |
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1986 |
Salamanca Place Gallery (Dick Bett), Hobart |
| Salamanca Place Gallery (Dick Bett), Hobart | |
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1989 |
Salamanca Place Gallery (Dick Bett), Hobart |
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1990 |
Gallery Cimitere, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Salamanca Place Gallery (Dick Bett), Hobart | |
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1992 |
Grahame Galleries, Brisbane |
| Every turn and shift of shape, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart | |
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1993 |
Gallery Two, Launceston, Tasmania |
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1994 |
Nautical Journeys, Australian Girls Own Gallery, Canberra |
| New prints, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne | |
| Water Suite, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart hjum | |
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1995 |
Devonport Gallery and Arts Centre, Devonport |
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1996 |
Australian Galleries, Sydney |
| Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne | |
| Grahame Galleries, Brisbane | |
| AGOG, Canberra | |
| Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart | |
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1997 |
Australian Galleries, Sydney |
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1998 |
Accessories, Christine Abrahams Galleries, Melbourne |
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1999 |
Fishnets, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart |
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2000 |
La Mirada - The Gaze, Australian Galleries, Works on Paper, Sydney |
| Mirar, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart | |
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2001 |
Atmosfera, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne |
| Entre cielo y tierra, Helen Maxwell Gallery, Canberra | |
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2002 |
Masters Graduation Exhibition, R M I T Gallery, Melbourne |
| Cometa, Documenta, Barcelona, Spain, June | |
| Elemente aire, Artefacto Gallery, Barcelona, Spain, July | |
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2003 |
April - Iluminar, Bett Gallery Hobart, Tasmania |
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2005 |
Milagros/miracles, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne |
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Night Dance, Bett Gallery Hobart, Tasmania |
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Group Exhibitions |
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1984 |
Printmakers Exhibition, Chameleon Contemporary Art Space, Hobart |
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1987 |
Hysterical Perspectives, Chameleon Contemporary Art Space, Hobart |
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1988 |
Landfall, Chameleon Contemporary Art Space, Hobart |
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1990 |
9th Biennial Print Exhibition, Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Victoria |
| Contemporary Printmakers, Gallery Cimitiere, Launceston, Tasmania | |
| When the Boat Comes In, Entrepot Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart | |
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1991 |
Gallery Two, Launceston, Tasmania |
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1992 |
Gallery Two, Launceston, Tasmania |
| New Acquisitions, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart | |
| Entrepot Gallery, Centre for the Arts, University of Tasmania, Hobart | |
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1993 |
Barbie Kjar, Tim Maguire & Tom Samek, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart |
| Fremantle Print Prize, Fremantle, Western Australia | |
| Alice Prize, Alice Springs | |
| Antartica Fax Exhibition, Curated by Kevin Todd, Launceston | |
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1994 |
Island, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| Gold Coast Art Award, Surfers Paradise, Queensland | |
| Fremantle Print Prize, Fremantle, Western Australia | |
| Artists for Mt Wellington, Long Gallery, Hobart | |
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1995 |
Chameleon: A decade, curated by Victoria Hammond, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| Art, Gender, Identity, works by women artists from the permanent collection, Devonport Gallery and Arts Centre, Tasmania | |
| Colonial Past-time to Contemporary Profession, 150 years of Australian | |
| Women's Art from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Collection, Hobart | |
| Poets and Painters Exhibition, collaboration with Margaret Scott, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart | |
| Figure and Ground, curated by Ray Arnold, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart | |
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1995 |
Dualism, tapestry collaboration with Sarah Lindsay, touring regional galleries in Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia |
| Alice Prize Exhibition, Alice Springs, Northern Territory | |
| Hobart City Art Prize Exhibition, Hobart | |
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1996 |
Poets & Painters Exhibition, with Sue Moss, Salamanca Writers Festival, Hobart |
| Pulp, Curator Michael Edwards, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, Tasmania | |
| Alice Prize Exhibition, Alice Springs, Northern Territory | |
| National Print Exhibition, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, N.S.W | |
| ACAF5, Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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1997 |
Tripping the light, curated by Robyn Daw, University of Tasmania at Launceston |
| Fremantle Print Prize, exhibition finalist, Freemtle, W.A. | |
| Alice Prize, exhibition finalist, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, N.T. | |
| Hobart City Art Prize, exhibition finalist, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart, TAS | |
| The Hutchins School 1997 Art Prize, exhibition finalist, The Long Gallery, Hobart, TAS | |
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1998 |
Borges bestiary, with Milan Milojevic & Jennifer Marshall, Grahame Galleries and editions, Brisbane, Qld |
| Decalogue - A Catalogue of Ten years of Australian Printmaking, co-curator Ruth Johnstone & Di Waite, Metropolitan Museum of Seoul, Korea | |
| Bold bags and old baggage, curated by Sue Moss, Caz Rodwell & Marjorie | |
| Luck, Schoolhouse Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania | |
| Fremantle Print Prize, exhibition finalist, Freematle, W.A. | |
| Thirteen Artists, Australian Galleries, Works on Paper Gallery, Sydney | |
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1999 |
Fremantle Print Prize, Fremantle Arts Centre, WA, Highly Commended |
| The chair exhibition & auction, Freedom Furniture & Australian Galleries, Sydney | |
| The Hutchins School 1999 Works on Paper Prize, exhibition finalist, Hobart, TAS | |
| Conrad Jupiters Gold Coast Art Exhibition, Queensland | |
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2000 |
Fifth Mondial Triennal of Small Sized Prints, Chamalieres, France |
| Six Australian Artists, The Lane Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand | |
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2001 |
Australian Galleries, Works on Paper, Sydney |
| Poets & Painters 2001 (collaboration with Amanda Lohrey), Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart | |
| Fremantle Print Prize, exhibition finalist, Frematle, W.A. | |
| The Hutchins School 2001 Works on Paper Prize, exhibition finalist, Hobart, TAS | |
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2002 |
The body in question (GW Bot, M Ulrich, Barbie Kjar), Gadfly Gallery, Perth, WA |
| Miniare, Internationale Print Triennial, Montreal, Canada, October | |
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2003 |
March - Future Perfect exhibition, Bett Gallery Hobart, Tasmania |
| July - Love Letter to China exhibition, curated by Peter Hill, Dougherty Gallery, Sydney | |
| September - invited artist, World Calligraphy Biennale of Jeollabuk-do, South Korea | |
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2004 |
Australian Printmaking exhibition curated by Diana Gold, New York Etchers Society Gallery, New York and Gallery101, Melbourne |
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The tower exhibition, Milan Milojevic, Jennifer Marshall, Jacqui Parry, Barbie Kjar at Gallery 101, Melbourne |
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Tasmanian Printmaking exhibition curated by Diane Soumalis, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne |
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Mornington Peninsular, Works on Paper exhibition, Victoria |
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Fremantle Print Prize exhibition, Fremantle |
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Hutchins Art Prize exhibition, Hobart |
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International Calligraphy Biennale, Korea |
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2005 |
Rhapsody 21st century, Selected Tasmanian artists, University of Tasmania Gallery, Inveresk curated by Malcolm Bywaters |
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Tower of Babel, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart |
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Grants and Awards |
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1987/88 |
Artist Development Grant, Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board, Hobart |
| Artist-in-Residence, Kala Print Workshop, Berkeley, California, USA | |
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1988/89 |
Project Grant, Visual Arts and Crafts Board, Australia Council, Sydney |
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1991/92 |
Project Grant, Visual Arts and Crafts Board, Australia Council, Sydney |
| Artist-In-Residence, International Print Studio, Barcelona, Spain | |
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1992 |
Trust Bank Art Award, Print Prize, Launceston, TAS |
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1993 |
Eskleigh Art Award, first prize, Eskleigh, TAS |
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1994 |
The Billboard Project, Trades and Labour Council, TAS |
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1995 |
Devonport Health Centre Commission, Art for Public Buildings Scheme, TAS |
| Gladstone Art Prize for works on paper, Gladstone, QLD | |
| Project Grant, Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board, Hobart, TAS | |
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1998 |
Project Grant, Arts Tasmania, Hobart, TAS |
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1999 |
Conrad Jupiters Gold Coast Art Award, Queensland, 1999 Winner |
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2000 |
Arts Bridge Grant, Arts Tasmania |
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2002 |
Arts Bridge Grant, Arts Tasmania |
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2003 |
Artsbridge Funding,Arts Tasmania for residency at Print Workshop in Havana, Cuba |
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2004 |
Tokyo studio, Australia Council |
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Collections |
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Australia National Gallery, Canberra |
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Parliament House, Canberra |
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National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
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Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland |
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University of Southern Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland |
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Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart |
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Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania |
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Art Bank, Sydney |
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Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Queensland |
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Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, NSW |
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Devonport Art Gallery, Devonport, Tasmania |
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Fine Arts Committee, University of Tasmania, Hobart |
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University of Tasmania Collection, Launceston, Tasmania |
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Art in Public Buildings Scheme 1991, Arts Tasmania, Hobart |
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The Tamar Collection, Launceston, Tasmania |
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Rosny College, Hobart |
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Private Collections in Australia, New Zealand, USA, France and England |
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Bibliography |
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1986 |
Review, The Weekend Australian, March |
| Review, The Mercury, March | |
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1987 |
Review, The Mercury, 21 November |
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1988 |
Review, The Mercury, 1 January |
| Feature article, The Sunday Tasmanian, 10 January | |
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1989 |
Catalogue of Australian Printmakers, Print Council of Australia, Melbourne |
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1990 |
Review, The Mercury, May |
| Imprint, Vol 26, No.2, Postcards from a Dream (curated project), | |
| Preludes, No.7 (cover illustration), University of Tasmania, Hobart | |
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1992 |
Jules Carroll, ISIS, Newsletter for the Office of the Status of Women, TAS |
| Review, The Mercury, 14 November | |
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1993 |
CAST Magazine, Vol 1 |
| Grahame Galleries & Editions, Prints, Brisbane | |
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1994 |
CAST Magazine, Vol 4 |
| Dick Bett Gallery Newsletter, No.24 | |
| Fremantle Print Prize, catalogue | |
| Gold Coast City Art Prize, catalogue | |
| Review, Canberra Times, 25 March | |
| Review, The Age, ETC, 22 July | |
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1995 |
Review, The Mercury, October |
| Dualism, Devonport Art Gallery, TAS | |
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1996 |
Michael Denholm, Antipodes, A Changing Scene-Australian Art since the 1960's, June |
| Dick Bett Gallery Newsletter, No.30, 1996 Poets & Painters Exhibition, March | |
| Siglo, No.5, Poets & Painters Exhibition, June | |
| Island Magazine, No.67, 996 Poets & Painters Exhibition, July | |
| Diana Klaosen, Imprint, Winter 1996 | |
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1997 |
Australian Literary Review Magazine, cover illustration, May |
| Giles Aulty, The Weekend Australia, exhibition review, 20-21 September | |
| Siglo, Consumption, Spring/Summer,Issue 9, p.13 | |
| Fremantle Print Prize exhibition catalogue, illustration | |
| Sasha Grishin, Printmaking in the 1990's | |
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1998 |
Michael Denholm, Periphery, No. 34, Surveying Tasmania's Art, p.18-20 |
| Ruth Johnstone & Di Waite, Decalogue - A Catalogue of Ten years of Australian Printmaking, Metropolitan Museum of Seoul, Korea | |
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1999 |
Fremantle Print Prize, catalog illustration, Fremantle Arts Centre, WA |
| Anne Barbeliuk, Saturday Mercury, Artist takes seat to aid charity auction, September 11, p.9 | |
| Gold Coast City Art Prize, catalogue | |
| Giles Auty, The Weekend Australia, Everyone's a winner, November 27-28, Arts Review, p.23 | |
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2000 |
Courtney Kidd, Sydney Morning Herald, Look this way, Tuesday 14 March, Arts P.13 |
| T J McNamara, New Zealand Herald, Monday 12 June, Arts section | |
| ABCTV Tasmania, Snapshot Program, Monday 19 June | |
| Lynne Landy, Australian Country Style, November, p.106-108 | |
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2001 |
Geoffrey Makin, Sun Herald, Arts pages, August, p. |
| Sasha Grishin, Canberra Times, Arts page, October, p. | |
| Di Klaosen, Imprint magazine, Winter 2001 & cover image | |
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2005 |
Robert Nelson, The Age 25th February |
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Feature article, The Arts Review page, Saturday 5 March |
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Interview with Julia Copeland, Radio National, The Makers, Sunday 8 May |