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Helen Wright Pastels on paper |
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A group
exhibition hung in the Victorian manner of
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Nobody Knows
Anything 15 April to 11 May 2005 |
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Helen Wright - Curriculum Vitae (May 2004) |
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| 1956 | Born Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 1977-79 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Tasmanian School of Art, Tasmania C.A.E., Hobart |
| 1981 | Post Grad. Diploma of Visual Art Studies, Alexander Mackie C.A.E., Sydney |
| 1986-87 | Master of Fine Arts, University of Tasmania, Hobart |
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Professional Development |
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| 1983 | Founding member Chameleon Studios |
| 1988-89 | Board member Chameleon Contemporary Art Space |
| 1991 | Barcelona Studio Residency, Spain, VACB, Australia Council, Sydney |
| National Selector, Moet and Chandon National Touring Exhibition | |
| 1993 | Appointed Member, Visual Arts Panel, Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board, Hobart |
| 1991-00 | Part-time Lecturer, Printmaking Dept, Centre for the Arts, University of Tasmania, Hobart |
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Grants and Awards |
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| 1982 | Artist's Development Grant, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council, Sydney |
| 1985 | Artist's Development Grant, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council, Sydney |
| 1987 | Commonwealth Postgraduate Scholarship, Masters, Hobart |
| 1988 | Workshop Development Grant, Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board, Hobart |
| 1989 | Travel/Development Grant, Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board, Hobart |
| 1990 | Barcelona Studio Residency, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council, Sydney |
| 1994 | Artist's Professional Development Grant, VACB, Sydney |
| 1994 | Artist's Professional Development Grant Arts Tasmania Hobart |
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Selected Solo Exhibitions |
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| 1980 | Helen Wright - Prints and Drawings, Tasmanian School of Art Gallery, Hobart |
| 1987 | Helen Wright - Prints and Drawings, Reconnaissance Gallery, Melbourne |
| Avago, Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania, Hobart | |
| 1989 | Helen Wright - Recent Work, Cockatoo Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Short Stories, Salamanca Place Gallery (Dick Bett Gallery), Hobart | |
| 1990 | Helen Wright - Prints and Drawings, Australian Girls Own Gallery, Canberra |
| 1991 | Science Lessons and Other Mysteries, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart |
| 1992 | Helen Wright - Recent Works, Niagara Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1993 | Helen Wright - Recent Work, Australian Girls Own Gallery, Canberra |
| Helen Wright - Villa of Mysteries, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart | |
| 1995 | Helen Wright - Recent Work, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1996 | Symptoms of Beauty - Helen Wright, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart |
| 1997 | A Taxonomy of Symbols -Helen Wright Niagara Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1998 | Almost Familiar, Helen Wright, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart |
| 1999 | Helen Wright, Recent Work, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2000 | Frankenflower, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart |
| 2002 | Future Perfect, Niagara Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2003 | Untouchable Face, Helen Maxwell Gallery, Canberra |
| 2004 | White Light, Niagara Gallery, Melbourne |
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Selected Group Exhibitions |
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| 1981 | Student Printmakers, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney |
| Purchase Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 1983 | Helen Wright and David Keeling, Fine Arts Gallery, University of Sydney, Sydney |
| Henri Worland Print Prize, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Victoria | |
| 1984 | The Chameleon Print Show, Chameleon Gallery, Hobart |
| Works on Paper, Chameleon Gallery, Hobart | |
| Three Tasmanians in Printmakers, Kay Francis (curator), Burnie Art Gallery. Touring to Devonport and Hobart | |
| 1986 | Six Tasmanian Artists, Rhumbarellas Gallery, Melbourne |
| Prints from the Collection, Fine Arts Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart | |
| 1986-87 | Post Lintel Design - David Keeling, Helen Wright & Wayne Malm, Handmark Gallery, Hobart |
| 1987 | M.F.A. Graduate Exhibition, Centre for the Arts Gallery, University of Tasmania |
| 1988 | Landfall, Sean Kelly (curator), Chameleon Gallery, Hobart |
| 3 x 15, Sculpture Exhibition, Finola Jones (curator), Chameleon Cont Art Space, Hobart | |
| Diversities, Mary Scott (curator), Fine Arts Gallery, University of Tasmania | |
| 1989 | Australian Prints Now, Roger Butler (curator), A.N.G., Canberra |
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Paradise Lost : Tasmanian Prints, Regionalism, Postmodernity, Ian McLean (curator), Print Council of Australia, Melbourne. Touring Australia |
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| Genius Loci : Spirit of Place, Contemporary Tasmanian Painting, Nick Waterlow (curator), Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart. Touring to R.M.I.T. Gallery, Melbourne | |
| The October Show, Diane Dunbar (curator), Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston | |
| 1990 | The Summer Show, Chameleon Gallery, Hobart |
| Tasmanian Printmakers, Gallery Cimitiere, Launceston, Tasmania | |
| 1991 | Six Tasmanian Printmakers, Christa Johannes (curator), T. M. A. G., Hobart |
| 1991 | South of No North, Richard Flanagan (curator), Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart |
| 1992 | Rediscovery, Australian Artists in Europe, 1982-92 Seville Expo, Spain |
| Toured Australian Embassy, Paris, Toured by A.E.T.A | |
| 1993 | My Head is Map, Roger Butler (curator) Australian National Gallery, Canberra |
| Recent Acquisitions, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart | |
| Recent Acquisitions, Devonport Gallery and Art Centre, Devonport, Tasmania | |
| To the Surface, Ray Arnold (curator), University of Tasmania, Hobart | |
| 1994 | Artists for Mt Wellington, Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart |
| A Celebration of Womens Sufferage, Central Gallery, Adelaide | |
| Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne - Niagara Galleries | |
| 1995 | The Derwent Collection, Australian Art of the 1980's and 1990's, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart |
| Poets & Painters Exhibition, Salamanca Writers Festival, Hobart, Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart | |
| The Derwent Collection, Australian Art of the 1980's & 1990's, T.M.A.G., Hobart | |
| 1996 | Brushing the Dark, Victoria Hammond (curator), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and touring to New South Wales and Queensland |
| 1998 | ‘Drawings from the Collection’, National Gallery of Victoria |
| 1999 | ‘Look Again’, National Gallery of Victoria |
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Bibliography |
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| 1990 | Michael Denholm, Recent Works, catalogue essay, AGOG Gallery, Canberra |
| Sacha Grishin, Recent Works, exhibition review, Canberra Times, Canberra | |
| 1991 | Chris Johannes, Tasmanian Printmakers, catalogue essay, T.M.A.G., Hobart |
| 1992 | Edward Colless, Rediscovery - Australian artists in Europe 1982- 1992, catalogue essay, A.E.T.A., Melbourne |
| 1993 | Roger Butler, My Head is a Map, catalogue essay, Australian National Gallery |
| Victoria Hammond, Villa of Mysteries, essay, CAST Magazine, Summer | |
| 1995 | Jennifer Spinx, The Perfume Factory & other drawings, catalogue essay, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne |
| Anna Murdoch-King, feature article, The Age, December 1995, Melbourne | |
| Exhibition review, The Herald Sun, December 1995, Melbourne | |
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1996 Victoria Hammond, Brushing the Dark, catalogue essay, CAST Tasmania |
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| John MacDonald, Peaks of Inspiration, review, Sydney Morning Herald | |
| Giles Auty, Theories with Holes, review, The Australian | |
| Susan Falkiner, Brushing the Dark, review, Art Monthly, June 1996 | |
| 2003 |
Four Tasmanian Artists, Depot Gallery, Sydney, curated by Dick Bett, Bett Gallery Hobart, Tasmania |
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Collections |
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| Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| Australian National Gallery, Canberra | |
| National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane | |
| Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide | |
| Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth | |
| Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart | |
| Burnie Art Gallery, Burnie, Tasmania | |
| Devonport Gallery, Devonport, Tasmania | |
| University of Tasmania, Hobart and Launceston | |
| Artbank, Sydney | |
| Art in Public Buildings Scheme, Tasmania | |
| Geeveston Print Collection, Geeveston, Tasmania | |
| The Derwent Collection, Hobart | |
| The Tamar Collection, Launceston, Tasmania | |
| Joseph Brown Collection, Melbourne | |
| Monash University Collection, Melbourne | |
| News Limited Collection, Australia | |
| Macquarie Bank | |
| Rockhampton Regional Gallery | |
| Western Mining | |
| The City of Whitehorse Collection, Melbourne | |
| Various Corporate and Private Collections, Australia | |
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