Brigita Ozolins
Brigita Ozolins has few parallels in Tasmanian art. She makes immersive art by paying particular attention to the context of her works, and is known for creating environments, using sound and making performative readings of rare books part of her work.
- Andrew Harper, critic
It is the inherently paradoxical aspect of language that I try to evoke through my art practice. One stream of work focuses on the aesthetics of the book and the ambiguity of the word; another reflects my interest in the way bureaucracy manages information and manipulates the individual, and more recently I have been exploring the connections between ancient forms of writing, cryptography and binary code, with a particular emphasis on the shift from analogue to digital systems of recording information. Alongside these explorations I also make work about lesser-known aspects of Tasmanian, Latvian and other histories.
- Brigita Ozolins, 2024
Since the mid 1990s, Brigita has exhibited in over 20 solo and 40 group exhibitions within Tasmania, interstate and overseas. Her commissions include large scale projects for David Walsh’s Museum of Old and New Art, Detached Cultural Organisation, The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, the State Library of Tasmania, and the Soros Foundation, Latvia.
Brigita has also received numerous artist grants, including the 2008 inaugural Qantas Contemporary Art Award, and Australia Council and Arts Tasmania grants. She has undertaken residencies in Ventspils (2023, 2024) New York (2013), Riga (2008), London (2002), Paris (2002), Gorge Cottage in Launceston (2005), and Port Arthur, Tasmania (2007).
