Saturday, April 13, 2019

Artist of the day, April 13 (Women in the arts week): Anne Zahalka, Australian photographer (#666)

Anne Zahalka (1957) is an Australian photographer, she is one of Australia’s most highly regarded contemporary artists working with photography. She has exhibited extensively in Australia and internationally for over 20 years. Her works are held in most major public collections in Australia as well as numerous private and corporate collections in Australia and overseas.

Anne Zahalka was born to a Jewish Austrian mother and Catholic Czech father. Zahalka subsequently developed an interest in Australia's migrants and diverse cultures.

Her work is held in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and National Gallery of Victoria. Her artwork revolves around Australian culture, focusing on themes such as gender roles, leisure activities and the conventions of art. Her best known image is "The Sunbather #2". 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. 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. Additionally, Zahalka has curated many group exhibitions.

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The Sunbather #2

2018, A craw of carnivores

2018, Big business divides bison

2018, Big cats don’t cry

2017, Exotic Birds

2018, Falling angels

2018,  High on a hill lived some lonely goats

2018, Krazy Kashmiris in Stagland

2018, Let sleeping dogs lie

2018, Perilous flight

2018, There will be no more rumble in the jungle

2015, Untitled, Figures on Manly Beach (after Nancy Kilgour)

2006, Alpine Scene

2008, Alpinists

2006, Brown Bears

2008,  Game Park

2018, Picnickers

2016, Polar Bear, Grizzly Bear and Grolar Bear

2006, Windy Weather

2014, Art Services staff, Art Store, Parliament House, Canberra

2014, Artworks Manager, Member’s Office, House of Representatives (Canberra)

2014, Cleaner and Australian Federal Police Officer, Prime Minister’s Office (Canberra)

2014, Cleaners, Cabinet Room, Parliament House, Canberra

 2014, Gardener, Flagpole Lawn, Parliament House, Canberra

2014, Head Pastry Chef and Assistant, Catering Services, Finishing KitchenParliament House, Canberra

2014, Marble Foyer, Parliament House, Canberra

2014, Mechanical Fitter, Plant Room, Parliament House, Canberra

Peter Tyndall, (From the Artist Series)

Rosemary Laing, (From the Artist Series)

Stephen Bush, (From the Artist Series)

Banduk Marika, (From the Artist Series)

Horst Kiechle, (From the Artist Series)

Rebecca Ann Hobbs, (From the Artist Series)

Rosie Wiess, (From the Artist Series)

Mireille Astore, (From the Artist Series)

Selina Ou, (From the Artist Series)

Kim Donaldson, (From the Artist Series)

Anne Zahalka, self-portrait, (From the Artist Series)

Jan Nelson, (From the Artist Series)

Monday, 8:08 am

Tuesday, 9:10 am

Wednesday, 8:40 pm

Thursday, 10:23 pm

Friday, 2:48 pm

Saturday, 9:15 pm

Sunday, 11:08 am

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