Sally Rees
Art Practice CV
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Education:
April 1999: Attended MEDIATE. ANAT * (Australian Network for Art & Technology) masterclass for curators of multi-media.
1993-96: Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours (completed). Centre for the Arts University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania Australia.
Solo Exhibitions:
1999: July 29-August 17 THE VANITY GAME, installation of digital self portraiture FOYeR 77 Salamanca Place Hobart Tasmania Australia.
1998: April 24- May 10 SAFELY IN THE HOME solo exhibition of painting sculpture and video Gallery Dunce Elizabeth St Hobart Tasmania Australia.
1997: July 16-August 13 GIFTS AND PRIZES solo show of polaroid self portraiture Banana Moon Gallery Salamanca Place Hobart Tasmania Australia.
Group Exhibitions/Screenings:
2001:March 31-April 20 ARCADE group show with Eric Emery Demian Petryshyn & Meesoo Lee. Western Front Exhibitions Programme. Vancouver BC Canada.
2000:June 25 HILL FILM FESTIVAL 56 West 41st Ave Vancouver BC Canada
2000: April 2 BEYOND DOGMA:SUPERDOGME super-8 festival Blinding Light Cinema Vancouver, BC, Canada
1999: Nov 23-Dec 4 HUTCHINS ART PRIZE , for works on paper Hutchins School Hobart Tasmania Australia
1999: October 13-15 INTERSECTION * Melbourne Fringe Festival, data projected group show, cnr Punt Rd and Swan St Richmond Victoria Australia.
1998: October 9- 27 LOOP DELUXE group installation of super-8 film loops curated by Matt Warren & Felix Ratcliff. FOYeR 77 Salamanca Place Hobart, Tasmania. Australia.
1998: August 28-September 15 WHAT KATY DID NEXT installation in collaboration with Julie-Ann Hall & Felix Ratcliff. FOYeR 77 Salamanca Place, Hobart Tasmania. Australia.
1998: Feb 23-March 17 TRIPLE O, group show with Shelley Chick Jenny Dewhurst and Elanor Ray. Fine Arts Gallery University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania Australia
1998: Jan 24-31 TWO CANS AND A PIECE OF STRING Empire Studios video installation for Hobart Fringe Festival FOYeR 77 Salamanca Place Hobart Tasmania. Australia.
1997: Dec 4-12 EMPIRE STATE * touring multimedia public art project by Empire Studios. Inveresk Railyards- Launceston Reece House-Burnie............................ Paragon Theatre-Queenstown Tasmania Australia.
1997: May 26-30 EMPIRE-PUBLIC ART PROJECT * Empire Studios project exhibition of video and digitally based work various locations Hobart CBD Tasmania Australia.
1996: January BLUE BABY BLUE exhibition of sculpture and drawings+soundtrack with Matt Warren Couch Culture Art Space Elizabeth St Hobart Tasmania Australia. 1995: September BEEP N CLICK * exhibition of digitally based work with on-line catalogue Entrepot gallery Hunter St Hobart Tasmania Australia .
1995: July RAPID EYE MOVEMENTS an exhibition of short video works Couch Culture Art Space Elizabeth St Hobart Tasmania Australia .
1993:INCORPOREAL 3: THE INSECT CAGE collaborative mixed media exhibition with Edward Colless David McDowall Kevin Henderson and Matt Warren K.A.O.S. cafe Elizabeth St Hobart Tasmania Australia
Commissions:
1999: August TO EAT FLOWERS AND WALK ON GLASS * video installation for Salamanca Theatre Company. CAST gallery Hobart Tasmania Australia.
1999: July-Nov OFF THE WIRES radio project audio project development for Tasmanian Trades and Labour Council. Huon District Tasmania Australia.
1999: March STILL LIFE * & * multi-media performance project in collaboraton with Oatlands District School and Salamanca Theatre Company. Oatlands Tasmania Australia.
Arts Industry Experience:
2001:March-May Artist in Residence. *WesternFront Media Programme. Vancouver BC Canada.
2000: February-June Studio/Research assisstant to Judy Radul Vancouver BC Canada
1998/99:Office/gallery assistant Contemporary Art Services Tasmania (CAST) Hobart Tasmania Australia.
1999: July-Sept Assnt. Artistic Director THE DIVINE KISS IHOS opera Hobart Tasmania Australia.
1999: April-May Art Director RAPTURE IHOS Opera Hobart Tasmania Australia.
1998: October 9-31 Studio Asisstant to Anna Phillips Hobart Tasmania Australia.
1998/99: Exhibition Co-ordinator Foyer installation cafe Hobart Tasmania Australia.
Curatorial Experience:
1999: Sept 10-30 EFFECT exhibition exploring Tasmanian emerging artists response to electronic media. CAST Gallery Hobart Tasmania Australia.
1997: Dec 4-12 EMPIRE STATE touring multimedia public art project by Empire Studios. Inveresk Railyards- Launceston Reece House-Burnie Paragon Theatre Queenstown Tasmania Australia.
1997: May 26-30EMPIRE-PUBLIC ART PROJECT Empire Studios project exhibition of video and digitally based work various locations Hobart CBD Tasmania Australia.
Grants Received:
1999: Australia Council for the Arts funding on behalf of and for developement of FOYeR installation space
1998: C.A.S.T. Touring Exhibition Development Fund received for developement of curatorial project for 1999
1997: C.A.S.T. Touring Exhibition Development Fund received on behalf of Empire Studios for the development of EMPIRE STATE, touring multi-media exhibition.
1997: Australia Council Emerging Artists Fund, received on behalf of Empire Studios for staging of EMPIRE STATE
1997:Arts Tasmania Startup Grant for development of solo show for 1998
Articles:
New Media Yeild -Review of STILL LIFE Realtime June/July issue 1999
Restless show amusing and confusing -Review of RAPTURE The Australian May 24 1999
Actions louder than words Review of BEEP N CLICK Artlink vol 15 #4 Summer 1995
KAOS Rules! article about K.A.O.S. cafˇ food and activities including INCORPOREAL 3:THE INSECT CAGE Realtime December/January issue 1994/95
Articles Published:
WARP review of group exhibition of Tasmanian painters Artlink vol 19 #4, Summer 1999/2000
All About Empire article regarding the on-going activities of Empire Studios. Artlink vol 17 #3 Summer