Anthea Williams Bio / Statement
I live and work in Latrobe Valley, a contrasting landscape of bucolic farmland industrial coal mine structures, and surfaces blackened by dust. This landscape resonates with concepts explored in my work. Recurrent themes include fragility, connection and disconnection. Specifically, our disengagement with each other and our environment.
My background in sculpture has broadened to include a multi- disciplinary practice including performance, digital photography, and collage. This approach allows greater potential to reach a wider audience and relates directly to the importance of connection.
My career highlights include numerous group and solo exhibitions in Victoria nationally and internationally in addition
to public art commissions collections and residencies.
ANTHEA WILLIAMS: CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Masters of Arts by research in Visual art, Monash University, Gippsland,1999
Post Grad Dip Education, Monash University Gippsland,1990
Post Grad Dip in Visual Art, Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education,1986
BA in Sculpture, Victoria College, Prahran,1984
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 The Black Hole Show, Switchback Gallery, Federation University, Arts Academy Gippsland.
2007 Used By, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale.
2003 Relief, Tilt Contemporary Art, Ferntree Gully.
1999 Recent Work, Cowwarr Art Space.
1996 Dialogues with Space, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell.
1994 Recent Sculpture, Gippsland Regional Art Gallery Sale.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
CASPA My Big Backyard, Castlemaine & Yinnar Vic Sept– Oct 2017& April,2018,
Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award, Burwood Vic, 6th June July 2017.
THE WOOLLAHRA SMALL SCULPTURE PRIZE, 2011, Double Bay, N.S.W, Oct-Nov, 2015.
Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award, Burwood Vic, Oct -Dec 2013.
THE WOOLLAHRA SMALL SCULPTURE PRIZE, Double Bay, N.S.W, Oct Nov, 2011.
FAIR AND SQUARE, Curated by Rona Green,Joyes Hall Gallery, Charles Sturt University,Wagga Wagga, N.S.W, Dec-Jan 2012.
CONTEMPORA 2008, Docklands, Vic, March 2008.
ART FROM DETRITUS, Edward William Gallery, Fairleigh Dickinson University,New Jersey,USA Jan 2006.
THE SOHO-CHELSEA INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION, Agora Gallery,Chelsea,,USA July 2005,
RECENT WORKS, Smyrnios Gallery, Prahran, Vic, September 2004.
THE ME I WANT YOU TO SEE, Gabriel Gallery, Footscray, March 2003.
SHE WHO SEEKS THE TRUTH, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong, March 2002.
WILLIAMSTOWN SCULPTURE PRIZE SHOW, Parks & Gardens Warehouse, March 2001.
THE AUSTRALIAN TACTILE ART PRIZE, Royal Blind Society, Customs House, Sydney, Oct 1999.
CANBERRA NATIONAL SCULPTURE FORUM: April 1998 (sole Victorian).
THE NEW ENERGY: Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell Oct 1995.
DAME EDNA REGRETS SHE IS UNABLE TO ATTEND: Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, June 1993.
PERFORMANCE
“Blood”, performance Creative Waste exhibition, Gallery Arc Yinnar Vic, 4th March 2016.
The Pregnant Lentils, Performance The Dan O’Connell, Carlton, 2nd April 2016 Vic
“The Sac” written & performed as part of Make my Play for Australia, La Mama, Carlton Vic, Nov22,23rd 2016.
This is the way I show you I love you, performance & sound, Gallery ARC Yinnar, Vic,21st Feb 2015.
Plasti-scene, performance & installation, Gallery ARC Yinnar Vic,11thSept-25th Oct 2009.
AWARDS AND GRANTS
THE SOHO-CHELSEA INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION, Chelsea, New York, USA 2005.
POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION GRANT, New York, July 2000 to July 2001.
RESIDENCIES
Testing Grounds with The Owls of Nebraska, Southbank Melbourne Vic Nov 2017
The Yarra Sculpture Gallery Abbottsford Vic Sept 2012
PUBLIC ART
The Whackit Fiddlehead Festival, Yinnar. Vic funded by Australia Council , Jan-May 2014
‘Expansion’ Commissioned sculpture of Monash University Gippsland, 2008.