Anne Zahalka

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Anne Zahalka
Born1957
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Known forphotography
Websitezahalkaworld.com.au

Anne Zahalka (born 1957)[1] is an Australian photo media artist (photographer). She was born to a Jewish Austrian mother and Catholic Czech father. Her parents met and married in England during the Second World War.[2] Zahalka subsequently developed an interest in Australia's migrants and diverse cultures.[1][3]

Her work is held in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Victoria and the National Gallery of Australia.

Education[]

She studied at Sydney College of the Arts (undergraduate and postgraduate), 1979.[4]

Career[]

Her artwork revolves around Australian culture,[5] focusing on themes such as gender roles, leisure activities[6] and the conventions of art. Her best known image is "The Sunbather #2".[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] Additionally, Zahalka has curated many group exhibitions.

Exhibitions[]

  • Haimish, The Jewish Museum, Melbourne, 1998[10]
  • Leisureland, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, 2000[11]
  • Fortresses and Frontiers, Robert Sandelson Gallery, London, 2000[12]
  • Wild Life, ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, 2008[13]
  • A Time and a Place, group exhibition, Griffith University Arts Gallery, South East Queensland, 2015[14]
  • Wild Life, Australia, ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, 2019[15]

Residencies[]

  • (1987) Resemblance, 1987 Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin during 1986-87.[16]
  • (1989) Gertrude Street International Studio, 3-month residency, Melbourne Bondi Pavilion, Bondi, 6-month residency
  • (2008) Sofitel, Melbourne, Victoria Bundanon, Arthur Boyd Estate, New South Wales
  • (2011) Bondi the Beautiful residency, Bondi Pavilion Gallery
  • (2013) HMAS Penguin residency commemorating the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy Newington College, Concordia through the Newington Women’s Fund
  • (2017) Turner Gallery Perth, Western Australia, 27 Feb – 18 March[17]

Collections[]

Zahalka's work is held in the following permanent collections:

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Bronwyn Watson (14 May 2011). "Public Works: Anna Zahalka". The Australian. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. ^ Meacham, Steve (15 August 2018). "National Art School showcases 'Fabulous 50'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ^ Garden, Wendy (4 January 2016). "Who belongs on the Australian beach? A history of gendered and racial possession". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 April 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ "Education". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. ^ Galvin, Nick (6 February 2014). "Changing look of the Australian identity laid bare in Art Gallery of NSW exhibition". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  6. ^ Blake, Elissa (17 April 2015). "Game of snap: photographers face the lens". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  7. ^ Taffel, Jacqui (14 April 2007). "Click and myth approach". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Hall of Mirrors: Anne Zahalka Portraits 1987-2007". Centre for Contemporary Photography. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Anne Zahalka" (PDF). Centre for Contemporary Photography.
  11. ^ "Anne Zahalka". Art Map.
  12. ^ "Anne Zahalka". Art Net.
  13. ^ "Anne Zahalka". ARC ONE Gallery.
  14. ^ Madeleine, Anna (23 March 2015). "The week in arts: Dirtsong, From the Rubble, As You Like it". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 April 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  15. ^ "Anne Zahalka". ARC ONE Gallery.
  16. ^ "Zahalka World website". Zahalkaworld.com.au. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Anna Zahalka". Design and Art Australia Online.
  18. ^ "Works by Anne Zahalka :: The Collection :: Art Gallery NSW". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Explore our collection". www.mga.org.au. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Works by Anne Zahalka". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  21. ^ "Anne Zahalka, Die Putzfrau (The Cleaner) 1987". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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