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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016

2014

2011

(forthcoming) KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns

in/animate, fortyfivedownstairs, Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Earth Whispers, Cairns Regional Gallery

Domestic8 – Sculptural Assemblage, c1907 Contemporary Artspace, Cairns

SMALL GROUP / TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS

2015

2013

2012

Season 3 Group Show, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne

Simmer: Contemporary Works from Far North Queensland, 69 Smith St Gallery, Melbourne

Intention to Exit (Knock Knock Contemporary Artists’ Initiative), Cairns Regional Gallery

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2014-16

2014

2014-15

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2nd Tamworth Textile Triennial Touring Exhibition, touring nationally to select venues

SUB-0 The Affordable Art Show, Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns

Women in the Arts: Of Sense & Sensibilities, Canopy Art Centre, Cairns

Booked: Artist Books & Text-based Works, KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns

Living Change, Qld Regional Art Awards Touring Exhibition, (Curator, Timothy Morrell)

Group Exchange:2nd Tamworth Textile Triennial, Tamworth Regional Gallery, NSW (Curator, Cecilia Heffer, UTS)

Blunt Edge of Portraiture, Pink Phoenix Studio Gallery, Cairns

Start Collecting Art!, Cairns Regional Gallery

SUB-150 The Affordable Art Show, c1907 Contemporary Artspace

Inside/Out: Mapping Spiritual Journeys, c1907 Contemporary Artspace, Cairns (curated print-making exhibition)

States of Play: Contemporary Australian Women in Regional Arts Practice, Canopy Artspace, Cairns

Linden Postcard Show, Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne

Blunt Edge of Portraiture, Pink Phoenix Studio Gallery, Cairns

Start Collecting Art! , Cairns Regional Gallery, Qld

SUB–150 The Affordable Art Show, c1907 Contemporary Artspace, Cairns

Inkmasters Print Exhibition, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns

Women in the Arts: The Bag – Object or Obsession?, c1907 Contemporary Artspace, Cairns

Post Card Show, Cairns Regional Gallery, Qld

Blunt Edge of Portraiture, Pink Phoenix Studio Gallery, Cairns

SUB–150 The Affordable Art Show, c1907 Contemporary Artspace, Cairns

Women in the Arts, c1907 Contemporary Artspace, Cairns

100 Women, 100 Artworks, On-Line Exhibition Event, 100th Anniversary International Women’s Day

Linden Postcard Show, Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne

The Wrap Up, c1907 Contemporary Artspace, Cairns

Les Femmes & John, Cairns Regional Gallery, Qld

COMMISSIONS

2009

Sun Blossoms, Cairns Regional Council

Flora / Fauna, Cairns Regional Council

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2014

2013

2012

2011

Women in the Arts: Of Sense & Sensibilities, Canopy Art Centre, Cairns

Simmer: Contemporary Works from Far North Queensland (Travelling Exhibition), 69 Smith St Gallery, Melbourne

Women in the Arts: The Bag – Object or Obsession?, c 1907 Contemporary Artspace, Cairns

Women in the Arts, inaugural exhibition celebrating 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day, c1907 Contemporary Artspace, Cairns

COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECTS

2012

2011

Participant - Artist Forum: ‘Authorship & Collaboration: A Regional Perspective’, c1907 Contemporary Artspace, Cairns

Artist, Uncommon Thread, Travelling Artist Book Project, non-gallery venues throughout Cairns

Guest Speaker, Exhibition Opening ‘Red Sofa Syndrome’, TAFE Diploma of Visual Arts, Cairns Regional Gallery

Member of Panel - Artist Forum: The Exhibition Process, July 2011, Cairns Regional Gallery, Qld

Guest Speaker, TAFE Diploma of Visual Arts ‘Establish a Viable Arts Practice’ subject

Facilitator - Artist Forum: ‘The WAH Symposium Wrap Up’, KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns

Attended NAVA ‘WAH’ ARI Symposium, Sydney - Knock Knock representative

GRANTS / AWARDS

2014

2012/13

2011

Selected FNQ Artist - Flying Arts & USQ Research Project: Artists in School

RADF Grant (Knock Knock Contemporary Artists' Initiative)

ARTSTART Grant, Australia Council for the Arts

ARI Grant, Arts Qld (Knock Knock Contemporary Artists’ Initiative)

RADF Grant & Quick Response Grant (Knock Knock Contemporary Artists' Initiative)

EDUCATION

2012

2011

2000

1991

Michael Kempson (Artist-In-Residence) 3-day Etching Workshop, Ink Fest, Cairns

Diploma of Visual Arts (with Distinction), TAFE QLD North, Cairns

Certificate IV Workplace Training & Assessment, TAFE QLD North, Cairns

Bachelor of Arts (Humanities), Griffith University, Brisbane

EMPLOYMENT

2014-current

2014

2012

2011 – 15

Front-Of-House / Retail, Cairns Regional Gallery

Artist-in-Residence, Flying Arts & University of Southern Qld Research Project: Artists in Schools

Artist-in-Residence, REACH Primary Contemporary Arts Exhibition project, April-June
(Mareeba, Edge Hill & Freshwater State Schools, North Qld)

Gallery Attendant, Ron Mueck’s In Bed (Qld Art Gallery Exhibition), KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns

Art Workshops : Cairns Regional Gallery, Peninsula Arts Educators Association, Just Kids Early Learning House, REACH (Education Qld)

REVIEWS

2013

2012

2011

‘Simmer', Art Monthly Australia, March 2013 Edition 257, p64

'Artbeat', Artist's Palette, Edition 120 February 2013, pp 10-11

'Focus on Art: Intention to Exit’, Cairns Sun, 10 Oct 2012, p10

‘Knock Knock Contemporary Artists’ Initiative: Intention to Exit’, Oct-Dec2012, Art Dekko, Edition 52, p11

‘Women in the Arts 2012’, Cairns Post, 8 March 2012

‘Message of Global Preservation’, Cairns Sun, June 2011

‘Earth Whispers: Louisa Ennis-Thomas’, April-June 2011, Art Dekko, Edition 46, p12

ARTIST PUBLICATIONS

2014

2013

2011

2010

Louisa Ennis-Thomas: in/animate, Edition of 1000, Published Nov 2014

Simmer: Contemporary Works from Far North Queensland, Edition of 1000, Published Jan 2013

Earth Whispers, Edition of 1000, Published May 2011

Domestic8 – Sculptural Assemblage, Edition of 500, Published Dec 2010

Les Femmes & John, Edition of 1000, Published Nov 2010

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2010 - 15

2011 - 12

2011 - 15

2009 -15

2012 -15

Founding Member, Knock Knock Contemporary Artists’ Initiative

President, Knock Knock Contemporary Artists’ Initiative Management Committee

NAVA Professional Membership

Friends of the Cairns Regional Gallery

KickArts Contemporary Arts Insiders Organisation

Inkmasters INC, Cairns