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CURRICULUM VITAE

Janet Meaney 
Born Adelaide 1946

 

EDUCATION
2011  PhD – Australian National University Canberra
1995  Graduate Diploma Art History and Curatorship ANU Canberra
1979  BFA (Sculpture) Center for Creative Studies Detroit Michigan  USA
1966  Teaching Certificate Western Teachers’ College Adelaide SA



SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTS COMMISSIONS AND RESIDENCIES

2016  Cill Rialaig Artist Retreat Ireland

2016  KIPAF Kolkata India

2015  Theertha Visiting artist residency, Colombo, Sri Lanka

2015  1.Shanthi Rd Residency Bangalore India

2013  ACT Out of Round Grant

          Augusta Residency Soumellina Finland

          Ptarmigan Residency Tallin Estonia
2012  Asialink Visual Arts Artist in Residence Bangalore India

          1.Shanthi Rd Bangalore India
          Gosford Regional Artist in Residence Gosford NSW
2007  Domain Alinga Street Canberra
2006  Domain Alinga Street Canberra
2003  Noosa Floating Land Noosa, Queensland
2000  Arts ACT Project Grant
1997  Floriade Commission
1996  ACT Arts and Development Unit Project Grant
1992  ACT Arts and Special Events Equipment Grant
1976-79  Gordon Scholarship CCS Detroit Michigan USA
1978-79  Betty Jacob Memorial Fund CCS Detroit Michigan USA



COLLECTIONS
Robert Sestock, Detroit Michigan
Joy Colby, Detroit Michigan
Suzan Fant, Seattle Washington
John Van Amerongen, Chicago Illinois
Ruth Goldfadden, Detroit Michigan
Sheryl Evans, Albuquerque New Mexico
Sue Taylor, Fernleigh NSW
Trish Thomas, Canberra ACT
Peter and Brigid Cole-Adams, Melbourne Victoria
Lynne Resch, New York New York
Lila Kadaj, Detroit Michigan
Dorte Conroy, Canberra ACT
Marie Meaney, Minlaton South Australia
David Feinstein, Miami Florida
Cin Mayii, Forbes NSW
Jennifer Lloyd, Mittagong NSW
Christopher Davis, Sydney NSW

Jessie Meaney-Davis, London UK

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017   LUCERNE, ANU SOA Anniversary, Canberra, ACT

2015   MIRROR, MIRROR Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka

2014   GREAT AUSTRALIAN WAVE Festival of Unnoticed Art Dortrecht Holland

2013   TRACES Dimanche Rouge Festival of Performance Art Helsinki Finland

           W.A.S.P Oxford Art Space Sydney NSW
2012   ALTER-EGO The Alice Prize Alice Springs NT
           IRONING Gosford Regional Art Gallery NSW
           THE COLLECTIVE CCAS Canberra
           DIMANCHE ROUGE Kings Cross Sydney
2011   CRAWL Performance School of Art Gallery ACT
           YOUR NAME IN LIGHTS Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
           CLOWN FACE Performance SOA Foyer Gallery ACT
           BONE IDOL Performance CCAS Gorman House ACT
2009   HAIR CUT Performance School of Art Gallery ACT
           COCOON Performance School of Art Gallery ACT
           Nooo Performance School of Art Lecture Theatre ACT
           THE COUNTRY SHOW Performance School of Art Foyer Galllery  ACT
2007   DOMAIN ’07 5 Performances Alinga St. Canberra ACT
2006   STIR Performance CCAS Majura Project ACT
           A VEILED VIEW Performance Opening Ceremony Majura Winery ACT
           DRAWING ON EXPERIENCE School of Art Lecture Theatre  
           ON-THE-LINE Harold Wilson Theatre Canberra ACT
           DOMAIN ’06 13 Performances Alinga St. Canberra ACT
2005   TOM BOY Performance ANU School of Art Gallery ACT
           RECOVERY Performance Strathnairn ACT
           REFLECTIONS ANU School of Art Gallery ACT
           COMMON GROUND ANU School of Art Foyer Gallery ACT
2004   COMMON GROUND Gunnedah, NS
2002   THAT WAS THEN ANCA Gallery Dickson ACT
2001   PROPOSALS Canberra Contemporary Art Space Gorman House  ACT
           PRESENT NOT URBAN Leichardt Street Studios Kingston ACT

           SCANDAL Canberra Contemporary Art Space Gorman House
2000   THE PACK-AGE Flinders University Gallery Adelaide SA
           MILDURA PALIMPSEST #3 Mildura Arts Centre Mildura Victoria
1999   THE REAL THING Canberra Contemporary Art Space     Canberra ACT
           THE PACK-AGE The Performance Space Sydney (Travelling)
1998   ALICE PRIZE Alice Springs
           MAKING SPACE Alliance Francais de Canberra ACT
1997   ARTISTS AGAINST RACISM Canberra School of art Foyer  Gallery ACT
           FESTIVAL OF FOOD Coolac NSW
1996   PET SHOP Former pet shop Fyshwick ACT
           ROSARY Project Wollongong NSW
           A FLIGHT OF WATER Orana Steiner School Canberra ACT
1995   GASWORKS PARK SCULPTURE EXHIBITION Melbourne  Victoria
           GRAND CENTRAL GALLERY Melbourne Victoria
           ART IMPLANT National Botanic Gardens Canberra ACT
1994   TAKING STOCK Garema Place Canberra ACT
           SURFACING Canberra Contemporary Art Space Gorman House  ACT
1993   CARAPACE IV Spiral Arm Gallery ACT
1992   ANCA EXHIBITION Mitchell ACT
           CARAPACE I Spiral Arm Gallery ACT
1983   INSTALLATION EAF Adelaide SA
1982   TUNNEL II Tunnel Gallery Windsor Ontario Canada
1981   DETROIT ARTISTS MARKET Detroit Michigan USA
1980   TUNNEL Tunnel Gallery Windsor Ontario Canada



SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019   SQUARE HOLE IN ROUND PEG, Giralang ACT

2018   WIDE BROWN LAND, Strathnairn ACT

2017   SOFT OPTION Windmill, Lake George, NSW

           AGE OLD STORY, Fitters' Workshop Kingston ACT

           OFF THE BOAT, Lake George, NSW

2016   MYTH AND LEGEND, Cill Rialaig, Ireland

2015   HALO, Theertha, Colombo,Sri Lanka

           HOW NOW BROWN COW, Bangalore, India

2013   PUPPETEER Ptarmigan, Tallin, Estonia
2012   IN THE MIDST 1.Shanthiroad Bangalore India

           ALTER-EGO Performance Alice Springs NT
2008   PIG’S EAR Performance Photo Space ACT
2006   DRAWING ON EXPERIENCE C S A Lecture Theatre
           COCOONED Moth and Butterfly Symposium, CSA Gallery 
2006   FOLDING THE SHEETS Performance, Ralph Wilson Theatre,   Canberra
2006   BREAD AND WINE Performance, The Carillon, Canberra ACT
2001   WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT CCAS Manuka ACT
1997   WHIRLIGIGS Floriade ACT
           WATER FORMS Adelaide Central Gallery  Adelaide
1996   RESPONSE Gallerie Fred Yarralumla ACT
           FLORID FORMS Floriade ACT
           WATER TREE Gorman House Canberra ACT
1993   RELATIONSHIPS Spiral Arm Gallery Canberra
1982   INSTALLATION 3448 Third Detroit Michigan USA
1981   INSTALLATION Wells Detroit Michigan USA

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REFERENCES
"Anarchy Makes for a Fresh Change" Canberra Times p.28  23.9.92  Sasha  Grishin
"Relationships" Canberra Times p. 30 28.4.93
"Five Artists and Their Installations" Canberra Times p.13  25.2.94  Sasha  Grishin
"Surfacing" Muse No 138 March p.31 1994 Kerri-Ann Cousins

"Group II – Site-specific Installations" Muse No.147 p.38 1995  Kerri-Ann Cousins
"Who’s Who of Australian Visual Artists" NAVA 1995
"Sixth Gasworks Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition" Women’s Art  Register  Bulletin No.24 p.16 October 1995
"The Pet Shop" Muse No. 153 p.34 1996 Kerri-Ann Cousins
"Culture Opening at Coolac" Canberra Times 29.2.97 Helen Musa
"Wind Sculpture Survives Tempests" Canberra Times 11.10.97    p. C9 Helen Musa
"Adventurous and Interactive” Canberra Times 12.4.98 p.10  Sasha Grishin
"Different Perceptions..." Canberra Times 24.7.99 p.15 Sonia  Barron
"A Horse is a Horse of Course of Course” Catalogue essay The Real Thing Jane Barney 1999 ACT
"The Money or the Box" Catalogue Essay The package Stephanie  Radock 2000
"Images That Pose Questions" Canberra Times 4.4.01 p12 Sonia  Barron
"What Are You Looking At" Catalogue Essay Brigid Cole- Adams  2001
"Leichardt Artists Stage a Swansong" Canberra Times  21.9.2001  p.14  Sonia Baron
"Common Ground Found" Namoi Valley Independent 12.10.2004
"Flesh Ingredients" Time Out Bengaluru 13.4.2012 p.59 Jaideep Sen
"The Show to Catch this Fortnight" Time Out Bengaluru  13.4.2012 p.61 Critic’s Choice
"Opening Art Night" Centralian Advocate 11.5.2012 p.3 Cameron  Boon
"It’s a Little Shop of Creativity" Gosford Express Advocate 22.6.12  p.50 Alicia McCumstie
"Food as Art with a Tongue Twist" The Canberra Times 25.7.12  Susan Parsons