Anne Hoey – Australia

 

 

 

 

 

Jigsaw         Mixed media, found objects,  paint & marble         40CM X 40CM X 15CM

 

 

Born 1932, Cairns, Australia

 

Occupation:

Artist and writer

 

Education:

T.P.T.C: Geelong Teachers College

Certificate of Art: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Arts: University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Education: Monash University

 

Media:

Pen and ink, paint, assemblages (found objects, papers, paint)

 

Experiences related to art:

Illustrated 2 books:

2004 The Schooling of Penelope Canvas (Zoe Roffe)

1977 Listening and Learning (Anne Hoey)

 

Various illustrations in children’s books, periodicals, graphic art, cartoons for magazine Tirra Lirra (Phoebe Publishing, Australia)

Graphics for logos, cards etc

 

Honours and awards:

2001  CAA Prize Exhibition, Sculpture Prize

           Judge: Ted Gott, Heidi Museum of Modern Art

 

1998, 2002, 2003  CAA Prize Exhibition, Honourable Mention

 

Solo exhibitions:

1993 ‘Images in Time’; Retrospective Exhibition, Joan Gough Studio Gallery,

          South Yarra – Contemporary Art Australia

 

Group exhibitions:

Various group exhibitions in Melbourne, including:

Contemporary Art Australia (CAA)

Hawthorn Artists’ Society

St Kevin’s Art Show

 

2004  ‘From Nature to Symbol’ East Gippsland Art Gallery, Victoria

2000  ‘Form to Essence’ Salamanca Place, Hobart, Tasmania

1998  ‘Travelling Exhibition”, Puget-Rostang, France

1997  ‘Moreland Hall Art Auction”, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne

 

Important collections:

Joseph Brown Collection

Collected privately

 

Artists’ Statement:

In my slow walks in the bush, along the seashore, once, even, in the desert, I come across small fragments of nature, and marvel at the immense variety of forms, colours, patterns, textures.

Over the years these were stored casually in bags and boxes, along with the wooden animals lovingly carved by poor people in other countries.

One day, with no particular plan, I began arranging them.

The final results, the computer/jigsaw with its roving mouse, can be seen as a piece of whimsy. At a more contemplative level it reminds us of the mystery and fragility of nature, with its continuous transformations.

In this year 2004, over one thousand plants and animals in Australia are officially threatened with extinction.

We must care for the earth, nurture and reverence it.

 

It is out heritage. We are its guardians.