Exhibitions
Past exhibition program
People in a Landscape: Contemporary Australian Prints
People in a Landscape: Contemporary Australian Prints was a survey of work created by printmakers at the Australian Print Workshop between 1995 and 2000, and a collaborative project between the Australian Print Workshop and Asialink. The exhibition toured to major centers in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Singapore between 2001 and 2002.
Curated
by Anne Virgo of the AWP, the exhibition featured an extensive collection
of prints including wood engraving, lithography and linocuts. The works
were displayed at several prominent venues in Asia - the Art and Culture
Museum, Khon Kaen University, the Art Gallery of the Faculty of Painting,
Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University in Bangkok, the Chiang
Mai University Art Museum, the Barefoot Gallery, Colombo and the Earl
Lu Gallery at LASALLE SIA College of the Arts, Singapore. The exhibition
featured the works of artists Rick Amor, Rosalind Atkins, Janangoo/Butcher
Cherel, Graham Fransella, Euan Heng, Ruth Johnstone, Kitty Kantilla, Rosie
Karadada, Martin King, Deborah Klein, Kevin Lincoln, Akio Makigawa, Tommy
May, Maryanne Mungatopi, Janice Murray, Andrew
Sibley, Freda Warlapinni, Judy Watson, John Wolseley and Pedro Wonaeamirri
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One important aspect of the tour was the accompanying workshops - conducted at Silpakorn and Chiang Mai Universities. These were a valuable tool in both teaching and showcasing innovative Australian printmaking techniques as printmaking is an important subject in major art schools in Thailand.
The works were appreciated both for their aesthetic quality and for their
insights into Australia's multi-faceted culture. The exhibition also played
an important role in developing and maintaining the close relationship
between Australian and Thai artists in both academic and private sectors.
People in a Landscape was seen by an estimated audience of 6,000.
Martin King (Senior Printer, Australian Print Workshop)
left and Anne Virgo (right)
with a delegation from Silpakorn University and
the Australian Embassy, Bangkok