Anne Zahalka

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]

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

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. 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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