Minka Gillian

Born     Canberra, Australia, 17th  March 1975

 

Studies

1991                  Art and Design Wangaratta T.A.F.E

1994-1998     Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture with Honours. University of  Tasmania, Hobart

Solo Exhibitions

 1998              Diagnosis Entrepot Gallery, Hobart

1999               Absorb Filter Foyer Installation Gallery, Hobart

2000               Obscure Agave Gallery, Osaka, Japan

2006               Masks and the Gold Series Studio 101, Sydney

 

 

 

Group Exhibitions

 

 

1994                  Art from Trash Moonah Arts Centre, Hobart

                 

                    Collective Self Couch Culture Art Space, Hobart

                 

                    Sense and Sensitivity Fine Arts Gallery, Hobart

 

1995                  Kissing the Blue Tongue The Long Gallery, Hobart

   Effigy Entrepot Gallery, Hobart

   Natural Weaving  Forest Heritage Centre, Hobart

                        Sensus Interim Couch Culture Art Space, Hobart

                        Installation Little Space Gallery, Hobart

 

1997               Hatched, National Graduates Show PICA Gallery, Perth

The Prize Foyer Installation Space, Hobart

When a Man Loves a Vermin Banana Moon Gallery, Hobart

Bunnies and Flowers Little Space Gallery, Hobart

Small Works Fine Arts Gallery, Hobart

 

1998                    2nd Diagnosis The Fine Arts Gallery, Hobart

 

Peep Show Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart

 

In House Entrepot Gallery, Hobart

 

Chance Entrepot Gallery, Hobart

 

 

1999               Doll Object Gallery, Sydney

 

The Doll Show Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide

 

Absorb Filter 2 Avago Gallery, Hobart

 

2000               Too Weave Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Broken Hill

 

2005               Sensory Overload Japan, Katipo Café Deluxe, Sydney

 

2007               Arts on Bourke Art Competition Arts on Bourke, Sydney

 

                        Pocket Sculptures A-Space on Cleveland, Sydney

 

2008               SeVen Kudos Gallery, Sydney

 

          Pooch  A-Space on Cleveland, Sydney

 

 

 

Awards

 1992                                     

                                                            Subject Prize in Life Drawing

Hobart Matriculation College

                                                           

                                                            S&L Credit Union Prize in Print Making

Hobart Matriculation College

                                                           

 

1993                                                  

                                                            Iain MacDonald Prize for Art.

                                                            Hobart Matriculation College

 

 

Bibliography

Photo of Effigies The Australian Newspaper 1997

 

Chan, DeanPanic (at) Hatched’ surveys work and issues at the National Graduate show at PICA, pg 41. Photo and article in Real Time Magazine August-September.1997

 

Snell, Ted ‘Hatched’ Art and Australia No 2 1997 Vol 35, pg 294 &295 1997

 

Snell, Ted ‘Gloom cast aside with artistic flourish’ 1997

 

Andersch, Joerg  A Very Human DiagnosisThe Mercury 1998

 

Fletcher, Kate Review of ‘Diagnosisin The Tasmanian Basket Maker’s Newsletter 1998

 

Fletcher, KateDiagnosis-Minka Gillianin Textile Fibre Forum No. 54 1999

 

Andersch, Joerg  Review of ‘Absorb-FilterThe Saturday Mercury 1999

 

Photos of work ‘Doll’ Like, Art Magazine pg. 18 Winter 1999

 

Walker, Wendy Review of ‘Doll’ The Advertiser 22nd April pg.40 1999

 

Walker, Wendy ‘Well Hello Dolly! Goodbye Adelaide Artspace?’ Object pg.31 32 1999

 

Andrews, RonMinka Gillian:Sculpture and Textile’ The Alien Japan Zine  February 2000

 

Associations

1992-1999                 Member of the Basket makers of Tasmania.

1993-1994                 Member of the Art Society of Tasmania Inc.

1996                           Member, Couch Culture Gallery Committee.

1997                           Member, Gallery Dunce Committee.

1998/99                      Member, CAST, Tasmania

1998/99                      Voluntary tour guide Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.

2007/8                        Member of Studio Crit group SeVen, Sydney