Dr Marilyn Walters

School of Contemporary Arts
University of Western Sydney.
Studio Address
13 Brent Street
RUSSELL LEA 2046

Studio Ph. + 02 97136694
Studio Fax. + 02 97136141
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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

BA (hns) University of Sydney 1978
MA (Aesthetics) University of Sydney 1987
MA (Australian Studies) University of Sydney, 1992
Graduate Diploma (Painting), Sydney College of the Arts. 1992
Doctorate of Creative Arts, Wollongong University. 1999

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1985 -2002 Lecturer in Visual Arts, University of Western Sydney, Bankstown
1995-2001 Director of Foyer Gallery, University of Western Sydney, Bankstown
1986 -1987 Tutor in Philosophy, University of Sydney
1983-1985 Freelance Graphic Designer, Fashion Designer, established Maz label
1980-1982 Co-director Studio Tibouchina Gallery, Alstonville, NSW
1974-1980 Tutor in Painting and Drawing, Sydney University Arts Workshop (Tin Sheds)
1978-1980 Tutor in Philosophy (Aesthetics), University of Sydney
1978-1980 Co-director of Community Arts Programs, Sydney University Arts Workshops (Tin Sheds)
1978 Co-director Limited Edition Gallery, Paddington.

CONSULTANCY

2000 School of Colour and Design, Sydney
2001 KVB School of Design, Sydney
2002 KVB School of Design, Sydney

CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE

As director of the Foyer Gallery at UWS, Bankstown, between 1995 and 2001, I have curated and assisted in the curation of exhibitions including:

  • Deep South. Group Exhibition from Savannah College of Art and Design, USA, featuring Tim Hatfield, Dana Kerns, Jason Filipow, Erling Sjvold, Robin Millar, Steve Bliss; 2001
  • Dean Nimmer, Recent Works. (Dean Nimmer is Prof. Of Painting and Drawing at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston. USA
  • Women's Lot. Works from the University of Western Sydney Collection.
  • Two One Person Exhibitions. Marcia Ley and Stephen McNulty. Sponsored by the University of Sunderland. U.K. 2001
  • Michael Keighery. Shards of Memory. (Ceramics) 1999
  • A Century of Spanish Engraving. Travelling Exhibition sponsored by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Calcografia Nacional de Madrid. 1999
  • Contemporary Printmakers from Chile. 1999
  • Contemporary Printmakers from Estonia . 1998
  • Leslie Bostrom, Brown University, Providence, R.I., USA; Prints and Works on Paper 1998
  • Israeli Artist, Ruth Cohn, Prints 1998
  • Hugh Merrill, Kansas City Art Institute, Prints. 1998
  • Drawings by Mike Birtchnell 1997
  • Earthworks Posters, A Survey. 1995
  • Field Studies. Peter Day and Marilyn Walters 1992
  • Works by Helga Groves, Geoff Harvey, Nicole Ellis, Julie Savage and others 1990-1994

1996-1997 Curator of large survey exhibition entitled LandMarks, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the Wynne Prize, Campbelltown Bicentennial Regional Gallery, featuring works by Judy Watson, Guy Warren, Suzanne Archer, Jenny Sages, Margaret Woodward, Geoff Levitus, Gordon Bennett, Kngwarreye, Mandy Martin, Victor Majzner and Lorna Nimmo.
1979-1982 During this period I was co-founder and director of two commercial galleries, Limited Edition Gallery at Paddington, Sydney, and Studio Tibouchina Gallery in Alstonville, northern NSW.

EXHIBITIONS

2002 Drawn Together. Newspace Gallery. Sydney.
2002 Pools and Tides. Recent Painting and Drawing. Depot Gallery, Danks Street, Surry Hills, Sydney
2001 In Scattered Company. Works on Paper. Huntington Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston. Mass.USA In Scattered Company. Paintings and Works on Paper. Campbelltown Regional Gallery. NSW.

Water's Edge. Paintings and Photography. Balmain Watch House Gallery. Sydney.

2000 In Scattered Company. Kudos Gallery. Paddington. Sydney

The Blake Prize for Religious Art Exhibition. S.H. Ervin Gallery. Sydney

2000 The Games Show. Spectrum Gallery. Sydney
2000 Journeys. Atrium Gallery. Australian Broadcasting Corp. Ultimo.
1999 Collaboration. A Painter and a Potter. Foyer Gallery, UWS Bankstown.
1999 Portfolio From Australia.Vardy Gallery.University of Sunderland. UK.
1998 Reading the Land. Project Centre for Contemporary Art. Wollongong.
1998 After Ireland. Foyer Gallery. University of Western Sydney, Macarthur
1997 Musswellbrook Prize Exhibition. Musswellbrook Regional Gallery.
1997 Images of Sustainability. Ceramic Platters. Wat Space Gallery. Newcastle
1996 Return to Sender. Sydney College of the Arts Scalumni Exhibition. Sydney College of the Arts Gallery. Rozelle.
1996 Journey. Recent Paintings and Ceramic Installation. Foyer Gallery. University of Western Sydney.
1995 Men Scryfys: Written Stones. Spiral Arm Gallery. Canberra
1995 In A Grain of Sand. Long Gallery. Wollongong University
1994 Traces. Works on Paper. Foyer Gallery. UWS. Macarthur
1993 Postcards from Wat Phra Keo. Gallery Caf�. Sydney

Group Exhibition. Silpakorn University. Bangkok. Thailand.

NSW Travelling Scholarship Exhibition. Works Gallery. College of Fine Arts, Sydney.

1993 Fragments of a History of Iron Cove. Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney University and Foyer Gallery, UWS.
1992 29 Ways Group Exhibition. Campbelltown Regional Gallery
1992 NSW Travelling Scholarship Exhibition. College of Fine Arts. Sydney
1991 NSW Travelling Art Scholarship. Works Gallery. College of Fine Arts. Sydney
1991 Fragments from a History of Iron Cove. Dissonance Event. Foyer Gallery. UWS. Sydney
1991 Sydney College of the Arts Postgraduate Exhibition. Balmain Campus, Sydney College of the Arts.
1990 Drawings and Watercolours of Iron Cove. Drummoyne Gallery. Sydney.
1990 Group Exhibition with Nicole Ellis and Debra Pearson. Foyer Gallery. University of Western Sydney

COLLECTIONS

National Gallery of Australia. Canberra
Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore, NSW
University of Western Sydney Collection
University of Wollongong Collection
Private Collections in Australia, USA, UK and Hong Kong.

REVIEWS

29 Ways. Catalogue Essay. Campbelltown Regional Gallery. 1992
Amander Kunkler. Wollongong Advertiser. 5th April, 1995
Sonia Barron. Canberra Times. 22nd September, 1995
Rebecca Senescall. World of Art. Macarthur Advertiser 28th Nov. 2001
Pamela James. In Scattered Company. Catalogue Essay. Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery. 2001
World of Art. Rebecca Senescall. The Macarthur Advertiser. November 28, 2001
Time Out. The Chronicle. Tuesday Dec 4th 2001

CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PUBLIC LECTURES

2002 In Scattered Company. Floortalk. Campbelltown Regional Gallery
2001 Contemporary Australian Landscape Painting. Brown University. Providence. Rhode Island. USA
1999 A Collaboration: A Painter and a Potter. EDGE 9th National Ceramics Conference. University of Western Australia. Perth.
1998 Wynners and Losers. A Contemporary Review of Australian Landscape Painting. ASPACAE Conference. University of Melbourne.
1998 Iron Cove Carvings. History and Landscape. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Forum. UWS. Macarthur.
1997 100 Years of the Wynne Prize. Public Lecture. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. LandMarks. Contemporary Visions of Australian Landscape. Campbelltown Regional Gallery. Public Lecture and Floortalk in conjunction with the LandMarks Exhibition celebrating 100 years of the Wynne Prize. 100 Years of the Wynne Prize. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Guides Association Lecture. Masterclass HSC. Workshop. Lecture on Australian Landscape. Art Gallery of New South Wales. HSC Students Workshop. Education Program. Campbelltown Regional Gallery.
1996 The Hollywood Archaeologist in the Land of the Giants. Faculty of Creative Arts Postgraduate Conference. University of Wollongong.
1995 Up, Down and Across. Guest Speaker . Public Forum on the Work of Tony Tuckson. Campbelltown Regional Gallery.
1994 Wynners and Losers. Women Artists and the Australian Landscape. Postgraduate Conference. Faculty of Creative Arts. University of Wollongong.
1992 Reading Landscape. Seeing History. ASPACAE (Asia Pacific Association of Art Education) Conference. Silpakorn University. Bangkok.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

2001 Decada: Ten Years of Object Making Keighery Style. Craft Victoria, Autumn. 2001
2000 Headstrong. Portraits by David Fairbairn. Catalogue Essay. Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
1997 Shards of Memory. Ceramics of Michael Keighery. Ceramics Art and Perception. No.33. Sydney. Oct.1998
1997 LandMarks. Contemporary Visions of the Australian Landscape. Exhibition Catalogue. Campbelltown Regional Gallery and UWS.Macarthur.
1996 Schools of Thought. Exhibition Catalogue Essay. Campbelltown Regional Gallery.
1993 Within a Stone's Throw. Periphery. July. Sydney. 1993
1992 Who Do You Take Me For? Periphery. No. 13. Sydney. Nov. 1992
1991 Voices. Catalogue Essay. Dissonance Event. Foyer Gallery. UWS. Macarthur.

CURATORIAL ESSAYS

2000 It's About Time. Exhibition of works by Steve Perrin, Pam Rodereda, Kerry Walsh and Lionel Wishart. First Draft Gallery, Sydney.
2001 Women's Lot. Women's Work from the Collection of the University of Western Sydney. Foyer Gallery, UWS. Bankstown.
2002 Time Warps and Teddy Bears. Work of Steve Perrin. Foyer Gallery, UWS. Bankstown.
2002 Drawn Together. Drawings by Marilyn Walters, Gordon Waters, Dean Nimmer, Michael Keighery. Newspace Gallery, Rozelle.

AWARDS /GRANTS

1997 Campbelltown Regional Gallery. Funding for LandMarks Contemporary Visions of Australian Landscape. Exhibition promotion and curatorial services.
1997 University of Western Sydney. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Professional Development Grant to assist in the printing of catalogue for Landmarks. Contemporary Visions of Australian Landscape. Campbelltown Regional Gallery 1997
1997 Commonwealth Bank. Sponsorship for Landmarks. Project. Campbelltown Regional Gallery.
1995 University of Western Sydney, Macarthur. Professional Development Grant to travel to Ireland an UK to carry out Doctoral study of Megalithic Tomb Art
1991 University of Western Sydney Professional Development Grant to develop work for exhibition and to complete Masters Degree.