Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Adelaide Biennial 2004 - 2012








Women artist exhibited in Adelaide Festival Visual Arts, Adelaide Biennial 2004-2012
Anne Wallace
Anne-Marie May
Annika Larsson (SWE)/
Bronwyn Oliver
Bronwyn Wright
Catherine Woo
Chosil Kil (STH KOR/UK)
Danae Stratou (GRE)
Deborah Paauwe
Debra Dawes
Destiny Deacon
Diena Georgeti
Doreen Reid Nakamarra
Dorothy Napangardi
Gabriella & Silvana Mangano
Jacky Redgate
Janet Burchill & Jennifer McCamley
Janet Laurence
Jinoos Taghizadeh (IRAN)
Julie Gough (Tas)
Justene Williams
Kate Rohde
Kylie Stillman
Linda Wallace
Lisa Reihana (NZ)
Lorraine Connelly-Northey
Louise Weaver
Michelle Nikou
Michelle Ussher
Mikala Dwyer
Nancy Spero (USA)
Narelle Jubelin
Pat Brassington
Patricia Piccinini
Rose Nolan
Rosemary Laing
Sandra Saunders
Sandra Selig
Saskia Olde Wolbers (NED/UK)
Silvia Velez
Simryn Gill
Susan Jacobs
Suzann Victor
Teresa Margolles (MEX)
Tjanpi Desert Weavers (NT/SA)
Tracy Moffatt
Vanila Netto
Yhonnie Scarce (Vic/SA)
Yvonne Koolmatrie

Adelaide Biennial 2012




CoUNTess has received a few emails and comments about the upcoming 2012 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art that point out the gender imbalance in its line up of "leading artists", so we have put together some numbers for you.

It is worth noting that all the curators for the Adelaide Biennial have been women. The 2012 Biennial is made up of three exhibitions that appear to separate art into different categories 1. International artists Restless 2. Indigenous artists Deadly and 3. Australian artists Parallel Collisions and we have counted all three.

In the Biennial's exhibitions of international art and Indigenous art, women are well represented, but when we come to the category "Australian Art" CoUNTess concludes that, yes, the show does has a very male flavour. To see this current "Australian Art" exhibition in a historical context we have counted what we could find documented online from 2004-2012 (click here).