Fire-Works gallery - Joanne Currie Nalingu

		Born: 1964 Mitchell QLD Language: Gungurri Country: Maranoa River Region: Mitchell QLD Joanne has realised a highly charged individual style that, although instantly recognisable as Aboriginal, speaks of her journey as an artist moving within cultures. The importance of the river as a metaphor is a constant in Joanne’s painting, as the river takes her back to the hardships of her early life living on the banks of the Maranoa River. Her paintings speak of the river as a living entity; the rippling of the surface and the changes on the water can be seen as the many different events of her own life. In 2008, she won The Wynne Prize at AGNSW and has been a finalist six times in the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Award. Joanne’s work is held in numerous private and public collections including Queensland Art Gallery/GoMA and the Museum of Brisbane.
		1964	Born Mitchell Queensland Language Gunggurri
			Currently lives and works at Caloundra, Sunshine Coast
			EXHIBITIONS-SOLO
		2011	Blood river black water FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
		2011	Blood river black water Despard Gallery Hobart
		2011	The Sulman Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales
		2010	Blood River Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery Bondi Beach NSW
		2010	Ripples on the Water Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery Bondi Beach NSW
		2009	Waterline FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
		2009	Dark River Line Museum of Brisbane
		2007	Joanne Currie Nalingu: Maranoa Lines FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
		2003-4	Give ‘em Currie Caloundra Regional Art Gallery
		2000	The River FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
		1998	Waterways FireWorks Gallery Brisbane Maranoa Country FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
		1997	Joanne Currie Griffiith University The Magazine Space Brisbane
		1993	Back to the Yumba Mitchell Civic Centre Stories from the Mitchell Yumba Mitchell Civic Centre & Fire-Works Gallery Brisbane
			EXHIBITIONS-GROUP
		2011	Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize
		2011	Eclectica Exhibition Series FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
		2010	All is Calm FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
		2010	Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (FireWorks Gallery) Tanks Art Centre Cairns
		2010	Melbourne Art Fair (FireWorks Gallery) Royal Exhibition Building Carlton Melbourne
		2009	The Wynne Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales
		2008	The Wynne Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize Brisbane Blue: a group exhibition FireWorks Gallery Brisbane Anzac Artists 2008 FireWorks Gallery Brisbane Homage to the Square FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
		2006	Three Large Rooms FireWorks Gallery Brisbane Two Way: Artists & Mentors FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
		2005	The Light and the Dark III FireWorks Gallery Brisbane Smoke: Campfire Group and other commissioned works FireWorks Gallery Brisbane & Despard Gallery Hobart SHOOSH! The History of the Campfire Group Institute of Modern Art Brisbane Telstra: The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Awards
		2004	Telstra: The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Awards Out of Country QIAMEA Travelling Exhibition Washington DC Virginia USA
		2003	Telstra: The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Awards Touring Exhibition Queensland Indigenous Artists Grosse Kunstausstellung Museum Kunst Palast Germany
		2002	Six Coats of Black FireWorks Gallery Brisbane CHOGM Campfire Group Exhibition Hyatt Hotel Coolum Lines II FireWorks Gallery Brisbane Urban Blackness Noosa Regional Gallery Paddy Carroll Tjungerrayi and Campfire group: Tribute Collection FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
		2001	Queensland Features FireWorks Gallery Brisbane Telstra: The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Awards Art of Place Australian Heritage Commission: National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander 2001Art Award Exhibition Old Parliament House Canberra Lines FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
		2000	Landmarks DAR Festival Brisbane Powerhouse
		1999	Telstra: The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Awards The Road to Cherbourg (with Campfire Group) Global Arts Link Ipswich Powerful Medicine: DAR Festival Brisbane/Papunya Cultural Exchange Big Smoke Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Sydney
		1998	Telstra: The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Awards Art of Place Australian Heritage Commission: National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander 1998 Art Award Exhibition Old Parliament House Canberra
		1997	Skin and Division: Michael Eather and Friends Brisbane City Gallery Engine: The Best of Campfire Fire-Works Gallery Brisbane Brisbane vs Essendon FireWorks Gallery Brisbane Works on Paper FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
		1996	All Stock Must Go! (with Campfire Group) Asia Pacific Triennial Queensland Art Gallery Saltwater Freshwater Borewater (with Campfire Group) Regional Galleries Association of Queensland Touring Exhibition
		1995	Seven Deadly Australians FireWorks Gallery Brisbane That’s Women All Over Fire-Works Gallery Brisbane
		1994	Blakness: Blak City Culture Australian Centre of Contemporary Art Melbourne Political Posters Brisbane City Gallery Place and Interface Touring Exhibition Knowing the Sensorium Institute of Modern Art Brisbane
		1993	Political Bedrooms FireWorks Gallery Brisbane Aboriginal Perceptions Brisbane City Gallery Political Works Fire-Works Gallery Brisbane Woorabinda Artists Conference Campfire Consultancy Woorabinda Campfire Group exhibitions Spring Hill Baths Brisbane A Different View Touring Exhibition Island (with Campfire Group) 9th Biennale of Sydney Bond Store Art Gallery of NSW
			AWARDS/GRANTS
		2010	FINALIST The Wynne Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales
		2009	FINALIST The Wynne Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales
		2008	The Wynne Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales WINNER
		1996	Maroochydore Art Prize WINNER
		1992	Professional Development Grant Arts Queensland Maroochydore Art Prize WINNER
			COMMISSIONS
		2007	Maranoa: Wind on Water Brisbane Airport Commission
		2006	Pathways Design for Textiles Artisan (prev. Craft Queensland) Brisbane
		2005-06	Shield Billboard Commission QUT Creative Industries Precinct Kelvin Grove Brisbane
		2004	SMOKE (with Michael Eather) Cooloola Sunshine TAFE Public Art Commission
		2002	Participating Artist (with Campfire Group) - Dogwood Crossing @ Miles Mural Project
		2001	Coolangatta TAFE - Public Art Commission Participating Artist (with Campfire Group) Flotilla Installation Museum of Melbourne Participating Artist (with Campfire Group) Journey Tracks 4x4xMore Motorama Showroom Brisbane
		1999/00	Participating Artist (with Campfire Group) Connecting Worlds Home Bush Bay Hotel Mural Project Sydney
		1999	Story Bridge Abutment Brisbane City Council
		1998	Women’s Public Hospital Rest Area - Mater Hospital Brisbane
		1992-5	Numerous school and public building mural projects throughout Queensland
			PUBLISHED MATERIAL
		2007	Michael Eather The Substance of Joanne Currie Antiques and Art in Queensland July-November p50 (Article)
		2006	Joanne Currie Nalingu: Maranoa Lines FireWorks Gallery Brisbane (Catalogue)
		2006	Three Large Rooms FireWorks Gallery Brisbane (Catalogue) Gatherings II: Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art From Queensland Australia
		2005	Michael Eather ed SHOOSH! The History of the Campfire Group Institute of Modern Art Brisbane (Publication) Dark and the Light III Fire-Works gallery Brisbane (Catalogue)
		2004	Give ‘em Currie – reinventing traditional stories and designs Namalata Thusi Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy 1st Quarter, no. 23 Out of Country QIAMEA Traveling Exhibition USA (Catalogue)
		2003	Art Gallery Gives Caloundra Currie Caloundra City Living Edition 7 December p12 (Review) Telstra: The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Awards Touring Exhibition (Catalogue)
		2002	Urban Blackness Noosa Regional Gallery (Catalogue) Paddy Carroll Tjungerrayi and Campfire group: Tribute Collection Fire-Works gallery Brisbane (Catalogue) Lines II Fire-Works gallery Brisbane (Catalogue)
2001	Gatherings I: Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art From Queensland Australia Keeaira Press Southport (Publication) Debra Aldred Campfire Creations The Courier Mail Issue 18/7 p36 (Article)
2000	Artistic Flow Brisbane News September 26 (Review) The River Fire-Works gallery Brisbane (Catalogue) Joanne Currie: The River MAP October Issue14 (Review)
1999	Central Queensland Art Purchase Rockhampton Art Gallery (Catalogue)
1998	Julia Ross Cultures Unite Brisbane News August p25 (Review David Broker Skin and Division: Michael Eather and Friends Eyeline Summer pp24-26 (Review) Tressa Berman Sitting around the Campfire Art Papers Vol 22 Issue 6 November/December pp26-29 (Paper) Rosemary Sorensen Avenue for Artists The Courier Mail February 28 p16 (Article)
1997	Waterways Fire-Works gallery Brisbane (Catalogue) Louise Martin-Chew Exhibitions The Australian August 8 (Review) Ken Turnbull Conversation Gets Under Your Skin Business Review Weekly September 8 (Review) Leone Stanford Two Worlds, Michael Eather and Friends The Review September (Review) Margo Neale Skin and Division: Michael Eather and Friends Brisbane City Gallery (Catalogue) Saltwater Freshwater Borewater Fire-Works gallery (Catalogue) Campfire Group Survey Fire-Works gallery (Catalogue)
1996	That’s Women All Over Fire-Works gallery Brisbane (Catalogue)Seven Deadly Australians Fire-Works gallery Brisbane (Catalogue)
1995	That’s Women All Over Fire-Works gallery Brisbane (Catalogue) Seven Deadly Australians Fire-Works gallery Brisbane (Catalogue)
1994	Blackness: Blak City Culture Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Melbourne (Catalogue)
1993	A Different View Touring Exhibition (Catalogue)
	COLLECTIONS
	Queensland Art Gallery
	Queensland Museum
	Museum of Brisbane
	Artbank
	Brisbane Airport Corporation
	Rockhampton City Gallery
	Department of Premier & Cabinet Queensland Brisbane
	Mater Hospital Brisbane
	Private Collections throughout Australia, Europe, USA & UK
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