Title

Lisa Anderson CV.

Author

Anderson, Lisa.

Details

2010

Publication date

2010

Type

CV

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

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Curriculum Vitae: Dr Lisa Anderson

www.lisaanderson.com.au www.shinyshinycloud.com www.shinyshinyworld.biz
Address: 29/4-8 Edgecumbe Ave. Coogee 2034
p/f: 0296648235 m: 0412710036
e: shinyshinyworld@optusnet.com.au s: shinyshinyworld

Major Points
2005/2011 ShinyShinyWorld. Series of exhibitions and video installations working with environmental issues including residencies in Paris, the High Arctic, Saint Tropez and Central Java.

1998/2001 Writing the City. Series of installations in Sydney and Brisbane exploring interactive installation of text through cities. Biennale of Sydney and Brisbane Festival of Ideas.

1998 Singing up Stones. First projection and performance works on the Sydney Opera House, harbour Bridge and a lighting grid using Circular Quay buildings

1998/94 Archaeology of Memory. Series of works exploring memory and public archive. Permanent and temporary works, hosted by Australian Museum, Australian Consulate Galleries in Philippines, Hong Kong and Singapore and City of Sydney.

Dr Anderson’s concerns as an artist over thirty years of practise have ranged intellectually across issues of memory, the environment and archaeology through her accessible imagery and sound works within architectural, virtual and public space. Anderson has written and presented a number of academic papers, blogs and presentations exploring and demonstrating her contemporary public art approaches. Dr Anderson has curated exhibitions and public spaces that further engage with these concepts.
Anderson has had guest artist residencies in the High Arctic, Paris, New York, Sydney, Brisbane, Ireland and the Philippines supporting the creating of exhibitions and installations relating to specific places and times. Anderson’s work through these processes has been included as special events alongside the Sydney Biennale and in international festivals and exhibitions.
University of Wollongong supported a series of digital lens based prints touring University galleries in Canada as part of her ShinyShinyWorld projects. While The Truth About SnoDomes a sculptural and video installation based on her residency on the Russian Icebreaker the Kapitan Khlebnikov in the High Arctic, is touring regional galleries in Australia and International Festivals.
Anderson is engaged in contemporary access media as the subject of recent ABC TV Arts Shows and radio including a Conversation Hour with Richard Fidler, and Sunday Arts with Jo Chichester discussing her artworks and the making of these through extreme conditions of climate and pollution on our health and environments. There are many popular Youtube videos and interviews, as well as artwork on line through several online virtual communities such as an ongoing blog on Artshub and a regular weekly radio show ‘What Were You Thinking?’ where Anderson interviews artists, writers, performers and others are asked about diaries, blogs and tweets as a form of work or as an influence on their work.
ShinyShinyCloud is Dr Lisa Anderson’s current project. The basis of the project is to create artwork, consultations, strategies and conversations that negotiate new and old technologies through the changing new world narrative of environmental changes. The work explores the “cloud’ as a sharing space open to understandings of people as the notions of public and personal shift globally, as well as ‘clouds’ in response to pollution and climate change.
Dr Anderson recently undertaken the Visiting Scholar in Architecture Innovation Fellow at UTS Sydney (2008/10) and Honorary Fellow in Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong (2005/9) developing accessible projects that utilise public art, film, performance, photographs and sound works that provide an ability to understand and create responses to major issues of sharing information concerning our environment.

EDUCATION

1991/6 Doctor of Creative Art, University of Wollongong.
Submission titled Memory: Salvage and Invention. A visual and textual interpretation of public record and personal memory includes multiple exhibition and installation and an 80,000 word thesis based on the interpretation of culture through personal memories and public archives. Supervisor Associate Professor Dr. Peter Shepherd, Associate Head of School of Creative Arts, and assessors Dr. Des Griffin, Director Australian Museum and Dr. Ross Gibson media and education consultant.

1985/6 Master of Art (Visual), City Art Institute, Sydney.
Submission included exhibition and thesis based on the interpretation of dream imagery through visual and textual representation. Assessors were Dr. Elizabeth Grosz, Anne Thomson and Associate Professor Elizabeth Ashburn.

1982 Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Art Studies (Painting), City Art Institute, Sydney.
Submission by exhibition and lecture presentation. Supervisors included Alan Oldfield, Susan Archer and Colin Lancely.

1977/9 Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Art) Kelvin Grove CAE, Brisbane.
Major study in painting, second majors in sculpture and printmaking; awarded high distinctions in teaching practice, painting, sculpture and printmaking. Lecturers included Sally L'Estrange, Betty Churcher and Davida Allen.

1976/7 Bachelor of Arts, Queensland University, Brisbane.
Subjects include Journalism and English Literature.

Dr Anderson has completed a number of participation certificates in areas relevant to work roles during different times and from different private and public education providers including modules and workshops in:
On-line Delivery; Staff Management; Managing Difficult People; Team Management; Teaching and Delivery for Higher Education; Policy and Procedure for Supervising Research Degrees; Public Speaking; Digital Game Design; Team Building; Building a Contemporary Curriculum; Various computer programs including Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and others.
Also as an invited participant in the Art and Technology International MasterClasses (2000) which modelled early new media practice with international participants during residency program.
 

SOLO EXHIBITION and INSTALLATION
2010 IVU (Frozen Tsunami). Multi-media installation touring. Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery.
Stories of Land and Weather, digital prints, hand coloured works Bicha Gallery in London.
2009 ATTLA (snow that makes beautiful pictures as it falls). Large scale installation including photographs, sculpture, lightworks, video screens. Customs House Sydney.
PARIS ANGELS. Paintings developed from residency at the Cite Internationale des Arts. David Rex Livingston Art Dealer Surry Hills.
POLAR. Photograph and video installation with Saint Tropez Film Festival.
2008/9 The Truth About SnoDomes digital installation work touring regional areas Gold Coast City Gallery; Bundaberg Regional and Lake Macquarie Gallery.
Snowdomes video work in private viewings at the Taomina Film Festival and in London for selection viewing.
2008 Midnight Ice. Solo exhibition of digital duroclears installed in lightboxes and photogrpahs. Rex-Livingston Art Dealers. Taylor Square.
Paris Icebergs. Installation at Cite International des Arts, Paris.
2007 Icebergs. Sound and image installation on the Kapitan Khlebnicov while on expedition through the High Arctic.
2006 Studio Exhibition. Felt and neon sculpture and light based installation.
ShinyLisa: The BOX. Interative performance project on second life virtual world with real world elements.
2005 Chandelier. Light installation Commonwealth St project and David Rex Livingstone Gallery, Sydney Esquisse Festival. Surry Hills.
2001 Writing the City – MINE. performance, installation Brisbane Powerhouse as a part of the Festival of Ideas.
Genoa. Light Installation. Sydney Esquisse Festival. Surry Hills
2000 Writing the City- Fictional Tourism. performance and installation as satellite event for Sydney Biennale, through Strategic Partners Sydney City Council and Artspace.
Toy Town, projection and sound work performance Roma Street Forum Opening. Brisbane.
Cubby Houses, installation project New Farm Park and Brisbane Powerhouse.
1999 Writing the City- Quivering Dawn Streets. installation of billboard and neon sculpture on the corner of George & Park St. Sydney also slides at the cinema, poster sites on street furniture, matchbook series and skywriting.
1998 Writing the City- Eternity, series of billboards on the City Circle Line rail platforms, Sydney; plus matchbook series and exhibition Artspace.
Stories My Father Told Me. permanent installation UTS Atrium, Sydney.
Singing up Stones, projection of sound and film onto the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
1996 Palace of Memories- The Tent. simultaneous projection work in several galleries in Australia, Singapore and Thailand.
Lurve, sculptural installation, Artspace, Sydney.
Palace of Memories- the Kiss. Outdoor sound and projection work. ABC and UTS sites, Ultimo for Biennale of Sydney
1995 Palace of Memories- The Tattoo. performance, Artspace, Sydney.
Archaeology of Memory - Stories My Father Told Me, photographic, light and painting installation, University of Technology, Sydney Gallery.
1994/5 Archaeology of Memory XV - An Open Journal. Photographic, fabric and light panel installation, Wollongong City Gallery; The Australia Centre, Manila, Philippines; Ipswich Regional Gallery; Contemporary Arts Centre, Adelaide; Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville, Casula Powerhouse, Casula.
The Look performance work, slide and sound installation, Casula Powerhouse, Casula.
1993 The Arcane Territory. public event/installation, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney.
Willow. matchbook series in various locations including art press and access points.
1992 Archaeology of Memory V. Wallpaper, fabric and sculptural installation, First Draft West, Sydney.
Memories on a Grand Scale. public event/installation, projection and sound work on the Australian Museum facade as part of the City of Sydney Sequa-centenary celebration.
1991 You Are Walking In The Shadows. Object based installation utilising objects from the collection and their documentation, The Australian Museum, Sydney.
Some Memories for the Twentieth Century. Photographic and drawing based installation, Australian Museum.
This Is Not A Narrative. Sculptural and object based residency project, Australian Museum.
Another Page of the Diary (Over Here/Over There). Fabric and object installation, Experimental Arts Foundation, Adelaide.
1990 The Journey of the Rose. Match-Book Series.
1989 Still Life. Drawings. Breewood Gallery, Katoomba.
The Possession. Object based installation. Camera Lucida, Sydney.
Why do you follow me around?. Paintings. Roz MacAllan Gallery, Brisbane.
1988 One Night Stand. Drawings and video installations. Cafe Royale, Sydney.
A Gentlewoman's Diary. Drawing and sculptural installation, Artspace, Sydney.
Mapping the Edge of Enchantment. Drawing and sculptural installation Lewers Bequest Regional Gallery, Penrith
1987 Studio Exhibition, Group open studio exhibitions as a part of Australian Perspecta. Studio 27, Sydney.
Studio Exhibition, Cite Internationale, Paris.
Drawings of Angels. Australian Embassy, Paris.
1986 Masters Exhibition. Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney.
Footprints. Performance Brixton Arts Centre, UK.
1985 Solo Exhibition. Roslyn Oxley Gallery, Sydney.
100 Miniatures. Plan Z Gallery, Sydney.
1981 Suburban Images. invitational installation project, Ipswich Regional Gallery.
1978 Promises. Schonell Theatre Gallery, Brisbane.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS and INSTALLATIONS
2010 Gold Coast Art Prize. Gold Coast City Gallery.
Summer Show. Light sculptures. David RexLivingston Gallery. Sydney.
Landscape. Digital Prints from China Red series at David Rex Livingston Gallery, Sydney.
artsCape Biennele, IVU (Frozen Tsunami) Sculpture at Byron Bay.
The Walk. Video installation REDGATE Studio Show, Beijing, China.
ShinyShiny. Digital prints at Paris Art Fair with Bicha Gallery, France.
2009 The Waterhouse Natural History Prize, South Australian Museum.
Selected Works. David Rex- Livingston Art Dealer. Sydney
2008 Project Pink. Ralph Lauren exhibition Williams Stables, Randwick.
Gold Coast Art Prize. Gold Coast City Gallery.
2006/7 Hourglass Exchange. University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada.
Blake Prize. Neon and Felt sculpture. National Art School Gallery, Sydney.
Art on the Rocks. Performance and installation work. George St. Sydney.
Sedition. Casula Powerhouse. Liverpool
Greenham Common. Exhibition at Guardian Gallery London to commemorate the Greenham Common protests. UK.
Dashl. Light based exhibition at Royal Architects Association, Potts Point.
2003 Showtime. Brisbane Powerhouse curated by Ray Cook
Celebration, exhibition at Bryan Hooper Gallery Sydney.
Home. Pride Festival, Adelaide Festival Centre curated by Di Barrett
2002 Hazlehurst Drawing Prize. Hazlehurst Regional Gallery.
2001 Tactile Art Awards. Felt and Neon sculpture. Invitational Exhibition, Object Galleries, Sydney.
2000 Queer Reflections, Customs House Sydney. Animated neon sculptural installation.
1997 The Art of Gold, Ballarat Regional Gallery, travelling Victoria.
1996 Biennale of Sydney. Projection work of The KISS at UTS Gallery and the ABC buildings, Ultimo.
Six Australians. LKF Gallery, Hong Kong.
Gold Coast Art Prize. selected by Daniel Thomas, The Centre, Gold Coast.
1994 Shifting Edges. curated by John Kirkman at Casula Powerhouse, Casula.
Non-criminal Criminals. curated by Debra Porch and Phillip Kent, Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Sydney.
Logan City Art Prize. selected prize, Logan, Queensland.
Critique. curated by Brad Buckley, First Draft, PICA, The Artists Museum, Prague.
1992 New Art Six. curated by Roz MacAllan at Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane.
1991 Views and Visions. curated by Karin Oustenhaus at Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide.
1990 Exhibited in Australian Contemporary Art Fair II, Melbourne, represented by Roz MacAllan Gallery.
SACA Show. curated by Tim Morrell at South Australian College of Art Gallery.
1989 Not Another Archibald Roz MacAllan Gallery, Brisbane.
Private Views - Public Spaces selected for the Queensland Art Gallery Contemporary Acquisitions program Breens and Associates/Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane.
Endangered Spaces curated by Sally Coucaud at Artspace, Sydney.
Back to the House curated by Leanne Rossler at ArtHaus, Sydney.
1988 The National Women’s Art Award Exhibition, selected by Betty Churcher for the Centre Gallery, Gold Coast.
8 x 10 Show, DC Art, Sydney.
The Figurative Show, Roz MacAllen Gallery, Brisbane.
Gallery Show, Breewood Gallery, Katoomba.
Gallery Show, North Sydney Contemporary Gallery, Sydney.
Contemporary Works from the Collection curated by Pat Brassington at University of Tasmania, Hobart.
Lake Macquarie Art Prize Invitational Exhibition, Lake Macquarie Regional Gallery.
1987 Tall Pictures and True curated by Simon Penny for Sync Petticoat, Sydney.
New Romantics curated by Graeme Sturgeon for Macquarie Gallery, Sydney (travelling nationally to Regional and University Galleries).
Blake Prize Exhibition, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney.
The Collage Show curated by Arthur McIntyre for Holdsworth Contemporary Galleries, Sydney.
Self Portrait Show curated by Hugh Ramage for COG, Sydney.
1986 Miniatures curated by Eleni Rivers for Willoughby Arts Workshop, Sydney.
1985 Artists for Peace curated by Susan Norrie and Steven Mori at Mori Gallery, Sydney.
20 x 20, ArtHaus, Sydney.
Art Workers Exhibition, Artspace, Sydney.
Queensland Works curated by Nancy Underhill and Malcolm Enright at Queensland Art Museum, University of Queensland, Brisbane.
1984 Power curated by Marion Hardman for the University of Tasmania, Hobart, travelling to Tasmanian and Victorian regional galleries.
NSW Travelling Art Scholarship, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney.
Artworkers Exhibition, curated by Gary Sangster for Artspace, Sydney.
Introspecta a fringe event for the Biennale of Sydney at Avago, Sydney.
1983 Brisbane Art Awards Invitational Exhibition at Brisbane Civic Gallery, Brisbane.
Studio Access an umbrella event for the Australian Perspecta at Creative Space, Sydney.
1982 Works on Whatever, University of Sydney Memorial Gallery.
Student Exhibition selected by Chris Gentle for Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney.
Unlisted, Butchers Exhibit, Sydney.
Young Painters curated by Chris Downie for Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane.
Fresh Blood curator Barbara Tuckerman for Wollongong City Gallery, travelling Canberra ,Sydney.
1980 Queensland Art Teachers Exhibition, Paddington Art Gallery, Brisbane.
1979 Student Exhibition selected by Mervyn Moriarty and Brian Dean at Kelvin Grove CAE, Brisbane.
1978 Two Women Show, with Rosemary Laing, La Boite Theatre, Brisbane.

Online and Broadcast

2009/10 What Were You Thinking?’ –Doclisa. This is an interview/chat show designed and hosted by Lisa Anderson where she interviews guests about the use of life documentation in the making of artwork. EastsideFM 89.7. Streamed live 11.30 til 12 on Mondays.

2003/10 ShinyLisa. Online game and site development. Intersects with projects randomly through websites as published.

2005/10 ArtBlog. Ongoing blog through ArtsHub, Artslant and Satchi. Each blog discusses specific residencies.

2003 ShinyLisa. Avatar development and architectural intervention on Second Life and Satchi.

1993 Arcane Territory. Work with Jon Drummond to do the first link between the satellite dish at Parkes in Western NSW and Observatory Hill to do live sound work with the sounds of the stars.

1977/8 BrisbaneLine. Writer and presenter for art program and current affairs on 4ZZZ Brisbane.

1976 Artsounds. Experimental sound works show on 4ZZZ. The new works developed from work I made with the Engineering School at Queensland University.

Dr Anderson has worked with online, digital and experimental work with new technologies since the mid-1970’s. Initially through sound projects with Queensland University and later through other organisations including ANAT, the Brisbane Powerhouse Centre for the Live Arts, a SecondLife project residency (the BOX), and others.
Major development work includes developing strategy and games with Amanda McDonald Crowley (Director of Eyebeam NY) and Sarah Diamond (Director of the ArtsCentre Bannf Canada) during the ANAT Masterclass (2000), as well as developing artist strategy with ISEA and Kim Machin of MMAP for the Brisbane Festival (2002) and curating live streamed links with the Sheffield Arts Centre and Tramways in the UK (2002).

EDUCATIONAL ROLES : Teaching and Lecturing

2008 /9 Creative Fellow, School of Architecture, University of Technology, Sydney.
Artist working with Ice Caravans Public Art Project, with partners, UTS, Sydney Opera House.
Lecturer in Primary Education, Intensive Visual Arts Course, University of Notre Dame, Sydney.
Honorary Fellow. University of Wollongong working on shiny shiny world proposal.

2006/7 Lecturer in Visual Arts, University of Wollongong.
• Drawing for VISA first year students
• Drawing/Installation and Performance for VISA third year students
• Sculptural Installation Honors and Masters Students
• Cultural Studies for MCA students with Jacky Redgate
• Member of Panel for Higher Degree presentation and recommendation.

2003/5 Head Fine Arts, Southern Sydney Art School. St George College of TAFE.
• 350 students in Certificate, Advanced Diploma and Diploma study. I created a Special Project Program and led staff and students in projects including a temporary installation work for the Sydney Olympic Site and several Public Art designs for local government; as well as developing a local arts festival, KOGARTS with the Council as partner.
• Drawing for Advanced Diploma
• Sculpture for Diploma and Advanced Diploma

1996/8 Lecturer within vocational teacher education at the Australian Catholic University
• Sculpture, Interdisciplinary Studies and Drawing for final year BA and BA Ed students

1996 Lecturer in Painting and Drawing at the University of Western Sydney, Milperra Campus.
• Painting for Third Year Bachelor of Visual Arts students for major unit.
• Drawing units for first year visual arts and general studies students.
• Drawing for sculpture and ceramics

1992 Lecturer in Painting and Drawing at the University of Western Sydney, Milperra Campus.
• Curriculum development for Drawing Investigation Program, and teaching class sessions, lectures and seminars, with First Year Bachelor of Visual Arts students
• Teaching Third Year Bachelor of Visual Arts students for major painting unit, mainly lecture and individual tutor sessions.
• Conducting seminars in the Studio Theory Unit for Third Year Painting students.
• Panel assessment for Third Year and First Year Bachelor of Visual Arts students.

1991 Lecturer in Painting /Drawing and Installation at the University of Western Sydney, Milperra Campus.
• Curriculum development in Drawing unit for First Year Bachelor of Visual Arts.
• Lectures in Studio Theory and workshops and tutorial sessions in Drawing unit for First Year
• students in Bachelor of Visual Arts.
• Lectures and tutorial sessions with Second Year students in Bachelor of Visual Arts.
• Panel assessment of First and Second Year Painting, Drawing and Visual Investigation unit.
1990 Lecturer in Painting /Drawing and Intermedia (sculpture) at the South Australian School of Art, University of South Australia.
• Interview and selection of First Year students.
• Curriculum development in the programs for Fourth Year Painting and Third Year Drawing.
• Lectures, seminars and tutorial sessions in Third Year Drawing and Fourth Year Painting Units.
• Tutorial sessions with Postgraduate and inter-media/ sculpture Fourth Year students.
• Staff consultant for students’ graduate exhibition.
• Coordinator for the Collaborations project with students from Adelaide University and the Design Schools of North Adelaide Art School and South Australian CAE. Collaborations was a site specific, environmental installation project based in sculpture and site.
• Assessment panel member for Third and Fourth Year students.
• Member of Committee to set up and selection for Samstag Scholarship.

1989 Lecturer in Painting at the Catholic College of Education.
• Curriculum development for Third Year Bachelor of Education Painting units.
• Seminars and tutorial sessions in Painting Unit.
• Assessment panel for Design, Painting and Drawing Units for Third Year students.
• Supervisor of the Practicum of student teachers in schools for the Catholic Education Office.

1988 Lecturer in Painting. Charles Sturt University.
• Curriculum and Course development committees within the University, as new programs and methods were developed during restructure of University.
• Assisting the coordination of the Painting Program within the Visual Arts School.
• Lectures, seminars and tutorial sessions with First, Second and Third Year Bachelor of Visual Arts Students in the Painting and Drawing units.
• Curriculum development for all Painting, Drawing and Visual Research courses in the School of Visual Arts.
• Panel member for selection of Painting and Drawing staff.
• Panel member for assessment of all Bachelor of Visual Arts units.
• Lectures in the other studio areas of the Visual Arts School, including: - video; sculpture; glass; ceramics; jewellery; performance.

1987 Lecturer, Riverina College of Advanced Education.
• Lectures and tutorials in studio practice for Painting, Drawing, Visual Research and Complementary Studies (video, sculpture and installation).
• Lectures and seminars in studio theory across studios
• Course development of programs for First, Second and Third Year Bachelor of Art Program.

1986 Teacher, Randwick TAFE College.
• Responsibilities included teaching in Studio practice for Painting and Design students.

Teacher, Maroubra Junction High School, Randwick Girls High School and Saint Patrick’s Girls College Sydney.
• Art and Design programs for all levels of students.

1984/5 Teacher, Metropolitan East Education Department, Sydney.
• Sessional work while completing my studies.

1983 Head of Department -Art, Rockhampton Girls Grammar School.
• Writing the curriculum for all (Year 8 to Year 12) Units within the Art Department.
• Management of the department including expansion projections, excursions, staff appointments and developing extra -curricular art orientated School activities.
• Pastoral care, within the boarding community, (a live-in position).

1980/1 Art Teacher at Yeronga State High School, Brisbane.
• Art practice and theory within year 8 to year 12 Art Units at this Arts, Music and Performance Specialist School.
• I also participated on the Review Of School Based Assessment Committee. The conclusions of the committee were published as a discussion paper by Dr. Peter Botsman and Dr Brian O'Dwyer. I worked on the subsequent committee set up to write and design new curricula for the Stage One Schools in the introduction of this new school based assessment system across Queensland.

PROFESSIONAL ROLES: CURATORIAL, POLICY and PRINCIPLE ARTIST
2010 Artist in Residence invitation for Redgate in Beijing.
Lake Mungo project work. NPWS.
2008 Artist in Residence, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris.
2007 Artist in Residence, Kapitan Khlebnicov on voyage through the NorthWest Passage and expeditions to Tanquary Fjords through Theme Media.
2003 Artist on CUBA Project, Alden Tate Designers, New York.
2002 Curator Mardi Gras Festival.
Visual Arts component of program including professional national and international program, and a community and youth arts program. Exhibitions and seminars include Leigh Bowery video works and Inwah Oh (Korea) installation at Artspace.
Curator Brisbane Powerhouse Centre for the Live Arts.
Curate and participate in residency program, including hosting and curating national and international exhibitions and the public arts program for precinct.
2001 Curator, Brisbane Powerhouse Centre for the Live Arts.
Development and delivery of curatorial direction for the Visual Arts program Field of the Spectator for the cultural precinct.
Curatorium Member for Yarra’s Edge Project.
Melbourne Docklands re-development including national and international artists.
2000 Curator/Arts Consultant Brisbane Powerhouse.
Curatorial direction and management of the visual arts program for live arts cultural complex, including public arts program, gallery exhibitions and residency programs.
Curatorial Advisor, Education House, Brisbane.
Curator/Project Manager Art+Architecture,
Queensland Artworkers Alliance. Management and Curatorial work included: the Brisbane Powerhouse; The Strand, Townsville; Queensland Central, Brisbane.
Public Artist, Springwood Main Street Project, permanent installation.
1999 Principal Artist for Wetherill Park Reserve.
Community consultation and design work for 16 hectare multi-functional park redevelopment. Collaboration with Landscape Architect Louise McKenzie for 5 year plan for the site. Awarded the National Government Prize for Innovative Open Space Design in 2003.
1998/9 Coordinating Artist for Sydney City Council Strategic Partnership to develop and produce two projects: Writing the City with Artspace over 3 years of installations and Singing up Stones with SGLMG Festival.
Artist for Bruce Bartlett Regional Playground, Collaroy.
Community consultations and design work with architect Ian Jackson.
1996/7 Artist, Alex Trevillion Plaza, Marrickville.
Community consultations and design work with architect Louise MacKenzie.
Fantasy Portholes 2, Public Art Commission from Sydney City Council for Lance Child Care Centre, the Rocks. Curator Sally Coucaud.

1995/6 Artist/Consultant, independent research and development for exhibition works; corporate commission and consultative work for local government organisations, including Marrickville Master Plan and Leichhardt Tramsheds Redevelopment.
Fantasy Portholes 1, sculpture commission Children’s Playground, Augusta Cullen Park.
1993/4 Artist/Public Art Consultant to Liverpool City Council on public art for the
Macquarie St Redevelopment Project. This involves: -
• Consulting with residents and organisations to establish the aspirations of the community
• Writing and developing a five year public art plan for the Liverpool area
• Coordinating the selection of artists, media and public art sites
• Working and liaising with the architects Connybeare and Morrison responsible for the management and design of the project

1992/3 Project Officer, Visual Arts/Crafts Unit, The Australia Council; responsibilities included:-
• Administrative work on the Professional Development Grants to Artists Program, Emeritus Awards Program, Archival Film Program and the Overseas Studios Program.
• Assisting on the securing and leasing for Overseas Studios Program, coordinating studios and consultants internationally as part of an expanding program.
• Researching and writing papers for the Board on policy and direction for program work and industry liaison.

1992 Artist in Residence Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris.

1991 Freelance writer and presenter for Realtime and Broadsheet and radio 2ser.
1990/1 Artist in residence. Australian Museum.
• Three public exhibitions and large-scale projection and installation works investigating the relationship between science and community.
1986 Project Officer, Visual Arts/Crafts Board, The Australia Council; the duties involved:
• Administer the Direct Grant to Artists Programs, Financial Assistance to Artists and the Overseas Studios Program.
• Advising on individual and organisational applications for funding, and advising the Selection Committees for grant rounds.
• Policy and Strategy Development for the new The Visual Arts/Crafts Board of the Australia Council.
1986 Curator, 'Public Language', The Performance Space, Sydney.
• Curated project for The Performance Space, working with concept, exhibition design, catalogue writing and publication and commissioning of artists. This seven-week exhibition series involved three installation shows and three performance works and a public forum as units of the one exhibition.
1985 Artist in Residence Lincoln School of Art and Design. UK.
1983/4 Founding Director for Arthaus Gallery.
• An exhibition space for performance and installation in Darlinghurst.
1983 Artist in Residence Dublin School of Art and Design, Ireland.
1982 Artist in Residence Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris.
• Moya Dyring Studio from the Art Gallery of NSW and travel grant from Australia Council.
1977/9 Part-time work during three years of study at Kelvin Grove CAE including: -
• Arts Activities Manager at the Campus Club at Queensland Institute of Technology.
• Presenter and Researcher on 4ZZZ-FM Artsounds, a weekly program
• Focusing on experimental sound and performance art and Brisbane Line a current affairs program.
1977/9 cont. Artist and Curator in alternative spaces such as nightclubs, disused shops and a swimming pool.
1976 Cadet Librarian, John Oxley Library, Brisbane.
• Working with original documents including historic photographs, journals, ships log, Aboriginal language glossaries and maps.
• During this time, I undertook concurrent studies in Journalism and English Literature at Queensland University, and Library Studies subjects with the Queensland Institute of Technology.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2006 Committee for Public Art Policy Development, NSW Architects Council.
2000 Committee Member for Curriculum Development for Art in Public Places, a TAFE delivery program for Queensland.
1997 Judge for the National Smirnoff Art Awards, with Nell Schofield and Prof. Noel Frankham.
1996 Board Member and Co-Chair of Artspace, Sydney.
1994/5 Committee Member of focus groups, Arts Training Australia.
Board Member and Co-Chair of Artspace, Sydney.
Judge with Prof. Noel Frankham for student art prize for Sydney College of the Arts.
1993 Committee Member with Nigel Helyer for the Pat Corrigan Awards of the National Association of Visual Artists.
1990 Board Member and Chair of the Adelaide Contemporary Arts Centre.
1987 Board Member of Artspace, Sydney.
1984/5 Director of ArtHaus, Sydney.
1983 Board Member of Artspace, Sydney.
1982 Board Member of Creative Space, Sydney. This collective formed Artspace.

 

LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

I have lectured as a guest or staff member at Universities in NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Ireland, Philippines, Singapore, Paris and the UK. I have been an examiner for Doctoral Candidates and lectured to both undergraduate and post-graduate students in areas of Fine Arts and Architecture. Invitation professional talks and workshops include:

2009 Speaker at Western Sydney Health Conference. Lost in the Wallpaper of Cancer.
Speaker at Saint Tropez Film Festival Artists Panel: Crisis Points.
2008 Speaker at Women in the Landscape Conference, Yeoval. Little River Landcare Group.
Speaker at Project Pink Dinner, hosted by Harpers Bazaar to aid Breast Cancer Research.
2007 Speaker in Arctic Program on Kapitan Khlebnicov.
2006 Keynote speaker for SuperStudio, Architecture Biennale workshops, University of Technology, Sydney.
Architecture and Art – a polemic nexus. Royal Architects Society, Potts Point.
2003 Flanuers, Censorship and Public Art – the politics of creating space. Refereed paper for AQUADS Conference University of Tasmania, Hobart.
2002 Lectures for exhibitions and conferences at the Brisbane Powerhouse including: Art and Architecture; Contemporary Art Practice and the Refugee Status with Dr Pat Hoffie for the APT; and Architecture as Contest of Memories for the Festival of Ideas.
2001 Participant in professional workshops to develop TAFE course for Art in Public Places.
Participant in the International Masterclass for Art and Technology. Special areas include art and science, and curatorial practice for multi-media based works.
Invited to head panels for the Sydney Writers Festival and for the Public Spaces Conference for the National Association for Visual Artists.
Invited to give workshops for Flashpoint, Architectural Biennale at University of NSW.
Invited on committee to develop curricula concepts for public arts programs for the Tin Sheds within the Architecture School at University of Sydney.
1996 Invited to give guest lectures at the Australian Museum; and Sydney City Council’s Public Places Forum at Sydney Town Hall.
1995 Guest Lectures at University of Western Sydney; Casula Powerhouse; Perc Tucker Gallery; Wollongong City Gallery; National Arts Education Conference, Cairns; University of Wollongong.
Mentor Program with student attachments for University of Western Sydney.
1994 Guest lectures at University of Wollongong; University of Western Sydney; University of Santo Tomas, Manila; University of the Philippines, Quezon City; The Australia Centre, Manila; City Gallery Wollongong, and Western Sydney Conference on Public Art.
Mentor Program with student attachments for University of Western Sydney
1992/3 Guest lectures at University of Wollongong and University of Western Sydney.
Mentor Program with student attachments for University of Western Sydney
1991 Dissonance Conference refereed paper Willow Pattern and Other Stories, College of Fine Arts, University of NSW.
Invited to give guest lectures at the School of Creative Arts, Wollongong University and the Australian Museum Society.
1990 Invited to give guest lectures at the Experimental Arts Foundation and the Contemporary Art Centre, Adelaide.
1988 Invited to give lectures and workshops at National Art School and City Art Institute, Sydney, and the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne.
1987 Invited to give guest lectures at East Sydney Technical College, City Art Institute, and Queensland College of Art, Brisbane.
1985 Invited to give guest lectures at City Art Institute, and Newcastle CAE.

REVIEWS AND CITATIONS

My large-scale projects have included a number of catalogues and television, radio and on-line magazine discussions. I have not cited these, as they are too numerous.
2010 ArtsCape. Review Financial Review.
Arts Sunday. Profile. ABC
2008 Freeze Frame. Marina St Martin. Gold Coast Bulletin.
2007 Conversation Hour. Richard Fidler, ABC 702 National.
Drawn to the Arctic. Rosilie Higson, The Australian August 9.
Breaking Ice. Sydney Weekly. Neal Drinnan. September.
2005 Cities as Play – Lisa Anderson, Linda Morison Ariel Monograms.
2004 East meets West: Public Spaces. Kim Wang, BCK Design, Beijing.
2003 Thomas Vale Slattery, Article Art Monthly on ShowTime.
2002 Brisbane Courier Mail Article on Writing the City
2001 Reich, Issabella, Object Magazine.
1999 Smee, Sebastian, Review, SMH.
Doekilli, Heidi, article Monument Magazine
1998 James, Bruce. Review, Sydney Morning Herald.
Radio National Arts interview.
Article, Campaign Magazine
Arts TV Amsterdam.
1997 Lam, Khym. Review. Eyeline. Summer Issue
1996 Burns-Wright, Jennifer. Vogue Living, Summer Issue.
Lam, Khym. Review. Photofile. March issue.
Bobbis, Melinda. Review. Eyeline. Summer Issue.
Hennessy, Ruth. Artist Profile, Sydney Star Observer.
1995 Mendlesson, Joanna. Review. The Australian, November.
Mendlesson, Joanna. Walking the Street Dresses and Dreams. The Australian. October.
Gray, Allison. 'The Collision and Collusion Between a Personal Memory and Public Record' Umbrella Bulletin, Townsville, July
1994 Oldfield, Janine. 'Lisa's art uncovers our cultural layers' The Advertiser, Wollongong, June.
De Guzman, Susan. 'Installation Art' Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila July.
Martino, Peter. 'Australian Identity' Star TV cable network,
Manila and South-East Asia, May.
McCulloch, Susan (Editor). 'Encyclopaedia of Australian Art' Macmillan Press, Sydney.
Wark, MacKenzie. Catalogue Essay, Archaeology of Memory.
Reviews and interviews in the Liverpool local papers, Champion and Leader regarding public art and my role as the CBD artist.
Coucaud, Sally. 'Public Spaces', Artlink Magazine, Summer Issue.
1993 Hubble, Ava. Lights off for flash show', Sydney Morning Herald, Inside Sydney.
Doyle, John. ABC Radio, 2BL afternoon show.
1992 Germain, Max (Editor). 'Australian Encyclopedia of Artists and Galleries', Boolarong Press, Sydney 1992.
Drury, Neville. 'New Art Six’, Craftsman House, Sydney 1992.
1992 Lohse, Diane. 'Lisa Anderson at the Australian Museum', Eyeline Magazine, Summer Issue 1992.
Barber, Lynden. 'A Loaded Farewell’, Sydney Morning Herald, Metro.
Throsby, Margaret. ABC Radio, 2BL morning show.
Armstrong Sarah. ABC Radio National, PM current affairs program.
Hardy, Catherine. ABC Radio National, Sightings program.
Page, Pamille. 'Artist-in-Residence', The Australian Museum Society Magazine, Dec 91/Jan 92 Issue.
1991 Steffensen, Yanni. Agenda Magazine, No 18.
Dauth, Louise. Eyeline Magazine, Spring Issue 1991.
Zeplin, Pam. Exotic fruit at the Central Markets and Mixed
Biscuits at Bi-Lo' Broadsheet Magazine, Vol 20, No 1 1991.
Kenneally, Catherine. Adelaide Morning Radio.
Dilby, Rose. ABC Radio National, Sightings program.

1990 The Australian Contemporary Art Fair catalogue.
Double-Trouble', Art on Tap Newsletter, Experimental Arts Foundation
1989 Collins, Kate. Right from the Heart' Sunday Mail, Brisbane.
Richards, Michael. Show represents a boost' Courier Mail, Brisbane.
Contemporary Works from the Collection', catalogue, University of Tasmania.
1988 Seven Artists', Museum of Contemporary Art Bulletin, Brisbane
Coucaud, Sally. Artspace Newsletter.
Mc Culloch, Jan. Profile, Art Almanac, March issue.
Mc Culloch, Jan. Profile, Art Almanac, August issue.
Ewington, Julie. Catalogue essay 'Must be talkin' to an angel' for exhibition Mapping the Edge of Enchantment'.
1987 Sturgeon, Graham. 'New Romantics' catalogue essay.
McDonald, John. Saturday arts review for Sydney Morning Herald.
Lynn, Elwyn. Saturday arts review for The Australian.
1986 Rivers , Eleni. 'Miniatures Catalogue', Willoughby Arts Centre, Sydney.
McDonald, John. Saturday arts review for Sydney Morning Herald.
1985 Enright, Malcolm. 'Queensland Works' catalogue essay University of Queensland.
Leves, Kerry. 'War Queens, Top Girls and Crocs' in Lifestyle Magazine, Sydney.
1983 Downie, Chris. 'Studio Access' catalogue essay for Creative Space, Sydney.
Brassington, Pat. 'Power' catalogue essay for University of Tasmania, Hobart.
Mc Cauley, Tim. 'Tripartite Expression of Power' The Mercury, Hobart.
Good Morning Australia, Channel Nine, Sydney.
1982 Langer, Dr. Gertrude. Courier Mail, Brisbane.
Maloon, Terence. Sydney Morning Herald.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES
My Masters presentation is available at College of Fine Arts Library; My Doctoral Thesis is available at the University of Wollongong Library and the National Gallery Library along with my diaries and drawings for specific works. The Writing the City Projects have been published on-line by Pandora, projects of national significance with the National Library. The residency work that I have done with Museums has been documented with images and texts for both the Australian Museum and the Australian War Memorial Collections.
2008 Glace et Lumiere. Series of articles for Arts Hub on Paris, cities and global warming.
2007 Extreme Residency, Series of articles for Arts Hub on Arctic adventure.
2003 Flanuer. Paper for AQUADS Conference Tasmania.
2002 Catalogue essay for Figs in Space, Sydney Powerhouse Museum and Littoral Zone Brisbane Powerhouse and Hervey Bay Regional Gallery.
2001 Catalogue essay for Shifting Positions; Virtually Furniture; Wallpaper exhibitions touring from Brisbane Powerhouse.
Amplifications, review of performance work
Wink, catalogue short story for Queer Reflections catalogue.
2000 Catalogue Essay for Exhibitions of Haikam and Clinton Nain.
Barbara Heath Interview, Artworker.
Wink, short story for catalogue Queer Reflections, City of Sydney.
The Civic Surface, papers and workshops for the International Architecture Biennale, University of NSW.
1999 Writing the City, papers for Artspace monograms.
1995 Archaeology of Memory, papers for National Institute of Arts Education conference Innovation and Tradition, Cairns.
Palace of Memories, papers for Wollongong Post-Graduate Conference, Spring.
Cenotaph, selections of Doctoral paper for Open Lecture Series, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1994 Redevelopment of Macquarie Street, Liverpool City Council Public Papers.
Cenotaph, paper for Wollongong Post-Graduate Conference, Autumn.
Giving Voice to a City’s Grief, ArtsWest, November.
Art in Public Space, Visitors Papers, University of Santa Tomas, Manila.
1993 Open Museum, Five Year Plan, Local Government Paper on Public Art, Liverpool City Council.
1991 Memories For The Twentieth Century, Catalogue Essay, Australian Museum.
Willow Patterns & Other Stories, paper for Dissonance Conference at the University of New South Wales; published in Selected Papers Supplement, Agenda magazine, Issue 20/21.
Another Page of The Diary (Overhere/Overthere) joint catalogue essay with Tim Morrell, the Experimental Arts Foundation, Adelaide.
1990 Review for Broadsheet magazine, 1991 Summer issue.
1986 Public Language, essay in The Performance Space Newsletter, Sydney.
Public Language catalogue essay, The Performance Space, Sydney.
Personal Dream Images in Art, Masters Degree (Visual Art) dissertation, City Art Institute, Sydney.

GRANTS AND AWARDS
2008 Grant of studio from Cite des Arts Internationale residency program.
2007 Grant of residency from Polar Arts for High Arctic residency.
2006 Research Grant University of Wollongong for Shiny Shiny World research project.
2001 Grant to create Writing the City-MINE. Arts Queensland.
1998/2000 Strategic Partner with Sydney City Council. This was three-year grant and
commitment to create installations for the City of Sydney. They provided both
funds and assistance with the projects.
Sponsorship from Multiplex and Cactus Imaging.
1996/7 NSW Women and the Arts Award, NSW Ministry for the Arts.
1995 Artists Marketing Award, NSW Ministry for the Arts
Australian Local Government Innovation Award 1994 for the arts component of the Liverpool Redevelopment Project
Better City Award for the Liverpool Re-development Project.
1994 Engineers Association Award for Innovation for the Liverpool Cenotaph
Artists Marketing Award, National Association of Visual Arts
Strategic Development Grant, The Australia Council, to tour exhibition in the Philippines.
Sponsorship from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to tour exhibition in the Philippines.
Sponsorship from Kodak Austral-Asia, for production of photographic works.
1993/4 Design of War Memorial for Liverpool City Council in the Macquarie Street redevelopment project. Incorporating sandstone and granite columns and plinths, rose trellis columns and landscaped grass areas within a 10m semi- circular design, the memorial is dedicated to Liverpool men and women who served in Australia in times of conflict and peace.
1992 Artist for Sydney Sequa-centenary, at The Australian Museum and Sydney Conservatorium Created installation and projection piece titled 'Memories on a Grand Scale'.
Professional Development Grant for work on the project 'The Archaeology of Memory', from the Visual Arts/Craft Board of the Australia Council.
1991 Artist-in-Residence at the Australian Museum: This was the inaugural residency, with a brief to work with the staff and collection to present an interpretive view of them and their work at the Australian Museum.
Pat Corrigan Award from the National Association for Visual Artists for documentation for exhibition Another Page of the Diary (Overhere/Overthere) at the Experimental Arts Foundation, Adelaide.
1986 Exhibitions Grant to curate Public Language series at the Performance Space, from the Visual Arts/Craft Board of the Australia Council.
1985 Moya Dyring Studio, Cite International des Arts, Paris. Awarded by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. During this time I took part in various installation and performance works at the Cite, Paris and the Brixton Arts Centre, UK.
1984 Artist- in-Residence at Dublin School of Art and Design. During this time I gave a series of lectures and workshops for post-graduate students on Australian art and concerns in my own practice.
1983 Travel Grant from the Visual Arts Board of The Australia Council to travel in Ireland, UK and Europe.
 

TRAVEL
2010 Travel and research in Lake Mungo in Western NSW and in National Parks Australia.
Residency in Redgate Studios in Bai Gao, Beijing, China
2009 Filming in Borrodor, Central Java.
Residency and installation in Saint Tropez, France
2008 Residency in Paris for 3 months, travel to Mt Etna, Sicily and the National GeoPark in the Scottish Highlands for research on global weather changes as part of ShinyShinyWorld Project.
2007 High Artic on a Russian Icebreaker as artist in Residency on Kapitan Khlebnicov. Alaska, Canada, Siberia and Providenya.
2003/6 New York, Los Angeles and Europe researching venues and technologies for Shiny Shiny World.
2000/2 Travel in Australia and US looking at elements and effects from Mega-Events. The effects on public space and people’s expectations of public space after Mega-Events. This project was nominated for a Fellowship within the Architecture Faculty of Sydney University and I began research, but lost heart after Sept. 11. The project had a working title: The New Public Space can change Government.
1996/02 Various travels in Indonesia to research Telling Space and Kangaroo series.
1994/5 Travel with exhibition Archaeology of MemoryXV - An Open Journal in the Philippines and Regional Australia.
1992 Travelled extensively in Europe and the United States; visiting Edge in London and Madrid, and 'Documenta in Kassel, Germany. Research for the Archaeology of Memory project and funded by the Visual Arts/Craft Board of the Australia Council.
1990 Resident in Adelaide, working with local and religious imagery and still life for exhibition Another Page of the Diary (Over here/Over there) at Experimental Arts Foundation, Adelaide.
1988 Resident in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Investigating images of the Australian outback to create A Gentlewoman’s Diary exhibition for Artspace, Sydney.
1985 Residency in Moya Dyring Studio, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris; travelled in UK and Europe, awarded by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Research for Exhibition Roslyn Oxley Galleries.
1983/4 Travelled extensively in Europe, UK and Ireland, with financial assistance from
the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council. Research for Master of Visual
Arts.
Artist-in-Residence at Dublin School of Art and Design.
1979 Travelled extensively in Australia and Papua.

COLLECTIONS

Art Bank.
The Australian Museum.
University of Technology, Sydney.
The City of Liverpool.
The City of Sydney.
University of Tasmania.
Breens and Associates
Lincoln School of Art and Design UK.
Ipswich Regional Gallery Collection.
University of Wollongong.
The Brisbane Powerhouse
City of the Blue Mountains
Wahroonga Council
Dublin School of Art and Design, Ireland
Culinary Edge Collections, NSW
Alden-Tate Collection. New York
Private and corporate collections in Australia, Europe, UK and America.
 

 

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23 Oct 2023