Anne Zahalka

Anne Zahalka (born 1957)[1] is an Australian photo media artist (photographer). Her work is held in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Victoria and the National Gallery of Australia. In 2005, she was the recipient of the Leopold Godowsky Award at the Photographic Resource Centre in Boston.[2]

Anne Zahalka
Born1957 (age 65–66)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Known forphotography
Websitezahalkaworld.com.au

Early life

She was born to a Jewish Austrian mother and Catholic Czech father. Her parents met and married in England during the Second World War.[3] Zahalka subsequently developed an interest in Australia's migrants and diverse cultures.[1][4]

Education

She studied at Sydney College of the Arts (undergraduate and postgraduate), 1979.[5]

Career

Zahalka's artwork revolves around Australian culture,[6] focusing on themes such as gender roles, leisure activities[7] and the conventions of art.

Speaking in interviews, she has spoken of her family and how her upbringing has influenced her work. She reflects on the lack of migrants' written documents, images and texts about Australia.[8]

Her best known image is "The Sunbather #2".[9] Another major art commission "Welcome to Sydney" was completed in 2003 for Sydney Airport.[10]

She has featured in many solo and group exhibitions between 1980 and the present, as well as the artwork, Welcome to Sydney commissioned by Sydney Airport in 2002.[11] Her solo exhibition, Hall of Mirrors, at the Centre for Contemporary Photography was the first mid-career retrospective held at the gallery of an Australian photographer.[12] Additionally, Zahalka has curated many group exhibitions.

Exhibitions

Residencies
  • Resemblance, 1987 Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin during 1986/87.[19]
  • Gertrude Street International Studio, 3-month residency, Melbourne Bondi Pavilion, Bondi, 6-month residency, 1989
  • Sofitel, Melbourne, Victoria Bundanon, Arthur Boyd Estate, New South Wales, 2008
  • Bondi the Beautiful residency, Bondi Pavilion Gallery, 2011
  • HMAS Penguin residency commemorating the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy Newington College, Concordia through the Newington Women's Fund, 2013
  • Turner Gallery Perth, Western Australia, 2017[20]

Awards
  • 2005: Leopold Godowsky Award, Photographic Resource Centre, Boston.[2]

Collections

Zahalka's work is held in the following permanent collections:

References
  1. Bronwyn Watson (14 May 2011). "Public Works: Anna Zahalka". The Australian. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. "Twelve Australian photo artists / Blair French, Daniel Palmer". Collection - State Library of NSW. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. Meacham, Steve (15 August 2018). "National Art School showcases 'Fabulous 50'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. Garden, Wendy (4 January 2016). "Who belongs on the Australian beach? A history of gendered and racial possession". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. "Anne Zahalka". National Gallery of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. Galvin, Nick (6 February 2014). "Changing look of the Australian identity laid bare in Art Gallery of NSW exhibition". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  7. Blake, Elissa (17 April 2015). "Game of snap: photographers face the lens". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  8. "Twelve Australian photo artists / Blair French, Daniel Palmer". Collection - State Library of NSW. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  9. Taffel, Jacqui (14 April 2007). "Click and myth approach". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  10. "Hall of mirrors : Anne Zahalka, portraits 1987-2007". Collection - State Library of NSW. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  11. "Anne Zahalka - Artist Profile - Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  12. "Hall of Mirrors: Anne Zahalka Portraits 1987-2007". Centre for Contemporary Photography. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  13. "Anne Zahalka" (PDF). Centre for Contemporary Photography.
  14. "Anne Zahalka". Art Map.
  15. "Anne Zahalka". Art Net.
  16. "Anne Zahalka". ARC ONE Gallery.
  17. Madeleine, Anna (23 March 2015). "The week in arts: Dirtsong, From the Rubble, As You Like it". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  18. "Anne Zahalka". ARC ONE Gallery.
  19. "Zahalka World website". Zahalkaworld.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  20. "Anna Zahalka". Design and Art Australia Online. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
  21. "Works by Anne Zahalka :: The Collection :: Art Gallery NSW". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  22. "Explore our collection". www.mga.org.au. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  23. "Works by Anne Zahalka". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  24. "Anne Zahalka, Die Putzfrau (The Cleaner) 1987". National Gallery of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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