Doug Spowart and Victoria Cooper document Personal Histories at UNSW

Fellow Australian book artists

Doug Spowart and Victoria Cooper

Image: Doug Spowart + Victoria Cooper wotwedid blogsite

have posted a wonderful reference to their experience of 

the Personal Histories Opening Night Event at UNSW Canberra on their wotwedid blog site.

The post includes a written overview of their thoughts on the exhibition, documentary photographs including images of participating artists Judy Bourke and Tracie Toohey, also links to video footage of a walkthrough of some of the exhibition -

including a guest appearance by Canberra based artist
 Caren Florance and opening speeches from Selena Griffith, Lisa Morisset (UNSW Library) and Robyn Foster.

This is a marvellous resource for any one who could not physically get to visit the exhibitions and I highly recommend following the link to have a look at this post and to explore the wealth of information in other posts.

I can't thank Doug and Victoria enough for making the journey to the Canberra opening and for generously creating and sharing this documentary resource with all of us.

Doug Spowart was 2014 Siganto Foundation Research Fellow at the Australian Library of Art, State Library of Queensland.

Dr Victoria Cooper is 2015 Siganto Foundation Research Fellow at the Australian Library of Art, State Library of Queensland. 

(footnote re footage: I was a little disturbed to see one lovely person's blatant disregard for gallery etiquette, but I can assure everyone {especially Janet Braun-Reinitz - whose artwork was in imminent peril}, no artworks were harmed during the making of this footage)

Personal Histories at UNSW - End of Exhibition

The Personal Histories Exhibition at UNSW Canberra Campus finishes today.

I'll be making the 4 day round trip shortly from Brisbane to Canberra to dismantle and collect the works before returning home to send works back to artists.

Of course, being the Christmas holiday period, there may be hiccups in getting items sent off quickly, but I will endeavour to do my best - (and just a gentle reminder that artists are responsible for reimbursement of postage costs please).

I'd appreciate any artists who may have changed address since the beginning of the project to get in touch with me to update their address details. Also, if artists would like me to hold off on return of works due to holiday absences etc. I'd be most appreciative to hear from you as well.

Some artists have asked me not to return works, but instead donate them to appropriate collections in Australia, if this is your wish please contact me to arrange for this.  

Thanks again to all the artists worldwide who have given such wonderful support to this project, the institutions (Redland Museum, Redland Art Gallery Cleveland, ABBE at QCA and UNSW Canberra Campus) who have exhibited and championed the works (or part thereof) and the wonderful audiences who have given such positive feedback to the project and works over the last two years.

More Images from UNSW Canberra Library Gallery Exhibition

URGENT MESSAGE: Cancellation Of Artist Floor Talk Event

PLEASE NOTE THE 

ARTIST FLOOR TALK EVENT

SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER 2015

AT UNSW CAMPUS LIBRARY

HAS BEEN 

CANCELLED.

MY APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE NOTICE OF THIS NEWS

AND ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE.

UNSW CANBERRA Exhibition Images

SELENA GRIFFITH - SENIOR LECTURER IN DESIGN UNSW (OPENING SPEAKER),
ROBYN FOSTER, JUDY BOURKE & TRACIE TOOHEY (CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS)
AT THE OPENING NIGHT FUNCTION OF PERSONAL HISTORIES UNSW CANBERRA 

Above images from the Personal Histories UNSW Canberra Campus

Library Gallery (more to follow).

Wonderful to have interstate and out-of-town artists come along for the Canberra opening.

(Apologies for the lateness and sporadic nature of these images - ongoing computer issues!)

Personal Histories at UNSW Canberra

Personal Histories in Canberra

 Personal Histories International Artists' Book Exhibition 

UNSW Canberra Campus 

(Australian Defence Force Academy - Duntroon)

Academy Library - Building 13

Northcott Drive Canberra ACT 2600

Open to the public:

 Monday 28 September - Friday 11 December 2015

Official Opening Event: 

5.30pm Thursday 1 October 2015

(official opening by Professor Ross Harley, Dean UNSW Art & Design)

Floor Talk event:

5.30 Thursday 29 October 2015

Artwork Image: ŠoŠo (Sandra Winkworth)