Anne Zahalka (born 1957)[1] is an Australian artist and photographer. Her work is held in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Victoria, State Library of New South Wales 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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | photography |
| Website | zahalkaworld |
Early life and education
editZahalka 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.[4]
She studied at Sydney College of the Arts (undergraduate and postgraduate), 1979.[5]
Career
editZahalka's artwork revolves around Australian culture,[6] focusing on themes such as gender roles, leisure activities[7] and the conventions of art. She has spoken in interviews 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.[2] Her best known image is The Sunbather #2.[8] Another major art commission, Welcome to Sydney, was completed in 2003 for Sydney Airport.[9]
Her residency in 1986–87 at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, gave her an opportunity reconnect with her European origins. Emulating complex interior scenes based on Dutch and Flemish masters like Vermeer, it led to sets of work collectively title Resemblance (1987) and Resemblance II (1989).[10]
Exhibitions
edit- Haimish, The Jewish Museum, Melbourne, 1998[11]
- Leisureland, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, 2000[12]
- Fortresses and Frontiers, Robert Sandelson Gallery, London, 2000[13]
- Hall of Mirrors: Anne Zahalka Portraits 1987–2007, National Portrait Gallery, 2007/08. A mid-career retrospective.[14]
- Wild Life, ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, 2008[15]
- A Time and a Place, group exhibition, Griffith University Arts Gallery, South East Queensland, 2015[16]
- Wild Life, Australia, ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, 2019[17]
- Zahalkaworld, Museum of Australian Photography, Melbourne, 2023[18]
Awards
edit- 2005: Leopold Godowsky Award, Photographic Resource Centre, Boston.[2]
- 2023: Bowness Photography Prize with "Kunstkammer".[19]
Collections
editZahalka's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney[20]
- Monash Gallery of Art, Monash, Melbourne, Victoria[21]
- National Gallery of Victoria.[1]
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT : Die Putzfrau (The Cleaner) 1987[22]
References
edit- ^ a b "Anne Zahalka". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Twelve Australian photo artists / Blair French, Daniel Palmer". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Meacham, Steve (15 August 2018). "National Art School showcases 'Fabulous 50'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Garden, Wendy (4 January 2016). "Who belongs on the Australian beach? A history of gendered and racial possession". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Anne Zahalka". National Gallery of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Blake, Elissa (17 April 2015). "Game of snap: photographers face the lens". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Taffel, Jacqui (14 April 2007). "Click and myth approach". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Anne Zahalka – Profile". Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Christopher Allen (18 August 2023). "Images from a pre-digital past: famous photos re-created". The Australian. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Anne Zahalka" (PDF). Centre for Contemporary Photography. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Anne Zahalka". Art Map.
- ^ "Anne Zahalka". Artnet.
- ^ "Hall of Mirrors: Anne Zahalka Portraits 1987–2007". National Portrait Gallery. 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Anne Zahalka". ARC ONE Gallery.
- ^ Madeleine, Anna (23 March 2015). "The week in arts: Dirtsong, From the Rubble, As You Like it". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Anne Zahalka". ARC ONE Gallery.
- ^ Sally Gearon (13 July 2023). "Interview: Anne Zahalka on how 'art has an important role to play'". Art Guide Australia. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "MAPh | Bowness Photography Prize winners". maph.org.au. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Works by Anne Zahalka". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Explore our collection". Monash Gallery of Art. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Anne Zahalka, Die Putzfrau (The Cleaner) 1987". National Gallery of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
