ANITA HOCHMAN CURRICULUM VITAE
BIOGRAPHY
Born 1953 Sydney, Australia
1974 B.A. The University of Sydney
1975 Dip. Ed.(Art) Sydney Teachers College
1988 B.A. Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education
1994 M.F.A. College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
2007 - 2009 French Language Studies, Alliance Francaise de Brisbane
1990 – 2007 Lecturer in Painting, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia
1986 – 2007 Lives and works in Tregeagle, Northern Rivers, New South Wales
2007 – Painting full time, Brisbane, Queensland
AWARDS
2007 Australia Council for the Arts, Visual Arts Board, New Work Grant
2006 National Association for the Visual Arts - Visual and Craft Artists’ Grant
‘Highly Commended’ The Border Art Prize, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwilllumbah
2005 Artist in Residence at Centre d’Art Marnay (CAMAC), Marnay-sur-Seine, France
2005 Fondation Ténot Award, France
2004 Bundanon Trust Studio Residency
2003 Walkom Manning Art Prize ‘Aqua Vitae’ Major Award Acquisitive
2002 NSW Ministry for the Arts Studio Residency, The Gunnery Studios, Woolloomooloo, Sydney
1996 N.S.W. Artists Marketing Scheme, National Association for the Visual Arts
1996 Pat Corrigan Artists Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts
1989 Northern Rivers C.A.E. Faculty of Arts Prize for Excellence in Painting
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Currents, The Depot Gallery, Sydney
2008 Now and When, The Depot Gallery, Sydney
2007 Drift, 482 & Michel Sourgnes, Brisbane
2006 Landscapes II, The Depot Gallery, Sydney
Landscapes, Lismore Regional Gallery
2004 Paintings, The Depot II Gallery, Sydney
Catalyst, Gallery 482, Brisbane
2003 Arc, Gallery S.P Sydney
2002 The Gunnery Paintings, The Beatty Gallery, Sydney
2001 Reveille, The Beatty Gallery, Sydney
2000 Shimmer, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
1998 Paintings, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
1993 Lilith, Myth and Magic, Caulfield Arts Complex, Melbourne
1993 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, COFA Gallery, UNSW, Sydney
1991 Lilith, Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Lismore
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 The 2nd World Open Art Festival, Seoul Museum of Art, South Korea
Transfusion, PS Gallery, Queensland Artworkers Alliance, Brisbane
2009 6th Gongju International Art Festival, Limlipartmuseum, Gongju, South Korea
LAUNCH: Travelling Scholarship, Metro Arts and Clayton Utz Offices, Brisbane
Tattersalls Club Landscape Art Prize, The Tattersalls Club and Waterfront Place, Brisbane
Prometheus Art Award, All Saints Anglican School, Merrimac
The 2009 Linden Postcard Show, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne
Moreton Bay Region Art Award, Strathpine Community Centre, Strathpine Qld
Post Cards from Alumni, Next Art Gallery, Southern Cross University, Lismore
2008 Shelf Life, Delmar Gallery, Sydney
2007 Convictions Nanjing University Art Museum, Nanjing, China
CountryScapes, Artspace, The Gunnery, Sydney
A Miscellany, 482 & Michel Sourgnes, Brisbane
2006 Country Energy Landscape Prize, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery
show c.a.s.e. at Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby
Shelf Life, Delmar Gallery, Sydney
The Border Art Prize, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah
Summer Show, Frances Keevil Art Consultant, Sydney
Landscapes of Exile, Landscapes of Exile Conference, Next Art Gallery
Local Art, Lismore Regional Gallery at Byron Writers Festival
Willowbank Studio Charity Art Auction, Brain Injury Support Service Incorporated, Ballina
2005 Reflexions, Lismore Regional Art Gallery
Sampling, Next Art Gallery at Byron Bay
Summer Show, Byron Bay Community Centre
2004 Country Energy Landscape Painting Prize, Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery
The Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah
Touring Blake Prize, Regional Galleries, NSW, Vic., Qld, A.C.U Sydney & Melbourne
Gallery Artists, Gallery S. P Sydney
Summer Show, Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby
2003 Blake Prize for Religious Art, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, Sydney University
Walkom Manning Art Prize, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree
New Works, Southern Cross University Art Museum
Reflections 2003, Gallery S P Sydney
Through Australian Women’s Eyes, Touring NSW and Queensland Regional Galleries
Works on Paper, Gallery S P Sydney
Piece on Earth, Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby
2002 The University of Sydney Sesquicentenary Exhibition,- Anita Hochman, John Smith & David Serisier. Sir Hermann Black Gallery, Sydney University
Seamless, Grafton Regional Art Gallery
Generation: A Contemporary Salon, The Beatty Gallery, Sydney
Through Australian Women’s Eyes’, Hervey Bay Regional Gallery
Cameo, Lismore Regional Art Gallery
New Year, New Works, The Beatty Gallery, Sydney
Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery
2001 Talls, Waywood Gallery, Byron Bay
Reconciliation Art Award, University Museum, Southern Cross University
2000 Through Australian Women's Eyes, Lismore Regional Art Gallery
Artists Who Teach, The Cathedral College, Rockhampton
Gallery Artists, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
1999 Sydney Jewish Festival of the Arts, The Beatty Gallery, Sydney
1996 Finding Before Seeking, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
Delicious: Showcase 99, The Beatty Gallery, Sydney
Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery
1998 Third Annual Summer Exhibition, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
Collective Knowledge, Lismore Regional Art Gallery
1997 Through Australian Women's Eyes, ARC Gallery, Chicago & Hera Gallery, Rhode Isle, USA.
1996 Lightly, Tin Sheds Gallery, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Sydney
1995 Machined - Collaborative Ceramics, University Museum, Lismore
Introspective, Centre for Visual Arts, Southern Cross University
1994 Jacaranda Drawing Award, Grafton Regional Art Gallery
Bezalel Arts Multi-Media Exhibition, Caulfield Arts Complex, Melbourne
Water, XX Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Lismore
Introspective 4, Art Museum, Southern Cross University, Lismore
1993 Bezalel Arts Exhibition, Jewish Arts Festival, Caulfield Arts Complex, Melbourne
Contemporary Art Practice, Lake Russell Gallery, Coffs Harbour
1992 Small Works, Wide Visions, Downlands College, Toowoomba
Nexus, Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Lismore
Brass Tacks, Lismore Regional Art Gallery
1990 The Potboiler Show, Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Lismore
Icons, Lismore Regional Art Gallery
Collaborative Prints, UNENR School of Contemporary Arts
1989 Drawing the Line, Tweed Regional Art Gallery, Murwillumbah
The 8 by 10 Show, Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Lismore
1988 Bravura - Womens' Art Show, Lismore Regional Art Gallery
Exhibitionists, A.R.O. Space, Lismore
1987 Small Treasures, Big Pleasures, Lismore Regional Art Gallery
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009 6th Gongju International Art Festival catalogue p 20-21, published by Limlip Art Museum,
2007 ‘Convictions’, Exhibition Catalogue, Published by Southern Cross University
The Courier Mail, October 22, Go Today: Exhibition, by Ashleigh Brock p 38
2006 The Northern Star, January 21 ‘Magic of the Land’ p 116
The Australian Jewish News, February 3, ‘Honour For Lismore Artist’, by Dawn Cohen p 8
The Northern Rivers Echo, January 26, ‘A Treasured Landscape’, p 40
‘Landscapes of Exile’ Exhibition Catalogue, Published by Southern Cross University
2005 The Australian Jewish News, Nov 18, ‘Art in a French Chateau’, by Dawn Cohen p 8
2003 Manning River Times, October 8, ‘Watermark Takes Top Prize’, p 1
NBN Television News, October 7, Walkom Manning Art Prize feature, 6 pm news
Australian Jewish News, November 21, ‘Jewish Art: Myth or Reality’, p 21
2002 The Australian Jewish News, October 18, ‘Artists Combine Talents’, by Nick Vickers p 26
2001 The Daily Telegraph, June 2, ‘Painted in Mystery’, in SydneyLive by Elizabeth Fortescue p 3
The Australian Jewish News, June 7, ‘Painting from the Heart’, by Vic Alhadeff p 25
2000 Melbourne Herald Sun, April 17 ‘Critic’s Choice’ by Jeff Makin p 119
The Melbourne Age, April 7, colour image of ‘Saturn’ reproduced in EG, p 15
The Melbourne Age On Line ‘Shimmer’ listed in recommended exhibitions April 2000
1999 Melbourne Herald Sun, February 15, ‘New Space’ by Jeff Makin, p 97
The Australian Jewish News, Nov 19, ‘Light, Space, Spirit and Jewish Art” ,Sam Morris, p 33
1998 Melbourne Herald Sun, August 3 ‘Choice Views’ by Jeff Makin, p 90
Australian Jewish News Melbourne Edition July 17 What's On: p. 7
‘Paintings’ in Generation - the Journal of Australian Jewish Life and Thought,
Volume 7, No 2 June 1998 p 53 - 55 and p 64- 69
1997 ‘Ishah’ in Generation - the Journal of Australian Jewish Life and Thought, Vol 6, No 4, October
1996 ‘Anita Goes Lightly’, The Australian Jewish News - 27 September, p 24
1992 The Australian Jewish News - 24 Jan. ‘The Myth of Lilith’
COLLECTIONS
The Bundanon Trust,
Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree,
Southern Cross University
Private Collections in Australia, USA and Canada
BROADCASTS, INVITED LECTURES & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2006 NBN Television News, February 2, Interview - Nick Cassidy, 6 pm news
‘Imagined Landscapes, New Horizons’ at Landscapes of Exile Conference, Byron Bay
Artist Talk at ‘Landscapes’ Exhibition, Lismore Regional Gallery
2005 ‘Professional Practice’ Visual Arts Studio Studies V program, Southern Cross University
2003 ‘Jewish Art: Myth or Reality’ Panel discussion, Jewish Arts and CultureCouncil,
Limmud Oz, UNSW
2002 Slide talk at Art Careers Expo. Lismore Regional Art Gallery
2000 ‘Colour’ Design Program, Southern Cross University
1998 Radio Interview on The Morning Show with Fiona Wiley, 2NR ABC FM
1997 ‘Jewish Myth, Symbolism & Ritual’ Northern Rivers Jewish Community Council, Suffolk Community Centre
1995 Opening Address ‘Australia Remembers’ by Bonny Bombach, Lismore Regional Gallery
1994 ‘Multiculturalism and the Arts’, Contemporary Issues in Visual Arts, Southern Cross University
1993 The Lilith Myth, sponsored by Bezalel Arts. Jewish Festival of the Arts, Melbourne
Contemporary Art Theory lectures for Gallery Guides, Lismore Regional Art Gallery
1992 Slide Lecture for ‘Skirting Board’ Womens' Forum, Lismore Regional Gallery"
1991 Radio Interview, Arts Review, 2NCR-FM. 21 October
Lecture and Drawing Workshop, for NSW Art Education Society Conference1990
Guest Lecture, Women's studies Program, College of Fine Arts, UNSW
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Queensland Art Gallery Foundation
Management Committee, Queensland Artworkers’ Alliance
Member of National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)
Alliance Francaise de Brisbane