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About me:
I have lived in Tasmania since 2004, and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in 2021 at the University of Tasmania in Hobart. However, I have worked in a variety of other fields prior to this (see cv), and I draw on those past experiences in making art.
A common thread amongst my art is my interest in the natural world. I grew up on a farm in Western Australia with significant areas of native bushland, and all my life I have loved the outdoors and nature. I completed a degree in Botany and Zoology which gave me a scientific view of the biological world and the vast array of organisms which inhabit it. Hiking, rock climbing and occasional kayaking have taken me to places which stimulated my aesthetic sensibilities. I've seen huge stunning landscapes, but it is often the small items of nature that appeal to me- the intricate form of a plant cone or a lichen, the textures of bark and rock, the way light falls through grass stems. I also care passionately about environmental issues, and the damage we humans are causing.
My art reflects my love of nature, and I hope to engage audiences in that appreciation. I am excited by form and by materiality. I love shapes, textures, patterns. I am equally drawn to work in colour or in black and white. And to work in two or three dimensions. My areas of art work include photography, drawing, printmaking and sculpture. However, my two-dimensional works often betray my pleasure in sculptural form.
Curriculum vitae
Personal details:
Full name: Anna Brooks
Residence: Living in Hobart, Tasmania.
Contact: annab6200@hotmail.com
Fine Art tertiary education:
2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours, University of Tasmania, Hobart
Previous tertiary education:
BSc Hons Plant Physiology (Adelaide University). PhD in Plant Physiology (Australian National University)
BA Hons Psychology (Adelaide University). Masters of Clinical Psychology (Flinders University of SA)
Art awards:
Winner of 'Artists' choice award' in Not Just Paint exhibition, 2020
Selected work experience:
Post-doctoral research in Plant Physiology at University of Illinois, USA
Clinical Psychologist in government mental health teams in South Australia and Tasmania
Group Art Exhibitions:
2018 In the Elements Derwent Sailing Club, Hobart, Tasmania
2018 Not Just Paint Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
2019 Not Just Paint " "
2019 The Ninth Arm Entrepot Gallery, Hunter St, Hobart
2020 Not Just Paint Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
2020 Images of Tasmania " "
2020 GradFoto photography prize finalists' exhibition, Ballarat, VIC. Online exhibition
2021 Henry Jones art prize finalists' exhibition Henry Jones Art Hotel, Hobart
2021 Not Just Paint Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
2021 Images of Tasmania " "
2022 Bay of Fires art prize finalists' exhibition Panorama Hotel, St Helens, Tasmania
2022 Emerging landscape artists Handmark Gallery, Hobart.
2022 Not Just Paint Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
2022 Images of Tasmania " "
2023 Botanical (with Hunter Island Press) Royal Botanical Gardens gatehouse cottage, Hobart
2023 Mini prints (with HIP) Sidespace Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
2023 Sculpture award finalists' exhibition Art Farm, Birch's Bay, Tasmania
2023 Henry Jones art prize finalists' exhibition Henry Jones Art Hotel, Hobart
2024 Zooplankton: Drifters revealed (with HIP) Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart
2024 Art is for Health BrewLab, Moonah, Tasmania
2024 Not Just Paint Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
2024 Images of Tasmania " "
Solo exhibitions
2021 Biophilia Entrepot Gallery, Hunter St, Hobart
2022 The secret life of plants Sidespace gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
2023 Bushfire Sidespace gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
2025 Rock and stone Sidespace gallery, " " "
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