Brigita Ozolins: Short CV
Education
- 2004
- PhD (Fine Art with a Dean's commendation) University of Tasmania
- 1999
- BFA Hons (First Class) University of Tasmania
- 1986
- Grad Dip Lib, University of Tasmania
- 1979
- BA, Monash University, Victoria
Solo Exhibitions
- 2009
- CODEX, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
- 2007
- SPOGULIS, National Library of Latvia, Riga
- 2006
- The Gorge, The Design Centre, Launceston
FIND, Jack Carington Smith Library, University of Tasmania
- 2003
- CONTENT (#2), Morris Miller Library, University of Tasmania
The Library, CAST Gallery, Hobart
- 2001
- I have my work cut out for me, Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, St Kilda, Victoria
Voice, State Library of Tasmania
- 2000
- My hands are tied, Foyer Installation Space, Hobart
- 1998
- I know where I'm going, Entrepot Gallery, Hobart
- 1997
- Important Idea, 3 day intervention on exterior Italian Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Italy
Selected Collaborations
- 2004
- In the book, with Tracey Allen, State Library of Tasmania
- 2001
- 6=9, with Sandra Alcorn, CAST Gallery Hobart, University NW Centre Gallery Burnie & Launceston University Gallery
- 2000
- CONTENT (#1), with Marcus Prince, Fine Arts Gallery, University of Tasmania;
- 1998
- Alias Art, artist in residence with Anne Mestitz, Northgate Shopping Centre, Glenorchy, Tasmania.
- 1997/8
- Odyssey, with Dawn Csutorus, Hobart Summer Festival and Tas School of Art
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2008
- The stuff of history, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart
Latvian Diaspora Exhibition, Valmiera and touring to other locations in Latvia
- 2007
- The Port Arthur Project, Port Arthur Historic Site
- 2006
- Quote, Long Gallery, Hobart
- 2005
- Acidophilus, Tas Museum & Art Gallery
London:looking East, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart
A beating heart, Devonport Regional Gallery
Resonator, Long Gallery, Hobart
- 2004
- <Look>, Newcastle Region Gallery, NSW
- 2002
- 7 Warehouses, Long Gallery, Salamanca Place, Hobart; Group Exhibition, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
- 2001
- Touching from a distance, Moores Building, Fremantle, WA
Figure it, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart
- 2000
- 6=9, CAST Gallery Hobart, University NW Centre Gallery Burnie & Launceston University Gallery
- 1999
- Hatched, Perth Institute for Contemporary Art, Perth, WA
Person/art/place, Hobart Fringe Festival, Legal Aid Office, Hobart
- 1998
- Hutchins School Art Prize, Long Gallery, Hobart
Alice Springs Art Prize, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
A Flourishing Ecology: a survey of Tasmanian Printmakers, Long Gallery
- 1997
- Hutchins School Inaugural Art Prize, Long Gallery, Hobart
Trust Bank Art Exhibition, Launceston Show Grounds, Tasmania
Body Works, Sidespace Gallery, Hobart; Soundscapes, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart
- 1996
- Trust Bank Art Exhibition, Launceston Show Grounds, Tasmania
Grants, Awards, Commissions, Residencies
- 2008
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Inaugural Qantas Contemporary Art Award
Electronic Text + Textiles Residency, Riga
- 2007
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Soros Foundation Latvia commission for National Library of Latvia
Australia Council New Work grant
Arts Tasmania Cultural Residency at Port Arthur
- 2006
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CAST Exhibition Development Fund Grant;
Arts Tasmania Project Grant
- 2005
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Arts Tasmania Project Grant
Arts Tasmania Cultural Residency at Cataract Gorge, Launceston
University of Tasmania Dean's Commendation for outstanding PhD
- 2003
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Pat Corrigan Artist Grant
Arts Tasmania Project Grant
Rosamund McCulloch Residency, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
- 2001
- Australia Council London Studio Residency
State Library of Tasmania Art Commission
- 1999
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Australian Postgraduate Award to undertake PhD
The University Medal, University of Tasmania
- 1998
- Moonah Arts Centre Artist in Residence Grant (in collaboration with Anne Mestitz)
- 1996
- First Prize Trust Bank Student Art Award
- 1996
- First Prize Trust Bank Student Art Award
Collections
- Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery; State Library of Tasmania; National Library of Latvia; Private collections
Selected Bibliography
- 2009
- 2009 Rollman, Louise, 'CODEX: Brigita Ozolins' (review), Eyeline, No 69, 2009, p 84-5
- 2009
- Downes, Briony, 'Brigita Ozolins', Australian Art Collector, Issue 48, April-June 2009, p 148-9
Bennett, E & Langridge, C, CODEX (exhibition catalogue). Hobart, Tasmania: Hobart City Council & Brigita Ozolins, 2009
- 2007
- Jerohomovic, Jegors, 'Ko vina tur raksta? (What is she writing?)', Kulturas Diena (Culture Day) Interview in Diena, (Latvian newspaper), Friday 24 August, 2007, p4-5
Tudor, Bec, "Port Arthur Project: sites unseen", RealTime, No 78, April-May, 2007, p 16
- 2006
- Deeth, Jane, "Not diving, falling", RealTime, No 75, Oct-Nov, 2006, p51
- 2005
- Holmes, Jonathan, London: looking east, catalogue essay, Hobart: Plimsoll Gallery, University of Tasmania, 2005
- 2004
- Jane Rankin-Reid, 'Out there: what artists of tomorrow are doing today (Tasmania)', Australian Art Collector, Issue 30, Oct-Dec 2004, p 239
Cooke, Caz, 'The Australian Publishers Association 52nd Book Design Awards winners announced', Design Graphics (Australia and US), No 111, Dec 2004, p88-9
- 2003
- Maria Kunda, '7 Warehouses', Artlink, Vol 22, #4, 2003, p86-87
Rose-Marie Goulet, 'Carnet de voyage Australien/An Australian diary', Espace, No 63, Printemps, 2003 p 26-32
'Writing reflection', The Sunday Tasmanian, 09/03/03
- 2002
- Andrew Sayers, 'Rethinking Australian portraiture', Art Monthly Australia, No 146, Dec 2001-Feb 2002, p 27 -30
- 2000
- Richard Blythe, '6=9', Monument, No 39 Dec-Jan 2000/2001
Sean Kelly, 'My hands are tied', Artlink, v20 #2, p95-6;, "Brigita Ozolins has a way with words", Art Monthly, April 2000, # 128, p42
Helen Maxwell, 'Reflections on the latest Graduate Shows', Art Monthly, May 2000, #129, p 7-10