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Tania Ferrier

 


Born 1958, Perth, WA

Education
1984 Bachelor of Arts, Curtin University, painting and sculpture
1979 Diploma of Teaching, WACAE
Solo Exhibitions
2000 “Faces of Australia”, Artplace, Perth, W.A.
1999 “Women in Clouds”, Beaver galleries, Canberra, A.C.T.
1998 “Dance”, Artplace, Perth, W.A.
1995 “Tania Ferrier”, Artplace, Perth, W.A.
1992 “Girl’s Talk”, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth,W.A.
1989 “Angry Underwear” Feminist fashion project, Arts House, Perth,W.A.

Group Exhibitions
1999 “Town of Vincent Invitation Art Award”, Council Cambers, North Perth,W.A.
1998 “Artplace at 101”, Gallery 101, Melbourne, V.I.C.
“Artists Against Racism”, PICA, Perth, W.A.
“Gotham X10”, PICA, Perth, W.A.
“Works On Paper”, Art House, Sydney, N.S.W.
“Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Annual Invitation Prize Exhibition”, Perth, W.A.
“Latin Perspectives”, Moore’s Building, Fremantle, W.A.
“Old Customs House”, 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Fremantle, W.A.
“Artbridge 98”, Northbridge, W.A.
1997 “Kimberley Art Awards”, Kununurra Arts Council, Kununurra, W.A.
“Five Years Artplace”, Artplace, Perth, W.A.
“Censorship Show”, Artplace, Perth, W.A.
“Three Narrative Artists”, Festival of Perth, Artplace, Perth, W.A.
1996 “Old Customs House”, 8th Annual Exhibition, Moores Building, Fremantle, W.A.
“Bravado Exhibition”, Delaney Gallery, Perth, W.A.
“Mandorla Art Award 1996”, Moores Building, Fremantle, W.A.
“Fifth Australian Contemporary Art Fair”, ACAF·5, Melbourne, V.I.C.
“Sub -Urban”, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, W.A.
“Throne”, Craft West, Perth, W.A.
1995 “Drawing Out”,Touring Exhibition, from the Edith Cowan University Collection, W.A.
“Homage to Dr Harold Schenberg”, Artplace, Perth, W.A.
1994 “Fourth Australian Contemporary Art Fair”, ACAF-4, Melbourne, V.I.C.
“Erotic Show”, Artplace, Claremont, W.A.
1992 “Sir Charles Gairdner Invitation Art Award”, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, W.A.
“Bunbury Art Awards”, Bunbury, W.A.
“Young Romantics” Show, Art Gallery of Western Australia ,Perth, W.A.
1990 “Exhibition of Paintings”, Warsh - Rankin - Ried Gallery, Soho, New York. 1989 “The Albany Art Awards”, Albany, W.A.
“Dress to Kill Fashion Exhibition”, Fremantle, W.A.
1987 “The Albany Art Awards” Drawing Prize, Albany, W.A.
1986 “The Fifth Foothills Art Exhibition”, Guildford, W.A.
“The Vestiges Exhibition”, Praxis, Fremantle, W.A.
1985 “International Womens Day Art Exhibition”,Film and Television Institute,
Fremantle,W.A.
“Eromance Show”, Praxis, Fremantle, W.A.
“The Fourth Foothills Art Exhibition”, Guildford, W.A.

Professional Experience
1995 Part-time lecturer, Art, Leederville T.A.F.E.
1993-4 Props buyer, Set Dresser and Scenic Artists, for Barron Films’ production “Ship To Shore” and “Ship to Shore II”
1991 Freelance prop making for rock videos, New York
1991 Art direction of a post graduate feature film, New York
1986 - 91 Living and working to support art practice in New York, and working towards various exhibitions
1985-6 Art coordinator and teacher at Foothills School, Guildford
1983 Full time art teacher at Community School, Fremantle
1981-2 Taught English at Sanata Dharma Teachers College, Yogyakarta

Art Prizes and Awards
2000 Town of Vincent Art Exhibition, Council Cambers, North Perth
1998 City of Perth Christmas Decoration Commission
International Women’s Day Poster
Women’s Policy Development Office Postcard
City of Perth poster for Sparkle City window competition
1997 Festival of Perth Poster Award
1996 East Fremantle Festival Poster Award
1989 Grant from Women’s Art Division towards first solo show
1987 Albany Art Award, (drawing)
1979 WACAE Art Award
1979 Jacksons Art Supplies Award
1976 Floreat Forum Student Award
1975 Art Prize John XXIII College

Publications
2000 Adriano A.Biondo,“Tania Ferrier”, www.biondopictures.com/gueststaniaferrier, April
1998 Robert Cook, “Colour me Beige”, The West Australian, 23 Sept
Lavinia Ryan, Reviews, Artlink, 18:2, June-August
David Bromfield, “Walls Play Host to Imagery”, The West Australian, 5 March
Evi Ferrier, “Movers and Shakers”, Perth Weekly, 11-17 Feb
Judith McGrath, Sunday Times, 22 February, p. 58
1997 RE : Public (editor), Planet Diana, cultural studies and global mourning, University of Western Sydney, NEAPAN, 1997 (cover image)
David Bromfield, “Dancing for You and Me”, Australian Art Monthly, Dec-Feb #106
“Tania Ferrier 1998 Festival of Perth Poster Artist”, The Artist’s Chronicle, #58 Oct-Nov
“Festival of Perth”, News Chronicle, 23 September
David Bromfield, “On Show”, The West Australian, 20 September
“Dancing Twins Catch that Festival Feeling”, Post, 13-14 September
Patrick Cornish, “From Here to Posterity”, The West Magazine, 13 September
Full colour FOP Poster Reproduction, The West Australian, 13 September
“Poster”, Fremantle Gazette, 12 September
“East Side Storybook Start for Festival Artist”, The West Australian, 12 September David Bromfield, “Festival’s Over but Exhibitions Linger On”, West Australian, 12 March
Neville Weston, “A mysterious Content”, The Western Review, March 1997
Judith McGrath, The Sunday Times, 2 March 1997
1996 Nikki Miller, “The Fabric of Life Revealed in Straw”, The West Australian, 13 November
“Bravado” , Exhibition Catalogue, Delaney Galleries W.A., 1996
Mick Paskos, “Black and White Art”, Fremantle Gazette, 12 July 1996
1995 “Tania’s ‘Proper job’ Overtaken by Artistic Talent”, News Chronicle, p1,Wed. May 17
David Bromfield, “Passion and Pathos in Inner City”, The West Australian, 13 May
“Your Week”, The West Magazine, May 13
“Female Figures” The Fremantle Herald, 6 May
“Your Week”, The West Magazine, Saturday 6 May
“Art Drawn from Chaos”, The Fremantle Gazette, 5 May
X-Press, Magazine, 4 May
The West Australian, 4 May
“Drawing Out: Contemporary Drawing Practice in Western Australia” Exhibition Catalogue, Edith Cowan University of W.A., 1995 p. 3
1992 Silvia Conroy, “Art and Tania Ferrier”, UWA Gazette, University of Western Australia,July Edition
David Bromfield,“On Show”, The West Australian, 4 July
Melanie Anderson, “Girls Just Wanna Do Art” Feature, The West Magazine, 27 June
Sharon Krumb, “Underwear With Attitude”, Who Weekly, March 18,
1991 Sharon Krumb, “Underwear With Attitude” New York Magazine, July
1990 Alexander Tsiaris, “Contemporary Surrealist Fashion”, Stern (Germany), September Amy Arbus, “Underwear That Talks Back” The Edge (New York), September issue
Lenora Skenazy, “The Arts”, New York Daily News, August
1989 Zoie Soufellas, “Terrorist Tits”, Praxis M, June
David Bromfield, “Revue” ,The West Australian, 13 April
Prue Dashfield, “Savage Cleavage”, The West Australian Magazine, January 21
1988 “Artists Abroad”, The Melbourne Age, Wynberg, November
“Jaws III”, The Village Voice, August

Collections
WACAE Nedlands Campus and Mt Lawley Campus (Now Edith Cowan University), Curtin University, Murdoch University, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Albany Art Gallery, Royal Perth Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, Cruthers Collection, Artbank, Town of Vincent Collection W.A.

Exhibitions