Biography |
| 1953 born Canberra, lives and works in Tasmania |
Education |
| 1994 | MA (Fine Arts), Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart |
| 1991 | BA (Fine Arts), Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart |
| 1976 | Grad. Dip (Music), Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, Hobart |
| 1975 | Dip. (Music), Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, Hobart |
Solo and Duo Exhibitions |
| 2002 | Fluent, Devonport Regional Gallery (Susan Pickering and Bill Thomas) |
| | From the Sky, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne |
| 1996 | Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston |
Group Exhibitions |
| 2007 | Resonance – recent prints by Kirrily Hammond, Adrian Kellett and Susan Pickering, Port Jackson Press Print Room, Melbourne |
| 2006 | Images of Tasmania 9, Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart |
| | Salon, Dick Bett Galleries, Hobart |
| | Big Draw, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart |
| | Marks and Motifs: Prints from the PCA Collection, QUT Art Museum |
| | Locating the Photographic, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart |
| 2005 | Images of Tasmania 8, Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart |
| | Hutchins Art Prize, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| | New Published Prints, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne |
| 2004 | Images of Tasmania 7, Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart |
| | Hutchins Art Prize, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| | New Wave, The Print Room, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne |
| | From a Constructed Tasmanian World, Port Jackson Press, Armadale Victoria |
| | 2004 Shell Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre |
| | Sequence, 10th Anniversary exhibition of the Fern Tree Printmakers, curated by Milan Milojevic, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart |
| | Swan Hill Regional Gallery Print and Drawing Awards |
| | Interpreting 2004, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery |
| 2003 | 2003 Shell Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre |
| | Images of Tasmania 6, Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart |
| | Essence’; The Fern Tree Printmakers at the Rosny Schoolhouse Gallery |
| | Island Art Prize, Stanley Artworks, Stanley |
| | Raw Art, Convent Gallery, Daylesford |
| 2002 | Images of Tasmania 5, Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart |
| | Fluent, Devonport Regional Gallery, Tasmania |
| | 2002 Silk Cut Acquisitive Award for Linocuts, Glen Eira City Gallery, Melbourne |
| | Homage, Handmark Gallery, Hobart |
| | With a French Accent, Despard Gallery, Hobart |
| | Crossroads, Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Victoria |
| | Confluence, Warrnambool Regional Art Gallery |
| 2001 | Images of Tasmania 4, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| | Hutchins Art Prize, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| | Confluence, Devonport Regional Gallery, Tasmania |
| | 8th International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney |
| | Food In Art, Devonport Regional Gallery, Tasmania |
| | Concurrent, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne |
| 2000 | Images of Tasmania 3, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| | Melbourne Artfair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne |
| | Artists Botanica, Discovery Centre, Botanical Gardens, Hobart |
| | 2000 Shell Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth |
| | 2000 Silk Cut Acquisitive Award for Linocuts, Glen Eira City Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1999-2000 | Images of Tasmania 2, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| 1999 | Rena Ellen Jones Memorial Print Award, Warrnambool Art Gallery |
| | Hutchins School Art Prize, Hutchins School, Tasmania |
| | Leaves, Handmark Gallery, Hobart |
| | N/S Art, Nisart, Launceston; Discovery Centre, Botanical Gardens, Hobart |
| | 1999 Shell Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth |
| | Geelong Print Prize, Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria |
| | Illawarra Print Awards, Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong |
| 1998 | 1998 Silk Cut Acquisitive Award for Linocut Prints, Glen Eira City Gallery, Melbourne |
| | 1998 Shell Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth |
| | Imposition, Devonport Gallery and Arts Centre; Handmark Gallery, Hobart |
| | From Stone to Digital, Nisart, Launceston |
| | A Flourishing Ecology, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| | Images of Tasmania, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| | Winter Here, Winter There, Sidewalk Gallery, Hobart; Studio One Gallery, Canberra |
| 1997 | Rena Ellen Jones Memorial Print Award, Warrnambool Art Gallery |
| | Undergrowth, Sidewalk Gallery, Hobart; Nisan Gallery, Launceston |
| | UWS Macarthur National Printmedia 1997’ |
| 1996 | Duodecimo 2, Gallery 2, Launceston |
| | OS, Burnie Coastal Art Group, Burnie; Sidewalk Café, Hobart |
| | Viewlandscape, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie; Hamilton City Art Gallery, Victoria |
| | UWS Macarther National Printmedia Acquisitive 1996’ |
| 1995 | Cuodecimo, Entrepot, Tasmanian School of Art, Launceston |
| | The 7NT Tasmanian Art Exhibition 1995, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie |
| 1994 | Exhibition of Masters Submissions, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart |
| 1993 | Canson Student Print Awards, COFA Gallery, Sydney; The Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne |
| 1992 | Wave Piercing Art, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| | All Inked Up, Designer-Makers Co-op, Hobart |
| 1991 | First Editions, Enrepot, Tasmanian School of Art, Launceston |
| | Inaugural Trust Bank Print Awards, Launceston |
| | Paperworks, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| | Canson Student Print Awards, Melbourne |
| 1990 | Canson Student Print Awards, Melbourne |
Scholarships |
| 1999 | Goddard Sapin-Jaloustre Scholarship |
| 1992 | Commonwealth Post Graduate Course Award |
| 1971 | Commonwealth Scholarship for tertiary studies |
Awards and Commissions |
| 2004 | Print Publication, Port Jackson Press |
| 2001 | Arts Tasmania: Artists’ Development Program |
| 1999 | Rena Ellen Jones Memorial Print Award: acquired |
| | Arts Tasmania: Artists’ Development Program |
| | Print Council of Australia: Print Commission |
| | Geelong Print Prize: acquired |
| | Bundanon Trust Residency |
| 1997 | Rena Ellen Jones Memorial Print Award: acquired |
| 1994 | Australia Council, VACB: Professional Development Grant |
| 1992 | Dante Alighieri Society Prize |
| 1991 | University Medal: Fine Arts |
| 1990 | Mount Nelson Prize |
Residencies |
| 2005 | Lake St Clair, Tasmania (Arts Tasmania, Natural and Cultural Residency) |
| 2000 | 2001 Cite des Arts, Paris |
| 1999 | Bundanon Trust Residency (member of group application) |
Professional Activites |
| 1995-1998 | Board Member, Contemporary Art Services, Tasmania |
| 1996-1997 | Lecturer in Art Theory, Tasmanian School of Art |
| 1995 | Co-Curator, Art of Reproduction, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart |
| 1992-1995 | Tutor in Art Theory, Tasmanian School of Art |
| 1992-1993 | Lecturer in Drawing, Tasmanian School of Art |
Bibliography |
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Introduction, in catalogue for exhibition Art of Reproduction, Plimsoll Gallery, University of Tasmania, 1995, 9 - 15
Susan Pickering, Exhibition, in “Imprint” Spring 1994 29(3): 15,16
Susan Pickering, Institutional Cold Turkey, in “Imprint” Winter 1994 29(4): 16,17
Connors, Anne, ‘Canson Student Print Prize, Imprint, Summer 1991 26 (4), p. 7
Referred Texts: Dianne Waite, “Confluence and Crossroads”, in Imprint Winter 2002 37(2): 1 Art Monthly, August 1998, p 12 (illustrated)
Grant, Kirsty, ‘A New Print Prize at Warrnambool, Imprint, Autumn 1998 33 (1), p. 8
Illustration, Art Monthly, August 1998, p. 2
Klaosen, Diana, ‘Undergrowth: New Works from Fern Tree Printmakers, Imprint,
Spring 1997 32 (3), p. 20
Klaosen, Diana, ‘Fern Tree Printmakers Now, Imprint, Winter 1996 31 (2), p. 20
Klaosen, Diana, ‘Duodecimo: Prints by the Fern Tree Printmakers, Imprint,
Winter 1995 30 (4),p. 16
Waite, Diane, ‘Confluence and Crossroads, Imprint, Winter 2002 37 (2), p. 1
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Collections |
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Artbank; Art Gallery of South Australia; Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW; Brisbane Grammar, Qld; Bundanon Trust; Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Tas; Canson Australia Pty Ltd; City of Freemantle Arts Centre, WA; City of Whitehorse, Melbourne, Vic; Devonport Gallery and Arts Centre, Tas; Dowlands College, Toowoomba, Qld; Geelong Art Gallery, Vic; Goldcoast City Art Gallery, Qld; Grafton Regional Art Gallery, NSW; Hutchins School, Hobart, Tas; Kooweerup Secondary College, Vic; Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, Melbourne, Vic; Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Melbourne, Vic; Print Council of Australia; Printmaking Department, Carrington Smith Library, Tasmanian School of Art at Hobart; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas; Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld; St Catherine’s School, Melbourne, Vic; Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Redlands, NSW; Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery; Vermont Secondary College, Melbourne, Vic; Warrnambool Art Gallery, Vic; Wesley College, Prahran, Melbourne, Vic; private collections in Australia, Europe and USA.
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