Dianne Heenan b.

  • Artist (Ceramist),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Dianne was an active participant in Brisbane's artist-run scene between 1979 and 1985.
Tags: EastAus Art School, Works at the Crypt, University of Queensland Cultural Activities Centre, Red Comb House, No Names Institute of Modern Art, Art Walk Magazine, Qld Artworkers Union, Qld Arts Council, A Room, That Contemporary Art Space, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum, Rockhampton Art Gallery, Regional Galleries Association of Queensland
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exhibited at
Works at the Crypt
Description

Installations and performances sponsored by the Institute of Modern Art Brisbane. Held on 25 March 1979 at the abandoned building site of the Holy Name Cathedral on Gotha Street, Fortitude Valley.

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installation: "City Built"
exhibited at
Works by Six
Description

An exhibition of work by six Brisbane artists working in diverse media. Held in 1980 at the Metro Arts Gallery in Edward Street, Brisbane.

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studio ceramics
exhibited at
Brisbane Posters 1973 - 1983
Description

An exhibition of posters by Brisbane printmakers held at the Institute of Modern Art in 1983.

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"Shiek Rattle 'n Roll" poster for La Boite Theatre
exhibited at
No Names
Description

An exhibition of works by emerging Brisbane artists held at the Institute of Modern Art Brisbane in April-May 1983. Curated by Barbara Campbell and Ted Riggs.

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installation: "Ritual of Change"
exhibited at
A ROOM Members Group Exhibition
Description

An exhibition of works by A ROOM members Barbara Campbell, Ted Riggs, Brian Doherty, Hollie Charlton, Christine Henderson, Bronwyn Clark-Coolee and Dianne Heenan. Held at A ROOM exhibition space located on the first floor at 446 George Street, Brisbane in June 1984.

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painting: "Spellbound"
exhibited at
Vessel Images
Description

Dianne Heenan, member exhibition at A ROOM collective exhibition space, first floor, 446 George Street, Brisbane. Display dates: 28 November – 15 December 1984.

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Installation including paintings, sawdust-fired pottery and found objects. Waddick Doyle talk "Fullness, Emptiness and their Images".
exhibited at
THAT Contemporary Art Space Members Exhibition 1985
Description

An exhibition of member’s work was the first exhibition held at THAT Contemporary Art Space, Charlotte Street Brisbane in early 1985.

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Photographic series: "Sunrise from Mt. Fuji, 9 August 1983"
curator of
Prints by Ellie Nielsen and paintings by Jo Williams
Description

On display for two weeks from 9 July 1985 at THAT Contemporary Art Space, 20 Charlotte Street, Brisbane.

curator of
This is THAT: Works by artists from THAT Contemporary Art Space
Description

An exhibition of work in diverse media on display at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum in 1986.

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Co-curated with Paul Andrew
curator of
Barbara Zerbini: Artist-in-Residence Project, 1986 Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum
Description

This exhibition included works produced during a six month artist-in-residence programme hosted by the Gladstone City Council June – November 1986 with funding from the Australia Council for the Arts.

curator of
Gil Jamieson: Recent Paintings, 1987 Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum.
Description

This exhibition included paintings of the landscape, people and events in the artist’s home town of Monto and the Central Queensland district, as well as works completed in Melbourne.

curator of
The Female Subject: Paintings from the Rockhampton Art Collection, 1991 Rockhampton Art Gallery
Description

An exhibition of paintings depicting women selected from the permanent collection of the Rockhampton Art Gallery.

curator of
The Pale Assassins: Tales of Rockhampton's Bushranging Days, 1992 Rockhampton Art Gallery.
Description

An exhibition of historical works about Central Queensland including recent purchases of works on paper depicting events associated with Rockhampton’s gold mining history.

curator of
From Bunny to Brack: six decades of Australian paintings and works on paper from the Rockhampton Art Collection, 1993 Rockhampton Art Gallery.
Description

Works by Australian artists including Rupert Bunny, Russell Drysdale, Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd and Geoffrey Smart from the Rockhampton Art Collection.

exhibited at
The Sacred Vessel: paintings and works on paper 1993-1997, 1997 Gallery Aesthete, Brisbane.
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Solo exhibition of works completed between 1993 and 1997 based on personal life events and transitions.
exhibited at
In Search of the Sacred, 1997 Gallery Aesthete, Brisbane.
Description

A group exhibition of work by the Women and Art Group based in Brisbane.

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Exhibited painting: "Lover and Beloved"
exhibited at
ephemeral traces, Brisbane's artist-run scene in the 1980s, 2016 University of Queensland Art Museum.
Website
https://art-museum.uq.edu.au/whats/past-exhibitions/2016/ephemeral-traces
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This exhibition included two small hand-made pottery pieces originally exhibited in "Vessel Images", 1983 A ROOM exhibition space, 446 George Street, Brisbane.