Fiona Foley b. 1964

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, printmaker, photographer, sculptor and installation artist, Fiona Foley's work often discusses the hidden histories of Australia's colonial past and its interface with Aboriginal people.
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Name
Fiona Foley
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1964
Birth place
Maryborough, Qld
Active Period
  • 1982-
Residence
  • 2002- Brisbane, Qld
  • c.1989 - c.2002 Ramingining/Maningrida, NT
  • 1984 - 1989 Sydney, NSW
  • 1964 - 1984 Hervey Bay, Qld
Training
  • 1987 University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
  • 1984 - 1986 Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW
  • 1982 - 1983 East Sydney Technical College,Sydney, NSW
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Fraser Island and surrounding mainland of Hervey Bay, Qld
Dreaming
  • Stories related to the legends of the Moonie Jarl a Fraser Island Creation Story
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Badtjala
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Viscopy

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References [<ExternalResource: Haebich, Anna (2004), 'Fiona Foley-Unsafe Sex', Kunst der Genenwart, Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg/Wien, Austria, Published in: Spirit and Vision:Aboriginal Art (catalogue).>, <ExternalResource: Losche, Diane (1999), 'Reinventing the Nude: Fiona Foley's Museology', Craftsman House, NSW, Past present: The National Women's Art Anthology, ed. Joan Kerr abd Jo Holder. Sydney reprinted in: Feminism- Art- Theory: An Anthology 1968-2000. ed. Hilary Robinson. Blackwell Publisher, Oxford, 2001.>, <ExternalResource: Butler, Roger (1992), 'My Head is a Map: A decade of Australian Prints', National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Genocchio, Benjamin (2001), 'Fiona Foley: Solitaire', Annandale New South Wales: Piper Press.>, <ExternalResource: (2006), 'Strange Fruit', Andrew Baker Art Dealer/October Gallery London.>, <ExternalResource: Oguibe, Olu (2000), 'Fiona Foley, Fresh Cream', Phaiden Press.>, <ExternalResource: Oguibe, Olu (1995), 'Medium and Memory in the Art of Fiona Foley', Third Text, No 33.>, <ExternalResource: Cross Art Projects (2012) 'Ghost Citizens: Witnessing the Intervention' Webpage about exhibition staged 21 June to 21 July 2012.>] [<ExternalResource: Haebich, Anna (2004), 'Fiona Foley-Unsafe Sex', Kunst der Genenwart, Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg/Wien, Austria, Published in: Spirit and Vision:Aboriginal Art (catalogue).>, <ExternalResource: Losche, Diane (1999), 'Reinventing the Nude: Fiona Foley's Museology', Craftsman House, NSW, Past present: The National Women's Art Anthology, ed. Joan Kerr abd Jo Holder. Sydney reprinted in: Feminism- Art- Theory: An Anthology 1968-2000. ed. Hilary Robinson. Blackwell Publisher, Oxford, 2001.>, <ExternalResource: Butler, Roger (1992), 'My Head is a Map: A decade of Australian Prints', National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Genocchio, Benjamin (2001), 'Fiona Foley: Solitaire', Annandale New South Wales: Piper Press.>, <ExternalResource: (2006), 'Strange Fruit', Andrew Baker Art Dealer/October Gallery London.>, <ExternalResource: Oguibe, Olu (2000), 'Fiona Foley, Fresh Cream', Phaiden Press.>, <ExternalResource: Oguibe, Olu (1995), 'Medium and Memory in the Art of Fiona Foley', Third Text, No 33.>]