QUALIFICATIONS
1993-4 Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin (research DAAD)
1990 enrolled in Master of Education, University of Tasmania (completed 3 units with distinction)
1987 Post Graduate Diploma of Education, University of Tasmania
1984-85 Master of Fine Arts Degree, School of Art, University of Tasmania
1983 Preliminary year to Masters Degree (Masters Qualifying), School of Art, University of Tasmania
1979-81 Diploma of Visual Arts, Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, Toowoomba
MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
2015-19 Dean, College of Arts and Creative Enterprises, (CACE) Zayed University, Abu Dhabi + Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2004-7 Head, School of Visual Arts, Faculty of Art, University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
AWARDS
2014 Australian Postgraduate Award 2014-17
2012 Development and presentation Grant 25,000 Reaney+Kinnear, Arts Queensland
2011 Studio residency, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris (2 months)
2004 Studio residency, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris (2 months)
2003 University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Arts Research Grant for studio residency, Bei Gao Beijing, Redgate Gallery, Beijing, China
2000 Studio residency, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris (2 months)
1998-99 University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Arts Research Grant for solo exhibition, London, (4 months)
1994 Studio residency, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris (2 months)
1993-94 DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, 16 months stipendium for studio-based research in Berlin, Hochschule der Kunste.
1993 Creative Development Grant for $10,000, Arts Queensland
1990 Professional Development Grant (for Fulcrum Project) for $7,500, VACB of the Australia Council
1990 Exhibition Grant (for Object d’Art), Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board grant
1988 Travel Grant (for residencies in Italy and France) TAAB, Tasmania
1988 Overseas Studio Grant Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, VACB of the Australia Council
1986 Project Grant (for residency Mornington Island, Queensland. Exhibitions Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart), Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council
1985 University of Tasmania Postgraduate Award (short term)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 "Road trip " Ann-Maree Reaney+ Jill Kinnear Artisan Gallery, Brisbane, Australia.
2008 Where are you, can you hear me? horus & deloris Contemporary Art SpaceSydney
1999 ‘Stealing Public Spaces/Locality Fails’, Islington Arts Factory, London, UK
1996 ‘Australia is becoming more Australian’, site specific work University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
1994 ‘Coalition’, Broschwitz Galerie, Berlin, Germany
1991 Fulcrum Project: ‘Epistemology, Manicure / Epicure’, Artsite, Brisbane
1991 ‘No Vacancy’, Civic Arcade, Brisbane
1990 ‘Object d’Art’, Roz MacAllan Gallery, Brisbane
1988 Shards of Consciousness, Galerie Cannibal Pierce, St. Denis, Paris, France
1987 ‘From the Margins’, Chameleon Contemporary Art Space, Hobart
1987 ‘Filia / Soror / Femina’, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Western Australia
1986 ‘From the Margins’, THAT Contemporary Art Space, Brisbane
1985 ‘Structures and Infrastructures’, School of Art Gallery, University of Tasmania
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 "Mythopoetica- women artists from Australia and India, curated by Marnie Dean,
Griffith University Gallery Brisbane, Australia.
2013 "Blow Out" Mona Ryder +Ann-Maree Reaney Kick Arts Contemporary Artspace, Cairns. Australia.
2013 " Perennials" curated by Bianca Acimovic, Toowoomba Regional Gallery, Australia.
2012 "Collections" University of Southern Queensland Gallery, Australia
2009 “ A strong sense of the fabrication of things” REWAK:University of Sharjah Fine Art Gallery, UAE.
2007 “Meandering” Hervey Bay Regional Gallery
2006 “One Car show” Toowoomba Regional Gallery curated by Andrew MacDonald
2005 Inflight Gallery Hobart Tasmania curated by Simon Mee
2005 “Exposures” University of Southern Queensland Gallery
2004 “Interchanges” Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, Australia
2003 “Grip” Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, Australia
2002 “Grip” , NIE University Gallery Singapore. Toowoomba Regional Gallery. Artists Mona Ryder, Ann Wulf, Ann-Maree Reaney
2001 “Wallpaper” Powerhouse Gallery, New Farm, Brisbane curated by Dr. Lisa Andersen, artists Jay Younger, Scott Redford, Paul Brown, Ann-Maree Reaney
1999 ‘Breathe I’, Gothenberg Art School Gallery, Sweden (in collaboration with Wanita Jones)
1998 ‘The Runner’, Crafts Queensland Gallery, Brisbane (a touring exhibition NSW, Qld)
1995 ‘Trans’, Soap Box Gallery, Brisbane
1995 ‘The Runner’, Dalby Regional Gallery, Dalby
1995 6th Annual Gasworks Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia
1994 ‘Rundgang’, Hochschule der Kunst, Berlin, Germany
1993 ‘Women and Space’, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (curated by Michelle Helmrich)
1992 ‘New Art Six’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane
1991 Staff Exhibition, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
1990 ‘Dis-integration and Structure’, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast Arts Centre
1990 Gold Coast City Art Prize for Sculpture Exhibition, Gold Coast City Art Gallery
1990 ‘Where are they Now’, Queensland Cultural Centre, Brisbane
1989 ‘Not Another Archibald’, Roz MacAllan Gallery, Brisbane
1988 ‘Early Efforts’, Bicentennial Exhibition Chameleon Contemporary Art Space, Hobart
1988 ‘Exposition Collective’, Cite International des Arts Galerie, Paris, France
1987 ‘ARX Market’, Artist and Regional Exchange Exhibition, Fremantle, Western Australia
1986 ‘Science Friction’, A Marginal Difference, Caulfield Art Centre, Melbourne
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS & CONSULTANCIES
2003-4 Concept and Design Development “Tanked”, Brisbane Water and Brisbane City Council.
2001 Concept and Design Development 33 Charotte Street, Brisbane City.
Mentorship Wanita Jones
1998 Queensland Art Exchange, 381 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
1999 Commission: collaboration with artist Jay Younger and designer Gregory Gilmour. Architects: Cox Rayner
1998 Concept Proposal – Central Plaza 2, Brisbane City, sculptural water work
1997 Concept Proposal – Kedron Wavell Returned Soldiers’ League, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2009 Co Curator "A strong sense of the fabrication of things"; REWAK University of Sharjah Fine Art Gallery, United Arab Emirates (curated Australian component)
2008 Co-curator Avant Garden - Arts Council Toowoomba. 16 temporal artworks funded by Arts Queensland, Toowoomba Regional Council and USQ published catalogue 2009
2006 Co-curator Pathways project, Department of Families and Communities, Project Services, QLD Government and Craft Queensland (9 Regional Centres –unique integrated artwork translated to digital print refurbishments for public art office fitouts. Regions –Mt Isa, Cairns, Wide Bay, Darling Downs, Gladstone, Far North Queensland, Greater Brisbane.
2006 “Pathways” exhibition Craft Queensland Brisbane, catalogue essay included
2005 “Edge” Innovation, Design and Technology at USQ Crafts Queensland Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.An exhibition of 17 works from emerging, mid-career and established designers, craftspersons and artists practitioners including: Rosemary Lakerink, Jill Kinnear, Helena Stulgis, Jo Lehmann, Hayley Cavanagh, Kirsten Kelland, Aleta Bates, Richie Dona, Ann-Maree Hanna Felicity Rea, Michelle Kudell, Kerry Zerner, Richie Dona, Helena Stulgis, Tracy Grant, Aleta Bates
2001 Public Art Curator, Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE, Toowoomba. Artists Jill Kinnear, Alexis Tacey
2000 ‘Reconstruct/Construct’ exchange exhibition, USQ and NIE University, Singapore. Arts Foyer Gallery, University of Southern Queensland, Griffith University Gold Coast Gallery, Australia. Student exchange exhibition-project dialogue between students by email
1998-99 Co Site Curator Public Art Works Program, Powerhouse Cultural PrecinctRedevelopment with artist/curator Jay Younger, Queensland Artworkers Alliance and Brisbane City Council. Artist commissioned – Julie Rrap, Robyn Bachen, Sheridan Kennedy, Marian Drew, Leah King Smith, Richard Tipping.
1996-00 Curator, Big Small Gallery, University of Southern Queensland. Exhibiting artists include Eugene Carchesio, Glen Henderson, Mona Ryder, Steven Killick, Lutz Pressor, John Armstrong, Normana Wight, Marie Sierra, Jörgan Svensson – Sweden.
1991 Co-Curator/Coordinator, ‘No Vacancy Project’, Elizabeth Arcade, Brisbane City. (A shop front exhibition space)
1991 Co ordinator, 'No Vacancy' Project, Temporal public art program, Valley Precinct, Brisbane
1983 Assistant Curator to Jonathon Holmes, University of Tasmania, ‘Reassessing the Field’, Syd Ball, John Peart-Centre for the Arts Gallery, University of Tasmania.
PUBLICATIONS
2023 catalogue essay the distance of a whisper a solo exhibition by Sarah Rayner @Gallery Sally Dan Cuthbert Sydney, Australia. https://gallerysallydancuthbert.com/exhibitions/39-sarah-rayner-distance-of-a-whisper/overview/
2022 Artisan -history publication, invited writer for the decade 2000-2009
A New Millennium for Crafts Queensland 2000- 2009 Branching out – Confidence, Innovation and Advocacy
2021 Writing Mona Ryder, a glimmer of what we know - https://www.monaryder.com/annmaree-essay
2013 Road trip, Textile Fibre Forum, Issue 4, November 108.p 32-342012
2004 Queensland Artworkers Alliance Magazine – Profile, Public Art edition
2003 Public Art + Practice: East + West, editor Martha Liew, IS Publishing Hong Kong a bilingual publication. Chapter pp.69-94: Imagining a public art practice-possible futures for urban living
1995 Contributing Writer, Agenda Magazine, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
REVIEWS AND CATALOGUE ESSAYS
2017 National Newspaper UAE review of panel What is Creativity in Education. Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. . Guest Speakers : Dean CACE Ann-Maree Reaney, Prof Gilles Demonet Sorbonne, Minister of Education UAE representative
2014 BNE Magazine, p.14-16 (in print and online) May
http://www.bne.com.au/corporate/about-us/publications/bne-magazine
2013 India Link http://www.indianlink.com.au/category/arts/art-arts/ July
2013 Mythopoetic :Women artists from Australia and India, catalogue essay Marni Dean p p32-33
2009 Marie Sierra, Eyeline No.68, pp84-85 “Expand and Collapse” exhibition review Where are you,can you hear me?
2009 “ A strong sense of the fabrication of things” REWAK : University of Sharjah Fine Art Gallery, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates catalogue essay
2006 “Pathways” exhibition Craft Queensland Brisbane, catalogue essay. Curatorial forward –Ann-Maree Reaney
2004 Queensland Artworkers Alliance Magazine – Profile, Public Art edition
2003 Public Art + Practice : East+West, editor Martha Liew, Contributing writer pp.69-94 Book Chapter
2002 Iola Lenzi, Eyeline No 28, Australia. Grip exhibition review
2002 Iola Lenzi, Art in Asia, “Grip” exhibition review Singapore
2002 Pulp Magazine, “Grip” exhibition review Singapore
2002 Singapore Straights Times, art reviewGrip exhibition
2001 Like Art Magazine, Australia review “Wallpaper” exhibition
1999 Presens Göteborgs Kulturmagasin, Issue 20, p. 14. Breathe I
1995 Contributing Writer, Agenda Magazine, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
1995 Review, ABC television, 6th Annual Gasworks Outdoor exhibition, Melbourne
1994 Women Working in the Arts, Dept. of Education, Queensland, DEET Canberra
1993 Neville Drury, ed., Australian Contemporary Sculptors
1992 Rosemary Hawker, ‘Fulcrum’, Eyeline, No18, Autumn, pp.40-41
1992 Neville Drury, ed., New Art Six: Profiles in Contemporary Art, Craftsman House Press, Sydney, pp.128-131
1991 MOCA Bulletin, No.49, Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, p.8
1990 The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, 18 April
1990 Art and Australia, Vol.28 No.1, p.119
1990 Thomas Vale Slattery & John Hoare, eds., Where are they Now, University of Southern Queensland Press, Toowoomba, pp.64-67
1988 Ross Harley, ed., Outer S i t e : Five Contemporary Art Space Projects, May - June 1988, pp.57-71
1988 The Mercury, Hobart, Tasmania, Dec.
1988 Reviews - Australia’s Bicentennial Arts Program publication pp.512-516
1988 Art Monthly - June
1987 The Mercury, Hobart, Tasmania. 1 August
1987 The Mercury, Hobart, Tasmania, 5 August
1987 South West Times, Bunbury, Western Australia, Aug.
1987 South West Times, Bunbury, Western Australia, Oct.
1986 The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, 11 October, 14 October
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2016 Sessional Lecturer, Master in Visual Arts MVA, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
2010 Sessional Lecturer QUT Creative Industries, Brisbane, Australia.
2006-9 Senior Lecturer in charge of Sculpture Studio University of Southern Qld
2004-6 Head, School of Visual Arts, Faculty of Art, University of Southern Queensland
1999-2006 Senior Lecturer in charge of Sculpture Studio, University of Southern Qld
1996-9 Lecturer in charge of Sculpture Studio, University of Southern Queensland
1998-97 Member of USQ Team, Caut Grant $45,500 to develop a 3 dimensional visual art distance teaching CD Rom –
( interviewed for CD Rom – Mikala Dwyer, John Davis, Rosalie Gasgoine, Fiona Foley, Robert Owen, Lindy Lee, Marie Sierra, John Corbett, Mona Ryder and assisted with interviews Mitsuo Shoji, Gwen Hanson Piggott, Valerie Kirk, Joan Campbell-compiled profiles on each artist to create links to interview, history, CV and critical citation texts for teaching.
1995 -6 Lecturer, Faculty Education & the Arts School of Creative Arts, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Australia
1995 Guest Lecturer, Flying Arts Inc central west touring program.
1993 Acting Lecturer in Charge,Sculpture Department, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
1992 Lecturer in Sculpture, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia (Sem 1)
1992 Acting Head Lecturer in Fibre Department, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia (Sem2)
1992 Visiting Lecturer, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
1991 Lecturer in fibre department Queensland University of Technology (part time)
1989-90 Secondary& Matriculation Art Teacher Fahan School, Hobart Tasmania
1987 Lecturer Sculpture Studio Sem 1 Brisbane College of Advanced Education (p/time)
1985 Sessional Tutor in Drawing School of Art, University of Tasmania Hobart
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 Opening Speaker Look Beyond Them Asma Khoory, Curator Walter Willems, Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2018 Art Bahrain Across Borders – Artbab Leader CACE ZU participation Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Center
2018 Zayed University delegate CultureSummit 2018 April, Manarat AlSaadiyat, Abu Dhabi.
A high-level international summit bringing together leaders from government, the arts, and the media to debate the role culture can play in addressing some of the great challenges of our time
2017 Zayed University Delegate to the World Government Summit Dubai UAE
2017 Leader of Zaide Opera Project with Opera Cameralna Warsaw, Poland
supported by Abu Dhabi Music and Art Festival ADMAF.
2017 Do Art, Do It Now!, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, The Creative Act: Performance, Process, Presence. Participant in the organizing committee and critique panel of performance and costume works inspired by artist network Fluxus, as part of an opening event at Manarat AlSaadiyat.
2017 Beautiful World Cranleigh Abu Dhabi and CACE Zayed University
Contemporary opera project - Producer Susan Hamilton, Director Karen Gillingham working with artist Narjes Noureddine calligraphy exhibition and costume design.
2017 Zayed University delegate CultureSummit 2018 April, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2017 Guest Speaker Panel Discussion - How Can Education Foster Creativity, Thinkers and Doers, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi http://thinkers-doers.com/
https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/art/news/thinkers-doers-host-conference-on-education-and-creativity
2016 Art for Tomorrow Conference Doha Qatar The Creative City 2 sRem Koolhas, Jean Nouvel, Jeff Koons, Marina Abramovic, Cai Guo-Qiang
2013 Artist talk with Jill Kinnear, Artisan Gallery, Brisbane, Australia.
2013 Judge Bay of Fires Art Competition, Bay of Fires, Tasmania. (with Noel Frankham and Katie Dwyer)
2012 Keynote speaker Reaney+Kinnear "Road Trip" Costume and Textile Symposium, Nelson, New Zealand.
2011 External Advisor to review Honours and Masters degrees, University of Tasmania, Launceston Campus.
2011 Examiner MFA research degree, University of Tasmania
2011 Examiner MVA coursework degree, University of Tasmania
2009 Examiner MFA Research degree, Queensland University of Technology
2008 Examiner Hons x 2 Southern Cross University NSW
2004 Judge – Design Institute of Australia, Queensland Chapter. Public Art Award.
2004 Judge –Flying Arts Inc. Annual Exhibition Riverside Centre Brisbane
2004 Professional Advisor – Queensland Artworkers Alliance (workshop/tutors)
2003-04 Public Art Residency, “Tanked”, Brisbane Water and Brisbane City Council.
2001 External Examiner, 2 X Hons BVA, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
2000 Guest Speaker Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane “Leaving Brisvegas", artists Luke Roberts, Anne Wallace, Ann-Maree Reaney
2000 Guest Speaker - public art Plastic Kinetic Worm Gallery, Singapore
2000 Guest Speaker – NIE Nangyang University of technology, Singapore.
2000 Guest Speaker – Project Services Public Art Forum, Queensland Government
2001 External Examiner Queensland College of Art Hons.
2001 External advisor Griffith University Gold Coast committee to review new units
2001 External Examiner, Graduate Painting, Queensland University of Technology
2001 Editor, Ratio of Distance by Jill Kinnear
1999 Examiner MVA research degree QUT Brisbane
1998 Biennale Acquisition Exhibition Judge, Toowoomba Regional Gallery
1998 Artist workshop -ephemeral sculpture, Bundaberg Regional Gallery + State High School
1998 External Examiner, Hons BVA, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
1998 Examiner, MVA Research Degree, QUT
1997 Examiner, Masters Degree of Arts Administration, Griffith University
1997 Guest Speaker, College of Art, Delhi, India
1996-98 State Selector, Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Art, Queensland (3 year term)
1996 External Examiner, Graduate Painting/ Sculpture, QUT, Brisbane, Australia
1995 External Advisor, Faculty Education & the Arts, School of Creative Arts, Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, Australia (review new course units)
1995 Guest Speaker, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
1995 External Examiner, Honours, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
1993-94 Studio based research, Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin, Germany (June 1993 - October 1994) 4 months Goethe Institut, Freiburg, Germany
1991 Guest Speaker School Art Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
1990 Guest Speaker University of Southern Queensland
1988 Overseas Studio Grant resident Cite Internationale des Arts Paris France1987 Artist in residence Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Bunbury West Australia
1987 Guest Speaker Southwest College, Bunbury, Australia.
1987 Guest speaker ARX Artist & Regional Exchange, Perth Australia
Guest speaker Brisbane College of advanced Education, School of Art Brisbane
COMMITTEE ROLES: Arts Industry
2005-8 Board Member Flying Arts Inc USQ representative
2000-01 Management Committee, Queensland Artworkers Alliance
1998 Vice President Flying Arts Inc., Brisbane, Queensland
1997 Board member Flying Arts Inc., Brisbane Queensland
1998 Board Member, Institute of Modern Art
1998 -9 Committee member Minister’s Award for Excellence in Art, Education QLD
1992 Vice Chair Queensland Artworkers Aliance, Brisbane, Australia.
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ROLES
2015-18 Deans Council, Zayed University, Dubai + Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
2015-18 Academic Council, Zayed University, Dubai + Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
2016-18. Zayed University Awards Committee-Chair Provost, CAO, 2 Dean representatives.
2012 External advisor review of Masters by Coursework degree, University of Tasmania,
School of Art, Launceston.
2004-07 Teaching and Learning Committee Department representative, USQ
2003-07 Department representative Research and Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Southern Queensland.
2005-08 Arts Faculty representative, Workplace, Health and Safety Committee, University of Southern Queensland.
1996-02 Research and Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Southern Queensland
2001 University Member of the PAAG Public Art Advisory group Federation Park Toowoomba
(contribution writing of successful grant for $70,000 Arts Queensland)
1998 Fine Arts Committee Queensland College of Art, Griffith University,
1996-01 Art Acquisition Committee Member, University of Southern Queensland.
COLLEGE COMMITTEE ROLES
2015-18 Chair CACE College Council, Zayed University (members Associate Dean, 2 Assistant Deans, assistant Dean Research and Post Graduate Studies, Quality Assurance Officer, Chair of Arts, chair of Design, Faculty representatives from each campus)
2017-18 CACE National Advisory Council, Dubai and Abu Dhabi
2015-18 Chair Faculty Meetings, Abu Dhabi + Dubai
2015-17 Chair CACE CAA Accreditation Taskforce - self-study + on-site visit (5 USA art and design education specialists aligning with each major)
2017-18 Chair CACE NASAD Accreditation Taskforce – final listing of degree programs completed
2016-18 Chair CACE New Degree Program Development - B Arch, MA Museum Studies, MFA, MA Creative Technologies, VA Minor and review of Curatorial Studies Minor
1993-4 Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin (research DAAD)
1990 enrolled in Master of Education, University of Tasmania (completed 3 units with distinction)
1987 Post Graduate Diploma of Education, University of Tasmania
1984-85 Master of Fine Arts Degree, School of Art, University of Tasmania
1983 Preliminary year to Masters Degree (Masters Qualifying), School of Art, University of Tasmania
1979-81 Diploma of Visual Arts, Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, Toowoomba
MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
2015-19 Dean, College of Arts and Creative Enterprises, (CACE) Zayed University, Abu Dhabi + Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2004-7 Head, School of Visual Arts, Faculty of Art, University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
AWARDS
2014 Australian Postgraduate Award 2014-17
2012 Development and presentation Grant 25,000 Reaney+Kinnear, Arts Queensland
2011 Studio residency, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris (2 months)
2004 Studio residency, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris (2 months)
2003 University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Arts Research Grant for studio residency, Bei Gao Beijing, Redgate Gallery, Beijing, China
2000 Studio residency, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris (2 months)
1998-99 University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Arts Research Grant for solo exhibition, London, (4 months)
1994 Studio residency, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris (2 months)
1993-94 DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, 16 months stipendium for studio-based research in Berlin, Hochschule der Kunste.
1993 Creative Development Grant for $10,000, Arts Queensland
1990 Professional Development Grant (for Fulcrum Project) for $7,500, VACB of the Australia Council
1990 Exhibition Grant (for Object d’Art), Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board grant
1988 Travel Grant (for residencies in Italy and France) TAAB, Tasmania
1988 Overseas Studio Grant Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, VACB of the Australia Council
1986 Project Grant (for residency Mornington Island, Queensland. Exhibitions Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart), Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council
1985 University of Tasmania Postgraduate Award (short term)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 "Road trip " Ann-Maree Reaney+ Jill Kinnear Artisan Gallery, Brisbane, Australia.
2008 Where are you, can you hear me? horus & deloris Contemporary Art SpaceSydney
1999 ‘Stealing Public Spaces/Locality Fails’, Islington Arts Factory, London, UK
1996 ‘Australia is becoming more Australian’, site specific work University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
1994 ‘Coalition’, Broschwitz Galerie, Berlin, Germany
1991 Fulcrum Project: ‘Epistemology, Manicure / Epicure’, Artsite, Brisbane
1991 ‘No Vacancy’, Civic Arcade, Brisbane
1990 ‘Object d’Art’, Roz MacAllan Gallery, Brisbane
1988 Shards of Consciousness, Galerie Cannibal Pierce, St. Denis, Paris, France
1987 ‘From the Margins’, Chameleon Contemporary Art Space, Hobart
1987 ‘Filia / Soror / Femina’, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Western Australia
1986 ‘From the Margins’, THAT Contemporary Art Space, Brisbane
1985 ‘Structures and Infrastructures’, School of Art Gallery, University of Tasmania
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 "Mythopoetica- women artists from Australia and India, curated by Marnie Dean,
Griffith University Gallery Brisbane, Australia.
2013 "Blow Out" Mona Ryder +Ann-Maree Reaney Kick Arts Contemporary Artspace, Cairns. Australia.
2013 " Perennials" curated by Bianca Acimovic, Toowoomba Regional Gallery, Australia.
2012 "Collections" University of Southern Queensland Gallery, Australia
2009 “ A strong sense of the fabrication of things” REWAK:University of Sharjah Fine Art Gallery, UAE.
2007 “Meandering” Hervey Bay Regional Gallery
2006 “One Car show” Toowoomba Regional Gallery curated by Andrew MacDonald
2005 Inflight Gallery Hobart Tasmania curated by Simon Mee
2005 “Exposures” University of Southern Queensland Gallery
2004 “Interchanges” Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, Australia
2003 “Grip” Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, Australia
2002 “Grip” , NIE University Gallery Singapore. Toowoomba Regional Gallery. Artists Mona Ryder, Ann Wulf, Ann-Maree Reaney
2001 “Wallpaper” Powerhouse Gallery, New Farm, Brisbane curated by Dr. Lisa Andersen, artists Jay Younger, Scott Redford, Paul Brown, Ann-Maree Reaney
1999 ‘Breathe I’, Gothenberg Art School Gallery, Sweden (in collaboration with Wanita Jones)
1998 ‘The Runner’, Crafts Queensland Gallery, Brisbane (a touring exhibition NSW, Qld)
1995 ‘Trans’, Soap Box Gallery, Brisbane
1995 ‘The Runner’, Dalby Regional Gallery, Dalby
1995 6th Annual Gasworks Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia
1994 ‘Rundgang’, Hochschule der Kunst, Berlin, Germany
1993 ‘Women and Space’, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (curated by Michelle Helmrich)
1992 ‘New Art Six’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane
1991 Staff Exhibition, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
1990 ‘Dis-integration and Structure’, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast Arts Centre
1990 Gold Coast City Art Prize for Sculpture Exhibition, Gold Coast City Art Gallery
1990 ‘Where are they Now’, Queensland Cultural Centre, Brisbane
1989 ‘Not Another Archibald’, Roz MacAllan Gallery, Brisbane
1988 ‘Early Efforts’, Bicentennial Exhibition Chameleon Contemporary Art Space, Hobart
1988 ‘Exposition Collective’, Cite International des Arts Galerie, Paris, France
1987 ‘ARX Market’, Artist and Regional Exchange Exhibition, Fremantle, Western Australia
1986 ‘Science Friction’, A Marginal Difference, Caulfield Art Centre, Melbourne
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS & CONSULTANCIES
2003-4 Concept and Design Development “Tanked”, Brisbane Water and Brisbane City Council.
2001 Concept and Design Development 33 Charotte Street, Brisbane City.
Mentorship Wanita Jones
1998 Queensland Art Exchange, 381 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
1999 Commission: collaboration with artist Jay Younger and designer Gregory Gilmour. Architects: Cox Rayner
1998 Concept Proposal – Central Plaza 2, Brisbane City, sculptural water work
1997 Concept Proposal – Kedron Wavell Returned Soldiers’ League, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2009 Co Curator "A strong sense of the fabrication of things"; REWAK University of Sharjah Fine Art Gallery, United Arab Emirates (curated Australian component)
2008 Co-curator Avant Garden - Arts Council Toowoomba. 16 temporal artworks funded by Arts Queensland, Toowoomba Regional Council and USQ published catalogue 2009
2006 Co-curator Pathways project, Department of Families and Communities, Project Services, QLD Government and Craft Queensland (9 Regional Centres –unique integrated artwork translated to digital print refurbishments for public art office fitouts. Regions –Mt Isa, Cairns, Wide Bay, Darling Downs, Gladstone, Far North Queensland, Greater Brisbane.
2006 “Pathways” exhibition Craft Queensland Brisbane, catalogue essay included
2005 “Edge” Innovation, Design and Technology at USQ Crafts Queensland Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.An exhibition of 17 works from emerging, mid-career and established designers, craftspersons and artists practitioners including: Rosemary Lakerink, Jill Kinnear, Helena Stulgis, Jo Lehmann, Hayley Cavanagh, Kirsten Kelland, Aleta Bates, Richie Dona, Ann-Maree Hanna Felicity Rea, Michelle Kudell, Kerry Zerner, Richie Dona, Helena Stulgis, Tracy Grant, Aleta Bates
2001 Public Art Curator, Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE, Toowoomba. Artists Jill Kinnear, Alexis Tacey
2000 ‘Reconstruct/Construct’ exchange exhibition, USQ and NIE University, Singapore. Arts Foyer Gallery, University of Southern Queensland, Griffith University Gold Coast Gallery, Australia. Student exchange exhibition-project dialogue between students by email
1998-99 Co Site Curator Public Art Works Program, Powerhouse Cultural PrecinctRedevelopment with artist/curator Jay Younger, Queensland Artworkers Alliance and Brisbane City Council. Artist commissioned – Julie Rrap, Robyn Bachen, Sheridan Kennedy, Marian Drew, Leah King Smith, Richard Tipping.
1996-00 Curator, Big Small Gallery, University of Southern Queensland. Exhibiting artists include Eugene Carchesio, Glen Henderson, Mona Ryder, Steven Killick, Lutz Pressor, John Armstrong, Normana Wight, Marie Sierra, Jörgan Svensson – Sweden.
1991 Co-Curator/Coordinator, ‘No Vacancy Project’, Elizabeth Arcade, Brisbane City. (A shop front exhibition space)
1991 Co ordinator, 'No Vacancy' Project, Temporal public art program, Valley Precinct, Brisbane
1983 Assistant Curator to Jonathon Holmes, University of Tasmania, ‘Reassessing the Field’, Syd Ball, John Peart-Centre for the Arts Gallery, University of Tasmania.
PUBLICATIONS
2023 catalogue essay the distance of a whisper a solo exhibition by Sarah Rayner @Gallery Sally Dan Cuthbert Sydney, Australia. https://gallerysallydancuthbert.com/exhibitions/39-sarah-rayner-distance-of-a-whisper/overview/
2022 Artisan -history publication, invited writer for the decade 2000-2009
A New Millennium for Crafts Queensland 2000- 2009 Branching out – Confidence, Innovation and Advocacy
2021 Writing Mona Ryder, a glimmer of what we know - https://www.monaryder.com/annmaree-essay
2013 Road trip, Textile Fibre Forum, Issue 4, November 108.p 32-342012
2004 Queensland Artworkers Alliance Magazine – Profile, Public Art edition
2003 Public Art + Practice: East + West, editor Martha Liew, IS Publishing Hong Kong a bilingual publication. Chapter pp.69-94: Imagining a public art practice-possible futures for urban living
1995 Contributing Writer, Agenda Magazine, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
REVIEWS AND CATALOGUE ESSAYS
2017 National Newspaper UAE review of panel What is Creativity in Education. Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. . Guest Speakers : Dean CACE Ann-Maree Reaney, Prof Gilles Demonet Sorbonne, Minister of Education UAE representative
2014 BNE Magazine, p.14-16 (in print and online) May
http://www.bne.com.au/corporate/about-us/publications/bne-magazine
2013 India Link http://www.indianlink.com.au/category/arts/art-arts/ July
2013 Mythopoetic :Women artists from Australia and India, catalogue essay Marni Dean p p32-33
2009 Marie Sierra, Eyeline No.68, pp84-85 “Expand and Collapse” exhibition review Where are you,can you hear me?
2009 “ A strong sense of the fabrication of things” REWAK : University of Sharjah Fine Art Gallery, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates catalogue essay
2006 “Pathways” exhibition Craft Queensland Brisbane, catalogue essay. Curatorial forward –Ann-Maree Reaney
2004 Queensland Artworkers Alliance Magazine – Profile, Public Art edition
2003 Public Art + Practice : East+West, editor Martha Liew, Contributing writer pp.69-94 Book Chapter
2002 Iola Lenzi, Eyeline No 28, Australia. Grip exhibition review
2002 Iola Lenzi, Art in Asia, “Grip” exhibition review Singapore
2002 Pulp Magazine, “Grip” exhibition review Singapore
2002 Singapore Straights Times, art reviewGrip exhibition
2001 Like Art Magazine, Australia review “Wallpaper” exhibition
1999 Presens Göteborgs Kulturmagasin, Issue 20, p. 14. Breathe I
1995 Contributing Writer, Agenda Magazine, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
1995 Review, ABC television, 6th Annual Gasworks Outdoor exhibition, Melbourne
1994 Women Working in the Arts, Dept. of Education, Queensland, DEET Canberra
1993 Neville Drury, ed., Australian Contemporary Sculptors
1992 Rosemary Hawker, ‘Fulcrum’, Eyeline, No18, Autumn, pp.40-41
1992 Neville Drury, ed., New Art Six: Profiles in Contemporary Art, Craftsman House Press, Sydney, pp.128-131
1991 MOCA Bulletin, No.49, Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, p.8
1990 The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, 18 April
1990 Art and Australia, Vol.28 No.1, p.119
1990 Thomas Vale Slattery & John Hoare, eds., Where are they Now, University of Southern Queensland Press, Toowoomba, pp.64-67
1988 Ross Harley, ed., Outer S i t e : Five Contemporary Art Space Projects, May - June 1988, pp.57-71
1988 The Mercury, Hobart, Tasmania, Dec.
1988 Reviews - Australia’s Bicentennial Arts Program publication pp.512-516
1988 Art Monthly - June
1987 The Mercury, Hobart, Tasmania. 1 August
1987 The Mercury, Hobart, Tasmania, 5 August
1987 South West Times, Bunbury, Western Australia, Aug.
1987 South West Times, Bunbury, Western Australia, Oct.
1986 The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, 11 October, 14 October
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2016 Sessional Lecturer, Master in Visual Arts MVA, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
2010 Sessional Lecturer QUT Creative Industries, Brisbane, Australia.
2006-9 Senior Lecturer in charge of Sculpture Studio University of Southern Qld
2004-6 Head, School of Visual Arts, Faculty of Art, University of Southern Queensland
1999-2006 Senior Lecturer in charge of Sculpture Studio, University of Southern Qld
1996-9 Lecturer in charge of Sculpture Studio, University of Southern Queensland
1998-97 Member of USQ Team, Caut Grant $45,500 to develop a 3 dimensional visual art distance teaching CD Rom –
( interviewed for CD Rom – Mikala Dwyer, John Davis, Rosalie Gasgoine, Fiona Foley, Robert Owen, Lindy Lee, Marie Sierra, John Corbett, Mona Ryder and assisted with interviews Mitsuo Shoji, Gwen Hanson Piggott, Valerie Kirk, Joan Campbell-compiled profiles on each artist to create links to interview, history, CV and critical citation texts for teaching.
1995 -6 Lecturer, Faculty Education & the Arts School of Creative Arts, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Australia
1995 Guest Lecturer, Flying Arts Inc central west touring program.
1993 Acting Lecturer in Charge,Sculpture Department, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
1992 Lecturer in Sculpture, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia (Sem 1)
1992 Acting Head Lecturer in Fibre Department, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia (Sem2)
1992 Visiting Lecturer, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
1991 Lecturer in fibre department Queensland University of Technology (part time)
1989-90 Secondary& Matriculation Art Teacher Fahan School, Hobart Tasmania
1987 Lecturer Sculpture Studio Sem 1 Brisbane College of Advanced Education (p/time)
1985 Sessional Tutor in Drawing School of Art, University of Tasmania Hobart
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 Opening Speaker Look Beyond Them Asma Khoory, Curator Walter Willems, Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2018 Art Bahrain Across Borders – Artbab Leader CACE ZU participation Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Center
2018 Zayed University delegate CultureSummit 2018 April, Manarat AlSaadiyat, Abu Dhabi.
A high-level international summit bringing together leaders from government, the arts, and the media to debate the role culture can play in addressing some of the great challenges of our time
2017 Zayed University Delegate to the World Government Summit Dubai UAE
2017 Leader of Zaide Opera Project with Opera Cameralna Warsaw, Poland
supported by Abu Dhabi Music and Art Festival ADMAF.
2017 Do Art, Do It Now!, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, The Creative Act: Performance, Process, Presence. Participant in the organizing committee and critique panel of performance and costume works inspired by artist network Fluxus, as part of an opening event at Manarat AlSaadiyat.
2017 Beautiful World Cranleigh Abu Dhabi and CACE Zayed University
Contemporary opera project - Producer Susan Hamilton, Director Karen Gillingham working with artist Narjes Noureddine calligraphy exhibition and costume design.
2017 Zayed University delegate CultureSummit 2018 April, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2017 Guest Speaker Panel Discussion - How Can Education Foster Creativity, Thinkers and Doers, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi http://thinkers-doers.com/
https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/art/news/thinkers-doers-host-conference-on-education-and-creativity
2016 Art for Tomorrow Conference Doha Qatar The Creative City 2 sRem Koolhas, Jean Nouvel, Jeff Koons, Marina Abramovic, Cai Guo-Qiang
2013 Artist talk with Jill Kinnear, Artisan Gallery, Brisbane, Australia.
2013 Judge Bay of Fires Art Competition, Bay of Fires, Tasmania. (with Noel Frankham and Katie Dwyer)
2012 Keynote speaker Reaney+Kinnear "Road Trip" Costume and Textile Symposium, Nelson, New Zealand.
2011 External Advisor to review Honours and Masters degrees, University of Tasmania, Launceston Campus.
2011 Examiner MFA research degree, University of Tasmania
2011 Examiner MVA coursework degree, University of Tasmania
2009 Examiner MFA Research degree, Queensland University of Technology
2008 Examiner Hons x 2 Southern Cross University NSW
2004 Judge – Design Institute of Australia, Queensland Chapter. Public Art Award.
2004 Judge –Flying Arts Inc. Annual Exhibition Riverside Centre Brisbane
2004 Professional Advisor – Queensland Artworkers Alliance (workshop/tutors)
2003-04 Public Art Residency, “Tanked”, Brisbane Water and Brisbane City Council.
2001 External Examiner, 2 X Hons BVA, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
2000 Guest Speaker Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane “Leaving Brisvegas", artists Luke Roberts, Anne Wallace, Ann-Maree Reaney
2000 Guest Speaker - public art Plastic Kinetic Worm Gallery, Singapore
2000 Guest Speaker – NIE Nangyang University of technology, Singapore.
2000 Guest Speaker – Project Services Public Art Forum, Queensland Government
2001 External Examiner Queensland College of Art Hons.
2001 External advisor Griffith University Gold Coast committee to review new units
2001 External Examiner, Graduate Painting, Queensland University of Technology
2001 Editor, Ratio of Distance by Jill Kinnear
1999 Examiner MVA research degree QUT Brisbane
1998 Biennale Acquisition Exhibition Judge, Toowoomba Regional Gallery
1998 Artist workshop -ephemeral sculpture, Bundaberg Regional Gallery + State High School
1998 External Examiner, Hons BVA, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
1998 Examiner, MVA Research Degree, QUT
1997 Examiner, Masters Degree of Arts Administration, Griffith University
1997 Guest Speaker, College of Art, Delhi, India
1996-98 State Selector, Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Art, Queensland (3 year term)
1996 External Examiner, Graduate Painting/ Sculpture, QUT, Brisbane, Australia
1995 External Advisor, Faculty Education & the Arts, School of Creative Arts, Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, Australia (review new course units)
1995 Guest Speaker, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
1995 External Examiner, Honours, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
1993-94 Studio based research, Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin, Germany (June 1993 - October 1994) 4 months Goethe Institut, Freiburg, Germany
1991 Guest Speaker School Art Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
1990 Guest Speaker University of Southern Queensland
1988 Overseas Studio Grant resident Cite Internationale des Arts Paris France1987 Artist in residence Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Bunbury West Australia
1987 Guest Speaker Southwest College, Bunbury, Australia.
1987 Guest speaker ARX Artist & Regional Exchange, Perth Australia
Guest speaker Brisbane College of advanced Education, School of Art Brisbane
COMMITTEE ROLES: Arts Industry
2005-8 Board Member Flying Arts Inc USQ representative
2000-01 Management Committee, Queensland Artworkers Alliance
1998 Vice President Flying Arts Inc., Brisbane, Queensland
1997 Board member Flying Arts Inc., Brisbane Queensland
1998 Board Member, Institute of Modern Art
1998 -9 Committee member Minister’s Award for Excellence in Art, Education QLD
1992 Vice Chair Queensland Artworkers Aliance, Brisbane, Australia.
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ROLES
2015-18 Deans Council, Zayed University, Dubai + Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
2015-18 Academic Council, Zayed University, Dubai + Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
2016-18. Zayed University Awards Committee-Chair Provost, CAO, 2 Dean representatives.
2012 External advisor review of Masters by Coursework degree, University of Tasmania,
School of Art, Launceston.
2004-07 Teaching and Learning Committee Department representative, USQ
2003-07 Department representative Research and Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Southern Queensland.
2005-08 Arts Faculty representative, Workplace, Health and Safety Committee, University of Southern Queensland.
1996-02 Research and Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Southern Queensland
2001 University Member of the PAAG Public Art Advisory group Federation Park Toowoomba
(contribution writing of successful grant for $70,000 Arts Queensland)
1998 Fine Arts Committee Queensland College of Art, Griffith University,
1996-01 Art Acquisition Committee Member, University of Southern Queensland.
COLLEGE COMMITTEE ROLES
2015-18 Chair CACE College Council, Zayed University (members Associate Dean, 2 Assistant Deans, assistant Dean Research and Post Graduate Studies, Quality Assurance Officer, Chair of Arts, chair of Design, Faculty representatives from each campus)
2017-18 CACE National Advisory Council, Dubai and Abu Dhabi
2015-18 Chair Faculty Meetings, Abu Dhabi + Dubai
2015-17 Chair CACE CAA Accreditation Taskforce - self-study + on-site visit (5 USA art and design education specialists aligning with each major)
2017-18 Chair CACE NASAD Accreditation Taskforce – final listing of degree programs completed
2016-18 Chair CACE New Degree Program Development - B Arch, MA Museum Studies, MFA, MA Creative Technologies, VA Minor and review of Curatorial Studies Minor
