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Sandra Lesley HILL
Born in South Perth, Western Australia in 1951
   
Qualifications
2001 Post Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia (WA)
1981 Advanced Diploma In Art Studies, TAFE, Balga, WA
   
Professional Experience
2006 Research, Leighton Beach Project, Ngoongar Cultural Report on site
  Lecturer - Aboriginal Art, Katanning Campus of TAFE
  2 day Artist Workshops for Artsource (Katanning - February)
2005 2 day Artist Workshops for Artsource (Kalgoorlie, Brookton)
2004 Artist in Residence, (part time 6 months) Claytonview Primary School, Koongamia
  Lecturer (part time), Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley Campus
1999-2004 Co-ordinator & Lecturer, Contemporary Aboriginal Arts Program, Curtin University of Technology School of Art
2002 Judge, Shell Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle
1998 Co-ordinator & Co-curator, exhibition “Aboriginal Artists of the South West - Past & Present”
  Art from the Berndt Museum, Mandurah Art Gallery, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
  Fremantle Prison Commemorative Memorial Project (research) (part time)
  Co-ordinator, Fish Mungah Aboriginal Cultural Arts Festival, Mandurah
  Lecturer, (part time) Aboriginal Diploma in Art Medina TAFE, Drawing, Design
1996/97 Co-ordinator, Fish Mungah Aboriginal Cultural Arts Festival, Mandurah
1994 Aboriginal Arts officer, Geraldton Regional Community Education, Geraldton
1990-93 Art Teacher, Longmore Remand Centre (Art Program), Juvenile Justice, Bentley
1984-87 Arts Lecturer (Printmaking), Midland TAFE, Midland
   
Solo Exhibitions
1997 Triumph of Spirit - an Aboriginal Experience - Artist in Residence Gallery
1995 Footprints in Time - a Childhood Experience - Artist in Residence Gallery
1993 Sandra Hill - West Week, Guildford Hotel, Guildford, WA
   
2007 Spirit of Carrolup, Albany Town Hall, Festival of Perth Exhibition, Albany, WA
  Gomboc Gallery’s 25th Anniversary, Gomboc Gallery, Swan View, WA
2005 Moorjditch Mar-Daa Art Award, Naidoc Week Art Exhibition, Armadale, WA
2004 Mine Own Executioner, Mundaring Art Centre, Mundaring, WA
  Nii’kso’kowa, The Other Gallery, The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada
  Turtle Island, The Other Gallery, The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada
2003 South-West Central - Indigenous Art from South - Western Australia1833-2002, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
2001 SOFA 1, Post Graduate Exhibition, John Curtin Art Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, WA
  International Artists Workshop Exhibition, John Curtin Art Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, WA
2000 City of Perth Invitational Art Award, Council House, Perth, WA
  Joondalup Art Award, Lakeside Joondalup Centre, Joondalup, WA
  Adornment, (Zonta Club of Perth) The Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle, WA
  Haynes to O’Conner, West Australians & Water, John Curtin Art Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, WA
1999 City of Perth Art Award, Council House, Perth, WA
  Aboriginal Artists of the South West - past & present, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
  Rebirth, Western Australian Women Celebrating a Century of Change, The Moores Building Contemporary art Gallery, Fremantle, WA
  Generations, The stolen years of fighters & singers, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
1998 Aboriginal Artists of the South West - past & present, (Berndt Collection) Mandurah Art Gallery, Mandurah, WA
  Listen to the Land, Edith Cowan University Art Collection, Bunbury, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Perth, WA
1997 Bunbury Biennale 97, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery & City of Bunbury, WA
  Peeled, Artists from the Peel Region, Mandurah Cultural Centre Gallery, Mandurah, WA
  Under the Blue Canopy, A Shed Gallery, Fremantle, WA
  Daughters of the Dreaming - Sisters Together Strong, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
1996 National Aboriginal & Islander Heritage Art Award, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
1995 Spirit of Fremantle, Docks Art Award, A Shed Gallery, Fremantle, WA
  Icon, Identity, Artifact-a Passage in Time, Midland Centennial Art Exhibition, Kalla Yeedip Gallery, Midland, WA
  Landscape as Metaphor, Claremont School of Art Gallery, Claremont, WA
  Hills Art Award, Kalamunda Shopping Centre, Kalamunda, WA
  National Aboriginal Art Award, Darwin Art Gallery, Darwin, Northern Territory
1994 NAIDOC Week Aboriginal Art Exhibition (curator & exhibitor), Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, Geraldton, WA
1991 Collaborative Print Exhibition, Arts House, Northbridge, WA
1990 Chair Exhibition, Gallery Arteque, Subiaco, WA
1989 Earth, Sea, Sky, 3 Artists, Gallery Arteque, Subiaco, WA
   
Awards
2000 Commendation Award, City of Perth Invitational Art Award, Perth, WA
1999 Winner, Peel Regional Section, City of Mandurah Art Award, WA
1997 Winner, Bunbury Biennale Contemporary Art Purchase exhibition, Bunbury, WA
1995 Joint Winner, Docks Invitational Art Award, A Shed Gallery, Fremantle, WA
1995 Winner - Aboriginal Artist Section
  Hills Art Award, Kalamunda Shopping Centre, Kalamunda, WA
1994/95 CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Arts Unit, AUSTRALIA COUNCIL
   
Commissions
2007 Ngunnawal Aboriginal Art Project, Canberra, Chief Ministers Office, Canberra
2006 Ellenbrook Police Station, collaboration with J. Dawson
  Leighton Beach Redevelopment, collaboration with J. Dawson
2005 Mandurah Community Health Campus, Mandurah, collaboration with J. Dawson
  Moora District Hospital, Moora, collaboration with J. Dawson & P. Zuvela
  Ferrara Park, Girrawheen. Floor Mosaic, City of Wanneroo, collaboration with J. Dawson
2004 Edith Cowan University, Indigenous Centre Mosaic, collaboration with J. Dawson.
2003 Mount Pleasant Primary School, Melville, collaboration with J. Dawson
  Melville Primary School, Melville, collaboration with J. Dawson
2003-2004 Djidi-Djidi Primary School, Bunbury, collaboration with J. Dawson
  Koongamia Primary School, Kooongamia, collaboration with J. Dawson
2001-2003 Roe Highway Public Art Project - Noise-wall Murals and freestanding artworks
2000 Community Tile Artwork, Entry wall, Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington
  Fremantle Justice Complex Reconciliation Pavement, Percent for Art
  Grigg Park Community Tile Project, collaboration J. Dawson, City of Fremantle
  Logo / stationary design for Coalition of Noongar Organisations, Queens Park
  2 hand made pavement mosaics, East Perth Redevelopment Project
1999 Hand made tiled mosaic pavement, Mandurah Heritage Art Walk
  Floor Design for Aboriginal Music School, Clontarf College, Manning
  Poster Design, Catholic Education Commission
  Hand made tiled artworks, Atwell Primary School, Atwell, Perth
1998 Hand Made tiled Art Works, Napoleon Close, Cottesloe
  Graham Farmer Freeway Art Project, East Perth Redevelopment, Belmont / Rivervale
  Tiled Wall Mural, Perth Aboriginal Medical Service, East Perth (Derbarl Yerrigan)
  Main Foyer Floor Design, Perth Aboriginal Medical Service, East Perth
  Tiled Wall Mural, Leadlight Window Designs, Peel Health Campus, Mandurah
1997 Tiled Wall Mural, Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre, Canning Vale
  Percent for Art Scheme, Ministry of Justice
  Mosaic Tiled Pavement Design, Aboriginal Heritage of Subiaco, Subiaco City Council, Rotary Club Commission, Rokerby Road, Subiaco
  Leadlight Glass Window Design (Aboriginal Heritage), Peel Discovery Centre Mandurah Terrace, Peel Development Commission
  Commemorative Map of De Vlamings visit to the WA coast, City of Fremantle, DOLA and other Local Governments
1996 Mosaic Tile Design, Fabrication & Installation, (Bibbulmun Dreaming Story)
  Victoria Gardens - collaborative project with two non-Aboriginal Artists, commissioned by East Perth Redevelopment Authority
1995 Report Cover - “No Better Than Anyone Else” Discussion Paper, the role of churches & related organisations in the removal & institutionalisation of
Aboriginal children, Anglican Social justice Commission
  Western Australian Municipal Association - Aboriginal Services, Document Cover
1994 Mosaic Tile Design - Victoria Park Community Library Front Entrance
1992 Poster Design - Joondalup Rail Link, Department for the Arts, Transperth Art Program
   
Collections
Art Gallery of Western Australia Aboriginal Art Collection
Holmes à Court Collection Western Australia Museum Collection
Claremont School of Art Collection Queens University Collection of Indigenous Art, Kingston - Ontario, Canada
Edith Cowan University Collection Kidman/Cruise Collection, Sydney
City of Bunbury Collection The Dutch Consulate, Canberra
Berndt Museum of Anthropology Royal Archives - The Netherlands
City of Perth Art Collection Dr K. Schefczik, Frankfurt, Germany
City of Bunbury Collection Numerous private Art Collections

 

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