Donna Marcus, Radiate: Q & A with Samantha Littley
9th Dec
Donna Marcus, Radiate: Q & A with Samantha Littley
To celebrate the opening of Donna Marcus, Radiate, please join renown Australian artist Donna Marcus in conversation with Samantha Littley, Curator, Australian Art, QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY | GALLERY OF MODERN ART.
Learn more about Donna's expansive art practice spanning over 20 years. You can find more details on Donna Marcus, Radiate here.
#Bios
Samantha Littley
As Curator at The University of Queensland Art Museum (2010–2018), her exhibitions included ‘Conflict: Contemporary Responses to War’ (2014), ‘Light Play: Ideas, Optics, Atmosphere’ (2015), and ‘Peter Hennessey: Making it Real’ (2015) – awarded Best University Art Museum Exhibition Catalogue, 2016 AAANZ conference. In 2019, Samantha completed her Master of Art History and Curatorial Studies (Advanced) at the Centre for Art History and Art Theory, Australian National University, with a thesis that focussed on olfactory art as a significant form of non-visual expression.
She worked independently while completing her studies, curating the career survey ‘Lincoln Austin: The Space Between Us’ for Ipswich Art Gallery. In February 2020, Samantha was appointed Curator, Australian Art, at QAGOMA where she recently curated the retrospective ‘eX de Medici: Beautiful Wickedness’, showcasing forty years of the artist’s practice.
Donna Marcus
Donna Marcus is best known for her collected discarded aluminium kitchenware with original uses in post-war kitchens, recalled and extended by the process of assemblage. Marcus’ work has been exhibited extensively both within Australia and internationally, appearing in major sculpture survey and award exhibitions at institutions such as the Museum of Art and Design, New York, and the National Gallery of Australia.
Her work including a large suite of permanent public artworks, is held in numerous public and private collections nationally and internationally and has been the subject of several scholarly and journalistic publications.
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