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Lorna Crane
Artist Statement Biography
After completing five years of arts training at the University of Wollongong in the mid eighties Crane gained an Associate Diploma of Creative Art followed by Bachelor of Creative Arts graduating with Distinction. Crane has been involved with many artist run initiatives and community arts projects over many years, including Art Arena Gallery Inc, Megalo Access Arts and the ANCA Dickson studio complex in Canberra. During this time she participated in many solo and group exhibitions. She was also awarded a Churchill Fellowship researching community arts and mental health in 2002. Her work has been represented in many group and selected exhibitions – regionally, nationally and internationally. Since her arrival to the Far South Coast of NSW she has participated in eleven solo shows. Residencies since 1995 have included the Bundanon Trust, Alice Springs, Broken Hill Art Exchange and most recently Berlin. She won the Illawarra Art Prize in 1986 and has been acquired by the Alice Craft Acquisition 2007 for mixed media. In 2008 she was the joint winner of the Calleen Acquisition (with Wendy Teakel). Her work is in the collection of the Bundanon Trust. ‘ Over the past few years my work has been about the landscape of place. To me the most important aspect of being an artist is to be authentic through your art. To be able to create a narrative about the places I inhabit is an essential part of my process – be that painting, mixed media, drawing, textiles, assemblages, photographs and most recently video.’ Education 1982 - 84: Associate Diploma of Creative Arts. University of Wollongong
1984 - 86: Bachelor of Creative Arts (Distinction). University of Wollongong Exhibitions Solo Exhibitions: 2010: ‘echo Nacht – night Echoes’ – Melbourne Propaganda Window, Vic
Berlin – Belconnen Arts Centre, Canberra, ACT
Mixed Media – Global Gallery, Paddington. Sydney
2008: The Twofold Bay Series – Ivy Hill Gallery, Wapengo, NSW
2007: Love and Honour – ADFA Library Campbell, ACT
2005: New Works – Precinct Galleries, Berry, NSW
2004: Weathering the Storm – The Hive, Braddon, ACT
North of Eden – Spiral Gallery, Bega, NSW
2003: Perimeters – Watch This Space, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
1997: Shadows on the Surface – ANCA Gallery, Canberra. ACT
Selected group exhibitions:
2011: ‘The Hill’ – Bega Regional Gallery, NSW
2010: “Carte Postale” – Angela Fitzpatrick Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW
2008: Vantage Points – ANCA Gallery ACT
2007: Crane, Peterson and Pirrie – Ivy Hill Gallery, Wapengo, NSW
2006: Big Wrap – Cowra Regional Gallery, NSW
Storylines – Mawson Gallery, Mawson, ACT
2003: Plimsoll Line – ANCA Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2001: Still Cryptal Orchard – ANCA Gallery, Canberra. ACT
2000: The Shadow of the Dreams – John Martin and Lorna Crane - ANCA Gallery, ACT
1999: Cryptal Orchard – Craft ACT Gallery, Canberra. ACT
Selected Exhibitions
2011: Creative Alchemy – Belconnen Arts Centre, Canberra
Melbourne Propaganda Window members @ Federation Square Big Screen
2010: Sculpture 2010 – Global Gallery Paddington, Sydney
2008: Finalist - ANL Maritime Art Prize – Docklands, Melbourne
Finalist - 35th Alice Prize 2008 – Araluen Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
Joint Winner -Calleen Acquistion Award 2008 – Cowra Art Gallery
2007: Not Another Landscape – Moruya Mechanics Institute, NSW
Acquired - 30th Alice Craft Acquisition – Araluen Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
Site Specific 1 – Bega Valley Regional Gallery
2006: The Big Wrap – Cowra Regional Gallery, NSW
2005: Meroogal Art Prize Finalist– Nowra, Bega, Sydney and Wollongong
2000: More Swanky Hankies – Object Gallery, Sydney and Musee des Arts et Traditions, Paris, France
Collections:
Calleen Acquisition Joint Winner– Cowra Regional Art Gallery 2008
Araluen Centre Alice Springs (Acquired Mixed Media) – 30th Alice Craft Acquisition 2007
Bundanon Trust Collection
Illawarra Art Prize 1984
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