Gwenn is a Brisbane based visual artist, working mainly in printmaking and drawing. As well as indulging in her favourite pasttime of playing in her studio, she teaches advanced studio etching at the Brisbane Institute of Art.
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2009 B.A. Fine Art (Hons 1A), Griffith University, Queensland Collage of Art, Brisbane Employment: 2015- present Tutor, Studio Etching and Mixed Media (Advanced), Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor,
2017 – present Studio Etching class, Impress Printmakers, Kedron, Brisbane
2013- Studio Technician Impress Printmakers, Kedron, Brisbane (Voluntary)
Recent Exhibitions2017 Connect-ed (The Nightladder Collective), Brisbane Institute of Art
2017 Island, Bosz Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
2015 Port, Bosz Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
2015 Scape (The Collective), BIA, Windsor, Brisbane
2015 The Spaces Between, QCA Webb Gallery, Brisbane
2015 Mythscapes In The Watery Realm, Project Gallery, Brisbane
2014 Mythscapes In The Watery Realm, Aberystwyth University Gallery, Aberystwyth, UK
2012 The Very Big Small Print Show, Lust for Life Gallery, Brisbane
2012 Empty Set, White Canvas, Brisbane
2011 The Descartes Blues, part 1, Circle Gallery, Brisbane
2011 Shifting Ground, Smith Street Gallery, Melbourne
2010 Paper + Wood, Kingaroy Art Gallery, Kingaroy
2010 Libris V, Artspace Mackay, Mackay
2010 NightLadder, Umbrella Studio, Townsville
2010 Port Jackson National Graduate Print Prize Exhibtion, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Competitions and Awards2017 Australian Print Council Print Commission
2011 Barbara Carroll Award for Socio-Political Commentary, CPM
2010 Commissioned prints, Arts Law Society
2009 University Medal, Griffith University
2009 Selected Finalist, Port Jackson National Graduate Print Prize
2007 Selected Finalist Fremantle Print Prize
2006 Selected Finalist Thiess Graduate Prize, Dell Gallery, Brisbane
2006 The Ships Gallery Award, Brisbane
2006 Selected Finalist Churchie Emerging Artists Award
2003 Highly Commended CPM National Print Awards
2005 Highly Commended Royal Women’s Student Art Awards
2004 Billie Hall Bursary for Academic Excellence, Griffith University
CollectionsRockhampton Regional Art Gallery Collection
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
State Library of Victoria
State Library of Queensland
James Hardy Collection, State Library of Queensland
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Mackay Artspace, Civic Centre Precinct, Queensland
James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland
Hong Kong Open Print Workshop
QCA Printmaking Studios, Brisbane
Griffith University Collection
Griffith Artworks Collection
National Library of Wales
Brian Tucker Private Collection
gwenntasker.com
[email protected]
2009 B.A. Fine Art (Hons 1A), Griffith University, Queensland Collage of Art, Brisbane Employment: 2015- present Tutor, Studio Etching and Mixed Media (Advanced), Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor,
2017 – present Studio Etching class, Impress Printmakers, Kedron, Brisbane
2013- Studio Technician Impress Printmakers, Kedron, Brisbane (Voluntary)
Recent Exhibitions2017 Connect-ed (The Nightladder Collective), Brisbane Institute of Art
2017 Island, Bosz Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
2015 Port, Bosz Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
2015 Scape (The Collective), BIA, Windsor, Brisbane
2015 The Spaces Between, QCA Webb Gallery, Brisbane
2015 Mythscapes In The Watery Realm, Project Gallery, Brisbane
2014 Mythscapes In The Watery Realm, Aberystwyth University Gallery, Aberystwyth, UK
2012 The Very Big Small Print Show, Lust for Life Gallery, Brisbane
2012 Empty Set, White Canvas, Brisbane
2011 The Descartes Blues, part 1, Circle Gallery, Brisbane
2011 Shifting Ground, Smith Street Gallery, Melbourne
2010 Paper + Wood, Kingaroy Art Gallery, Kingaroy
2010 Libris V, Artspace Mackay, Mackay
2010 NightLadder, Umbrella Studio, Townsville
2010 Port Jackson National Graduate Print Prize Exhibtion, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Competitions and Awards2017 Australian Print Council Print Commission
2011 Barbara Carroll Award for Socio-Political Commentary, CPM
2010 Commissioned prints, Arts Law Society
2009 University Medal, Griffith University
2009 Selected Finalist, Port Jackson National Graduate Print Prize
2007 Selected Finalist Fremantle Print Prize
2006 Selected Finalist Thiess Graduate Prize, Dell Gallery, Brisbane
2006 The Ships Gallery Award, Brisbane
2006 Selected Finalist Churchie Emerging Artists Award
2003 Highly Commended CPM National Print Awards
2005 Highly Commended Royal Women’s Student Art Awards
2004 Billie Hall Bursary for Academic Excellence, Griffith University
CollectionsRockhampton Regional Art Gallery Collection
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
State Library of Victoria
State Library of Queensland
James Hardy Collection, State Library of Queensland
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Mackay Artspace, Civic Centre Precinct, Queensland
James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland
Hong Kong Open Print Workshop
QCA Printmaking Studios, Brisbane
Griffith University Collection
Griffith Artworks Collection
National Library of Wales
Brian Tucker Private Collection