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| Blue Lake Thought, Marian Drew, Photography (2008) |
"Marian Drew, born in 1960, Bundaberg, is one of Australia's most
significant contemporary photographic artists. Drew's practice, spanning
more than twenty years, is characterised by innovation and exploration
of photo-media. Drew has held over 20 solo shows across Australia,
United States, France and Germany and is currently represented by
galleries in United States and Australia. Her work is held is many major
public and private collections across Australia including Australian
National Gallery, Queensland Art Gallery, South Australian Art Gallery
and in the J. Paul Getty Museum in the USA.
Drew has one previous publication; Marian Drew - Photographs + Video works;
a survey of her practice from 1983 to 2006, which contains texts by Dr.
Caroline Jordan, Anne Kirker, Dr. Brigitta Olubas, Russel Storer and a
foreword by internationally renowned art theoretician Geoffrey Batchen.
Drew was chosen to represent Australia in the First Asia Pacific
Triennial at the Queensland Art Gallery. Recently one of her works was
purchased by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, where it featured
in the exhibition "In Focus: Still Life" in September 2010. Presently,
Drew is an Associate Professor at Queensland College of Art, Griffith
University."
M. Drew, (2010) "About - Marian Drew", http://mariandrew.com.au/about, 3E Innovative
