John STAFFORD
BIO
John Stafford was an active participant in the artist-run scene in Brisbane from 1986-1988 including his roles as curator of The Demolition Show held at The Observatory in 1986 and Work To Screen held at the Queensland College of Art in 1987. John exhibited Circumstance at Bureau in 1988.
John has extensive experience in the Visual Arts. As Director of Visual Arts, Craft and Design at Arts Queensland John led a team which developed and delivered: the Backing Indigenous Arts (BIA initiative), including the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF); art+place, an international public art program; Queensland’s contribution to the national Visual Arts and Craft Strategy; and the Queensland Design Strategy 2020, incorporating Unlimited: designing for the Asia Pacific Region. John also implemented Queensland’s inaugural and nationally-recognised public art policy: Art Built-in. John’s Churchill Fellowship research in 2003 examined public art programs in the USA.
The Demolition Show Archives:
http://blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/ala/2016/05/20/remnants-of-the-demolition-show/
Art Practice Keywords:
Artist, Activist, Curator, Gallerist
Artist Role Keywords:
Collaboration/ Collaborator names Keywords:
Penny Algar – Installation Artist
Michelle Andringa – Performance Artist
Virginia Barratt – Artist (New Media Artist), (Performance Artist), (Video Artist)
Lindy Collins – Artist (Painter)
Jeanelle Hurst – Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Painter), Artist (Video Artist),
Rose Mere – Artist (Video Artist)
Alan Owen – Artist (Printmaker), Designer (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
Wayne Smith – Also known as Jo Smith, Artist (Painter)
Mark Webb – Artist
Jay Younger – Artist
The Observatory Collective (Lehan Ramsay, Anna Zsoldos, Robyn Gray and Jay Younger)
Collections
Various Private Collections
CV
John Stafford, with collaborator Jodie Cox
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