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Ruby SPOWART

Doug & Ruby Spowart, Imagery Gallery

BIO

Victoria born, residing in Queensland, Ruby Spowart is renowned in Australian photography. Being awarded a Double Master of photography of the Australian Institute Professional Photography (AIPP) in 1998, and then awarded a Fellowship of the AIPP in 1999.

 

Ruby was also awarded a Industry Lifetime Achievement Award by the Australian Institute of Professional Photography in 2009. With works in many collection including the National Gallery of Australia,the ACMP Collection and the Queensland Art Gallery.

 

The Winton Shire Council purchased a collection of 18 infrared photographs by Ruby, through the Council acquisition fund in October 2010.

Art Practice Keywords:

Photography, Artist Books, Photobooks

 

Artist Role Keywords:

Installation, Public Art, Collaboration

Collaboration/ Collaborator names Keywords:

Ruby Spowart, Doug Spowart

 

Collections

Various Private Collections

CV

Born in Numurkah, Victoria 1928.

Wife of the late Mervyn Spowart and Mother of Doug, Peter and Garry.

Resident in Brisbane since 1968.

Associate Diploma of the Arts (Visual Arts), Brisbane College of Advanced Education ~ 1988.

Certificate in Introductory Art and Design, Queensland College of Art ~ 1990.

Recipient of a Queensland Government Arts Grant for a mid-career survey exhibition ~ 1992.

Awarded Don Fraser Fellowship ~ Queensland University of Technology 2003.

Honored -Internationl Womens Day of the Year Australian Institute of Professional Photography 2009.

 

ACTIVITIES IN PHOTOGRAPHY

Co-Director of Imagery Gallery from 1980 ~ 1995.

Executive Director of the Australian Photographic Society 1983 ~ 1988.

Awarded the APR Medal for Service to Photography in 1981.

Awarded the S.S.A.P.S. Honour by The Australian Photographic Society, 1982.

Awarded the L.A.P.S. Honour by The Australian Photographic Society, 1989.

Awarded Associate Status ~ the Australian Institute of Professional Photography in 1991.

Awarded Master of Photography ~ the Australian Institute of Professional Photography in 1994.

Awarded Honorary Fellowship ~ the Australian Institute of Professional Photography in 1997.

Awarded Fellowship ~ the Australian Institute of Professional Photography in 1999.

Awarded Industry Lifetime Achievement Award ~ the Australian Institute of Professional Photography in April 2009.

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009 BRINGING HOME THE GRAIN ~ Artists’ Book

2008 WHEN I WAS YOUNG ~ Artists’ Book

2007 ROIDSCAPES ~ Artists’ Book

POLARGRAMS ~ Artists’ Book

SOSSUSVLEI~ Artists’ Book

2006 MYSTIC LIGHT ~ Artists’ Book

2005 ROCKSCAPES NEW ZEALAND ~ Artists’ Book

2002 MYSTIC LIGHT ~ Queensland University of Technology Art Museum LANDSCAPE ~ Toowoomba TAFE

1997 EARTH WORKS ~ Chermside Library Gallery, Brisbane.

A DIFFERENT EYE ~ Brisbane City Council Travelling Exhibition.

1992 PATTERNS IN TIME ~ Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

1989 TERRA FIRMA ~ Shades of Ochre Gallery, Darwin.

1988 GROUND EFFECTS ~ Imagery Gallery, Brisbane + Mackay City Library Gallery.

1987 AUSTRALIAN WIDE-WALLSCAPE ~ Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

1985 ROIDSCAPES

~ Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

~ Toured by the Queensland Arts Council in 1986.

~ The Centre Gallery, Gold Coast Art Complex, 1987.

~ Brisbane City Library Exhibition Room, 1987.

 

JOINT EXHIBITIONS

2004

DUET ~ Winton Regional Gallery (with Marianne Irvine)

 

1994

WORKS IN PROGRESS (with Doug Spowart)

~ Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs.

THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN

 

1992 ~ Prospect Gallery, Adelaide.

 

1993 ~ Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

 

1993 ~ The Photographer’s Gallery, Sydney.

 

1991

THROUGH THE LENS OF A CAMERA ~ Myer Exhibition Hall, Brisbane.

 

1990

THE VISION SPLENDID (with Doug Spowart) ~ AMP Foyer Gallery, Brisbane.

 

1989

MADE IN CHINA (with Doug Spowart)

~ Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

~ The Kodak Gallery, Sydney.

 

1986

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS (with Doug Spowart)

~ Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

 

1984

STRADBROKE- A Pictorial Record (with Doug Spowart)

~ Island Hall Gallery, Stradbroke Island.

~ AMP Foyer Gallery, Brisbane.

~ Ipswich Civic Art Gallery.

 

1983

CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN IMAGERY (with Doug Spowart)

~ Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

~ 25 Regional Art Galleries toured by the Queensland Arts Council.

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1982

INSTANTLY

– Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

– Polaroid Gallery, Sydney.

– 14 Regional Galleries toured by the Queensland Arts Council.

 

1985

DEJA VU – Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

 

1986

GREAT MOMENTS IN QUEENSLAND CONTEMPORARY ART

– Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane.

 

1986

VARIATIONS – Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

 

1987

AGAINST THE GRAIN – Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

TOURIST IMAGERY – Araluen Art Gallery, Alice Springs.

– Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

– Kodak Gallery, Sydney.

A WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY EXPOSITION – Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

 

1988

VARIATIONS 3 – Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

KODAK ARALUEN TOURIST IMAGES PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD

– Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

– Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs.

– Kodak Gallery, Sydney.

COLLABORATIONS – Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

A COMPLEMENTARY CASTE ; A HOMAGE TO WOMEN ARTISTS

– The Centre Gallery, Gold Coast.

 

1989

ENHANCED POSITIVE IMAGE

~ Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

~ Kodak Gallery, Sydney.

SICHUAN AND WORLD FRIENDLY CITIES PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION – Chengdu, China.

A SHOT FROM DOWN UNDER – Osaka, Tokyo & Nagoya; Japan.

VARIATIONS IV – Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

WORLD DESIGN EXPO ’89 – PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION – Nagoya, Japan.

– Kodak Gallery, Tokyo Japan.

 

1990

PICTURES FROM JAPAN – Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

THE DOCUMENTS OF TEN YEARS – Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

ART DOCK – AUSTRALIAN ART EXHIBITION – Noumea, New Caledonia.

SMALL BUT FINE

~ Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

~ Kodak Gallery, Sydney.

FROM OUT OF THE DARK – Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

JAPANESE EXCHANGE – Kodak Gallery, Sydney.

 

1991

KODAK PHR 120 – Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Imagery Gallery, Brisbane.

STATE OF THE ART – QUEENSLAND PHOTOGRAPHY – Brisbane Warara Festival.

 

1992

MASTER PRINTERS

~ Manning Regional Gallery Taree.

~ Muswellbrook Regional Gallery.

~ Imagery Gallery.

~ Gasworks Gallery Lismore.

~ Toowoomba Regional Gallery.

SOUTH STRADBROKE PROJECT

~ The Centre Gallery, Gold Coast.

~ Toowoomba Regional Gallery.

~ Ipswich Regional Gallery.

~ Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville.

~ Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum.

~ Warwick Regional Art Gallery.

~ Dalby Art Gallery.

~ Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery & Museum.

~ Noumea.

THE IMAGE CAPTURED – Brisbane Warara Festival.

UNDER THE SOUTHERN SUN – The Loading Bay, MOCA, Brisbane.

SOME QUEENSLAND HELIOGRAPHERS – Imagery Gallery.

THE FAMILY – KODAK EXHIBITION – Imagery Gallery.

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE – Parlimentary Annexe, Brisbane.

 

1993

YESTERDAY’S & TOMORROW’S

~ EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY

~ Myer Centre Exhibition Gallery Brisbane.

COLOUR MY WORLD – Parlimentary Annexe, Brisbane.

 

1994

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? – Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery and Museum.

DAWN TO DUSK – Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery.

 

1995

DESTINATIONS – Imagery Gallery.

LOGAN CITY: THE ESSENCE EXPOSED – Logan City Art Gallery.

DECADENCE – Dubbo Regional Gallery.

THE COLLECTION 1 – Lighthouse Gallery, Melbourne.

 

1996

THE COLLECTION 1

~ Brisbane City Hall Gallery

~ Opera House Sydney

THE POWER TO MOVE – Queensland Art Gallery

THE COLLECTION 2 – Byron Mapp Gallery Sydney

 

1996

THE COLLECTION 2 – Gallery spaces around Australia

 

1997

THE COLLECTION 3 – Gallery spaces around Australia

THE COLLECTION 4 – Gallery spaces around Australia

TRANSFORMATION – The Photographers Gallery, Sydney

 

1998

MASTERS OF WEST ISLAND – Fotofest, Wellington, New Zealand

HELIOTROPHISM – Gallery 482, Brisbane

 

1999

THE Lord Mayors Photographic Award – Brisbane City Hall

 

2001 REAL WORLD ART; ART by QUT ALUMNI – Quensland University of

Technology Art Museum

VISIONARIES Donors, Gifts and Bequests – Queensland University of

Technology Art Museum

PICTORIALISM A CONTEMPORARY VIEW – Shepparton Regional Art Gallery

 

2002

OTHER VIEWS – Griffith University Art Collection

 

2004

ALL THAT GLITTERS – The Centre Gallery Gold Coast

SURFACE – The Queensland Centre for Photography

 

2008

BEST OF THE COLLECTION – Showcase Gallery Vivid Photography Fextival Canberra

 

Resume:

http://www.cooperandspowart.com.au/Imagery_Gallery-BIO/Ruby_Spowart_CV.pdf

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