http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp Latest updates from the School of Art, Architecture and Design Artistspeak program en-au http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#ardi Ardi Gunawan works primarily in sculpture and installation. His practice focuses on the material encounter with the processes of art production within collaborative situations. 28 October 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#domenico Domenico de Clario has held more than 150 solo exhibitions of paintings, drawings, prints, installations and sound performances, and has been invited to exhibit in more than 140 group shows presented worldwide and in major Australian cities. 21 October 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#jim Jim Everett will talk about Aboriginal art, culture and activism in Australia over the last twenty years. Jim Everett is from the plangermairreenner nation of the Cape Portland group of nations in northeast Tasmania. 14 October 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#nicholas Using a number of art-making strategies - the 3-dimensional, the interactive, the collaborative and the spontaneous - Nick Selenitsch's art practice is directed by a seemingly paradoxical moment. 8 October 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#hayati Hayati Mokhtar's two channel video projection Penawar records the clearing-out and closing-up of a landmark house in Penang, Malaysia called 'Penawar'. 17 September 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#robinson For some years my work has played on a tension between that which is considered beautiful and that which is considered repulsive. 1 September 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#hoban Paul Hoban's exhibition Paintskin Survey is currently on show at the Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia (CACSA) until 6 September. 24 August 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#biennale Brigid Noone, artist, curator and founding member of Felt Space, spent several weeks at the 53rd Venice Biennale as part of a professional development initiative established by the Australia Council for the Arts. 22 August 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#archer David's manufacture of domestic ware and ceramic sculpture continues to approach social issues though humour, but always with the human element to the fore. 13 August 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#reekie Internationally renowned UK glass artist David Reekie is recognised for his satirical, humorous and poetic works in cast glass and is a leading figure in the contemporary glass movement. 11 August 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#nici Nici Cumpston's photographic practice is primarily concerned with issues surrounding her identity and her relationship to the environment. 9 June 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#luna In the work of Luna Ryan, personal and general stories are transformed into composite glass tableaux. 24 May 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#bird Like many born and raised in the Potteries, Bird grew up regarding ceramics as an industry that had once supported whole communities and families, not just as the branch of the heritage or culture industries that it has since become. 18 May 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#tis A cultural exchange in a foreign culture can shift the very lens of perception to alter one's outlook of the world. In mid 2008 Tis Milner-Nichols travelled to Thailand to interact with the community cultural development foundation 'Makhampom', and to undertake a mentorship with traditional Sri Lankan puppeteer Nalin Gamvary. 12 May 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#siamak 'I have been considering and exploring different spaces of being throughout my work.' 6 May 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#andy 'My practice tends to be based on large process projects, things which generate some momentum in the material itself, often taking a stance on a cultural and/or a political area or genre.' 6 April 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#brenda A practising artist since 1985, Brenda's works are held in public and private collections in Australia and overseas. 6 April 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#yuen Michael Yuen's work encompasses a plurality of media. He is known for a body of works making use of light, sound and performance. 16 March 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#heridono Indonesian artist Heri Dono is in Adelaide to fuse the traditional artform of Wayang Kulit shadow puppetry with contemporary social ideas. 10 March 2009 http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/events/artistspeak/artistspeak2009.asp#stieg Stieg Persson's work conceptually floats in a liminal state, acknowledging the long history of painting whilst being aware of the medium's inner conflicts and contradictions. 9 March 2009