Anita Johnson b. 1971

Also known as Anita Larkin
  • Artist (Sculptor)
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Anita Johnson (Anita Larkin 1999-2019)was born in Australia in 1971, completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts at Sydney College of The Arts in 1993, and will complete a Doctor of Creative Arts at Wollongong University in 2024, which focuses on concepts of brokenness and repair within her contemporary art practice. Johnson has exhibited extensively around Australia and has been represented by Defiance Gallery, Sydney since 2002. Solo exhibitions have been at Defiance Gallery (2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2022), Wollongong Art Gallery (2007, 2011, 2020), and The Australian Design Centre (2021) and Tamworth Regional Art Gallery (2022).

Johnson’s artworks have featured in numerous group exhibitions including The Wynne Prize at The Art Gallery of NSW (2006, 2008), Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi (2002, 2003), The UWS Acquisitive Sculpture Award (2004, 2006, 2010), The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize (2009, 2012, 2015), The Blake Prize (2013, 2016), Sculptural Felt International (2015) David Harold Tribe Sculpture Award (2008) The 2nd Tamworth Textile Triennial (2014), The 6th International World Textile Biennial of Contemporary Art, Mexico (2011) and The Beijing International Art Biennale (2012).

Anita Johnson is represented in private and public collections, such as The Lady Ethel Nock Sculpture Collection, Cowra Sculpture Park, Wollongong Art Gallery, The National Textile Collection, Westmead Hospital, Maitland Hospital, Tamworth Regional Gallery, The University of Wollongong,and The Australian War Memorial Art Collection.

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2015
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2022

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  • http://www.anitajohnsonartist.com/
  • http://www.anitalarkin.com/
Residences
  • 2006 - 2007 Wollongong City Art Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (1 year residency with studio and solo exhibition "Object Incognito" at Wollongong Art Gallery 2007. )
  • 2019 Australian National University, Institute of the Arts, Canberra, ACT (residential artist residency in Textiles.)
Alternative names
  • Anita Larkin
Trainings
  • Bachelor of Visual Arts, 1990 - 1993 Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW
  • Doctorate of Creative Arts, 2019 - 2024 Wollongong University, Wollongong, NSW
  • Bachelor of Visual Arts, 1990 - 1993 Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW
  • Doctor of Creative Arts, 2019 - 2022 Wollongong University, Wollongong, NSW
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