Janet Laurence b. 1947

Also known as Janet Lawrence
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sculptor and installation artist, Janet Laurence is probably best known for her site-specific architectural collaborations including 'Edge of the Trees' with Fiona Foley for the Museum of Sydney and the Australian War Memorial for London's Hyde Park. A former trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, in 2006 Laurence was awarded a Churchill Fellowship and in 2008 was undertaking a PhD in Architecture at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
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  • Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects (associate of)
  • Gibson, Ross (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Jan Manton Art, Brisbane, Qld (associate of)
  • ARC 1, Melbourne, Vic. (associate of)
Related people
  • Foley, Fiona (associate of)
Related works
  • Resilience (creator of)
  • The Edge of the Trees (creator of)
  • 49 Veils (creator of)
  • Waterveil (creator of)
  • The Breath We Share (creator of)
  • Australian War Memorial, Hyde Park, London (creator of)
  • Stilled Lives (creator of)
  • In the Shadow (creator of)
Related collections
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • New Parliament House Collection, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Churchill Fellowship (received)
  • Waterveil, CH2 Building for Melbourne City Council (received)
  • The Breath We Share, The Sidney Myer Commemorative Sculpture, Victoria (received)
  • The Australian War Memorial (with Tonkin Zulaikha Greer architects), Hyde Park, London (received)
  • Stilled Lives, collection showcases, permanent display, Melbourne Museum (received)
  • In the Shadow, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Homebush Bay (received)
  • Commission: 49 Veils (with Jisuk Han), award-winning windows for the Central Synagogue, Sydney - 1999 (received)
  • The Edge of the Trees (with Fiona Foley), Museum of Sydney (received)
  • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Australian War Memorial (received)
  • Australia Council studio residency in Tokyo - 1998 (received)
Related events
  • Australian Perspecta (exhibited at)
  • [Solo exhibition] (exhibited at)
  • Australian Perspecta (exhibited at)
  • Greenhouse (exhibited at)
  • Tsumari Art Triennial (exhibited at)
  • Tsumari Art Triennial (exhibited at)
  • [survey exhibition] (exhibited at)
  • Janet Laurence (exhibited at)
  • Birdsong (exhibited at)
  • Janet Laurence (exhibited at)