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Karen Casey b. 1956

Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer),
Artist (Screen Artist),
Artist (Installation Artist),
Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Digital Artist/Designer),
Artist (Video Artist),
Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
Designer ,
Artist (Painter)

Interdisciplinary Tasmanian Aboriginal artist who began exhibiting in 1987. Her work addresses personal, environmental, political and scientific themes.

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Citations

(2004), 'Yarra arraY 'Skinned’ catalogue’, City of Melbourne, Melbourne, VICurl:, .
(2009), 'Karen Casey website’, page accessed 3/3/09.
http://www.karencasey.com.au/
(2009), 'Karen Casey Artist Profile’, Arc 1 Gallery website, page accessed 3/2/09.
http://arc1gallery.com/artists/karencasey/CaseyArtistProfile.shtm

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Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Date modified	Aug. 27, 2012, 4:22 p.m.	Oct. 19, 2011, 2:07 p.m.
Roles	Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer) Artist (Screen Artist) Artist (Installation Artist) Artist (Printmaker) Artist (Digital Artist/Designer) Artist (Video Artist) Artist (Mixed Media Artist) Designer Artist (Painter)	Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer) Artist (Screen Artist) Artist (Installation Artist) Artist (Printmaker) Artist (Digital Artist/Designer) Artist (Video Artist) Artist (Mixed Media Artist) Artist (Industrial / Product Designer) Artist (Painter)
Other occupations	jewellery designer silversmith	jewellery designer silversmith
Related people	Hamm, Treahna (associate of) Clarke, Maree (associate of) Thomas, Ray (associate of) Romanis, Glenn (associate of) Idigi, Ricardo (associate of) Cowie, Darryl (associate of) Smith, Damian (associate of)	Hamm, Treahna (associate of) Clarke, Maree (associate of) Thomas, Ray (associate of) Romanis, Glenn (associate of) Idigi, Ricardo (associate of) Cowie, Darryl (associate of) Smith, Damian (associate of)
Related person groups	Australia Council for the Arts (associate of)	Australia Council for the Arts (associate of)
Related collections	Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD (collected in) Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD (collected in) Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Monash University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in) Holmes a Court Collection, Perth, WA (collected in) Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in) State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in) Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in) Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth, WA (collected in) Australian Embassy, Beijing, China (collected in) Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe, USA (collected in) Third Eye Centre, Glasgow, UK (collected in) Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in) Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in) Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in) Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in) Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in) Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)	Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD (collected in) Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD (collected in) Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Monash University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in) Holmes a Court Collection, Perth, WA (collected in) Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in) State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in) Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in) Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth, WA (collected in) Australian Embassy, Beijing, China (collected in) Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe, USA (collected in) Third Eye Centre, Glasgow, UK (collected in) Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in) Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in) Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in) Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in) Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in) Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions	2006 Shortlisted - Lempriere Sculpture Award (received) New Work Grant - Hybrid Arts Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received) University of Melbourne (received) Public art commission - Reconciliation Place, Canberra, ACT (received) Melbourne Docklands (received) City Square (received) Australian Heritage Commission's Indigenous Heritage Art Award (received) Gold Coast City Art Award (received) Professional Development Grant - Aboriginal Arts Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received) Visual Arts Fellowship - Australia Council for the Arts (received)	2006 Shortlisted - Lempriere Sculpture Award (received) New Work Grant - Hybrid Arts Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received) University of Melbourne (received) Public art commission - Reconciliation Place, Canberra, ACT (received) Melbourne Docklands (received) City Square (received) Australian Heritage Commission's Indigenous Heritage Art Award (received) Gold Coast City Art Award (received) Professional Development Grant - Aboriginal Arts Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received) Visual Arts Fellowship - Australia Council for the Arts (received)
Related events	Tribal Expressions Visual Arts Showcase (None) Altitude: Drawing Dust (exhibited at) Art of Mind (exhibited at) Yarra arraY Sculpture Festival: 'Skinned' (exhibited at) Art of Mind: Meditation in Alpha (exhibited at) Casting Shadows/Drawing Light (exhibited at) Digital Ghosts (exhibited at) Pulse - Multimedia Installation (exhibited at) ? Lost & Found (exhibited at) The Art of Place: The Fifth Australian Heritage Commission National Indigenous Heritage Art Award (exhibited at) Love Magic: Erotics and Politics in Indigenous Art (exhibited at) 3rd Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (exhibited at) Tasmanian Tiger - The Mystery of the Thylacine (exhibited at) In Relief: Australian Wood Engravings, Woodcuts and Linocuts (exhibited at) Alice Prize (exhibited at) Illusions - the Nature of Reality (exhibited at) Awakenings (exhibited at) Karen Casey (exhibited at) Flash Pictures by Aboriginal Artists (None) Aboriginal Women's Exhibition (None) Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1990: From Australia (exhibited at) Balance (None) Aboriginal Art: A Continuing Tradition (exhibited at) A Koori Perspective (exhibited at) Aboriginal Australian Views in Print and Poster (exhibited at)	Tribal Expressions Visual Arts Showcase (None) Altitude: Drawing Dust (exhibited at) Art of Mind (exhibited at) Yarra arraY Sculpture Festival: 'Skinned' (exhibited at) Art of Mind: Meditation in Alpha (exhibited at) Casting Shadows/Drawing Light (exhibited at) Digital Ghosts (exhibited at) Pulse - Multimedia Installation (exhibited at) ? Lost & Found (exhibited at) The Art of Place: The Fifth Australian Heritage Commission National Indigenous Heritage Art Award (exhibited at) Love Magic: Erotics and Politics in Indigenous Art (exhibited at) 3rd Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (exhibited at) Tasmanian Tiger - The Mystery of the Thylacine (exhibited at) In Relief: Australian Wood Engravings, Woodcuts and Linocuts (exhibited at) Alice Prize (exhibited at) Illusions - the Nature of Reality (exhibited at) Awakenings (exhibited at) Karen Casey (exhibited at) Flash Pictures by Aboriginal Artists (None) Aboriginal Women's Exhibition (None) Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1990: From Australia (exhibited at) Balance (None) Aboriginal Art: A Continuing Tradition (exhibited at) A Koori Perspective (exhibited at) Aboriginal Australian Views in Print and Poster (exhibited at)

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