Paula Dawson b. 1954

Also known as Paula Heatley Dawson
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Video Artist),
  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
Paula Dawson has pioneered the development of art-holography in Australia.
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Name
Paula Dawson
Also known as Paula Heatley Dawson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Video Artist)
  • Artist (Performance Artist)
  • Artist
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor in drawing
Birth date
1954
Birth place
Brisbane, Qld
Active Period
  • 1974-
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Bachelor of Arts, 1981 Victoria College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Graduate Diploma in Painting, 1978 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English

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Related stub people
  • Hall, Fiona (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • The Painters and Sculptors Association of Australia (associate of)
Related people
  • Gittoes, George (associate of)
Related works
  • Mirror Mirror (portrait of Graeme Murphy) (creator of)
  • To Absent Friends (creator of)
  • Are You There? (creator of)
  • Eidola Suite (creator of)
  • There's No Place Like Home (creator of)
Related collections
  • Laboratoire d'Optique, Besancon, France (collected in)
  • Musee d'Holographie, Paris, France (collected in)
  • MIT Museum, Cambridge, Mass., USA (collected in)
  • Museum of Holography, New York, USA (collected in)
  • St Brigid's Church, Coogee, NSW (collected in)
  • Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Questacon, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Guest Artist, Holocenter (received)
  • 2008 : COFA Studio, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France (received)
  • 2008 : UNSW Major Equipment Grant (received)
  • UNSW Gold Star Award (received)
  • 2005 : New Major Work Grant, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • 2004 : New Skills Grant, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Guest Artist, Holocenter (received)
  • 2003 : Australian Research Council Discovery Grant (received)
  • 2002/2003 : Visiting Scholar, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (received)
  • Australian Research Council Discovery Grant (received)
  • UNSW/COFA Faculty Research Grant (received)
  • Guest Speaker, Digitale, The Digital Auteurs, Kunsthochschule Fuer Medien (received)
  • Australian Artist Creative Fellowship (received)
  • Research Fellow, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (received)
  • Visiting Artist, Australian Museum (received)
  • ARTEC '89 (received)
  • 1989 : Shearwater Foundation Award, New York, USA (received)
  • Artist-in-Residence, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (received)
  • Guest Artist, Museum of Holography, New York (received)
  • 1984 : Artist-in-Residence, Adelaide Festival, SA (received)
  • 1984 : Guest WOrker, Optical Technology Section, Telecom Research (received)
  • Artist-in-Residence, Laboratoire d'Optique (received)
Related events
  • Passages to Reconstruction (exhibited at)
  • Global Eyes (exhibited at)
  • The 3-Dimensional Experience (exhibited at)
  • UNSW Manu & Mente (exhibited at)
  • Roses & Thorns (exhibited at)
  • Art & New Media (exhibited at)
  • Light from Shadow (exhibited at)
  • Portia Geach Memorial Award (exhibited at)
  • Body Language: Art, Sport & the Cyberconversation (exhibited at)
  • On the Tiles (exhibited at)
  • Metis (exhibited at)
  • The Possibilities of Portraiture (exhibited at)
  • Archibald Prize (exhibited at)
  • Switch (exhibited at)
  • Holgraphic Models (exhibited at)
  • Interlude (exhibited at)
  • Paula Dawson & the Secret of Happiness (exhibited at)
  • Creators & Inventors (exhibited at)
  • Virtu (exhibited at)
  • Luminaries (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1b4f6b538b73d9301eed5')) (exhibited at)
  • Fiat Lux Asturias (exhibited at)
  • International Holography (exhibited at)
  • Perspecta (exhibited at)
  • ARTEC'89 (exhibited at)
  • Work in Progress (exhibited at)
  • Images in Time and Space (exhibited at)
  • Look Here (exhibited at)
  • The Holograms of Paula Dawson (exhibited at)
  • Singular or Plural (exhibited at)
  • 150 Victorian Women Artists (exhibited at)
  • Science Expo '85 (exhibited at)
  • Licht-Blicke (exhibited at)
  • Electronic Age (exhibited at)
  • Interface (exhibited at)
  • Light Dimensions (exhibited at)
  • 8th Mildura Sculpture Triennial (exhibited at)
  • Space-Light (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition Photo Fun (exhibited at)
  • Warawa Festival Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • 1st Australian Sculpture Triennial (exhibited at)
  • There's No Place Like Home (exhibited at)
  • Subsets (exhibited at)
  • LaTrobe University Sculpture Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Queensland Festival of Arts (exhibited at)
  • 7th Mildura Sculpture Triennial (exhibited at)
  • Music & Lasers in Mazes (exhibited at)
  • Transparent Things (exhibited at)
  • Corie Art Show (exhibited at)
  • 6th Mildura Sculpture Triennial (exhibited at)
  • Document Performance Video (exhibited at)
  • Student Sculpture Show (exhibited at)
  • Boxes (exhibited at)