Born in Wagga Wagga in 1957, Teakel studied a Diploma of Art (Applied) at the Riverina College of Advanced Education between 1976-79. In 1985 she studied a Postgraduate Diploma of Art majoring in sculpture at the Canberra School of Art. In 2004 Teakel received her Master of Arts (Fine Art) by Research from RMIT University.
In 2008 Teakel became the Head of Workshop for Sculpture at the School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra. Since 1980 Teakel has exhibited in over ninety-five group exhibitions and has had over twenty-six solo exhibitions. She regularly exhibits with Stella Downer Fine Art in Sydney, Beaver Galleries in Canberra and Catherine Asquith Gallery in Melbourne. In 2002 Teakel received the Canberra Critics Circle Award for visual Arts and in 2001 she was awarded a residency at the Chaing Mai University by Asialink. This residency also resulted in an exhibition in Chaing Mai and in the same year Teakel received a Professional Development Grant from Arts ACT to produce an exhibition catalogue. In 2000 Teakel was awarded a PEP Research Grant from the Canberra School of Art and in 1999 she received the Outback Art Prize and Residency funded by the Broken Hill City Art Gallery.
Teakel has travelled extensively, particularly throughout Thailand. She has also travelled throughout Central Australia, the United States of America, Japan and Europe. Teakel’s two and three dimensional works are deeply informed by her travels. She often uses the ancient technique of pokerwork to imbue her work with the literal and symbolic fire of the land.
Teakel’s work is represented is many collections, including Araluen Arts Centre, Artbank, Australian Embassy in Bangkok, The Australian National University, Bathurst Regional Gallery, Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra School of Art, Chiang Mai University in Thailand, D.B.D. Australia, The Hyatt Hotel in Canberra, Khon Kaen University in Thailand, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, The National Gallery of Australia, New South Wales Treasury Corporation, Prince of Songkla University in Thailand, as well as private collections in Australia, India and Thailand.
- Writers:
- Stella Downer
- Date written:
- 2007
- Last updated:
- 2009
