HJORTH, Noela  [ AUSTRALIA ]

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Noela Hjorth, printmaker, painter and sculptor, was born and studied in Melbourne, Australia, and trained at Chelsea Art School in London. In Australia, her works are in the National Gallery, Canberra, in all State and many regional galleries. She has had 30 one-person exhibitions in Australia and overseas and has been included in numerous group exhibitions. Recently a work was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK, and placed on exhibition in 1992 /93. She has been cited in numerous reviews and in significant collective works on art and artists such as Pat Gilmour’s Lasting Impressions, Australian National Gallery, 1988, Alan McCulloch’s Encyclopedia of Australian Art Hutchinson Group, 1992. Two monographs on her life and work have been published: the first by Vicki Pauli and Judith Rodriguez, Noela Hjorth, Granrott Press, South Australia, 1984; and the second, a substantial book of 191 pages illustrated largely in color, Noela Hjorth -Journey of a Fire Goddess, Craftsman House, Sidney, 1989. She has recently completed a video production on the process of her work with its philosophical background. Her 1994 exhibitions included retrospective works and recent sculptures at St Peter’s Cathedral in conjunction with the Adelaide Festival, with subsequent exhibitions at the Greenaway Art Gallery, Kent Town, South Australia and the Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery, Victoria.

  
1. SOPHIA'S SEEDS I A, 2000 MIXED MEDIA, 4 FEET X 3 FEET X 2 FEET
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 2.SOPHIA'S SEEDS I B, 2000 MIXED MEDIA, 4 FEET X 3 FEET X 2 FEET
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 3. SOPHIA'S ROOTS II b, 2000 BRONZE 7 FEET X 1 FEET X 1 FEET
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 4.THE DOVE (OF PEACE) A, 2000 BRONZE 7 FEET X 1 FEET X 1 FEET
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 5. SOPHIA'S ROOTS II A, 2000 BRONZE 7 FEET X 1 FEET X 1 FEET
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 6. THE DOVE (OF PEACE) B, 2000 BRONZE 7 FEET X 1 FEET X 1 FEET 
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PUBLICATIONS
- Gerzuaine, Max, Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand. Lansdowne Eds., Sydney, 1979.
- McCulloch, Alan, Encyclopedia of Australian Art. Hutchinson Group, Australia, 1984.
- Gilinour, Pat, Lasting Impressions. Australian National Gallery, Canberra, 1988.
- Germaine, Max, A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Australia, 1991
- Who’s Who in Australia, 1997-01.
- Kirby, Sandy, Sight Lines-Women’s Art and Feminist Perspectives in Australia. --  - Craftsman House, Australia, Gordon and Breach, Australia, 1992.
- McCulloch, Alanand Susan, Encyclopedia of AustralianAzt. Allenand Unwin, Australia, 1994.
- Grishin, Sasha, AustralianPrintmakinginthe 1990s-AttistPrintmakers 1990-1995, - Craftsman House, Sydney, 1997

MONOGRAPHS
- Pauli, Vicki and Rodriguez, Judith, Noela Hjorth.

GranrottPress, South Australia 1984.
- Noela Hjorth -Journey of a Fire Goddess. Craftsman House, Sydney 1989.

ARTIST’S BOOKS
- Fantasy of Flight. Limited Edition Book of Etclungs, 1981.
- Noela Hjorth - Journey of a Fire Goddess. Craftsman House, Handbound Limited Edition, with Etching 1990.
- Sophia and the Seven Serpents. Handbound Art Publication, 1998.
- Sophia and Her Sacred Trees. Handbound Art Publication, with Etching, 2000.
- Trees of Wisdom and Sophia’ s Sacred Trees. Handbound Art Publications, 2000

- 1958-59 Full-time Art studies at Prahran Institute of Technology (Victoria College).
- 1960-63 Studied at Royal Melbourne institute of Technology.
- 1968-71 Worked in London. Studied at Chelsea School of Art. Traveled through Europe.
- 1972-76 Returned to Australia and established own studio. Lectured part-time at Caulfield Institute of Technology. Established the Victorian Printmakers’ Group and Australian Print Workshop.
- Elected Vice-President of the Print Council of Australia.
- 1980-94 Artist in residence at Riverina College of Advanced Education, Wagga Wagga, NSW.
- Traveled to India, Thailand and Indonesia. Visited Bali and the gathering of - Aboriginal communities on Groote Eylandt for special projects on dance and ceremonial festivals.
- Large constructions were based on images inspired by visits to Northern Australia and Ayres Rock and the Olgas in Central Australia. Research work in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Japan.
- 1994-2000 Four installations from Sophia’s Sacred Cycle including “Seeds, Roots, Shoots and Trees” in Cathedrals and Churches in Adelaide, South Australia.
- Currently Living and working in Clarendon, South Australia.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1970-2000. Thirty-three solo exhibitions in London, UK, Thailand, and all Australian States and Territories.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Twenty five Selected Group Exhibitions in London, UK, New York, and all Australian States and Territories, including the Australian National Galley, Canberra.

COLLECTIONS
Represented in many collections including Australian National Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, State Galleries of New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Queens land, Tasmania and Northern Territory. Regional galleries in the N. T.Tasmania, Victoria, N.S.W., Qld. and W.A.. Kings College Hospital and Queen Mazy College, London, UK.. California College of Arts and Crafts, USA. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

FiLMS and VIDEOS
Films and Videos on the artist include, “Needle Gouge and Crayon” (1972), “Fantasy of Flight” (1983), “Journey of a Fire Goddess" (1996), “Sophia and the Seven Serpents" (1998) and “Sophia’s Sacred Trees” (2000).
 

REPRESENTED
1993 - 2002, Art Addiction Internet Art Museum

 

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