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Julie Gough
FAHA
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| Born | 1965 (age 59–60) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Julie Gough FAHA (born 1965) is a talented artist, writer, and curator. She lives in Tasmania, Australia.
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Her Early Life and Learning
Julie Gough was born in Melbourne in 1965. Her family history includes Scottish and Irish roots. She also has Aboriginal heritage from the Trawlwoolway people of Tebrikunna. Her family line goes back to her ancestor, Dolly Dalrymple. Julie has lived mostly in Hobart, Tasmania, since 1993.
She studied many different subjects at university. In 1986, she earned a degree in pre-history and anthropology from the University of Western Australia. She then studied art at TAFE Colleges in Perth. From 1991 to 1993, she got a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Curtin University.
Julie continued her art education. In 1994, she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Tasmania. She then earned a Master's degree in Fine Arts in London in 1998. After that, she completed her doctorate in 2001 at the University of Tasmania. For her doctorate, she explored her family history through art. She looked at how art can help us understand difficult parts of the past.
Her Amazing Art Career
What Her Art is About
Julie Gough creates sculptures and installations. She often uses everyday objects she finds in second-hand shops. These objects sometimes have old or even racist images on them. By using them in her art, Julie challenges their original meanings. She makes people think differently about history.
One of her famous works is Driving Black Home (2000). This piece showed a different view of Tasmania compared to older colonial paintings. In 2001, it was shown at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
For Australia's 200th birthday (Federation), Julie created an artwork for the National Gallery of Victoria. It was a response to an old painting called The Landing of Captain Cook. Julie's artwork, Chase, showed a hanging forest of ti-trees with red cloth. It made people think about how Aboriginal people were displaced when Europeans arrived.
In 2019, a big exhibition of her work called Tense Past: Julie Gough opened. It was shown at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
Other Cool Things She Does
Besides making art, Julie Gough has done many other things. In 2001, she spoke about "Archaeology of nostalgia" at a special event.
She also worked as a curator of Indigenous art. She was at the National Gallery of Victoria from 2003 to 2004. A curator helps choose and arrange artworks for exhibitions. She also taught visual arts at James Cook University in 2005.
In 2018, Julie spent time at Woolmers Estate. She researched her family's connections to this historic area. As of 2019, she also works part-time at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
Awards and Recognition
Julie Gough has received many awards and much recognition for her work. In 2020, she was one of six Indigenous artists featured in an ABC TV series. The show, called This Place: Artist Series, shared stories about artists, their land, and their communities.
In 2021, Julie was chosen as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. This is a great honour for her contributions to the arts.
She has also received many grants and scholarships, including:
- Samstag scholarship from the University of South Australia, 1997–1998
- Arts Tasmania Wilderness Residency, 2001
- Visual Arts and Crafts Board Fellowship, Australian Council for the Arts, 2006
- Redlands Westpac Art Prize, 2009
- Helen Lempriere Scholarship, 2017
Where You Can See Her Art
Julie Gough's art has been shown in many exhibitions around Australia and the world. She has had solo shows, where only her art is displayed. She has also been part of many group exhibitions with other artists.
Some of her solo exhibitions include:
- Re-Collection, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, 1997
- Ebb Tide installation, Eaglehawk Neck, 1998
- Tense Past, Plimsoll Gallery, 2001
- Hunting Ground Incorporating Barbecue Area, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, 2014
Her work has also been featured in important group shows like:
- Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, 1998
- Driving Black Home in Australian Collection Focus series, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2001
- Biennale of Sydney, 2006
- unDisclosed: 2nd National Indigenous Art Triennial, National Gallery of Australia, 2012
- Defying Empire: 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial, National Gallery of Australia, 2017
Art in Collections
Julie Gough's artworks are held in many important art collections. These include both private collections and major public galleries. Some of the places where you can see her work are:
