Tania Spencer CV
Art Education
| 2007 | Bachelor of Arts (Art) Curtin University of Technology. |
| 2005 | Assoc. Deg. in Fine Art, Curtin University of Technology. |
| 1999 | Certificate 3 in Art Fundamentals – partial, Curtin College of Higher Education. |
| 1989 | Certificate in Industrial Machining – sponsored by Textile, Clothing and Footwear Council. |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2021 | A Transient Landscape | ArtGeo, Busselton, Western Australia |
| 2013 | Inherent Lineage | Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup, Western Australia |
| 2009 | Tania Spencer – Introspective, Works from 2006-2008 | Painted Tree Gallery, Northcliffe, Western Australia |
| 2008 | Searching | Mining Hall of Fame, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| 2007 | Seeking Insight… Unity? | Access Gallery; John Curtin Gallery; Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia |
| 2007 | Over the Garden Fence and in the Bush | Lake Grace Regional Artspace, Lake Grace, Western Australia |
| 2006 | Misinformation | Wheatbelt Cultural Forum, Temporary Exhibition Space, Lake Grace |
Group Exhibitions
| 2021 | The Alternative Archive | John Curtin Gallery, Bentley, WA Sirens | Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park WA Pink | Lake Grace Regional Artspace, WA Sculpture by the Sea & Sculpture Inside | Cottesloe, Perth, WA |
| 2020 | Earth Stories | Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park WA Hanging By a Thread | WAFTA, Holmes a Court Gallery, WA Sculpture at Bathers | Bathers Beach, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| 2019 | The Alternative Archive: The Only Hospital for Miles | part of the Creative Grid, Lake Grace Regional Artspace, WA |
| 2018 | Exploring and Examining Flora | Lake Grace Regional Artspace, WA Sculpture by the Sea & Sculpture Inside | Cottesloe, Perth, WA Survey on the Street | series of temporary installations, on the main street, Lake Grace Survey | Window box exhibition, Lake Grace Regional Artspace, WA |
| 2017 | Sculpture at Bathers | Bathers Beach, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| 2016 | Rust | Lake Grace Regional Artspace, Lake Grace, Western Australia Sculpture by the Sea Winter Exhibition | Central Park Foyer, St Georges Tce, Perth, Western Australia |
| 2015 | Sculpture at Bathers | Bathers Beach, Fremantle, Western Australia Sculpture by the Sea Winter Exhibition | Minderoo Foundation, Sunset Hospital, Dalkeith, WA |
| 2014 | Sculpture by the Sea & Sculpture Inside | Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia |
| 2013 | Fingers and Petals, The Handmade Flower Show | Ellenbrook Gallery, Ellenbrook, Western Australia |
| 2012 | Safekeeping | Perth Town Hall, Perth, Western Australia Ten(t) | Australian Museum – Albany, Albany, Western Australia Sculpture by the Sea | Cottesloe, Perth, Western Australia Sculpture Inside | Cottesloe, Perth, Western Australia Castaways Sculpture Awards | Rockingham, Perth, Western Australia |
| 2011 | Love Lace Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award | Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales Sensorial Loop 1st Tamworth Textile Triennial | Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth, New South Wales Sculpture by the Sea | Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales Sculpture Inside | Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales Sculpture by the Sea | Cottesloe, Western Australia Sculpture Inside | Cottesloe, Western Australia Castaways Sculpture Awards | Rockingham, Western Australia Paperartzi 011 | Perth International Arts Festival, Regional Group Exhibition, Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany, Western Australia |
| 2010 | The Inner Landscape | Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Western Australia GetSmart | John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia Art in Bloom | Western Australian Art Gallery, Perth, Western Australia Castaways Sculpture Awards | Rockingham, Perth, Western Australia Sculpture by the Sea | Cottesloe, Western Australia Sculpture Inside | Cottesloe, Perth, Western Australia Stations of the Cross | Wesley Uniting Church, Perth, Western Australia The Knitted Fence | installation, collaboration with Phyllis Dunham, Beaufort Street Festival, Mt Lawley, Western Australia |
| 2009 | Mine Own Executioner | Mundaring Arts Centre, Western Australia Paperartzi 09 | Perth International Arts Festival, Regional Group Exhibition, Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany, Western Australia Sculpture by the Sea | Cottesloe, Western Australia Sculpture Inside | Cottesloe, Western Australia Bunbury Biennale | Bunbury Regional Art Galleries, Bunbury, WA & Vasse Felix, Margaret River, Western Australia The Knitted Façade | Installation, Art in Motion, with Phyllis Dunham, Lake Grace Multi Artspace, Western Australia |
| 2008 | Not In My Lifetime | Moores Building, Fremantle, Western Australia Sculpture by the Sea | Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales Sculpture Inside | Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales International Sculpture Exhibition-Hyogo and West Australian State Exchange | Asago Sculpture Park and Museum, Japan Art in Bloom | Western Australian Art Gallery, Perth, Western Australia Sculpture by the Sea | Cottesloe, Western Australia Sculpture Inside | Cottesloe, Western Australia City of Melville Sculpture Walk | Piney Lakes Environmental Centre, Winthrop, Perth, Western Australia |
| 2007 | Sculpture Survey 2007 | Gomboc Gallery Sculpture Park, Middle Swan, Western Australia Inaugural Sculpture Exhibition | Royal Agricultural Society, Claremont Showgrounds, Claremont, Perth, Western Australia Living Fibre Artists WA | Studio Showcase, Melville, Western Australia Holberry House Sculpture Walk | Nannup, Western Australia Artbound Sculpture Award | Southbound Festival, Busselton, Western Australia Castaways Sculptural Art Awards | City of Rockingham, Perth Western Australia. City of Melville Sculpture Walk | Piney Lakes Environmental Centre, Winthrop, Perth, Western Australia Boardwalk Sculpture Festival & Award | Mindarie, Perth, Western Australia Exploring Art | Lake Grace Multi-Artspace, Lake Grace, Western Australia |
| 2006 | Dare to Differ: Contemporary Quilts | Prospect Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia Hotspot | Perth International Arts Festival, Regional Group Exhibition, Lake Grace Multi-Artspace, Lake Grace, Western Australia Quick Quilts | Lake Grace Multi-Artspace, Lake Grace, Western Australia Art 2 Wear | garment & performance Lake Grace Multi-Artspace, Lake Grace, Western Australia City of Melville Sculpture Award | Melville, Perth, Western Australia Wheat | Lake Grace Multi-Artspace, Lake Grace, Western Australia Misinformation | Wheatbelt Cultural Forum, Temporary Exhibition Space, Lake Grace, Western Australia Curtin University Art Graduates Exhibition | Margaret River Education Campus, Margaret River, Western Australia |
| 2005 | Liminal | Perth International Arts Festival, Regional Group Exhibition, Lake Grace Multi-Artspace in conjunction with Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany, Western Australia Art 2 Wear | performance and garment exhibition, Lake Grace, Western Australia Chair | Invitational Exhibition, Lake Grace Multi-Artspace, Western Australia |
| 2004 | Welcome | PIAF Regional Group Exhibition, Albany Port, Albany, Western Australia |
| 2002 | Curtin Regional Education | Student Exhibition, Avon Valley Arts Centre, Northam, Western Australia Our Salt Lakes | Lake Grace, Western Australia Prints Plus | Lake Grace, Western Australia Art Fundamentals Student Exhibition | The Cannery, Esperance, Western Australia |
| 2000 | Reflections | Lake Grace, Western Australia |
Awards & Grants
| 2021 | Joint Winner, Artists Choice Prize, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe |
| 2015 | Winner 3-D Award, Newdegate Field Day Art Awards, Western Australia |
| 2011 | Clitheroe Emerging Sculptor Mentorship, Sculpture by the Sea with Mentor – Brian McKay Artstart Grant, Australia Council, for development of small-scale objects and professional practice. |
| 2010 | Castaways Sculpture Awards, Alcoa Major Sculpture Award Highly Commended, Open Section Newdegate Field Days Art Awards, Western Australia. |
| 2009 | Acquisition Prize, Bunbury Biennale 09, Bunbury, Western Australia Winner – Open Section Newdegate Fieldays Art Awards, Western Australia |
| 2008 | Highly Commended – Open section Newdegate Field Days Art Awards, Western Australia Winner – NAB Western Australian Sculptor Scholarship, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe. Winner NAB Kids Choice Award, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| 2007 | Country Arts WA Registration Grant, State Arts Conference, Pulse, Denmark, Western Australia Curtin Guild Grant “On Show” Access Gallery, John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University, Perth, WA. |
| 2006 | Overall Judges Choice – City of Melville Art Awards, Perth, Western Australia. Finalist– Artbound Sculpture Award, Southbound Festival 2007, Busselton, Western Australia Highly Commended – Open Section Newdegate Field Days Art Awards, Western Australia |
| 2005 | Country Arts WA Travel and Registration Grant, National Arts Conference, Meeting Place, Horsham, Victoria, Australia |
| 2004 | Highly Commended, Sculpture Section – Kulin Bush Races Art Exhibition, Western Australia |
Commissions & Public Art
| 2020 | The Family Home, Karlgarin Rest Area, Melba st, Karlgarin, WA |
| 2019 | Artist In Residence, Fibreswest Fibre Forum, Muresk, WA Growing -Tape Installation, Agricultural Hall of Fame, Perth Royal Show |
| 2018 | Public Artist In Residence, Geelong Fibre Forum Geelong Grammar School, Victoria |
| 2017 | Cross-stitch, Temporary fence Tape Installation, Geraldton Marina, facilitated by Geraldton Regional Gallery |
| 2015 | Sail/Sale, Public Artwork, Coles Orana, Albany, Western Australia |
| 2010 | Flood Markers, Interpretive Sculpture, Shire of Lake Grace, WA Storytrail, Interpretive sculptures, Shire of Lake Grace, WA |
| 2009 | Fallen Ghost, Understory – Art in Nature, Northcliffe Sculpture Walk, WA |
| 2008 | Various private commissions |
Collections
| 2019 | Inspired by Rosie | City of Nedlands, Tresillian Arts Centre, WA |
| 2012 | Would You Like Some Cake | Tamworth Regional Gallery Textile Collection, Tamworth, NSW |
| 2009 | Bridal Vine | City of Bunbury Collection, Bunbury, WA |
| 2008 | Guardian | Public Artwork, City of Melville, Piney Lakes Environmental Centre, Melville, WA |
| 2007 | Arum Attack & Bindweed Tangle | Gomboc Gallery & Sculpture Park Collection, Middle Swan WA |
| 2006 | Infinite | City of Melville Textile Collection |
| 2000 | Walker’s Vineyard | Janet Holmes a Court Collection, Andrew and Nicola Forrest Collection, various private collections. |
Associated Experience
| 2020 | Judge, Ravensthorpe Art Awards |
| 2019 | Curating solo exhibitions, Testament – Judy Stewart and My Seagull and Me – Leanne Young, Lake Grace Regional Artspace Co Curation with Michelle Slarke, Kerrie Argent, The Alternative Archive: The Only Hospital for Miles, part of the Creative Grid, Lake Grace Regional Artspace Artist in Residence, Fibreswest 2019, Northam, WA WAFTA Artist in Residence, North Metro Tafe, Perth, WA |
| 2017 | Judge, Wagin Woolarama Art Exhibition |
| 2015 | Judge Wheatbelt Art Awards, Merredin Artist in Residence, Lake Grace District High School, recycled art focus culminating in 6 sculptures |
| 2013 | Farm Gate Art, Recycled Sculpture welding workshops Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council |
| 2012 | Farm Gate Art, Recycled Sculpture welding workshops Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council Recycled Plastic & Wire Workshops, Hopetoun Progress Assn, Hopetoun Spaced: Art out of Place Symposium, Presentation, IASKA’S Biennial Event of Socially Engaged Art, Fremantle Arts Centre Sculpture with a Conscience, Presentation Castaways Sculpture Forum, Rockingham Council |
| 2011 | Alcoa Education Program Workshops, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe. Working With Wire Workshops, Dryandra Crafters. Working With Wire Workshops, Bunbury Regional Art Galleries Wire Sculpture, Bridgetown Senior High School at Dryandra Recycled Plastic & Wire Workshops, Darkan Primary School & Bloom or Bust Festival Wire Sculpture Workshop, Cervantes Cultural Group, Cervantes |
| 2010 | Judge, Wagin Woolarama Art Exhibition Alcoa Education Program Workshops, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe. Working With Wire Workshops, Jurien Bay Arts Group. Knitting In Circles, performance, interactive group knitting project, Beaufort Street Festival. |
| 2009 | Recycled Plastic Workshops, Hyden Primary School. Alcoa Education Workshops, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe. Art2Wear, Garment Construction, Lake Grace District high School. Community Workshops in Wire, Northcliffe, WA Sculpture by the Sea Conference: Sculpture in Public Space, Presentation, WA State Library. |
| 2008 | Judge, Members Exhibition, Golden Mile Arts Group, Kalgoorlie. Working with Wire, Studio Workshop, Curtin University, Kalgoorlie Campus. |
| 2007 | Working with Wire, Studio workshop, Curtin University, Margaret River Campus. Encaustic Painting, Lake Grace Multi-Artspace. Marks in Paint, acrylic paint, Lake Grace MultiArtspace.Bottles to Beauty, Recycled PET bottles, Lake Grace. |
| 2006 | Knitting In Circles, performance, interactive group knitting project, Lake Grace. Knitting Instruction, Lake Grace Youth Advisory Council. Wheat Symbols, Wheatbelt Cultural Forum, Lake Grace, Wheat and Hot glue workshop. Exhibitions Coordinator, Wheatbelt Cultural Forum, Lake Grace. Lakes Cultural Reference Group, Cultural Mapping for the Shire of Lake Grace. |
| 2005 | Art2Wear, Papier mache construction Lake Grace District High School. Sticks & Stones, found object manipulation, Wheatbelt Cultural Forum, Moora |
| 2003-2017 | Joint proprietor, Lake Grace Regional Artspace. |
| 1999-2017 | Lake Grace Artists Group Committee. |
| 2015 | CY O’Connor Institute, Community Based Consultative Committee for Art Delivery |
| 2007-2009 | Chairperson, Lake Grace Artists Group |
Reviews & Publicity
| 2013 | Tania Spencer – Family Lines, Michelle Slarke, Textile Fibre Forum, Issue No 111, p46-47 |
| 2012 | Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, Perth, Prof Sasha Grishin, AM, CraftArts International, No 85, p78 1st Tamworth Textile Triennial, Dr Julia Jones, CraftArts International, No 84, p114 Lace – In search of Openwork Structures, Lindie Ward, CraftArts International, No 82, p81 Fifth Sculpture by the Sea for local artist, Wagin Argus, Feb 23, p8 Sculpture by the Sea 2012, Lakes Link News, Vol 18, Feb 16, p7 Farm Gate Art, Keren Stokes, Community Spirit, Aug 9, p7 |
| 2011 | Sensorial Loop – 1st Tamworth Textile Triennial, Feature – Art Almanac, October, p6 Disparate Threads…The work of Tania Spencer, Textile Fibre Forum, Issue No 104 Sculpture by the Sea Touch for Yallingup, Troy Douglas, Busselton-Dunsborough Times, May 6, p21 Lake Grace Artist to Feature in Sculpture by the Sea, Wagin Argus, March 10, p11 Love Lace Exhibition, Lakes Link News, Vol 17, Sept 15, p35 Sculpture By the Sea, the first fifteen years 1997-2011, p110 |
| 2010 | Sand-made Pleasures, The West Australian, Ric Spencer, March 19, p7 Sculpture by the Sea: Cottesloe 2010, Reviewed by Judith McGrath online at, http://www.artseeninwa.com/SXS%202010.html Lake Grace Women Exhibit Pieces in Sculpture by the Sea, Wagin Argus, March 11, p10 Castaways Sculpture Awards, Lyn DiCiero, The Artists Chronicle, Issue 132 May 2010, p6-7 Shadow Play Wins Judges Over, Deborah Williams, Weekend Courier, May 7, p32 Artist in the Spotlight, Sam Jordan Jones, the Narrogin Observer, May 19, p18 Castaways Sculpture Awards 2010, City of Rockingham, DVD, produced by Lee Kennedy @ www.studiokraze.com Storytrail Launced in Lake Grace, Wagin Argus April 22, p7. Town Geared for the Past, Narrogin Observer, April 21, p3. Wire in the Blood, Bobbie Hinkley, Ripe Magazine, Volume 4 Sept 2010, p4-5. Art in Bloom, Lakes Link News, Vol 16, Issue 18, Sept 30, p9. So where have all the T-Shirts Gone? Lakes Link News, Vol 16, Issue 23 Dec 9, p38. |
| 2009 | City of Melville Art Collection, Textiles 2009, Catalogue, p21. Sculpture by the Sea: Cottesloe 2009, Reviewed by Judith McGrath online at, www.artseeninwa.com/sxscot09.html Tania Spencer, Art Education Association of Western Australia, Journal, September 2009, p2-3. Conceptual Art from Everyday Fencing Wire, Manjimup-Bridgetown Times, Apr22, p13. Mine Own Executioner 2009, Mundaring Arts Centre, Catalogue. Bunbury Biennale 09, Catalogue, p37. |
| 2008 | Trendy Work of Visual Artists, Mary Lyn Mather, Kalgoorlie Miner Nov 7, p19. Magic and Mystique, Mary Lyn Mather, Kalgoorlie Miner Oct 10, p15. Probing Different Spaces, Mary Lyn Mather, Kalgoorlie Miner Oct 3, p15. Unconventional Look at the World, Mary Lyn Mather, Kalgoorlie Miner Sept 26, p14. Regional Art Showcased in Searching Exhibition, Tania Spencer Artist, Interview with Liz Pye on radio@curtin.edu.au Weaving a Way to a Creative Career, RRR Network News, Winter 2008, also online at http://www.rrr.wa.gov.au/documents/RRR_issue44.pdf Life’s a Beach for Sculptors, Steven Bevis, Today, The West Australian, March 13, p8. Sculpture by the Sea Scholarship Winner Announced, Perth Now, www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23345833-5012990,00.html Snakes Alive, Wagin Argus, p9, Feb 28. Curtin Graduate ‘Wired’ for Success Thanks to Regional Remote and E-Learning Program, Samantha Smith, Curtin Press Release, C103/08, April14, 2008 |
| 2007 | Gomboc Sculpture Survey 2007, Gallery Watch, CTV Production, Series 18, episode 10, produced by Tibor Mezaros. Meet Artists Pippin Drysdale and Tania Spencer at Gallery, Wagin Argus, Jul 26, p7. Sculpture Survey 2007 @ Gomboc Gallery Sculpture Park, Reviewed by Judith McGrath online at http://www.artseeninwa.com/ssurvey07.html Melville Piney Lakes Sculpture Walk 2007, Gallery Watch, CTV Production, Series 17, Episode 12, produced by Tibor Mezaros. Over the Fence a Hit, Wagin Argus, May10, p8. |
| 2006 | Wired for Extreme Knitting, Augusta/Margaret River Mail, Nov 22, p8. Knitting is not just for Nannas, Capes Herald, Nov. |