Natalie Billing
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Natalie Billing is a sculptor
and installation
artist, based in Brisbane
, Queensland
, Australia.
in Brisbane
in 1993.
Billing has created over a dozen individual exhibitions as well as participating in group shows. She has exhibited at the Brisbane Institute of Modern Art, the Yarra Sculpture Gallery, The St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Art, and contributed to the Blackall Heartland Festival. In 2008 she gave workshops and an artist's talk at the Andy Warhol
Festival at the Queensland Art Gallery
. She also has a commissioned public artwork titled Communal Tracks – Urban Traces at the Kelvin Grove Urban Village in Brisbane.
In America 2005 Billing published a ten year retrospective her work, supported by a grant from Arts Queensland, titled Memento Mori: The Art of Natalie Billing 1994 - 2004. This book contained two essays on the artist's life and work, one by Franz Ehmann titled The art of Natalie Billing: reflections on remembering and being, and the second by M J Middleton. Billing has been selected to exhibit her latest public artwork titled 'Regathering' in the 2008 Sydney Sculpture by the Sea
.
In the July - September 2009 issue of Australian Art Collector
magazine it was advertised that Billing will show her latest work, Enshrining the Vestiges at both the The Substaion art gallery in Victoria, and The Shrine of Memories World War II
memorial in ANZAC Square, Brisbane
during 2009. The work as displayed in The Shrine of Memories subtitled Speaking Stones features video interviews with veterans of both World War II and Vietnam, as well as family members of veterans. Among the participants in the interviews are Normie Rowe
, author Greg Smith, and Ronan Robinson speaking of Edgar Towner VC.
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
and installation
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
artist, based in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia.
Life and work
Natalie Billing was born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, and spent her childhood in Blackall, central Queensland. She moved to Brisbane in 1990 and has lived there since then. She has been a practicing artist since completing a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in sculpture at the Queensland University of TechnologyQueensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
in 1993.
Billing has created over a dozen individual exhibitions as well as participating in group shows. She has exhibited at the Brisbane Institute of Modern Art, the Yarra Sculpture Gallery, The St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Art, and contributed to the Blackall Heartland Festival. In 2008 she gave workshops and an artist's talk at the Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Andrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art...
Festival at the Queensland Art Gallery
Queensland Art Gallery
The Queensland Art Gallery is part of the Queensland Cultural Centre, and is located nearest to Brisbane River at South Bank...
. She also has a commissioned public artwork titled Communal Tracks – Urban Traces at the Kelvin Grove Urban Village in Brisbane.
In America 2005 Billing published a ten year retrospective her work, supported by a grant from Arts Queensland, titled Memento Mori: The Art of Natalie Billing 1994 - 2004. This book contained two essays on the artist's life and work, one by Franz Ehmann titled The art of Natalie Billing: reflections on remembering and being, and the second by M J Middleton. Billing has been selected to exhibit her latest public artwork titled 'Regathering' in the 2008 Sydney Sculpture by the Sea
Sculpture by the Sea
Sculpture by the Sea is a major annual outdoor sculpture exhibition that is open to the public for no cost, featuring sculptures made by Australian and international artists....
.
In the July - September 2009 issue of Australian Art Collector
Australian Art Collector
Australian Art Collector is a quarterly art magazine. It primarily covers Australian contemporary and Indigenous art, but also occasionally features New Zealand and international artists.-Publication:...
magazine it was advertised that Billing will show her latest work, Enshrining the Vestiges at both the The Substaion art gallery in Victoria, and The Shrine of Memories World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
memorial in ANZAC Square, Brisbane
Anzac Square, Brisbane
ANZAC Square, named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, is a Queensland state memorial to men and women who participated in overseas armed service. It is located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street , in Brisbane, Australia. ANZAC Square is adjacent to ANZAC Square Arcade...
during 2009. The work as displayed in The Shrine of Memories subtitled Speaking Stones features video interviews with veterans of both World War II and Vietnam, as well as family members of veterans. Among the participants in the interviews are Normie Rowe
Normie Rowe
Norman John "Normie" Rowe AM was a major male solo performer of Australian pop music in the 1960s. Known for his bright and edgy tenor voice and dynamic stage presence, many of Rowe's most successful recordings were produced by Pat Aulton, house producer for the Sunshine Records, Spin Records and...
, author Greg Smith, and Ronan Robinson speaking of Edgar Towner VC.