antonia aitken
Curriculum Vitae.
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Education
2018 PhD, University of Tasmania, School of Creative Arts and Media, Hobart
​2006 Bachelor of Arts (Visual) with 1st Class Honours, Australian National University, School of Art, Canberra
Solo Exhibitions​
2018 Walking Entanglements - ANCA Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2016 Entangled - Entrepot Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
2014 Prospect - CraftACT: Art and Design Centre, Canberra, ACT
2012 River - Waaga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW
Vestiges - WSW Gallery, Rosendale, New York, USA
​2011 River - Reading Room Gallery, Soho, London, UK & Links Gallery, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW
Vestiges - Megalo Print Studio + Gallery, ACT
2009 Antonia Aitken: new work - ANCA Gallery, ACT
2008 Drawing Breath: Breathing Place - M16 Artspace, ACT
2007 Reading Namadgi - theblueroof gallery, Tharwa, ACT
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 somewhere here, Megalo Print Studio, Canberra, ACT
2022 25 Years of Tasmanian Printmaking, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS
2021 From Here, Press West as part of Unconformity Festival 2021, Queenstown, TAS
From a Distance, MAY SPACE Online
2019 Festschrift: A Celebration in Print, ANU School of Art & Design Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2018 Performing Drawing, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Walking Matters - Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW
2016 As far as the eye can see - Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, NSW (touring regional Australia until 2020)
Orogeny - Plimsoll Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
2015 Burnie Print Prize - Burnie Regional Gallery, TAS
City of Hobart Art Prize - Tasmanian Museum and Gallery, Hobart, TAS
2013 Talking Water - Craft ACT, Canberra, ACT
TR4 - Landscape Art Research Queenstown & Sawtooth ARI, Launceston, TAS
Libris Awards – Artspace Mackay, QLD
100% Books – Watson Arts Centre, ACT
2012 Fine Lines - ANU Foyer Gallery, ACT
2011 Burnie Print Prize - Burnie Regional Gallery, TAS
Caring for Land - Australian National Botanic Gardens Gallery, ACT
2007 Residue - M16 Artspace, ACT
2007 Trouble - ANU School of Art Gallery, ACT
2007 Shepp. The Earth - Shepparton Regional Gallery, VIC
2006 Murray / Darling Palimpsest - ANU School of Art Foyer Gallery, ACT
2006 Mungo Place Willandra Time - Mildura Arts Centre, NSW & ANU School of Art Gallery, ACT
​2005 Wet River Dry Lake – various venues in Wentworth and Mildura, NSW
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Awards, Prizes and Residencies
2023 Walking as Practice Residency (WAP), BKN/Björkö Konstnod, Sweden
2020 Arts Tasmania Residency, Arthur River, Tasmania
2019 Art of Waiting Public Art Commission for Westmead Hospital Redevelopment, Sydney
2014 Visiting Artist, Printmedia and Drawing Workshop, ANU School of Art, Canberra
2013 Tr4 Print Project, Landscape Art Research Queenstown (LARQ) Studio + Gallery, Tasmania
2012 Bathurst Regional Gallery Hill End Residency, NSW
CraftACT Talking Water Artist-in-Residence, Namadgi National Park, ACT
Women’s Studio Workshop Artist Book Residency, Rosendale, NY, USA
2011 Black Church Print Studio International Artist-in-Residence, Dublin, Ireland
Women’s Studio Workshop Art-in-Education Fellowship, Rosendale, NY, USA
CAPO Reading Room London Exhibition Award
2009 ArtsACT Project Funding Grant
Bundanon Trust Residency, NSW
2008 Bathurst Regional Gallery Hill End Residency, NSW
Regional Arts CASP Grant
2007 NAVA Visual Arts and Crafts Artist Grant
2006 ANU EASS Megalo Print Studio Residency Award
ANU EASS M16 Exhibition and Studio Space Award​
​Professional Experience
Sessional Lecturer in Art , School of Creative Arts and Media, University of Tasmania (2014 - current)
Edition Printer, Basil Hall Editions (2012 - current)
Sessional Lecturer in Printmedia & Drawing Workshop, ANU School of Art (2009 – 2012)
Press Studio Manager, Megalo Print Studio + Gallery (2007 – 2011)
Art Tutor, Belconnen Art Centre (2011 - 213)
Edition Printer for Mini Graff, Art Vault, Mildura VIC (2011)
Art Mentor, Australian Talented Young People Project (ATYP), Australian National University (2010)
Resident Artist/ tutor, Majura Women’s Group Backyard Project (2010)
Guest Artist/ tutor, National Museum of Australia Family Day Festival (2010)
Art Tutor, National Gallery of Australia Exhibition Public Programs (2010 / 2011)
Art Tutor, Crossing Boundaries Project, M16 Artspace (2009)
Art Tutor, Messengers Youth Outreach Program, Tuggeranong Arts Centre (2007 – 2009)
Drama Tutor, Canberra Youth Theatre Company (2003 – 2008)

Collections
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Artbank, Sydney, Australia
Black Church Print Studio, Dublin, Ireland
Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY, USA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW, Australia
Library for the Artist's Book, Sydney, Australia
Artspace Mackay Artist Book Collection, QLD, Australia
Additional artist book collections in the USA include: Indiana University (Bloomington), Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Delaware, Vassar College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Yale University, University of Michigan, Library of Congress, Washington DC
Numerous Private Collections