Born Canberra 1953
doradallwitz@allmyartprojects.com
Phone: Mobile 0408 964036
2007
2006
Worked on art practice. Managed Topfloor studios, gallery until and website.
Continued to work part time for Pitjantjatjara Council on historic multi-media data base Ara Irititja.
Participated in exhibition at Topfloor during the Fringe with Kim Beaman Over the Hills and Far Away
Organised and coordinated four exhibitions at Topfloor for Adelaide Fringe.
2005Flinders Medical Centre hosting Nullarbor Nymph sculpture.
Participated SALA FESTIVAL Sulphurous Aug 10 - 14
Traveled to Italy and bought studio in Basilicata.
National Geographic in America filmed a television series about paranormal phenomena, including one about feral children. The last if these focuses exclusively on the Nullarbor Nymph hoax with direct reference to my website.
After the Nullarbor Nymph sculpture mounted in front of SA Museum for four months June - end of September.
Continued to work part time for Pitjantjatjara Council on historic multi-media data base Ara Irititja.
Worked on art practice. Managed Topfloor studios,gallery and website.
After the Nullarbor Nymph sculpture selected for Sculpture by the Sea exhibition to be held in October.
Continued to work part time for Pitjantjatjara Council on historic multi-media data base Ara Irititja.
Worked on art practice. Managed Topfloor studios and website.Exhibited Topfloor Gallery BEET TOPS Exhibition during Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts.
Completed bronze casting of After the Nullarbor Nymph, the first sculpture in a suite of three. Worked as Artistric Director with Pitjantjatjara elders and students on performance sculpture called 'ROPE STORY' for Womadelaide.
2003
Continued to work part time for Pitjantjatjara Council on historic multi-media data base.
Worked on art practice. Managing Topfloor studios and website.
2002
Participated in OPEN HOUSE 3 & 4and SALA FESTIVAL by opening studios to the public.
Continued to work part time for Pitjantjatjara Council on historic multi-media data base.
Worked on art practice. Managed Topfloor and website.
Moved studio into topfloor's large space and subleased previous work area as studio space.
Organised and exhibited in Fringe Exhibition 'Relatively Speaking' held at Topfloor Gallery.
Continuing to work part time for Pitjantjatjara Council on historic multi-media data base.
Working on art practice. Managed Topfloor website and Topfloor Multi-Purpose Arts Space.
Worked on art practice. Building Nullarbor Nymph website.
Worked part time for Pitjantjatjara Council on historic multi-media data base.
Chairperson Holdfast Bay City Council Reference group. A community group working to develop an Environmental Management Plan based on Agenda 21 principles.
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Exhibited major solo exhibition called A Sense of Allegory during Adelaide Festival of Arts
1999
Continued to work in studio and to promote and manage top floor. Finally arranged for lease and persuaded landowner to put in new fire doors to make space suitable for arts activities.
1998
Resigned SEAS collective and set up new studio on the top floor of 66 Hindley St.
Started negotiating with State and Local governments for a new project - top floor. This project aims to make available a 150 square metre space to arts activities in the West End. Activities might include theatre rehearsals, photographic sessions, dance rehearsals etc. There will also be limited facility to use the space for exhibitions or small performances.
Exhibited in 'She 4' which toured around Adelaide to three different galleries.
Exhibited in opening Exhibition of SEAS new Gallery
1997
Relocated SEAS Art Studios to Hindley St. Began work to re-establish gallery.
Commissioned by Salisbury City Coucil to submit a proposal for Len Beadell Memorial Sculpture.
Continued working as Chairperson and Co-ordinator of the SEAS collective and managed the gallery.
Participated in 'Part III' the third collective exhibition held by the Association.
1996
Organised and participated in second group exhibition held by the SEAS collective 'Part Two'
Applied for and received, on behalf of SEAS, a Cultural Development Grant to promote the gallery.
Exhibited mixed exhibition 'De Facto' SEAS gallery.
1995
Continued working as coordinator/chairperson of SEAS Collective.
Completed third major figurative sculpture based on Nullarbor Nymph research.
Completed second major figurative sculpture based on Nullarbor Nymph research.
Established studio in the city and helped establish the South End Art Studios (SEAS), a collective studio space in Adelaide. Chairperson SEAS incorporated. As such, received grant from the Department of the Arts and Cultural Development for inaugural exhibition.
1993
Graduated Master of Visual Arts Course, University South Australia. Completed major figurative sculpture of a running woman 'After the Nullarbor Nymph I', for Graduate Exhibition. Submitted 10,000 word dissertation on the subject, applying humanist and postmodern cultural theory. Dissertation looks at notions of Australian Identity re: the bush/desert and analyses the story as a male fantasy applying Jungian and Post-Jungian psychoanalytic theory.
SANDART 'Between Tides IV'. Guest artists Shinju Matsuri Festival, Broome
1992
Started research on the Nullarbor Nymph Hoax.
Exhibited 'Adelaide Tibet Human Rights Art Exhibition'.(group).
1990
Started Master of Visual Arts course, University South Australia and exhibited 'Cross Currents 90'
1988
Participated in Exhibition at Kingston House 'Cross Currents'.
1987
Commissioned by the Hyatt Complex for papier mache figures for Railway Station Redevelopment.
1986
Solo exhibition Greenhill Gallery, Adelaide.
1985
Was selected and then commissioned by the South Australian Jubilee 150 Board to make a maquette for the Catherine Helen Spence Memorial.
1984
Exhibited in various mixed Exhibitions in Adelaide and Canberra.1978
Received grant from the Arts Grants Advisory Committee of South Australia.
1977
Graduated Fine Art (Sculpture), South Australian School of Art.