As one of Australia’s most prolific and highly regarded photomedia artists Anne Zahalka has produced some of Australia’s most iconic images. Included in every major national collection, Anne has generated thirteen major series of works over the last thirty years. For an overview, see Daniel Palmer’s essay in ‘12 Australian Photo Artists‘
Wild Life, Australia, 2019
ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, 16 April – 24 May, 2019
This exhibition is part of CLIMARTE’s ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2019 – a socially-engaged festival of climate change related arts and ideas featuring curated exhibitions and theatre works alongside a series of keynote lectures, events and public forums featuring local and international guests.
Wild Life in the Age of the Anthropocene, 2018
Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney, 26 July – 18th August 2018
Taxidermied animals in diorama displays have been photographed digitally disrupted to re-write idyllic narratives offering a revision of the fraught relationship between humans and the natural world.
The Landscape Revisited, 2017
MAMA Murray Art Museum Albury, 26 May – 5 November 2017
Spanning 30 years, The Landscape Revisited brings together photomontages based on early Australian paintings from the Heidelberg School.
Playground of the Pacific, 2015
Manly Art Gallery and Museum, 4 September – 25 October 2015
A major survey show reflecting on the mythologies of the beach and its community.
Threshold, 2015
ARC ONE Gallery, 17 June – 18 July, 2015
An installation involving projections, video, prints and vitrine with objects and artefacts from work made in Morocco.
The Artist’s Tables, 2010 – 2015
Constructed Worlds, Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga 23 May – 4 July
These photographs document artist’s worktable and examine the rich and varied materials with which they work.
Parliament House, 2014
Parliament House, Canberra, 5th June – 10th August, 2014.
A commission celebrating the 25th anniversary of Parliament House.
Artists, 2013
City Gallery, Melbourne, 30 May – 30 June, 1990
An ongoing series of portraits examining the mythologies surrounding the figure of the artist.
The Way Things Appear, 2010
ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, 29 June – 24 July, 2010.
A series of exhibitions examining the relationship between art, it’s repositories and the audience.
The Appearance of Things, 2010
ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, Project Space, 29 June – 24 July 2010
A collection of photographs taken in the homes of artists and collectors no longer living.
Homeground!, 2010
Newtown, Sydney, 4 May – 30 May, 2010.
An exploration and celebration of the citizens and suburbs of Sydney with its diverse and colourful communities.
Playing the Game, 2009
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, 25 June – 18 July, 2009.
This collection of portraits re-addresses the visual history of sport in Australia and reflects on those (non-professionals) who practice and embrace it.
Hotel Suite, 2008
Sofi’s Lounge, Sofitel Melbourne, 1 July – 2 September, 2008.
A series of photographs exploring the liminal spaces of hotel rooms.
Wild Life, 2006
ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, 10 April – 3 May, 2008.
Wonderland continues explorations into both real and artificial landscapes through a series of hyper-real photographic images.
Wonderland, 2006
ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, 31 January – 25 February 2006
Wonderland continues explorations into both real and artificial landscapes through a series of hyper-real photographic images.
Natural Wonders, 2004
Sydney, 9 September – 9 October, 2004.
This body of work navigates the viewer through real and artificial landscapes within nature.
Welcome to Sydney, 2002
useum of Sydney, Sydney, 2003 – 2004.
An installation of photographs at Sydney International Airport portraying the city’s diverse multicultural community.
Leisureland, 1999
Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne, 1999.
An examination of modern Australian leisure.
Woven Threads, 1997
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, 1997.
In which Anne investigates specifically the place of women in two indigenous communities in the Philippines. Commissioned by Community Aid Abroad.
Open House, 1996
Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne. 4 September 1995.
Examining the relationships and living situations of the occupants through the small rituals performed within daily life.
Gesture, 1993
City Gallery, Melbourne 3 February – 28 February, 1993
Deconstructing the meaning of gesture through visual representations within the history of painting to contemporary media.
Fortresses and Frontiers, 1993
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, 29 September – 23 October 1993
This series of illuminated light boxes explores the relationship between the city and its inhabitants.
Bondi: Playground of the Pacific, 1990
Bondi Pavillion Community Centre, Sydney, 1990.
This series challenges some of the dominant representations of the beach through a series of photographic portraits taken against a painted backdrop of Bondi and explores the cultural stereotypes that usually define its visual history and parody these in an ironic and critical manner.
Resemblance, 1987
Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 1987
A postmodern exploration of European painting conventions of the 16th and 17th century through the contemporary lens of the 20th Century.
The Landscape Re-presented, 1987
Australian Centre for Photography, New Light, 7 Dec – 24 Dec 1983
This series re-writes some of the dominant representations of the Australian landscape.
