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Dr
Sally Gray Curator, Educator, and Writer
I
currently teach Art History and Theory and Fashion History and Theory
at the University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts. I also give
guest lectures at the University of Technology Sydney and elsewhere
on Fashion History and Theory. My academic writing focuses on Fashion
History and urban cultures of the late twentieth century.
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In December 2006 I was awarded a PhD in Art History and Theory at the
University of New South Wales. My thesis, There's Always More: The
Art of David McDiarmid, encompassed urban history, art history and
theory, dance music history and the career of self designated queer artist
David McDiarmid (19521995)
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Curator
As
a curator I have enjoyed working with the relationships between ideas,
history, visual culture and language.

FebMay
2008
WOLLONGONG CITY GALLERY
Curator
The
project exhibition A Journey In Cloth, explored my relationship
to 'dutch wax' fabric and was developed to accompany the Gallery's major
exhibition of African Textiles, Walala Wasala.
2003
- 2004
SYDNEY HILTON HOTEL
Public Art Consultant
HILTON
INTERNATIONAL ASIA PACIFIC
Provide
advice on commissioning Australian artists to design site specific permanent
works of art for the renewed Sydney Hilton Hotel.
[image above: Bronwyn Oliver, Hilton foyer sculpture, Vine, 2004,
length 16.42m. Reproduced with permission of the artist and Roslyn Oxley
Gallery. Photographer:
Astrid Spielman.]

2001
THE RECOLLECTION ROOM: MARY MACKILLOP SCHOOLHOUSE
Curator
SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH
Mary MacKillop Place, North Sydney

1999
- 2000
SYDNEY AIRPORT
PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
Consultant Project Director
SYDNEY
AIRPORTS CORPORATION LIMITED
Concept
development and management of a major public art program to enhance the
image and identity of the Sydney international airport as part of its
redevelopment for the 2000 Olympic Games.
 
1999
CHINA '78: A POLITICAL ROMANCE
Curator
CASULA POWERHOUSE
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney

1999
A SUMMER PLACE: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN AT THE BEACH
Curator
WARRINGAH COUNCIL
Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney

1998
DESIGNING AUSTRALIA: MODERNITY AND THE STAMP
Curator
AUSTRALIA POST
Australia Post Gallery, Melbourne
1997
- 1998
THE SOCOG OLYMPIC GAMES IN-HOUSE EXHIBITIONS PROGRAM
Curator
SOCOG
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, Head office, Ultimo,
Sydney

1996-1997
FORZA E CORAGGIO: THE ITALIANS OF SOUTH WESTERN
SYDNEY
Curator
FAIRFIELD AND LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCILS
Fairfield Regional Heritage Centre and Liverpool Bicentennial Museum,
Sydney

19891994
NSW STATE LIBRARY EXHIBITIONS
Exhibitions Program Manager
New South Wales State Library
CHURCHILL
FELLOWSHIP
In
1993 I received a Churchill Fellowship to examine exhibition development
processes at The Tate, The National Gallery, The National Portrait Gallery,
the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and other cultural institutions
in Europe.
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Visual Artist
As
part of my creative practice I work as a visual artist on individual
and collaborative art projects.

2004
IMAGING THE ILLAWARRA: 25 TAKES
Wollongong City Gallery
An
invited exhibition of the work of 25 artists who have lived and worked
in the Illawarra region.
[image above: Eye For Detail, APS colour photograph, Sally Gray,
2004]

2003
MY GARDEN AS A FAMILY ARCHIVE
Artist: Sally Gray
State
Archives of NSW, The Rocks, Sydney
Installation
within "The House of Exquisite Memory" exhibition curated by
Susan Charlton, designed by Kylie Legge

2003
IN THE REALM OF THE LOTUS
Wollongong City Gallery
In
2003 I was invited to create an installation at Wollongong City Gallery
based on my Lotus Series of 2001. I collaborated with the local Buddhist
Community to create IN THE REALM OF THE LOTUS.

20012002
LOTUS SERIES
Digital
Ghosts exhibition
Red
Gate Gallery, Beijing,
Mass Gallery, Melbourne,
Tin Sheds Gallery, University of Sydney

1998
CASULA COLOSSI
Concept for Casula Railway Station
Casula
Powerhouse Arts Centre
Designers: Sally Gray and Ron Smith

1998
THE GIANT 25TH BIRTHDAY CANDLE
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Designers: Sally Gray and Ron Smith
Commissioned by Sydney Opera House Trust

1989
G'DAY CHAIR
G'Day
Chair Exhibition

1983
RELATIONS A DUET IN BLACK AND WHITE
Artspace, Sydney
In
1983 film scholar and filmmaker Laleen Jayamanne invited me to participate
with her in the development and presentation of a performance art work
we entitled RELATIONS: A DUET IN BLACK AND WHITE. The multi media work
explored issues of race, culture, gender and sexuality in the formation
of the two women's lives.

Image credit:
Australian House and Garden, Nov 2002. Photographer: Simon Kenny.

Image credit:
Australian House and Garden, Feb 2003. Photographer:
Andrew Lehmann.
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Cultural Broker and
Design Advocate

2001 - 2003
CITY-WIDE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Cultural Broker
CITY
OF WOLLONGONG AND NSW DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
As cultural broker my role was to bring arts, culture and creativity
to the forefront of city planning for Wollongong, a city of 200,000
people 80km south of Sydney. I initiated concepts and political support
for a new centre for contemporary culture and a city-centre cultural
precinct.

2001
REDFERN COMMUNITY CENTRE
Art Consultant
PITTENDRIGH SHINKFIELD AND BRUCE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, URBAN ART PROJECTS
AND SOUTH SYDNEY COUNCIL
Provide
advice on commissioning of indigenous artists to create works of art
for new Redfern Community Centre [image above: Jonathan Jones, Site
Map, 2001, courtesy the artist and Gallery Barry Keldoulis]

1999
CULTURAL MAPPING OF THE ILLAWARRA ESCARPMENT
Cultural
Consultant
ILLAWARRA
REGION OF COUNCILS
Manage
a study of the layered cultural meanings associated with the Illawarra
Escarpment, which extends from southern Sydney to the Shoalhaven River
NSW.
[image above: Illawarra from Bulli Pass, A.H. Fullwood, 1892]
1997
ILLAWARRA REGIONAL MUSEUMS PLAN
Project
manager
ILLAWARRA REGION OF COUNCILS
Manage
a planning process for Illawarra Museums. Working with staff and volunteers
of thirty museums of the lllawarra area, the largest being Wollongong
City Art Gallery and the smallest being local community history museums.
1996
-1997
CORPORATE COLLATERALS COLLECTION DESIGN
Creative direction
AUSTRALIAN
BUSINESS PTY LTD
Creative
direction and design management of corporate imaging materials collection
for Australian Business, a large national employer organisation.
1995
'ARTSTART WOMEN IN ARTS BUSINESS'
Business Mentor
NSW
DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT
Mentoring
for creative businesses run by women
1995
DESIGN INDUSTRY AND THE SYDNEY OLYMPICS
Design Broker
NSW DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT
Provide
advice on opportunities for design industry in imaging of Sydney for
the 2000 Olympic Games

1993
- 1996
AUSTRALIA POST STAMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Member
AUSTRALIA POST
Provide
advice on Australian stamp design.
[image above: St. Valentines Day, stamp. Designer: Kim Roberts,
1995]

19931995
VISIONS OF AUSTRALIA
Committee member
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS
The
committee recommended allocation of grants for national touring exhibitions.

1989
TAFE VISUAL IDENTITY
Creative Director of Design and Implementation Process
TAFE
NSW
Provide
creative direction and management for the implementation of TAFE's new
corporate ID
[TAFE logo above: original design concept, Josie Howlett; design development,
Ruth Downes. Commissioner: TAFE NSW]
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