Dianne Fogwell
Lecturer in Charge
Editions + Artist Book Studio
School of Art, NITA
Australian National University, Canberra
Walk forward and see how far we can go
This presentation will be discussing the role of the Edition + Artist Book Studio at the Australian National University as a place for research and creative thinking within the broader learning environment of an art school. Developing and maintaining a workable philosophy, the changes in approach since 1996 and the current directions. The paper will also discuss a brief history of the publications and the artist in residence program, which the Centre runs.
Dianne Fogwell has been an exhibiting artist since 1979. An invited artist to international biennials for print and the artist book in Poland, Belgium, Belgrade, France and London. Her work is represented in national and international collections. Her involvement in print collaboration with visual artists, musicians and writers spans two decades where she has been the master printer for over 200 editions for prominent Australian artists and curator/co-curator for major exhibitions in the field of print and book. Her dedication to printmaking and the artists’ book led her to be co-founder of Studio One and Founder/Director of the Criterion Press and Fine Art Gallery. From 1996 she has been Lecturer in Charge of the Edition + Artists Book Studio (EABS) within the School of Art, NITA, the Australian National University, Canberra