Behind the work
Anne Kucera's work explores the profound connection we have with the natural world. Evident in each handmade work is the presence and trace of the human mark, epitomising a reverence for the subject matter and the power it holds on the human perspective.
'We are defined by the places through which we move' - Robert MacFarlane
Capturing a momentary stillness, her delicate, paper pop-up sculptures draw the observer into miniature worlds. They encourage curiosity, to delve deeper into Romanticism's idea of the Sublime; to experience an indelible emotional lingering and to transcend. Lost, engulfed or confronted by their immediate existence, the figures move cautiously through the landscapes, but also emanate a comfort in the disarray. A respect for both the chaos and the calm.
Professional Information
Artist Residencies/ Guest Artist
2019 Artist in Residence – Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School
2016 Artist in Residence – Melbourne Athenaeum Library 18 - 30 July
2015 Artist in Residence & Art Workshop, 100 Story Building
2013 Artist in Residence & Workshop – for 'Book Week', St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox College
2011 Guest Artist & Art Workshop – St. Johns Primary School
2011 Guest Artist & Art Workshop – St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox College
Solo Exhibitions
2016 'Journey' – Little. No BIG, November - December
2015 'Time Machine Postcards' – 100 Story Building, August - September
2011 'Alone I keep the Wolves at Bay' – Trocadero Art Space, 27 Jul – 13 Aug, Gallery 1
2008 ‘Pulp Function’ – Shifted Gallery, 5 – 22 November, Gallery 2
2005 ‘Strange Company’ – Trocadero Art Space, 10 - 27 August, Gallery 2
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 'Ghost without a Home' – Rubicon, 16 Jan – 2 Feb
2018 'House Show' – Demolished Private Home, March
2015 'The Unknown' – Trocadero Art Space, 20 May – 6 June
2013 'The End of the World Can Wait' – Trocadero Art Space, 6 – 23 November
'Paper Knights' – MARS Gallery, 6 February – 3 March
2012 'Where do we go from here?'– Trocadero Art Space, 11 -28 April
'Papercuts: Deeper' – Trocadero Art Space, 8 – 25 February
2010 ‘Papercuts’ – Trocadero Art Space, 1 – 18 December
‘Wish you Were Here’ – Trocadero Art Space, 16 June – 3 July
‘The Outsider’ – Trocadero Art Space, 5 – 22 May
2009 ‘Hungry for Art’ – Raw Materials, 21 – 23 November
‘Skin’ – Shifted Gallery, 21 October – 7 November
2008 ‘Going Postal’ – Brunswick Arts Space, 5 Dec – 20 Dec
‘preTEXT’ – Trocadero Art Space, 18 June – 5 July
2007 ‘Shifted Group Show’ – Shifted Gallery, Official Opening 13th October
‘Linden Postcard Show’ – Linden Gallery, 3 Feb- 17 Mar, Finalist
2006 ‘Ballan and Pannan Group Show’ – Ballan and Pannan Galleries, 14 June- 19 July
2005 ‘Exposure’ – Trocadero Art Space, 23 Nov- 10 December
‘What are you showing here for?’ – Trocadero Art Space, 20 July- 6 August
‘Is this desire?’ – Seventh Gallery, 8- 19 February, Plan B Gallery
2004 'VCA Graduate Show 2004' – Victorian College of the Arts, 25 Nov- 3 Dec
2003 'Fine Eyes, Fine Eyes’ – Artholes Gallery, 13- 25 June
2002 'Red Gallery Group Show’ – Red Gallery, 27 June- 7 July
Artist Talks/ Public Forums
2016 Public Artist Talk, A Rare Art Form: Popup Books, Rare Book Week Melbourne
2006 Artist Guest Speaker, Practising Artist, Holmesglen Institute of TAFE
Art Prizes
2018 Finalist - Movable Book Society, Meggendorfer Artist Prize
Art Administration
2006-2015 Core Committee Member of Trocadero Art Space:
Treasurer 2007-2015
Exhibition Coordinator 2007-2015
Volunteer Coordinator 2006-2015 (alternating)
Media Officer 2006-2015 (alternating)
Website Coordinator 2007-2015 (alternating)
Archival Officer 2006-2015
Secretary - 2006-2007
Gallery Attendant - 2006-2015
2001 Gallery Attendant, Project Space RMIT- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
2000-2001 Euro Fine Art Prints Assistant retail at Trade Exhibitions, Melbourne and Sydney
Curator
2015 Co-curator of 'The Unknown', Trocadero Art Space
2014 Curator of NEWER14, Trocadero Art Space
2012 Co-curator of 'Where do we go from here', Trocadero Art Space
2010 Curator of ‘NEWER11’, Trocadero Art Space
2010 Co-curator of 'Wish you were here', Trocadero Art Space
2009 Curator of ‘Wallpaper 09’, Trocadero Art Space
2005 Co-curator of 'Is this desire?', Seventh Gallery
2004 Assistant Curator of ‘Proud 2004’, VCA Gallery
Collections
Private Collections in Australia, Europe, UK and USA
Education
Tertiary Education
2004 Bachelor of Fine Art, VCA - Victorian College of the Arts
2001 Diploma of Visual Art, RMIT - Royal Melbourne Institure of Technology