Biography
Paula Bollers was born in Hackensack, NJ. She obtained her BA from Johns Hopkins University majoring in Political Theory. She then studied sculpture, installation and media at The School of Visual Arts, where she received her BFA. Since 2003, Bollers has been a PhD candidate and lecturer Photomedia Department at Sydney College of the Arts in Australia. Her PhD was conferred June 2008.
Curriculum Vitae
PAULA BOLLERS
b. Hackensack, NJ 1972
Education
2003-2007
University of Sydney - Sydney College of Arts
Balmain Road, Rozelle, NSW
Doctor of Philosophy
Degree and title to be awarded June 2008
1999 - 2001
School of Visual Arts
21st Street, New York, NY 10011
Bachelors of Fine Arts
1997-1998
Parsons School of Design
66 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011
Associate of Applied Science in General Studio (Fine Arts/ Illustration)
1990-1994
The Johns Hopkins University
Charles & 34th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
BA in Political Science with minor in cultural and gender studies
Exhibitions and Projects
March 2008 – March 2009
Alphabet Project
web project involving 26 international photographers
http://www.alphabetproject.co.uk/about.html
8 April 2008
Alternate Accomodation
St. Paul Street Gallery
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Group Exhibition
December 2007
Postgraduate Exhibition
Sydney College of the Arts
Rozelle, NSW AUSTRALIA 2039
In and Around the Estate
Group Exhibition
29 January –11 March 2007
Federation Square Graduate Exhibitions
Federation Square, Melbourne, VIC AUSTRALIA
Looking for the Escape Capsule series
Group exhibition
19-29 October 2006
EXIT gallery, Rozelle, NSW AUSTRALIA
20 + 20, show with Jamie Redmond
14-17 September 2006
China Heights, Surrey Hills, NSW AUSTRALIA
Charcoal Traces, show with Jamie Redmond
13-23 July 2006
CCAS (Canberra Contemporary Artspace) Manuka
9 Furneaux St, Manuka ACT AUSTRALIA
Return To Tarban Creek, solo exhibition
April 2006
Photographer’s Gallery, Balmain, NSW AUSTRALIA 2041
Head On Portrait Show, Group Exhibition
7-14 May, 2005
Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ, USA
Taboo, Group Exhibition
curated by Jerry Saltz, art critic for the NY Village Voice
14-30 April, 2005
Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney, NSW AUSTRALIA
Head On Portrait Show, Group Exhibition
December 2004
Holden Gallery, Manchester, England, UK
Art Through Customs, Group Exhibition
Conference Presentations
Missing Persons: An Inter-disciplinary Conference
University of Western Sydney
10-13 July 2008, University of Western Sydney
Paper Title: Searching for Anna: Function and creation of a photographic archive.
AAANZ Conference 2007
Art and the Real: Documentary, Ethnography, Enactment
12-14 July 2007, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Paper Title: Rendezvous in the Street, Déjà vu in the Gallery: the Art of Interaction
Publications
PWP MAGAZINE
Summer Editorial 2007
Return to Tarban Creek Photo Essay
Professional Women Photographers
511 Avenue of Americas #138
New York, New York 10011
Canberra Times
Capital Life by Helen Musa
11 July 2006
Series Descriptions
Return to Tarban Creek, 2004
Inspired by resident’s narratives, these recreations set at Gladesville Hospital for the Mentally Insane, in NSW, Australia follow the actions of three protagonists - a patient, attendant and visitor.
Latency, 2005
Couples inhabit the same space but appear disconnected due to other distractions.
In and Around the Estate, 2005-07
As they walk through new suburban estate developments, characters unsuccessfully attempt to reconcile old symbols and signifiers of domesticity within a contemporary sterile environment.
A Long Conversation, 2008
When two strangers meet in transit, a random conversation can lead to a confession.
Dating the Network I, 2008
In an interview with American journalist, Charlie Rose, former San Francisco Mayor referred to a burgeoning network of up and coming African-American male politicians. In 2008, there were 13 African-American men holding high political offices in the United States of America. These men represent an alternative paradigm to traditional media representations of the black male.
Here (Sydney and Wollongong), 2008
Formerly, the African Diaspora was defined by the traumatic conditions leading to its dispersal. Rather than focus on the diverse circumstances, which instigate movement, this project engages with the aftermath of this migration and the creation of a new home.
Alphabet Project, 2008
Twenty-six photographers engage visually with the alphabet. Please visit http://www.alphabetproject.co.uk/ to see the images of the other twenty-five photographers.
Links
Photography
The Alphabet Project
http://www.alphabetproject.co.uk/
International Centre of Photography
http://www.icp.org/
Aperture
http://www.aperture.org/
Magnum Photos
http://www.magnumphotos.com/
Yossi Milo Gallery
http://www.yossimilo.com/
Yancey Richardson
http://www.yanceyrichardson.com/content.php?mode=current
Julie Saul Gallery
http://www.saulgallery.com/
Foley Gallery
http://www.foleygallery.com/
Studio Museum of Harlem
http://www.studiomuseuminharlem.org/
PDN
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/index.jsp
Photo.net
http://photo.net/
In-Public
http://www.in-public.com/
Australian Centre for Photography
http://www.acp.au.com/
Centre for Contemporary Photography
http://www.ccp.org.au/
Stills Gallery
http://www.stillsgallery.com.au/
Leica Oscar Barnack Award
http://www.ccp.org.au/
Afterimage
http://www.vsw.org/afterimage/about.html
Art Schools
Sydney College of the Arts
http://www.usyd.edu.au/sca/
The School of Visual Arts
http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/
Parsons School of Design
http://www.parsons.newschool.edu/
Artists and Designers
William Eggleston
http://www.egglestontrust.com/
Alec Soth
http://www.alecsoth.com/
Adrain Piper
http://www.adrianpiper.com/
Pipilotti Rist
http://www.pipilottirist.net/begin/open.html
Maria Buchner
http://maria-buchner.com/
Greta Anderson
http://www.gretaanderson.com/
Pocket Films for Travellers
http://www.pocketfilmsfortravelers.com/
FAQMAGAZINE
http://www.faqmagazine.net/
Siying Zhou
http://www.singmedia.net/
The Museum of Drunken Art
http://themuseumofdrunkenart.blogspot.com/
Sheila Pree Bright
http://www.sheilapreebright.com/
Special thanks to
Gloria Bollers, Cassandra Daw, Maria Buchner, Siying Zhou, Pohsin Chen, Jamie Redmond, Chrischona Schmidt, Scott McWhirter, Jay Hill, Kim Connerton, Eric Aldrich, Jill Short, Hazel Hill, Benison Kilby, Rose Tome, Radiaet Tome, Mashepo Molala, Itu Molala, Valerie Jaquet, SCARF, Sharyn McKenzie, Jackson James, Martin Franco, Godfrey Franco, Mark James, Emmanuela Franco, Sam Franco, Lily James, Lyndsi Crowder, Alum Sheila Aleer Duot, Akur Duot, Dau Duot, Rodney Brown, Cherina McGee, Atilla Duendar , Sheryse Grant, Staurt Pilkington and Tonya Graham.