Dianne Fogwell is a national award-winning artist and one of the most respected printmakers and artists book practitioners in Australia.
Born in Lismore, Australia in 1958, Dianne is an acclaimed master printer, and founding director of print studios such as Studio One, Criterion Fine Art Press and Gallery, ANU – Edition + Artist Book Studio and Lewis Editions.
Dianne has been exhibiting since 1981 and has a long list of national and international solo and group exhibitions. Recent awards include the, CityNews, ACT Arts Award for 2021 Artist of the Year, 2021 Geelong Print Prize and the inaugural WAMA Art Prize Award of Excellence, 2020 Libris Award, the inaugural 2019 Megalo International Print Prize, Visual Arts Award The Canberra Critics Circle, special prize winner 2019 Ulsan International Woodcut Print Biennale, the national 2017 Geelong Print Prize and 2017 Banyule Award for Works on Paper. She was recently the Grand Prix Winner, Ukraine for her artist book “Emu”. Dianne was the invited Judge for the 2021 Burnie Print Prize and International Juror for the 7th Bahart Bhavan International Biennial of Print, Bhopal, India and the 2018 New Zealand Print and Painting Award.
She has been an invited artist to international biennials for print and the artist book in Poland, Belgium, Belgrade, London and most recently France, China and Portugal. She has been a selected finalist in major national print and painting awards such as the National Works on Paper, Silk Cut Award, Burnie Print Prize, Swan Hill Print and Painting Prize and the Portia Geach Portrait Prize.
In 2018 Dianne was both author and publisher of A Printmaker’s Cookbook – Images in Relief, a comprehensive 192-page publication originating from her 40-year career in print and the artists’ book, as artist and maker, master printer and in this instance as educator.
Dianne was a lecturer at the ANU School of Art for from 1981 to 2006, lecturing in the Graphic Investigation workshop 1985 – 1996 and from 1996 to 2006 Lecturer in charge of the Edition + Artist Book Studio. Dianne has been curator, co/curator for international and national touring exhibitions for artist books and given workshops and lecturers in Greece, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan.
Dianne is represented in many national and international collections including; National Gallery of Australia; China Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, Shenzhen, China and most Regional Galleries, Public Libraries, Universities, corporate and private collections.
2015 – 2022 SELECTED SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES
2022
Solo Exhibition: ‘Something this way Comes’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Installation: ‘Prescience’ Geelong Regional Gallery, VIC
Invited Artist: ‘Harbinger’ curated exhibition, Gippsland Art Gallery, VIC
Invited Artist: ‘International Engraving Exhibition’ curated exhibition, Tongin Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Workshop: Baldessin Press, VIC
Group Exhibition: ‘Home’, Salt Contemporary Art Gallery, VIC
2021
City News, ACT Arts Award: 2021 artist of the year, ACT
Canberra Critics Circle Visual Arts Award: for ‘Transient’ exhibition, Beaver Galleries, ACT
Winner: ‘Geelong Print Prize’, Geelong, VIC
Award of Excellence: The inaugural WAMA Art Prize, Works on Paper
Finalist: ‘Muswellbrook Art Prize’, Muswellbrook, NSW
Finalist: ‘InkMasters,’ Tank Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Invited Judge: ‘Burnie Print Prize’, Burnie, TAS
Group Exhibition: ‘State of the Mark’ Australian Galleries, VIC
Invited Artist: ‘Harbinger’ curated exhibition, Mildura Arts Centre, VIC
Invited Artist: ‘11th Triennial of Chamalieres’, France
Solo Exhibition: ‘’Between Us’ The Art Vault, Mildura, NSW
Invited Artist: residency and workshop, The Art Vault, Mildura, VIC
2020
Winner: ‘Libris Awards: Australian Artists’ Book Prize’, Artspace Mackay, QLD
People’s Choice, Finalist: ‘Megalo International Print Prize’, Megalo, ACT
Group Exhibition: ‘About the Land’, Australian Galleries, VIC
Group Exhibition: ‘Navigating the Line’, Australian Galleries, NSW
Solo Exhibition: “Transient” Beaver Galleries, ACT
Documentary: by Jack Ellis, https://vimeo.com/493987924
2019
Visual Arts Award: The Canberra Critics Circle, Canberra, ACT,
Finalist: ‘Guanlan International Print Biennial’, China Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, Shenzhen, China
Invited Artist (special prize): ‘2019 Ulsan International Woodcut Biennale’, South Korea
Winner: ‘Megalo International Print Prize’, Megalo, ACT
Group Exhibition: ‘Cut, Stain, Fold, Press’, Beaver Galleries, ACT
Selected Artist: ‘2019 Mildura Writers Festival Exhibition’, the Art Vault, VIC
Finalist: ‘Geelong Print Prize’, Geelong, VIC
Feature Artist: ‘Sydney Contemporary’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, NSW
Invited Artist: Tour mentor for Moroccan Cultural tours, Morocco
Invited Artist: Workshop, Skopelos works on paper, Skopelos, Greece
2018
Finalist: ‘Libris Awards: Australian Artists’ Book Prize’, Artspace Mackay, QLD
Finalist: ‘Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards’, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, VIC
Invited artist: ‘9th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro 2018’, Portugal
Group Exhibition: ‘Deep Cuts’, (with Rew Hanks, Brian Robinson, Angela Cavalleri and David Frazer) New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
Workshop: Warringah Print Studio, NSW
Workshop: Liz Jeneid studio, Mt Kembla, NSW
Presenter: A Printmaker’s Cookbook, The Australian Print Triennial, Mildura, NSW
Author: A Printmaker’s cookbook – Images in Relief, published by Inflorescence Press, ACT
Invited Judge: 2018 ‘New Zealand Print and Painting Award’, Hamilton, New Zealand
2017
Solo Exhibition: ‘Refuge’ Port Jackson Press, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition: ‘Renascent’ Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
Solo Exhibition: ‘Anamnesis’ The Art Vault, Mildura, VIC
Winner: ‘2017 Banyule Award for Works on Paper’ Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, VIC
Finalist: ‘Burnie Print Prize’ Burnie, TAS
Winner: ‘Geelong Print Prize’ Geelong, VIC
Finalist, collected: ‘Guanlan International Print Biennial’ Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, Shenzhen, China.
Invited Artist: ‘3rd Global Print 2017’, Douro, Portugal.
Group Exhibition: ‘On Paper’ Solander Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand.
Invited Artist: Open Books – Artists and The Chinese Folding Book (Touring Exhibition) Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi and Ravindra Manch Gallery, Jaipur, India
Participating artist: ABBE – 6th ab+mf: 6th artist book and multiples fair, Brisbane, QLD
Invited Artist: residency, solo exhibition and workshop, The Art Vault,
Workshop: Cross Pollinations: Block image Book, Fire station Print Studio, Melbourne, VIC
2016
Solo Exhibition: ‘Recrudescence’ Manyung Gallery, Mornington Peninsula, VIC
Finalist: ‘Libris Awards’ National Artist Book Prize, Artspace Mackay, QLD
Finalist: ‘National Works on Paper’ Mornington Regional Art Gallery, VIC
Finalist: ‘InkMasters Biennial Print Exhibition’ InkMasters Cairns, Tanks Arts Centre, QLD
Group Exhibition: ‘Scratching the Surface’ Port Jackson Press, VIC
Group Exhibition: ‘Proof: The Best of Contemporary Printmaking’ Port Jackson Press, VIC
Invited Artist: ‘Eventide’ Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, VIC
Invited Artist: ‘Literary Jokes, Games and Fantasy’, Regional Library, Kirov City, Ukraine
Grand Prix Winner: artist book, ‘Emu’, Regional Library, A. Gertsena Kirov City, Ukraine
Workshop: (three workshops), Print Council New Zealand, Hawkes Bay and Auckland
Workshop: Skopelos Works on Paper, Skopelos, Greece
2015
Solo Exhibition: ‘Evanescence’ Port Jackson Press, Melbourne, VIC
Installation- Performance: ‘The Inflorescence Ensemble’ - The Street Theatre, (You Are Here Festival), ACT
People’s Choice Award, Finalist: ‘Silk Cut Award’ Glen Eira City Council Gallery, VIC
Finalist: ‘Burnie Print Prize’ Burnie, TAS
Solo Exhibition: ‘Harmony’ The Art Vault, Mildura, NSW
Invited Artist: residency, workshop, The Art Vault, Mildura, VIC