Valerie’s Blog
Authors in the Library – Cairns City Council
2nd Nov 2024
The Stratford Branch of the Cairns City Libraries will display a number of my artworks and book from the Drawing YOU in - Carl Lumholtz in the Herbert project during...
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QAG|GOMA Art as Exchange
28th Oct 2024
Art as exchange: Regional access to arts education I was fortunate to participate in an arts program designed to generate informed discussion about, and creative responses to, the cultural, ecological,...
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Belonging – M&G Qld Conference
11th Oct 2024
With thanks to the Flying Arts Regional Arts Fund I travelled to Toowoomba in October to represent the Tully Arts and Cultural Precinct at "Belonging", the Museums & Galleries Qld...
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Artist Residency – Tully Nursing Home
27th May 2024
Saturday's exhibition at the Tully Nursing Home was the culmination of a Tully 100 Project to work with residents to create artworks reflecting on memory and its connection to place....
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Works on Paper Award at TYTO
9th Oct 2023
I was thrilled to receive the Works on Paper Award at the 2023 8th Hinchinbrook Birdlife Award at Tyto Gallery. An annual exhibition which attracts entries from across Australia it...
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Book Launch & Exhibition – Tyto Gallery, Ingham
17th May 2023
The launch of Drawing YOU In - Carl Lumholtz in the Herbert, Valerie Keenan’s latest book and exhibition, was a special event filled with art, conversation, and inspiration. At the...
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Museums and Galleries Qld – GAMAA Award
14th Oct 2019
Dr Valerie Keenan, in her role as Art Centre Manager of Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre in Cardwell, NorthQueensland, was announced as Winner for her outstanding achievement in the category of...
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Bagu of Girringun
8th Sep 2018
Sabbia Gallery at Sydney Contemporary 2018 During my time at the Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre the Girringun Artists were invited to participate in Sydney Contemporary which was staged at Carriage...
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Vida Lahey Memorial Travel Scholarship
1st Aug 2018
Through the QAG|GOMA Foundation Extract from QLD Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation Year in Review 2022-23 The Vida Lahey Memorial Travelling Scholarship gives young or emerging Australian...
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Manggan – gather, gathers, gathering
9th Sep 2017
A Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre Touring Exhibition - 2017 to 2021 Manggan – gather, gathers, gathering was a travelling exhibition in partnership between Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre, the South Australian Museum...
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BAGU – Matter and spirit in Rainforest Country
24th Mar 2016
Oceanographic Museum, Monaco 2016 Patron H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco. A project initiated by Stephane Jacob (Arts d'Australia of Paris) and Suzanne O'Connell Gallery (Brisbane) which resulted in a...
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Marks in the Scrub
1st Jun 2009
Based on a series of word and image conversations between Jirrbal Traditional Owner, Ernie Grant, Valerie Keenan, workshop participants and visiting artist Dr Pamela Croft Warcon this project incorporated cultural...
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Original Women
3rd May 2008
at CRACA Gallery, Tully, May 2008 An exhibition of artworks created by women in Tully during the 1950s and 1960s. Artists were Molly Collins, Win Chandler, Olive Kelly, Cecilia O'Loghlen,...
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A Curious Cabinet
1st Aug 2007
An art exhibition inspired by a collection of hand written letters penned by a late nineteenth century Queensland grazier, Will Henry, (1876 – 1907) while he lived and worked on...
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a CURIOUS cabinet
10th Mar 2007
Sugarama Gallery, Mourilyan Sugar Museum, Mourilyan This exhibition was the culmination of four year research project and personal journey to research and document the exhibition a CURIOUS Cabinet currently showing...
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Bellenden Women
1st Dec 2001
The exhibition, ‘Bellenden Women’ focuses the lives and histories of women who have lived on “Bellenden Plains” since the 1880’s. “Bellenden Plains” is a cattle property situated on a flood...
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