Arts writing - essays, critisism, reviews and interviews
6 September 2010
| Location Devices, Phoebe Porter | 2008 | |
| General Assembly (Canberra) – a review in parts | 2007 | |
| Object magazine 2007 | 2007 | |
| "A frame of mind" Jan Murry survey | 2003 | |
| Object, issue 49, April 2006 | ||
| Patterning, Asialink SE Asia touring exhibition catalogue,1997-98 | ||
| "In the Black Room",Farrell & Parkin, Fotofest, Glasgow, 1995 | ||
| "Screening Daily", Robert Boynes, Ian Potter Gallery, 1995 | ||
| Strate'gens, exhibition catalogue with co-curator Anne Brennan, Canberra School of Art Gallery, ANU, 1995 | ||
| catalogue essay, Elizabeth Gower, Chance or Design, Ian Potter Gallery, The University of Melbourne Museum of Art, 1995 | ||
| "Journeyman in Purnululu:Jorg Schmeisser", Capital Works, exhibition | ||
| catalogue, Drill Hall Gallery, ANU, and Jorg Schmeisser Survey 1964-1995, Drill Hall Gallery, 1995 | ||
| "Robert Boynes", CapitalWorks, exhibition catalogue, Drill Hall Gallery, ANU,1995 | ||
| "Meg Buchanan", CapitalWorks, exhibition catalogue, Drill Hall Gallery, ANU, 1995 | ||
| "Tower Hill: Geoff Lowe"(Image After Image), Colonial Post Colonial, ed. | ||
| Geoff Lowe, Colonial Post colonial, Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Melbourne, June 1996 | ||
| in theGalapagos Islands,CSA Gallery, 1995 | ||
| "In the deepening cibrachrome murk: Farrell & Parkin", Viewpoints, Heineman Press,1998 | ||
| "The Elevator", Zen Madein Australia, The University of Melbourne Museum of Art, 1994 | ||
| "Time and Tide", Inside the Bower, CSA Gallery, 1997 | ||
| "L'attitudes", Latitudes,CSA Gallery, 1998 | ||
| 'In the deepening cibachrome murk' for Rose Farrell and George Parkin, Viewpoints, Rigby Heinemann,1998, pp 80-92 | ||
| "Signature Songs", Sisters,for Dianne Fogwell, limited edition artist's book & CD, Gene Pool,1999 | ||
| " A Close look from where?",A close look:Jørg Schmeisser, Canberra Museum and Gallery, Australia; tour Cambodia, Japan, USA and Germany, 1999-2001 | ||
| "Sue Lovegrove", A Matter of Making: CSA Alumni Exhibition, CSA Gallery, 1996 | ||
| "Polly Borland" and "Andrew Lehmann", After A Fashion, The University of Melbourne Museum of Art,1992 | ||
| Andy Warhol in Australia, Monash University Gallery, 1989 | ||
| Re:Creation/Re-creation, Monash University Gallery, 1989 | ||
| Affiliations, Monash University Gallery, 1990 | ||
| Art with Text, Monash University Gallery, 1990 | ||
| Artists Make Books, Linden Gallery, curator Christine Johnson, 1991 | ||
| "Grammatica Jocosa", MikeParr, The University of Melbourne Museum of Art, 1991 | ||
| "It's A Split Decision", forMaria Kozic, Perspecta 1991, curator Victoria Lynn, AGNSW, Sydney, 1991 | ||
| "Wolf Pack" & "Peep Show", Double Trouble, The University of Melbourne Museum of Art, 1991 | ||
| "A Livin' Doll", for Maria Kozic, Perspecta 1995, curator Judy Annear, AGNSW, 1995 | ||
| "11 Sons in the Gallery", ElevenSons, Dom de Clario, The University of Melbourne Museum of Art,1992 | ||
| "Attraction Shown by young Adults in their manner of Kissing", Sexual Play | ||
| "Perfume Proceeds by Analogy", for Rosslynd Piggott, Adelaide Festival of the Arts, 1992. Reprinted in Rosslynd Piggott, Powell Street Gallery, 1992 | ||
| "Dialogue Between Women",but never by chance, curator Linda Marie Walker, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide, 1992 | ||
| A Passionfor Maladies, Farrell & Parkin exhibition catalogue, Artspace, Sydney, 1992; Dazibao, Montreal,Canada, 1993 | ||
| TimJohnson: Across Cultures,The University of Melbourne Museum of Art, 1993 | ||
| "The Painters Studio: Space and Identity", RMIT Graduate Exhibition, RMIT, 1993 | ||
| "Just between you and me", Transcultural Painting, Asialink and The University of Melbourne Museum of Art, 1994 | ||
| Neil Roberts Monograph, editor, publisher and writer, artsACT funding 2003,forthcoming | ||
| "Photograp(her) Unknown", MichalHeiman Test, The University of Melbourne Museum of Art, 1994 | ||
| What John Berger Saw, catalogue, CSA Gallery & national touring Exhibition,1999 | ||
| Domino I,Artists and Collaboration,The University of Melbourne Museum of Art, 1992 | ||
| City of Dreams: the collaboration of Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin. Documentary film: Executive Producer Mark Hamlyn, Producer/writer Gaby Mason and Director/writer Belinda Mason, Muse December 2000 | ||
| A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten: Co-Opera,ANU Arts Centre, Muse, April 2000 | ||
| From Belgium with Lace: Canberra Museum and Gallery, Muse April 2000 | ||
| Vermeer's Mirror, New paintings by Syndey Ball, Solander Gallery, Muse June 2000 | ||
| 'Tax reform: A win for the art's: Merryn Gates talks with Democrat spokesperson for the arts Senator Aden Ridgeway, Muse, July2000 | ||
| Diaspora: Graham Eadie, Fatima Killeen, Frank Thirion, Leigh Toop, ANCA Gallery, MuseSeptember 2000 | ||
| From the studio of Rosalie Gascoigne, Drill Hall Gallery, ANU, | ||
| 'It's a long, long time : A day in the life of a director.' David Branson talks with Merryn Gates about how he worksas a director of theatre and performance, Muse October 2000 | ||
| pattern, paintings by Gerald Jones, Artspace, Muse November 2000 | ||
| "Farrell and Parkin", Meridian,exhibition catalogue, MCA, Sydney, 2002 | ||
| Pure Land, paintings by Tim Johnson, Chapman Gallery, Muse November 2000 | ||
| Recollections: Darani Lewers and Helge Larson, Beaver Galleries, Muse December 1999 | ||
| Touched by your presence: A conversation between CAPO Fellows Dianne Fogwell (1999) and GW Bot (2001), Muse February 2001 | ||
| Reflecting Canberra: Canberra Museum and Gallery, Muse March 2001 | ||
| 'Hobson's Choice?'. Merryn Gates talks with tenor David Hobson on the eve of his concert in the Monet & Japan exhibition, Muse May 2001 | ||
| 'Monet & Japan', National Gallery of Australia, June 2001 | ||
| Juan Davila/Howard Arkley collaboration Interior,Drill Hall Gallery, Muse March 2002 | ||
| 'Obituary: Neil Roberts', Muse April 2002 | ||
| 'To tea or not to tea', June 2002 | ||
| 'Scoping the sector: the Myer Report', Muse
November 2002 | ||
| Nelson and Jeanette, by Sussane and Peter Avery, School of Arts Cafe, Muse, Nov 2000 | ||
| 'Is there an artist in the museum?,Mining the Archive, Artlink, pp14-17 | ||
| Body andSoul, Monash University Gallery,1988 | ||
| "Gordon Bennett", Four Decades of Collecting, Monash University Museum of Art, 2002 | ||
| 'Check your tension', catalogue essay, for cul de sac, CCAS, 2003 | ||
| Jan Murray, catalogue essay, Glen Eira Gallery, 2003 | ||
| "Pop goes the Easel", Gallery Bulletin, National Gallery of Victoria, July, 1985 | ||
| "Transparency and Invention", Art & Text, 25, June, 1987 | ||
| "Ian Russell", review, Art& Text, 36, May, 1990 | ||
| "A Morphological (de)tail", CriticalCity, Adelaide, 1993 | ||
| 'Close up and personal', interview with Jane Barney, Director, CCAS, Muse March 2000 | ||
| "Nyungar Landscapes, Aboriginal Artists of the South-West: the Heritage of Carrolup, Western Australia", review, Museum National, October 1993 | ||
| Thin Air, Peter Maloney, CCAS, Muse February 2000 | ||
| "Vale Neil Roberts, collected memories", Object, 40, 2002, pp 40-41 | ||
| 'What Queue?', Artlink 23: 1,2003, pp66-67 | ||
| Housecosy review, Artlink 23: 1,2003, pp86 | ||
| 'Pictures worth 1000 words', Glossy, National Portrait Gallery, Muse July 1999 | ||
| 'Seeing eye to eye', interview with Betty Churcher, Muse August 1999 | ||
| Interview with Shaun Gurton set designer for David Williamson's The Department, September 1999 | ||
| Stephen Hurrel, Activating ACTEW, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Muse November 1999 | ||
| Charles Saumarez Smith, The Director of the London National Portrait Gallery, MuseDecember 1999 | ||
| Restrictingthe Palette: Colour & Land, with John Gage, March 2000 | ||
| "Terra Firma: Rose Farrell and George Parkin", Gallery Bulletin, National Gallery of Victoria, December, 1993 |