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| Biographical NotesNina Sellars is a Melbourne based artist. In her arts practice Sellars focuses on anatomy and its symbiotic history with arts and technology, in particular, exploring the internal architecture and perceptual awareness and abilities of a body which is embedded in a world and mediated by technology. Her current research is an extension of this practice, and investigates how 'light' affects what we see and experience in relation to the anatomical body, and how these experiences are articulated through image. The research explores the idea that, with the advent of new technologies which are able to emanate, record and capture light, our perception of the anatomical body alters and a new body is imagined. Sellars lectures in Anatomical Drawing at the Faculty of Art and Design Monash University (Melbourne, Australia and Prato, ltaly) where she is currently undertaking a PhD in Drawing. She is also a trained prosector (i.e. dissector of cadavers for medical display). Her artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally. In 2008 Sellars was Artist in Residence at the Pilchuck Glass School, and an invited speaker at the Bellevue Arts Museum, Seattle. She was also an invited speaker at the Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland as part of the 2008 "Lightwave" festival, and an invited speaker at Coventry University, England for the "Photographic Mediations" symposium. The Lightwave presentation can be viewed online at the Science Gallery, Trinity College. 'Anatomy and Light' The podcast of the Coventry University presentation is available online at Conventry University. 'Recording the Anatomical' NATIONALITY
RESEARCH INTERESTS
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Selected Curriculum Vitae Education
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| 2009 | Monash University, Convenor for International Symposium: Solid States/Liquid Objects: Discourses of Mediation |
| 1997 | National Gallery of Australia, Internship: curatorial assistant to Gael Newton, Senior Curator of Australian Photography |
| 1995 - 1998 | National Gallery of Australia, Volunteer: photographer, darkroom technician, Photography Department |
| 2008 | Oblique: images from Stelarc's Extra Ear surgery Guildford Lane Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2002 | Pendulum PhotoAccess, Huw Davies Gallery, Canberra |
| 1997 | Silent Figures: images from Prague Photospace Gallery, Australian National University |
| 2010 | Duetto Australian Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide, Australia Between Bodies Palazzo Vaj, Prato, Italy |
| 2009 | Solid States/Liquid Objects Shifted Gallery, Melbourne, Australia. Joint exhibition with Joanna Zylinska |
| 2008 | Artists in Residence/Staff Exhibition Pilchuck Glass School Gallery, Seattle, USA Convergence Shifted Gallery, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2007 | In the Presence of the Body 1 Gallery 111, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA Días De Bioarte ’07 Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona, Spain The Postcard Show Linden Art Gallery, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria |
| 2005 | Blender installation by Stelarc and Nina Sellars, Meat Market Gallery, for TekniKunst 05 Contemporary Technology Festival, Melbourne BEAPworks Perth International Arts Festival, John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University |
| 2003 | Bodyscapes Anatomy and Human Biology Department, University of Western Australia On the Line: Drawings Church Gallery, Perth, Western Australia |
| 2002 | Dobell Prize for Drawing Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Encapsulate Huw Davies Gallery, PhotoAccess, Canberra |
| 2001 | Wild Sheep Chase CSA Gallery, Canberra Nikon Summer Salon Centre of Contemporary Photography, Melbourne |
| 2000 | Julian Ashton Art School Exhibition Merchant House, The Rocks, Sydney 168 Hours: EASS Award Exhibition ANCA Gallery, Canberra Hatched Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts |
| 1999 | Nineteen Ninety Nine Canberra School of Art |
| 1997 | Canberra School of Art Drawing Prize Foyer Gallery CSA |
| 2009 | Monash University, Australia: Solid States/Liquid Objects: Discourses of Mediation, one-day international symposium; symposium convenor and speaker, presenting 'Almost Seeing: the Anatomical Body Between Light and Shadow' |
| 2008 | Coventry University, England: Photographic Mediations symposium, invited speaker presenting on ‘Recording the Anatomical’ Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland: Lightwave Festival, invited speaker presenting on ‘Anatomy and Light’ Bellevue Arts Centre, Seattle, USA: In Translation Lecture series, invited speaker presenting on ‘Anatomy and Pathology in Glass’ Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA: Artist's talk Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA: Demonstration class: Life Drawing/Anatomy for Artists |
| 2007 | Monash University, Australia: 'Women in Research' Honorary Research Fellow Artist's talk |
| 2005 | Curtin University, Perth, Australia: Exhibition floor talk, John Curtin Gallery for BEAPWORKS Centre of Living and Electronic Arts Research (CLEAR), Perth, Australia Presentation for Siggraph and BEAPWORKS |
| 2010 | Culture Machine, vol. 11. Creative Media. 'Anatomy of Optics and Light' |
| 2010 | Exhibition catalogue 'Duetto', Australian Experimental Art Foundation, Adelalaide |
| 2009 | Exhibition catalogue essay 'Solid States/Liquid Objects' by Dr Melissa Miles. Exhibition: Solid States/Liquid Objects. Joint exhibition with Joanna Zylinska Book Chapter 'Interiors' by Darren Tofts. Pornotopias: Image, Desire, Apocalypse, eds. Andrew Mitchel, Jane Lewty & Louis Armand. Litteraria Pragensia: Prague 2009 |
| 2008 | Photofile: Journal of Photography, Issue 85 'Oblique Strategies: Nina Sellars' article by Ashley Crawford pp. 20-25 Exhibition catalogue essay 'The Cut of the Artist: Sellars’ Anatomy Lesson' by Dr Joanna Zylinska. Exhibition (solo): Oblique: images from Stelarc’s Extra Ear surgery. Book illustrations (anatomical) 'The Digital Musician' by Andrew Hugill, Routledge: New York, 2008. Current: Contemporary Art from Australia and New Zealand edited by Art and Australia, pp.302-303. Dott Publishing: Australia, 2008. |
| 2007 | Stelarc website, Blender; Extra Ear on Arm Stelarc: Extra Ear portrait (© Nina Sellars 2006) this photographic portrait of the Australian performance artist Stelarc has been printed in over one hundred publications worldwide, including on the cover of 'Inside: Art and Science' Agency Ciência Viva: Lisbon, 2008 and in 'Medicine and Art: Imagining a Future for Life and Love' Mori Art Museum: Tokyo, 2009 |
| 2006 | Leonardo: Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, article by Julie Clarke, 'Corporeal Melange: Aesthetics and Ethics of Biomaterials in Stelarc and Nina Sellars Blender' pp. 410 - 416. |
| 2005 | ABC Radio, The Deep End, interview with Stelarc and Nina Sellars Festival catalogue and poster, Flesh vs Machine, Teknikunst 05 Contemporary Technology Festival, (front cover image, pp. 3, 4, 5, 26) |
| 2002 | Review by Myra McIntyre, The Canberra Times, June 21 Exhibition catalogue, Encapsulate, PhotoAccess Arts Centre, Canberra |
| 2000 | Exhibition catalogue, Hatched, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts: pp. 6 – 7 |
| 1999 | Exhibition catalogue, Nineteen Ninety Nine, Canberra School of Art p. 53 |
| 1997 | National Library of Australia News Journal, Canberra Arts Supplement, March issue, pp. S.38 - S.39 |
| 2008 | Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA (Vitrography print) |
| 2003 | Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, Australia (Drawing Studies) |
| 2010 | Commercialisation Training Scheme Award; to undertake a Graduate Certificate in Commercialising Research, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University |
| 2009 | Travel Sponsorship; to travel to Italy as Arts Tutor for 'anARTomy 09' Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University |
| 2008 | Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA Australian Postgraduate Award, Faculty of Art and Design, Monash University |
| 2007 | 'Women in Research' Honorary Research Fellow, Faculty of Art and Design, Monash University |
| 2006 | Australia Council, Skills and Arts Development (Out of Time) Grant |
| 2004 | BEAPworks Grant, for research and development of electronic arts, ArtsWA |
| 2003 | Artist in Residence, Anatomy and Human Biology Department, UWA |
| 2002 | ArtsACT, 2003 Emerging Artist Grant Artist in Residence, PhotoAccess, Canberra |
| 2001 | ArtsACT, 2002 Development Fund Grant |
| 2000 | David Wilson Award for Drawing, Julian Ashton Art School Emerging Artists Support Scheme, Leichhardt Street, 3-Month Residency Award |
| 1998 | First Prize, CSA Drawing Prize |
| 1996 | First Prize, University of Canberra Photographic Award Westende IOF Travelling Scholarship |
| 2010 | Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology, and Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University Unit Coordinator: 'Anatomical Drawing' PRATO, Italy Lecturer: Drawing & Art Theory for 'anARTomy 2010' PRATO, Italy Advisor: for Medical students on SPC projects 'anARTomy 2010' PRATO, Italy Preparing, coordinating and presenting lectures for undergraduate medical and art students at the Monash University Prato Centre in Italy. The lectures focus on the history of anatomical illustration and the depiction of anatomy in art • Presenting practical classes in figurative and anatomical drawing • Advisor for medical students for SPC (Special Project Cases) essays and presentations conducted as part of the anARTomy program. The anARTomy program aims to explore the interrelationship between art and anatomy by investigating their shared history. The students research collections held in various Art and Anatomy museums throughout Florence, Bologna, Padua, Arezzo, Siena, Rome and Venice as well as participate in practical drawing classes and attend art history and anatomy lectures. The unit is a collaboration between the Faculty of Art & Design and the Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology, Monash University and is lead by Adina Kleiner (anatomist), Bernard Hoffert (art historian) and Nina Sellars (artist). |
| 2009 - 2010 2009 | Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology, Monash University Lecturer: Drawing & Art History Preparing and presenting a series of practical drawing lectures for Physiotherapy students as part of Anatomy classes conducted by Adina Kleiner (anatomy lecturer), Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology. The lectures focus on the history of anatomy/illustration/art, physiology of visual perception, drawing techniques & life drawing. Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology, Monash University Arts Tutor: 'anARTomy 2009' Prato, Italy To accompany medical students along with Adina Kleiner, Lecturer in Anatomy, to Monash Prato as arts tutor for ‘anARTomy 2009’. An initiative of Adina Kleiner the anARTomy program aims to explore the interrelationship between art and anatomy; students research collections held in various Art and Anatomy museums throughout Florence, Bologna, Padua, Arezzo, Siena, Rome and Venice. |
| 2008 - 2010 | Faculty of Art and Design, Monash University Lecturer: Anatomical Drawing Preparing, presenting and assessing an undergraduate degree course, which focuses on drawing the anatomy of the human body, with instruction in anatomy/physiology, life drawing, physiology of visual perception and drawing techniques. Classes are held at the Faculty of Art and Design, Caulfield campus, and Monash Medical School, Clayton campus. The lectures are presented in collaboration with Ms Adina Kleiner (anatomist). |
| 2006 / 2009 | Centre for Ideas, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne University Guest Lecturer: ‘Corporeal Constructions’ Preparing, presenting and assessing an undergraduate degree course, in collaboration with the performance artist Stelarc. The course incorporates aspects of both performance and drawing. The seminars and practical sessions are centred on an anatomical, philosophical and performative examination of the body exploring issues of awareness, identity, intentionality and action and investigate how the boundaries of the body contract and expand depending on social, cultural and technological influences. |
| 2006 | October Films, London Videographer Melbourne filming for the Discovery USA documentary ‘Medical Mavericks’, featuring the performance artist Stelarc and the surgical construction of his ‘Extra Ear’ project. An ear was surgically constructed on Stelarc’s left forearm and a microphone implanted with the intention of making it blue-tooth enabled to allow for internet connection. |
| 2003 - 2005 | Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University Lecturer: Life Drawing, General Drawing, Illustration for Costume and Design Preparing and developing a drawing program for the Costume, Production and Design, and Lighting Departments and being responsible for teaching and assessing Advanced Diploma and Degree students. |
| 2002 – 2004 | University of Western Australia Prosector/Artist: Human Dissection for Anatomy Lectures; Anatomical Illustrator and model maker Preparing detailed human cadaver dissections for the University’s Anatomy classes; as part of my training I attended the 2003 2nd year medical lectures — designing and overseeing the construction of display cases for a human evolution display with a view to designing the exhibit; this involved liaising with different groups including UWA lecturers and technicians, WA museum curators and the contracted fabricators — making anatomical models and teaching displays, and creating anatomical illustrations for publication. |
| 2002 - 2004 | CTEC Centre for Surgical Skills: Western Australia Prosector: Human Dissection for Surgical Lectures Preparing detailed human cadaver dissections for surgical training courses. |
| 1999 | Australian National University Guest Curator: Exhibition on loan from Powerhouse Museum Hedda Morrison Photographs, Menzies Library Liaising with the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney and organising exhibition layout. |
| 1997 | National Gallery of Australia Personal Assistant to Gael Newton, Senior Curator of Photography Assisting with curating exhibitions, proofreading, editing and publication layout — creating 4” x 5” diapositives of selected exhibition photographs in preparation for NGA exhibition catalogue publications — creating B/W hand-printed photographic prints from more than 300 NGA collection glass plate negatives. |
| 1992 - 1994 1991 | Adam Visser Photography: Canberra Photographers assistant and darkroom technician Assisting with wedding and formal photography — shooting medium format B/W film and hand-printing from film negatives — preparing and packaging wedding photos and preparing invoices Art Neon: Fyshwick Canberra Apprentice Neon Sign Maker |
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