Tanya Hoddinott’s work had its birth in collage and painting, her large gestural paintings reflecting a playful fascination with ancient history and mythology. Transferring images onto painted surfaces was a tool used to explore ideas about identity and psychological variations.
Over the last decade, Hoddinott’s work has evolved even further into a multi-faceted practice centred around a concept of restoration, time and memory.
Witnessing the effects of a volatile climate on the Australian landscape and with a deep physical connection to her surroundings, Hoddinott has become involved in heritage land and building restoration, responsible for the regeneration and documentation of over six rural properties.
Incorporating this into an ongoing art project, Tangible Memory, she uses elements of collage, sculpture, paint, photography and video media, to explore archives of memory, time and place creating a unique foundational narrative to her creative practice.
Hoddinott has exhibited widely since 1994 and has been a finalist in numerous awards, including the Alice Prize (1997), John Leslie Prize (2000) and the Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize (2000). Her work is included in public and private collections internationally.
Hoddinott lives and works in Southern Queensland, Australia.
Chronology.
Tangible Memory project begins → 2022
Heritage grant approved for restoration of Garners Beach burial ground → Garners, QLD, 2021
Restoration of original Garners homestead (circa 1903) → Garners, QLD, 2020
Restoration of Kiamba farmhouse and 45 acre sclerophyll forest → 2017
15 acre wet tropical rainforest restoration project begins → Garners Beach, QLD, 2016
Restoration of historic Yandina Co-operative building (circa 1903) → Yandina, QLD, 2015
100 acre sclerophyll forest restoration project → Ganden, Upper Wilsons Creek, NSW, 2008
40 acre subtropical rainforest restoration project → Monte Column, NSW, 2006
Finalist → John Leslie Art Prize, 2000
Finalist → The Alice Prize, 1999
Solo Exhibitions → Helen Gory Gallery, Arthouse Gallery, 1996-2010
Bachelor of Fine Art (Sculpture) → RMIT, 1991-1993