Roseanne Bartley
artist jeweller and crafts writer
an alphabet of Rings
A tactile exhibit exploring the influence of wearability upon communication (2021)
oxidised sterling silver
Making of Daisy
An expanded enquiry into the life cycle of a daisy chain (2017-2021)
text rings, verb chain and activation
oxidised sterling silver, paper and charcoal, video still
Seeding the Cloud: a walking work in process
An ambulatory jewellery project networked via hosted walks with instructions detailed in a pocket sized manual and open sourced internationally through participant hostings.(2010-)
PDF Exchange
A mobile educational facility in collaboration with Public Assembly. Visiting instructor participants (VIP’s) instruct one student learner in exchange for verb chain - a stenciled list of verbs detailing the VIP’s material language.
Various venues Melbourne (2017)
JEWELLERY AND OBJECTS
Studio practice text and found object prior 2012
My Crafts Reader
An iterative series of live improvised readings gifted to individual and groups of makers. (2021 -)
About
BIO (scroll down for CV)
Roseanne Bartley (PhD, Melbourne/Naarm).
Roseanne approaches jewellery through an expanded relational frame. Her method encompasses various modes of material engagement, including social processes, ambulatory making, and studio practice. Central to her enquiry is an interest in language and communication, exploring how jewellery can bring about new or unexpected forms of relationality.
Roseanne’s work has featured in national and international exhibitions, publications, festivals and symposiums. She was awarded an ARC scholarship in 2014, an Australia Council Barcelona residency in 2004, and has received support from Australia Council (2001, 2006, 2012) and Arts Victoria (2001, 2008), Punctum and the Ian Potter Foundation. Her work has been collected by NGV, Powerhouse Museum and Toowoomba Regional Gallery.
CV
Artist Roseanne Bartley
Born Auckland NZ
Lives/Works Melbourne Australia since 1989
Citizenship: Australian
Education
2018 PhD (School of Architecture & Urban Design) RMIT
Examination https://vimeo.com/3031588262006
Thesis
https://cloudstor.aarnet.edu.au/plus/s/IYBEj3AkciF0u5B
2006 Masters of Fine Art (Gold and Silversmithing) RMIT
1991 Bachelor of Fine Art Honours (Gold and Silversmithing) RMIT
Public Engagement Projects
2022 My Crafts Reader a performance of studio artist readings gifted to Ema Shin, Jane Sawyer and Manon Van Kouswijk (online and face to face versions)
2021 Aphonic Exchange with Ceri Hann, - Un-ear-thing programmed by Liquid Architecture
2019 What do you think of when I say the word Jewellery? All the Jewellery Participatory Workshop, Design Hub RMIT.
2017 PDF Exchange with Public Assembly @ Radiant Pavilion, Melbourne.
2016 Postcards From the Ring Road Public walks Flinders Lane and installation, MailBox Art Space, Melbourne.
2015 Site 3065 Co-curated with Manon van Kouswijk @Radiant Pavilion, Gertrude St, Fitzroy.
2015 Jewellery Lab 3 Modular Actions Commission by More Art Moreland Art Melbourne, & JMGA Conference Sydney.
2010- Seeding the Cloud: A Walking Work in Process. Participatory public walk/making & exhibition installation
Toured Object Space Auckland; Gaffa Gallery Sydney; Jam Factory Adelaide 2013 & Personal Space Project, Canberra.
Remote hosted by participants in Auckland, Dunedin, Canberra, Sydney Hong Kong, Iran, Edinburgh.
2006 Human Necklace: Barcelona
2006 Link,Link,Link: Barcelona
Solo and Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 An Alphabet of Rings MasterWorks Gallery NZ
2021 Body layer Semblance and Self. Curator Simon Cottrell Craft ACT
2021 The Neck. Curator Bridget Kennedy Craft ACT
2019 Verge Bundoora Homestead Curator Claire McArdle Melbourne.
2018 The Language of Things Dowse Museum Curator Sian Van Dyk Wellington, New Zealand.
2015 After Wearing: A History of Gestures, Actions and Jewelry Curators Skinner, D & Gasper, M. Pratt Manhattan Gallery New York
2014 MoreArt Public Art Prize City of Moreland
2014 You’ve Lost Me Spare Room 33 ACT
2014 Seventh Skin Hatch Contemporary Artspace Curator Claire Watson Melbourne
2014 The Walks ANU Canberra
2014 The Poetics of Place Curator Mel Young Atta Gallery Thailand
2014 Walking the Merri- from source to confluence led by Rebecca Mayo curator Lesley Harding Project Space RMIT
2014 IIIII ;-) I II :-o IIII I AM IIIIIoIOOOO :-) The National Christchurch with Manon van Kouswijk, Christchurch. NZ.
2014 Suspended In Green Curator Laura Bradshaw Heap touring Vienna, Munich, London, Sydney
2013 Melbourne Now National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
2013 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Fingers Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2012 New Nomads International Design Netherlands.
2012 Unexpected Pleasures Curator Susan Cohn NGV Melbourne, Design Museum, UK.
2010 Treasure Room – Australia Galerie Handwerk Munich curated by Robert Baines
Co-Curated Exhibitions
2015 Site 3065 Public walk and curated site-specific installation Co-curated with Manon van Kouswijk @ Radiant Pavilion Melbourne
Awards & Collections
Winner MoreArt Prize Public Art Prize (Judged) 2014
National Gallery of Victoria
PowerHouse Museum
Toowoomba Regional Gallery (Judged)
Melbourne Fringe (Judged)
Grants
2014 ARC Scholarship RMIT
2012 New Work Grant Australia Council
2009 Incubator Seedpod Grant Punctum
2008 Artist in Schools Residency Program Arts Victoria
2006 Travel Grant - Santiago Ian Potter Foundation
2006 New Work Grant Australia Council
2004 Public Presentation NAVA Visual Arts and Crafts Grant Scheme
2004 Skills and Development- Studio Res. Barcelona Aus. Council
2001 New Work Presentation Arts Victoria
2001 New Work Grant Australia Council
Bibliography
Commissioned Publications of Roseanne’s writing practice include
Reviews:
Handshake 5: In Dialogue; Emerging Contemporary New Zealand Jewellery at Coda Museum, Holland. (2020) https://contemporaryhum.com/roseanne-bartley-handshake-5 Commissioned
Where? Wear? Worn? Lisa Walker’s exhibition Unwearable (2009)
Articles:
An encounter with necklace 1978: One to one recurring for Art Jewellery Forum https://artjewelryforum.org/an-encounter-with-necklace-1978 (2016) Commissioned
Culturing the Body: a social experience
https://klimt02.net/forum/articles/culturing-the-body-a-social-experience (2006)
Commissioned Catalogue essays:
Verge (2019) an exhibition curated by Claire McArdle. Commissioned
Treasure Room Australia (2010) catalogue essay) curated by Robert Baines. Commissioned
Publications referencing her work
2022 Critical Walking as Post Studio Methodology Simon Marcus Swale
https://artjewelryforum.org/articles/critical-walking-as-post-studio-methodology_author_simon-marcus-swale_authnatl_new-zealand_4-11-2022/
2016 Made Together: Thrills and Pangs of Participatory Jewellery Ben Lignel https://artjewelryforum.org/articles/made-together-thrills-and-pangs-of-participatory-jewelry/
2014 Place and Adornment: Contemporary Jewellery in Australia & New Zealand Damian Skinner and Kevin Murray
2013 Contemporary Jewellery in Perspective Ed Damian Skinner
2012 Jewellery Unleashed - Crossing Boarders Essay Lisa Goudsmit Premsela Netherlands
2011 All the World Over Key Note Lecture Dr Damien Skinner SNAG, USA
2009 Sustainable Jewellery Julia Manheim A & C Black GBR
2009 Trunk Volume One: Hair Edited by Suzanne Boccalatte & Meredith Jones Boccalatte Pty Ltd Sydney
2007 New Directions in Jewellery 2 Black Dog Publishing, London,
2005 Craft Unbound: Make the Common Precious Author Kevin Murray. Pub. Thames and Hudson