Anne Zahalka


Anne Zahalka is an highly acclaimed Australian photo media artist. She was born to a Jewish Austrian mother and Catholic Czech father. Her parents met and married in England during the Second World War. Zahalka subsequently developed an interest in Australia's migrants and diverse cultures.
Her work is held in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Victoria and the National Gallery of Australia.

Education

She studied at Sydney College of the Arts, 1979.

Career

Her artwork revolves around Australian culture, focusing on themes such as gender roles, leisure activities and the conventions of art. Her best known image is "The Sunbather #2".
She has featured in many solo and group exhibitions between 1980 and the present, as well as the artwork, Welcome to Sydney commissioned by Sydney Airport in 2002. Her solo exhibition, Hall of Mirrors, at the Centre for Contemporary Photography was the first mid-career retrospective held at the gallery of an Australian photographer. Additionally, Zahalka has curated many group exhibitions.

Exhibitions

Zahalka's work is held in the following permanent collections: