Mog Bremner

I am interested in understanding and representing the nature of self, our inner sense of ‘me’ and ‘I’ which has been called the sense of ‘going-on-being’.

I am fascinated by the remarkable transformation of physical neuronal pathways into the subtle complexities of our subjective inner experience. I use paper and textiles, different substances made from the same materials, to suggest the resolution of this apparent duality.

I graduated with First Class Honours from the Australian National University in 2010.  My most recent work explores the role of the body in our sense of self, and in the process of creating art.

Awards:

2011    Highly commended, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery Award, Goulburn, NSW

2009    1st Prize, Art of Recycling, ATASDA, Brisbane

2007    ANU Emerging Artists Support Scheme (EASS) Megalo Residency Award

2007    ANU EASS Canberra Spinners and Weavers Guild Award

2004-7 ANU Chancellor’s Merit List

Selective Exhibitions: 

 2011    Goulburn Regional Art Award, Goulburn, NSW

2011    City of Hobart Art Prize, Hobart, Tasmania

 2010    Kate Derum Award, Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne, Vic

 2009    Drawing Prize Exhibition, ANU School of Art, Canberra, ACT

 2009    City of Hobart Art Prize, Hobart, Tasmania

 2009    Art of Recycling, ATASDA, Brisbane, Queensland

 2009    CPM National Print Awards, Tweed River Art Gallery,NSW

2009    M16 Drawing Prize, M16 Gallery, Canberra, ACT

2007    Drawing Prize Exhibition, ANU School of Art, Canberra, ACT 

Education:

2010   Bachelor of Arts (Visual) Honours, First Class, Australian National University

2007    Bachelor of Arts (Visual), Australian National University

2000    City and Guilds Certificate Part 1 in Patchwork and Quilting, UK

2000    City and Guilds Certificate in Textile Surface Design, UK

1998    Diploma in Adult Psychotherapy, ANZAP

1993    Fellowship of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

1987    Diploma of Paediatrics, University of New South Wales

1980    MB.BS. University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

Reviews:

Kerry-Anne Cousins, The Canberra Times, 06/03/09

John Reid, Textile Fibre Forum, v27, issue 4, 2008

Kerry-Anne Cousins, The Canberra Times, 22/04/08

Mim Kelly, The Canberra Times, 14/04/08

Collections:

Work is in private and public collections.

Sales Outlets:

Planet Furniture, Surry Hills, NSW

Craft ACT, Canberra, ACT

• Craft and object
• Design
• 2 D (painting/printmaking/drawing/illustration/cartoons)
• 3 D (sculpture/installation/public art)