Janet
Laurence
Janet Laurence is a mixed media, installation artist whose work has been included
in major survey exhibitions and collections, nationally and internationally. She
exhibits regularly in Sydney, Melbourne and Japan. Her work explores a relationship
to the natural world from an architectural context. It extends from the gallery
space into the urban fabric, and has involved collaborations with architects and
landscape architects. The public commissions and collaborations include:
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The "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier", with Tonkin Zulaikha Architects in the Australian
War Memorial, Canberra
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The "The Edge of the Trees" at the Museum of Sydney, awarded the Lloyd Rees Award
for Urban design from the RAIA
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"49 veils", windows for the Central Synagogue in Bondi - awarded the 1999 NAWIC
award for Art in the Built Environment
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'Veil of Trees', Sydney Sculpture Walk Domain
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'In the Shadow', for the Olympic Site at Homebush Bay
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'Stilled Lives', Museum of Victoria - Galleria Showcases
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Awarded commission for The Australian War Memorial, in collaboration with Tonkin
Zulaihka Greer Architects to be built in Hyde Park, London
- Elixir
House for Echigo Tsumari Triennale 2003 Permanent installation
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