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Latitude
-42.880556
Longitude
147.325
Start Date
1981-01-01
End Date
1981-01-01

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ID
tb98da

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/james-newitt
Birth Place
Hobart, Tas., Australia
Biography
James Newitt, installation and mixed media artist, was born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1981. Newitt graduated with a PhD in fine arts from the University of Tasmania, School of Art, in 2007. His mixed media work focuses on projection, sound and text installation as well as public projects. Newitt has participated in a number of exhibitions, including '...come to life…’, an exhibition showcasing emerging young Tasmanian artists, which was co-curated by the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG) and Contemporary Art Spaces Tasmania (CAST) and held at the QVMAG, Launceston, from 13 July 2012 to 17 February 2013. He has also shown in 'Social Networking’, Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, 2012; 'To Catch a Tiger’, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 2011; 'If They Fall’, Rosalux: Berlin-based art office, Berlin, 2010; 'Primavera’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2010; and 'What I Think About When I Think About Dancing’, Campbelltown Art Centre, Sydney, 2009. In 2012 Newitt undertook a three-month Australia Council for the Arts studio residency in Liverpool, U.K., before embarking on a one-year Samstag Scholarship in 2013. He is Head of Visual Communication at the Tasmanian School of Art, and was a founding member and past director of INFLIGHT artist-run initiative, Hobart. Writers: Nancy Mauro-Flude duggim Date written: 2013 Last updated: 2013
Born
b. 1981
Summary
James Newitt, Hobart-based installation and mixed media artist, focuses on projection, sound and text installation as well as public projects.
Gender
Male
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed