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Jayne Dyer (2008), Taiwan

Jayne Dyer's practice is multi-disciplined with an installation focus. Extensive national and international exhibitions and awards include regular participation in curated exhibitions and projects in Asia; residencies in Hong Kong (Lingnan University), Beijing (Asialink), Paris (Art Gallery of NSW) and Italy (Monash University) and commissions for the 2006/7 Sydney Writers Festival. In 2005 she received an Australian Public Service Medal for contributions to the arts and education. At Taipei Artist Village Dyer developed new work for the projects Treasured Possessions and I Wish - photographic and text essays addressing perception and identity through intersecting personal narratives from Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China.

Supported by Arts NSW and the Australia Council.

Alex Kershaw (2008), Taiwan

Alex Kershaw is a photographic and video artist examining the symbolism and ritual associated with people and their territories. His work addresses ideas of identity, memory and relation. In residency at Chulalongkorn University Kershaw worked closely with members of the Wat Mahathat monastery in Bangkok. He also traveled to Dan Sai in Northern Thailand for the Phi Ta Khon Festival, in order to research the festival's rites and incantations and their relationship with theatrical interventions. Kershaw teaches at the Australian Catholic University and the College of Fine Arts, University of NSW.

Supported by the Australia-Thailand Institute and the Australia Council.

Penny Cain (2007), Taiwan

Penny Cain is a cross-disciplinary artist who works primarily with video, photography and installation, exhibiting widely across Australia. She is interested in the effect of contemporary culture and the built environment on the human condition. Cain has been using the ‘city' as a frame of reference and has been examining the adaptive expression of basic human instincts to contemporary life and urban environment. At the Taipei Artists Village Cain completed an installation piece for the Winter artist-in-residence exhibition “Citylogue”. She also developed new video and multimedia work reflecting on the language and environmental differences between Australia and Taiwan.

Supported by Arts NSW and the Australia Council.

Megan Keating (2006), Taiwan

Megan Keating’s practice includes painting, installation and paper cutting. She has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and her work is held in the collections of Artbank, BHP Billiton and the Australian Embassy, Beijing. At the Taipei International Artists Village, Keating undertook a broad range of activities, extending her practice to include performance, collaboration and site-specific outdoor installation work. She participated in two major exhibitions, Loop and In Dreams Begin Responsibilities as well as two performances. Keating also gave workshops, artist talks and held an open studio.

Funded by the Australia Council and Arts Tasmania.

Paul Caporn (2004), Taiwan

Working primarily in the fields of sculpture, animation, video and installation, Paul Caporn‘s work engages with scientific themes within the museum. During Paul Caporn’s residency at the Taipei Artists’ Village in Taiwan he mounted a solo exhibition at the Taipei Arts Festival, collaborated in a short film, participated in a group exhibition and developed new video works where he explored robotics and made collaborative work with Taiwanese artists.

Fund by the Australia Council.

Kelli McClusky & Steven Bull (2003), Taiwan

Founded in 1996, pvi collective produce art combining elements of performance, video & installation with public acts of intervention. In 2002 pvi collective undertook a residency at Taipei Artists’ Village in Taiwan. Involving the public, local art students, other artists and staff from the village, pvi worked towards orchestrating a live art event at the underground rail network stations in Taipei. From this event flowed a new media installation, Panopticon: Taipei which attempted to actively reclaim a sense of control over the public spaces we inhabit and the technologies we use.

Funded by Arts Western Australia, The Australia Council and ANAT.