Thinking of Place: Curatorial Team:
The Thinking of Place project originated with a small group of Australian and New Zealand artists who met at the Impact 8 International Print Conference in Dundee, Scotland, in 2013. Antonietta Covino-Beehre, James Pasakos, Laurel McKenzie and Prue MacDougall were amongst the group who conceived the idea of working together to create a project that provided opportunities for creative exchange between their geographically dispersed print media groups.
We have continued to work together, with an expanding global network of participating artists, to create an extensive touring exhibition program. The project is entirely artist-run and self-funding. It brings a rich array of conceptually ambitious works in a range of traditional and innovative print media to new audiences in multiple locations.
The Curatorial team:
We have continued to work together, with an expanding global network of participating artists, to create an extensive touring exhibition program. The project is entirely artist-run and self-funding. It brings a rich array of conceptually ambitious works in a range of traditional and innovative print media to new audiences in multiple locations.
The Curatorial team:
 ​Antonietta
Covino-Beehre
Thinking of Place Biography:
Antonietta Covino-Beehre, is an artist and curator whose practice engages printmaking, sculpture, and expanded exhibition methodologies. Her curatorial development began in the 1990s with group exhibitions at the Malthouse Theatre (Vic) and involvement in artist-run spaces, followed by the organisation of student exhibitions at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her curatorial practice has expanded internationally since 2013 as co-curator of the large-scale, international collaboration titled Thinking of Place. This project reflects an ongoing commitment to cross-cultural dialogue and the exchange of critical and creative knowledge. Through both individual and collaborative initiatives, Covino-Beehre has developed a curatorial approach that is informed by research, grounded in practice, and that fosters critical exchange between artworks, audiences, and place. W: www.acovinobeehre.com IG: acovinobeehre FB: Antonietta Covino-Beehre |
 Laurel McKenzie
Thinking of Place Biography:
Laurel McKenzie, PhD, a former post-secondary visual arts educator, has been a full-time artist since 2001. Her practice includes traditional and digital print media and mixed media installation. She has exhibited widely since the 1970s with solo, small group and invitation/prize/travelling exhibitions within Australia and internationally. Her work is represented in public and private collections in Australia and overseas. McKenzie has served as a volunteer office-bearer for several arts organisations and been involved in creating, promoting and delivering exhibitions, community events, skills-development workshops and other opportunities for artists and aspiring artists. She is a founding member of the Thinking of Place curatorial team. W: www.laurelmckenzie.au IG: laurelmckenzie9779 FB: Laurel McKenzie |
 Prue MacDougall
Thinking of Place Biography:
Prue MacDougall is an award-winning printmaker whose works are held in over ten public collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), the National Gallery of Australia (Canberra), and the Arts House Trust (Auckland).She graduated with distinction from Elam School of Fine Art in 1985, receiving Auckland University’s Annual Prize of Excellence. Her acclaimed series Navigating Worlds explores metaphors of body-as-map and world-as-body, earning recognition in Art New Zealand. MacDougall’s mastery of intaglio printmaking and her evocative, theatrical style – echoing Goya and Rego – have made her a finalist in the 2024 NZPPA Awards and a respected figure in contemporary printmaking. W: www.pruemacdougall.com IG: pruemacdougall FB: Prue McDougall |
 James Pasakos
Thinking of Place Biography:
James Pasakos, artist/curator, his works embody transformation, reflecting deeply personal experiences that explore the shifting nature of identity and cultural belonging. Drawing from his own heritage and lived environment, he examines how individual and collective identities evolve within changing social and cultural landscapes. His ongoing 2D practice intertwines memory, place, and identity, creating visual narratives that connect personal history to broader cultural and industrial contexts. The enduring presence of the Melbourne Docklands and its refineries, symbols of labour, migration, and change, serves as both muse and metaphor. Through these industrial forms, Pasakos reimagines the relationship between self and place, where traces of memory and cultural background intersect with the raw materiality of the landscape. In 2012, he founded the Goldfields Printmakers, fostering regional, national and international collaboration and cultural dialogue. Pasakos, is a Lecturer - Course Coordinator | Bachelor of Visual Arts, Arts Academy, Federation University Australia W: http://www.jamespasakos.com/ IG: jpasakos FB: jamespasakos |
Thinking of Place Curatorial Team:
left to right:
James Pasakos, Antonietta Covino Beehre,
Prue MacDougall, Laure McKenzie.
Photo was taken at IMPACT10 - 'Encounter'
Santander, Spain, ToPII, 2018.
left to right:
James Pasakos, Antonietta Covino Beehre,
Prue MacDougall, Laure McKenzie.
Photo was taken at IMPACT10 - 'Encounter'
Santander, Spain, ToPII, 2018.
