Barbara Doran

Barbara Doran works as an artist, art director and university lecturer. She was born in Wagga Wagga, Australia and grew up in Southern African countries Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Known for a diverse mix of skills, studies and experiences, her artwork similarly employs inter-disciplinary mediums including costume, film, photography, installations and food. Her artwork revolves around the voice and intelligence of our bodies in helping us to respond to the dilemmas of personal, collective and environmental health. Barbara probes these questions by exploring  ideology and the way macro and micro relationships intersect with physical and symbolic systems. Barbara’s work has been exhibited in several solo and group shows since 2003. In 2013 she was a winner in UNESCO’s Bioethics and Art photography prize  and in 2009 and 2010 she was the national winner of the “She” award. She has also been a finalist in other national competitions including the Olive Cotton Award and Westpac Redland’s Emerging Artist exhibition.