Arwen Dyer

~Photographer~

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Portfolio

Below are some images from various exhibitions, backdating to 2013.

Please see further below for -

Fluidity

Joint exhibition with Wolfgang Glowacki, 2020

Diverse

Macro, night sky and landscape

taken in Tasmania, New Zealand, Norway and Iceland in my travels and on residence, and exhibited widely

Biography

Arwen Dyer is a photographer and creative artist from Tasmania, Australia. Her love of landscape, macro, black and white, and astrological photography grew from a passion for being in nature. Her images portray emotional and spiritual responses to place and natural phenomena and invite the viewer to also respond. She hopes her photos of unique and beautiful wilderness promote an awareness of the unique value of the natural world.

In 2016 Arwen completed a residency in Lofoten, Norway (supported by an Arts Tasmania grant) for her project ‘evanesce’. She has been shortlisted for several international awards, including Astrophotographer of the Year 2016. In 2015 she was an artist-in-residence in Karamea, New Zealand and in 2014, she was an artist-in-residence on Flinders Island, Tasmania, which culminated in a book with fellow photographer Wolfgang Glowacki. Arwen’s first solo photography book, Luminosity – Star, Sky & Sea, was released in 2015. Her photographs have been exhibited in Hobart, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, throughout Tasmania and in Milan.

“As a nature photographer, I have a fascination with places of wild natural beauty.

I am deeply moved, both emotionally and spiritually, by these places: the mountains, rainforests, remote coastlines, expansive skies and tiny details speak to my inner world in ways I cannot describe. This love of the natural world prompts in me an acute awareness of the impact human beings are having on it. From global warming to deforestation, mining, water pollution, over-fishing, poaching (the list goes on), witnessing the destruction of this planet and its ecosystems by humans evokes for me a whole mix of emotions: anger, despair, shame, sadness and a sense of disempowerment.

Hope comes from knowing that it is solely our responsibility to remedy the devastation we are causing. My optimism has led to a passion for using my time and photographs for conservation purposes. While it is easy to feel overwhelmed by so many environmental issues demanding action, I am currently focusing on three areas of concern: campaigning to protect unique Tasmanian wilderness (including the takayna), the impact of climate change on the planet (including small islands) and on our emotional lives, and, general awareness raising of the vulnerability and uniqueness of wilderness ecosystems around the world.”

~ Arwen, 2020

Awards

Shortlisted for International Astrophotography Awards, Royal Museums Greenwich, 2016, including publication

Cover image awarded design for publication Sky Guide, 2018

Second place Jan 2016 NotIndoor photography magazine "Reflections in Hooker Lake” http://notindoorphotography.com/notindoor-contest-1-notindoor/

David Malin Awards 2016 Honourable mention wide-field category

Winner Tasmap competition, Freycinet Map Cover, 2016

Short-listed Tasmanian Landscape Photography Awards Wild Island 2016 “Delicately Held” plant category

Shoot the frame finalist February 2016 http://shoottheframe.com/shoot-the-land-finalist-gallery/

Short-listed Aurora Photography Competition Wild Island 2015 “Moonscape”

Short-listed Australian Geographic night sky folio 2015

David Malin Awards 2015 Honourable mention wide-field category http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/news_events/astrofest/awards/2015_AstroFest_DMA.html

Exhibitions

Fluidity - exhibition with Wolfgang Glowacki, Sidespace Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, 2020

Tread|Lightly - solo exhibition with Tasmanian Artist Collective, Pontville, Tas., 2018

Tarkine in Motion - group exhibition, at the Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, 2016, 2017, 2018

Island Light - group nature photography exhibition at the Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, 2017

Small Wonders - solo exhibition Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery, Tas., 2016

Solo - retrospective at Wilderness Gallery, Find Your Feet, Hobart, June 2015

Tarkine in Motion - group exhibition at Salerno Gallery Sydney and in Burnie, Tasmania 2015

Tarkine in Motion - group exhibition at Jugglers Arts Space, Brisbane, July 2016 including curatorial role

Australian Art in Milan - group exhibition at Art Expo, Milan 2015

Flinders Island collection - at Mountain Seas Gallery on Flinders Island, Tasmania November 2015

Wild Tasmania exhibition - with Wolfgang Glowacki at Jugglers Arts Space, Brisbane, June 2015 and at MIECAT Studios Gallery, Melbourne, September 2015

Island Light - group nature photography exhibition at the Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, Tas., 2015

Wrest Point Art Awards - Wrest Point, Hobart, 2015, 2016, 2017

Kingborough Art Awards - Kingston, Tasmania, April 2015, 2016, 2017

Wild Tasmania - with Wolfgang Glowacki at the Gallery Tasmania, Sheffield, December 2014

Celestial Listening - with Andrea Breen, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, April 2014 (watch footage on Vimeo)

Rotary Club of Hobart Art Show - Wrest Point Casino, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

The Aurora Chasers - Kingston Arts Hub, July-August 2014 (see the Aurora Chasers collaborative video on YouTube)

In focus - Refugee Art Week Exhibition, Moonah Arts Centre, June 2014

Kingborough Art Prize - Kingston, Tas. May 2014

Hobart Photographic Society Annual Exhibition - Mawson's Place, May 2014

Aurora Australis Exhibition - Gallery Tasmania, Sheffield, Tas. April 2014

Love the Tarkine - group exhibition, Wilderness Society Tas., Hobart, March 2014

Weld Echo, The Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, January 2014

Southern Exposure, Cygnet, March 2014 Articles

Dynamic Range x 4 article (online only)

Travel Play Live x 2 articles (printed)

Photography Talk Top 20 https://www.photographytalk.com/photography-articles/7297-20-of-the-best-landscape-photographers-you-need-to-check-out-today

Find your feet podcast https://findyourfeet.com.au/pages/arwen-dyer

Various ABC Hobart interviews including evenings with Melanie Tait and mornings with Ryk Goddard

One Million Women online blog article 2015

Article in the Rongolian Star about my NZ residency

Interview on Karamea Radio about my NZ residency

Feature article in Sharp Airlines in-flight magazine - Summer 2014

Tasmanian Geographic, Issue 36, August 2015 - New Zealand

Tasmanian Geographic, Issue 33, May 2015 - Bioluminescence (multiple contributors)

Tasmanian Geographic, Issue 28, January 2015 - an Artist's View of Flinders Island

Tasmanian Geographic, Issue 19, June 2014 - Nothofagus Gunnii

Tasmanian Geographic, Issue 10, December 2013 - Auroras and the night

Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage - printed publication, the Wilderness Society, 2014

Salamanca Arts Centre 2014 event calendar

Books

Luminosity: Star, Sky & Sea, self-published book, 2015

Flinders Island, self-published book with Wolfgang Glowacki, 2014

Merchandise

Calendars

Greeting cards

Silk scarves

Postcards

Prints

Awards

Shortlisted for International Astrophotography Awards, Royal Museums Greenwich, 2016, including publication

Cover image awarded design for publication Sky Guide, 2018

Second place Jan 2016 NotIndoor photography magazine "Reflections in Hooker Lake”

David Malin Awards 2016 Honourable mention wide-field category

Winner Tasmap competition, Freycinet Map Cover, 2016

Short-listed Tasmanian Landscape Photography Awards Wild Island 2016 “Delicately Held” plant category

Shoot the Frame finalist February 2016

https://shoottheframe.com/photo/wXMoB543x4v and https://shoottheframe.com/photo/LfrNuVq6mP4

Short-listed Aurora Photography Competition Wild Island 2015 “Moonscape”

Short-listed Australian Geographic night sky folio 2015

David Malin Awards 2015 Honourable mention wide-field category

http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/news_events/astrofest/awards/2015_AstroFest_DMA.html