Jo Diball
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Currently Exhibiting:
Genre
Visual Art – My art practice consists of imaginings and comment on biotechnological advances and the realms of medical science with concepts of power and control or lack there of, the role of play, the monster and the imagined hybrid.
Skills
Current Art employment; Gallery attendant for The College Gallery, South bank, (The QCA Post Graduate gallery). Art therapy and experiences : employment every second Saturday, Experience Past 5 years Gallery Attendance – Future Tense exhibition curated by Proff.Pat Hoffie. Three exhibitions with mentorship with Dr. Joe Airo-Fruella (ex 482 gallery) and at present with my current employment and mentorship with Dr. Jewel Mackenzie (College Gallery) Vast experience in teaching art to people who are disadvantaged. Experience in painting MURALS; Michael Lin assistant APT, QAG. Lota Catchment Project (commisioned by the Environmental Science Dept. Griffith Uni), SEDU Mount Gravatt.
Qualifications
BVA in Fine Art (Painting Major); QCA BVA in Fine Art Hons. (first class); QCA Academic Awards of Excellence (Griffith University) Life Member to Honour Society. 2005 Mentoring (art administration) Program. Certificate in Retail. CVI Certificate Workshop at Griffith Uni, Mt Gravatt Campus). Facilitator/teacher of ‘Colour Gang’ art classes for 2years. Workshops at Access Arts in art teaching and communication. Art Tutoring experience, Fine Art Club Commitee at QCA. Various exhibitions: Soapbox, Metro Arts, Dell Gallery, Theiss Prize finalist exhibition, Galleria, Various QCA. QCA Exhibition Publications 2000-2005 and 2006 125 year celebration magazine, Alternate Angle. Belle Annual Magazine, Courier Mail, Colour Box, Independent Newspapers-Southside, Murwillumbah.
Modus operandi
My curious and empathetic approach in terms of my mode of operations refers to personal life experiences and imaginings. I see myself as an artist and observer who creates art that is based on these imaginings of the imminent future. I am intrigued by biotechnologies, bio-cybernetics and the future role and appearance of the post -human being. I relate to post-humanist theories with how future medical and bio technological advancement will either evolve, transform or effect biological forms particularly of late the hybridise outcomes which reference xenotransplantation procedures. I am a strong believer of the axiom- “there is no other". I feel there is a desperate need for equal opportunity for all artists and all individuals.
Work examples
The works I have displayed in the gallery are from my Hybrid Passing, Huppet and Happet Series which demotes the role xenotransplantation plays in contemporary medical science that features, imagined hybrid animal/human patients and inter-species mix. I create creatures usually in relief, 2D puppet format, which are rendered from my own drawings, X-Rays and photocopies of medical text. I manipulate the text then cut and paste the imagery to wood, and then fix the wooden forms together with screws which facilitate movement. The result is enigmatical amalgams, half skeletal, half formed science specimens. Also I render android automatons, cyborgs, techno-metamorphose and any synthesis creatures animal, human, machine.I frequently reference actual documented conditions or phenomenon recognized throughout medical science history. Please feel free to view my gallery.
