Jill Orr | |
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | RMIT University Monash University |
Known for | Performance Photography Video Installation |
Jill Orr (born 1952) is a contemporary artist based in Melbourne, Australia, whose works have been exhibited around the world.
Jill Orr was born in 1952.[1]
She completed a Higher Diploma of Secondary Art and Craft Teaching, at Melbourne College of Advanced Education in 1975. In 1994 Orr received a Masters of Arts in Fine Art at Royal Melbourne University of Technology, and in 2006, Orr commenced a PhD in Art and Design, at Monash University.[citation needed]
Orr is best known for her works in performance, photography, video and installation works that often explore the body, and its positioning within social, political and environmental contexts. While Orr's works are predominantly site-specific, the recording of her works are regarded as equally significant aspects of her working practice.[2]
Orr was supported as an artist-in-residence in Adelaide by the Women's Art Movement there in the 1970s or 1980s.[3]
Since the late 1970s Orr's works have been presented in Paris, Beijing, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Antwerp, New York, Toronto, Quebec City, Graz, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane.[4]
Orr's works are included in a number of major public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, Redgate Gallery Beijing, the National Gallery of Victoria, The Graeme Gibson collection, the Monash Gallery of Art and Griffith Artworks. Many of her works are also held in private collections in Australia, the Netherlands, England, France, the United States, China and Belgium.[5]