2009 AAANZ Conference Abstracts - The Art Association of Australia ...

WELCOME
On behalf of the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences at The Australian National University (ANU), I would like
to welcome you to the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) Annual Conference for 2009.
This conference brings together a broad range of art historians, critics, curators, artists and art students. The
organising committee chose to keep the theme of the conference open and allow the sessions to emerge from
the most current research being undertaken by AAANZ community. The result is a diverse and stimulating range of
papers. No doubt the quality of the scholarship will result in a very rewarding conference.
One of the benefits of holding the conference in Canberra is the opportunity to collaborate with our major national
arts institutions. We particularly wish to thank the National Museum of Australia for hosting and staging the launch
of this year’s conference.
We would like to thank all of the speakers for their contribution. The strength of the conference relies on the
presenters putting in the time and effort to travel to Canberra to present their research. We are also especially
thankful to the session convenors for their hard work in initiating and co-ordinating such a broad range of themes.
Gordon Bull
Head of the ANU School of Art
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
The Australian National University