Natalie King Explained

Natalie King
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Curator, writer
Years Active:1991–present
Known For:Australian Contemporary Art

Natalie King (born 1966) is an Australian curator and writer working in Melbourne, Australia. She specializes in Australian and international programs for contemporary art and visual culture. This includes exhibitions, publications, workshops, lectures and cultural partnerships across contemporary art and indigenous culture.[1]

King was formerly Chief Curator of Melbourne Biennial Lab,[2] [3] the Creative Associate of MPavilion[4] and curator of Tracey Moffatt for the Australian Pavilion at the 57th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale 2017.[5]

As from 2017, she is a senior research fellow at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Australia and was recently appointed to the role of enterprise professor at the VCA.[6] In that role she was named in The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence awards for Arts, Culture and Sport in October 2018.[7] In September 2019, King was appointed as curator of the first Pacific and transgender artist, Yuki Kihara, to represent Aotearoa New Zealand at the 59th Venice Biennale 2022.[8]

Early life

Natalie King grew up in North Balwyn, Melbourne Victoria, in a conventional Jewish household.[9] From a young age she had an interest in the indigenous history of the city, including the work of Aboriginal artist Destiny Deacon and long-time collaborator Virginia Fraser.

Career

Venice Biennale

Natalie King curated Tracey Moffatt for the Australian pavilion at the 57th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale 2017.[10]

King curated the first Pasifika and Samoan artist, Yuki Kihara for the New Zealand pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale 2022.[11]

In 2024, King curated the inaugural Timor-Leste pavilion, Maria Madeira: Kiss and Don’t Tell at the 60th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale 2024.[12]

Other institutions and projects

Her previous roles include Chief Curator of Melbourne Biennial Lab, City of Melbourne; senior research fellow, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne and Creative Associate of MPavilion.

Achievements

In 2018, Natalie King was selected as a finalist for the Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence. The award was established to recognize the achievements of Australian women across a broad range of professions and disciplines.[13]

In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, King was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to the contemporary visual arts".[14]

In 2023 King won the Best Artist-Led Publication AWAPA award by the Art Association of Australia & New Zealand for editing the publication Paradise Camp by Yuki Kihara. (Thames and Hudson, 2022)[15]

Education

King completed a Master of Arts (M.A.), Visual Arts & Museum Studies at Monash University in Victoria Australia, between 1991 and 1993.[16]

Publications

Natalie King is co-editor (with Professor Larissa Hjorth and Mami Kataoka) of the anthology Art in the Asia Pacific: Intimate Publics, Routledge, 2014. She is also editor/curator of Up Close: Carol Jerrems with Larry Clark, Nan Goldin and William Yang, Heide Museum of Modern Art. King also co-edited a publication on biennial curator Hou Hanru. She is widely published in arts media including LEAP, Photofile and Flash Art.She is also a member of the International Association of Art Critics, Paris.

Select curated exhibitions

Selected interviews

Natalie King has conducted a number of public lectures and published interviews with leading international artists and curators including:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Natalie King, curator, Venice Biennale . Australia Council for the Arts . 29 November 2016 . 15 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Natalie King, CHIEF CURATOR, BIENNIAL LAB . Public Art Melbourne Biennial Lab . 15 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Curatorial Statement: Chief Curator Natalie King . Public Art Melbourne Biennial Lab . 15 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Natalie King . MPavilion . 15 December 2017.
  5. Web site: On the Couch with Natalie King. 10 June 2016. Arts Review. 15 December 2017.
  6. Web site: Curator Natalie King on her new role as Enterprise Professor at the VCA . Paul Dalgarno . The University of Melbourne . 16 March 2018 . 26 March 2018.
  7. News: Women of Influence 2018 winner fights for recognition of Indigenous Australians. Patten. Sally. 17 October 2018. Australian Financial Review. 18 October 2018.
  8. News: Biennale Arte 2021: New Zealand's artist and curator announced. Patten. Sally. 23 February 2020. New Zealand at Venice. 6 April 2020.
  9. Web site: Natalie King, curator, talks about 1970s Melbourne, cafes and art . The Sydney Morning Herald . 7 November 2017 . 15 December 2017.
  10. Web site: Moffatt in Venice . Art Guide Australia . 12 May 2017 . 15 December 2017.
  11. Web site: Flipping the script at the Venice Biennale – The University of Melbourne. 17 June 2022. 15 May 2024.
  12. Web site: Timor-Leste Presents Inaugural Pavilion at 2024 Venice Biennale – Art Asia Pacific. 31 January 2024. 15 May 2024.
  13. News: the Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence 2018 category winners revealed . The Australian Financial Review . 17 October 2018 . 5 November 2018.
  14. News: Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours List . Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia . 8 June 2020 . 11 June 2020.
  15. News: WINNERS│HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR THE 2023 AWAPAS . Art Association of Australia & New Zealand . 8 January 2024 . 15 May 2024.
  16. Web site: Natalie King . Linkedin . 17 December 2017.
  17. Web site: Tracey Moffatt: My Horizon, by Natalie King . Thames & Hudson . 15 December 2017.
  18. Web site: Up Close: Carol Jerrems with Larry Clark, Nan Goldin and William Yang . Black Inc . 15 December 2017. 26 September 2014 .
  19. Web site: Timor-Leste Presents Inaugural Pavilion at 2024 Venice Biennale – Art Asia Pacific. 31 January 2024. 15 May 2024.
  20. Web site: Flipping the script at the Venice Biennale – The University of Melbourne. 17 June 2022. 15 May 2024.
  21. Web site: Moffatt in Venice – Art Guide Australia. 12 May 2017. 20 December 2017.
  22. Web site: MONYET GILA: EPISODE ONE – 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. 8 February 2016. 20 December 2017.
  23. Web site: HOME. Biennial Lab. 20 December 2017.
  24. Web site: Press Release : Conversation: Endless Acts in Human History, Entang Wiharso and Sally Smart – Galeri Nasional Indonesia – Website resmi Galeri Nasional Indonesia (GALNAS). galeri-nasional.or.id. 20 December 2017.
  25. Web site: One Night Stand.
  26. Web site: TarraWarra Biennial 2014. 23 July 2014. 20 December 2017.
  27. 13th Dong Gang International Photo Festival 2014. Pound. Patrick. 1 January 2014. 20 December 2017.
  28. Web site: Jitish Kallat: Circa : Asialink. 24 August 2016. Asialink. 20 December 2017.
  29. Book: Shadowlife / curated by Djon Mundine and Natalie King. Djon. Mundine. Natalie. King. Asialink. Bendigo Art Gallery. Hayman Design. 20 December 2017. National Library of Australia. 9780734047571. 2012.
  30. Web site: Australian Embassy in. corporateName= Department of Foreign Affairs and. Trade. thailand.embassy.gov.au. 20 December 2017.
  31. Web site: Ian Potter Museum of Art – Future Exhibitions. art-museum.unimelb.edu.au. 20 December 2017.
  32. Web site: Up Close: Carol Jerrems with Larry Clark, Nan Goldin and William Yang by Natalie King. 20 December 2017.
  33. Web site: Destiny Deacon: Walk & don't look blak :: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. mca.com.au. 16 June 2018.
  34. Web site: institution The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum - artist, news & exhibitions - photography-now.com. photography-now.com. 20 December 2017.
  35. Web site: Rosemary Laing on Artmap.com. artmap.com. 20 December 2017.
  36. Web site: Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. acca.melbourne. 20 December 2017.
  37. Web site: Primavera 1994: Young Australian Artists :: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. mca.com.au. 16 June 2018.
  38. Web site: A conversation with Pipilotti Rist . Ocula . 8 January 2018 . 30 January 2018.
  39. Web site: A conversation with Tracey Moffatt . Ocula . 1 September 2017 . 18 December 2017.
  40. Web site: A conversation with Maria Alyokhina . Ocula . 17 August 2017 . 18 December 2017.
  41. Web site: A conversation with Entang Wiharso and Sally Smart . Ocula . 20 January 2016 . 19 December 2017.
  42. Web site: MUMA Boiler Room Lecture: Raqs Media Collective . State Library of Victoria, Melbourne . 19 December 2017. 13 November 2015 .
  43. Web site: Hou Hanru in Conversation . 14 October 2014 . Asialink, University of Melbourne . 16 June 2018.
  44. Web site: Polixeni Papapetrou in conversation with Natalie King . Eyeline Contemporary Visual Arts . 26 August 2015 . 19 December 2017.
  45. Web site: Bill Henson in conversation with Natalie King at Monash Gallery of Art . Public Interview, Monash Gallery of Art . 13 October 2011 . 19 December 2017.
  46. Web site: Anastasia Klose with Natalie King . SPEECH . 5 September 2009 . 19 December 2017.

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