Leanne Waterhouse is a multi disciplinary artist who uses walking and observation as a process to create written translations, vocal soundscapes and graphic scores and installations using found objects to physically and metaphorically explore sites.
Leanne uses walking as a process to observe, investigate and record the various layers of human activity along urban and suburban waterways and where these activities intersect with nature. She creates vocalised interpretations of the soundscape of these sites, that uses the voice as an evocative metaphor for the intersections between the built environment and nature. The soundscape translated to language to create a written transcription to present a record of a series of different transitions within this diverse landscape. Explore how simplified language can present poetic gestures that invites contemplation of the ecology of specific sites within the urban and suburban landscape, with an attempt to understand place.
Leanne aims to transpose fluctuations and intensities of human and natural sounds encountered on the creek into a colour and scale visual format using detritus sourced from the site.
In 2017 Leanne completed a Master of Fine Art at RMIT, her research investigates Moonee Ponds Creek as a site to formulate an inquiry into place – real or imagined – between the natural and artificial within an urban environment. Moonee Ponds Creek, an area that runs from urban Melbourne to the outer suburbs has an ongoing history of development, construction and attempted regeneration. Leanne uses this site to investigate the layering of human activity that has occurred within Melbourne’s urban landscape. She consider the intersections of the natural and the artificial, in particular how living things such as birds adapt to this specific ever changing environment.
Leanne uses walking as a process to observe, investigate and record the various layers of human activity along urban and suburban waterways and where these activities intersect with nature. She creates vocalised interpretations of the soundscape of these sites, that uses the voice as an evocative metaphor for the intersections between the built environment and nature. The soundscape translated to language to create a written transcription to present a record of a series of different transitions within this diverse landscape. Explore how simplified language can present poetic gestures that invites contemplation of the ecology of specific sites within the urban and suburban landscape, with an attempt to understand place.
Leanne aims to transpose fluctuations and intensities of human and natural sounds encountered on the creek into a colour and scale visual format using detritus sourced from the site.
In 2017 Leanne completed a Master of Fine Art at RMIT, her research investigates Moonee Ponds Creek as a site to formulate an inquiry into place – real or imagined – between the natural and artificial within an urban environment. Moonee Ponds Creek, an area that runs from urban Melbourne to the outer suburbs has an ongoing history of development, construction and attempted regeneration. Leanne uses this site to investigate the layering of human activity that has occurred within Melbourne’s urban landscape. She consider the intersections of the natural and the artificial, in particular how living things such as birds adapt to this specific ever changing environment.
Education
2017 Masters of Fine Art with Distinction RMIT, Victoria
2014 Graduate Diploma Visual Arts Victoria College of Arts, Victoria
1999 Diploma of Education University of Wollongong, NSW
1997 Bachelor of Arts (Visual) Charles Sturt University, NSW
Selected Exhibitions
2018-19
Feilding, Public Artwork,RMIT, Melbourne Victoria
2018
Chant of the Everyday, Trocadero Art Space, Footscray Victoria
200 metres of Creekness, Pirrie Space, Darwin Northern Territory
Subterranean, Dirty Dozen Creative Spaces, Melbourne Victoria
2017
Being There, First Site Gallery, Melbourne Vic
Noel Counihan Commemorative Award, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick Vic
2016
I wanna be here, I wanna be there, Hashtag Kitchen Gallery, Melbourne Victoria
Urban Shock, Rubicon ARI, Melbourne Victoria
One Night Stand: Clearway, Easey Street Studios, Collingwood Vic
Belong In, Alternating Current Art Space, Windsor Vic
2015
Hang Me out To Dry, NCCA- Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin NT
Creature from the Black Lagoon, Mayfair Gallery, Darwin NT
#IAMANY, DVAA, Darwin NT
I Is Another , George Paton Gallery, Melbourne Vic
2014
VCA Grad Show, VCA Student Gallery, Melbourne Vic
She’s a Pearler, Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts, Katherine NT
2013
Solitary Cohabitation Revisited, SLOT, Redfern NSW
Reverse, Tarpspace, Litchfield National Park NT
Balanced, Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin NT
She’s a Pearler, DVAA, Darwin NT
Flash Art – The Don, The Cav Hotel, Darwin NT
Art is Easy (and all music sounds the same), Chan Contemporary Art Space, Darwin NT
World in a Match Box, DEAF Space DVAA, Darwin NT
Off Cuts Show, Don Whyte Framing, Darwin NT
Sentenced Zine, 107 Projects, Sydney NSW
Sentenced Zine, Woods St DVAA, Darwin NT
States of Play, c.1907 Contemporary Art Space, Cairns QLD
2012
Inclination, DEAF Space DVAA, Darwin NT
Solitary Cohabitation, Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin NT
New Territories, Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin NT
The Angry Show, DEAF Space DVAA, Darwin NT
Art of the Nomad, Chan Contemporary Art Space, Darwin NT
Darwin on a Whim, Woods Street DVAA, Darwin NT
Art on Wheels, Public Art Anula, Darwin NT
Six Pack Exhibition, Happy Yess, Darwin NT
2011
Butterscotch Clouds, Woods St DVAA, Darwin NT
New Territories, Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin NT
Artist @ Work, Woods St DVAA, Darwin NT
Six Pack Exhibition, Happy Yess, Darwin NT
Off Cuts Show, Don Whyte Framing, Darwin NT
2010
Off Cuts Show, Don Whyte Framing, Darwin NT
Trading Card Exhibition, Barrett Gallery, Northern Rivers NSW
2007
Remote, Private Space, Darwin NT
Curated and Project Managed Exhibitions
2018
Subterranean, Dirty Dozen Creative Spaces, Melbourne Victoria
2017
Being There, First Site Gallery, Melbourne Victoria
2016
Belong In, Alternating Current Art Space, Windsor Victoria
2015
#IAMANY, DVAA, Darwin NT
2014
She’s a Pearler: DVAA Retrospective, Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts, Katherine NT
2013
She’s a Pearler – DVAA Retrospective, Darwin Visual Arts Association, Darwin NT
DVAA Art Fair , Frog Hollow Centre for the Arts, Darwin NT
At The Studio: Photo Essay DVAA Members, Darwin NT
DVAA Revisited, Various Locations, Darwin NT
Art Stories, NT Library and DVAA, Darwin NT
World in a Matchbox, Darwin Visual Arts Association, Darwin NT
2012
Journey, Darwin Visual Arts Association, Darwin NT
Art of the Nomad , Chan Contemporary Art Space, Darwin NT
Art on Wheels, Various Location, Darwin NT
Artist @ Work, Darwin Visual Arts Association, Darwin NT
Arts Sector Involvement
2017
President Coalesce ARI
2014 -2015
Projects and Development Chapter House Lane, Melbourne Vic
Founding member of arts collective I Is Another, Melbourne Vic
2014
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne Vic
Artist assistance for Simon Piricich, Melbourne Vic
Photographic & exhibition assistance for Lane Cormick, Melbourne Vic
Project assistance artist collaboration Darwin Festival, Darwin NT
2013
Facilitator - Public Art forum, City of Darwin, Darwin NT
Chan Contemporary Art Space, Darwin NT
Mentor for City of Darwin Youth Arts, Darwin NT
2012 – 2013
Darwin Arts Sector Committee, Darwin NT
Rights on Show annual exhibition Steering Committee, Darwin NT
NT Visual Arts Committee, Darwin NT
Facilitate artist talks in high schools, Darwin NT
Links
http://iisanotherinstallation.weebly.com
I Is Another Collective
George Paton Gallery
2017 Masters of Fine Art with Distinction RMIT, Victoria
2014 Graduate Diploma Visual Arts Victoria College of Arts, Victoria
1999 Diploma of Education University of Wollongong, NSW
1997 Bachelor of Arts (Visual) Charles Sturt University, NSW
Selected Exhibitions
2018-19
Feilding, Public Artwork,RMIT, Melbourne Victoria
2018
Chant of the Everyday, Trocadero Art Space, Footscray Victoria
200 metres of Creekness, Pirrie Space, Darwin Northern Territory
Subterranean, Dirty Dozen Creative Spaces, Melbourne Victoria
2017
Being There, First Site Gallery, Melbourne Vic
Noel Counihan Commemorative Award, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick Vic
2016
I wanna be here, I wanna be there, Hashtag Kitchen Gallery, Melbourne Victoria
Urban Shock, Rubicon ARI, Melbourne Victoria
One Night Stand: Clearway, Easey Street Studios, Collingwood Vic
Belong In, Alternating Current Art Space, Windsor Vic
2015
Hang Me out To Dry, NCCA- Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin NT
Creature from the Black Lagoon, Mayfair Gallery, Darwin NT
#IAMANY, DVAA, Darwin NT
I Is Another , George Paton Gallery, Melbourne Vic
2014
VCA Grad Show, VCA Student Gallery, Melbourne Vic
She’s a Pearler, Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts, Katherine NT
2013
Solitary Cohabitation Revisited, SLOT, Redfern NSW
Reverse, Tarpspace, Litchfield National Park NT
Balanced, Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin NT
She’s a Pearler, DVAA, Darwin NT
Flash Art – The Don, The Cav Hotel, Darwin NT
Art is Easy (and all music sounds the same), Chan Contemporary Art Space, Darwin NT
World in a Match Box, DEAF Space DVAA, Darwin NT
Off Cuts Show, Don Whyte Framing, Darwin NT
Sentenced Zine, 107 Projects, Sydney NSW
Sentenced Zine, Woods St DVAA, Darwin NT
States of Play, c.1907 Contemporary Art Space, Cairns QLD
2012
Inclination, DEAF Space DVAA, Darwin NT
Solitary Cohabitation, Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin NT
New Territories, Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin NT
The Angry Show, DEAF Space DVAA, Darwin NT
Art of the Nomad, Chan Contemporary Art Space, Darwin NT
Darwin on a Whim, Woods Street DVAA, Darwin NT
Art on Wheels, Public Art Anula, Darwin NT
Six Pack Exhibition, Happy Yess, Darwin NT
2011
Butterscotch Clouds, Woods St DVAA, Darwin NT
New Territories, Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin NT
Artist @ Work, Woods St DVAA, Darwin NT
Six Pack Exhibition, Happy Yess, Darwin NT
Off Cuts Show, Don Whyte Framing, Darwin NT
2010
Off Cuts Show, Don Whyte Framing, Darwin NT
Trading Card Exhibition, Barrett Gallery, Northern Rivers NSW
2007
Remote, Private Space, Darwin NT
Curated and Project Managed Exhibitions
2018
Subterranean, Dirty Dozen Creative Spaces, Melbourne Victoria
2017
Being There, First Site Gallery, Melbourne Victoria
2016
Belong In, Alternating Current Art Space, Windsor Victoria
2015
#IAMANY, DVAA, Darwin NT
2014
She’s a Pearler: DVAA Retrospective, Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts, Katherine NT
2013
She’s a Pearler – DVAA Retrospective, Darwin Visual Arts Association, Darwin NT
DVAA Art Fair , Frog Hollow Centre for the Arts, Darwin NT
At The Studio: Photo Essay DVAA Members, Darwin NT
DVAA Revisited, Various Locations, Darwin NT
Art Stories, NT Library and DVAA, Darwin NT
World in a Matchbox, Darwin Visual Arts Association, Darwin NT
2012
Journey, Darwin Visual Arts Association, Darwin NT
Art of the Nomad , Chan Contemporary Art Space, Darwin NT
Art on Wheels, Various Location, Darwin NT
Artist @ Work, Darwin Visual Arts Association, Darwin NT
Arts Sector Involvement
2017
President Coalesce ARI
2014 -2015
Projects and Development Chapter House Lane, Melbourne Vic
Founding member of arts collective I Is Another, Melbourne Vic
2014
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne Vic
Artist assistance for Simon Piricich, Melbourne Vic
Photographic & exhibition assistance for Lane Cormick, Melbourne Vic
Project assistance artist collaboration Darwin Festival, Darwin NT
2013
Facilitator - Public Art forum, City of Darwin, Darwin NT
Chan Contemporary Art Space, Darwin NT
Mentor for City of Darwin Youth Arts, Darwin NT
2012 – 2013
Darwin Arts Sector Committee, Darwin NT
Rights on Show annual exhibition Steering Committee, Darwin NT
NT Visual Arts Committee, Darwin NT
Facilitate artist talks in high schools, Darwin NT
Links
http://iisanotherinstallation.weebly.com
I Is Another Collective
George Paton Gallery
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-15/darwin-arts-scene-celebrates-30th-anniversary/5096266
Darwin arts scene celebrates 30th anniversary
Darwin Visual Arts Association turns 30.
Source: 7.30 NT | Duration: 4min 4sec
Darwin arts scene celebrates 30th anniversary
Darwin Visual Arts Association turns 30.
Source: 7.30 NT | Duration: 4min 4sec
http://tarpspace.com/darwin-tarplife/
Tarpspace
Mobile Artist Run Initiative
Darwin Tarplife - Henry Jock Walker
Tarpspace
Mobile Artist Run Initiative
Darwin Tarplife - Henry Jock Walker
http://www.dispatch.net.au/05-leanne-waterhouse.html
Dispatch
Dispatch is a visual art exchange project between seven window gallery spaces across Australia.
Dispatch
Dispatch is a visual art exchange project between seven window gallery spaces across Australia.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-29/budding-artists-work-on-show/4850778
Art is easy (and all music sounds the same)
Exhibition featuring work of CDU visual arts students.
Source: 7.30 NT | Duration: 3min 52sec
Leanne's work appears at 1min 23sec
Art is easy (and all music sounds the same)
Exhibition featuring work of CDU visual arts students.
Source: 7.30 NT | Duration: 3min 52sec
Leanne's work appears at 1min 23sec
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-23/art-of-the-nomad/3966650
Art of the Nomad
An exhibition asks what it means to be a real Territorian
Source: 7.30 NT | Duration: 4min 58sec
Art of the Nomad
An exhibition asks what it means to be a real Territorian
Source: 7.30 NT | Duration: 4min 58sec
Contact: waterhouse.leanne@gmail.com
