Janina Green

Janina Green (born 1944 in Essen, Germany[citation needed]) is an Australian photographer recognised for her experimental and feminist approach to the medium. She migrated to Australia with her family in 1949, settling in Yallourn North, Victoria. This rural-industrial upbringing significantly influenced her artistic perspective, leading her to explore themes such as domesticity, motherhood, and identity in her work.

In the 1980s, Green began her experimental photographic practice, producing series such as Reproduction (1986) and Vacuum (1993), which have been noted for their contributions to feminist discourse and photographic innovation.

Early life and education

Green pursued studies in Fine Arts at the University of Melbourne and then photography at Victoria College, Prahran, which as historian, founder and Director of the Centre for Contemporary Photography and Director of the Australian Centre for Photography, Deborah Ely notes; "from the early 1970s onwards...produced some of the country's most acclaimed practitioners, including Bill Henson, Carol Jerrems, Steve Lojewski, Rozalind Drummond, Janina Green and Christopher Koller among others." Green went on to specialise in printmaking at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

Collections

Green's work is held in several public and private collections, including:

Publications

Books by Green

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Janina Green". AWARE Women Artists. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Museum of Australian Photography (2025). The Basement: Photography from Prahran College (1968–1981). Melbourne: Museum of Australian Photography. ISBN 9781876764883.
  3. ↑ Connor, Angela (March 2015). "Exhibition: The basement: photography from Prahran College (1968–1981), 1 March – 25 May 2025". MAPh Museum of Australian Photography. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Deborah Ely (1999) The Australian centre for photography, History of Photography, 23:2, 118-122, DOI: 10.1080/03087298.1999.10443810
  5. ↑ "Janina Green". MAPh. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "New South Wales". Art and Australia. 37 (1): 138. Spring 1999.
  7. ↑ "Regional Highlights". Art and Australia. 38 (2): 304. Summer 2000.
  8. ↑ "Janina Green". Latrobe Regional Gallery Collection. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Rule, Dan (21 July 2012). "IN THE GALLERIES Janina Green: Be Home Before Dark". The Age.
  10. ↑ "Janina Green: Studio Games". Sarah Scout Presents. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Regional Highlights". Art + Australia. 36 (3): 411. 1999.
  12. ↑ "Janina Green". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Janina Green". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Janina Green". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Janina Green: In Conversation with the Collection". Castlemaine Art Museum. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  16. ↑ "M.33 Books REPRODUCTION". M.33. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Light of Day books LIFE DRAWING". World Food Books. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "M.33 Books A COUNTRY PRACTICE". M.33. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "M.33 Books BLUSH: PHOTOGRAPHS 1988 – 2010". M.33. Retrieved 17 April 2025.