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Pygidia, 1991
by Maris Rusis
by Maris Rusis
Born in Hanau of Latvian parents; migrated to Australia in 1949.
| Educational background | B.Agr.Sc., University of Queensland, 1969 |
| Professional background | Photomicrography, holography, tomography, X-ray and electron imaging, advertising photography |
| Lecturer | Imagery Gallery photography schools |
| Judge | McGregor Prize for Photography, 1990 |
| Presenter | 150th Anniversary of Photography, 1989, Queensland Art Gallery |
| Photography for Photographers, 1991, Queensland Art Gallery | |
| Writer | PHOTO.Graphy : journal of Australian photographic art |
| Director | Zone VIII Workshops, Noosa |
| 1969 - 1983 | Scholarship and practice of photography at an amateur level |
| 1984 - 1996 | 91 folio sets, hand bound, limited editions |
| 1990 | Exhibited numerous times in the McGregor Prize (Toowoomba) and Muswellbrook Prize | |
| 8 x 10 : three photographers | Imagery Gallery, Brisbane | |
| 1991 | Extreme Machines | Photographer's Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1992 | Under the Southern Sun | Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane |
| 1995 | Recent works | S.Q.I.T., Toowoomba |
| 1996 | Fishbowling | Noosa Regional Gallery |
| Five Australian Photographers | point light, Sydney | |
| 1998 | Rituals & Recordings (solo) | point light, Sydney |
| 1999 | The Voice of the Print | point light, Sydney |
| 2000 | The Australian Landscape | point light, Sydney |
| Water | point light, Sydney | |
| 2001 | The Sand Show | point light, Sydney |
| 5th Anniversary Exhibition | point light, Sydney | |
| 2003 | Summer Stock | point light, Sydney |
Works in collections
Queensland Centre of Photography
Stanthorpe Municipal Art Gallery
Toowoomba City Art Gallery
Numerous private collections