Pat Hoffie - MMXXIV #15, 2024 (Artist Proof)

Born in Scotland, lives in Brisbane.

Pat Hoffie’s art practice extends through exhibitions, collaborative cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural undertakings, publishing, education and advocacy since the 1970s. Trained as a painter, she also works with sculpture, installation, printmaking, drawing and video. Core to all areas of her practice is an examination of power, value, the importance of ‘place’ and the necessity of cultural diversity. In the 1980s and 90s, Hoffie’s interest in feminism’s critique of power and privilege contributed to a range of exhibitions, projects and publications that attracted national recognition. Her advocacy and support for women artists continues to the present through her writing, curating and commitment to projects in Australia and abroad.

Since 1993, Hoffie has maintained a research focus on the inequities and inconsistencies of global cultural exchange through iterations of her ongoing ‘Fully Exploited Labour’ series. Informed by postcolonial analysis, her work has involved her first-hand participation in experimental practices across the region, where she has initiated and participated in a range of international projects and residencies. She has been described as “a leading figure in establishing cross-cultural dialogue with artists, collectives and colleges in the region”, and has been recognised for her contributions to the arts in Australia (AM) and for her contributions to tertiary scholarship in the visual arts (Professor Emeritus). Her artwork has been included in leading exhibitions, collections, and events in Australia and overseas.

Hoffie’s recent works reflect the deep scars of chaos and trauma that have become part of our everyday socially mediated world. Both personal as well as political, they are funny and tragic, idiosyncratic yet bound to the historical traditions of the ‘epic’.

Pat Hoffie is represented at Sydney Contemporary by PARKER Contemporary.