Curriculum Vitae - Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger

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​​Conference Papers and Public Lectures

2025  Antarctica All to Lose & Protecting its future - Lord Howe Island Museum, Lord Howe Island Australia, Feb 18 & 26

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2024  Protecting Antarctica - creating a balance between preserving and tourism - SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) Open Science Conference, Pucón Chile Aug 20

2024  Antarctica All to Lose - SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) Open Science Conference, Pucón Chile Aug 19

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​2023  Exploring eco-art and materiality through art practice - VCA art + ecology group

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​2022  More than Graphics: the use of art to engage with community on climate science – UNSW SPREE group Nov 24

2022  An Artists Perspective on Climate Change & an Update on Climate Change, Open Lecture series U3A - Leichhardt Aug 19 & 26; Willoughby Oct 15

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2021  Interdisciplinary Integration Science and Art: the value of art in disseminating scientific information. AESS (Association of Environmental Sciences and Studies). George Washington University, Washington D.C. - June 28

2021  Antarctica, this ain’t no mirage: the value of art in disseminating scientific information, Royal Society of NSW - Open Lecture:   Apr 7

2021  Onsite observations and research by Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger live from the RV Falkor, SciArt Lunchbox Lecture, Feb 26

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2020  An Artists Perspective on Climate Change - Video presentation for Sydney Science Festival (in association with Culture at Work Pyrmont) 

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2019  Discussion Panel: Science and Art in Conversation - Sydney Science Festival Pyrmont. Aug 15

2019  The March of Time: thawing, tourism, and toxins impacting the pacific. Ecoarts 3rd National Conference Wollongong University. May 26 to 28

2019  There be Dragons: human impact on unique environments. Public Lecture Annandale
 

2018  Propelling the Dystopian: the bucket list desire for the authentic. AAANZ Annual Conference RMIT Melbourne.

2018  There be Dragons: exploring contemporary consumerism on the utopian ideal. Public Lecture - QCA Queensland College of Arts June 28

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2017  Beyond the Verbiage: Consumerism through tourism and its manifestations on islands and remote places.  Sustaining the Seas: Fish, oceanic spaces and the politics of caring – SEI (Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney) Sydney 12 Dec

2017  Deception: Convergence of spaces brings context to time. ISACS17 Symposium on Resonance at the ZKM Institute, Karlsruhe Germany

2017  Beyond the Idealised Mosaic: stepping outside the comfort zone. MAANZ National Symposium ‘Think beyond the square’17 to 21 August, Hobart Tasmania

2017  On a Knife's Edge: exploring tourism industry and consumerism environmental effects through art
12th International Conference on the Arts in Society - (American University) Paris, France

 

2016  From Blue to Green: human impact in the Anthropocene using small island communities as microcosms for the study of environmental change. ASLEC – ANZ & SEI conference Global Ecologies – Local Impacts  Sydney Environment Institute 23 – 25 Nov

2016  There be Dragons: Human impact on Lord Howe Island and its connection to Galapagos Island

- Lord Howe Island Museum April

2016  Gagged in Dystopia: the use of plastic and non politically correct materials in the creations of art - 11th Annual Arts in Society Conference UCLA (University of California) Los Angeles

2016  There Be Dragons: human impact on the unique environments of the Galapagos and Lord Howe Islands - Spektrum Berlin in association with Art Laboratory Berlin.

2016  Gagging in Dystopia - ISEA Conference Hong Kong (Wednesday 3rd parallel session CMC Room 6 W3.6 - Artist / Work-in-Progress Talks - Urbanism, electromagnetism Session Chair: Laurent Gutierrez)

 

2015  Exploring the Microscopic World of Plant Communication - NMiCA (New Materialism in Contemporary Art) at SCA (Sydney College of the Arts)

2015  There Be Dragons: human impact on the unique environments of the Galapagos and Lord Howe Island (p26) - AESS San Diego CA

2015  Distinction with a Difference: Exploring the ecospheres of the Galapagos and Lord Howe Islands with controlled tourism  - AMOS (Australian Metrological and Oceanographic Association) Conference Brisbane

 

2014  Metaphor for Evolution: from weed to tree and exploration of the dandelion - Affective Habitat - Humanities Conference - ANU 19-21

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2009  Hundertwasser and his Mosaics - MAANZ Symposium Biennale Brisbane

 

              

ARTIST (FLOOR) TALKS

Solo Exhibitions

2023    Chrissie Cotter Gallery NSW, Antarctica: All to Lose, (Oct 7 & 8)

2023    The Bowery Gallery Victoria, Antarctica: All to Lose, (Apr 21, Jun 8)

2022    NRCG Ballina, Beyond the Bucket List (Jun, 22 & 23)

2021    Ironbark Gallery NSW, Beyond Sight (Apr 17)

2019    QCA Brisbane, This Ain’t No Mirage (Feb 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23 & Mar 1)

2018    Spectrum Project Space WA, Distorted Truths (May 18 & 25)

2017    Culture at Work, Deception (May 17 to Jun 10)

2017    Interlude Gallery, Gagging in Dystopia (Jan 22 to Feb 6)

2015    Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Colliding Worlds (Mar 7, 8, 10 & 11)

 

Group Exhibitions

2022    SWELL Sculpture (Currumbin Beach Qld) Sept

2020    Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe) Mar

2019    Sculpture by the Sea (Bondi) Oct 25 & Nov 1

2019    Sculpture in the Garden (Mudgee NSW) Oct 13

2019    North Sydney Art Prize (NSW) Mar 9

2017    Culture at Work – Open day Apr 29

2016    Skyfire project space 13 Mar

2016    M Contemporary 20 Feb.

2016    Articulate Gallery – 6 & 14 Feb.

2015    SCA Graduate Exhibition 5 Dec