Adj Assoc Prof Euan Heng - Researcher Profile

Euan Heng

Address

Fine Arts Building
Monash University, Caulfield

Biography

Between 1960 and 1970 Euan Heng was employed in various occupations, including four years as a merchant seaman travelling worldwide. The artist gained diploma and post diploma qualifications from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee and a MA (Research) from RMIT University, Melbourne.

Since 1973 he has held thirty-three solo exhibitions in Australia, Scotland and Italy and participated in over seventy group exhibitions in Australia and internationally. His work is represented in public and university museum collections in all states of Australia and Scotland including the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Queensland Art Gallery, Art Gallery of NSW and the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow.  Illustrated essays, articles and reviews on his work have been published in all major Australian newspapers and fine art journals.

Euan Heng currently holds the adjunct position of Associate Professor in Fine Art at Monash University, Melbourne.  He has participated in visiting artist/lectureships and residences in Australia and overseas including the Australia Council Residency at the British School at Rome in 1999 and a Royal Scottish Academy Residency in 2010. In 2004 he received the Australian Council for University Art and Design Schools Distinguished Research Award.

 

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Qualifications

FINE ART
Institution: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Year awarded: 1995
FINE ART
Institution: Duncan Of Jordanstone College of Art
Year awarded: 1975

Publications

Book Chapters

Heng, E.L., 2008, Drawing on Italian Art, in Australians in Italy: Contemporary Lives and Impressions, eds Kent, Bill; Pesman, Ros; Troup, Cynthia, Monash University ePress, Melbourne, Vic, pp. 12.1-12.7.

Other

Heng, E., 2011, 'Babel (Morwell Version)'; 'Turning for Shelter'; 'Custodian'; 'Passage'; 'Choreography'; 'Semaphore'; 'Simulacrum'; 'Comic Capers', Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, Victoria, 2 April to 8 May.

Heng, E., 2011, Curious Music, Boutwell Draper Gallery, Boutwell Draper Gallery, http://www.boutwelldrapergallery.com.au/imagesart/KWfinalver.pdf, 19 November to 17 December 2011.

Heng, E., 2011, Elephant design, Design for weaving, Fortyfive Downstairs, Melbourne, Victoria.

Heng, E., 2011, Home: Real and Ideal, painting, Boutwell Draper Gallery, Redfern, NSW.

Heng, E., 2011, Interlude Suspended, 11 paintings, 12 drawings, Niagara Galleries, Richmond, Victoria.

Heng, E., 2011, Madonna, archival pigment print, Faculty Gallery, Faculty of Art and Design, Monash University, Caulfield East, Victoria.

Heng, E., 2011, 'Two in the Bush'; 'Nocturne'; 'Youth'; 'Head Study', 4 works, Deakin University Art Gallery, Burwood, Victoria.

Heng, E., 2011, Ultra Neon, Light Projects, Northcote, Victoria.

Heng, E., 2010, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, Vic, 9 October to 5 December 2010.

Heng, E., 2010, Elephant, Neon drawing, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.

Heng, E., 2010, Evolution, Painting, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Victoria.

Heng, E., 2010, Head (Male), National Gallery of Victoria, The Council of Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic, 3 December 2010 to 27 February 2011.

Heng, E., 2010, Impressions 2010, Linocut print, Australian Print Workshop Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic.

Heng, E., 2010, Mirror Mirror 1; Mirror Mirror 2, Drawings, Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Heng, E., 2010, Work in Progress 1 - Open Studio Solo Exhibition, 11 drawings and 1 wall drawing, Working Artist Spaces Scotland (WASPS), The Steeple Studios, Fife, Scotland.

Heng, E., 2010, Work in Progress 2 - A Fond Farewell to Newburgh, 16 drawings and 3 wall drawings, Working Artist Spaces Scotland (WASPS), The Steeple Studios, Fife, Scotland.

Heng, E.L., 2008, EUAN HENG: semaphore, Niagara Galleries, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, Vic, 29 July to 30 August.

Heng, E.L., 2008, Oskar Welcomed, Oil painting, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Booragul, NSW.

Heng, E.L., 2008, Through the Forest Through the Trees, Drawing, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Vic.

Heng, E.L., 2008, Work A: 'Neon Working Drawing 1'; Work B: 'Neon Working Drawing 2', The Gallery at Wimbledon College of Art, Wimbledon College of Art, London, UK, 5th September to 17th October 2008.

Heng, E.L., 2007, E is for Elephant, Artist's book and neons, Project Space Spare Room, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Vic.

Heng, E.L., 2007, Magician, John Buckley Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.

Heng, E.L., 2007, Strange Geography, 3 paintings, Kingsgate Gallery, London, UK.

Heng, E.L., 2007, Stranger Geography, 3 paintings, Palazzo Vaj, Prato, Italy.

Heng, E.L., 2007, re(action), Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Maitland, NSW, 28 September to 18 November 2007.

Heng, E.L., 2006, Prelude to the dance, QUT Art Museum, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane, Qld, 22 June 2006 - 27 August 2006.

Heng, E.L., 2006, Sixth Drawing Biennale, Drill Hall Gallery, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 28 July to 10 September 2006.

Heng, E.L., 2006, Turning for Shelter, Stonington Stables Museum of Art, Deakin University, Melbourne Campus at Toorak, Vic, Deakin University, Melbourne, Vic, 19 July to 9 September 2006.

Heng, E.L., 2005, Contrasts, Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Charles Sturt University, Albury-Wodonga, NSW, 4 February to 20 March 2005.

Heng, E.L., 2005, Euan Heng - Works on Paper, II, 12 Drawings, Australian Galleries, Sydney, NSW.

Heng, E.L., 2005, Hocus - Pocus, Oil on linen, The British School at Rome, Italy, Via Gramsci Roma, ITALIA.

Heng, E.L., Bowen, D., 2004, Between a rock and a hard place, Lancaster Press Gallery and Print Workshop, Brooklyn, Victoria, Australia, 5 November 2004 to 17 November 2004.

Heng, E.L., 2004, Elsewhere, Australian Galleries, Melbourne Vic Australia, 30 September 2004 to 17 October 2004.

Heng, E.L., 2004, Impressions, Australian Print Workshop, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 27/11/04 - February 2005.

Heng, E.L., 2004, In the Presence of Creatures All Great and Small, Australian Galleries, 24 Glenmore Road Paddington NSW 2021, 16 September 2004 to 17 October 2004.

Heng, E.L., 2004, Paper Animals: animals as metaphor, Maroondah Art Gallery, Maroondah, 9 December 2004 to 12 January 2005.

Heng, E.L., 2004, Pelt, Project Space/Spare Room, 23-27 Cardigan Street, Carlton Vic 3053, 13 September 2004 to 1 October 2004.

Heng, E.L., 2004, Place Made, National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Australia, 31 January - 11 April.

Heng, E.L., 2004, Profiles, Lino cut in 'Paper Animals, Animals as Metaphor', Maroondah Art Gallery, Ringwood, Vic, Ringwood, Vic.

Heng, E.L., 2003, Euan Heng - New Works on Paper, Greenhill Galleries, Perth WA Australia, 11 April 2003 to 9 May 2003.

Heng, E.L., Vale, M.C., 2003, Odd, RMIT Faculty Gallery, Melbourne Vic Australia, 1 April 2003 to 12 April 2003.

Heng, E.L., 2003, On View: Selected Work by PhD and Masters by Research Students, Curation of student exhibition, October 2003, Caulfield East VIC Australia.

Heng, E.L., 2003, Ubiquitous Beauty, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell Vic Australia, 17 May 2003 to 27 July 2003.

Heng, E.L., 2003, Wall Drawing in 'Wallpaper', Australian Galleries, Collingwood Vic Australia, 6 March 2003 to 6 April 2003.

Heng, E.L., 2003, Work 1: 'Sheep Dog'; Work 2: 'Boogie-Woogie', Australian Print Workshop Gallery, Australian Print Workshop Inc, Melbourne, Vic, 2003.

Heng, E.L., 2002, Euan Heng - Works on Paper, I, Australian Galleries, Paddington NSW Australia, 21 September 2002 to 27 October 2002.

Heng, E., 2002, Wildlife, Australian Print Workshop Gallery, Fitzroy VIC Australia, 05 October 2002 to 30 November 2002.

Heng, E., 2001, Abracadabra, Australian Galleries, Melbourne Vic Australia, 10 April 2001 to 05 May 2001.

Heng, E.L., 2000, Another Riddle, Greenhill Galleries, Greenhill Galleries & Perth Intl. Arts Festival, Perth WA Australia, 28 January - 20 February 2000.

Heng, E., 2000, Graffiti, Faculty of Art and Design Gallery, Monash University, Caulfield East Vic Australia, 20 March - 7 April 2000.

Heng, E., 2000, Liberty, RMIT Gallery, RMIT University, Melbourne Vic Australia, 9 November - 2 December 2000.

Heng, E.L., 2000, Works on Paper, Australian Galleries, Australian Galleries, Collingwood Vic Australia, 11 April - 13 May 2000.

Heng, E., 1999, Euan Heng, The British School At Rome, The British Shcool of Rome, Rome Italy, 18/11/99-26/11/99.

Heng, E., 1998, A Decade of Contemporary Australian Printmaking, A Decade of Contemporary Australian Printmaking, Korea Printmakers Association Korea.

Heng, E., 1998, A Survey of Contempory Australian Printmaking, A Survey of Contempory Australian Printmaking, Warrnambool Art Gallery Vic Australia.

Heng, E., 1998, Head(Male), Drawing acquired by the National Gallery, Australian Galleries Melbourne Vic Australia.

Heng, E., 1998, Magic Realism, Exhibition (Magic Realism), Australian Galleries Collingwood Vic Australia.

Heng, E., 1998, Metamorphosis, Mornington Peninsula Gallery, Mornington Peninsula Gallery, Mornington Vic Australia, 10 May-14 June 1998.

Heng, E., 1998, Ten proofs of collection, Edition and Artist Book Studio, ANU Canberra ACT Australia.

Heng, E., 1997, Euan Heng : Recent Works on Paper, 2 - 28 June 1997, Australian Galleries, Collingwood Vic Australia, Australian Galleries.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Abstraction/Representation as a network.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Anxiety and 21st century painting practice..
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Program of Study:
(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Colour and Light: The Language of Fullness and Emptiness.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Critical form: one proposition for proceeding as a painter.
Supervisors:
Bryant, J (Joint), Heng, E (Joint-co).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Half a proposition for a banner march and a black cube hot air ballooon..
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main), Nicholson, T (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Image immersio; confronting the static: Drawing on the effects of time (by engaging outcome).
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Moments in time: a studio based investigation into notions of transcience and impermanence.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Painting as a Performative Process.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main), Johnson, A (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Space, place and landscape: synthesizing new language in the representation of Australian landscape as painting.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Program of Study:
(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
The Mad Magic Collective.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Whatever; the individuated encounter with paintings and songs.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:
Ainslie, L.
Program of Study:
Shelf Life. (Masters) 2001.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main), Durre, C (Associate), Nelson, R (Associate).
Student:
Arnold, R.
Program of Study:
Shielding the body. (Masters) 2004.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main), Durre, C (Associate).
Student:
Burgess, R.
Program of Study:
Pilgrimage and the Essence of the Foreign City. (Masters) 2003.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Student:
Caione, A.
Program of Study:
Deep Within The Mind. (Masters) 2002.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Joint-Co), Stocks, B (Joint).
Student:
Covino-Beehre, A.
Program of Study:
A Soul Without A Guide. (Masters) 2002.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main), Derum, K (Associate), Roberts, J (Associate).
Student:
Daly, J.
Program of Study:
CROSS CULTURAL VISUAL COMMUNICATION. (Masters) 2001.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main), Byrt, R (Associate).
Student:
Gorman, J.
Program of Study:
Life, death and the resurrection of the futuristic object: an exploration of the organic and the ephemerla within consumer technology and popular culture. (Masters) 2006.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Student:
Grant, O.
Program of Study:
The Relation of the Seen to the Constructed Image. (Masters) 2003.
Supervisors:
Dupree, G (Joint-Co), Heng, E (Joint).
Student:
Hall, G.
Program of Study:
Duality: A Studio Investigation into the Dichotomy Between Harmony and Contradiction. (Masters) 2004.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Student:
Holt, A.
Program of Study:
LANDSCAPE PAINTING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO THE AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT. (Masters) 2004.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Student:
Honeywill, G.
Program of Study:
COLOURS OF THE KITCHEN CABINET. (PHD) 2003.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main), Nelson, R (Joint).
Student:
Ives, N.
Program of Study:
Semantics, pranks and acrobatics: research into the limits of contemproary painting. (Masters) 2005.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Joint-Co), Moore, R (Joint).
Student:
Jones, S.
Program of Study:
Doubtful Certainty. (Masters) 2004.
Supervisors:
Dupree, G (Joint), Heng, E (Joint-Co).
Student:
King, M.
Program of Study:
Nature as Culture. (Masters) 2001.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Student:
Moore, R.
Program of Study:
ANAL VISION. (PHD) 2001.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main), Marsh, A (Associate).
Student:
Nedelkopoulos, N.
Program of Study:
ART OF THE ADVOCATE: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARTISTIC TRADITION OF THE DEPICTION OF LEGAL ADVOCATES. (PHD) 2005.
Supervisors:
Gaston, V (Joint), Heng, E (Joint-Co).
Student:
Papapetrou, P.
Program of Study:
A studio investigation into the theatricality and performative aspect of the child subject in photography. (PHD) 2006.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Joint), Marsh, A (Joint-Co).
Student:
Rippert, L.
Program of Study:
Defining the Self, A Phenomenology of the Fugative: Exploring the Tradition of the Spiritual in Abstract Art. (Masters) 2002.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main).
Student:
Sawyer, N.
Program of Study:
Formula Amnesia. (Masters) 2001.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Main), Derum, K (Associate).
Student:
Vale, M.
Program of Study:
Le chien qui fume: a smokey life. (PHD) 2006.
Supervisors:
Nelson, R (Main), Heng, E (Associate).
Student:
Weiss, G.
Program of Study:
Facing the Absent - The Marriage of Figurative and Abstract in Contemporary Art Practice. (Masters) 2001.
Supervisors:
Durre, C (Main), Heng, E (Associate).
Student:
Zahra, L.
Program of Study:
A RITUAL FOR MAKING. (PHD) 2005.
Supervisors:
Heng, E (Joint-Co), Stocks, B (Joint).