CAST Gallery

Peter Anderson is an independent writer, curator and arts researcher.

Actively involved in writing and the visual arts since the late 1970s, he has published poetry, short fiction, art criticism, essays and cultural journalism. He has worked as a consultant to artists, arts organisations, regional communities, and government agencies, in activities ranging from conference co-ordination and policy research to curatorial and publishing projects.

He is a graduate of Griffith University, Brisbane, completing a Bachelor of Arts degree (Hons. I) in communication studies in 1985. Further academic activity includes positions as a Teaching Fellow (media/cultural studies) at Griffith University's School of Humanities (1987-1992), and a Research Fellow at the Key Centre for Cultural and Media Policy (1996-97).

He has a long history of engagement with artists' organisations, artist run projects and contemporary art spaces including periods as a board or committee member of the Institute of Modern Art, Queensland Artworkers Alliance, and NAVA. He is currently a board member of the central Victorian live arts organisation, Punctum!

From the late 1970s until 2002 Peter's practice was primarily based in Brisbane. He currently works between Sutton Grange in central Victoria and Fitzroy in inner city Melbourne. Recent curatorial projects include Repeat Business: Tasmanian Craft & Design (CAST, Hobart 2008), and a survey of the artist's books of Robert Jacks (Bendigo Art Gallery, October 2009 and touring). He continues to contribute to Australian arts magazines such as Real Time and Art Monthly, as well as writing essays and fiction.

Peter Anderson was specially invited by CAST to design an exhibition of Tasmanian craft and design, the outcome being the exhibition Repeat Business: Tasmanian Craft & Design held in 2008. This was the third and final in a series of exhibitions developed by interstate curators featuring Tasmanian craft and design.