Summary

Painter, printmaker, photographer, mixed media artist, digital artist/designer, and installation artist Anne Mary Lord (m. McGuane; b.1953) was born in the small town of Nelia, north-west Queensland. A strong and enduring relationship to place, stimulated by her childhood spent in rural Queensland pervades Lord’s art practice and research. During an extensive history of art practice spanning over thirty years, Lord focused on producing works that function as “metaphors for environment and change, as well as contemporary issues.” Having taught at Townsville College of TAFE from 1979 to 1991, then James Cook University from 1991 until 2013, Lord amassed a research and publication history dating back to the late 1980s, along with numerous grants and awards. During her working life and into retirement, her works have featured in numerous individual, group, and touring exhibitions.