Snapcat is a collaboration between Anna Dunnill, an artist and writer, and Renae Coles, an artist and arts communicator. Since 2014 Anna and Renae have used craft practice and performance to investigate bravery, feminism, collective action and physical endurance. Snapcat’s projects have taken place on the river (in hand-built boats), on bikes, in football fields, in the form of protests and parades, and most recently via the post. Snapcat has presented performances and exhibitions in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Newcastle. Their performance work The Lightning Furies was listed in The Guardian as one of Australian theatre’s “10 most groundbreaking shows by women” in 2016.
Anna Dunnill
Anna Dunnill is a Melbourne-based artist whose recent work explores notions of identity and the creation of new rituals for a queer spiritual becoming. Incorporating practices of tattoo and embroidery, both of which involve a repeated act of puncturing the skin and surface, Anna's work questions the boundary of the self through performance, video and installation. Anna recently graduated with First Class Honours from VCA where she will also commence an MFA (Research) in 2018.
Anna has previously exhibited at Verge Gallery, Firstdraft, PICA, Fremantle Arts Centre, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, and Paper Mountain, among others. She has undertaken residencies at the Australian Tapestry Workshop, PICA, Fremantle Arts Centre, Central Institute of Technology and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Arts. Her work has been published in Runway, The Toast, Art Guide, BIG Kids Magazine, The Cottonmouth Anthology and others. Anna is a co-founder and former co-director of Paper Mountain.
Renae Coles
Renae Coles is a maker currently based on the South Coast of NSW. Her textiles practice explores histories of craft and women's work through stitching and natural dyeing. Passionate about craft and design, Renae completed a Graduate Diploma of Design at UNSW Art and Design in 2018.