Writing
Una Rey combines academic rigour with a poetic approach to her writing; she aims to bringing artworks to life through prose, and to draw unexpected parallels between artists, art and ideas. In addition to the selected publications listed below (available on request), Una writes regular reviews for The Newcastle Herald, ghost-writes for commercial gallery websites and delivers numerous small pieces of written material to the local arts community - often for love alone.
Catalogue Essays, Book Chapters & Artist Profiles:
Rey, U "Tjumpo Tjapanangka: Hunting for Balgo's Contemporary Warrior," No Boundaries: Aboriginal Australian Contemporary Abstract Painting, edited by Henry F. Skerritt, Reno and New York: Nevada Museum of Art and Prestel Publishing, 2015
Rey, U "The Grass Ceiling: Painting, Gender and Intercultural Collaboration," Transculturation and Indigenous Contemporary Art edited by Ian McLean, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015
Rey, U "Men’s Painting at Balgo: Pushing the Tjukurrpa," Warlayirti: The Art of Balgo RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, 2014
Rey, U Tjarlirli Art Art Collector, Issue 69, Jul-Sept 2014
Rey, U Paul Maher's Square Mile, cat. essay, Newcastle Art Space, 2014
Rey, U Wendy Fairclough, Heartland Art Gallery of South Australia 2013
Rey, U & Ian McLean “Black & White: a tale of cities and men” The Loaded Ground: Michael Nelson Jagamara & Imants Tillers, Drill Hall Gallery, ANU 2012
Rey, U Presence in the land: Nici Cumpston Artlink Indigenous June 2012
Rey, U The Ntaria [Hermannsburg] Suite cat. essay, Speaking in colour Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 19 March – 29 May 2011
Rey, U Having-been-there: Nici Cumpston Gallerysmith, Melbourne 2011
Rey, U Prosaic poetry: new work by Neridah Stockley Raft Artspace Alice Springs 2011
Rey, U Peter Gardiner Damien Minton Gallery Sydney 2011
Rey, U Speaking in colour: Ochres, Acrylics and Creative Exchange Artlink vol 31, no 4 2011
Rey, U Maryanne Mungatopi and her Tiwi Portraits Artlink June 2011
Rey, U Jane Lander: this is the big picture Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery 2011
Rey, U Sally Gabori Artemis Newcastle Region Art Gallery Society Magazine August 2010
Rey, U Millenium Portfolio Artemis Newcastle Region Art Gallery Society Magazine December 2009
Rey, U New Acquisitions Artemis Newcastle Region Art Gallery Society Magazine February 2009
Rey, U “Kitty Kantilla” Beyond Sacred: Australian Aboriginal Art I & II The Laverty Collection Hardie Grant Books Melbourne 2009, 2011
Rey, U Patricia Wilson-Adams, Linda Swinfield, Pandora/Fathom Catalogue Newcastle 2009
Rey, U “A Day with Kitty” in Judith Ryan, Kitty Kantilla, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne 2007
Rey, U Ikuntji Artists in Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art Oxford University Press, 2001
Rey, U “Long Tom Tjapanangka” in Brenda Croft, Beyond the Pale, Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia 2000
Rey, U “Mitjili Napurrula” in Brenda Croft, Beyond the Pale, Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2000
Art Criticism & Reviews
Rey, U & Faye Neilson Crafting pathos with Dani Marti Art Monthly Australia November 2012
Rey, U Flowers around altars: Frank’s Flat at Maitland Regional Art Gallery Art Monthly Australia May 2012
Rey, U Colour Country: Ngukurr artists in Darwin Art Monthly Australia September 2010
Rey, U Paint: the language Art Monthly Australia June 2009
Catalogue Essays, Book Chapters & Artist Profiles:
Rey, U "Tjumpo Tjapanangka: Hunting for Balgo's Contemporary Warrior," No Boundaries: Aboriginal Australian Contemporary Abstract Painting, edited by Henry F. Skerritt, Reno and New York: Nevada Museum of Art and Prestel Publishing, 2015
Rey, U "The Grass Ceiling: Painting, Gender and Intercultural Collaboration," Transculturation and Indigenous Contemporary Art edited by Ian McLean, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015
Rey, U "Men’s Painting at Balgo: Pushing the Tjukurrpa," Warlayirti: The Art of Balgo RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, 2014
Rey, U Tjarlirli Art Art Collector, Issue 69, Jul-Sept 2014
Rey, U Paul Maher's Square Mile, cat. essay, Newcastle Art Space, 2014
Rey, U Wendy Fairclough, Heartland Art Gallery of South Australia 2013
Rey, U & Ian McLean “Black & White: a tale of cities and men” The Loaded Ground: Michael Nelson Jagamara & Imants Tillers, Drill Hall Gallery, ANU 2012
Rey, U Presence in the land: Nici Cumpston Artlink Indigenous June 2012
Rey, U The Ntaria [Hermannsburg] Suite cat. essay, Speaking in colour Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 19 March – 29 May 2011
Rey, U Having-been-there: Nici Cumpston Gallerysmith, Melbourne 2011
Rey, U Prosaic poetry: new work by Neridah Stockley Raft Artspace Alice Springs 2011
Rey, U Peter Gardiner Damien Minton Gallery Sydney 2011
Rey, U Speaking in colour: Ochres, Acrylics and Creative Exchange Artlink vol 31, no 4 2011
Rey, U Maryanne Mungatopi and her Tiwi Portraits Artlink June 2011
Rey, U Jane Lander: this is the big picture Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery 2011
Rey, U Sally Gabori Artemis Newcastle Region Art Gallery Society Magazine August 2010
Rey, U Millenium Portfolio Artemis Newcastle Region Art Gallery Society Magazine December 2009
Rey, U New Acquisitions Artemis Newcastle Region Art Gallery Society Magazine February 2009
Rey, U “Kitty Kantilla” Beyond Sacred: Australian Aboriginal Art I & II The Laverty Collection Hardie Grant Books Melbourne 2009, 2011
Rey, U Patricia Wilson-Adams, Linda Swinfield, Pandora/Fathom Catalogue Newcastle 2009
Rey, U “A Day with Kitty” in Judith Ryan, Kitty Kantilla, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne 2007
Rey, U Ikuntji Artists in Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art Oxford University Press, 2001
Rey, U “Long Tom Tjapanangka” in Brenda Croft, Beyond the Pale, Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia 2000
Rey, U “Mitjili Napurrula” in Brenda Croft, Beyond the Pale, Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2000
Art Criticism & Reviews
Rey, U & Faye Neilson Crafting pathos with Dani Marti Art Monthly Australia November 2012
Rey, U Flowers around altars: Frank’s Flat at Maitland Regional Art Gallery Art Monthly Australia May 2012
Rey, U Colour Country: Ngukurr artists in Darwin Art Monthly Australia September 2010
Rey, U Paint: the language Art Monthly Australia June 2009