After Studio Hours is home to new art, writing and occasional behind-the-scenes by artist Hazel Dooney. For paid subscribers, there’s also a weekly column on digital strategy and execution with Q+A in the comments.
Hazel was the first Australian artist – perhaps the first globally – to walk away from the traditional commercial gallery system in late 2004 to connect directly with the audience for her work via the internet. In 2011 the artist was included as a case study in the university textbook Strategy, Theory and Practice (Stewart R Clegg, Christos Pitelis, Jochen Schweitzer, Andrea Whittle, pp. 269-271) published by Sage and currently in its third edition.
Hazel’s writing has been published in literary journal Griffith Review, edited by Julianne Schultz and Carody Culver; alongside Helen Garner and Robert Dessaix in The Best Australian Essays, edited by Robert Manne; Australian Financial Review; and Good Weekend Magazine excerpt in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers. From 2022 to 2024 she wrote an online column for Coagula Art Journal, founded and edited by American art critic Mat Gleason.
In October 2024 the artist advised Australia’s leading arts critic, John McDonald, on digital strategy after he was fired at short notice from Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Financial Review. After providing the concept and developing and executing initial strategy to establish Everything the artworld doesn’t want you to know, Hazel delivered further original ideas and strategy for long term independent growth at everythingthe.com before returning focus to her own work in February 2025.
Hazel is now in the early stages of launching multiple series of new artworks. Each will be available on completion (shown here in the Art section, on socials @hazeldooney and @dooneyTV) and with global delivery by courier.
Please note that all artwork and writing by Hazel Dooney is protected by intellectual property laws. Copyright and licensing requests are managed by Copyright Agency.
