My View
I was born in 1956 in Sydney where I have lived and worked for most of my life. Trained professionally as an interior designer for the first part of my working life, I was drawn to study colour and design, with fine art study following, which seemed a natural progression. I now concentrate full time on my art practice and travel to destinations that provide inspiration for my work. My practice involves experimenting across a broad range of diverse mediums and materials, creating works that bridge the abstract and representation, in print, drawing, sculpture and painting.
Drawing on my personal history and transformative experiences from as far back as early childhood, my work explores identity around the idea of connection, belonging, separateness from others and the notion of place.
Embracing the unknown, I allow chance to play a role in the making of my work, resulting in new themes, motifs and directions. My work embodies the confluence of choice and chance, where the absence of a preconceived outcome allows for a fluid and adaptive creative process. My intention is that the organic, evolving and layered nature of the work provides new avenues for expression and interpretation.
For over 15 years I have created artwork as part of design of public and private fitouts, gaining a wide range of experience in the production of large-scale artworks, having been commissioned and worked in collaboration with art consultants, developers, architects and interior designers.
Education
| 2010 | Master of Art, UNSW Art & Design, Sydney |
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| 2005 | BFA (Honors), The National Art School, Sydney |
| 2004 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, The National Art School, Sydney |
| 1987 | Certificate in Colour and Design, The School of Colour and Design, Sydney |
Collections
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
National Gallery of Australia, ACT
Manly Art Gallery and Museum, NSW
Geelong Gallery, VIC
Dedaloe Centre for Contemporary Art, Pescara, Italy
The Museum of Douro, Alijo, Portugal
University collections: National Art School, Sydney; University of Art & Design (UNSW), Sydney
St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW
Private and corporate collections in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, UK, Europe, South Africa and USA
Publications
House & Garden article: Safe Harbour, May 2015, Pg. 124-129
Advanx Rushcutters Bay by Lindsay Bennelong Developments; limited edition book on artist profiles; 2011
Making Art Connections by Chris Bates; Pg. 77-78 & CD interview; McGraw-Hill Australia; 2011
Article by Michelle Watts published Fonas Magazine; Spring 2009
House & Garden articles; June 2010. Pg. 94-101, August 2012, Pg. 123
Inside Out magazine, Mar-Apr 2012; Pg.104-105
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
Sydney Printmakers
Print Council of Australia
Copyright Agency / Viscopy
National Association for the Visual Arts
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Art Gallery of NSW
Exhibitions
| 2025 | Finalist: Kedumba Drawing Prize, Kedumba Gallery, Wentworth Falls NSW
Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Everleigh NSW Finalist: 47th Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award, Fremantle, WA Visible but Intangible: a print exchange portfolio, Gallery Lane Cove, NSW Unique State: a contemporary approach to print media, Gallery Lane Cove, NSW Short ’n’ Sweet: Sydney Printmakers, Tiliqua Tiliqua, Enmore, NSW Visible but Intangible, Megalo Print Studio Gallery, Kingston ACT Edition Six, International Women’s Day exhibition, Our Neon Foe, Leichhardt NSW |
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| 2024 | Visible but Intangible, Print Council of Australia Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Origin: The Place Where Something Begins, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW Beyond the Brush, Fountain Courtyard, NSW Parliament House Uneven Terrain: Surveying The Landscape, International Women’s Day exhibition, Gallery Lane Cove, Lane Cove NSW Edition Five, International Women’s Day exhibition, Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Gymea NSW |
| 2023 | Sydney Printmakers 2023, Gallery Lane Cove, Sydney NSW
Brush and Matrix, Scieppan Gallery, Darlinghurst NSW Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Everleigh NSW The Drawing Marathon Exhibition, Hill End Art Gallery, Hill End NSW Convergent: The Hybrid Print, Articulate Project Space, Leichhardt NSW Origin: The Place Where Something Begins, Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie NSW |
| 2022 | Sculptures in the Garden, Mudgee NSW
Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Everleigh NSW Contemplating Grace, Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, Wahroonga NSW |
| 2021 | To the Edges 60 years of Sydney Printmakers, Manly Art Gallery & Museum, NSW |
| 2020 | Remote, Gallery Lane Cove, Sydney NSW (Solo)
In the Shade II, Glasshouse Gallery, Port Macquarie NSW In the Shade II, Gallery Lane Cove, Sydney NSW Solidarity in Solitude, Gallery Lane Cove, Sydney NSW Sydney Printmakers 2020, May Space, Sydney NSW |
| 2019 | Borderless, Sydney Printmakers at Megalo Print Studio and Gallery, Kingston ACT
A Poetry of Ideas in Print, Art Space on The Concourse, Chatswood NSW |
| 2018 | Unlimited Sydney, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Eveleigh, NSW
In the Shade: Sydney Printmakers, Umbrella Studios, Townsville, QLD Sydney Printmakers 2018, Artsite Gallery, Chippendale, NSW |
| 2017 | Sydney Printmakers, Gallery 43, Wagga Wagga NSW
Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Eveleigh, NSW Partners in Print: Inkmasters Cairns and Sydney Printmakers, KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns QLD Partners in Print: Inkmasters Cairns and Sydney Printmakers, Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney NSW Sydney Printmakers, Printmaker Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC |
| 2016 | Sydney Printmakers – celebrating 55 years 1961-2016, The Art Vault, Mildura, VIC
Sydney Printmakers – celebrating 55 years 1961-2016, Artsite, Sydney NSW |
| 2015 | Fun and Games, Gallery Lane Cove, Sydney NSW
Finalist, Gippsland Print Award, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, VIC Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Everleigh, NSW |
| 2014 | Boundless and Borderless, Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan City, Taiwan
Abundance, Art Space on the Concourse, Chatswood, NSW (Solo) International Invitational Mini Prints, College of Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan Abundance, Gallery 43, Wagga Wagga, NSW (Solo) Antipodes, NorthArt Gallery, Aukland, NZ Antipodes, Pine Street Gallery, Sydney NSW On the same Page, See Street Gallery, Meadowbank NSW On the same Page, Henry Jones IXL Atrium Hobart, TAS |
| 2013 | 12×12, Portland Arts Centre, Portland, VIC
25×25: Contemporary Japanese and Australian Printmaking, Japan Foundation Gallery, Sydney NSW Boundless and Borderless, Exchange Print Portfolio, Pine Street Gallery, Chippendale, NSW Boundless and Borderless, Exchange Print Portfolio, The Station Gallery, Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
| 2012 | Landscape: Projections, Kudos Gallery, Paddington NSW
6th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro, Alijo, Portugal |
| 2011 | Together in Harmony, Korea Foundation Culture Centre, Seoul, Korea
200K West: Fowlers Gap, Cofa Space, College of Fine Arts, UNSW, Paddington |
| 2010 | 5th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro, Alijo, Portugal |
| 2009 | Packsaddle, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
Evolution: Angela Hayson, Andrew Totman & Martin Stanley, Depot II Gallery, Sydney NSW Seeds of Abundance, Depot II Gallery, Waterloo, Sydney NSW (Solo) Finalist, National Print Awards, Tweed River Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW |
| 2008 | Printworks, Megalo Gallery, Canberra Technology Park, ACT
Printmaking Today, Dedaloe Centre for Contemporary Art, Pescara, Italy Works on Paper, Depot II Gallery, Sydney NSW |
| 2007 | The Capitals Project, Han Jun Arts Centre, Seoul, South Korea
Black & White, Gallery Soho, Central, Hong Kong ArtWalk Hong Kong, Gallery Soho, Central, Hong Kong |
| 2006 | Packsaddle, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW |
| 2005 | Natural Selection: Award for Excellence, Australian Galleries, Paddington, NSW
Sydney Art 05, Moore Park, Sydney NSW |