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My earliest memory is of drawing for my great aunts while my brothers and sisters were running amok outside, and it has always been my dream to be an artist. The birth of my son in 1996 provided the catalyst for me to finally realize that dream. I gave up work and began to paint in earnest while caring for two young children. I decided to turn professional in 2003 when I was invited to participate in the Fourth Edition of the Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy. Since then I have exhibited locally, interstate, and internationally, and interest in my work is growing.
Light on form is my inspiration and fuels all my work. I start each piece as an exercise in lighting form, whether it is the human figure or the landscape/seascape; and each piece invariably progresses into a spiritual journey where the painting evolves into a vignette of my everyday life – the emotions, the responses to external events and pressures, and my ongoing spiritual reflection: all rarely articulated. Whilst not intentional the women in my paintings feel and face pain and in my landscapes a deep emotion is evoked. This emotion comes as I paint – subconsciously it dictates the creation of each facet of the painting: the palette, the background, the brushstrokes. Each piece takes me on a journey, sometimes unwelcome but always illuminating.
Solo Exhibitiona
2009 Fleurs et Femmes Tosari Galleries Toowoomba
2009 Featured Artist Brisbane Square Library Brisbane QLD
2008 Latest Work Kerala Gallery Melbourne VIC
2008 Body of Light BSG Melbourne VIC
2007 Spotlight Show RM Galleries Hamilton QLD
2006 Recent Paintings SODA Gallery Avalon NSW
2006 Fusions RM Galleries Hamilton QLD
2004 Lighting the Body SODA Gallery Avalon NSW
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 Devil Max Dawn Gallery Adelaide
2009 Warwick Art Prize Warwick Art Gallery Warwick
2009 She who Discovers Walker St Gallery Dandenong VIC
2009 Five Senses (Showcasing Excellence in Regional Art) State Library of Qld, Brisbane
2008 Icon Creative Summit The Powerhouse Brisbane QLD
2008 ANL Maritime Art Prize Melbourne VIC
2008 The Money Myth Exhibition Toyota Community Spirit Gallery Melbourne VIC
2008 Invitational - Abused Child Trust Annual Art Exhibition Brisbane QLD
2008 Collector’s Show De Havilland Gallery Wollongong NSW
2008 Art Melbourne Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne VIC
2008 Summer 2008 Group Exhibition Paddington Contemporary Sydney NSW
2008 Au Naturel - The Nude in the 21st Century Oregon USA
2007 2nd Premio Internazionale di Pittura Treviso Italy
2007 Guangzhou International Art Fair Guangzhou China
2007 Nudes 07 De Havilland Gallery Wollongong NSW
2007 The Body Show Brunswick St Gallery Melbourne VIC
2007 Four Emerging Artists Bella Art Gallery Springfield Lakes QLD
2007 Art Melbourne Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne VIC
2006 Guangzhou International Art Fair China
2006 Flying Arts Regional Art Awards Townsville and Brisbane Season QLD
2006 Norvill Art Prize Murrurundi NSW
2006 Blake Exceptions Exhibition Rushcutters Bay Gallery Sydney NSW
2005 Cromwell’s Art Prize Sydney NSW
2005 Regional Art Prize Toowoomba QLD
2005 Joint show Maria Perides Gallery Newstead QLD with Max Liebermann
2005 Group Show Galerie Faerber Ahrensburg Germany
2005 Group Show Marziart International Galerie Hamburg
2005 Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition East Brisbane QLD
2003 Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea Florence Italy
Selected Awards
2009 Winner Warwick Art Prize
2009 Finalist Warwick Art Prize
2009 Finalist She who Discovers Walker St Gallery Dandenong
2008 Finalist ANL Maritime Art Prize Melbourne
2008 Selected Exhibitor Create to Advocate Parliament House Canberra ACT
2008 Selected Exhibitor The Money Myth Exhibition Toyota Community Spirit Gallery
Melbourne 2008 Third Prize Art Periscope Poland
2008 Selected Exhibitor Five Senses - Showcasing Excellence in Regional Art
Brisbane QLD
2008 Selected Exhibitor Au Naturel - The Nude in the 21st Century Oregon USA
2007 Selected Exhibitor 2nd Premio Internazionale di Pittura Treviso Italy
2007 Prize of Excellence/Award of Distinction Artoteque London
2007 Finalist May Exhibition Solarte Art Gallery New Mexico
2006 Selected Artist Avant Card Calling All Artists Project
2006 Finalist Norvill Art Prize
2006 First Prize Just Nudes Exhibition Ipswich
2005 Finalist Cromwell’s Art Prize
2005 People’s Choice Award Regional Art Awards Toowoomba
2005 RADF Grant to assist with expenses incurred in participating in group exhibition
at Marziart International Gallery in Hamburg
2003 RADF Grant to assist with travel expenses to Florence to participate in the
Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea
Publications
2008 Interview Art Elite Online Magazine www.artelite.org
2008 ‘Interviews with Celebrities’ Happiness section of www.jobx.com.au website
2006 Manly Daily 7/7/06 ‘Figuratively Speaking’
2005 Queensland Times 22/6/05 ‘Ipswich Art Stops German Traffic’
2005 ‘Vanguard – Paper wake’ Issue 1 2005 – University of Queensland’s Art and Literary Journal
2004 Spectrum Weekend Edition Sydney Morning Herald 30/10/04 Review of ‘Lighting
the Body’ Exhibition by Lenny Ann Low
Ppublic Collections
Southern Downs Regional Council Qld
Private Collections
Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Germany, Ireland, Spain and the USA |
