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My paintings are intuitive and visionary. I am a colourist. Each painting symbolically synchronises with my life experience at the particular time in which it was created. Each image tells a deeper story that is woven into the fabric of my being.
Purity of colour is essential to me. It nourishes and balances my spiritual, emotional, mental and physical being. If colour is pure, it has the potential to heal. I would like my paintings to sing a calm and peaceful melody, which is soothing to the soul on its eternal journey.
My background is an eclectic mix. I am a first generation Australian, my father was Swiss my mother Italian. At the early age of seventeen I studied at the Victorian College of the Arts, one year of night school and four years full time. In the early 1970's, I lived in Java and Bali Studying Chinese water-colour painting with Mr. Lee Hwat Swie. Batik, meditation and Tai Chi were also practiced. On my travels through southeast Asia, I developed an appreciation for fine crafts and art forms in various media. The divergent line between what is considered an art form and what is craft has always fascinated me.
After completing a teaching degree in Australia I once more traveled extensively through Asia, finally living in America and studying with the master weaver, Arturo Sandoval, at the University of Lexington, in Kentucky. Over the years I have done master classes in photography, sculpture, drawing and collage with Paul Cox, Robert Langley, Pat Shanon and Mirka Moira.
Later, I completed a two year degree in ceramics, tutored by Kevin Boyd. Painting and life drawing have always been part of my life. I have exhibited in group shows, and from the late 1990's onwards, I have had three solo exhibitions. More recently, I have traveled to Hawaii and Peru, these places are a source of inspiration to me. For the past twelve years I have taught art and craft at two of Melbournes' Steiner schools.
My deepest love is colour, along with sound and form. If combined harmoniously, they have powerful healing potential. As an extension of this belief, I have recently completed a Graduate Diploma and at present am working on completing a Masters in Experiential and Creative Art therapy. My main intention is that my paintings have a calming and uplifting effect on the viewer. |
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EXHIBITIONS |
| 2006 |
Solo Exhibition, Art Associates, Richmond |
| 2006 |
Peru Exhibition, Federation Square |
| 2001 |
Group Exhibition - Castilla Galleries, Selby |
| 2001 |
Solo Exhibition - Puffinry Gallery, Olinda |
| 2000 |
Solo Exhibition - Kallista Gardens |
| 2000 |
Solo Exhibition - Fitzroy Gallery Fitzroy |
| 1999 |
Aurora Australis Art Prize - Warragul |
| 1997 |
D'Ranged Art Exhibition
Dandenong Ranges Contemporary Art Society. |
| 1993 |
Clay de Scope, Outer Eastern College of TAFE, Ceramics |
| 1992 |
Doncaster Gallery, Melbourne, `A Woman's View' |
| 1988 |
Robert Langley Studio, Melbourne, Sculpture |
| 1986 |
CAE, Melbourne, Drawings |
| 1981 |
Woman's Exhibition, Swinburne College of Advanced Education, Paintings |
| 1979 |
The Hut Gallery, Ferntree Gully, Melbourne, Paintings |
| 1977 |
University of Kentucky, USA, Weaving and Water-colours |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
| 1995 to Present |
Art and Craft Teacher, Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, Warranwood |
2001 - 2006 |
Craft Teacher, Ghilgai (Rudolf Steiner Primary School), Kilsyth |
| 1993 - 1995 |
Drawing Teacher, Ferntree Gully Community Centre. 1990: Art Teacher, Boronia and Glenfern Secondary Colleges |
| 1979 |
Drawing Classes from own studio |
| 1979 |
Drawing Teacher, The Hut Gallery, Ferntree Gully |
| 1976 |
Art Teacher, Caulfield Technical School |
| 1974 - 1975 |
Batik and Life Drawing, Melbourne School of Arts and Crafts |
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Exhibition Details
Saturday April 28th until
End of May, 2007
Round About Thyme
74 Monbulk Rd Kallista, Vic 3791 Australia
(on the roundabout)
PH: (03) 9755 1945
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COLLECTIONS |
Mr & Mrs Weber, Melbourne.
Mr & Mrs Seigerman, New York, USA.
Mr Goldman, Los Angeles, USA.
Mr & Mrs Lynch, Melbourne.
Mr & Mrs Ham, Melbourne.
J. & I. Diamond, Melbourne.
A. & A. Mann. Melbourne. "Australian Contemporary Woman Painters' Collection" - Mr & Mrs Martyn.
Ms. L. Stevens, Melbourne.
Mrs. G. Bushell, Melbourne.
Mr & Mrs Bain King, Melbourne.
C & Y. Fleming, Melbourne.
Mr. D. Peters, Eltham.
Many other private collections.
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