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Artists Statement…… My works are like a fragment of a tale or a moment in time; like looking through a viewfinder and seeing a minute portion of the wider view. What happens beyond the canvas is anyone’s guess. My practice is geared towards process versus product, the final outcome of my work is never completely visualized or imagined and begins its life as a simple sketch drawn in pen and ink. The works resolve upon completion, as whimsical, layered dioramas imbued with narratives of the many experiences of human life, and how our childhood shapes our present. The characters within the paintings will grow and expand with the ending like a good book; a complete surprise. The pleasures in life, the experiences we have which we often forget about, and those firmly imprinted, those that make us happy, that make us human, and those which we imagine and build within ourselves and dream are all woven within the fabric of my paintings. Walking in the rain and not caring, patting strange dogs, getting cowlicks from cows and having enough time in the day to watch ants decimate a dead insect. Building cubby houses because you can, hot baths on cold nights, waiting for a loved one to come home, being unsure of yourself, getting angry at inconsequential things, collecting things that make you feel happy, or nostalgic, or sad, getting tongue tied and blushing furiously . Referencing fairytales and fables that I was moved by as a child, as well as the animals, plants and trees that I surround myself with I create narrative paintings whose stories are allowed to be expanded upon by the viewer. After all, everyone’s life experiences are different; everyone has their own tale, their own story, their own view. My work is the culmination of everything I have ever seen and experienced, and a lot that I daydream about. Born 17/05/1980 Qualifications/ Workshops: 1998-2003 BA of Visual Arts (Honours) WA School of Contemporary Art Edith Cowan University. Major: Painting Minor: Printmaking 2005 Lithography Workshop, Central Metropolitan College of TAFE with Mark Datodi 2001 Masters Workshop, University of Western Australia with Ecuadorian artist Estuardo Maldonado 1996-97 Special Art Program, Balcatta Senior High School Awards 2010 Winner Animal Art Awards 2009 Finalist Curvy 6 Exhibition Exhibitions 20 May 2010 Linton and Kay Contemporary - "Femme Folk and Fable" 2010 Animal Art Awards Exhibition 2010 2008 Linton and Kay Contemporary , Handmade Dreams 2003 Honours Graduate Show, Edith Cowan University. 2002 Honours Mid Year Show, spECtrUm Project Space. 2001 ‘B26’ Third Year Graduate Show, Edith Cowan University. 1999 Awesome Children’s Festival public art project, “FREIGHT”. Publications & Collections 2010 Perth College Art Collection 2010 Linton and Kay Contemporary - Directors Collection 2009 Curvy 6 -09, Sydney
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Copyright 2006 LK Galleries, all rights reserved. |
