Artist Statement
Belonging and Becoming Instillation:
There was a child went forth every day;
And the first object she / he looked apon that object she / he became;
And that object became part of her / him for the day, or a certain part of the day, or for many years , or stretching cycles of years.
( Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass 1900 )
About my children:
As a figurative sculptor I look for emotions feelings and vulnerability in the faces and body language of children.
Because of their innocence nothing is hidden. With a child all emotions are felt to the fullest, expressed to the extreme and then its over!
I try to look deeply in to find a certain moment that will say it all, to capture the essence of an emotion and then incorporate this into my work.
Bio
Group Exhibitions:
2011 Hornsby Gallery. Sydney NSW
2012 Hornsby Gallery. Sydney NSW
2012 Annual Tutors Exhibition, Ku-ring-gai Art Gallery. Sydney NSW
2013 Annual Tutors Exhibition, Ku-ring-gai Art Gallery. Sydney NSW
2014 Annual Tutors Exhibition, Ku-ring-gai Art Gallery. Sydney NSW
2014 5 Lands Exhibition, Kirra Central Coast. NSW
2014 In Flux , Hornsby Gallery. Sydney NSW
2014 Visualise Realise, Hornsby Gallery. Sydney NSW
2015 Reconciliation, Gosford Art Gallery. Central Coast NSW
2015 Group Exhibition, The Glen Street Theatre. Sydney NSW
2015 Group Exhibition, 5 Lands Art Studio. Central Coast NSW
2016 Annual Tutors Exhibition, Ku- ring-gai Art Gallery. Sydney NSW
2016 Finalist Ceramic Prize, Gosford Regional Art Gallery. NSW
2017 A Fresh Perspective, Kerry Lowe Gallery Newtown NSW
2017 Form 17, Chatswood Chase. Sydney NSW.
2017 Form Surface Structure, Kerrie Lowe Gallery. Newtown. Sydney NSW.
2018 Summer Show 2018 , Kerrie Lowe Gallery. Newtown. Sydney NSW.
2018 Summer Show , Mu Gallery . Mosman Sydney NSW.
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 Belonging and Becoming , The Gallery , Hornsby Sydney NSW
2017 Belonging and Becoming , Gosford Regional Art Gallery. NSW
2017 Innocence, Mu Studio Gallery Mosman. Sydney NSW.
Collections:
Private collection: Valerie Gregg
Group Exhibitions:
2011 Hornsby Gallery. Sydney NSW
2012 Hornsby Gallery. Sydney NSW
2012 Annual Tutors Exhibition, Ku-ring-gai Art Gallery. Sydney NSW
2013 Annual Tutors Exhibition, Ku-ring-gai Art Gallery. Sydney NSW
2014 Annual Tutors Exhibition, Ku-ring-gai Art Gallery. Sydney NSW
2014 5 Lands Exhibition, Kirra Central Coast. NSW
2014 In Flux , Hornsby Gallery. Sydney NSW
2014 Visualise Realise, Hornsby Gallery. Sydney NSW
2015 Reconciliation, Gosford Art Gallery. Central Coast NSW
2015 Group Exhibition, The Glen Street Theatre. Sydney NSW
2015 Group Exhibition, 5 Lands Art Studio. Central Coast NSW
2016 Annual Tutors Exhibition, Ku- ring-gai Art Gallery. Sydney NSW
2016 Finalist Ceramic Prize, Gosford Regional Art Gallery. NSW
2017 A Fresh Perspective, Kerry Lowe Gallery Newtown NSW
2017 Form 17, Chatswood Chase. Sydney NSW.
2017 Form Surface Structure, Kerrie Lowe Gallery. Newtown. Sydney NSW.
2018 Summer Show 2018 , Kerrie Lowe Gallery. Newtown. Sydney NSW.
2018 Summer Show , Mu Gallery . Mosman Sydney NSW.
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 Belonging and Becoming , The Gallery , Hornsby Sydney NSW
2017 Belonging and Becoming , Gosford Regional Art Gallery. NSW
2017 Innocence, Mu Studio Gallery Mosman. Sydney NSW.
Collections:
Private collection: Valerie Gregg