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Winners – 2024 Biennial exhibitions: Queensland Figurative and Young Artist Award

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate all the winners in the 2024 Biennial exhibitions: The Queensland Figurative and Young Artist Award.

Thank you also to our judges Jenny Rodgerson, Zoe Porter and Peter Hubbard (FRQAS). Please scroll down to view the winning artworks and judges’ comments.

Queensland Figurative – Judged by Jenny Rodgerson

First Prize

Sleep Tight

by Dylan Jones

JUDGES COMMENTS

There is a strong energy in this painting which displays the artists love of paint. It is competently handled with perfect foreshortening, tone and proportions whilst displaying vibrancy and the strong marks of the maker. The soul of the sitter is evident as you feel the weight of the body and the dreams of the subject. This painting is alive.

Second Prize

Reading in the Drop Sheets

by Lara Cooper

JUDGES COMMENTS

This small painting has echoes of Vermeer. A delicacy of brushwork with tone and proportion making the painting sing.

Highly Commended

In the Studio

by Glen Gillard

JUDGES COMMENTS

Very competent self portrait displaying the skills of the artist.

Young Artist Award – Judged by Zoe Porter

First Prize – Section 1: 18 to 30yrs

The Edge of Seventeen

by Catherine Maticka

JUDGES COMMENTS

Strong composition and technical use of colour and tone to create mood. Reflects young adult’s use of technology and captures an intimate scene. The colour is somewhat eerie and exaggerated – the reflection of the phone screen fills the room and highlights a young adult fixation on phones.

Second Prize – Section 1: 18 to 30yrs

Ladies in the Garden

by Lou-Anne Clancy

JUDGES COMMENTS

This watercolour displays a playful and expressive approach to watercolour. A somewhat recognisable domestic scene, the gardens and chickens have movement and energy. A sweet and lively narrative work.

Highly Commended – Section 1: 18 to 30yrs

Holding Blue (Model’s name unknown)

by Jenny Hjertquist

JUDGES COMMENTS

A skilful and highly resolved life drawing using cross-contour line to suggest volume and form. Drawn from life, technically an accomplished drawing and the use of foreshortening is successful.

 

First Prize – Section 2: 17 years and Under

A Night to Remember

by Amy Miller

JUDGES COMMENTS

An original and energetic artwork reflecting a youthful and imaginative atmosphere. Working from life and photographs the work is emotive through the use of colour, varied scale and perspective. Partly realistic and somewhat dreamlike, this work displays a playful approach to art making.

 

First Prize – Section 2: 17 years and Under

Still Mum

by Lilah McMahon

JUDGES COMMENTS

A confident and highly resolved drawing that captures the subject. The strong use of detail in combination with less detailed sections creates a contrasted composition. This work suggests competent and highly skilled approaches to drawing the figure.

 

Fellows Recognition Award (Young Artist Award) – Judged by Peter Hubbard (FRQAS)

Rina

by Xeniya Girs’ka

JUDGES COMMENTS

Very proficient artwork. I’m amazed by the effect, unreal.

 

Fellows Recognition Award (Queensland Figurative) – Judged by Peter Hubbard (FRQAS)

Defiance

by Peter Fung

JUDGES COMMENTS

Good study from life. I have worked with this particular life model before, the artist has recreated her spitting image.

 

Peoples Choice Award

Beauty in Bloom

by Johnny Huang

 

Zheng Dong Su

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Zheng Donald Su graduated from Shanghai Fine Arts School in 1969. His focus is mainly in Chinese paintings. After immigrating to Australia, he has been sketching portraits for some years at the weekend craft markets.
After retiring, Zheng has taken up oil paining, and in recent years also watercolours.

Alison Greenway

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Alison has been an artist for over 30 years and chooses to create vivid colourful garden and tropical scenes using acrylic paints on canvas, she also enjoys drawing character homes, buildings and cottages found throughout Southern Queensland and uses mixed media.

Alison has a website which offers a wide range of quality reproduction prints in Black & White, Sepia and Colour. Below is an outline of past exhibitions and collections she has participated in over the years.

 

Solo Exhibitions

David Jones Store ‘Floriana Festival’ – both Sydney & Melbourne

Broken Hill Regional Gallery – NSW

Cobar Regional Gallery – NSW

Art of Broken Hill Gallery – NSW

Group Exhibitions

Pro Hart Family Touring Exhibitions – Orange, Frankston, Toowoomba, Victor Harbour

List of Galleries – and Selected Group Exhibitions

Miller & Hart Fine Arts Gallery (Adelaide), Anvil Gallery (Wodonga), Libby Edward’s Gallery (Melbourne), Hart Family Collection – Ant Hill Gallery (Broken Hill), Eastend Gallery, Tamworth Regional Gallery, Rosalie Shire Gallery (Goombungee), White Patch Gallery (Bribie Island), Greenhill Galleries (Adelaide) , Duke Gallery (Melbourne), & Gallery 631 (Brisbane).

Awards                                                     

Tamworth Art Affair—2nd Place Award Open Section

Rosalie Shire Gallery—Goombungee Qld.

Teaching Art – Contracts                            

Mission Australia – Art for Disengaged Youth Program Toowoomba, Qld.                                 Skills Centre Inc. – JPET Youth Program  NSW

Morgan Street Public School – Broken Hill NSW

Teen Challenge Drug & Alcohol Rehab Centre -Toowoomba, Qld.                                              Private Lessons – Studio in Toowoomba, Qld.

Collections Represented In

Henry Nineo – Former Lord Mayor – Adelaide S.A.

Broken Hill Regional Gallery – NSW

John Ayers House – Adelaide, S.A.

Jacquie Comley – Author – N.S.W.

National Mutual – Finance Centre – N.S.W.

Association Memberships

RQAS – Royal Queensland Arts Society – Brisbane

NAVA – National Association for Visual Artists

ACA – Australian Counsellors Association

CDAA – Career Development Association of Australia

Study

Regional Arts Administration Training Course – College of Fine Arts (University of NSW)

Cultural Heritage Studies- Bachelor of Arts – CSU

Anthropology Studies- Humanities – CSU

Advanced Major – Creative Therapies – AIPC

Bachelor of Vocational Education – CSU

Graduate Certificate Vocational Education—Communications – CSU

 

Alison Greenway – 0405 179 479

alisongreenwayart@gmail.com

www.alisongreenwayart.com

 

 

Ellen Appleby

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My Arts Practice  – Ellen Appleby

Ceramics, Print and Mixed Media

I work with clay and different media, and make vessels and sculptures. I love making marks; textures; imagery on different surfaces; layering images; words; porcelain; and making books. I am inspired by many things especially beautiful objects.

I am concerned and confused about so much in today’s crazy world. I hope that our grandchildren and future generations will be able to enjoy the beauty and bounty of the earth without wars and conflict. I hope for equality, without greed, for all people from all nationalities, gender and diversities so they can enjoy their chosen lifestyle.

My happy places, my loves, my inner landscapes, and my concerns can be found in my art. My art is not always what it seems with hidden meaning and metaphor.

I have taught at all levels of education, and completed a Diploma of Contemporary Visual Arts (Ceramics) in 2007, a Mathematics degree (1970), and two graduate diplomas (c1990). I have exhibited and been involved with many arts events and organisations on the Sunshine Coast.

6 years of family illness, Covid, and travel, and a recent move to Brisbane has meant limited studio time, and I now return to my arts journey, and re-establishing my arts practice.

For more information:

www.ellensappleby.com.au

Find me on Facebook and Insta: @ellensappleby

Trish Evans

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Trish Evans is an oil painter living and working in Brisbane.

Trish’s paintings combine abstraction and representation of Australian landscapes or settings that she has personally experienced alongside the people depicted in the scene. She paints to capture both place and a particularly human experience of the place. She aims to record colour and light in a way that encourages the viewer to look into the canvas and recognise the place or a similar real or desired experience of their own.

Trish undertook a brief period of formal training at the South Australia School of Art in the early 1980s under Dr Jolly Koh, and then again while travelling at San Jose State University in California, USA. While maintaining her art interests during her professional career her art practice has only resumed in recent years.

New to exhibiting, Trish was a finalist in the 2023 and 2024 Brisbane Rotary Art Shows, the 2024 Harden Art Prize, the 2024 Fairholme Art Prize, and the 2024 Doyles Art Award. She also has a growing number of works in her private collections.

To see more of Trish’s artwork, you can visit her Instagram @trishevansart

Winners – 2024 Salon des Refusés

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate all the winners in the 2024 Salon des Refusés exhibition, which is run in conjunction with the Brisbane Portrait Prize.

Thank you also to our judges Scott Breton (FRQAS), Craig Tuffin and Phil Brown. Please scroll down to view the winning artworks and judges’ comments.

Petrie Terrace Gallery Award – Selected by Scott Breton

Emerging from the Shadows

by Holly Field

JUDGES COMMENTS

This painting offers a rich and expressive use of medium, while focussing on the essential content: a sincere and human treatment of a unique protagonist.

Petrie Terrace Gallery Award – Selected by Craig Tuffin

Keeping Up with the Heelers

by Alissa Lamb

JUDGES COMMENTS

The Heeler family seems to have captured the attention of parents around the world. It’s overwhelmingly ‘Aussie’ and regularly promotes iconic Brisbane locations. However, by illuminating what good and perfect parenting should look like in a progressive nation, it also ironically sheds light on a standard that’s impossible to maintain. There is no doubt that Alissa’s technical skill with acrylic paint and canvas is outstanding, but the strong narrative that her work is built upon is its cornerstone. This allowed me to make personal connections to the despondent pose of the self-perceived ‘imperfect’ father.
Whilst many portraits give the sitter direct power via a more traditional static pose, Alissa has disarmed the audience by capturing her husband disengaging. Tension is elicited by the combination of a smiling mask and his discouraged facial expression.
I find gravitas in this insightful painting that communicates a new vision of what parenting looks like, and the associated challenges it reveals.

Petrie Terrace Gallery Award – Selected by Phil Brown

I Am Still Here (Self Portrait)

by Zoe Willey

JUDGES COMMENTS

I like the simplicity and the honesty of this work and it is obviously about overcoming adversity, but it is ultimately optimistic. I think the fact that it is uncluttered helps.

 

Peoples Choice Award

She Remembers

by Lara Cooper

 

Mahsa Homayounfard

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My name is Mahsa and I am originally from Iran. I migrated to Australia more
than 10 years ago. I hold a Master of IT Engineering and am currently working in the industry. I grew up in an artistic family; my mother had held many exhibitions in Iran showing her sculptures. I have always been influenced by the creative arts, starting with my journey learning Persian Calligraphy when I was at high school.

After I migrated to Australia, I decided to start learning new art techniques. Initially I worked with coloured pencils, then in 2018 I started experiencing different visual arts with the use of different media such as mosaic crafting, watercolour, acrylic, dot painting, polymer clay, and resin art for jewellery making. I continue to learn my craft while developing my own unique style and language.

The inspiration for my art comes from using different colours and textures as well as my desire to share my feelings and experiences with other people. I have also mixed traditional Persian patterns and techniques with Western modern art in order to make a connection with my culture and appeal to an Australian audience.

I have been part of “The Artists Hub Gold Coast” gallery which is a unique Artists Collective based in the heart of Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast since 2020. I have held a very successful solo exhibition at Brisbane Institute of Art in July 2024 which I presented 29 pieces of my Mindful Mandala Artworks for two weeks. Also, I established “Kian Art Studio” Website in 2019 to make a channel to communicate with my valued customers who are interested in my unique artworks.

Visit my website here: https://kianartstudio.com

Juanita Sanganithy

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Juanita is an Australian artist who enjoys being immersed in nature, observing the colours, light and textures, and bringing these to life on the canvas. Capturing images from the natural beauty in her surroundings and painting these to incredible detail serves as a meditation for her. Juanita loves to use vibrant colours in her creative work, preferring acrylics to express her style, ranging from realism to abstract.  

 

Juanita is an award winning artist and finalist in numerous Australian and international art competitions, including the Holmes Prize for Excellence in Realistic Australian Bird Art, John Villiers Outback Art Prize, The Doyles, RQAS competitions at Petrie Terrace Gallery, Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Special Recognition Award, Special Merit Award), Grey Cube Gallery (two Honourable Mention Awards), Artist Space Gallery, and Art Room Gallery.

 

Prints: https://www.buyartnow.com.au/juanita-sanganithy

Fb: https://www.facebook.com/JSangArt

Ig: https://www.instagram.com/j_sang_art

Winners – 134th RQAS Members Annual exhibition

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate all the winners in the 134th RQAS Members Annual exhibition.

Thanks also to our Judges Todd Whisson, Stephen Newton and Sam Creyton. Please scroll down to view the winning artworks and judges’ comments.

First Prize – Section 1 (Oil and Acrylic)

Brink

by Laura Phillips

JUDGES COMMENTS

Simple, clean, confident and direct.

Second Prize – Section 1 (Oil and Acrylic)

Colourful Corner

by Esther Austin

JUDGES COMMENTS

Great composition! A love of the subject and a good rendition of pictorial space.

 

First Prize – Section 2 (Watercolour)

Kenilworth Pastoral

by Tony Walker

JUDGES COMMENTS

A wonderful combination of wash and sharper marks depicting the landscape. Strong composition and colour.

Second Prize – Section 2 (Watercolour)

Cleveland Grandview

by Katia Strounina

JUDGES COMMENTS

Small but mighty depicting a ‘grand’ view. A delightful invitation to come and sit a while.

First Prize – Section 3 (Photography, Digital Painting and Digital Manipulation)

The Dark Side

by Christine Hall

JUDGES COMMENTS

Motion captured and duplicated with an invitation to explore darker spaces. Great composition and play with light.

Second Prize – Section 3 (Photography, Digital Painting and Digital Manipulation)

Under the Bridge Number 2

by Glenda Markwell

JUDGES COMMENTS

Wonderful digital and analogue exploration. Strong composition and expressive use of colour.

First Prize – Section 4 (Sculpture and 3D Artworks)

Totem Tangle 3

by Jennifer Long

JUDGES COMMENTS

This is a meticulously designed, constructed and presented sculpture. It demonstrates a poetic integration of material and process, and a harmonious balance between the complexity of the process and the spontaneous arrangement of the final composition. The sculpture also has potential to be seen as a model for a much larger public art application.

Second Prize – Section 4 (Sculpture and 3D Artworks)

Let’s Go!

by Katia Strounina

JUDGES COMMENTS

This is an intimate and playful sculpture reminding us of our beloved canine companions, and their spontaneous energy which is always available on command. Let’s Go! demonstrates a consummate understanding of construction, modelling and patina application. The work also balances a knowledge of canine anatomy with a gestural energy that is present in the final form.

First Prize – Section 5 (Drawing, all media)

For You Brother

by Helia Smith

JUDGES COMMENTS

Engaging, emotive and expressive (the three ‘E’s!). Beautiful lines and marks conveying the emotion within.

Second Prize – Section 5 (Drawing, all media)

Amelia

by Belinda Stokes

JUDGES COMMENTS

Expressive and Intimate. The work draws you in and is as if you are reflected in the pupils. Fantastic Technique.

First Prize – Section 6 (2D Artworks, all other media)

The Rockpool

by Charlotte Wensley

JUDGES COMMENTS

Fantastic colour and composition. Wonderful detail and layers forming the rockpool.

Second Prize – Section 6 (2D Artworks, all other media)

Quilted Memory Scape 1

by Jennifer Long

JUDGES COMMENTS

Strong composition and printmaking technique. The grid expands the narrative thread for this lovely work.

First Prize – Section 7 (Pastels)

Accessorise

by Kathy Sullivan

JUDGES COMMENTS

Beautifully crafted and composed. This invitational work elicits the opportunity to ponder with the subject. Where is this avian beauty going?

Second Prize – Section 7 (Pastels)

Blue Haven

by Renuka Russell

JUDGES COMMENTS

Strong composition and colour creating this inviting scene. A light cubist nod to wistful scenes.

Young Artist Excellence Award – Sections 1 and 4

Grandma

by Dorothy Huang

JUDGES COMMENTS

Good Composition! It has a strong feeling of connection to the subject, and it has soul.

Young Artist Excellence Award – Sections 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7

Flora Inferno

by Seth Green

JUDGES COMMENTS

Technically fantastic with expressive composition and colour.

Peoples Choice – Sections 1 and 4

You Can Almost See Forever

by David Ladley

Peoples Choice – Sections 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7

Amelia

by Belinda Stokes

Bridget Bradley

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Rockpool II(2024) Original Abstract Painting by Bridget Bradley

Bridget Bradley, is a contemporary abstract artist and graphite penciller with a passion for painting, particularly in abstract expressionism. Throughout life, Bridget has studied various art techniques, including drawing, etching, printmaking, installation, and painting. Bridget travelled extensively as a Model and worked with Creative Directors who still influence her appreciation of colour and design today. She is skilled at design, blending colours and is known for her unique colour combinations.

Bridget paints intuitively, capturing her raw emotions, sensations, perceptions, and memories from her inner world and environment in the moment to make a connection on an emotionally deep level. She loves to experiment with colour and texture. Bridget often incorporates neon, resulting in vibrant, energetic, and uplifting works. Her influences are diverse, including travel, street art, nature, the mind, outer space, and different cultures. She admires and relates to the works of Jackson Pollock and his experience when painting. Bridget is a multi-award-winning artist, a Finalist, who participates in group exhibitions.

As a published artist, she has been featured in magazines and websites, most recently in Home Design Magazine. Bridget has commissioned and sold to private collectors both in Australia and Internationally and her work is exhibited both across Australia and internationally.

Learn more about Bridget, her art and design via her website: bridgetbradleyart.com
Follow Bridget’s journey on Instagram and Facebook @bridgetbradleyart