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Winners – Different Dimensions 2022

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate all the winners in the Different Dimensions 2022 Exhibition.

Thanks also to our Judge Catherine Reason Macauley, and Fellows Selector Frances McKennariey. Please scroll down to view the winning artworks and judges comments.

First Prize

 

Patchwork Totem

by Jennifer Long

JUDGES COMMENTS

Lovely subtle shapes and softness.

Second Prize

Hunting Dog

by Dr Ekaterina Strounina

JUDGES COMMENTS

There is a strength in the pose that is quite compelling I keep walking back to this piece to tell me more.. the intensity is there but it doesn’t quite tell a story.

 

Third Prize

In Praise of Women

by Glenise Clelland

JUDGES COMMENTS

A modest Appraisal of the female figure, charcoal outline with the subtle blushes of colour. the cylindrical shape doesn’t give a focal point.

Fellows Selection

Open to eligible RQAS Members. Selected by Frances McKennariey FRQAS

4 Lace Monitors

by Claudje Lecompte

SELECTORS COMMENTS

“I truly enjoyed discovering this elegantly realised creation inspired by the natural form and movement. The artist’s resolution of opposing elements into solid form are deeply satisfying.

Peoples Choice

Announced at the end of the exhibition.

Winners – Abstraction 2022

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate all the winners in the Abstraction 2022 Exhibition.

Thanks also to our Judge Joe Furlonger, and Fellows Selector Frances McKennariey. Please scroll down to view the winning artworks and judges comments.

First Prize

 

Wind

by Johnny Huang

JUDGES COMMENTS

“Gesture attempting to explain an infinite by really letting fly.”

Second Prize

Untitled

by Joanne heath

JUDGES COMMENTS

The colours “bounce: and therefore lively, circle could hang without the coloured square.

 

Third Prize

Shadows

by Karen Knight

JUDGES COMMENTS

Strong drawing with good contrast.

Highly Commended

Doorway to Sunlight

by Lee Tainui

JUDGES COMMENTS

A good direction would work on bigger scale, the black is dramatic.

War Fear

by Helia Smith

JUDGES COMMENTS

Like the (technique of) drawing with paint.

Beauty; More Than The Immediately Obvious

by Dr Kay Kane

JUDGES COMMENTS

The pencil and wash is a beautiful & subtle medium.

Fellows Selection

Open to eligible RQAS Members. Selected by Frances McKennariey FRQAS

Circle Squared

by Joanne heath

SELECTORS COMMENTS

The work shows a deep sense of visual engagement. The dialogue between artist and work – equalibrium sought. A sense of time has evolved out of the optical play of layers by the use of direct & indirect painting.

Peoples Choice

Got to Move On

by Marijke Lambregtse

Winners – Brisbane: Landmarks, Landscapes & Personalities 2022

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate all the winners in the Brisbane: Landmarks, Landscapes and Personalities 2022 Exhibition.

Thanks also to our Judge Maureen Hansen, and Fellows Selector Dr Kay Kane. Please scroll down to view the winning artworks and judges comments.

First Prize

 

“Two Bridges, View from the 28th Floor Riparian Plaza”

by Paul Drought

JUDGES COMMENTS

This work impressed me because of the style of the detail. It looks gestural and finely observed. I liked the peach side of the building. Ironically as soon as I saw it I recognised the view having painted it for the Tattersalls prize winning in 2007. The overall harmony of the work draws you in although I would have preferred more cerulean to the greens. The careful observation of the landscape wins the prize for me.

Second Prize

Bribie Bathers

by Peter Hubbard

JUDGES COMMENTS

 

This picture is a little gem. I especially like the figures in the sea and the variety of greens that depict the shoreline. It draws in all the way back to the ranges in the back – well done.

 

Third Prize

The Drive Home

by Garry Dolan

JUDGES COMMENTS

This composition is a winner. I have also been here in Brisbane and thought it would make a fine picture. I like the way the XXXX brewery is quelled down especially the simplification of Eddy Fourex. The phosphorous nature of the traffic lights, dusk reflections create mood. I dig it!

Highly Commended

Floressence

by Sue Smith

JUDGES COMMENTS

I loved the skill and composition of this work. I just found the flat white background doesn’t allow me to sink in past the surface. It reminded me of Matisse and the complex patterns were excellent from a painterly perspective.

“From Rations, to Wages, to Treaty”

by Colin Bushell

JUDGES COMMENTS

Excellent image that captures the 3 colours of the First Nations Flag. Crisp image of his face – love the light circle in top right.

Lovers’ Walk…Low Tide

by Owen Hutchison

JUDGES COMMENTS

I really enjoy the mark making in this work. The rhythm of the trees and the beauty of the composition. Technical dexterity is impressive.

Impermanence

by Alice Tsou

JUDGES COMMENTS

Really loved this work – would like to see more variety of colour in the water. Beautiful subtlety in the sky of rainbows. Some exquisite painting but shows an over reliance on photography.

Fellows Selection

Open to eligible RQAS Members. Selected by Dr Kay Kane FRQAS

Overlooking the Bay

by Dr Ekaterina Strounina

SELECTORS COMMENTS

I cannot pretend other than I loved this image immediately. The colours of the Poinciana blossoms – so Brisbane- literally dances across the upper third of the painting while the triangular structure of the trees branches lead your eye down to what is a typical QLD home. The eye naturally picks up the bright light to the left of the composition, taking your eye back up to the marvellous vibrant red of the Poinciana blossoms. This work is well structured and unified.

Peoples Choice

Announced at the end of the exhibition.

Salon des Refuses – Petrie Terrace Gallery Award Winners

Congratulations to all the recipients of the Petrie Terrace Gallery Awards. Each Selector for the Salon des Refuses has chosen a work to receive this award.

Click here to view the awards presentation and official opening of the Salon des Refuses, or scroll down to view the winners and selectors comments.

Selected by Lewis Miller

Wrapped in Plastic

by Charlotte England

SELECTORS COMMENTS by Andrew Bonneau

A solid sense of form and use of colour, especially in the face. There is a beauty of shape within the folds of the plastic, an innovative composition and a very effective mood, referring to Twin Peaks but not relying on it.

Selected by Andrew Bonneau

Flaneur

by Purple Chang

SELECTORS COMMENTS

Wonderful use of a mid toned imprimatura, with solidly painted lights and transparent shadows. A variety of textural application of paint, and subtle, optical colour contribute to its effect, which is clearly an honesty painted self portrait, done from observation.

Selected by Dr Christine Kirkegard

The Owl of Minerva Flies at Dusk

by Dr Kay Kane

SELECTORS COMMENTS

Subject matter and abstract design considerations are given equal weight in this complex and powerful composition which may compel the viewer to consider the psychological and metaphysical elements of pictorial construction.

Visual relationships and directional rhythms across the canvas explore and synthesize the artist’s encounter with the image of self over time in veiled and overt appearances from the implacable gaze of a central recent self to the cyclic shape punctuations and space interludes of her past reflections.

The gestation of this painting is rooted in the act of many paintings each with its own dynamism of lines shapes and values here striving for a new compositional equilibrium and perhaps ultimately an aesthetic reconciliation.

Peoples Choice

Portrait of Luigi Casagrande

by Dr Qi Liu

Karen Collins

A Time to Reflect by Karen Collins Oil on Canvas $800
Golden Plains by Karen CollinsOil on Canvas $1500

As a keen hiker, I have been able to study more remote areas and translate them in oil paint. I hope to provide those who are unable to experience these beautiful vistas first hand a taste of the serenity experienced whilst in these areas. With the fast progression of global warming I fear these beautiful areas and the wildlife that lives within, will significantly change during my lifetime. My mission is to leave painted images of our world pre-climate change to remind mankind of their careless neglect.

 

Born and bred in Brisbane, I have also lived in London, Sydney and Melbourne. Whenever I am travelling overseas, I feel the pull of my beautiful Australia and am always grateful to be living in such a wonderful city and country!

 

When I’m not painting, I run ART ST (www.artst.com.au @artstbrisbane), an online art gallery that helps to promote Brisbane’s Emerging Artists and their art.

 

 

Accepts commissions | Free delivery for most locations within Australia

 

www.karencollinsartist.com

@karencollinsartist

 

Ph: 0413 852 774

Salon des Refusés 2021 – Selections

Congratulations to all the artists selected in the 2021 Salon des Refusés, run in conjunction with the Brisbane Portrait Prize.

Exhibition on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery from Thursday 7th October – Sunday 31st October 2021

Click here for more information or to book into one of our upcoming events.

Waiting Alan Hanson
Vecinito II Alan Morrison
Stepping Into The Light Alisa Newey
The Green Woman (Self Portrait) Anne-Louise Ciel
Mother & Child (Natalie and Arian) Benitta Harding
Brett ‘Maverick’ Wood Bianca Hines
Damien in Black, Yellow and Red Cameron Seymour
Minnie Carla Petrie
Wrapped in Plastic Charlotte England
Ephemeral Friend Charlton Groves
Evening Tide Clare Cowley
The Optimist Dita Angeles
The Good Girl- Jenevieve Chang Elizabeth Barden
The Leap Garry Dolan
No Judging (Me and My Curlew Gang) Genevieve Memory
Holding Ground – A Self Portrait Georges Soler
Selfie of an Unfinished Vision Hillary Wall
Equalibran Hugh Edwards
The Owl Huon Kane
Lockdown Jamie Congdon
Phillip Piperides Janice Pryde
Chamber of Introspection Jarad Danby
Portrait of a Bookseller Judith Sinnamon
The Owl of Minerva Flies at Dusk Kay Kane
Young Man Leena Kankkunen
Pink Lady – Sweet and Sour Leesl Ross
A Bronze Weapon Smelling of Honey (after Kate Llewellyn) Louise Tate
We All Have Wings Luella Price
Jessica Lynne Day
Nathaniel- A Portrait of the Artist’s Son Margaret Van Maanen
Ray Williams Director Jungle Love Festival Maureen Hansen
Grumpy Pants Melanie Kienzle
Eric Scott Min Jia (Johnny) Huang
Jim Nick Kohler
Sixth Avenue Olivia Dean-Jones
Spell, Spelt, SPELD Paula Kos
An Ordinary Australian Peter Fung
Self Portrait Peter Hubbard
Flaneur Purple Chang
Luigi Casagrande Qi Liu
A Quintessential Brisban-ite Sangeeta Mahajan
Shona and Kiong Sean Zhuang
Portrait of Steve Heath #3 Stephanie Heyneke
The Rock Star Stephen Tiernan
Our Di Susan Trimble
Dawson River Woman Teila Watson
Troubled Heart Vanessa Allegra
Big Johnny Zaide Harker

Robyn Moon

What began as a hobby instantly became a passion that has evolved despite life’s winding path over the past 25 years. Robyn has settled in the Noosa Hinterland after living in Launceston, Melbourne & Asia,

and now has more time to paint.

Mastering the technical skills and understanding the process of producing works in realism like Old Masters, is her ongoing mission. Robyn also believes evoking feeling in the viewer, and telling a story is

just as important as striving to be a good painter. Inspiration comes from life, both in human-kind & nature.

Robyn has continued to study with a variety of teachers in many corners of the globe, particularly in fine art. Over the last few years she has studied honing Old Masters Portraiture oil painting techniques,

particularly of Bouguereau & Carravaggio, with a mentor in Europe online. More detail about her journey is on her website,

robynsfineart.com.au <http://robynsfineart.com.au>.

Robyn has incorporated some of these skills in more contemporary portraits, and plans to work more on this area. Alongside her realist works, Robyn dabbles with looser styles in pastels, acrylics & pencil

drawings, and in landscapes as well. Her works are inspired by her own photography and former Masters.

Robyn’s work & studio will be on display at the ‘2021 Noosa Open Studios’ in October.

Sharon Beckett

Sharon Beckett – Artist

 

Instagram – @sharonbeckett_art

 

Sharon is an interdisciplinary artist, whose most recent work is founded on a drawing practice which sees her traverse from expansive Australian landscapes to redolent portraiture.

 

A career educator, Sharon’s chosen mediums of paper and pencil or canvas and oil, may seem logical. Divergently, she views herself as a lifelong learner, engaging a process of application, distance, assessment and reimagining. Admitting her developed method was not designed or even efficient but is steeped in enjoyment and satisfaction.

 

Inspired by constant observation of her surroundings and intrigued by the diversity of people, Sharon’s exploration of shape, line, colour and tone, often reveals to the audience a shared sentiment or personal quality.

 

Sharon is a current member and exhibiter at the Royal Queensland Art Society.

Glen Gillard

After six years Army service, including postings to Malaya and Vietnam, [ 1962 – 1968 ] Glen began life as an artist. That of course meant much trial and error and disappointment, and getting to know the reality of what it means to be an artist. But an artist, it seems, he was meant to be. Childhood memories are full of days painting and drawing.

Art lessons, art books, art contests, art groups and exhibitions became the focus of life and a new world opened up.

That world is still opening up, so many decades down the track, and is still full of learning and wonder. The expression, “Painting is an old man’s [ and woman’s] game” says it all, although Glen would dispute he is old !! He is always surprised and a bit amused when people ask, ‘Are you still painting?” It’s a bit like asking “Are you still alive?”

He has lost count of the number of art contests he has won, and solo exhibitions held. His portrait of wife Verna was selected for the Doug Moran contest in 1990. His self portrait entered in the Brisbane Portrait Prize in 2020 was selected for the Salon de refuse. He has painted more than a dozen public murals dealing with Queensland’s history – see Bowen murals and Clermont Railway murals – and had two sketch books published, dealing with the Queensland Gem Fields.

A feature of much of those engaged in the Arts, be that singing, dancing, acting, painting etc. is one of teaching. Glen taught privately for many years, and conducted workshops for various Art groups in Queensland. He is a Fellow of the Royal Queensland Art Society, Brisbane Branch, serving on the committee on a number of occasions.

“ Earth’s crammed with Heaven, and every common bush afire with God&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.” This is one of Glen’s favourite quotes, part of a poem written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. It suggests of course, that there is goodness and beauty everywhere, and that’s where Glen finds subject matter for his paintings – portraits, landscapes, seascapes, buildings, and flowers, a never ending source of inspiration. He is comfortable using oils, watercolour, pastel and various drawing materials.

Zheng Liu

Melbouren in the rainy season
self portrait in the morning

Zheng Liu was a professional artist in Beijing, China and participated in exhibitions in many Asian, European and South American countries. Immigrated to Australia in 2016 and now is a professional artist in Brisbane.

An artist sees the world in a different way from the ordinary people. While the latter tend to focus on the plot and logic, the former fixes his eyes more on color, light and shadow. It is normal, though not in an absolute sense. As a result, a common landscape may, through the lens of an artist, appears dynamic, attractive and mysterious.

What I admire is an aesthetics of minimalism, which is more a philosophy than an aesthetic taste. To extract what can touch our heartstring from the complex visual images and restore the world to simplicity are what I am pursuing. For painting, detailed portrait resembles a drama, bustled with activities; and simple depicting is like a single song, unfolding its charm independently.

The boundless sea and vast sky, in my eyes, are sending a message of freedom. Proceeding from this enlightenment, what an artist pursues is not to imitate what he has seen, but to recreate a landscape with his inspiration. That is why all his attention is directed to his works. The pleasure of imitation of the image is meaningless for him now, and only the aesthetic enjoyment of applying his genius can satisfy him. In this stage, an artist has transcended the representation and reached the depth of spirit. The so-called drawing nature consists in nowhere but the subtle materialization of an artist’s concepts and ideas. A free command and application of his genius is what helps an artist enjoy more freedom than a photographer.

A poetic mood oriented from “unpredictable”, supramundane and spiritual.

The beauty of music lies in its flowing and intangible nature. To musicalize a painting, an abstract beauty should be refined from the representation. As melody and rhythm constitute the beauty of music, the ingenious combination of light and color adds a musical charm to a painting.

A painting appeals to me is not in the style of mountain-shaking power but of ride-the-wind leisure.

Instagram: liu_zheng_art

 

PRIZES

2023    12 Years Old, First Prize, Harold and Agnes Richardson Drawing Prize, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2022    Self-Portrait in the Morning, Petrie Terrace Gallery Award, the Salon des Refuses 2022, Brisbane, Australia

 

EXHIBITIONS

2023    Brisbane Landmarks, Landscapes and Personalities 2023, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2023    Harold and Agnes Richardson Drawing Prize, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2022    An Artist’s Place, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2022    The Salon des Refuses 2022, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2022    Queensland Figurative 2022, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2022    The 132nd RQAS (Royal Queensland Art Society) Brisbane Branch Members’ Annual Exhibition, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2022    Brisbane Landmarks, Landscapes and Personalities 2022, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2021   Art of Imagination, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2021    The 131st RQAS (Royal Queensland Art Society) Brisbane Branch Members’ Annual Exhibition, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2019    14th Curitiba International Biennial, Curitiba, Brazil

2018    Wave-rider – Solo Exhibition of Paintings by Zheng (Leo) Liu, 798 XYZ Gallery, Beijing, China

2016    Color Symbiosis – Chinese Contemporary Artists Exchange Exhibition, National Gallery, San Jose, Costa Rica

2015    Oriental Beauty – Exhibition of Contemporary Works by Chinese Artists, Providence Cultural Center, San Diego, Chile

2014    Advance Bravely – “Horse”, Chinese Contemporary Culture and Arts Exhibition, Beijing, China

2013    WE:1994-2013—The 20th Anniversary Collective Exhibition of the Artists in Songzhuang China, Songzhuang Fine Arts Gallery, Beijing, China

2009    Virtual + Superficies Four Artists’ Exhibition, China Space Gallery, Beijing, China

2008    Limited Distance, LDX Contemporary Art Center, Beijing, China

2008    Icon of Asia, EM arts Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

2008    2nd China Today, Canvas International Art Gallery, Amstelveen, Holland

2007    ShContemporary 2007, Shanghai, China

2007    Urban Space-The Solo Exhibition of Zheng (Leo) Liu, M Gallery, Beijing, China

2007    Contemporary Art Show, Songzhuang Fine Arts Gallery, Beijing, China

2007    Beijing Udumbara Flower Gallery Invitation Show, Beijing Udumbara Flower Gallery, Beijing, China

2006    Beijing Soemo Fine Arts Gallery Unveiling Show, Beijing Soemo Fine Arts Gallery, Beijing, China

2006    Beijing Dongcheng District Art Center 1st Oil-painting Show, Beijing Dongcheng District Art Center, Beijing, China

2006    Beijing Times Gallery 1st Contemporary Art Top-pick Show, Beijing Times Gallery, Beijing, China