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Panel Discussion for Biennial

On Sunday, 27th September at Petrie Terrace Gallery there was a panel discussion based on the topic – “How has the concept of Fine Art changed in the last 200 years?” The panel facilitator was Dr Kay Kane, with panelist academics Dr Christine Dauber, Dr Christine Kirkegarde and Award winning artist Scott Breton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7uUwLK3XwQ

Salon des Refuses – Winners 2020

The Royal Queensland Art Society is delighted to announce the recipients of the Petrie Terrace Gallery Awards for the Salon des Refusés from the Brisbane Portrait Prize

Each of the three Selectors from the Salon des Refusés chose their top artwork from the finalists as shown below.

Click here to view the full exhibition online.

Mr Smith by Jessica Guthrie

Petrie Terrace Gallery Award – Francis Giacco

Mr Smith is shown in his corporate attire as a Bond Trader at National Australia Bank. Outside of this role, he assumes the role of coach in junior AFL, providing mentorship through helping boys explore their physical boundaries and understanding on how to behave in times of pressure, and uncertainty.

It struck me that the coaching work on the field benefitted “Mr Smith” as much as the boys he coaches, and equally important to his own psyche as the corporate role he performs daily. My aim in painting his portrait was to convey his dedication to both roles.

Cassie and Shan by Scott McDougall

Petrie Terrace Gallery Award – Lara Cresser

Wearing a wonderful original outfit from her 1960’s collection and seated with her feet in the dirt at her rural sanctuary in Northern NSW with her amazing (and uncooperative!) rescue pig, Shan, I have tried to meld the stylish gregarious Brisbane identity with the private contemplative person she relaxes into at her rural forest retreat.

Rewinding Evolution by Lars Vester

Petrie Terrace Gallery Award – Bruce Heiser

This portrait depicts Professor William von Hippel, reimagined as a Homo erectus, our ancestor who first emerged in Africa two million years ago, and created a new kind of intelligence that forever altered our place on this planet.

During the sittings, von Hippel shared his insights on the new evolutionary science of human psychology. With equal parts wisdom, humour and charm, he spoke about how our past explains the present, and I began to wonder how he would have appeared two million years ago. Thankfully, von Hippel shared my curiosity and his portrait evolved from there.

Childhood Friend by Huon Kane

People’s Choice Award

This artwork displays the subject’s strong connection to Brisbane and to the artist. Growing up, chickens were an integral part of West End living, and this is used as a symbol of the suburb’s communal values and the affectionate reciprocal relationships that form.

Huon and Joseph share a strong connection to the city, having lived in Brisbane since early childhood. Joseph was warmly welcomed into the West End community and became friends with Huon upon starting primary school. Huon was born in Brisbane and has lived here ever since.

This exhibition will run from Friday 9th of October to Sunday 1st of November at the Petrie Terrace Gallery, and can be viewed online here.

You and your guests can book in to any of the ticketed events through Eventbrite on the following link https://petrieterracegallery.eventbrite.com.au

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Young Artist Award 2020 Finalists

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate the finalists of the Young Artist Award 2020.

The exhibition is on show in the Petrie Terrace Gallery until Sunday 4th October 2020, and online below.

For full details on winners including judge Andrew Bonneau’s comments please click here

Prize winners – Section 1: 18-30yrs

The Myth of Cad Goddeau by Brittany Blackie Pen & Watercolour 30x42cm *FIRST PRIZE*SOLD*

Finalists

My Youth by Benjamin Dutton Drawing $850 60x84cm

Prize winners – Section 2: 17yrs & under

The Waiting by Chloe Liu Acrylic $450 60x46cm *FIRST PRIZE*

Finalists

Stormy Pukehina by Grace Swan Acrylic $40 26x21cm *SOLD*

Winners – Biennial 2020

Announcing the Prize Winners for the RQAS Biennial Exhibitions 2020 – Queensland Figurative and Young Artist Award.

Congratulations to all artists who entered these Exhibitions and a very special mention to those who were awarded prizes and commendations! Judged by Andrew Bonneau the standard was incredibly high across all sections of the Biennial.

See the full exhibition in the Petrie Terrace Gallery until 4th October.

To view the full Queensland Figurative Exhibition online click here

To view the full Young Artist Award Exhibition online click here

QUEENSLAND FIGURATIVE

First Prize

Punktverschiebung (Point Shift) by Ryan Daffurn

Oil and Wax on Linen $5000 120x84cm

JUDGES COMMENTS: A clear and sophisticated understanding of form. An evocative atmosphere with multiple light sources. A very clearly defined rational yet somewhat irrational space. A narrative that keeps you engaged – the logic of a dream.

Second Prize

Sunshine Lady by Purple Change

Watercolour

$600 40x58cm

JUDGES COMMENTS: Great sense of colour balance, engagement with the model and huge variety of watercolour brushwork.

Third Prize

Yaron in the Studio by David Fenoglio

Oil on Linen, Mounted on Panel

$5000 90cm

JUDGES COMMENTS: Great sense of atmosphere and active brushwork.

Highly Commended

Missy & Stan by Steve Gorman

Oil on Canvas

$1200 45x60cm

JUDGES COMMENTS: Excellent use of horizontal and diagonal in the composition. There is a beautiful sense of connection too.

Commended

Admiration by Rachelle Kavanagh

Oil on Canvas

$3000 122x94cm

JUDGES COMMENTS: Fascinating contrast between the space in the room and the paintings on the wall.

Commended

Dreaming by Philip Davis

Acrylic $2500

92cm

JUDGES COMMENTS: Excellent foreshortening. Sense of form suggested with line. Colour used in a more emotional way.

YOUNG ARTIST AWARD

Section 1: 18-30yrs

First Prize

The Myth of Cad Goddeau by Brittany Blackie

Pen & Watercolour

30x42cm **SOLD**

JUDGES COMMENTS: Masterful use of hatching, fascinating organic forms and an almost hidden narrative.

Second Prize

Tuesday Evening (faasina) by Peter Stevens

Oil $475

45x65cm

JUDGES COMMENTS: Mysterious sense of narrative and atmosphere.

Highly Commended

Old Mill Road #1 by Penelope Dryden

Acrylic $150

61x92cm **SOLD**

JUDGES COMMENTS: Great attention paid to reflected light and varieties of surface.

Commended

No. 2 To Uncreate by Zosia Zoltkowski

Acrylic on Canvas $1310

118x80cm **SOLD**

JUDGES COMMENTS: Subtle use of translucency and gesture. Evocative and intelligent use of red.

Section 2: 17yrs & Under

First Prize

The Waiting by Chloe Liu

Acrylic $450

60x46cm

JUDGES COMMENTS: Terrific integration of the figure and landscape. Great use of a variety of blues and evocation of different textures.

Highly Commended

Emotions by Lilah McMahon

Pencil NFS 42cm

JUDGES COMMENTS: A great observation of the particular forms of the hands.

Commended

Contemplation by Katura Halleday

Pastel $1000

75x50cm

JUDGES COMMENTS: Very subtle use of modelling on the face.

The Royal Queensland Art Society is proudly supported by

Queensland Figurative 2020 Finalists

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate the finalists of the Queensland Figurative 2020 on their selection. The panel endeavoured to assemble a strong collection of artworks from a very competitive field that depicted the figure with a focus on how it was integrated into the composition.

The exhibition is on show in the Petrie Terrace Gallery until Sunday 4th October 2020, and online below.

For full details on winners including judge Andrew Bonneau’s comments please click here

Prize winners

Punktverschiebung (Point Shift) by Ryan Daffurn
Oil and Wax on Linen $5000 120x84cm
*FIRST PRIZE*

Finalists

Bushfire Grief by Rochelle Alahendra
Oil on Canvas $1700 75x100cm

Finalists 2020

Bushfire Grief	Rochelle Alahendra
Memento	Dita Angeles
The Landscape Fights Back	Jane Booty
Cheyenne	Purple Chang
Sunshine Lady	Purple Chang
Pellegrini’s – The Last Coffee	Casey Charles
Total Mayhem	Liubov Chekhunova
Go Figure	Helen Creed
Punktverschiebung (Point Shift)	Ryan Daffurn
Dreaming	Philip Davis
Haven, let sleep the dogs of war	Garry Dolan
Beauty and Power	Garry Dolan
The Olden Days	The Self Conscious Extrovert
Pillars	Mark Feiler
Yaron in the studio	David Fenoglio
Tony	Robin Finlay
Egress	Julia Fuglsang
Mac Campbell	Glen Gillard
The View	Steven Gorman
Missy and Stan	Steven Gorman
Isolation Blues	Steven Gorman
Ballerina	Allan Green
The Siblings	Diane Green
A Quiet Afternoon	Ineke Hartman
Hanging Fredia	Melinda Hayton
When you need a friend	Stephen Hillier
Chefs of Lyon	Graham Hook
Taking Orders	Graham Hook
Studio	Peter Hubbard
Harlequin	Liz Jordan
Admiration	Rachelle Kavanagh
Beach Life	Suzanne Kelleher
Resilient	Shereen Mahmoud
I’ve Got The List	Patricia McColl
The Ladies Will Love This Shirt	Patricia McColl
The Reader	Carolyn Morgan
Lived in the same house his whole life	Carolyn Morgan
I’ve Seen That Face Before	Alan Morrison
Looking Forward Looking Back	Lynne Parfitt
The Wandering Monarch	Robert Kerswell
Kaba Minai Dana Garka: Dr Ken Thaiday	Brian Robinson
Elizabeth	Otto Schmidinger
Terra Nullius	Otto Schmidinger
For Sale	Otto Schmidinger
Hidden Vexation	James Stickland
Georgie	Nadia Vargas
Mumma’s child	Mrs. Andrea Verheesen
Argentina	Tony Walker
Repose	Ronita Wilbert

Tickets to Closing Event and Panel Discussion:

$10 bookings essential via Eventbrite: https://biennial_gala.eventbrite.com.au

Winners – Abstraction 2020

Untitled I (Deliberate Pictures Series) by Natalie Lavelle

$2800 Acrylic and Thread on Canvas 105cm

JUDGES COMMENTS:

Above all other works in the exhibition, this painting connects directly with the origins of Western abstraction from the 1910s and -20s. In so doing, it exhibits lessons learned from early adherents such as Kazimir Malevich and Theo van Doesburg. Echoing Japanese and Chinese calligraphy, Natalie’s single sweeping brush stroke is at once deliberate and controlled — yet has a looseness that provides both movement and tension to the picture. The vertical string-line bisecting the picture plane adds a note of formality and provides a reference against which the viewer might contemplate placement of the large shadowy brush stoke upon the painting’s brilliant white rectangular ground.

Second Prize

Thereabouts by Helen Creed

$650 91x91cm Acrylic

JUDGES COMMENTS:

This painting is a rare bird — that is, one which works as well hung on a diagonal as it does on the square. Reminiscent of knitting or Indigenous weaving patterns, the tricolour stripes, in progressively darker tones from front to back, give the painting an impression of depth and airiness. The warm tones of Helen’s painting are inviting while the imperfect straight lines provide an elasticity filled with tension.

Third Prize

Night Market by Kim Lowry

$250 51x61cm Acrylic on Canvas

JUDGES COMMENTS:

Straddling pure abstraction and physical reality, this tonal study of light in relation to objects could only exist in modern times. Devoid of gesture, the flatly painted areas of merged and fragmented shapes play with notions of focus and depth of field in a photographic sense. The modest size of Kim’s painting is appropriate for its humble subject matter and probably wouldn’t have worked as well on a larger scale.

PEOPLES CHOICE: Winner

LCS.1 by Petalia Humphreys

$950 90x90cm Acrylic on Plywood

Previous Abstraction Winners

Click on the links below to view previous winners of Abstract Exhibitions held at the Petrie Terrace Gallery

Abstraction 2019 – Be Bolder

Abstract Exhibition 2018

Elements 2020 Online

The Royal Queensland Art Society invites you to enjoy our Elements Exhibition. Artists were asked to respond to the title theme ‘Elements’. This exhibition features works in a variety of styles and media. View in person at the Petrie Terrace Gallery until Sunday 30th of August or Online below.

If you would like to purchase a painting please contact the Petrie Terrace Gallery on 3367 1977 Tuesday-Saturday 10:00-3:30pm.

Exhibition Entries

Click on Image to view full size image.

A Cold Winters Night by Giovanna Scott
Acrylic, Collage & Machine Stitching $350 28x36cm

Exhibiting Artists

Bill Gale

Cecily Greaves

Mariane Grigore

Christine Groh

Holly Harper

Joanne Heath

Peter Hubbard

Owen Hutchinson

Alan Innes

Peter Kowalenko

David Ladley

Jenny Lang

Zygmunt Libucha

Shereen Mahmoud

Susan Margaret

Muriel Milleret

Luella Price

Winners – Members Annual 2020

Best Artwork

Still Life #368 by Laura Phillips

Oil Painting $2000 101x91cm

JUDGES COMMENTS:

This is a successful elaboration of a simple yet engaging idea: an arrangement of rectangles as a foil for organic forms. This painting’s firm sense of design is complemented by an equally rigorous colour scheme. The play of positive and negative shape and decorative pattern across the picture surface is reconciled with well observed, naturalistic detail; the care with which the composition has been developed in no way detracts from the the lyrical energy and sense of freedom in this painting. 

SECTION 1: Painting in Acrylic and Oils

First Prize

Amethyst and Red Lipstick by Kay Kane

Painting in Acrylic and Oils
Oil Painting $4000

JUDGES COMMENTS: Highly developed formal qualities – precise drawing, a firm grasp of the relationships between interconnected planes and a feeling for the structure of the head – make as important a contribution to this compelling portrait as as the vivid characterisation of an individual face.  

Equal Second Prize

Magpies by Michael Augustine

Oil Painting $2000 76x110cms

JUDGES COMMENTS: Sensitively controlled colour harmonies and a close observation of reflected light make this a highly accomplished essay in ‘contre-jour’ luminosity.  

Equal Second Prize

Demolition by Kathleen Dempsey

Acrylic on canvas $700 152x122cms

JUDGES COMMENTS:

This rugged and dramatic painting conveys a real sense of pathos through a bold use of scale to emphasise the monumentality of the subject. Saturated colour and direct handling are consistent with the simple and bold framing of the central motif. 

Third Prize

Sunset Over Canaipa Passage by Abramo Papp

Oil on Linen $1200 106x76cms

JUDGES COMMENTS

A powerful mood is established though simplified forms, clean colour and most importantly an all-pervasive light. 

Highly Commended

The Ginger Plant by Peter Hubbard

Oil Painting $500 54x44cms

JUDGES COMMENTS

An astute juxtaposition of values resulting in a strategic placement of focal points leads the viewer into and around the space of this painting. Informal handling and a vibrant palette convey a sense of delight in everyday things. 

Cleaning Out The Closet by David Fenoglio

Oil on Linen $1800 65x55cms

JUDGES COMMENTS

Firm drawing, a disciplined technique and well observed values make this a solidly constructed, arresting work. 

Commended

Samford South Pine by Mike White

Acrylic on Canvas $600 50x75cms

JUDGES COMMENTS:

An emphatic yet well-managed composition demonstrating a natural affinity for the medium. The expressive range of a saturated palette has been exploited without sacrificing naturalistic effects or a notion of a connection to a specific place. 

Story Bridge By Night by Paul Anthony

Acrylic $300 32x48cm

An original view of this much depicted subject combining firmly constructed planes, a sure instinct for spatial relationships, and a sense of immediacy bring this image to life.

SECTION 2: Watercolour Painting

First Prize

Nudgee Beach Early by Tony Walker

$850 44x92cms

JUDGES COMMENTS

The confident application of washes and contrasts between the small figures and the broad areas of sky create a strong sense of atmosphere and mood.  

Highly Commended

Fassifern Valley by Greg de Silva

JUDGES COMMENTS

A fresh, direct treatment, combing a careful selection of the essential elements of the subject and its relationships as well as a confident application of the medium.  

SECTION 3: Photography and Digital

First Prize

Fresh Produce by Alan Innes

Digitally Assembled Drawing $390 50x50cms **SOLD**

JUDGES COMMENTS

A very accomplished and taut essay in two dimensional design revealing a sure instinct for the juxtaposition of shapes, quality of line and distribution of values.  

Highly Commended

Old Museum – Nocturn by Joanne Heath

Photograph $295 53x41cms

JUDGES COMMENTS

The dramatic lighting on this evocative building has been thoughtfully captured. 

No artworks were entered in Section 4: Sculpture/ 3D All Media

SECTION 5: Drawing

First Prize

Remnants by Glen Gillard

Pen and Wash $500 47x57cm

JUDGES COMMENTS

A skilful and sensitive use of the medium to has been used to develop the lively abstract patterns in the subject. Intricate surface detail and carefully stated values contribute to create an air of mystery.  

Cambodian Fishing Village by Kay Kane

Drawing $450 54x33cms

JUDGES COMMENTS

Great economy of means has been used to suggest rather than directly state essential information about space, light and sense of place.  

SECTION 6: 2D Works All Other Media

First Prize

Venice by Christine Groh

Hand Coloured Linocut $300 52x62cms **SOLD**

JUDGES COMMENTS

The graphic technique is used to great effect to convey the charm of Venice and evoke a cheerful, festive mood. 

PEOPLES CHOICE: Winner

Coucal Trail by Beverley Tainton

Acrylic $2900 98x98cm

Members Annual 2020

The Royal Queensland Art Society is pleased to present the 2020 Members Annual Exhibition. This exhibition features works in a variety of styles and media.

View in person at the Petrie Terrace Gallery until Sunday 2nd, August or Online below.

If you would like to purchase a painting please contact the Petrie Terrace Gallery on 3367 1977 Tuesday-Saturday 10:00-3:30pm.

Winners:

*Still Life #368* by Laura Phillips
OVERALL WINNER Oil $2000 101x91cm

For more information and judges comments on our winners please click here

Exhibition Entries

*Sunny Santa Margherita* by Mike White
Acrylic on Canvas $600 50x75cm

Exhibiting Artists

Michael Augustine

Louise Blood

Merle Crowe

Greg de Silva

Kathleen Dempsey

Allan Green

Christine Groh

Glenine Hamlyn

Karen Knight

Wendy Pound

F. J Rowland Wregg

Glenise Clelland

Before retiring to Noosa North Shore 23 years ago Glenise was a well known and award winning fashion designer of Haute Couture winning Queensland Designer of the Year.

Today she is best known for her strong figurative studies and landscape paintings inspired by many journeys – particularly through the Pacific Islands, PNG and Northern Australia. Her background in fashion and theatre design and her passion for colour, texture and form are evident in all her work today – both figurative and landscape.

Glenise uses colour to express emotion and her canvases and mixed media work vibrate with vitality and life. For 23 years the peace nd tranquility and the everchanging light around her studio at Noosa North Shore was a constant source of inspiration for her expressive canvases. Glenise now works from her studio at Pullenvale, Brisbane.

Glenise has had over 15 solo exhibitions at prestigious galleries in Australia and overseas. Her paintings have been selected four times as a finalist in Tattersalls Landscape Prize. Her paintings are represented in government, corporate and private collections in Australia and overseas. Her paintings have won many awards including the Ian Fairweather memorial Prize and the Caloundra Arts Festival. Three of her Pacific paintings were selected by an international jury for exhibition at the Florence Biennale.

For Glenise, life drawing has alsways been central to her artistic development and has allowed her to process what she sees and feels. Now there are 2 books available with 40 of her black and white and coloured figurative images – LOVES FALLS IN LOVE WITH LOVE and OF LOVING AND SENSUALITIES.

Her colourful book AUSTRALIA Images and Inspiration hass 22 diverse Australian landscapes. The books are available from her website.

Glenise is an active member of the Half Dozen Group Brisbane and the Royal Queensland Art Society.

What's On

The Royal Queensland Art Society is delighted to announce the recipients of the Petrie Terrace Gallery Awards for the Salon des Refusés from the Brisbane Portrait Prize

Mr Smith by Jessica Guthrie

Cassie and Shan by Scott McDougall

Rewinding Evolution by Lars Vester

Childhood Friend by Huon Kane

Prize winners – Section 1: 18-30yrs

Finalists

Prize winners – Section 2: 17yrs & under

Finalists

QUEENSLAND FIGURATIVE

First Prize

Second Prize

Third Prize

Highly Commended

Commended

Commended

YOUNG ARTIST AWARD

Section 1: 18-30yrs

First Prize

Second Prize

Highly Commended

Commended

Section 2: 17yrs & Under

First Prize

Highly Commended

Commended

Prize winners

Finalists

Finalists 2020

Tickets to Closing Event and Panel Discussion:

Second Prize

Third Prize

PEOPLES CHOICE: Winner

Previous Abstraction Winners

Exhibition Entries

Exhibiting Artists

Best Artwork

SECTION 1: Painting in Acrylic and Oils

First Prize

Equal Second Prize

Equal Second Prize

Third Prize

Highly Commended

Commended

SECTION 2: Watercolour Painting

First Prize

Highly Commended

SECTION 3: Photography and Digital

First Prize

Highly Commended

SECTION 5: Drawing

First Prize

SECTION 6: 2D Works All Other Media

First Prize

PEOPLES CHOICE: Winner

Winners:

Exhibition Entries

Exhibiting Artists