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The Gift of Art 2020

The Royal Queensland Art Society’s Christmas Exhibition, ‘The Gift of Art’ is on show now at Petrie Terrace Gallery until 17th December or online below. Come visit us and find a beautiful and unique gift for your loved ones this Christmas.

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

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Exhibiting Artists

Tanika Cooper

Helen Creed

Jocelyn Elliott

Christine Groh

Mel Hayton

Peter Hubbard

Owen Hutchinson

Alan Innes

Marijke Lambregtse

Zygmunt Libucha

Chloe Liu

Talya Liu

Abramo Papp

Pradeep Pillai

Keaton Prickett

Kathleen Rhee

Elisabeth Ruiz

Kaitlin Shirley

Douglas Stevens

Susan Turner

Stephen Wells

GALLERY CLOSED THIS SUNDAY, 13TH DECEMBER DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS PREDICTED FOR BRISBANE

Unfortunately Petrie Terrace Gallery will be closed this Sunday, 13th December due to severe storm warnings predicted for South East Qld this weekend.

We apologise for any inconvenience …stay safe…stay indoors and off the roads!

The gallery will reopen at 10am on Tuesday, 15th December.

Robyn Carr

ROBYN CARR

(Brisbane, Queensland)

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My art depicts moments that either make me smile or simply appreciate the beauty of life around me. An expression, a person or creature, a view, a moment in time that needs to be captured.

By sharing my work, I hope that the observer can smile with me at the quirky, observe the beauty, and walk away feeling a little lighter for having seen it.

TECHNIQUE

I enjoy experimenting with various mediums including collage to subtly enhance my pieces, as well as using traditional techniques.

EXPERIENCE

Art has always been my passion. I completed a privately run graphics course in the early 1980s, then worked at Mojo MDA as a junior artist.

During the 1990s in Bundaberg, I exhibited in small local exhibitions and the Bundaberg Art Festival.

Since retiring from a business career, I have returned to the art world full-time, and with renewed enthusiasm.

EXHIBITIONS/AWARDS

2020 RQAS/Brisbane Portrait Prize’s “Salon de Refusés” finalist

2020 Lethbridge Small Art Awards Online finalist

2019 Rotary Art Spectacular finalist

2018 Rotary Art Spectacular finalist

2008 Brookfield Art Show

1994 Bundaberg Art Festival

18-22 December 2019

Solo exhibition at the Richard Randall Art Studio, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

18-22 July 2019 Shared exhibition with Nicole de la Mar at the Richard Randall Art Studio, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Works held in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark and the United Kingdom.

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

If you wish to in the conversation on your socials, on Instagram we are @petrie_terrace_gallery and on Facebook @rqasBRIS and use the following hashtags #BPPsalon2020 #rqasbris #petrieterracegallery to comment or post.

Royal Queensland Art Society, Brisbane Branch is proudly supported by

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.