Joanne Heath

About Artist

JOANNE HEATH was born in Port Macquarie N.S.W. and now lives in Brisbane, Queensland. An extensive nursing career preceded her art studies & art practice. She has worked as a volunteer guide at the Queensland Art Gallery since 1994. She is a member of the Royal Queensland Art Society Brisbane Branch Inc. (RQAS) and the Queensland Centre of Photography.

ART STUDIES

2009           Fraser Island  Kingfisher Bay – Darren Leal.

2005           Brisbane College of Photography -digital photography -John Cullen.

1995           Imagery Gallery- Photography – Doug Spowart.

1995           Photographic tour to Africa-Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

1994           Diploma in Fine Art from the Brisbane institute of Art.

1990-1994  Brisbane Institute of Art (B.I.A.) Studies Drawing, Painting,

Design, Sculpture, and Printmaking (Major)

1991            Water colour workshop- Rex Bachaus Smith- Fraser Island.

1989            Water colour workshop- Rex Bachaus Smith- Binna Burra.

 

EXHIBITIONS

2013           Solo Photographic exhibition –  Painting With the Camera 2

Petrie Terrace Gallery RQAS Petrie Terrace Brisbane

2007            Solo Photographic exhibition – Painting With the Camera

Gallery 419 –  RQAS  Upper Edward St. Spring Hill

2006            Gallery 419 RQAS – Annual exhibition

2006            Royal Queensland Show- Photography-

2004            Brisbane City Council Library- Adelaide Street, Brisbane

2003            Solo exhibition “Simply Local” shared space with Peter Hubbard

1994-2007   Gallery 419 RQAS group exhibitions.1993-1994

1993-1994   Acid bathers print making group

1992            Water Colour Society of Queensland

 

AWARDS

2022             RQAS “Abstraction” exhibition – Second prize

2007            Gallery 419 RQAS Annual Exhibition – photography  highly

commended and commended-

(Judge Katherine Brimble-Stone Fox)

2006            Gallery 419 RQAS Annual Exhibition – first prize – Photography

(Judge – Sculptor – Rhyl Hinwood)

2006            Royal Queensland Show- Photography – commended

1994            Brisbane Institute of Art –

Nona Metcalf Award- sculpture ”Sentinel” (Judge- Tim Morrel)