Prior to a near fatal medical incident at the beginning of 2020, I had applied for and was accepted to study my Masters in Visual Arts at Griffith University. Due to the lengthy recovery I had ahead of me, I regrettably decided to withdraw from the program not long after commencing, which was shortly after my discharge from hospital. I studied art through senior high school with very high achievements and also chose art as an elective subject while attaining my Bachelor of Education, again achieving high distinctions. I’ve continued to create all through my life, using significant life events to re-evaluate the most recent chapters in my artistic journey. I go to bed planning my next creation and wake up doing the same.
My primary practice is acrylic and mixed media paintings, as well as charcoal drawings – but more recently I’ve taken to oil and soft pastel paintings, which I’ve become equally fond of. My other interests lie in watercolour paintings, textile art and mixed media sculptures – wood being the primary medium with the addition of found objects. My small contribution to reducing landfill.
As a self-taught artist who sees drawings and paintings in everything I look at, I dream about art being my full-time career.
Exhibition History (up to April 2023)
2023 Finalist – Aspire Gallery Paddington – Rustle Exhibition – Embroidery – “The future of our planet is in our hands”;
2023 Finalist – Royal Queensland Art Society – Members Annual Exhibition – Acrylic painting – “Strictly Carnivale” & Wood and found object sculpture – “Too Dear”;
2023 Finalist – Royal Queensland Art Society – Splash Exhibition – Wood sculpture – “Sea Turtle – Breaking the surface for air”;
2023 Finalist – Aspire Gallery Paddington – Petite Pieces Exhibition – Wood and found object sculpture – “Edgar & Edith – one when together”;
2023 – Ipswich Art Gallery – Ipswich Art Awards – Acrylic paintings – “Ocean Ambience” & “When the dust settles – charging elephant”;
2022 Finalist – Brisbane City Hall – Recovered Futures Art Exhibition – Acrylic paintings – “Strictly Carnivale'” & “Flower Power”;
2022 Finalist – Flying Arts Alliance – Queensland Regional Art Awards – Wood and found object sculpture – “Edgar & Edith – one when together”;
2021 Finalist – Mudgeeraba Memorial Hall – The Doyle Art Awards – Watercolour painting – “A Moraine Inspiration”;
2014 Finalist – Art Exhibition Kenilworth Hall – Kenilworth Artfest – Mixed Media painting – “Riverside Carnivale'”;
2014 Finalist – Caloundra Regional Gallery – Sunshine Coast Art Awards – “Rustic Cabin on Noosa River”.
2020 – 2022 Shop owner – items made for sale – acrylic paintings, mosaic art, textile art.
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Website – https://www.galleryplacesuepalmer.com
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