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ARTIST BIO

All About Chrissy Dwyer Art

I am a contemporary acrylic painter living in Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.

My landscapes are inspired by where I live, a sub-tropical and semi-arid environment of the Darling Downs. I love the countryside and country bush. My colour palette explores earthy colours of shades of greens and blues along with orche with pops of magenta. Sometimes my style is semi-realistic as I love to exaggerate colour with an aim to capture the essence of the subject matter. Currently, I am is interested in the interplay between light and shadows, aerial perspective as well as the liminal space between landscape and still life.

I am a qualified Visual Arts Teacher with a Graduate Diploma of Education. I have my Bachelor of Creative Industries (2009) and Diploma of Visual Arts (2007). Prior to teaching, I worked as an Education & Professional Development Coordinator at Flying Arts Alliance Inc. My most recent exhibition was a group teacher exhibition at Rosalie Gallery, QLD.

My artistic journey has always been there but as you can imagine, having a family and working full time is a juggle. Notable achievements include being selected as a finalist in the Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Award in 2016 and 2015, the Moreton Bay Regional Art Awards in 2014 and 2013, and Queensland Regional Art Awards and Boarder Art Prize in 2011. As well, I have had a few demonstration and feature articles published in Artist Palette in 2010, Australian Artist Magazine and Fine Art and Decorative Painting magazine in 2012 and 2011.

*** Keep scrolling down to read CV below ***

QUALIFICATIONS

2011                                 Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)      Visual Arts and English

                                         Griffith University, Mt Gravatt Campus, Brisbane, Australia

2008- 2009                       Bachelor of Creative Industries (Visual Arts), James Cook University, Cairns, QLD. 

2005-2007                        Diploma of Visual Arts

2004                                 Certificate IV in Clothing Production

PUBLIC ART                                                                                                                                                     

2012                                 Urban Smarts Project, Painted Traffic Signal Box, cnr Bedivere St & Meadowlands Rd, Carindale, Brisbane.

   

SOLO SHOWS

2014 Sep -2015 Jan         eScapism II, St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Brisbane

2013 April                         Self-representation, Skyring Architects, Bardon

2012 Sep - 2013 Mar       Self-representation, Travel Associates, Camp Hill, Brisbane

2010 Nov                          eScapism, Cell Art Space, Cairns.

2009 Mar-Sep                   Self-Representation, 2 Tone Tapas Restaurant, Cairns, Australia

                                                                        

AWARDS & PRIZE EXHIBITIONS

2024 Jun           FINALIST Salon des Refuses [Online], Lethbridge 20 000 Small Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane      

2017                  FINALIST Open Category, Independent Education Union, Awards in Excellence for Art and Design

2015 Jan           FINALIST Lethbridge 10 000, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane

2014 May          FINALIST Moreton Bay Regional Art Award, Pine Rivers Gallery, Strathpine

2013 Oct           FINALIST Moreton Bay Regional Art Award, Pine Rivers Gallery, Strathpine

2011 Sep          FINALIST 2011 Border Art Prize, Gold Coast Regional Gallery

2011 Sep          FINALIST 2011 Queensland Regional Art Awards, Flying Arts Inc., Brisbane [Online]

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

Jul        Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award: Salon des Refuses (Online), Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane.

Jul        Incognito Art Show (Charity event)

May     Lockyer Valley Foothills Art Show

 

2023

Jul       Incognito Art Show (Charity event)

Jun     "Revitalize Renew Refresh”, Darling Downs South West Cluster Queensland Art Teachers Association, Rosalie Gallery, Goombungee QLD.

 

2022   

Sep      “Summits to Shore”, Aspire Art Gallery.

Jul        QRAA Regional Art Awards, Flying Arts.

May     Hamptons Art Show

May     Aspect Art Show

Mar     A4 Art Australia, Contemporary Art Society of Victoria.

Mar     Brisbane Landscape Landmarks and Personalities, Royal Queensland Art Society.

 

2014-2021       Hiatus while working full time and raising a family

 

2005- 2013 Exhibited in various shows. Notables are listed below in the Awards section.

 

GRANTS

2010                                    Acquired Cairns Regional Council Arts and Culture Funding Grant

MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS

2013 Mar            Online Article Published "How to Write an Artist CV", Creative Foyer

2012 Jul               News article: The Redland Times, “Traffic Signal Box Art Creates Some Civic Cheer”, 06/07/2012

2012 Mar            Australian Fine Art & Decorative Mag, Demo (Vol 19 No 9)

2011 Dec             Australian Fine Art & Decorative Mag, Demo (Vol 19 No 5)

2011 May           Australian Fine Art & Decorative Mag, Demo (Vol 18 No 9)

2010 Sep             Artist Palette Magazine, Artist Feature and Demonstration Issue 89

2010 Aug            Artist Palette Magazine "In the Galleries" Section, Feature on Cell Art Space, Issue 88

2009                    Selected as one of 150 Young People Creating Queensland for Q150 celebrations through

Youth Arts Queensland

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