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Artist Bio: Trudy Rice |
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Deeply connected to our natural world Trudy’s works on paper are created by printing many layers of monotype and solarplate etchings. With mindful observation, the initial drawings are etched in the very sun and water that her specimens are found. Delicate textures and atmospheric depth bring Trudy’s love and empathy for the natural environment directly to the viewer. Trudy enjoys teaching both children and adults in workshops within her studio as well as by invitation to other art facilities. Her range of textiles and homewares include designer cushions, table runners, tea towels and murals/wallpaper are a transference of her art from paper to fabric. With an ethos of protecting our environment she uses organic product, recycles as much as possible and manufactures in Australia. Trudy has artwork in the collection of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre at the Austin Hospital and other Private Collections throughout Australia, United States of America and the United Kingdom. She is represented by Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop, Lauriston Press, Prints & Drawings, Eagles Nest Gallery, Ayres Inlet and Counterweave Arts, Rome, Italy. Gallery Representation Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop, 81 Hesse Street, Queenscliff, Victoria
Lauriston Press, Prints & Drawings, Victoria
Eagles Nest Gallery, Ayres Inlet https://www.eaglesnestgallery.com.au/
Counterweave Arts, Rome, Italy
Education CAE, Diploma & Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts, Completed 2012
Exhibition History SOLO Exhibitions Sept 2020 Sydney Contemporary, MELBOURNE STUDIOS #trudyrice #lisasewards (online exhibition) Oct 2018 ‘In my Garden’, Port Jackson Press Print Gallery, Collingwood Aug 2018 ‘Gardens’ Carlisle Street Art Gallery, St Kilda Aug 2017 ‘Coming into Spring’ Little Window of Opportunity, Port Jackson Press Print Gallery Feb 2016 Little Window of Opportunity, Port Jackson Press Print Gallery July 2015 OCEANUS, Port Jackson Press Print Gallery May 2014 DRAGONS & BANKSIAS, Firestation Print Studio Sept/Oct 2012 FRAGILITY, Firestation Print Studio, Armadale, Victoria, Australia Selected GROUP Exhibitions & Events March 2020 Eagles Nest Gallery, Aireys Inlet Feb 2020 ‘EDITIONS 2020’ Tacit Galleries Oct 2019 Albert Park College Art Show Sept 2019 Sydney Contemporary, MELBOURNE STUDIOS #trudyrice #lisasewards May 2019 HISTORIA, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop May 2019 Lauriston Press Gallery, Collection April 2019 LIONS CLUB, Lorne Surf Coast Dec-Jan 2019 ‘Lustre’ Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop Oct 2018 Brunswick Street Gallery, Contemporary Impressions, Spring Edition Oct 2018 Swiss by Natures, Swiss Festival, Eildon Manion, St Kilda Oct 2018 Albert Park College Art Show Sept 2018 Sydney Contemporary, MELBOURNE STUDIOS #trudyrice #lisasewards Aug 2018 Surf Coast Shire Open Studio, Lorne, Victoria July 2018 Winter Exhibition, Port Jackson Press Print Galery June 2018 Overwintering, Firestation Print Studio & Migaloo Press May 2018 Counterweave Arts Gallery and Workshop, Rome, ITALY May 2018 Firestation in Florence, Fondazione II Bisonte, Florence, Italy & Firestation Print Studio Feb 2018 Beauty of Beast, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop Dec 2017 Summer Impressions, Port Jackson Press Print Gallery Nov 2017 Imaginings, Curated by Rona Green, Neospace, Collingwood Nov 2017 Litho, Mono, Screen & Unique State Prints, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop Oct 2017 Albert Park College Art Show June 2017 ‘Tracing the Line in Contemporary Art’, PORT JACKSON PRESS PRINT GALLERY June 2017 Counterweave Arts Gallery and Workshop, Rome, ITALY May 2017 Graeme Altmann Gallery, Advantage Road Exhibition March 2017 LIONS CLUB, Lorne Surf Coast March 2017 Global Oceans, Hahndorf Academy, South Australia Nov-Jan 2016 ‘Proof’, PORT JACKSON PRESS PRINT GALLERY Nov-Dec 2016 QUEENSCLIFF GALLERY & WORKSHOP July 2016 ‘Contemporary Paper’, PORT JACKSON PRESS PRINT GALLERY March 2016 LIONS CLUB, Lorne Surf Coast Feb 2016 Window @ PORT JACKSON PRESS PRINT GALLERY Dec 2015 ‘WRAP UP’, PORT JACKSON PRESS PRINT GALLERY Dec 2015 ‘Glow Exhibition’ The Framing Salon, London (curated by Marguerite Brown) Print Exchange 2020 EMOTIONS, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop 2019 HISTORIA, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop 2017 Rona Green Print Exchange ‘Imaginings’ 66 Prints 2017 Global Oceans, Hahndorf Academy, South Australian International Print Exchange 2016 Print Council of Australia, Australia wide print exchange 2016 Firestation Print Studio & Atlanta Printmakers Studio “Deep South & Down Under” Print Exchange 2016 The Lettered Print, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop 2014 IPE Print Exchange 2014 Impresiones Gigantes Granada, Spain Print Exchange
Teaching Experience Mar 2020 an introduction to Linocut Printing, online workshop, https://trudyrice.thinkific.com/collections April 2020 make a Linocut Concertina Artists Book, https://trudyrice.thinkific.com/collections Jan 2020 Solar Plate Etching 1:4, 1-day workshop, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop Sept 2019 Linocut Concertina Book 2-day workshop, Emerald Art Society, Victoria July 2019 Solar Plate Etching 1-day workshop, Firestation Print Studio July 2019 Solar Plate Etching 1:2, 1-day workshop, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop June 2019 Solar Plate Etching 1-day workshop, Firestation Print Studio June 2019 Solar Plate Etching 2-day workshop, Firestation Print Studio June 2019 Solar Plate Etching 1:2, 1-day workshop, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop April 2019 Solar Plate Etching 2-day workshop, Firestation Print Studio March 2019 Solar Plate Etching 2-day workshop, Emerald Art Society, Victoria Feb 2019 Solar Plate Etching 1:1, 1-day workshop, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop Jan 2019 Solar Plate Etching 1:1, 1-day workshop, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop Dec 2018 Solar Plate Etching 1:1, 1-day workshop, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop 2018 CAE (Box Hill Institute) All Printmaking Techniques Cert III & IV Sept 2018 Teenagers Dry point workshop, Studio Warehouse, Port Melbourne Aug 2018 CAE Box Hill Institute, Solarplate Etching Masterclass June 2018 Solar Plate Etching 2-day workshop, Emerald Art Society, Victoria Feb 2018 Solar Plate Etching 2-day workshop, Wisteria Cottage, Tamborine Mountain, Queensland June – Nov 2017 CAE (Box Hill Institute) All Printmaking Techniques Cert IV June 2017 CAE Box Hill Institute, Solar Plate Etching Masterclass Curator 2009 to present Curator/Convenor Albert Park Secondary College Art Show April 2019 Lions Club of Lorne, Art Show March 2018 Curator Lisa Sewards Solo Exhibition ‘Thousand kisses deep’ at 45 Downstairs Gallery, Melbourne CBD 2010 - 2012 Managed and curated exhibitions at the Firestation Print Studio Gallery 2010 Managed and curated the Melbourne Fashion Incubator Gallery at Melbourne Central, CBD
Commissions Gumnut Gully pre-school cubby house mural 5.6mtr x 3mtr mural, Proper and Son café and the South Melbourne Market 8 metre artwork for Queens Domain Apartment Lobby Landream Property, The International. Commissioned design of a homewares range to gift to new apartment owners Collections Artwork included in a unique state artist books assembled by the Firestation Print Studio, purchased by a private collector from Hardcastle, West Hobart as well as being acquired by the State Library (Victoria) and Stonnington Council Victoria. Artwork included in a unique state artists book Firestation in Florence, acquired by the State Library (Victoria). Work also acquired by the Olivia Newton John Cancer & Wellness Centre, Austin Hospital and various Private Collections.
Recent Publications & Interviews - Media https://trudyricecollection.com/pages/press
Lectures/Presentation/Public Speaking/Demonstrations June 2019 Kardinia International College, Geelong, Senior Art Department Aug 2017 Demonstration at the Lorne Information Centre during the Otway Open Studio Nov 2016 Live printing demonstrations at STUDIO #Artist Proof Aug 2016 Box Hill Institute, educational film about Solar Plate Etching June 2016 Demonstration in Collins Place for the PRINT COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA May 2016 Council of Adult Education, Presentation/Talk about Solar Plate Etching Jan 2011- present Artists’ Salon (Albert Park) – Trudy initiated this group to enable artists to share and critique their ideas and concepts in a supportive, confidential environment. Awards & Selection 2017 Style Guide Winner, House & Garden Magazine (Dec issue) 2016 Best “Other Medium”, LIONS CLUB ART SHOW, Lorne Surf Coast 2015 Firestation Print Studio, Best Etching, Judged by Neil Wallace 2012 Firestation Print Studio, Best Mixed Media on Paper, Judged by Robert Clinch 2011 Firestation Print Studio, 2nd Prize Summer Salon, Judged Exhibition Selected Prizes 2017 Selected for the Peebles Print Prize, Queenscliff Gallery Public Artwork/Projects 2018 Florence artwork 2016 Work featured in the “BIRD” book, FPS, Acquired at the State Library of Victoria 2015 Bay Street Traders Association – Banners in Bay Street Project 2015 Waterfront Project, City of Port Phillip, ‘Art on the Fence’ 2014 City of Port Phillip, Waterfront Activation Project, POSTCARDS TO PORT 2012 Property Development Analysis, Yarra Street office installation Membership & Board appointments Current Member of the National Association for Visual Artists (NAVA) Current PCA – Print Council of Australia Current Member of the Creative Womens Circle 2012 - 2015 President of the Firestation Print Studio 2011 - 2012 Secretary of the Firestation Print Studio 2010 - Current Firestation Print Studio Member, Armadale, Victoria 2010 - Current Warringah Print Studio, Sydney, NSW Donated Works Koala Tea Towel (all profits going to the Hanson Bay Koala Sanctuary in Kangaroo Island), Lungitude, Cancer Council, Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre, Collingwood College, Pink Lady (Breast Cancer), Lions Club of Lorne, Angelsea Flora & Fauna, Lighthouse Foundation, Care for Kids, Think Pink (Breast Cancer), Albert Park Secondary College, Albert Park Primary School, St Michaels Grammar School, Port Melbourne Primary School and The Margaret Pratt Foundation. |
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