Artist Bio: Josephine Pititto |
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Born 1954 Mohrange France. Started practicing art with watercolours in 1996 at the Doncaster and Templestowe art Society with tutor Ron Muller. . After a trip to Tuscany she started to explore with oil as a medium with great passion . 2005 was invited as resident artist in Italy her ink drawings evolved ,the only medium to capture a passing thought without onto paper or canvas...Josephine does not follow any particular style but her own intuitive way of capturing special moments . Has participated in many art shows and is the recipient of over 140 awards. Finalist in the AMB Alice Bale Works on paper on several occasions. Finalist in the BSG $10 000 Drawing Prize EXHIBITIONS Exhibition at SPECTRUM Gallery- July 2003 Exhibition at Whitehill Gallery- february 2004 Participated in Affordable Art show 2004 Exhibition and resident artist in Italy 2005 Realm GAllery Gisborne 2007 Amsterdam Whitney Gallery- New YORK 2013 Florence design Week -Florence 2013 Steps Gallery -Carlton 2013 PUBLICATIONS ; Despina Tunberg 'International Contemporary Masters Vol VI" World WIde ART Books,2012 Journal of the WAtercolour Society of Australia .April ,2012 Good LIfe Penninsula Style MAgazine .April-May ,2006 LA gazzetta dI CAstronovo < december ,2005. Giornale DI SIcilia ,November ,2005. Sheryl Critchley ,Herald Sun ,April23 ,2004 Work Tutorial published in Australian artist Magazine ,2000 After the Fires,FEatured in the Australian Artist MAgazine ,2000. Shirley Conway ,Antiques and Art MAgazine,Victoria .April -August 1999 MEMBERSHIPS; Victorian Artists Society Australian Guild of Realist Artists Watercolour Society Of Australia COLLECTIONS : ST VINCEnt 's HOspital MElbourne Private AND COrporate in Australia,Italy ,France ,South Africa . REPRESENTED : BY whitehill Gallery In REd Hill Original Oz Gallery IN Mt Martha Represented in The Australian Artist Magazine 2000 april -october Josephine is a member of AGRA,....Victorian Artist Society..... ,Watercolour Society Of australia. Her work is represented by Whitehill Gallery in Redhill--Original OZ Gallery in Mount Martha. In addition to her prizes ,Josephines paintings are treasured in Australia, Italy ,France,South Africa and America. |