I am a passionate Australian painter having lived in Melbourne for most of my life. I started to draw and paint from a very young age and my art practice keeps me striving for excellence whilst being true to what I love to paint.

Through exhibitions I have had the privilege of being awarded many major prizes and my work has been published in Australian and international magazines and books, including the cover of Australian Artist (2006) and in a special supplement for the French magazine Pratique des Arts (2014). I hope you enjoy viewing my artwork, some of which are  available for purchase through Gallery 247.

WEBSITE:   www.reginahona.com

EMAIL:   info@reginahona.com

EXHIBITING, AWARD & CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (Abridged)

2020         Winner, Runner-up Best in Show, PSVA

2019          Winner, Best in Show, Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia

2018          European Painting and study tour - 9 months

2017          Winner, Best Pastel, San Remo Rotary Art Show

                 Winner, Best Pastel, Knox Rotary Art Show

                 Winner, Best in Show, The Australian Guild of Realist Artists’ (AGRA) Summer Exhibition

2016          Winner, Best in Show, The Australian Guild of Realist Artists’ (AGRA) Spring Exhibition

                 Honorary Life Membership awarded - Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia

                 Group Exhibition - Sidestreams - Then & Now, The Barn Gallery, Montsalvat, Fusion6

                 Finalist, Percival Portrait Painting Prize, Townsville Regional Gallery, QLD

2015          Solo Exhibition - Quadrant Gallery Victoria

                 Archibald Entry Delta Goodrem (Musician, Singer, Entertainer)

                 Winner, Best Seascape, Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia (PSVA)

2014          Group Exhibition - Australians at Work, Portrait Artists’ Australia, Melbourne

                 Joint Exhibition - Brialyn Boathouse Gallery, Victoria

                 Group Exhibition - Friend’s Gallery, Malvern, Victoria

2012          Winner, Ming Mackay Award, PSVA

                 Winner, Best in Show Runner-Up, Pastel Society of Victoria Australia (Portrait)

                 Group Exhibition, Portrait Artists’ Australia, Sydney NSW

2011          Group Exhibition, Detour - Portraits From A Hard Road, Fusion6, Melbourne VIC

                 Group Exhibition, All The World’s A Stage, Portrait Artists’ Australia, Melbourne

                 Group Exhibition, Melba’s Marvellous Melbourne, VAS Gallery, Melbourne

2010          Winner, A.M.E. Bale Art Prize, Best Work on Paper (Portrait), Melbourne

                 Selected Hidden Faces of the Archibald Exhibition, Melbourne

                 Archibald Entry Neil Grigg (Milliner to the Stars)

                 Group Exhibition - Friend’s Gallery, Malvern, Victoria (consecutively 2000 to 2010)

2009          Finalist, ANL Maritime Prize Exhibition, Melbourne

                 Guest Artist, St. Kevin’s College, Toorak, VIC

                Winner, Ming Mackay Award, PSVA

                Winner, Best in Show, AGRA, Summer Exhibition

                Winner, Best in Show Runner-Up, Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia (Portrait)

2008         Fellowship awarded - The Australian Guild of Realist Artists’ (AGRA)

                Winner, Best Figurative, Pastel Society of Victoria Australia Annual Exhibition

                Finalist, Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize, Bega, NSW

                Finalist, A.M.E. Bale Art Prize, Works on Paper

                Finalist, ANL Maritime Prize Exhibition, Melbourne VIC

                Medallion Exhibition, AGRA Galleries, Camberwell, VIC

                Selected Group Exhibition, Hidden Faces of the Archibald, Melbourne, VIC

                Archibald Entry Krista Bell (Children's Author)

2007         Winner, Terry Collins Medallion Award, AGRA, Camberwell, VIC

                Winner, Best in Show, AGRA, Spring Exhibition

                Finalist, ANL Maritime Prize Exhibition, Melbourne VIC

                Finalist, James Farrell Self-Portrait Selected Exhibition, Castlemaine Regional Gallery

                Joint Exhibition, Maling Road Gallery, Canterbury VIC

                Group Exhibition, About Face, Fusion6, Melbourne (toured nationally until Jan 2010)

2006         Finalist, Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize, Bega, NSW

                Group Exhibition, Fusion6, Arlington, VIC

                Joint Exhibition, White Hill Gallery, Red Hill VIC

                Finalist, The A.M.E. Bale Art Prize, Travelling Scholarship, Glen Eira VIC

2005         Solo Exhibition, AGRA Galleries, Camberwell VIC

                Finalist, ANL Maritime Prize, Melbourne VIC

                Winner, Best in Show, Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia

                Winner, Ballast Stone Wine Award, Victor Harbor Rotary Show, South Australia

2004         Solo Exhibition, White Hill Gallery, Red Hill VIC

                Finalist, ANL Maritime Prize, Melbourne VIC

                Winner, Best Pastel, San Remo Rotary Show, VIC

                Winner, Best Painting (Kevin A. Taylor Award), Australian Art Excellence Awards VIC

                Winner, Best in Show, Pastel Society of Victoria Australia (Portrait)

2003         Winner, Best Seascape, Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia

2002         Solo Exhibition, Ecliptic Gallery, Armadale VIC

                Winner, Best in Show, MAS Autumn Exhibition, Malvern VIC

2001         Group Exhibition, David Sumner Gallery, Adelaide S.A.

 

PUBLICATIONS

Magazine, Australian Artist — November 2019, #425

Magazine, Australian Artist — August 2019, #423

Magazine, Pratique des Arts, Special Supplement #23, 2014

Book – Travel Inspiration, by Regina Hona, May 2014

Book – Luminous Colour, Showcasing Australian Pastel Artists 2014

Book - The Artists’ Book, Portrait Artists’ Australia, 2012 

Book – Detour, Portraits From A Hard Road, by Fusion6 – November 2011

Book – Best of Worldwide Charcoal, Pastel & Pencil Artists, Vol II, 2011

Book - About Face, by Fusion6 – December 2007

Magazine, International Artist – Aug/Sep 2007

Magazine, Australian Artist – July 2007

Magazine, Australian Artist – May 2006

Herald Sun Newspaper – April 26, 2006 (feature article)

Magazine, Pastel International – Dec/Jan 2004

 

AFFILIATIONS

Signatory Member of The Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia, (PSVA) (2019)

Honorary Life Member of The Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia (2016)

Fellow of The Australian Guild of Realist Artists’  (AGRAF) (2008)

Signatory Member of The Australian Guild of Realist Artists' (AGRA)