Anita Phillips Art/Studio
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Having a long history of exploring different artistic mediums and crafts, I finally arrived at oils. Inspired by a European tour and the amazing art galleries, I returned to Australia determined to buy some oil paints and brushes. I fell in love with the medium, and have been exploring its complexities ever since. Working in oils on canvas and board, I paint landscapes, cloudscapes and the occasional still life, attempting to capture mood and atmosphere. Having grown up in the Wheatbelt of WA, I often depict themes associated with my family farm and the open expanses of the agricultural landscape. Another theme I return to time and time again, is the sky and water - whether it is the beach or river or even a shallow lake in the Wheatbelt, I find the endless combination of sky and reflection very inspiring. This fascination with skies and horizon is a reoccurring theme in much of my work... Someone asked me the other day why I paint skies - I think my obsession with sky, weather and horizon is part of my childhood where the barometer was tapped daily by my dad (farmer), the first thing we ever talked about is the weather and with a pretty flat and empty landscape, the long horizon line was always a significant feature of any outlook... This appreciation of sky and horizon has definitely carried over into my other work as well.
I think my paintings speak to a sense of place and moments in time – more an impression than a specific depiction of landscape. I seek to evoke a memory or feeling that means something to those who see my work. I find that many people who see my work "place" themselves either in the picture, or in the experience itself that does not necessarily relate to the specific landscape/site that I have painted.... I find this ability of the viewer a really interesting process in itself - they just are what they are - to whoever views them. ...
Anita
Artist CV
Solo Exhibitions
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2022 "VAST - Painting the Pilbara" Nyisztor Gallery
2021 Kalamunda Artrooms Open Studio Tour
2019. Staircase Gallery at the National
2018 Kalamunda Open Studio Tour
2017 Kalamunda Open Studio Tour
2016 Kalamunda Open Studio Tour
2016 “Look Up”, The White Room Gallery, Kalamunda
2016 “Near & Far: 2 Perspectives” Exhibition,
ZigZag Gallery, Kalamunda
2015 “Southern Skies” The White Room Gallery, Kalamunda
2015 Kalamunda Open Studio Tour
Group Exhibitions
2023 Beat of the Land, Blackroom Galllery, CSC
2023 Fine Art @ Hale
2022 Fine Art @ Hale (Outstanding Art Award)
2021 Rockingham Art Awards (Heritage Award)
2020 Fine Art @ Hale
2020 Perth College Art Exhibition
2019 Rockingham Arts Award
2019. Perth College Art Exhibition
2018. Darlington Arts Festival Reserve Art Prize Exhibition
2017 Darlington Arts Festival Reserve Art Prize Exhibition
2017 Dowerin Field Days Art Exhibition
(Awards including Grand Prize)
2017 Methodist Ladies College Art Exhibition (Principal’s Choice Award)
2017 Perth College Art Exhibition, Mt Lawley WA
2017 Mandjar Art Exhibition, Mandurah Arts Centre, WA
2016 Beverley Art Exhibition (Highly Commended)
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Residencies
2023. 'In her voice" Artist residency, Pilbara WA
2023. Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart TAS
2022. Arrernte painting tour
2021 Cheela Plains/Pilbara Artist Collab
2019 Brisons Veor Trust, Cape Cornwall
2019 WASPS, Admiral House, Skey, Scotland I
2019 WASPS, The Booth, Shetland
Galleries
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Gallery Aura, Kojunup WA
The Shetland Gallery, Yell Shetland
Solo Gallery, Innerleithen, Scotland
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Social Media
Website http://www.anitaphillips.com.au/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/anitaphillipsstudio/
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