About Penny

Penny has been painting and printmaking since the early 70's. She studied graphics and fine art at Curtin University and Perth Tech in Western Australia. She has held solo exhibitions at Artplace and Galerie Dusseldorf in W.A., Mulgara Gallery in N.T. and Mowbray Gallery in QLD.

Her work is represented in the collections of The Wyllie Group W.A., Leeuwin Estate Winery W.A., West Austrlaian Art Gallery, Alexander State Library W.A. Kerry Stokes Collection, Family Law Courts W.A., Artbank, Royal Perth Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Bar Chambers W.A.

Penny's painting 'Central Heart Beat' is on the 2004 Pinot Noir for the Leeuwin Art Series Wine Labels of Leeuwin Estate Winery Margaret River.

Portfolio:

Born: London 1951 Australian Resident since 1951

Art Education: 1981-8 B.A Fine Arts W.A Institute of Technology (Curtin University) 1973-75 Assoc Graphic Design W.A Institute of Technology 1971-72 Perth Technical College W.A 1969-70 Claremont School of Art W.A

Solo Exhibitions:

2002-9 Purist Gallery Yallingup W.A

2004-8 Clairault Winery Margaret River W.A

2001-02 Mulgara Gallery Ayers Rock, N.T, Australia 1991-2001 Mulgara Gallery Ayers Rock, N.T, Australia

1999 Mowbray Gallery Port Douglas, Qld, Australia

1995-98 Mulgara Gallery Ayers Rock, N.T, Australia

1994 Artplace, Claremont, W.A

1989 Spiral Gallery Fremantle W.A

1984 Galerie Dusseldorf, Mosman Park W.A

Mixed Exhibitions:

2006 St Hilda's School Invitation Art Exhibition W.A

2006 Art Geo, Busselton W.A

2006 Ananya Fine Arts 'Aust Art & About', Hong Kong

2006 Ayala Museum, Manilla, The Philippines

2004 Vasse Felix MR Artisans, Annual Exhibition, W.A

2003 South West Survey, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, W.A

2003 Red Sea Gallery, Singapore

2003 Invitation Art Purchase, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, W.A

2001 Redlands Art Award (Invitation)

2001 City of Wanneroo Art Prize, Wanneroo, W.A

2000 The Fleurieu Prize, S.A (Invitation)

2000 Hale Boys School Art Exhibition, Doubleview, W.A (Invitation)

2000 Mosman Millenium Art Prize, N.S.W, Australian (Invitation)

2000 Floor Show Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle, W.A

2000 PLC Invitation Art Exhibition, Claremont, W.A

2000 St Hildas School Invitation Art Exhibition, Alice Springs, N.T, Australia

1999 Alice Art Invitation Award Exhibition, Alice Springs, N.T, Australia

1999 Redlands Westpac Invitation Art Award

1998 Artplace, Claremont, W.A

1995 Sir Charles Gairdner Invitation Award, Nedlands, W.A

1989 "Western Sight" Perth Galleries, West Perth, W.A

1988 Mandorla Art Prize, New Norcia, W.A & Allendale Square, Perth W.A

1988 The Alice Prize, Alice Springs, N.T

1982, 1984 & 1986 Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle, W.A

Selected Commissions:

2002 Leeuwin Estate Wine Art Series Label, W.A

2001 Gosnells Family Hospital, W.A

1999 Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Perth, W.A

1999 Artworks for Commonwealth Parliament Senate

1997 Park Hyatt Hotel Sydney, N.S.W

1997 Holiday Inn, Cairns, Qld

1995-96 Designs for Australian Fine China, W.A

1992 City of Perth Railway, Perth, W.A

1990 Rottnest Lodge, Rottnest, W.A

1988 White Gum Press, U.K

Collections:

Wyllie Group Perth, W.A

Alexander State Library, Perth, W.A

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth. W.A

Artbank, Perth, W.A

Bar Chambers, W.A

Family Law Courts, Perth, W.A

Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth, W.A

Leeuwin Estate Winery, W.A

Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, W.A

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, W.A