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John Bokor
Andrew Christofides
Elisabeth Cummings
Jayne Dyer
Robert Eadie
John Edwards
John Elliott
Rachel Ellis
Gail English
Paul Ferman
David Floyd (Estate)
Salvatore Gerardi
Jon Gintzler
Frank Hinder (Estate)
Robert Hirschmann
James Jones
Jan king
Martin King
Idris Murphy
Peter O'Doherty
Amanda Penrose Hart
Jenny Sages
Wendy Sharpe
Kensuke Todo
Shona Wilson
John Turier
Celeric

Central Queensland Waterscape #2

Glass with lemon & apple

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Three apples

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Rachel Ellis

Born1967, Adelaide, Australia
  
Studies & Travel
  
1998Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship: Europe
Studio Residency, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
Slade school of Fine Art, London, (Summer School)
199-93Master of Art (by coursework) COFA, UNSW, Sydney
1991International School of Art, Montecastello di Vibio, Umbria, Italy, (2 week Drawing workshop)
1989-91Travel to Europe, via Canada and New York; worked in UK and Italy
1986-88BA Visual Art, City Art Institute, (now COFA, UNSW), Sydney
  
Solo Exhibitions
  
2007Paintings and Drawings, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney
2005Past and Present, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2002Brenda May Gallery, Sydney
2000Access contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney
1997Access contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney
1996Access contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney
1994Bare Gallery, Sydney
  
Selected Group Exhibitions
  
2008The En Plein Air Prize, NSW Parliament House
2007Windmill Trust Exhibition, Goulburn Regional Gallery, NSW
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Regional Gallery
2006Inaugural Adelaide Perry Prize For Drawing, PLC Gallery, Sydney
Country Energy Prize, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Blake Prize, National Art School Gallery, Sydney
[Winner-Alan Gamble Prize] Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
Last Show of the Year, King Street Gallery on Burton
2005The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
Blake Prize, Religious Art, Wentworth Building University Sydney
Dog Trumpet, Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney
Small Wonders, Delmar Gallery, Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
2004Blake Prize for Religious Art, Wentworth Building, University of Sydney
Small Wonders, Delmar Gallery, Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
2003Dobell Prize for DRAWING, The First Ten Years, 1993-2002, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award, Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery, Gymea, Sydney
Works on Paper, Delmar Gallery, Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
A Tale, Central Street Gallery, Naremburn, Sydney
Three Colours - Blue, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney
2002Alchemy, Cadia Hill Gold Mine Art Project, Orange Regional Gallery, NSW
Australian Women Artists, Vanessa Wood Fine Art, Sydney
Landscapes, Cowra Art Gallery, NSW
Three Colours - Red, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney
Art in Food, National Trust Café, Observatory Hill, Sydney
2001Dobell Drawing prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Drawn Together, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Peer Pressure, Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney
2000Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Jacaranda Aquisitive Drawing Award, Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW and Touring
Art fair 2000, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
Mandorla Art Award for Religious Art, New Norcia, WA
The Frank Saxby Art Acquisitions 2000, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree, NSW
1999Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
7th International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney
National Works on Paper, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria
Blake Prize for Religious Art, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydneye
1998Group Exhibition, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
1997Australian Drawings from the Gallery's Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery New South Wales, Sydney
6th International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney
Blake Prize for Religious Art, Touring exhibition
Dugongs of Hinchenbrook, The Palm House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
1996Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery New South Wales, Sydney
Blake Prize for Religious Art, State Library, Sydney
ACAF.5, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
Jacaranda Drawing Award Exhibition, Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW
1995Works on Paper, James Harvey Gallery, Sydney
Cities and Water, The Gallery, West India Quay, London Docklands, UK
Drawn, James Harvey Gallery, Sydney
1994Scapes, Arthaus Gallery, Sydney
1993Inaugural Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery New South Wales, Sydney
Dobell Drawing Prize, Touring Exhibition, George Adams Gallery, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne
Fowlers' Gap, COFA, UNSW, Sydney
1992Young Dissonants, COFA, UNSW, Sydney
1989City Art Institute Irish Exchange Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
  
Awards / Commissions
  
2006Hill End Residency, Haefliger Coattage, sponsored by Country Energy
Windmill Trust Scholarship [joint recipient]
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, PLC, Sydney
Alan Gamble Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
2003-4Communion of Saints Commission, St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta
2000Waverley Woolahra Art Prize
1998AGNSW Dr Denise Hickey Studio Residency, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
AGNSW, Dyason Bequest
1997Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship
1996Blake Prize for Religious Art
Blake Prize- Viewers Choice Award
1995Kedumba Drawing Award (jointly)
Waverley Woolahra, Drawing Prize and Miniature Prize
1994Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award
1993Waverley Woolahra, Drawing prize
  
Collections
  
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Artbank, Australia
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW
COFA, Uni of New South Wales
Condobolin Shire Council Chambers, NSW
Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW
Kedumba Collection, Blue Mountains Grammar School, NSW
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award Collection
Macquarie Bank, Australia
PLC Croydon, Sydney
St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta
Tara Anglican School for Girls, Sydney
University of Sydney Union
Waverley Woollahra Council, NSW
Wesley Art Foundation, Brisbane
Private collections
  
Selected Bibliography
  
2007Giurgola, Romaldo: Luminous Simplicity: The Art and Architecture of St Patricks Cathedral, Parramatta (illustrations) pgs. 54, 156, 157
Judd, Craig: Beyond Region, Public Galleries in New South Wales (illustration)
2006Stewart, Fiona: Painting Bathurst, Western Times, 31 August 31 pg. 1
Goulbourn Regional Gallery Catalogue
2005Past and Present, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, (catalogue)
AGNSW Society LOOK Magazine (illustrations), May pg. 40
2003Kolenberg, Hendrik: The Dobell Prize for Drawing, The first Ten Years, 1993-2002, AGNSW, (catalogue and illustrations) pg. 9,38
Kolenberg, Hendrik: Drawing a winner, AGNSW Society LOOK Magazine (illustrations), August pg.24,25
2001Torrens, Alex: Drawn Together, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (illustrations), pg8,9 and pg.11-12 (catalogue)
Alchemy, Cadia Hill Gold Mine Art Project, Orange Regional Gallery (catalogue)
2000Auty, Giles: Title Fright, Arts Review - The Weekend Australian, 12-13 February pg.19
Smee Sebastian: Country Discomfort, Metro - The Sydney Morning Herald,18 Fegruary pg.24
Country Style Magazine (illustrations), January / February, pg11
1999Smee, Sebastian: The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March pg.15
AGNSW Society LOOK Magazine, March
1997Kolenberg, Hendrik: Australian Drawings from the Gallery's Collection, AGNSW (illustrations), pg.140
AGNSW Society LOOK Magazine, March, pg.11
Australian Art Collector Magazine, 1 (illustrations), July - September, pg.16
Ryan, Anne: Drawing it all together, AGNSW Society LOOK Magazine (illustrations), December 1997 / January 1998 pg.29
James, Bruce: Arts - The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 August pg.14
Weekend Review - The Australian Financial Review (illustrations), 22 August
1996Horsburgh, Susan: The Australian, 6 December pg.5
Burke, Kelly: The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 December pg.5
Smee, Sebastian: Metro - The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 December pg.19
Fortescue, Elizabeth: The Daily Telegraph, 7 December
Johnson, Anna: Art Beat - The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 January
1995McDonald, John: Spectrum - The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 October pg.16
Mendelssohn, Joanna: The Australian, 13 October
Watson, Bronwyn: The Bulletin, 7 November pg.93
Bennie, Angela: The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 October
Blue Mountains Gazette, 11 October pg.7
Fenner, Felicity: The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 July