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FRANCES DENNIS

PAINTING AND CERAMIC SCULPTURE - Born Perth Western Australia

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QUALIFICATIONS
         1991 BA Visual Arts (Painting) Edith Cowan University Perth
         Minor Degree Life Drawing)

COLLECTIONS

Riseborough Art Gallery and Winery

Private collections in Perth, Melbourne, England, Denmark and Chianciano.

Masterplanners Interiors Pty Ltd

Woodside Petroleum Gap Ridge

Edith Cowan University
Printmakers Association of WA


PUBLICATIONS

2017   Chianciano Art Museum & Expo Galleries: page 112: 
            also at https://issuu.com/museodarte/docs/expo_official_publication

2017    International Confederation of Art Critics:  Critical Analysis by Christopher Rosewood

2011    Box Magazine “Lauren Wilhelm” Perth WA: Exhibit Box page 53

2006    Journal of Australian Ceramics November pp 24-26: “Making Connections”
     https://www.grahamhay.com.au/haydennis2006.html

2004    “End Result a fine Display”  (175th State Celebrations)  Joondalup Community Newspaper,  page 8 of 18th November

2002    Neville Weston, The Robertson Park Artists Studio Exhibition
            “Rob pART II” - Exhibition Catalogue October 2002.

AWARDS

2017    International Confederation of Art Critics London: Exhibition in Savoy Gallery, Chianciano, Tuscany.

2010     First Prize Riseborough Annual Acquisitive Art Award.

2002     Town of Vincent Ceramic Sculpture Award

1992     Rottnest Art Awards (Highly Commended finalist)

1990     Commission: 8 works for 1991 Calendar: Woodside Petroleum

1989     Ryder-Cheshire Exhibition People’s Choice Award 


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2025    Farmer Street Studio.

2024    Perth Royal Art Prize for Landscape.

2020    Stala Contemporary Gallery.

2019    Decompression.  Holmes a Court Gallery @ No 10, West Perth.  

            Cossack Art Award, Cossack West Australia.

2017     Savoy Gallery, Chianciano Expo, Chianciano Tuscany Italy.

2017     Wanneroo 2017 Community Art Awards and Exhibition

2015     “Bouncedown Project” State library of Western Australia

             Epochs:  Robertson Park Artists Studio Perth 

2014     Colour my World Houghton’s Winery Swan Valley

2011     “Out There” Riseborough Winery.

2010     Riseborough Annual Acquisitive Art Award

2008     Paintings at Gallery O

             La Salle College Art Exhibition

2007     Paintings at Gallery O 195 Brisbane Street Perth

             Sculptural works at Tristan’s Gallery in Lake Street Perth 

2006     Town of Vincent Art Award Perth Western Australia
   
             Earthworks CAAWA Mining Hall of Fame in Kalgoorlie

            Lavan Legal Contemporary Art Exhibition & Auction: Government House Perth 

            The Ceramic Arts Association of WA  Annual Selective Exhibition Gallows Gallery 

             Mandjar Art Awards 2006 Mandurah West Australia  

2005     Robertson pArt III – Painting and Sculpture: Robertson Park Artists Studio: 

             Fine Art at Hale School

             Sculptural & mixed media works at Etro Café King Street Perth

2004     Rivers & Parks: A Personal Perspective:
             Constitution Centre Perth-Celebrating the 175th Anniversary of WA

EXPERIENCE    

2015                  Curator for Bounce Down! 2015 -State Library of Western Australia
                          A celebration of 100 years of female football in Western Australia

2001-2025         Art Practice at Farmer Street Studio and Robertson Park Artists Studio 

2011                  70 hour intensive oil painting workshop: John Wilson NSW

2003-2010         Painting instructor Robertson Park Artists Studio,

2008-2019         Relief teaching for Graham Hay – working with Paperclay

2009                  Curator “Art From the Inside” St George's Cathedral-Prison Fellowship WA.

2007                  65 hour intensive drawing workshop with James Taylor RMIT

2005                  10 page Collection for 2005 Catalogue-Stamp-it WA

1993-1998         Painting instructor Warwick Leisure Centre Warwick.
1993                  Cultural Studies Tutor, Edith Cowan University: casual assistant to lecturer, Drawing UWA 


The below critique was written on my winning one of three places in an  international competition to exhibit at the Chiancano Expo in Tuscany.