Art2Muse

Artworks available to view in Sydney

Agnes Tyson is a Sydney based visual artist. She was born and raised in New York City, USA. Her art practice focuses on painting and drawing. Her work primarily explores concerns of spatial relationships specifically relating to colour and line.

Place remains a central motif in Agnes’ work highlighting her interest in architecture. Her work frequently features significant milieux from childhood and her adult life spent in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Some works are executed on a large scale with the aim of encouraging viewers to physically engage with the work.

A defining character of her work derives from her particular integration of collage into the painting and drawing process. This process provides a means of simplification as well as adding a kinaesthetic element to her work.

Education

2010 Master of Fine Arts (Painting)
National Art School, Sydney, Australia

2008 Bachelor of Fine Art Honours Class I (Painting)
National Art School, Sydney, Australia

1993 Postgraduate Certificate in Education
Goldsmiths’ College, University of London, London, UK

1988 Bachelor of Arts (English)
Mills College, California, USA

Exhibitions

2012 Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney

2011 Sydney Children’s Hospital Art Space, Randwick, NSW

2010 Postgraduate Show, National Art School, Sydney
MFA Presentation, National Art School, Sydney
Research Beginnings, National Art School, Sydney

2009 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Finalist, Campbelltown, NSW
Mosman Art Prize, Finalist, Mosman, NSW

Employment

2011 National Art School: Sessional Teaching
Third year painting, HSC Intensive Studio Practice

Awards, Grants & Residencies

2010 Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant
Storrier Onslow National Art School Paris Studio,
Residency at La Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris

2007 National Art School Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours Class I

2006 Reg Richardson Travel Scholarship