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Elisabeth Lawrence is a full time artist based in Brisbane. Her paintings have been highly awarded and are held in corporate and private collections.

Education

Studies at Brisbane Institute of Art (BIA)

Partial studies in Architecture and Fine Arts

Northern Territory University, Darwin

Graduated as Primary teacher, Brisbane College of Advanced Education

Partial degree, Bachelor of Surveying, University of Queensland

Selected Exhibitions

2011 Finalist international Cricket art Prize, Sydney

2011 ‘Country to the Coast’ Tattersall exhibition

2011 ‘Same, Same, Same...but Different’, group exhibition, ’London Office’, Teneriffe

2011 Art for Art’s Sake, Riverside Centre, Brisbane

2011 Sanctuary Cove Art Festival

2011 Moreton Bay Region Art Awards

2010 ‘brisurbia’ solo exhibition, Percolator Gallery, Paddington

2010 15 Artists Exhibition, Redcliffe City Art Gallery

2010 Finalist international Cricket Art Prize, Sydney

2010 Finalist Moreton Bay Region Art Awards.

2010 ‘Suburbia’, Redcliffe City Art Gallery.

2009 ‘30 by 30’ Christmas Exhibition, Doggett Street Studio, Newstead

2009 ‘Southern Skies’, Percolator Gallery, Paddington

2009 ‘At the corner’ exhibition, Doggett Street Studio. Newstead

2009 Art for Art sake exhibition ‘Colours of Queensland’, Q150 event, Waterfront Place

2009 Moreton Bay Region Art Awards

2009 ‘I know what I like’ exhibition. Touring exhibition, Moreton Bay Region Art Collection

2008 ‘Wish’ group exhibition, Kiln Gallery, Paddington

2008 ‘30 by 30’ Christmas Exhibition, Doggett Street Studio, Newstead

2008 ‘Reserved’ Doggett Street Studio. Newstead

2008 Finalist in Pine Rivers Art Awards

2007 Finalist Pine Rivers Art Awards

2007 Finalist in the Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition

2006 Finalist in the Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition

2006 Launched on-line Gallery

2005 End of semester student Exhibition (BIA)

2005 ‘Side by Side’ Exhibition (BIA)

2004 Samford and District Show

2004 Solo Student Exhibition at BIA

2004 Art Show 542, Powerhouse, Brisbane

2004 End of year Student Exhibition (BIA)

1992 Four Seasons Crocodile Resort in Jabiru, Kakadu National Park, N.T.

Awards

2007 Judge’s Special Mention, Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition

2007 High Commendation, Pine Rivers Annual Art Award

2004 Metcalfe Award ,Brisbane College of Art

2004 High Commendation, Samford and District Show

Collections

Guymer Bailey Architects

Edge Accounting & Taxation Services

Moreton Bay Regional Art Collection

Various private collections

Artist Statement

I was born in Sydney into a non English speaking family. At the age of 6 we moved to Germany where we settled into a beautiful small German village. When I was 10 my father took his final pastoral position with the Trinity Church in Melbourne and my challenge was to learn to master the English language.

After high school I switched between studies in Engineering, Surveying and Nursing and then finally settled into Teaching. I accepted some adventurous postings like teaching in the Simpson Desert, in a community called Alpurrurulam. From here my next position was in Jabiru, Kakadu National Park.

In 1998 we moved back to Brisbane where I made up my mind to challenge my inner passion of painting.

I enrolled in art classes at the Brisbane Institute of Art and received the college’s Metcalf award in 2004. I also received High commendation award at the Pine Rivers Art Awards and a special mention book prize at the Churchie Emerging art Exhibition in 2007.

For a few years I received mentoring from Warren Palmer who has helped me gain direction and purpose in my now full time commitment as an artist.

I paint about what I see in suburbia in Brisbane. My works are like visual chronicles about the things that I see when I go about my life. The paintings incorporate these, often unremarkable, scenes and hope to accentuate their relevance. Then using small irrelevant objects like chip packets, dogs or draping cloths I develop subthemes hoping to create even more intimacy between my stories and audience.
- Elisabeth Lawrence