PETRA REECE
ASSOCIATED ARTIST
"The artist whose work I never get tired of looking at is Edward Hopper, I love his quote:
“What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house”
For some years my art practice has involved houses, places of warmth, comfort and secrets.
I have always been drawn to light fall and shadow, especially what is clearly seen and also partially hidden.
I combine memory and imagination to create places of exaggerated colour, contrasts and stark perspectives.
My buildings and houses stand alone, usually isolated, and seem to take on a personality of their own."
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Petra Reece
AVAILABLE ARTWORKS
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS
Education:
B.A. fine art and Post Grad Dip. At Phillip Institute
Collections:
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Castlemaine Regional Gallery
Australian Print Workshop
Nillumbik Shire
Articles:
Inside Out Magazine 2012
The Age A2 Magazine 2010 Dan Rule
The Age 2009 Gabriella Coslovich
Art Nation ABC tv “Bushfire Australia”
Awards:
Various awards and finalist from 1999 to 2019
Twice winner of the Castlemaine self portrait award
Finalist in the Rick Amor portrait prize
Calleen Art award
Georges River art prize
Albany Art prize
Eutick Memorial art prize
John Leslie Art prize
Whyalla art prize
Len Fox art prize
Nillumbik art award
Exhibitions:
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AKBellinger gallery exhibition
19 Karen gallery
Eva Breuer gallery, Sydney
Catherine Asquith gallery, Melbourne