Barb Suttie CV
Artist's Statement
You are invited to wander around my paintings, to enjoy the elements of mystery and wonderment while liberating your imagination.
I seek to capture the spirit and grandeur of that precious moment where I feel as one with the landscape. Individually we draw inspiration form the beauty and allure of natural places. Together we can ensure that these inspiring places remain for us all.
Professional Development
2001 Artist in Residence – Tweed Regional Art Gallery, Site works Project
2002 Impressionist Techniques-Robert Pope & Robert Todonai
-1990 Science Art Research Centre of Australia
2000-07 Painting in Oils- Sturt University/University of Sth Qld –Herman Pekel,
Fu Hong, John Wilson
1990 Certificate in Drawing North Coast Institute TAFE
1987 Graduate Diploma in Education-CAE Armidale
1978 Graduate Bachelor of Arts Degree (Sub Major Art History)
Awards
2008 Casino RSM Acquisition Prize Highly commended
First Prize Acquisition Bentley Landscape
Peoples Choice Award Bentley
Murwillumbah Rotary Art Exhibition Peoples Choice Award
2007 Acquisition Award Trinity Gold Coast 2nd Tursa Open Art Award Bentley
Peoples Choice Award Bentley
2006 Highly Commended Gold Coast City Art Gallery
2006-05 Horizon Gallery Art Prize Tweed Heads, Rotary Art Show Tweed Heads
2004 Winner Landscape Country Stables Summer Art Exhibition Gold Coast
2007/03 Finalist Art Prize The Landscape Australian Artist Magazine June 2003
2005 -02 Murwillumbah Uniting Church Art/Craft Exhibition People’s Choice Award
Rotary Art Exhibition People’s Choice Award
1999 Watson and Fenton Non Acquisitive Award-Tweed Valley Art Prize Regional
Tweed River Regional Art Gallery
1997 Non Acquisitive Award-Tweed Valley Art Prize
Group Exhibitions
2001 “Link Up” Tweed River Regional Art Gallery - Murwillumbah
2001-98 Six group Exhibitions Tweed Heads /Tumbulgum/Murwillumbah/Uki
Selected Exhibitions
2008-01 Border Art Prize – Gold Coast City Art Gallery /Tweed Regional Art Gallery
2008-05 D’arcy Doyle Art Competition, Gold Coast
2006-02 Trinity Art Exhibition Gold Coast
Herald Sun Camberwell Rotary Art Show Melbourne
2003 Solo Exhibition “Dreaming” Tumbulgum Gallery
2000 Chinese/ Australian Science –Art Exhibition Murwillumbah/ touring Queensland
2000 Touring Science Art Festival-Queensland Royal Art Society
Public Works
Wall Mural-Rosellas Pre School
Workshop & Pamphlets-North Coast Public Health Unit/ Heritage Artist
Published
Australian Artist Magazine June/August/September 2003, June 2004, December 2006/07 and November 2008
Represented
Tweed Shire Council Banners
Warner Road Show Studios Motion Picture “Returning Lily”
Works held in Private Collections: Australia, Japan, Germany, Austria, New Zealand ,Uki
Works held in Public Collection: NSW Government Office of former Premier Bob Carr.
