ART EDUCATION

2002-2004     Bachelor of Visual Arts (Fine Arts),  Sydney College of The Arts, University of Sydney

GALLERY ONE

The paintings in Gallery One reflect the influence of the environment that I am working and living, with subtle, blended, almost realistic grounds, and an ”edge” or “line”, which can be a simple brush stroke, or paint dragged across the canvas with a palette knife, creating a certain tension, leaving those that engage with the work to … imagine.

GALLERY TWO

The images in Gallery Two reflect my interest in abstraction and the use of colour and texture. The conceptual underpinning of my abstract works is the signifier: a suggestion; a symbol; a sign… a mark. The mark is symbolic of a language used at another time in my life, namely, shorthand. A method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes or outlines to replace letters, I enjoy being able to make marks that aren”t immediately obvious, but give my work a deeper meaning, enabling me to leave my individual message in each work.

Part of my investigation of the symbolic and language uses the ground as a counter-point to the lineal mark, manipulating the surface and employing various techniques where oil paint is applied in either transparent or opaque layers, with hard edges often softened by free brush-strokes, exploring the tension between the hard and blended edges, frequently intensified by the choice of colour.

GALLERY THREE

The works in Gallery Three use the traditional methods of glazing, and  include still life, portraiture, botanical and fabric.  I enjoy exploring the different mediums on different surfaces , including canvas, linen, clayboard and wooden panels. 

EXHIBITIONS

2011  “Keeping Company 2011″, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Group Show

2010  “Small works group exhibtion at Headland Park”, Mosman

             “Coffee heart Starter, International College of Mgmt, Manly

2009  “Meet the Artists at Headland Park”, Group Show, Landship Gallery

2008  “Meet the Artists at Headland Park”, Group Show

              “Middle Head Artists, Art House”, Sydney

2007  ”Frances Keevil Gallery” Launch + Exhibition, Double Bay

              Space4art07@The  Landship Gallery, Headland Park, Mosman

2006  ”Frances Keevil Art”  November Art Show, Woollahra

              ”Art IM”, Exhibition/Auction/Dinner, Artichoke Gallery Café, Manly

              ”Art in the Open 2006″ Group Show, Headland Park Open Day, Mosman

              “Landship Exhibition”, Group Show, Headland Park, Mosman

              “Between Surface and Substance”, Mary Place Gallery, Paddington

             ”The Art Studio Sale”, Headland Park Studios

2005  “Small Artworks Show”, Newport Artworks Gallery

              ”Emergent”, Newport Artworks Gallery

              “Student Diversity”, NSW Parliament House, Sydney

2004  ”Graduation Show”, Sydney College of the Arts, Rozelle

              ”Sydney Affordable Art Show”, Royal Hall of Industries, Sydney

2003  “Kitsch”, Newspace Gallery, Rozelle

              “Girls Night Out”, Newspace Gallery, Rozelle

COLLECTION

Helioscreen Australia

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