Sally West Art Gallery

Solo Exhibitions:

2008 Coast meets Country, 240, Forster
2007 What Comes After Drought?, The Charles Smith Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2006 Reflections, Art Moment Gallery, Bondi
2004 Solo Exhibition, Love In A Cup, Bondi
2003 Inside & Out, Hill On Hargrave Gallery, Paddington
2003 Solo Exhibition, Love In A Cup, Bondi
2002 A Hat or A Cat, Hill On Hargrave Gallery, Paddington
2002 Solo Exhibition, Love In A Cup, Bondi
2001 Solo Exhibition, The Lighthouse, Darlinghurst
1999 Underwater, Wadi Gallery, Bondi
1998 Black and White Series, Love In A Cup, Bondi
1998 The Journey, Bondi Pavillion Gallery, Bondi
1998 Colour Pastel Series, Love In A Cup, Bondi

Group Exhibitions:

2008 Country Energy Art Prize, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill
2008 Traces of Memory, Ferrara Museum of the Estense Castle, Italy
2008 Bodyshow Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy Melbourne
2008 Corangamarah Art Prize, con.ceit '08, Barongarook, Victoria
2008 Out From Down Under and Beyond, Agora Gallery, New York
2008 Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2007 Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2007 Out From Down Under and Beyond, Agora Gallery, New York
2006 Fashion Moments, Art Moment Gallery, Bondi
2006 Life’s Precious Moments, Art Moment Gallery, Bondi
2005 Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, Bondi
2005 Group Exhibition, My Style, Tuncurry
2005 Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2004 Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2004 Group Exhibition, My Style, Tuncurry
2004 How Much Is That Doggie, QVB Building, Sydney (www.howmuchisthatdoggie.com.au)
2003 Tim Hill Stable, Swiss Grande Hotel, Bondi
2003 Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2003 Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, Bondi
2002 IM Fashions Charity Auction, MCA, Sydney
2002 Christmas Show, Hill On Hargrave Gallery, Paddington
2002 Mooving Art - www.cowparade.net, public spaces around Australia. Auctioned later.
2001 Alexander Berry Art Prize, Berry School of the Arts, Berry
2001 Christmas Show, Wadi Gallery, Bondi Junction
2001 Group Exhibition, Flying Pig Precinct Gallery, Berry
2001 8th International Art Works On Paper Fair, Byron Kennedy Hall, Fox Studios, Sydney
2001 On The Beach, Bondi Wadi Gallery, Bondi Junction
2001 Group Exhibition, Charles Smith Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2000 Rising Stars, Wadi Gallery, Bondi Junction
2000 Christmas Show, Wadi Gallery, Bondi Junction
1999 Christmas Show, Wadi Gallery, Bondi
1998 Christmas Show, Wadi Gallery, Bondi
1998 Red Exhibition, Global Gallery, Paddington
1997 Global Arts Factory, Global Gallery, Paddington
1997 Ascending Artists, Wadi Gallery, Bondi
1997 Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, Bondi

Selected Exhibitions/Art Prizes:

2008 Country Energy Art Prize, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill
2008 Bodyshow Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy Melbourne
2008 Corangamarah Art Prize, con.ceit '08, Barongarook, Victoria
2008 Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2007 Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2006 Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2005 Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, Bondi
2005 Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2004 Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2004 How Much Is That Doggie, QVB Building, Sydney (www.howmuchisthatdoggie.com.au)
2003 Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2003 Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, Bondi
2002 Mooving Art - www.cowparade.net, exhibition in public spaces around Australia
2001 8th International Art Works On Paper Fair, Byron Kennedy Hall, Fox Studios, Sydney
2001 Alexander Berry Art Prize, Berry School of the Arts, Berry
1997 Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, Bondi

Other Regular Display Venues:

2007 - 2008 South Pacific, Pacific Street, Manly
2007 eat@240, Wallis Street, Forster
1996 - 2007 Gould Street Gallery, Gould Street, Bondi
2002 - 2007 Flying Pig Precinct Gallery, Alexandra Street, Berry
2005 - 2006 Sara Roney Gallery, Glenmore Road, Paddington
1998 - 2005 Silk Route, Swiss Grande Hotel, Bondi
2002 Inhouse, Breese Parade, Forster
2001 - 2002 Roys, Victoria Street, Potts Point
2000 - 2001 Blue Turtle Studios, King Street, Newtown
1998 Big Nose, Hall Street, Bondi

Related Projects/Achievements:

2004 Commissioned to do works for the Herbal Tease Tea Company for their complete range of contemporary packaging.
2003 Artworks published by Artworks Parmur Pty. Ltd, one of the largest fine art publishing companies in the world.

Media:

2008 Sally West Review Article, Art is Spectrum Magazine, June 2008, New York
2008 Sally West Exhibition in Forster Article, Manning River Times, March 2008
2008 Sally West Exhibition in Forster Article, Great Lakes Advocate, March 2008
2008 Sally West Artist Profile Article, Focus Magazine, March 2008, Great Lakes
2008 Sally West Review Article, Art is Spectrum Magazine, January 2008, New York
2007 Inspired by Wild and Stormy Trip Article, Manning River Times
2007 Sally West feature story, Gallery Hopper TV Arts Programme, Channel 31
2007 West heads South for Show Article, Great Lakes Advocate
2007 Sally West Review Article, Art is Spectrum Magazine, May 2007, New York
2007 Emerging Artists from Australia and New Zealand in Chelsea Article, Gallery and Studio Magazine, April/May 2007, Vol.9 - No.4 New York
2007 Sally West in Out From Down Under and Beyond Art Exhibition in New York Article, The Bondi View
2007 Sally West in Art Exhibition in New York Article, Great Lakes Advocate
2006 Reflections on Motherhood, Wentworth Courier
2006 Reflections, Live to air radio interview with Bondi FM
2004 How Much is that Doggie? - The Morning Show
2000 Mooving Art - The Sydney Morning Herald
13/2/99 Underwater Exhibition - Wentworth Courier
25/4/98 Collector, Wentworth Courier with Tim Goodman, Auctioneer and Valuer, Double Bay
18/4/98 Artist's Journey - Starts at Bondi Wentworth Courier
April 1998 The Journey - Live to air radio interview with Bondi FM

Training:

2000 Drawing and Fine Art Studies - Nowra Tafe, Bomaderry
1993 - 1995 Bachelor of Visual Communications - KVB College of Visual Communications, North Sydney
1990 - 1991 Painting and Drawing - Eastern Suburbs Evening College, Waverley Woollahra

History:

1989 HSC - Finished School.
1990 - 1991 Worked full-time as a legal secretary after completing a secretarial course. Undertook drawing and painting training at Eastern Suburbs evening college.
1992 Went backpacking through Europe for 12 months, using Florence, Italy as a base, where I also studied at the University. Gained inspiration and knowledge for further reference.
1993 - 1995 Bachelor of Visual Communications KVB College of Visual Communications, North Sydney.
1996 Travelled throughout Asia and eventually moved to Ireland for one year. Worked in graphic design part time, sold art and took commissions for paintings.
1997 Lived and worked on my family's property "Belleforest", Ungarie in central NSW.
1998 Moved to Bondi, worked part-time at Wadi gallery doing framing. Had my first major solo exhibition at The Bondi Pavillion in Bondi (The Journey).
1999 Travelled through India and Nepal, meeting many artists along the way. Gained lots of inspiration. Had another major solo exhibition.
2000 Moved to Berry, South coast of NSW. Continued painting and exhibiting in Sydney, Melbourne and Berry.
2002 Moved to Blueys Beach on the Mid-North coast of NSW.
Travelled to Vietnam loving the artwork and gaining inspiration.
2003 Gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.
2006 Gave birth to another beautiful baby girl.
2007 My first exhibition in New York.
2008 My first solo exhibition in Melbourne.
Received an invitation to exhibit at the 2009 Florence Biennale and the "Traces of Memory" exhibition later this year in Ferrara, Italy.