Gifts of beauty Girls Grammar is committed to ensuring students have access to art, not only in their Visual Art curriculum studies, but also as part of their daily learning environment. The School art collection includes more than 400 works of art in a variety of media and we are always pleased to receive gifts that enhance the collection. Grammar Woman and established artist, Kylie Elkington (1983), has generously gifted five of her artworks to the School in recent years. Kylie’s work, which captures the beauty of natural wilderness and themes of life cycle, has been recognised with many award nominations.
Her works are also held in the permanent collections of several regional galleries, the CQ University and a number of corporate collections. Kylie’s passion for the natural environment translates through her art—she describes observing nature as ‘endlessly fascinating’. Kylie has found plenty of inspiration in the rugged landscape of Tasmania, where she has been based in Deloraine for the last few years alongside her husband, renowned artist Richard Dunlop. BGGS was delighted to receive two of Kylie’s works in 2021, Fir and Billilla Gardens.
Kylie Elkington (1983) with her artworks in Principal, Ms Jacinda Euler’s, office.
References Harris, V (2014). A Creative Journey – Selected Artworks by Joyce Hyam. Profile on Queensland female artist, Joyce Hyam, from 1960 to 2008.
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