Rita Winiger, Glimpses

Rita Winiger Glimpses

16 September to 10 October

Artist Statement “I spent the first 30 years of my life in Switzerland. The power and the drama of the mountains is still influencing my work.

Australia has been my home for the last 40 years. I have always loved the outdoors and appreciate the beauty of nature. In my extensive outback travel the trees fascinate me. They tell me stories about life. I use colour instinctively, shaped by my mood or the story I want to tell. My paintings represent a journey through darker turbulences towards resting places on higher grounds filled with colour, light and joy.

I started my artistic career with a Diploma in Ceramics at the Northern Beaches TAFE in 2003 and completed a Master of Studio Art at the Sydney College of Art in Ceramic Sculpture in 2005. After moving to Armidale in 2006 I embraced painting through studying at TAFE in 2008 and attending weekly classes in 2010 with Kerry Wilson and Ross Laurie from 2013 to 2018.”

Rita was Winner of the Armidale Art Prize 2016, 2017 and 2019 and was the recipient of the New England Regional Art Museum, Helen Dangar Arts Bursary 2018.

Landscape Puzzle 2021 Oil on canvas 76 x 76cm $1100

Landscape Puzzle II 2021 Oil on canvas 76 x 76cm $1100

Clearing 2021 Oil on canvas 76 x 76cm $1100

The Kangaroo 2021 Oil on canvas 77x 77cm SOLD

The Tree Line 2021 Oil on canvas 61 x 61cm $850

New England Landscape 2021 Oil on canvas 61 x 61cm $850

Winter 2021 Oil on canvas 61 x 61cm $850

Windy Day 2021 Oil on canvas 61 x 61cm $850

Stormy Weather 2021 Oil on canvas 61 x 61cm $850

Sailing 2021 Oil on canvas 61 x 61cm $850

Sleeping Beauty 2021 Oil on canvas 61 x 61cm $850

Snow Storm 2021 Oil on canvas 61 x 61cm $850

Burned Trees 2021 Oil on canvas 61 x 61cm $850

The Red Gap 2021 Oil on canvas 61 x 61cm $850

CV RITA WINIGER

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020 TAMWORTH REGIONAL GALLERY, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MULTI CULTURAL EXHIBITION 2020 WALCHA GALLERY OF FINE ARTS CHRISTMAS SHOW 2020 NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL GALLERY NEW ENGLAND LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION 2019 WHITE RHINO GALLERY SWISS OZ ART EXPO 2019 ARMIDALE ART GALLERY (AAG) 2017 NEW ENGLAND REGIONEL ART GALLERY, ‘RUN WITH IT’ SOLO EXHIBITION 2016 ARMIDALE ART GALLERY 2016 INVERELL ART GALLERY 2021 WESWAL GALLERY ‘GLIMPSES’ 2015 BONDI PAVILION ART GALLERY 2018 NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL ART MUSEUM ‘MY TERRAIN’ SWISS + OZ ART EXPO 2015 WALCHA GALLERY OF ART ‘TRACKS’ 2015 NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL ART GALLERY, POSTCARD SHOW 2015 NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL ART GALLERY, ‘OPEN HOUSE’ PRIZES 2015 CAFE ERA, ARMIDALE 2019 ARMIDALE ART GALLERY PRIZE, 1st PRIZE, WORKS ON PAPER, 2014 RENE’S CAFE, ARMIDALE 2013 NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL GALLERY, ‘GARDENS’ 2018 HELEN DANGAR MEMORIAL BURSARY, NEW ENGLAND 2012 ARMIDALE ART GALLERY REGIONAL ART 2012 NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL ART GALLERY, PACKSADDLE GALLERY 2011 ARMIDALE ART GALLERY 2017 ARMIDALE ART GALLERY PRIZE , 3rd PRIZE, DRAWING 2007 NEW ENGLAND ART GALLERY, PACKSADDLE (CERAMIC 2016 ARMIDALE ART GALLERY PRIZE, 2nd PRIZE, PAINTING SCULPTURES) 2004- 07 GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN CERAMICS 1951 BORN, ZUERICH 2004 DIPLOMA IN CERAMICS, NORTHERN BEACHES TAFE 2005 MASTER OF STUDIO ART (CERAMIC SCULPTURE) SYDNEY COLLEGE OF THE ARTS 2008 CERTIFICATE IV IN VISUAL ARTS, ARMIDALE TAFE 2010 WEEKLY CLASSES WITH KERRY WILSON, NERAM 2013-18 WEEKLY CLASSES WITH ROSS LAURIE, NERAM

COLLECTIONS 2004 TAFE PERMANENT COLLECTION (CERAMICS)

PUBLICATIONS 2005 AUSTRALIAN CERAMICS, V0L.44 (2), P. 26 2004 HASSAN M’SOUFI MOROCCAN MODERN NEW HOLLAND, 2004. PP. 54, 65, 69, 98, 111, 132, 142, 204 2003 POTTERY IN AUSTRALIA, VOL.42 (2), P. 24, 72-73

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