Artist Profile / Curriculum Vitae
Rachel Grace Fairfax
Born Australia
Painter
www.rachelfairfax.com
Studio Address:
Bld 5/75 Mary Street St Peters, NSW, Australia
Contact:
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0414 284 384
Citizenship:
Australian
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
| 2014 | Painting expedition, Kakadu, Northern Territory |
| 2014 | Dora McCrae Life Drawing Intensive, VCA Melbourne |
| 2013 | Painting expedition, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| 2012 | Artist in Residence, PLC Croydon, Sydney |
| 2011 | Artist in Residence, CIS Secondary School, Hong Kong |
| 2009 | Artist in Residence, Taronga Zoo, NSW |
| 2004 | Artist in Residence, Haefligers Cottage, Hill End, NSW |
| 2003 | Artist in Residence, Murrays Cottage, Hill End, NSW |
| 2002 | Honours, Drawing, National Art School, Sydney |
| 2000 | Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts), National Art School, Sydney |
| 1994 | Bachelor of Arts (Communications), University of Technology, Sydney |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2015 | 100 Years Ago: Devotion Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney |
| 2014 | East meets West Harvison Gallery, Perth |
| 2014 | Ocean and Landscape Paintings Harvison Gallery, Perth |
| 2013 | Animals on Show Harvison Gallery, Perth |
| 2013 | Gallipoli and Beyond Works on Paper, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney |
| 2013 | Spirit Bird, NG Art Gallery, Sydney |
| 2012 | Bundanon Landscapes Adelaide Perry Gallery, PLC Croydon |
| 2012 | Frasers Display Pavillion, NG Art Gallery, Sydney |
| 2011 | Larapinta Landscapes, NG Art Gallery, Sydney |
| 2009 | Ocean Paintings, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney |
| 2007 | Birds Dogs Cows Goats, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney |
| 2006 | Hill End Landscapes, Maunsell Wickes at Barry Stern Gallery |
| 2005 | Xavier Art Space, St Vincents Hospital, Sydney |
| Boat Paintings, Maunsell-Wickes at Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2002 | Hill End Landscapes, Xavier Art Space, St Vincents Hospital, Sydney |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2014 | Gallery Artists Group Show Stella Downer Fine Art |
| 2014 | NAS Drawing Dept “Drawing as Thought” Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, Abbotsleigh, NSW |
| 2013 | Gallery Artists, Group Exhibition, Stella Downer Fine Art |
| 2013 | Zoologica, Group Exhibition, Stella Downer Fine Art |
| 2012 | Place: Residencies National Art School, Sydney |
| Flanagan Art Prize, St Patrick’s College, Ballarat, Vic (Finalist) | |
| Wilson Visual Art Award, Trinity Catholic College, Lismore, NSW (Finalist) | |
| Gainsborough Greens Art Award, Qld (Finalist) | |
| Artworks and Artwords, National Art School, Sydney | |
| Stanthorpe Art Prize, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Qld (Finalist) | |
| Sun Drunk Memories, NG Art Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2011 | ANL Maritime Art Award, Seafarers Centre, Melbourne (Finalist) |
| Landscape Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney | |
| Drawing Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney | |
| Artworks and Artwords, National Art School, Sydney | |
| Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery, PLC Croydon, Sydney (Finalist) | |
| Distant Bridges, Amnesty International, NG Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2010 | Waverley Youth Services Auction |
| Barnardos Australia Auction | |
| Larapinta Trail, Doggett St Studio, Brisbane | |
| Hunters Hill Art Prize, Sydney (Finalist) | |
| 2009 | Waverley Youth Services Art Auction |
| Barnardos Australia Auction | |
| Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney (Finalist) | |
| Paddington Art Prize, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney (Finalist) | |
| Thinking Aloud The Big Drawing Show, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2009 | Artists in Residence Exhibition: Taronga Zoo, Sothebys, Sydney |
| 2008 | Who Let the Dogs Out, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Gymea, NSW |
| Waverley Youth Services Art Auction | |
| Waverley Art Prize, Waverly Woollahra Art School, Sydney (Finalist) | |
| Madonna and Child, NG Art Gallery, Sydney | |
| A Place at my Table, National Art School, Sydney | |
| 2007 | There is No Place Like Home, Mission Australia, Sydney |
| Big Drawing Show, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2006 | Boat Paintings, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney |
| Willoughby Art Prize, Willoughby Town Hall, Sydney (Finalist) | |
| Same Place Many Views, Defiance Gallery, Sydney | |
| Art by the Sea, Art Moment Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2005 | Christmas Exhibition, Defiance Gallery, Sydney |
| Hill End Artists in Residence, Hill End Vistor’s Centre, NSW | |
| Infusion, Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, Sydney | |
| Same Place Many Views, Defiance Gallery, Sydney | |
| Making a Place of Her Own, National Parks/Wildlife (touring) | |
| North Sydney Art Prize, Fred Hutley Hall, Sydney (Finalist) | |
| Infusion, Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, Sydney | |
| 2004 | Hill End Artists, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW |
| Sydney Affordable Art Show | |
| Spectrum, Parliament House, Sydney | |
| North Sydney Art Prize, Fred Hutley Hall, Sydney (Finalist) | |
| Waverley Art Prize, Waverly Woollahra Art School, Sydney (Finalist) | |
| 2003 | Fishers Ghost Prize, Campbelltown Art Gallery, Sydney (Finalist) |
| Recent Bathers Paintings, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney | |
| Hill End Painting Residencies, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW | |
| Infusion, Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, Sydney | |
| Sydney Teapot Show, Glebe Innercity Clayworkers Gallery, Sydney | |
| North Sydney Art Prize, Fred Hutley Hall, Sydney (Finalist) | |
| Waverley Art Prize, Waverly Woollahra Art School, Sydney (Finalist) | |
| Fresh, Michael Carr Art Dealer, Sydney | |
| Picturing Paradise, Mori Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2002 | Xavier Art Space, St Vincents Hospital, Sydney |
| Tree Drawings, Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, Sydney | |
| Recent Bathers Paintings, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2001 | Waverley Art Prize, Waverley Woollahra Art School, Sydney (Finalist) |
| Side Effects, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2000 | Bathers Paintings, Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, Sydney |
| Waverley Art Prize, Waverley Woollahra Art School, Sydney (Finalist) | |
| Sky Gardens Art Prize (Finalist) |
COLLECTIONS
| Artbank; Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW; St Vincents Hospital, Sydney; Tetsuya’s Restaurant, Sydney; Whitehouse School of Fashion, Sydney; Sydney Airport |
AWARDS
| 2015 | Finalist, NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize |
| Finalist, ANZAC Art Prize, War Memorial Hospital, Brisbane | |
| 2014 | Finalist, Fishers Ghost Art Prize |
| Finalist, Mosman Art Prize | |
| Finalist, Wollongong Contemporary Watercolour Prize | |
| Finalist, NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize | |
| Finalist, Gallipoli Art Prize | |
| Finalist, Stanthorpe Art Prize | |
| 2013 | Finalist, Mosman Art Prize |
| Finalist, Westmead Hospital Art Prize | |
| Finalist, Hunters Hill Art Prize | |
| 2012 | Highly Commended, Waverley Art Prize |
| Finalist, Flanagan Art Prize | |
| Finalist, Wilson Visual Art Award | |
| Finalist, Gainsborough Greens Art Award | |
| Finalist, Stanthorpe Art Prize | |
| 2011 | Finalist, ANL Maritime Art Award |
| Finalist, Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing | |
| 2010 | Finalist, Hunters Hill Art Prize |
| 2009 | Finalist, Mosman Art Prize |
| Finalist, Paddington Art Prize | |
| 2008 | Finalist, Waverley Art Prize |
| 2006 | Winner, Art Moment Gallery Painting Prize |
| Finalist, Willoughby Art Prize | |
| 2005 | Winner, Infusion Painting Prize, Maunsell Wickes Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney |
| Winner, FONAS St Vincents Xavier Art Space Prize | |
| Finalist, North Sydney Art Prize | |
| 2004 | Winner, Reg Richardson Fellowship |
| Highly Commended, Waverley Art Prize | |
| Finalist, North Sydney Art Prize | |
| Finalist, Waverley Art Prize | |
| 2003 | Winner, Reg Richardson Fellowship |
| 2002 | Winner, Honours Prize, Art History and Theory, National Art School, Sydney |
| 2001 | Finalist, Waverley Art Prize |
| 2000 | Winner, Sydney Airport Graduation Prize for Painting, National Art School, Sydney |
| Finalist, Waverley Art Prize | |
| Finalist, Sky Gardens Art Prize | |
| 1999 | Winner, FONAS Scholarship Painting Prize |
| 1995 | Winner, WIFT Scholarship for Communications |
| 1990 | Winner, Sydney Morning Herald HSC Prize |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 2013 | Australia Day 10 painters paint “Quintessential Australia” Canberra Times 26 January 2013 |
| 2011 | ‘Artists and Mentorship’, Sydney Magazine, Sydney Morning Herald |
| 2010 | ‘Architects collecting Australian Paintings’, Belle Magazine |
| 2009 | Megan Morton, Home Magazine, July |
| ‘Australian Patrol’, Ocean Paintings Ray Hughes Gallery, Youtube | |
| ‘Taronga Zoo Artist in Residence Project’, 7:30 Report, ABC Television | |
| ‘Ten Leading Artists’, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 January | |
| 2007 | John McDonald, Sydney Morning Herald, April |
| Henry Mulholland, 702 ABC Radio, April |