'Milawa - Hay's In' By Anita Laurence
Website: www.anitalaurence.com.au
Born Hobart Tasmania
1984 - Began making prints with Bill Young.
1985-93 - Limited edition prints published by Port Jackson Press.
1991 - Initiated 'Developing Creativity in the Community' a Country
Education Project.
1992 - Artist in School at Bright P-12 College. 'In Bloom' Solo Exhibition
of oil paintings, linocuts and monoprints, Baysics Cafe, Brighton.
1993-1998 - Sophia Mundi Rudolph Steiner School, part-time teaching,
printmaking, drawing and bookbinding.
1994-2004 - Limited Edition Prints published by Chrysalis
Publishing.
1994 - Hand colourist at Chrysalis Publishing for prints by Michael Leunig,
John Spooner and Geoff La Gerche.
1996 - Mosaic Sculptures: assisted Deborah Halpern with her ceramic
sculptures for commission and exhibition.
1999-2008 - Casual relief teaching Art in NE Victorian regional primary
and secondary schools.
1999-2008 - Painting, printmaking and bookbinding in King Valley, NE
Victoria with husband Bill Young. Assistant to Bill Young in custom
printing
2001 - Mosaic paver project with Edi Upper Primary School.
2004 - Vietnamese Printmaking workshop with Nguyen Van Cuong at Lancaster
Press, Brooklyn, Victoria Solo Exhibition at 'The Muse Gallery of Milawa'
Milawa NE Victoria
2005 - Mosaic Sculpture: assisted Deborah Halpern with 'Portal to Another
Time and Place' Sculpture for the Helen Lampriere Sculpture Award Artist
in Schools for Rural City of Wangaratta 'Regeneration' Project for Seniors
Week King Valley End of Harvest Fiesta decorations and Seed Mosaic/Rangoli
children’s art activities
2007 - Co-organiser of 'Where There's Smoke…' an exhibition of community
photos from the 2006/2007 King Valley Bushfires
2009 - Cork Printmakers, Cork City, Ireland,
visiting artist.
2009 - Artist in Residence, Art Vault, Mildura, Vic.
1981-83 - Degree
Fine Art Painting, Prahran Campus Victoria College.
1998 - Diploma of Education, The University of Melbourne.
2010
‘Light On The Landscape’ Works from the Rural City of Wangaratta
collection, gallery Workshop Space, Wangaratta.
2009
‘Horizons’ Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery.
Art Vault, Mildura.
‘Outskirts’ regional artists and artisans, Benalla Art Gallery.
Bill Young Printer’s Proof exhibition, Albury City Gallery.
Silk Cut Award exhibition, Glen Eira City Council Gallery.
Wangaratta Cardio-Respiratory Centre.
Muse Gallery Milawa.
12th King Valley Art Show.
2008
‘Dwell’ north east regional artists travelling exhibition, outreach
project of Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery
‘Outskirts’ regional artists Benalla Art Gallery
11th King Valley Art Show
‘A Feast of Art’ Oxley
The Muse Gallery of Milawa
2007
Alpine Style '20 Perspectives' Dinner Plains
The Muse Gallery of Milawa
'A Feast of Art' Oxley
10th King Valley Art Show
2006
Alpine Style '20 Perspectives' Dinner Plains
'A Feast of Art' Oxley
9th King Valley Artshow
2005
The Muse Gallery of Milawa
8th Annual King Valley Art Exhibition
‘The Memory Project’ Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery
2004
7th Annual King Valley Art Exhibition
The Muse Gallery of Milawa
'Art @ the Port' Port Phillip Special School
'Jazz Art' Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery
The City of Hobson’s Bay
2003
'Longitude & Latitude' Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery
Sophia Mundi Steiner School Art Exhibition, Abbotsford
Arthaus Group Exhibition Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery
6TH Annual King Valley Art Exhibition
The Muse Gallery of Milawa
2002
'Surface 2 Surface' NE Regional printmakers, Wangaratta
exhibitions Gallery
'Jazz Art Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery
Arthaus, Cafe Martini, Wangaratta
Arthaus, GO Tafe Wangaratta
Sophia Mundi Steiner School Art Exhibition, Abbotsford
2001
'Flower Power' Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery
Meeting of the Waters Arthaus, Wangaratta
'Jazz Art' Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery
King Valley Virgin Wine and Food Art Exhibition
Sophia Mundi Steiner School Art Exhibition , Abbotsford
2000
'Christmas Icons' Veranda Gallery, Wangaratta
King Valley Virgin Wine and Food Art Exhibition
'Night Garden', Arthaus, Wangaratta
1999
'Body and Soul' Wangaratta Jazz Festival
King Valley Virgin Wine and Food Art Exhibition
1998
'Impressions' A.R.T. Gallery Eden, Melbourne
1997
Australia Felix, fringe Exhibition, Benalla
'Out of The Drawers' A.R.T. Gallery Eden, Melbourne
'Cornucopia' A.R.T. Gallery Eden, Melbourne
1996
Australian Contemporary Art Fair 5, Chrysalis Stand
1994
Australian Contemporary Art Fair 4, Chrysalis Stand
Chrysalis Publishing Exhibition
'Visions of the Landscape' Veritas Galleria, Eldorado
19th Wangaratta Art Show
Courier Gallery Mansfield
'Garden in Art' Veritas Galleria, Eldorado
1990
'Glimpses of Treasure' Margot Knox Studio Gallery, Melbourne
1989
'Visions of Australia' Gryphon Gallery, Melbourne
1986
Warrandyte Post Office Preservation Group Exhibition
1985
Box Hill Acquisitive Prize
1983
Prahran Painters Exhibition
2007 - Rural City of
Wangaratta Australia Day Community Event Award for 'Where There's Smoke…'
2004 - 7th Annual King Valley Art Exhibition, Winner Contemporary Section
2000 - King Valley Virgin Wine and Food Festival Exhibition Winner of 2
sections
1999 - Private Commission 'Under the Sea' oil painting 'Body and Soul' 2nd
prize
1993-2004 - Relief prints and etchings for Chrysalis Publishing
1992 - 19th Wangaratta Art show, Winner of works on paper section
1991 - Brotherhood of St Laurence 'Hollingworth Trust Collection', Linocut
title 'The Home'
1985-1993 - Over 30 limited edition prints produced for Port Jackson Press
National Australia
Bank
Private collections in Australia, Japan, Ireland, Italy, USA and UK