Lee Pennington

Devizes UK 1939Been in Australia since 55lived also Tasmania .NZ She has long been regarded as one of the Coasts most important artists and first began exhibiting here in the early 80s at the Broadbeach Art Gallery at a time when there was far less art activity on the Coast than there is today. Since that time Pennington has exhibited regularly in Queensland and beyond. She opened the Nerang Gallery in 1982 where she exhibited her own work as well as that of artists from throughout Australia. In its time it was considered an important part of the Gold Coasts art scene, and continued throughout the 80s until 89.Pennington has always been known for her use of glorious vibrant colour, and choice of subjects which generally relate to her own world and environment. In this exhibition she will be showing still life works of fruit and flowers where the richness of her palette reflects the uniqueness of the colours of sub-tropical Queensland. She will also be exhibiting landscapes of South East Queensland and other areas including the Far North.I feel my painting refect the diversity and colour of the Australian bush and tropical areas, What subject matter I start out with rapidly changes as I find and get lost in a rhythm of colour and s...

GENERAL1952 - 54 Bath Art School, England (Scholarship) National Art School E.S.T.C. Sydney1976 - 80 Annual Summer School, Hawkesbury Art Gallery College1982 - 98 Commenced full-time painting Opened Nerang Gallery of Contemporary Australian Art Since renamed Nerang Gallery of Regional Art Presently operating Studio at residence in Lower BeechmontSOLO EXHIBITIONS1982 Broadbeach Gallery, Gold Coast1983 Victor Mace Fine Art Gallery, Brisbane1986 Nerang Gallery, Gold Coast1990 Griffith Park Gallery, Murwillumbah N.S.W1993 Artist Garden, GCC Art Gallery, Gold Coast2002 The Private GalleryGROUP EXHIBITIONS1982 "It's Not The Gum Tree - It's The Artist" - Group of 10 Artists at Nerang Gallery, Gold Coast1983 Survey of Gold Coast Artists - Gallery Baguette, Brisbane "Aspects" - Group of 4 female Artists, Gallery Baguette, Brisbane "Flowers" - 2 person exhibition, Broadbeach Gallery, Gold Coast1985 Mixed Exhibition - Victor Mace Gallery, Brisbane "Canvas to Canberra" - 5 Gold Coast Artists, Canberra Grammar School1986 Exhibition with Liz Tanke - Carrawah Gallery, Brisbane1987 Gold Coast Through The Eyes of City Artists - Gold Coast City Art Gallery1988 9 x 5 x Mail - Gold Coast City Art Gallery...