Christine Latham

I'm a Western Australian Yamatji artist, living in Bridgetown WA. As a creator, my greatest hurdle has been the ability to paint just for myself. Initially I felt I should create to please others. I now know that the process is the road to fulfillment; allowing inspiration to guide me, rather than me attempting to guide inspiration. My works are informed by a healthy mix of Indigenous and white Caucasian influences. Occasionally I visit social and political issues, but the overriding influence for many of my works is my connection and interaction with the energy of the natural environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:
1973 - Diploma of Teaching, Nedlands Teachers’ College WA
1977 – Associateship of Art Teaching, WA Institute of Technology (now Curtin University) WA
2002 – Cert IV Bunbury TAFE, WA
1974-2014 – Practising Specialist Visual Arts Teacher
1985 – 2014 – Practising Visual Artist; Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture and Installation

EXHIBITIONS:
1990 - Bunbury Regional Art Gallery WA ‘From the Sublime to the Ridiculous’
1991 – Bunbury Regional Art Gallery WA ‘Pretty Broad’
- Two artworks selected for the SW Survey
1992 – Bunbury Regional Gallery WA ‘Under The Tonne’
- Perth Fringe Festival WA ‘Sheep City’
- West End Gallery ‘Corrugated Iron’
- Albany WA Art Prize – First Prize
- Bridgetown Railway Gallery WA ‘On Track’
1993 – Bridgetown Railway Gallery WA ‘Feeling Blue’ (in conjunction with the Blues weekend)
1994 – Bridgetown Railway Station WA ‘Blues Exhibition’
1995 – Melbourne Fringe Festival VIC Yume Ya Ya Gallery ‘Whiteout’
(First exhibition embracing Indigenous Ancestry in collaboration with my sister, Robyne Latham)
- Bridgetown Railway Station WA ‘Blues Exhibition’
1997 – Bridgetown Pottery Gallery ‘Silk Sandwich’ in collaboration with Lynne Thompson
1998 – Mossenson Indigenart Gallery Subiaco WA ‘Sisters’ in collaboration with my sister, Robyne Latham
(sell out show for me)
1999 – Mossenson Indigenart Gallery Fremantle WA ‘Latham and Latham’ third sister collaboration.
2000 – Bridgetown Pottery Gallery WA –Solo ‘Ten Indigenous Flora’ (10 x 70cm x 90cm paintings)
- Bridgetown Pottery Gallery ...