Victoria Pitel

Through my art practice, I investigate what it means to inhabit the human body. My figurative forms allow for the exploration of presence and the examination of self. In more recent works I explore migratory patterns, integration, and hybridity, where identities and cultures merge, forming a unique ‘third’.
Through the use of paper clays, which simultaniously offer strength and delicacy, I sometimes add textiles post-firing, further layering the narrative.
These concepts underpin my work and ways in which the creative process gives expression to ideas, with inspiration stemming from the Nuremberg artists, Fortunio Liceti, Sebastian Munster, and Goya’s etchings.

​2016 Visual Arts Honours Ceramics Southern Cross University Lismore NSW Australia
​2015 Advanced Diploma Visual Arts Ceramics North Coast Institute of Tafe Lismore NSW Australia
2012 Diploma Ceramics North Coast Institute of Tafe Lismore NSW Australia
2011 Certificate IV Ceramics North Coast Institute of Tafe Lismore NSW Australia
2009 Bachelor of Arts (Art) Curtin University of Technology Perth WA Australia
1991 Diploma Montessori Directress London Montessori Centre Oxford London
1980 Graduate Diploma Visual Art Ruth Prowse School of Arts Cape Town South Africa

Group Exhibitions
2019 Far to Go: Petite Pieces Online Aspire Gallery Brisbane QLD Australia
2017 Third Space Contemporary Art Awards Finalist Exhibition QLD Australia
Note to self: Figurative Blooms BankHouse Originals Mallanganee NSW Australia
Third Space Mudwood Studio Kyogle NSW Australia
2016 Transit 'Third Space' Southern Cross University Lismore NSW Australia
Note to Self Stanthorpe Art Festival Finalist Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery QLD Australia
Note to Self Mudwood Studio Kyogle NSW Australia
Earth Air Fire & Water Blue Knob Hall Gallery Nimbin NSW Australia
2015 Hanna in Boots Serpentine Art Prize Finalist Serpentine Community Gallery Lismore NSW Australia
Arts Auction for the Homeless Silent Auction Space Gallery Lismore NSW Australia
2014 On Death and Dying Barebones Art Space Bangalow NSW Australia
2012 Resilience Space Galley Lismore NSW Australia
2011 All Fired Up Space Galley Lismore NSW Australia
2010 Art Acquisition Prize Space Gallery Lismore NSW Australia
Coraki Art Prize Finalist Coraki NSW Australia
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Solo Exhibitions
​​2018 Far to Go Lis...