Venus-Trap Blooms

By Sarah Hickey

Medium: Oil and mixed media on canvas

Size: 80cm by 60cm

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About the Artist

Education

2002  Bachelor of Education in Secondary Education, Griffith University

1997  Bachelor of Visual Arts in Fine Art, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University

Residencies

2017  Tweed River Regional Gallery, NSW, Australia

2017  Graniti Art Project/Murales, Sicily, Italy

Achievements

2017
Finalist in the Clayton Utz Art Awards
Finalist Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award

2016
Finalist in the Clayton Utz Art Awards
Finalist in the RQAS Queensland Figurative Art Prize
Finalist Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award
Finalist Kirribilli Centre 40th Anniversary Art Prize
Finalist SHE Art Awards, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong
Finalists Exhibition Kirribilli Centre 40th Anniversary Art Prize, Kirribilli

2015
Finalist SHE Art Awards, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong
Finalist Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award

2014
Finalist Redland Art Awards
Finalist Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award
Finalist Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award
Finalist Moreton Bay Region Art Award

2013
Finalist Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award

2012
Finalist Kenilworth Painting Prize
Finalist and recipient of the People’s Choice Award Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing
Finalist Mandorla Art Award
Finalist Xstrata Percival Portrait Award
Finalist Gainsborough Greens Art Award

2011
Finalist $20,000 Metro/Pearls Art Competition
Finalist Clayton Utz Art Award

Solo Exhibitions

2018
Camouflage, Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, QLD

2017
Interior Jungles, Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, QLD

2015
Vessel, Graydon Gallery, New Farm

2014
Roost and Brood, Graydon Gallery, New Farm

2013
Viscera, Graydon Gallery, New Farm

2012
Tabernacle of Skin, Lust For Life Gallery, Fortitude Valley

2011
Horned Lace Idols, White Canvas Gallery, Fortitude Valley

2010
Menagerie at White Canvas Gallery, Fortitude Valley
Icons and Circus Sirens at Bleeding Heart Gallery, Brisbane CBD

Selected Group Exhibitions

2017
Clayton Utz Art Awards, Brisbane.
Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award, Paddington

2016
Clayton Utz Art Awards, Brisbane.
RQAS Queensland Figurative Art Prize, Brisbane.
SHE Art Awards, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong.
Kirribilli Centre 40th Anniversary Art Prize, Kirribilli.
Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award, Paddington.
Rotary Arts Spectacular, Brisbane.

2015
Epiphany, TUSK Gallery, South Yarra, Melbourne.
Finalists Exhibition SHE Awards, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong.
Finalist’s Exhibition Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award, Paddington

2014
Finalist’s Exhibition Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award, Paddington.
Finalists Exhibition Moreton Bay Art Awards, Strathpine.

2012
Kenilworth Art Award - Exhibition of Finalists, Kenilworth.
Marie Ellis OAM Award - Exhibition of finalists, Jugglers Art Space, Fortitude Valley.
Xstrata Percival Portrait Award, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville.
Viva La Femme, Lust For Life Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
Toyota Community Spirit Emerging Art Awards, Melbourne.

2011
$20,000 Metro/Pearls Art Competition - Finalists Exhibition, Brisbane CBD
Clayton Utz Finalists Exhibition, Brisbane.
Folk Art / Fine Art, BSG, Melbourne.
Art for Art’s Sake Cerebral Palsy League, Riverside Centre, Brisbane
Growth: piece by piece, Exhibition of 20 Artists, Wintergarden on the mall
From the HeART WLS Fundraising Exhibition, Riverside Centre, Brisbane
ACT for Kids 21st Annual Art Exhibition, White Canvas Gallery, Fortitude Valley

2010
Other Misconceptions, Level Ari, Newstead.
ACT for Kids Annual Art Exhibition, White Canvas Gallery, Fortitude Valley.
Hearts of Gold 3 group show, Brisbane CBD.
Art for Art’s Sake, Cerebral Palsy League, Waterfront Place, Brisbane CBD.
Fashion in Images Exhibition, Guildford Lane Gallery, Melbourne.
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