Raelene
Sharp began her career as a Graphic Artist in
a Publishing House. She worked from ‘the ground up’ gaining
experience in all areas of printing. Raelene began Fine
Art ten years
ago, and works in three main mediums, oil, pastel and
watercolour.
In earlier years, Raelene was tutored in watercolour but has
had no training and is completely self taught in the other
mediums.
Raelene has received her share of prizes over the years including:
Shirley Hannan
Portrait Prize 2006-7(valued
at $30000)
Artist of the Year 2000, 2001 and 2002 Ringwood Art Society.
Winner of a Seasonal Exhibition Australian Guild of Realist
Artists Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Spring 2003 and Autumn
2006.
Runner-up Best in Show 2002 and 2003 Pastel Society
of Victoria Annual Exhibition.
Featured in Australian Artist Magazine 10 times — April
2002, February 2003, Eight page article April 2003, November
2003, a Five page article in June 2004 and October 2004.
Australian Guild of Realist Artists Fellow.
Winner Australian Art Excellence Medallion Award 2003
Finalist in A.M.E. Bale Travel Grant 2003
Finalist in Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize 2004,
2005 & 2006
Included in Joint Exhibition of 30 artists chosen by the
Portrait Artist Australia for Washington DC Exhibition
2005
Winner of the Victorian Artists' Society Norman Kaye Medal
2005
Finalist in the Salon International Texas USA 2006
Included in the Salon des Refuse (Melbourne) The HIdden
Faces of the Archibald 2006
Finalist Mortimore Prize (Portrait) 2006
Best Painting
in Show - AustralianArt Awards Exhibition AGRA 2006
Received Fellowship of AGRA 2006
Recipient of many Art Prizes over the last ten years.
Raelene lives in Melbourne with her husband and four children.
For more information visit www.raelenesharp.com
Portraits
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