Claire Souter Gallery - News and exhibitions

News and exhibitions

February 2006: Oil painting classes begin again in the gallery.

November 2005: John Miller Galleries, 37 Darby Street Newcastle - on Civic Park.

Gallery hours 12 - 5:30 Thursday - Sunday.

October 2005: The annual Kuranda Spring fair art exhibition had its display

of local art works in the gallery.

This addition was brought in for display during the fair by the horse's owner

and the painting's English buyer!

September 2005: Art classes continue in the gallery and now extend to four days a week,

with a new group beginning on Saturday morning. They are shown

here enthusiastically transferring the colours of tropical fruit to paper.

Claire at the South Australian Museum August 2005

The Waterhouse Natural history art prize

(2nd prize oil painting)

Anne Yates and Claire at Chardonnay Lodge June 2005

Inaugural Vinicultural art exhibition first prize.

Solo Exhibitions

2005 "Leaf Green" John Miller Galleries (JMG), Newcastle, NSW

2002 "On the Shoreline" John Miller Galleries (JMG), Newcastle, NSW

2001 Survey exhibition, Riddoch Regional Art Gallery, Mt Gambier, SA

2001 "Horizons", Greenhill Art Galleries, Adelaide, SA

1999 “Green” Local Images, Penola, SA

1999 “Pastorale” Peweena Station, Mt Gambier, SA

1998 “Pastorale” St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide, SA (Greenaway exhibition)

1997 Penola Festival, Penola Anglican church hall, SA

1997 “Eclairage” Christchurch Cathedral, Newcastle, NSW.

1996 “Eclairage” St Peters Cathedral, Adelaide, SA (Greenaway exhibition)

1995 “Light Matters” Wilson’s at Robe, SA

1995 “Cuore” Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide, SA

1994 “Child’s Play” Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide, SA

1993 “Michelangelesque” Riddoch Regional Art Gallery, Mt Gambier, SA

1992 “Country Harvest” Wilson’s at Robe, SA

1990 “Songlines” Studio One Guest artist, Mt Gambier, SA

1989 “Reflections” Wilson’s at Robe, SA

Group Exhibitions

2005 Waterhouse natural history art prize (2nd prize category A) SA Museum

2005 Sydney "Art on paper fair" with John Miller Galleries, NSW

2005 VAA group exhibition Forest Gardens treetop display, Cairns, Qld

2005 Chardonnay Lodge Vinicultural Art Prize (1st prize) Coonawarra, SA

2004 Waterhouse natural history art prize (finalist), South Australian Museum

2004 Needham Religious Art Exhibition - Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier, SA

2003 Atrium Gallery, Paradise Palms, Palm Cove Qld

2003 Cairns Art Society, Cairns Regional Gallery, Qld

2001 "Layers of the Land"( Country arts SA). New Land Gallery, Port Adelaide, SA

2001 Mosman exhibition, Sydney

2001 Liverpool art show, Sydney

2000 Heysen exhibition, Hahndorf, SA

2000 Fleurieu art prize (finalist), McLaren Vale, SA

2000 Mandorla art prize (finalist), Perth, WA

2000 Whyalla Santos art prize exhibition.

2000 Needham Religious Art Prize, (winner), Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier, SA

1999 “Garden Delight” – Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier, SA

1999 “Pantheist” – New Land Gallery, Adelaide, SA

1999 “Paintings”, Tin Fish Gallery, Adelaide, SA

1999 “Body and Soul” – Studio One, Mt Gambier, SA

1998 Needham Religious Art Exhibition, Mt Gambier, SA

1997 "Thumbprint” – Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier, SA

1996 “Reverberation” – Studio One, Mt Gambier, SA

1996 Santos Whyalla Art Exhibition, SA

1995 “Upfront shopfront”, Mt Gambier, SA

1995 Santos Whyalla Art Exhibition, SA

1994 “Woman artist mother” – John Walsh Presents, Mt Gambier, SA

1994 “State of the Art/Art of the State 3” Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier, SA

1993 “Arcanum” – Old Oatmill Barn, Mount Gambier, SA

1993 “Little Treasures” – Quail Gallery, Mt Gambier, SA

1992 “Strange Angels and Familiar Devils” – Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier, SA

1992 “State of the Art/Art of the State 2” Mt Gambier and Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA

1991 “Raw Nerve” – Regional Art Workers, Mount Gambier, SA

1990 “By the Sea” – Wilson’s at Robe, SA

1990 “Earth air fire water” – Regional Art Workers, Mt Gambier, SA

1990 “Can Artists survive the recession?” – Percy St Studio, Mt Gambier, SA

1990 “State of the Art/Art of the State, Mt Gambier and Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA

1989 “Raw Stakes” – Regional Art Workers, Riddoch Art Gallery, SA

1988 “Women at work” Regional Art Workers, Riddoch Art gallery, SA

1987 “Regional Art Workers” exhibition, Riddoch Art Gallery, SA

Awards

2005 Waterhouse natural history art prize, 2nd prize oil painting

2005 Chardonnay Lodge vinicultural art prize, winner

2001 Needham religious art prize, winner

2000 Robe art prize, winner.

1997 John Shaw Neilson acquisitive art prize, winner.

1995 Blue Lake Festival Lifeline Exhibition, Winner.

1995 John Shaw Neilson Acquisitive Art Prize - Winner.

1990 "Henri Post exhibition" Winner, still life prize

1989 "Henri Post Exhibition" Winner, Portrait prize

Collections

Riddoch Art Gallery

Wilson's at Robe

Penola Civic Centre

Country Arts SA

New Land Gallery SA

JMG Galleries.

Private Collections

Perth

Brisbane

Sydney

Newcastle

Melbourne

Adelaide

Switzerland

USA

Singapore

New Zealand

regional South Australia

Victoria

Queensland

and elsewhere!

Articles

"What Lies Beneath" by Jannah Kelly - Artists Palette No. 31, 2004

Survey exhibition essay - Justine van Mourik 2001

Adelaide Review - Stephanie Radok May 99

Adelaide Review - Stephanie Radok Oct 96

“Eclairage” - David Hansen 96

Adelaide Review - Stephanie Radok Sep 95

"Progression" Bridget Palmer 95

Adelaide Review - Stephanie Radok Oct 94

"Hiatus - One" exhibition. Bridget Palmer 94

"Michelangelesque" Bridget Palmer 93

"Strange Angels and Familiar Devils" Tania Walker 92