Virginia Bucknell
Emerging Artist
Virginia’s early paintings are inspired from her years of dance training and, professional years as a dancer.In her early years Virginia studied gymnastics , figure skating and ballet.
ART
In 2007 she studied Fine Arts at Hornsby TAFE for one year.
Since the 1980’s to date she has produced many paintings and continues to develop her style of art work, selling many paintings by way of Exhibition , Online Gallery, Commission and Private Sales.
Virginia paints scenes of the Australian land and sea.
Also working on dance and ballet paintings with pastel colours and fluid lines in the paintings .She does portraits on commission basis ,and ,contemporary paintings.
In 2017 Virginia participated in a 16 week art program run by Front Up (Freedom Of Expression ) and Accesible Arts.
Exhibitions include:
2018 ONE DOOR ,Dorothy Art Competition ,finalist.
2018 Sydney community services Art Exhibition , Create and enCourage .
2018 Lane Cove Art Award ,selected as a finalist.
2018 Art Space Sydney Gallery .(Woolloomooloo) Group Exhibition with the Emerge 2017 artists .
2018 “ Onion Reality “Emerge Artists 2017.Front up Group Exhibition at Seven Hills
2017 “ Recovery in Art Exhibition” At Parliament House Sydney (Group exhibition)
2016 Achieved Commended in the Ryde Art Prize
2015 Solo Exhibition at the Cornucopia cafe Gallery Gladesville
2014 Achieved Semi –finalist in the Moran Portrait prize.
2010 ,2012, 2014, 2017 Royal Easter Show, Sydney ,Art competition .
1982 Royal Blind Society Art exhibition , Town Hall , Sydney (Group exhibition)
Emerging Artist
Virginia’s early paintings are inspired from her years of dance training and, professional years as a dancer.In her early years Virginia studied gymnastics , figure skating and ballet.
ART
In 2007 she studied Fine Arts at Hornsby TAFE for one year.
Since the 1980’s to date she has produced many paintings and continues to develop her style of art work, selling many paintings by way of Exhibition , Online Gallery, Commission and Private Sales.
Virginia paints scenes of the Australian land and sea.
Also working on dance and ballet paintings with pastel colours and fluid lines in the paintings .She does portraits on commission basis ,and ,contemporary paintings.
In 2017 Virginia participated in a 16 week art program run by Front Up (Freedom Of Expression ) and Accesible Arts.
Exhibitions include:
2018 ONE DOOR ,Dorothy Art Competition ,finalist.
2018 Sydney community services Art Exhibition , Create and enCourage .
2018 Lane Cove Art Award ,selected as a finalist.
2018 Art Space Sydney Gallery .(Woolloomooloo) Group Exhibition with the Emerge 2017 artists .
2018 “ Onion Reality “Emerge Artists 2017.Front up Group Exhibition at Seven Hills
2017 “ Recovery in Art Exhibition” At Parliament House Sydney (Group exhibition)
2016 Achieved Commended in the Ryde Art Prize
2015 Solo Exhibition at the Cornucopia cafe Gallery Gladesville
2014 Achieved Semi –finalist in the Moran Portrait prize.
- 2013 Women’s International Day Competition, Meadowbank
- Cornucopia Café Gallery ,Gladesville
2010 ,2012, 2014, 2017 Royal Easter Show, Sydney ,Art competition .
1982 Royal Blind Society Art exhibition , Town Hall , Sydney (Group exhibition)