ARTIST STATEMENT
"Producing art is the positive outcome of very difficult experiences in my life. The death of my mother in 1993 was the catalyst for self-examination as a way of overcoming such a deep loss. I decided formal art study wasn’t the path I wanted to take, rather I opted for my artistic abilities to develop in tandem with the deeper understanding borne from experience and a lateral approach to studying art and life.
The depths and highs of human emotion, situations and people continue to inspire and motivate me to live my life and create my art as a conscious act of enjoyment, through embracing the awkward, the difficult, the strange, the vibrant, the irrational.
The execution of each work is motivated by
personal awareness, exploration and growth. If my art acts a trigger for
the viewer to contemplate aspects of their own lives, the purpose of each
work is further fulfilled."
-Christine Polowyj 2007
SOLO
EXHIBITIONS
2008 “Crossing Over” @ Richard Martin Art, Woollahra NSW.
Figurative works
2007 “(untitled)” @ Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC.
Transitional figurative development works
2007 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda VIC. Head studies and figurative works
2007 Art Melbourne, Carlton Exhibition Centre (Brunswick Street Gallery
stand) VIC
2006 “Further from Here” @ Eurotrash Gallery, Melbourne VIC
2003 “Role Model” @ Fitzroy Gallery, Melbourne VIC
2001 “Fashion Gone Wrong” @ Fat Ben Cafe, Melbourne VIC.
2001 “more!” @ Gluttony, Collingwood VIC.
2000 “4'6'8'9” @ Espressohead, Brisbane QLD
1999 “The 8th SW Dub” @ The Zoo, Brisbane QLD
1998 “Making it Big” @ Alley Kat Cafe, Brisbane QLD
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Off the Wall, Independent Artists Showcase, Art Sydney 07
2007 Small Works show @ Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne VIC
2007 Portrait show @ Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne VIC
2007 Annual show (invited artists) @ HiArts, Highlands, VIC
2006 End-of-year Auction @ Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne VIC
2006 “Provocateur” @ Eurotrash Gallery, Melbourne VIC
2006 “On The Wall” @ Popshop Gallery, Melbourne VIC: Live
painting on the wall; works painted over at end of show
2005 “9 Pink Pigs Go Pop” @ Popshop Gallery, Melbourne VIC
2004 “Art vs Art” @ Stella Dimadis Galleries, Melbourne VIC
2004 with James Hancock @ Stella Dimadis Galleries, Melbourne VIC
2002 Multimedia piece @ Next Wave Festival (online), Melbourne VIC
2001 Artist for a Day @ National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA),
02 October.
http://www.visualarts.net.au/gallery/images/2006/07/helmut
2001 Multimedia works @ fEMmEDIA01, Chauvel Cinema, Paddington NSW
2001 Featured Artist on the noise website @ www.noise.net.au
2000 “Feisty Apple Girls” @ Cambridge Academy, Brisbane QLD
1993 With Sara Shera, Symone Tait, Ben Lawrance and James Bailey @ M.O.C.A.
Petrie Terrace, Brisbane QLD
AWARDS
2007 Calling All Artists Project. Avant Card. 20,000 postcards printed
and distributed Australia-wide
2001 Fake Ads, noise festival. Selected entries chosen for exhibition
at www.noise.net.au
2001 noise festival GQ Fashion Illustration award, also at www.noise.net.au
PUBLICATIONS
Imagining Ourselves anthology by the International Museum of
Women. New World Library, San Fransisco, California, USA
Hermes Art and Literature Annual Vol 18, 2002. 2 x illustrations/drawings.
University of Sydney
Noise 2001. Illustration Published in Stuff Magazine (State Government
of Victoria)
Juice magazine, November 2002. Artist biography and four works.
Published nationally (Australia)
COLLECTIONS
Various private collections in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, London
and Bavaria.
Richard Martin Art: 68 Holdsworth Street, Woollahra NSW. Ph 02) 9327 6525
INVERSE
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