VANESSA BRADLEY

 

 

 

2008                 Group Exhibition - The Third House

                        Ellenbrook Art Gallery, Perth, WA

2007                 Artopia - Artist in Residency - Department of

                        Education and Training

2007                 Artist in Arms Exhibition

2006                 South Perth Art Award

2006                 City of Bayswater  Art Award –

                        Winner ‘Best Local Artist’

2006                 Town of Vincent Art Award, Perth WA

2006                 Town of Bassendean Art Award, Perth WA

A body of works produced and shown at the above mentioned art awards. Seams and Spaces in Between, explores themes drawn from Western Australia's local history. With a particular interested in depicting the hardship faced by pioneering women who came to Western Australia, the harshness of the land and the colourful personal stories of those who make up the rich tapestry of this land. As the title of the series suggests, the history of pioneering women in Western Australia is largely undocumented; their stories fall in the 'seams and spaces' of official historical records. This has left room for me to imagine what those times where like and to present the images, textures, sounds and odd moments of humour in these women's lives.

 

2006                 Wanneroo Art Award, Perth, Western Australia

                                                Tea for Two

Studies of women and their pets.

 

2006                 Mans Best Friend, Ellis House Gallery, Perth, WA

 

2006                  Exomod Café, Mt Lawely, Perth

                                                Pomegranates

A body of work dealing with infertility.

 

1997                 Jack Heath Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Primal Time

A focus on creation stories and the central role that

women played in these stories. 

 

1995                 Jack Heath Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

A Goddess for Every Woman

Inspired by Clarissa Pinkola Estes’ book Women Who Run with the Wolves. This series centred on folklore, fairy tales and dream symbols; celebrating and portraying aspects of the women in my life. The series draws on myths, legends, and fairy tales from a vast and eclectic range of traditions.

 

1994                 Circus

This series signifies the media frenzy that surrounded the tumultuous end of Apartheid and the birth of a new South Africa. The paintings in this series capture my feelings of anxiety and claustrophobia at that time.

 

 

 

1998 - 2006       Having left South Africa in 1997 I travelled extensively and worked in various parts of the world capturing my experiences in a collection of Indian ink and brush work: Prague, Italy, Germany, Spain, France, U.K, Scotland, Ireland, Edinburgh, Canada, South America, Australia.