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Agnes had her
first Solo Painting Exhibition, at the Cotham Gallery 101 in Kew in November
2002. She paints under the name of Agili, and her works often include a
small Seahorse hidden in the composition. After studying with artists such
as Alan Close, Nell Frysteen and Walter Magilton, she developed her own
style, with which to produce unusual paintings, for the enjoyment of buyers.
Although primarily a watercolorist, Agnes likes to work in acrylic, oil,
pastels and ink. She believes that practicing in all mediums, allows her to
develop skills and techniques, to use in the creation of her own unique
works of art. Agnes wanted to come up with some unusual and unique paintings
that would make a lasting impression on viewers. She has developed a special
interest in mixed media paintings, incorporating multicolored material
layers, silk, ribbons and various fabrics and beads, for a three dimensional
effect for cityscapes, sky-lined against rich, vibrant watercolor skies. In
particular her watercolors can take up of fourteen layers of carefully
applied individual hues. Agnes’s use of watercolor washes has received
local, regional, national and international recognition.Agnes uses her own
photographs of her favorite city, Melbourne, to capture the different times
of day and the colors that the city displays, to guide her interpretation of
city scenes. She has also produced mixed media creations of other cities for
commissioned works. Agnes uses pigment to achieve moody dynamic skies and
textures, for colorful buildings, to support her message, her paintings
convey the time of day and the atmosphere of the city in a very different
way from that normally seen in artistic interpretations.Agnes works with
different media and materials to produce vitally different Abstracts, Still
Life, Landscapes and Floral paintings. Some of these are shown on this
web-site. Her paintings have been well accepted in private and corporate
collections, in Germany, Italy and Japan. She has traveled to La Palma in
the Canary Islands, Malaysia, Canada and South Africa, Argentina, England,
Germany, Italy, Switzerland and the Ex-Yugoslavia. Agnes is a member of the
“Family of Artist“ Amsterdam Whitney Gallery NY, Australian Guild of Realist
Artists (AGRA), The Water Color Society Of Victoria, The Water Color Society
Of Australia, Friends Of Montsalvat, Whitehorse Arts Association and
Sherbrooke Art Society.
Agnes has won a number of awards and prizes including:
Award Place Year
Solo Exhibition Cotham Gallery Kew 2002
Hans Heyson Award Sherbrooke Art Society 2002
First Prize Lilydale Spring Show 2002
Highly Commended Lilydale Spring Show 2002
Highly Commended Life Drawing, Whitehorse Arts Association. 2004
Highly Commended Portrait Study, Box Hill Art Exhibition. 2003
Commended Abstract Section, Whitehorse Arts Association. 2004
Highly Commended Expressionist Painting, Whitehorse Arts Association 2004
Highly Commended Brushline Drawing, Whitehorse Arts Association. 2005
Peoples Choice Award Box Hill Art Group. 2005
Highly Commended Black & White Line Drawing, Sherbrooke Art Society. 2005
First Prize Abstract Challenge Art Show, Whitehorse Arts Association. 2005
Commended AGRA Summer Show. 2005
Highly Commended Stony Creek Studio Exhibition 2005
Highly Commended Emerald Art Show 2006
First Prize Watercolour Section, Ivanhoe Grammar Art Show 2007
Highly Commended AGRA Summer Show 2007
Commended AGRA Summer Show. 2008
First Prize Still Life, Mt View Art Show 2009
Third Prize Open Drawing, Lilydale Spring Show 2009
First Prize Open Watercolour, Lilydale Spring Show 2009
Second Prize Open Watercolour, Lilydale Spring Show 2010
Second Prize Open Miniature Section, Lilydale Spring Show 2010
Third Prize Open Miniature Section, Lilydale Spring Show 2010
Third Prize Open Watercolour, Lilydale Spring Show 2010
Highly Commended Open Oil, Lilydale Spring Show 2010
Best Exhibit Open Watercolour, Lillidale Spring Show 2011
First Prize Open Watercolour, Lillidale Spring Show 2011
Second Prize Open Miniture Section Liilidale Spring Show 2011
Second Prize Water Colour Section, Lillidale Spring Show 2011
Second Prize Open Drawing Section, Lillidale Spring Show 2011
Third Prize Open Watercolour Section ,Lillidale Spring Show 2011
Solo Exhibition Solo Exhibition,Friends On The Hill, Monbulk 2011
Combined Exhibition Montsalvat 2011
Best Water colour to value of $1,000.
Mt. Waverley Art Show 2012
Best Still Life Keneth Jack Memorial Award, Watercolour Society Australia
2012
Best Exhibit in Show Open Watercolour, Lilidale Spring Show 2012
First Prize Open Watercolour, Lilidale Spring Show 2012
Second Prize Open Minitures, Lilidale Spring Show 2012
Second Prize Open Drawing, Lilidale Spring Show 2012
Third Prize Open Mixed Media, Lilidale Spring Show 2012
Judith Graley MP Art Award Berwick Artfest 2013 2013 - Second Prize
Still life floral Berwick Artfest 2013
First Prize Best Watercolour Belgrave Fire Brigade Art Show. 2013- Highly
Commended
Kenneth Jack Memorial Award. Water Colour Society of Australia 2013
Commended AGRA Spring Show 2013 2013 - Highly Commended
Masters ,Lillidale Spring Show 2013
Second Prize Masters ,Lillidale Spring Show 2013 2013´-Best still life
Warranwood Art Show 2014 -Winner
“Truly Delicious “ Artavita Online Contest 2014
Second Prize Watercolour Still Life Masters- Lilydale Spring Show 2014
Second Prize Watercolour Miniature Masters- Lilydale Spring Show 2014
Third Prize Oil Masters - Lilydale Spring Show 2014
Third Prize Mixed Media Masters - Lilydale Spring Show 2014
Third Prize Wild Life Masters - Lilydale Spring Show 2014
Highly Commended
Watercolour “African Sunset“ - Watercolor Society Of Victoria. 2014