REDOT FINE ART GALLERY presents
New Paintings Amanda Penrose Hart Solo
30 August – 30 September 2017
Gallery 1 & 2
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Amanda Penrose Hart Painting Al Fresco in Gallipoli, Turkey Source: © Photo Courtesy of Bruce Inglis SYNC Pictures
Introduction To travel is not to commute, to see the landscape fleetingly in passing from place to place. Rather, for an artist like Amanda Penrose Hart, to travel is to commune with the rhythm and beat of the landscape and its history, whether it is on the fields of France, the ancient shores of Gallipoli, the dusty central New South Wales research station of Fowlers Gap, or the spectacular lake and alps of Queenstown, New Zealand. To paint en plein air, as Penrose Hart does, means to open oneself to spontaneity and chance. It means to listen to stimuli, to receive the environment and translate the sensation of the moment into a form with more permanence. It is still a relatively modern form of painting, but one that contemporary fashion seems to have momentarily passed by. Yet of all mediums oil paint still retains its ability to speak to us longingly of places visited and remembered - where we have stood, where we are and where we are going.
It does this because the stuff of paint has its roots in the stuff of earth itself. Though we no longer grind our own pigments, we remember that they once came from broken ochre, pulverised lapis lazuli, or scraped verdigris. The history of paint maintains the memory of human work, and so it is in Penrose Hart’s impasto brush strokes, which build layer on layer that each speak to the last. We can see this in her grandest moments and her most intimate. In the massive painting Shark Island the sea roils with energy. In the tiny The Hill, smears of paint knifed on by the artist catch and break apart on the forms underneath. These moments are meaningful because they are traceable from place, to paint, to hand, to us. Activity and atmosphere animate Penrose Hart’s canvases. There are hints of the Romantic sublime even in small scenes such as Champagne Bay, where the paint gives form and space to the immaterial dark. In the massive Hells Gate, a withered sun fails to break through clouds to warm the landscape, leaving it somber and grey. In The Cross Over, the imposing beachhead of cliffs on the horizon gives geometric structure to a sense of foreboding that is both alluring and uncomfortable. It is there too in their antithesis Last Light, a vast, brighter canvas that tips our eyes skyward, just lifting us off our feet and the grounding of the horizon line to the tips of the trees above. It is not a sentimental picture that appeals to simple pleasures but it strikes something deeper, pitching us into vertigo. This is the way it is with Penrose Hart’s paintings. Some scenes are familiar, some landscapes well trodden, others not. But the sensations she translates are personal, human and familiar. This is what it means to commune – it is to stand in the shoes of someone else, to empathise with their visions, to trust their judgment and to form our own. And these are the pleasures of painting. Dr. Andrew Yip
Amanda Penrose Hart at her Sofala Studio, NSW, Australia Source: © Michael Bradfield
View from Amanda Penrose Hart’s Sofala Studio, NSW, Australia Source: © Michael Bradfield
Amanda Penrose Hart in her Sofala Studio Painting, NSW, Australia Source: Š Michael Bradfield
Amanda PENROSE HART Birth Date Place of Birth
1963 Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Collections Allen’s Arthur Robinson, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Manly Regional Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia. AMP, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia. Artbank Collection, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Hawkesbury Regional Art Gallery, Windsor, NSW, Australia. Anglican Greater Schools Collection, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Hill End Public School, Hill End, NSW, Australia. Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM), Sydney, NSW, Australia. Outback Art Inc., QLD, Australia. Australian Club, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Macquarie Bank Collection, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Clayton UTZ Collection, Sydney, NSW, Australia. NSW Bar Association, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Bathurst Regional Gallery, Bathurst, NSW, Australia. Redcliffe Regional Gallery, Redcliffe, QLD, Australia. Brisbane Polo Club, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Thomas National Transport, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Sydney University Art Collection, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, NSW, Australia. The Gallipoli Club, Sydney, NSW, Australia. The Arthur Roe Collection, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Awards 2017 1994 1993 1992
The Gallipoli Art Prize, The Gallipoli Club, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Maroochydore Shire Council Art Prize, QLD, Australia. Polo Club Heritage Art Prize, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Trinity Lutheran College Art Prize, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Selected Solo Exhibitions 2017 High Tide, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney, NSW, Australia. New Paintings, ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Singapore. 2015 Coast, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 2014 Acid Free works on paper show, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 2013 Manly: Somewhere on the Australian Coast, Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Manly: Somewhere on the Australian Coast, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 2011 New Paintings, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 2010 Hill End Air, Jean Bellette Gallery, Hill End, NSW, Australia. 2009 Livin’ Green, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Green it up, Kristian Pithie Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Caravans in the Mist, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW, Australia. 2007 new paintings, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 2005 new paintings, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 35 small paintings, Waterfront Place Gallery, Art Promotions Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 2004 Painting, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Australia. 2003 Painting, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 2002 Painting, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Australia. Recent Work, Brisbane Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 1999 Painting, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Australia. 1998 Drawing, Crawford Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 1997 Painting, Doggett Street Studios, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 1995 Still Life, Customs House, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Drawing, Wickham Art Space, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Dogs Simpatico, Art Space, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 1994 Last Sundays, Waterfront Place Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Selected Group Exhibitions 2017 Collector Spotlight – 2017 - ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Singapore. Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery, Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia. Seven Decades Hill End, Penrith Regional Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Gallipoli Art Award Exhibition, Gallipoli Club, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Australasian Painters,2007 – 2017, Artist Profile Magazine, Orange Regional Art Gallery, Orange, NSW, Australia. Tattersalls Landscape Prize, Tattersalls Club, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Guest Artist, Packsaddle, New England Regional Art Gallery (NERAM), Armidale, NSW, Australia. 2016 Moonee Beach Coffs Harbour Regional Art Gallery, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia. ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Landscape Exhibition, Singapore. Tattersalls Landscape Prize, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Phantom Show: Artspace Mackay, Mackay, QLD, Australia. Phantom Show: Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia. Phantom Show: Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia. Phantom Show: Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah South, NSW, Australia. 2015 King’s School Art Award, The King’s School, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Tattersalls Landscape Prize Brisbane Tattersalls Club, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. At Bull Bay Despard Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania. Your Friend the Enemy, SH Ervin Gallery, The Drill Hall, Canberra, ACT, Australia. Pataka Museum & Gallery, Porirua City, New Zealand. QUT Brisbane, Bathurst Regional Gallery, NSW, Australia. 200x200 Years, Bathurst Regional Gallery, NSW, Australia. Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing PLC Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia. A Salute, Goulburn Regional Gallery, Goulburn, NSW, Australia. The Piano has been Drinking [Not Me] Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Maitland, NSW, Australia.
A Rainbow across the country at Amanda’s Sofala Studio, NSW, Australia Source: © Michael Bradfield
Amanda PENROSE HART Gallipoli Peninsula Oil on Canvas 90 x 240cm APH201706020
Amanda PENROSE HART Coast II Oil on Canvas 150 x 150cm APH201706011
Amanda PENROSE HART Crowns Ridge Capertee Oil on Canvas 150 x 150cm APH201706018
Amanda PENROSE HART Lion Island Oil on Canvas 122 x 162cm APH201602001
Amanda PENROSE HART Crevasse Oil on Canvas 80 x 121cm APH201706014
Amanda PENROSE HART Low Head Lighthouse Oil on Canvas 90 x 120cm APH201706032
Detail of Boats, Claireville, APH201706009
Amanda PENROSE HART Boats, Claireville Oil on Canvas 30 x 120cm APH201706009
Detail of Coastal Hill Moonee Beach, APH201612012
Amanda PENROSE HART Coastal Hill Moonee Beach Oil on Board 14 x 180cm APH201612012
Detail of Newport, APH201706031
Amanda PENROSE HART Newport Oil on Board 14 x 180cm APH201706031
Detail of Champagne Bay III, APH201706039
Amanda PENROSE HART Champagne Bay III Oil on Canvas 30 x 120cm APH201706039
Amanda PENROSE HART Behind the Chateau Oil on Board 40 x 60cm APH201706042
Amanda PENROSE HART Blackend Afternoon Oil on Canvas 38 x 51cm APH201706007
Amanda PENROSE HART Blue Skies Oil on Canvas 38 x 51cm APH201612008
Amanda PENROSE HART Coffs South Beach Oil on Canvas 40 x 50cm APH201706013
Amanda PENROSE HART From the Top Oil on Canvas 40 x 51cm APH201612019
Amanda PENROSE HART High Country Oil on Canvas 51 x 40cm APH201706022
Amanda PENROSE HART Lake Oil on Canvas 38 x 52cm APH201706025
Amanda PENROSE HART Mt Muchison Oil on Canvas 38 x 51cm APH201706027
Amanda PENROSE HART Pond Oil on Canvas 38 x 52cm APH201706033
Amanda PENROSE HART Sofala Crest Oil on Canvas 38 x 52cm APH201706034
Amanda PENROSE HART The Road Oil on Canvas 38 x 51cm APH201706036
Amanda PENROSE HART Beach Coffs Harbour Oil on Canvas 40 x 51cm APH201612006
Amanda PENROSE HART High Country II Oil on Canvas 50 x 40cm APH201706040
Detail of Adventure Bay, APH201602003
Amanda PENROSE HART Adventure Bay Oil on Board 14 x 89cm APH201602003
Amanda PENROSE HART Side Street Oil on Canvas 46 x 35cm APH201602004
Amanda PENROSE HART Tidal Flow Oil on Linen 30 x 50cm APH201706037
Amanda PENROSE HART Newcastle Oil on Board 40 x 40cm APH201706030
Amanda PENROSE HART Iron Pot Lighthouse Tas Oil on Linen 25 x 35cm APH201706024
Amanda PENROSE HART Creancey 2 Oil on Board 40 x 30cm APH201706016
Amanda PENROSE HART Monavale Beach Oil on Board 30 x 30cm APH201706026
Detail of The Lighthouse Bruny, APH201706035
Amanda PENROSE HART The Lighthouse Bruny Oil on Board 9 x 68cm APH201706035
Amanda PENROSE HART Capertee Oil on Board 20 x 30cm APH201706010
Amanda PENROSE HART Creancey 1 Oil on Board 20 x 30cm APH201706015
Amanda PENROSE HART Creancey 3 Oil on Board 30 x 20cm APH201706017
Amanda PENROSE HART Near Creancey Oil on Board 20 x 30cm APH201706028
Amanda PENROSE HART New Sky Oil on Board 20 x 30cm APH201706029
Amanda PENROSE HART Trapped Rain Oil on Board 20 x 30cm APH201706038
Amanda PENROSE HART Bay of Gallipoli Oil on Board 21 x 15cm APH201602005
Amanda Penrose Hart’s Painting Kit whilst Working Al Fresco in Bathurst, NSW, Australia Source: Š Photo Courtesy of Amanda Penrose Hart
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