Exhibition Invites
If you would like to recieve invites to exhibitions, please send an email to my email christine@christinewrestsmith.com.au indicating that you would like to be invited.
Exhibition
2024 3rd March to 2nd April - Recent Work Outback, NSW
Australian Galleries Melbourne, 35 Derby St Collingwood
2021 6th July - Autumn Offerings
Australian Galleries Melbourne, 35 Derby St Collingwood
2017 11th July - One's Own Work
Australian Galleries Stockrooms, Derby St Collingwood
2016 Online Exhibition and Blog Interview – Australian Galleries
http://www.australiangalleries.com.au/in-conversation-with-christine-wrest-smith/
2016 19th October – Recent work
Lyceum Club Melbourne
2015 27 April - Outstanding Women Artists
Media House Gallery, 655 Collins St, Docklands
A show of Paintings, Prints and Watercolours by Nine Outstanding Women Artists. The exhibition highlights the diversity, versatility and sensitivity of women artists in their contemporary art practice.
2014 2nd Oct - New Work
Australian Galleries, Derby Street Melbourne
2013
Australian Galleries Roylston St Sydney
Lyceum Club Melbourne
2013 23rd Jun - Air Born & The Nest
AIR BORN brings together the work of 18 contemporary artists who through their varying artistic disciplines are inspired by birds, either as subject or who emulate through their work aspects of avian habitats and rituals.
Where: McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery, 390 McClelland Drive Langwarrin
WWW: www.mcclellandgallery.com/
2012 Jun - Masterworks People's Choice Winner Exhibition
In 2011 Christine won the Eltham College Masterworks Peoples Choice Prize. The prize was an exhibition in 2012 at Swipers Gully Winery and Restaurant which is run by the college.
It is a beautiful venue and the opening night was very well attended. A string quartet and pianist were provided which gave the evening a wonderful ambiance.
Thanks so much to Eltham College and in particular Simone Houlihan for complete organisation down to the smallest of details.
2012 Jan - Australian Galleries
Many new works were exhibited in January 2012 at Australian Galleries Derby st. The show was successful and the opening night terrific.
2011 Jun - Light Factory 'Habitat Project'
The Habitat project went to the Light Factory with 10 new works in June 2011.
2011 Mar - Without Pier 'Habitat Project'
In March 2011 the Habitat series of work was shown at Without Pier in Hampton. Thirty works in both oil and charcoal were exhibited and the response and feedback was terrific.
2009 Jul - 'Repression'
My work reflects an interest which concentrates on the psychological state of repressed emotions.
Having studied the work of Freud and Lacan, and influenced by the paintings of the artist Francis Bacon, I have created this exhibition of work with the intention of giving visual form to repressed emotions.
The concept of the work is the layering of the subconscious as the screen behind which memories, experiences and thoughts are repressed.
The works portray happiness, joy, eros, grief, depression, guilt, regret, sorrow, confusion, fear and trauma. Each piece has an ambiguity which invites the viewer to consider and respond.
Some of the images may confront and challenge the viewer to delve within themselves - this is my intention.
2008 Feb - Threads Project
The Threads Project is an ongoing interactive community project which focuses upon the friendship between women from rural Victoria.
One grows to appreciate the friendship and support of women friends and companions through life experiences, a good many of those after marriage, divorce, children etc. The participants are asked to select an individual who is or has been, significantly meaningful to them which is the basis of the Threads of friendship.
Often the reasons of choice are things such as shared experiences, kindnesses exchanged or someone who may have given much needed support at a particular point in time.
Each participant is asked, during the drawing process, to crochet part of an ongoing chain of wool which is wool from the local area and representative of the wool industry upon which the local rural community was founded.
This wool is a metaphor for the chain, or thread of friendship which runs throughout the work and physically links the finished works.
The project is about giving recognition of Friendship to individuals whose friendship and kindness have had an impact upon the life of another.
