Artist Profile : Louise Foletta
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Born: Melbourne, Australia
Travelled to the United States, UK, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. In Italy spent 10 weeks painting and visiting galleries etc. Centred in Florence, visiting Pisa, Sienna, San Guimmiano, Verona, Venice, Padova, Bologna, Arrezo, Pompeii and Sicily. In Sicily I spent a fortnight with an Archeological Dig from Nottingham University, led by Prof. Roger Wilson. The site was Campanio, near Ereclea Mino in Southern Sicily. 1996 Facilitator of Trinity Grammar School Art Exhibition showing the School Collection and Artists from the school community, including John Percivall, Robert Millar and Max Meldrum. 1995 Demonstration for Art Spectrum Watercolours and other water-based materials 1994 Curated the Australian selection of paintings for a Cultural Exchange of Watercolours exhibited at the Cheng Chung Gallery in Taipei. 1994 Travelled to Europe. Visited London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Paris, Brittany, Switzerland, Verona, Venice, Florence, Sienna, Rome and Singapore. 1992-95 President, Old Watercolour Society’s Club Tutor for watercolour workshops at Brilliant Estate at Yarck 1977-95 Conducted workshops, masterclasses demonstrations and gave lectures at numerous regional centres around the State of Victoria — Hamilton, Moe, Yarck and Buxton. 1990 Visited the United States, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Washington and Worcester (visiting museums and the watercolour departments). A number of small galleries on the eastern seaboard were visited. 1989 Commissioned by N.A. Girle to paint Bengalla in Queensland 1988 Established Fine Art Friends at Ruyton Girls School 1986-88 Art Purchasing Consultant, Tricom Corporation Ltd 1981 Painted background scenery for Peter Green’s animated film for the Victorian Forestry Commission "Too Beautiful to Burn". 1980 Visited the United States, New York, Washington, Worcester and Boston. (Museums visited and watercolours studied). 1975-84 Vice President (6 years) and President (2 years) of Contemporary Art Society. 1975-99 Organised and taught summer schools and weekend workshops at ‘Acheron Park’, a country property at Buxton. 1974-98 Teaching watercolour with Council of Adult Education, Melbourne 1971-72 Studied watercolour with Kaji Aso at Boston Museum School of Art 1969-72 Travelled throughout south-east Asia, Europe and the United States. 1963-68 Studied painting Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Caulfield Institute of Technology. 1999 Melaleuca Gallery, Anglesea 1997 Studley Avenue, Kew 1992 Wyreena Gallery and Arts Centre, Croydon 1991 Libby Edwards Gallery, South Yarra 1990 J.Jinks Gallery, Brighton 1989 Carols Gallery, Sale Victoria 1986 Studio Exhibition, World Trade Centre 1985 Stringbark Gallery, Euroa Victoria 1985 CAE Moore Gallery, Melbourne 1984 Joan Gough Gallery, Melbourne 1982 Atelier Gallery, Benalla Victoria 1981 Council of Adult Education Gallery, Melbourne 1980 Zodiac Gallery, Melbourne 1975 Joan Gough Gallery, Melbourne 1972 Newton Gallery, Boston USA Group Exhibitions — Curated or Invitation Exhibitions 1999 Landscape — Place and Meaning Daley Gallery, Trinity Grammar School 1999 Cross Century Asian Pacific Watercolour Exhibition, Chung Chen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 1999 Festival Exhibition, Yea Goods Shed Gallery 1998 Opening Exhibition for The Centre for the Arts and Daley Gallery, Trinity Grammar School 1998 Ray Woods, Alex Zubran, Chris Kandas and Louise Foletta 1998 Asian Pacific Watercolour Exhibition. Taipei County Cultural Center, Taiwan, R.O.C. 1997 The Shed, Horsham Regional Art Gallery 1997 Aspects of Australia, Louise Foletta, Kathy Golski and Richard Strangward, Collins Street Gallery 1996 En Plein Air Studley Park, Yarra Bend. Louise Foletta, Jeanne Brown, Ian Hance 1996 Asian Watercolours ’96 Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan 1995 Taiwan/Australian Exchange Exhibition in Taipei and at the Chinese Museum in Melbourne. 1995 Of the Land, Elizabeth Arthur Fine Art, Hamilton 1995 Melbourne Festival, ‘Jonquills on the Wall’ at Villa Alba SPRING At A.R.T. Gallery 1995 Absolutely Women’s Health, Royal Women’s Hospital Art Exhibition 1994 Watercolour Exhibition by the Artists of R.O.C, USA and Australia, Chung Chen Gallery, National Taiwan Art Education Institute, Taipei, Taiwan. 1994 CAE Celebrating 20 years’. Louise Foletta and Students Past and Present 1994 AME Bale Exhibition 1993 International Women’s Day 4th Exhibition, Women’s Gallery 1993 Opening Exhibition, King Lake Gallery 1993 AME Bale Exhibition 1992 Figure Exhibition, Libby Edwards Gallery 1992 ‘Between Friends’, Plovers Hill Gallery, Alexandra — Foletta, Frysteen, Davis 1990 International Women’s Day 1st Exhibition, Women’s Gallery 1990 CAE Tutors Exhibition, Ministry for the Arts Gallery 1990 MLC Invitation Acquisitive Art Exhibition 1989 Environmental Art Exhibition, State Bank Gallery 1989 National Bank Competition: Rivers in Australian Art 1988 ‘Spirit of the Times — 88’, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Annidale 1988 Watercolour Australia, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery 1987 Artist Proof Gallery, Melbourne 1986 Grey Street Gallery, Hamilton: 4 Melbourne artists — Foletta, Hance, Langley and Syndicas 1985 World Trade Centre, Melbourne 1985 The Opening Exhibition, Plovers Hill Gallery, Alexandra 1985 Women Tutor’s Exhibition, CAE Moore Gallery 1985 Green Hill Gallery Invitation Exhibition, Perth, WA 1984 Barkers Gallery: 3 painters — Foletta, Hance and Syndicas 1984 Mentone Gallery: 3 artists — Foletta, Syndicas, Pemberthy 1983 Burke Road Gallery: 4 watercolourists — Foletta, Wade, Schiller, Cameron 1979-83 Zodiac Gallery: Louise Foletta and students Exhibition 1978 "Arts Train" Tour of Victoria 1978 Gold Coast City Art Award, Queensland 1978 Inez Hutchinson Award Exhibition 1978 Ruyton Centenary Exhibition 1978-81 Pioneer Art Award, Swan Hill Victoria 1978-87 Alice Prize Exhibition, Alice Springs NT 1977 Guest Artists with Spectrum Group, Joan Gough Gallery 1973-88 Contemporary Art Society annual prize exhibitions and other CAS group exhibitions 1972 Boston Museum School of Art Exhibition 1998 Scholarship from Australian Foundation for Studies in Italy 1997 Alexandra Rotary Award for Landscape 1995 Absolutely Women’s Health, Art Prize 1993 Shire of Alexandra Acquisitive Award 1992 Canson 500 Art Award 1991 Norwich Prize for Landscape, Camberwell Art Show 1989 The Birchip Prize 1987 Artist’s Prize, Birchip 1986 Xavier College Burke Hall Acquisitive Prize 1985 Finalist — Camberwell Art Show Travel Scholarship 1982 Bright Prize for Contemporary Painting 1981 Commonwealth Bank Prize, Kyabram 1981 Work on Paper Prize, Lowther Hall 1977 Contemporary Art Society Exhibition 1977 Inez Hutchinson Prize Exhibition 1977 Maryland Art Prize 1968 Dandenong Youth Art Festival In addition to the other prizes, Honourable Mentions and other commendations have been received from the following judges: John Borrack, Ken Jack, Andrew Sibley, Patrick McCaughy, Clifton Pugh, William Dargie, Kath Ballard, David Taylor and Barbara McManas. Collections Art Bank Australia Post Blomquist & Wark, Architects Bright Art Gallery Burke Hall, Xavier College Melbourne Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum City of Boroondara Council of Adult Education, Melbourne Goodman Fielder Mallomby and Mallomby Ruyton Girls School Melbourne University Shire of Murrandindi Tricom Corporation Limited Yarra Bend Trust Australian Government Trade Office in Taiwan Private collections in Australia, USA, UK, Malaysia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Japan. Memberships Contemporary Art Society Gallerie New Art The Women’s Gallery National Association for the Visual Arts Old Watercolour Society’s Club 1996 name changed to Watercolour Society of Victoria Women’s Art Register Admitted to the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors Made a Fellow of the Watercolour Society of Victoria. Bibliography Publications Artists and Galleries of Australia. 1984, 1990 Max Germaine A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Max Germaine Craftsman House Women’s Art Register, Slides and Photo file Who’s Who of Australian Visual Artists. Pub NAVA A Buyers Guide to Australian Art. Graham Ryles 1992 Mandarin 25 Years of Watercolour Painting in Singapore. Colour reproduction of painting land a short essay, Singapore June 1994 Catalogue for Exhibition of Watercolour Paintings from ROC, USA and Australia. Colour reproduction and text. Published in Taiwan, March 1994 Catalogue for Chines — Australian Watercolour Exchange Exhibition, Taiwan July 1995. Text and colour reproduction Catalogue for Asia Pacific Watercolour Painting Exhibition, National Taiwan Art Institute 1996 Catalogue for Asian Pacific Watercolour Exhibition, Taipei County Cultural Center 1998 Catalogue for 1999 Cross Century Asian Pacific Watercolour Exhibition, National Taiwan Arts Education Institute. |