Yvonne East
 
BIOGRAPHY AND EDUCATION
1977 Born Meningie, South Australia
2000 Bachelor of Visual Arts, South Australian School of Art University of South Australia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 STRATUM, Artspace Gallery, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide
2011 Out of the Shadows, Murray Bridge Regional Gallery Main Gallery, Murray Bridge
2010 Out of the Shadows, South Coast Regional Arts Centre, Goolwa

Currency Creek Winery, Currency Creek
2008 Anchorage Seafront Hotel, Victor Harbor
2005 Chabbi, Tin Cat Cafe & Gallery, Kent Town
2004 Escobillar, Tin Cat Cafe & Gallery, Kent Town
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 Portia Geach Memorial Award, The National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney

Thinking of Margaret, SALA exhibition, Art Images Gallery, Norwood www.artimagesgallery.com.au

Portia Geach Memorial Award 2011, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah

Double Vision, South Coast Regional Arts Centre, Goolwa
2011 Summer Mode, Art Images Gallery, Norwood www.artimagesgallery.com.au

The Fleurieu Landscape Art and Environment Project, Fox Creek Winery,McLaren Vale www.artprize.com.au

Double Vision, The Arts Centre, Port Norlunga

Group Exhibition, Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide www.hillsmithgallery.com.au

Portia Geach Memorial Award, The National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney

Advertiser Business SA Contemporary Art Award, Keith Murdoch House, Adelaide

The Black Wedding Dress, South Coast Regional Arts Centre, Goolwa

Second of the Friends, Adelaide Festival Theatre Foyer, Adelaide
2010 Limestone Coast Art Prize, Keith

Water Show, Gallery@28, Woollahra, NSW www.galleryat28.com.au

Advertiser Business SA Contemporary Art Award, Keith Murdoch House, Adelaide

Erotic, Gallery@28, Woollahra, NSW www.galleryat28.com.au
2009 Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales More Information

Art of the Table, South Coast Regional Arts Centre, Goolwa

First of the Friends, Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, University of South Australia

Not the Dow Jones, SALA Event, South Coast Regional Arts Centre, Goolwa
2008 Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, The Domain, Sydney

Melbourne on Canvas Art Prize, Zephyr Gallery, Docklands, VIC

6 Degrees Art Prize, Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston, VIC
2004 Collection of Works, Tin Cat Cafe & Gallery, Kent Town

Subjectivity Uncorked, High Street Gallery, Willunga
2001 Line Dancing, J111 Gallery, University of South Australia
2000 Testing Ground, J111 Gallery, University of South Australia, (co-curator)

Annual Art Purchase Prize Exhibition, University of South Australia
PRIZES
2012 Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Award

Semi Finalist 2012 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
2011 Winner “Breaking Ground” Professional Development Award, Country Arts SA

Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Award

Finalist, Advertiser Business SA Contemporary Art Award

Runner up, Advantage SA Regional Awards, Bang and Olufsen Award in the category of the Arts for the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island region

Finalist, Limestone Coast Art Prize
2010 Winner, Advantage SA Regional Awards, Bang and Olufsen Award in the category of the Arts for the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island region

Finalist, Advertiser Business SA Contemporary Art Award
2009 Finalist, Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2008 Finalist, Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales

Finalist, Melbourne on Canvas Art Prize

Finalist, 6 Degrees Art Prize
2000 Winner Peoples’ Choice, Annual Art Purchase Prize, University of South Australia
COMMISSIONS
2012 Life Drawing and Portraiture Mentorship Rosa Merlino
2011 Double Vision, Artists Exchange, City of Onkaparinga

Artists in Schools Project, Workshops and Presentations, initiative o f the Fleurieu Art Prize

Fleurieu Art Prize, Landscape Art & Environment Field Research Project

Artist in Residence, Faces of Reynella Mural, Reynella East High School
2010 Artist in Residence, Four Seasons Mural, Blackwood High School

Artist in Residence, The Nine Muses Mural, Reynella East High School
2009 Private Mural Commission, Aberfoyle Park
2008 Kondoli Mural, City of Victor Harbor, Franklin Parade, Victor Harbor

Russian Bare, Engine Cover Artwork, Historic Aircraft Flights
COLLECTIONS
University of South Australia; Private collections in Australia, Switzerland and United States.
A short bio...

Yvonne East is a Visual Artist based in Goolwa, South Australia, working primarily in oil on canvas, works on paper and digital multimedia. “STRATUM” the most recent solo exhibition was presented at Artspace Gallery, Adelaide Festival Centre in June 2012 as part of the Breaking Ground Award granted by Country Arts SA for which Yvonne was the inaugural recipient in 2011.

Yvonne was a finalist for the 2012 and 2011 Portia Geach Memorial Award, semi-finalist for the 2012 Doug Moran Portraiture Prize and finalist in the 2008 and 2009 Dobell Drawing prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Yvonne was a top 10 Finalist for the SALA Advertiser Business SA Contemporary Art Prize for both 2010 and 2011. Yvonne won a place in the Fleurieu Art Prize Artist Research Project in November 2011 and the “Double Vision” Artists exchange with the City of Onkaparinga in October 2011 and January 2012.

In addition to her studio work, Yvonne has been Artist in Residence for Secondary Schools and Councils producing large murals and conducting workshops and mentorships. Yvonne also works as a radio presenter for the Arts Show on 90.1 Happy FM, promoting local art exhibitions, competitions and news, weekly on Sunday afternoons from 2009. Since graduating from the South Australian School of Art with a Visual Arts Degree (2000), Yvonne has had a number of solo shows in South Australia and been involved in many group exhibitions.

info@yvonneeast.com