STARR
“My paintings are my ultimate fairy tale splashed across the canvas, capturing my freedom and passion as an artist in the brightest and boldest colours imaginable” - STARR.
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Imbued with a sense of youthful innocence through her energetic pops of colour, Starr caresses the canvas with her fluid brushstrokes. Her style compliments the warmth and fervour of the people and places that she represents in her works, along with her own restless passion. With a focus on the subtle interplay of light and movement, Starr’s works are created with a sense of immediacy, encouraging the viewer to recognise the importance of every moment. Her work incorporates elements of inter-textuality, creating oblique layers of meaning.
An incurable romantic, Starr cites love as one of her greatest inspirations. Whether it is iconic cityscapes such as the Eiffel Tower, the ballet, or the fluidity of the female form, this is a recurring theme throughout all her work. She also draws upon her love of the whimsical and the fantastical, intertwining fairytale elements with modern technology and
sci-fi pop art references.
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Art Work
Sydney Harbour
Size: 120cm x 60 cm
Paris Opera Ballerina in Peach
Size: 1 m x 1 m
A Colourful Life
Size: 60 cm x 50 cm
Mysterious Green Fairy
Size: 1 m x 1 m
If You're a Bird I am a Bird
Size: 60 cm x 50 cm
STARR's Biography
Starr is a contemporary Australian fine artist. After graduating from the Queensland College of Art with a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 1996, her career has gone from strength to strength ever since. Her work has been exhibited and collected in Australia, Asia, Europe and the United States, including an exclusive permanent display in La Nouvelle Eve, Paris. Her unique style is linked with the Expressionist movement, but with a modern twist.
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Awards
Finalist – Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Award – 2016 to 2019
Finalist – Brisbane Rotary Art Prize 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019
Winner – Art 57 Sydney 2011
Finalist – Tattersall’s Landscape Prize 2009
Exhibitions
2019 – Solo – ‘London vs. Paris’ – Moulton Galleries - NSW
2018 – Solo – Red Hill Gallery – QLD
2018 – Solo - La Nouvelle Eve – Paris, France
2017 – Solo Pop-up Exhibition ‘Fleur’ – Red Hill Gallery – QLD
2017 – Ceramics Launch – ‘I Heart The Stars’ – QLD
2016 – Solo – Red Hill Gallery - QLD
2015 – Solo – Pop Up – Red Hill Gallery - QLD
2014 – Solo – ‘Wanderlust’ Red Hill Gallery – QLD
2014 – Group Exhibition – Traffic Jam Galleries – NSW
2014 – Solo – Framed Gallery – Darwin NT
2013 – SOLO – Traffic Jam Galleries – NSW
2013 – SOLO – Tosari Art Gallery – Toowoomba QLD
2012 – Group Exhibition – Traffic Jam Galleries – NSW
2012 – SOLO – Traffic Jam Galleries – NSW
2012 – SOLO – Red Hill Gallery – QLD
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2011 – Urban Passion - Group Exhibition – Traffic Jam Gallery – Neutral Bay NSW
2011 – SOLO – Fusion Fine Art Gallery – Perth WA
2011 – SOLO – Tosari Art Gallery – Toowoomba QLD
2010 - SOLO – Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane
2009 – SOLO – Framed Gallery – Darwin NT
2009 – Group Exhibition – Moulton Gallery – Gold Coast QLD
2009 – SOLO – Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane
2008 – SOLO – Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane
2007 – Group Exhibition – Infusion Gallery - Los Angeles USA
2007 – Group Exhibition – Framed Gallery – Darwin NT
2007 – SOLO – Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane
2006 – Group Exhibition – ‘Australian Style’ – Galerie Dauphin Singapore
2006 – Group Exhibition – Agora Gallery – New York USA
2006 – SOLO – Framed Gallery Darwin NT
2006 – SOLO – Emporium Gallery Brisbane
2006 – Group Exhibition - ‘Postcards from the Edge’ – New York USA
2005 – SOLO – Galerie Dauphin – Singapore
2005 – SOLO – Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane
2005 – Group – Lynne Wilton Gallery - Melbourne
2005 – ‘Checkers’ Group – Framed Gallery – Darwin NT
2005 – Judge/Featured Artist – Nundah Art Prize – Brisbane+
2004 – SOLO – Galerie Dauphin – Singapore
2004 – Group Exhibition – Agora Gallery – New York USA
2004 – SOLO – Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane
2003 – ‘I Can Be Colourful’ – SOLO – Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane
2003 – True Blue (group exhibition) – Framed Gallery – Darwin
2002 – ‘Designing Women’ – Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane
2002 – ‘Introduction Down Under’ – Galerie Dauphin – Singapore (featuring Judith Laws and Rex Backhaus-Smith)
2002 – ‘Standing on a Beach’ – Solo Exhibition – Cool-Art Gallery – Sunshine Coast
2001 – ‘Emerging Artists’ – Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane – (featuring John Beeman, Colley Whisson, Richard Bogusz )
2001 – ‘In the Garden’ – Starfish Gallery – Woody Point
1999 – Pop Art Exhibition – Universal Bar/Restaurant – Brisbane
1998 – Group exhibition at Metro Art Space – Brisbane
Residencies
Darwin NT – May 2006
Kangaroo Valley NSW – June 2007
Artist in Residence – Royal Caribbean Cruises - 2015
Corporate Commissions
CSIRO (Canberra)
Department of Transport (Qld)
Xerox (Qld) – West End Offices Brisbane
Security Mailing (Sydney and Brisbane)
Conoco Phillips (NT)
Specially commissioned works for book and CD covers:
‘Introduction to Marketing’ (Dann and Dann) 2005 John Wiley and sons Australia
‘Consumer Behaviour’ (Solomon, Dann, Dann, Bennett) 2006 Pearson Publisher
‘Gypsy’ CD Cover – Phil Lewis – La Guns USA
Wine labels for Vinex P/L for use on the ‘Two Souls’ range of wines exported to the USA.
Nak Hair Products – Campaign centred on Starr’s self portrait titled ‘Not all There’
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