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CURRICULUM VITAE 2007 LEONIE NORTON ADDRESS: Woollahra NSW 2025 Email: leonienorton@iprimus.com.au Website: www.botanicalart.com.au EDUCATION: BA/Visual Arts, University Western Sydney 1998 B.Fine Arts (Hons), Plant & Wildlife Illustration 1999 Grad.Dip.VET (Adult Education), University Technology Sydney 2001 Cert IV in Assessment and Workplace Training. UTS 2001 CAREER: Professional botanical artist, illustrator and educator: Magazine illustrations, Courses, Workshops and Masterclasses; Australian and International venues for tutoring and exhibiting. MEMBERSHIP: Botanical Art Society of Australia American Society of Botanical Artists National Association for the Visual Artists, Australia Friends Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney MEDIUM: Watercolour ONE PERSON EXHIBITION: Simply Botanical, Oriel Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. 2003 GROUP EXHIBITIONS: Wildflowers of Australia: Parliament House, Sydney. September, 2006 Tutors’ Exhibition, UCOL, Wanganui, New Zealand, 2005, 2006, 2007 Marlborough College UK, Exhibition of botanical paintings, 2006, 2007 Mackay Regional Botanical Gardens, 2006 Botanica: The Art of the Plant, Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Lion Gate Lodge, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Annual Awards Exhibition of the Botanical Art Society of Australia, Sydney Penrith Regional Gallery & Lewers Bequest 2000, Finks Gallery 2001, Rozelle Writers Gallery, Sydney 2002, Mosman Regional Gallery 2003, Ewart Gallery, Willoughby 2004, Palm House, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney 2005, 2006 Vaucluse Garden Festival, Sydney, 2002 Canberra Botanical Exhibition, Discovery Gallery, CSIRO, Canberra, 2004, 2005 Mura Gallery, Newtown, Sydney: Various Exhibitons, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 Margaret Senior Illustration Award Exhibition, Newcastle, 1999 Fusion, Newcastle Regional Museum, 1999 Aerial, Terrestrial, Aquatic, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, 1999 Plants & Wildlife, Maitland Art Gallery, 1999 Common Ground, Margo Hardy Gallery, UWS, Milperra, 2001 Terra Aqua, Margo Hardy Gallery, UWS, Milperra, 2001 HONOURS/AWARDS: Featured Guest Artist: Canberra Botanical Exhibition, Discovery Gallery, CSIRO, Canberra, 2005 Prizewinner, Maitland Art Gallery, Plants & Wildlife, 1999 Highly Commended: Australian Entomological Society, Insect Illustration Competition, Newcastle, 1999 Prizewinner, Walker Ceramics Award for Outstanding Achievement and Development in Ceramic Art, 1998 Prizewinner, Community Business Innovation Award, UWS, Sydney, Dept. Business & Commerce, 1998 Merit Award, Port Hacking Potters Group, Sydney, 1998 COLLECTIONS: Numerous private collections throughout Australia and overseas. International corporate collections: Hong Kong, France, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Germany COMMISSIONS: Numerous private commissions Health & Nature Magazine, Series of medicinal herbal paintings for every edition COMMITTEES: Elected Executive Committee Member Botanical Art Society of Australia 2000-present Curator Flora: The Art and Science of the Plant 2005. Palm House, Royal Botanical Gardens Sydney Elected President Botanical Art Society of Australia 2003-4 Chairperson Botanical Art Society of Australia 2003-4 Selection Committee Botanical Art Society 2000-2004 Exhibition Committee Botanical Art Society 2000-2004 PUBLICATIONS: Botanical Art Society of Australia Newsletter Winter 2007 – Issue 25-Article ‘Mackay Regional Botanical Gardens and ‘A Fijian Experience’. Botanical Art Society of Australia Newsletter Summer 2006 – Issue 23-Review ‘Billy Showell: Watercolour Flower Portraits Nature & Health Magazine Botanical Illustrations; Oct 2005 – Current Botanical Art Society of Australia Newsletter Autumn 2006 – Issue 21 – Book Review: ‘The Gilded Canopy’ Botanical Art Society of Australia Newsletter Summer 2006 – Issue 20 – Success in the Palm House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Botanical Art Society of Australia Newsletter Spring 2005 – Issue 19 – Botanical Art in New Zealand The Botanical Artist – Newsletter of American Society of Botanical Artists. 2005 Education Forum p.10 Waverley Woollahra Art Centre Newsletter Artwave, March 2004 ‘What is Botanical Art?’ Botanical Art Society of Australia Newsletter Summer 2003 – Issue 13 – Excursion to the National Library Canberra Botanical Art Society of Southern Africa Botanical Art News Vol 12 Dec 2003 ‘Botanical Art in Australia’, p.10 Botanical Art Society of Australia Newsletter Summer 2000 – Exhibition Review Book: 1999. More Than Just a House – a History of Bankstown’s Architecture. In Bankstown city Central Library, local history section. ARTICLES: Artists Palette No.52 July 2007: Leonie Norton’s Fijian Experience: Painting in Paradise BASA Newsletter: Featured Artist Spring 2006 Artist’s Palette Magazine No. 42 August 2006: Tutoring in Botanical Art. pp28-30 Our Gardens Journal, Garden Clubs of Australia. Summer 2004 Our Gardens Journal, Garden Clubs of Australia. Autumn 2004 Macquarie College Magazine, June 2003. Blooming Brilliant The Courier Mail, June 6, 2003. Simply Botanical Style Magazine Brisbane, June 2003. Art Scene ‘Palette’ Brisbane Guide to the Arts, June-August 2003. Oriel Gallery ‘Simply Botanical’ Queensland Homes, Spring Edition 2003. Profile Leonie Norton Botanical Artist Wentworth Courier, 17 July 2002. Beautiful Arts Keeps Blossoming The Gardens, Friends Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.#51, 2002, p 8-9, Art of the Plant The Gardens, Friends Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.#47, 2001. p.8-9. The Renaissance of Botanical Art. Artist’s Palette No.18. August 2001. Naturally Beautiful. Article, photos and demonstration pp 54-63. Back |
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