AMICA WHINCOP
ESSENCE Exhibition May1-31, 2018
“Pare down to the essence,
but don’t remove the poetry”
Leonard Koren
Essence is an exhibition of paintings examining the places where land meets the sea. To create this body of work I have focused specifically on the point where water meets rock, two very different forces coming together. Each of the works has been inspired by places where this occurs – Noosa Heads, Byron Bay and further afield to Johannesburg in South Africa and the beaches of Bali.
Where water meets rock, there is life. But there is also change. My work reflects this contrast through colour, texture and shape. When making my paintings I rely on water, gravity and air pressure to mimic the processes and formations of nature. Using white paint, I mask out areas that feel distracting or unnecessary. Doing this allows beautiful new forms to emerge within a soothing, meditative space.
For millennia we have been inextricably drawn to areas where land meets the sea, where water erodes and shapes rock and rock guides and filters water. Their connection is necessary and enriching, and together water and rock remain essentially simple and complex. They are one of nature's most inspiring artistic pairings and within these complementary elements, nature manifests effortless beauty, comfort and life-giving good. Essence is my homage to these powerful forces.
EDUCATION
2003
•Bachelor of Visual Arts| Queensland University ofTechnology
•Bachelor of Secondary Education| Queensland University ofTechnology
•Diploma of Graphic Design | Australian College of
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo
2018Soho Galleries, Sydney
•Bay Gallery Home, Cotswolds. UK. upcoming
2017
•Second Nature, Solo Exhibition | BCM Crucible Gallery, Fortitude Valley |QLD
•Holding Space, Solo Exhibition, | Michael Reid Gallery, Murrurundi |NSW
GROUP EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS 2017
•ChristmasExhibition,ArtImagesGallery,Adelaide|SA
•The Other Art Fair, The Facility, Melbourne | NSW
•[6×6], Group Show Metropolis Gallery, Geelong | NSW
•Dual Elements, Joint Exhibition | Left Bank Gallery, Gold Coast | QLD
2016
•Rush Art Exhibition | Gympie Regional Gallery|QLD
•Unchartered, the Space Between | Joint Exhibition| The Garden Haus, Maleny|QLD
•Showcase Artist | Awake Live Performance Show , Awake Studio |Gympie
•Artisans @ Work Live Artist Performance | Judith Wright Centre,QLD
•Feature Artist | Ambience Store Project & Cultural Flanerie, Newfarm|QLD
•Taking it to The Edge | Group Show | Gympie Regional Gallery |QLD
•Special Merit Award | “Abstracts Art Exhibition” Art Light, Space & Time Art Gallery | USA
•Live Artist Performance| Artisans @ Work | Gympie Easter on Mary Festival |QLD
•Taste of Art Group Exhibition | Noosa Art Gallery | Feb 5th – Mar 7th |QLD
COLLABORATIONS 2017
2016
•“Woman on the Land”: Wearable art collaboration with Racy &Lucky.
•Biocup ArtSeries
•Live Artist Performance | Artisans @ Work | Brisbane Art Prize, Judith Wright Centre |QLD| 18Aug
•Live Artist Performance | Artisans @ Work | Winter Trees on Mary Festival | QLD | 20thJuly
•Live Artist Performance| Artisans @ Work | Gympie Easter on Mary Festival | QLD | 23rdMarch
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
•Olympus Medical, Olympic Park,Sydney
•Tramway Interiors, PortDouglas
•Allscope Communications,Victoria
•Stocklands, Northlakes Retirement Resort,Brisbane
•Private Collection, Panama City,Panama.
•Private Collection, Santo Domingo, DominicanRepublic.
PRESS & MEDIA
- Grand Designs Australia: Artwork shown in Gold Coast home. Upcoming 2018
- Channel 9, The Block 2017: Artwork commissioned for contestants Ronnie & Georgia.
- Channel 9, Postcards:Metropolis Gallery.
- Home Design Magazine, Creative Selection, July. 2017
- Artist of the Month:Crowdink | Balance Between Chaos and Void | Apr 26, 2017
- Artist of the Month: ArtLovers Australia | May 5, 2017
- “How Come You Keep Painting Bubbles“, Insider Style
- The Ambience Project #4:Indulge Magazine & Brisbane Art Guide | May 25, 2016
- “Amica Whincops Enchanted Art”Cultural Flanerie| Jun 14 , 2016
- “Art in Your House is a Reflection of Who You Are”, Insider Style,
“New Artist on the Block,” Gympie Times , Mar, 2016