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Grace Huang

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Grace Huang is a Melbourne - based visual artist.  She was born in Guangzhou, China, where she studied at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and graduated with a Bachelor degree in Fine Arts and Art Educations, two years later, she relocated to Australia in 1988.  She spent full time in her professional artistic adventured and developing since 2003.   

Painting to her is a way for her to express her thoughts and emotions, her creative idea comes from the ordinary life that can be attracted to her with senses, she is interested in exploring the depth of meaning behind the scene.  For some of her recent artworks, she was interested focusing on the humane care and the issues being ignored by the social reality around, she thinks that in a way it’s exploring our world from a different point of view.  She has expressed her paintings in the realistic style, but the creative theme which included the conceptual ideas, and the unique compositions were contemporary, she has been adventured and developing the new way for exploring the art today.  She aims to deliver her creative ideas and hope to see the viewers get involved and inspired from their imaginations, she enjoy the creative process of transferring thoughts onto a painting and being able to transmit that to other people, and fascinating to see the viewers looking at the artworks and hearing their different points of view, that way keeps her very fulfilling. 

She was a multiple awards winner when she has involved in the art competitions, she has won The Best Urban Landscape in Camberwell Art Show in Melbourne Australia 2012, and has received the High Commendations Award in The Fleurieu Food & Wine Art Prize 2011, Fleurieu Biennale in South Australia.  She was a finalist in the 2012 Hawkesbury Art Prize in NSW, Australia, 2012 and 2008 the Redland Art Award in QLD, Australia, the Norvill Art Prize 2010 in NSW, Australia, John Leslie Art Prize 2004 in Victoria, Australia, and MacarthurCook Art Award 2004 in Melbourne, Australia.  She has won many awards, which included the Victor Harbour Exhibition Open Section Award 2002 in South Australia and the Herald Sun Camberwell Art Award 2001 in Melbourne, Australia.  

Her works and articles have been published in the Artist Magazines and books and media in Australia and overseas, which included the award painting has been selected and published on the website and in the Catalogue of Fleurieu Art Prize 2011, in South Australia, two paintings have been selected for Crawford Production USA for use in the movie production “Blonde” 1999, and the drawings have been selected for use in the catalogue covers of ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) in 1989, Art drawings have been selected for the book of The Best Art Drawings of Students at The Guangzhou Academy Of Fine Arts, in Guangzhou, China, in 1986.

Her artworks have held in the solos and contemporary art exhibitions through out Australia and overseas, which included the “International Artexpo” in NYC, and “Palm Spring International Art Fair” in California 2003, the invitational exhibitions in China 2011 and 2006, and have exhibited in Taiwan from 1996 to 1999.  Her artworks have been collected by corporate and private collections in Asia, Europe, Australia and The USA.




Curriculum vitae


Education


1982-86                  -    Studied at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China

1986                       -    Bachelor of Art (Fine Arts and Art Educations).

1986-88                  -    Lectured at the Art Department of Guangzhou Education College and Guangzhou Huanan Arts University, China

1988-Present            -   Lives and works in Australia

2006-2008 & 2011   -   Spent some time in China each year for researching the ancient Chinese painting and contemporary art.    

  



Awards & Selections



2012             -             Finalist, The Hawkesbury Art Prize, NSW, Australia                                                                 

2012             -             Finalist, Redland Art Awards, Queensland, Australia 

2012             -             Winner of The Best Urban Landscape, Camberwell Art Show, Melbourne, Australia   

2011             -             High Commendations, Fleurieu Food & Wine Art Prize, Fleurieu Biennial, S.A. Australia

2010             -             Finalist, Norvill Art Prize, Murrurundi, NSW, Australia

2008             -             Finalist, Redland Art Awards, Queensland, Australia

2008             -             Finalist, MacarthurCook Art Award, Melbourne, Australia

2004              -            Finalist, John Leslie Art Prize, Victoria, Australia

2002              -            Winner of the Open Section Award, Victor Harbour Art Exhibition, South Australia

2002              -            Highly Commented, Cobram Annual Art Show, Victoria, Australia

2001              -            Finalist, Australia Artist Magazines’ Art Prize challenges No. 6, Issue 201, Dec. 

2001              -            Winner of the Major Award & 2nd Prize Awards, Artists’ Camp Fair, Melbourne, Australia

2001              -            Winner of the Herald Sun Camberwell Art Show Restricted Award, Melbourne, Australia

2001              -            Winner of the First Prize for Best Painting of a subject, Rosebud Art Show, Victoria, Australia

2001              -            Highly Commended, Mordialloc (Inc.) Art Show, Victoria, Australia

2000              -            Highly Commended, Artists' Camp Fair Art Show, Melbourne, Australia 

2000              -            Highly Commended, Sorrento Art Show, Victoria, Australia

1999              -            Winner of the Encouragement Award, Toorak College Fine Art Exhibition, Victoria, Australia

1999              -            Winner of The Best Oil, 28th Annual Ivanhoe Art & Craft Show, Melbourne, Australia

1999              -            Highly Commended, Mount Waverley Art Show, Melbourne, Australia

1999              -            Highly Commended, Sorrento Annual Art Show, Victoria, Australia

1999              -            Highly Commended, Mordialloc (Inc.) Art Show, Victoria, Australia

1998              -            Winner of The Best Oil, Return to the Artists’ Camp Art Show, Melbourne, Australia

1998              -            Winner of Frederick McCubbin Award and Sir Arthur Streeton Award – Highly Commended 

1998              -            Awards, Spring Art Exhibition, Victoria, Australia

1998              -            Winner of The Best Oil, St.Francis Xavier College, Victoria, Australia

1983              -            Winner of The Best Oil, Guangdong Young Artists Fine Art Competition, China

1982              -            Winner of the 1st prize, Guangzhou Young Artists Fine Art Competition, China


Solo Exhibitions



2005              -            Without Pier Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2004              -            Skepsi on Swanston Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2003              -            Brighton Horizon Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia



Main Exhibitions & Selections



2013              -            Guest Artist, Vault17 Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 

2012              -            The Stock Room, Melbourne, Australia

2012              -            The Hawkesbury Art Prize, Purple Noon Gallery, NSW Australia

2012              -            Redland Art Awards, Redland Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia

2012              -            Saatchi Online, The USA

2012              -            Hawthorn Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia

2011              -            Fleurieu Food & Wine Art Prize, Chapel Hill Gallery, Fleurieu Biennial, South Australia

2011              -            Invitational Exhibition, The Art Museum Of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China

2010              -            Norvill Art Prize, The RSL Memorial Hall, Murrurundi, NSW, Australia

2010              -            Kew Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2009              -            Kew Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2008              -            Redland Art Awards, Redland Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia

2008              -            MacarthurCook Art Award Exhibition, Fortyfivedownstairs Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2008              -            Kew Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2007              -            Kew Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2007              -            Without Pier Gallery, Melbourne, Australia 

2006              -            Guangdong Contemporary Oil Paintings, Garden Hotel, Guangzhou, China

2006              -            Without Pier Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2005              -            Melbourne Affordable Art Show, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia

2005              -            Without Pier Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2004              -            John Leslie Art Prize: Art Refers to Environment Exhibition, Gippsland Regional Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia 

2004              -            Cromwell's Contemporary Art Prize Pre-selection and Auction, Sydney, Australia

2004              -            Melbourne Affordable Art Show, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia

2004              -            Skepsi on Swanston Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2003              -            "International Artexpo", Javits Convention Centre, NYC, The USA.

2003              -            “Palm Spring International Art Fair”, California, USA

2003               -            Brighton Horizon Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2003               -            Women Artists, Kew Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2002               -            Brighton Horizon Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia 

2002               -            Kew Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2001               -           Kew Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2000               -           Camberwell Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia

1999               -           Charity Art Auction Exhibition, by Christie’s Art Auction, Taipei, Taiwan

1998               -           Camberwell Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia

1997               -           Four Women Artists, Expol Sources Fine Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

1996               -           China Daily News Art Centre, Taipei, Taiwan

1996               -           The Spring Festival Exhibition, Expol Sources Fine Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

1988               -           Museum of Chinese Australian History, Melbourne, Australia

1987               -           Dongfang Art Festival, Guangzhou, China

1986               -           Gallery of Guangzhou Academic of Fine Art, Guangzhou, China

1984               -           Guangdong Young Artists Fine Art Competition, Guangzhou Art Centre, China

1983               -           Guangzhou Young Artists Fine Art Competition, Guangzhou Art Centre, China

1982               -           Guangzhou Young Artists Fine Art Competition, Guangzhou Art Centre, China


     


                             Selected & Publications & Media


2013              -             Grace Huang's Portfolio, by Vault17 Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

                                    http://www.vault17.com/#!grace-huang/c1kqy

2012               -            Grace Huang's Portfolio, The Stock Room, Australia
                                    http://www.thestockrooms.com/categories/Original-Art/Artists/Grace-Huang

2012               -            Grace Huang's work "Angry Birds" (the finalist) has been published for the official launch
                                    and announcement of winners of the prestigious Hawkesbury Art Prize opening night on
                                    The GAZETTE, Nov. 15, 2012,

                                    http://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/1123740/art-prize-launch-this-friday-night-at-purple-noon-gallery/

2012               -            Grace Huang, The Hawkesbury Art Prize (Group Show)
                                    http://www.artwhatson.com.au/purplenoongallery/the-hawkesbury-art-prize/angry-birds


2012               -            Grace Huang's work has selected as the finalist for Redland Art Award, and has exhibited at Redland Art Gallery,
                                    and has published on Through The Eyes of An Artist, by Craig + Safiya, Dec 3. 
      
                                    http://fouritchyfeet.com/eyesofanartist/

2012               -            'Featuring artist Grace Huang', by Thomas van de Meer, the director of Vault17 Contemporary Art,
                                    Online Gallery Blog, Amsterdam, October 10. 

2012               -            Grace Huang's Portfolio, Saatch Online, The USA
. http://www.saatchionline.com/profiles/in...

2011               -            Award painting "Global Citrus" has been selected & published on the website & in the Catalogue of Fleurieu Art Prize,                                     

                                   South Australia http://www.artprize.com.au/winners-2011....

2011              -             Paintings selected & published in the book of The Invitational Art Exhibition of Art Museum Of Guangzhou Academy                                       
                                    Of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China

2006               -            Paintings selected & published in the book of Guangdong Contemporary Oil Paintings, China

2005               -            Solo Exhibition, Art Almanac, page 67, Nov. 2005, Australia

2005               -            Grace Huang’s Solo, Page 43, Bayside Leader Melbourne, November 8, Australia

2005               -            Grace Huang’s Solo, Page 19, Melbourne Weekly Bayside, November 9-15, Australia

2004               -            Painting selected in the Catalogue of Cromwell’s Art Auction, Sydney, Australia

2004               -            Articles and Paintings published in the Australian Artist Magazine, in March, Issued 237.

2004               -            Artist Profiles, Antiques & Art, Victoria, Issued Dec.2003 to May 2004, Australia

2003               -            Solo Exhibition “Rhapsody in Color”, Art Gallery Guide, page 38, Australia

2003               -            Painting “Sydney Harbour” used as the front page for the Oz Art (Australian Contemporary Art)                                                                      

                                    catalogue, International Art Expo, NYC, The USA. 

2001               -            The Australian Artist Magazine, Issue 201, in December

2000               -            “Flowers in a Crystal Vase” & “Rose” both oil paintings were selected for Crawford Production USA
                                    for use in the movie production “Blonde".

1999               -            Painting Water Lily was auctioned for Charity Art Auction by Christie’s Art Auction,
                                    Catalogue No.180, page 87, in Taipei, Taiwan

1997               -            The Artist Magazine, Issue 266 July, Taiwan

1996               -            The Artist Magazine, Issue 249 Feb., Taiwan

1989               -            Art drawings selected for use in the catalogue covers of the International Programs,
                                    for ABC News (Australia Broadcasting Corporation).

1986               -            Art drawings selected for the book of The Best Art Drawings of Students at The Guangzhou Academy Of Fine Arts,
                                    in Guangzhou, China


Collections


                                    Brighton Yacht Club

                                    Ocean Leathe
r (http://www.oceanleather.cn/)

                                    Nexus Pty Ltd.

                                    Rotary Club of Victor Harbor Inc.

                                    Guangzhou Academy Of Fine Arts

                                    Rotary Club of Camberwell Inc.

                                    Evolution5 International Pty Ltd.

                                    Yarra Bank Australia Pty Ltd.

                                    AZA International Pty Ltd.          

                                    Creative Framing

                                    Mr. & Mrs. Chris Elliott family

                                    Private collections in Asia, Europe, Australia and The USA.




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