About

Lorna has held numerous solo shows including at the The infamous Tailor Room Gallery, Sydney ( curator Lee Frost) between 1998 – 2003, Peloton in 2005, 2009 and 2011, Mop Projects in 2013 and Airspace Projects Inc. in 2019, 2018 and 2016. Other galleries include, Imperial slacks, Herringbone, SNO, Phatspace, Zitlip and Firstdraft. Her work has been exhibited in the Portia Geach Memorial Prize, the Paddington Art Prize, The Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Fishers Ghost Art Award, Mosman Art Prize and the Liverpool Art Prize. Before this, her time was spent in London, initiating community arts groups, namely The Dolehouse Collective and Scarecrow Tiggy- an artist run co-operative in Camberwell, London. She is a graduate of both Sydney College of the Arts and The National Art School. Lorna currently teaches art history and painting at TAFE NSW, where she also acted as Head Teacher of St George College of Fine Arts and The Ceramic Design Studio, Gymea from 2018-2020.

In 2012 Lorna curated an exhibition titled ‘The Baker’s Dozen’ for UTS Gallery which featured prominent Australian artists including Nike Savvas and Debra Dawes; other curated projects include Homefront at Sheffer Gallery, with artists such as Reiko Azuma and Bridget Ralph and shows at the Exhibition Downing Centre in Sydney. In May 2018 she held a small intimate solo show at Airspace Project Inc , Sydney, titled Summer, marking a change in her practice. These works were painted plein- air.

In October 2020 Grear held her first solo commercial show at Flinders Street Gallery, Sydney and marked a return to the figure and landscape, titled, ‘From Flesh to Thunder’. At the same time, in 2020 she was a finalist in the Portia Geach Memorial Award at the SH Irwin Gallery, Sydney.

2019 saw the opening of Tiergarten- a curated exhibition with Hiske Weijers and Nicole Eggers at Sheffer Gallery, Darlington, Sydney. Lorna exhibited work in Seed Pod Universe; a selected group show at Sheffer Gallery, Sydney, November 2015, was a finalist in WAP, Stonevilla Studio Wearable Art Prize, Sydney.

In 2014 Grear complimented her Diploma from East Sydney Technical College, her BVA, 1st class honours from SCA and Masters of Visual Art, Sydney College of the Arts with a Post Graduate in Design at Art & Design UNSW. She judged the Liverpool Art Prize at Casula Powerhouse Sydney the same year.

Her next solo show at Flinders Street Gallery will open Saturday 4 June 2022, 4-6pm. For all enquiries please contact Jason Martin- flindersstgallery@bigpond.com or Grear directly lornagrear@hotmail.com

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SELECTED BIOGRAPHY

1987-93 Toured Europe, lived and worked in London, England

1989-1990 Joined Arts Collective- Dolehouse Inc. with Bev Reknaw, Andy Snelling, Glenn Sullivan and Keith

1991 -93 Established “Scarecrow Tiggy” Arts Co-Operative, London with Jane Waudby and Belle Tidswell

1994 -96 Diploma of Fine Arts. National Art School, Sydney

1998- 2000 BVA 1st Class Honours, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney University, Sydney

2001-2003 Master of Visual Art, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney University, Sydney

2007 Graduate Diploma in Adult Education, Charles Sturt University

2014 Graduate Certificate in Design, Art and Design, UNSW

SOLO SHOWS

1997 Selected Movements Alt, Surryhills Sydney

1998 Body and Place The Tailor Room, Sydney

1999 Numeralla Paintings, The Tailor Room, Sydney

2000 System Paintings, The Tailor Room, Sydney

2001 Touring Show, System Paintings, The Gallery Cafe,Syd

2002 The Coloured Labyrinth, The Tailor Room, Sydney

2003 The Coloured Labyrinth, SCA Gallery, Sydney

2005 Eye Candy, Peloton, Sydney

2009 CATCH, Peloton, Sydney

2011 Stacked, Peloton, Sydney

2013 Random Random MOP Projects, Sydney

2017 Weave, Airspace Projects, Marrickville, Sydney

2018 SUMMER, Airpace Projects Inc, Marrickville, Sydney

2020 From Flesh to Thunder, Flinders St Gallery, Sydney

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1994 Women, Howard Leonard Galleries, Sydney

1995 Annual year show, Zitlip Gallery, Sydney

1995 Paintings, Cell Block Theatre, NAS

1995 Are We Going To Alice Springs, Cell Block, NAS

1996 Greenpeace Art Prize, Bondi Pavilion, Sydney

1996 Annual year show, Zitlip Gallery, Sydney

1996 Third Year Combine, Stairwell Gallery, NAS

1996 14.2 Part 1, Stairwell Gallery, NAS

1996 Painting, Third group show,Cell Block Theatre, NAS

1996 Castlemountain, group show,Cell Block Theatre, NAS

1997 Triptych, Level Gallery, Sydney

1997 Here Is A Fresh Egg, Zitlip Gallery, Sydney

1997 S H Ervin Native Title Now, Sydney

1997 Lorna Grear and Lucy Culliton, First Gallery, Sydney,

1997 Alumni, National Art School Graduate show, NAS,

1997 Crystallise,Gallery group show Zitlip Gallery, Sydney

1997 Diptych Level Gallery, Newtown, Sydney

1998 Group show, SCA grads,Particle Gallery, Sydney

1998 The Glebe Art Show,,Glebe Town Hall, Sydney

1998 Jabiluka, Herringbone Gallery, Sydney

1998 State of Flux 235 Nelson St, Annandale, Sydney

1998 Nude Studies,Pine Street Group, The Craven, Sydney

1998 Alumni National Art School Graduate show, NAS,

1999 Figure Studies, Pine St Community Centre, Sydney

1999 Drawn In, Select Group, Bondi Pavilion, Sydney

1999 Brandling St Painters, Brandling St, Erskineville, Syd

1999 Alumination, Alumni Students body, NAS, Sydney

1999 The People Group. May St Gallery, Sydney

1999 Graduate show, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney

2000 Winners, curated Maria Cruz/,Mikala Dwyer, Newspace,

2000 Article, Curated Yann Vignes, Regent St Sydney

2000 Driver, curated by Maria Cruz & Mikala Dwyer, Newspace, SCA, Rozelle

2000 College 2000, Glebe Nursing College, Glebe, Sydney

2000 The Blue Lotus Section, Billy Gruner, Joe’s, Sydney

2000 One Last Show, Herringbone Gallery, Sydney

2000 The Blue Lotus Section, Select show, Abstract Art, Rocket Art, Newcastle

2000 Portia Geach Portrait Prize, SH Irvin Sydney

2000 Damian’s Antiques, Special Window Display, Stanmore Rd, Sydney

2000 The Fleurieu Landscape Prize, Fleurieu Biennale Inc,McLaren Vale, SA

2000 Walking T Street, The Thai Patong Rest, Newtown

2000 The Degree Show. SCA, Rozelle, NSW

2000 Fired Up, Fired Art Yearly Show, Gig’s Balmain, NSW

2001 Artists/ Poets exhibition Tap Gallery, NSW

2001 Article, Select Show, Woolloomooloo Wharf, NSW

2001 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, NSW

2001 The Tutors Show, Waverley Woollahra Arts, NSW

2001 Damian’s Antiques, 2nd Window Display, Petersham

2001 Last at First, ‘Nudies’, First Gallery, Surryhills, NSW

2001 Brandling Street Painters, Alexandria, NSW

2001 Birchgrove Public School, select show, Balmain, NSW

2001 Alumni, National Art School, Sydney, NSW

2001 Beazelel Art Exhibition, Mary Place Gallery, NSW

2002 30, Select Group Show, Newspace.SCA,Sydney

2002 Damian’s Antiques,, Petersham, Sydney

2002 KAWA, 348a Crown St Surryhills, Sydney

2002 Slacking Off, Imperial Slacks Final Show, Surryhills

2002 Tutors, Waverley Woollahra ArtsCentre, Sydney

2002 Alumination, NAS Alumni Show, Sydney

2002 Glebe Youth Centre, New Gallery, Sydney

2002 Masters Graduate Show, SCA, Sydney

2002 Fund-raiser, Phatspace, Darlinghurst, Sydney

2003 Royal Parade, 3rd Annual Directors Pick, First Draft

2003 Colour Me Sideways, Phatspace,,Sydney

2003 Walking The Street, Connect on King, Sydney

2003 The Miniature, Phatspace, Sydney

2003 Waverley Woollahra Arts Show, Sydney

2003 Brandling St, Annual Painting Exhibition

2003 Tutors Exhibition, TAFE, SWSI, Campbelltown

2003 Alumination, National Art School, Cellblock, Sydney

2003 AXS, Cellblock, National Art School, Sydney

2003 Fishers Ghost Prize, Campbelltown City Art Gallery

2003 Nonennui, Ultimo, Sydney

2003 Phatspace, Auction , Sydney

2004 Art Auction, The Tailor Room, Sydney

2004 FONAS, select show, National Art School, Sydney

2004 The Glebe Art Show, Benledi, Sydney

2004 Annual Art Auction, Phatspace, Sydney

2005 Art Auction, Adsteam Marine, Sydney

2005 Glebe Art Show, Benledi, Sydney

2005 Waverley Woollahra Art Prize, Sydney

2005 TAFE.NSW. Staff exhibition, SWSI Institute

2005 Drawcard, NAS, Cellblock, Sydney

2005 ASX Reuters, FONAS. Pitt St , Sydney

2006 Select show, The Drawing Show G @ A Studios, Syd

2006 Broadway Café curated; Giles Ryder / Matthys Gerber

2006 Post –It Select ,Peloton, curated;Tracey Clement

2006 The Tip of The Iceberg, Sydney Artworld. Sydney

2006 Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Arts Centre

2006 Stone Villa, Crissie Cottier, Camperdown

2007 Waverley Woollahra Arts Prize, WWAC, Sydney

2007 Gallery 34, Picton, NSW

2007 TAFE staff exhibition, Macarthur TAFE Gallery, NSW

2007 Fishers Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Arts Centre

2007 Echelon, Peloton, Sydney

2007 Stone Villa, Chrissie Cottier, Camperdown

2008 Drawcard, NAS, Sydney

2008 Fundraiser MOP Projects

2008 Stone Villa, Chrissie Cottier, Camperdown

2009 5 Group, Sheffer Gallery, Sydney

2009 Glebe Art Show, Sydney

2009 Drawcard, NAS, Sydney

2009 Scarborough Art Show,Scarborough

2009 Liverpool Art Prize, Casula Powerhouse, Casula

2009 Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre

2009 SWSI, Macarthur Gallery, Campbelltown TAFE

2009 DET, Staff SWSI, Bridge St, Sydney

2009 Peloton, Sydney

2009 Stone Villa Annual Fundraiser, Chrissie Cottier.

2010 Constructs, SNO, curated by Giles Ryder.

2010 Fisher’s Ghost Award Contemporary Section, Campbelltown Arts Centre

2010 Glebe Art Show

2010 Staff Show, Macarthur Gallery, Campbelltown College

2011 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre

2012 The Baker’s Dozen, UTS Gallery

2012 SWSI TAFE Downing Centre Exhibition Centre, Liverpool St, Sydney

2012 Pyrmont Art Prize, Sydney

2012 Gastro Porn, Curated by Alice Stokes, NG Gallery

2012 Open / Contemporary Section Fisher’s Ghost Award

2013 Goodnight, Peloton, Sydney

2013 Tutors show, Downing Centre Exhibition Centre, Sydney

2013 Bradman Art Gallery, Bowral

2013 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre Open section

2014 International Women’s Day Art Prize, See St Gallery, Meadowbank

2014 Glebe Art show, Sydney

2014 Fishers Ghost Art Award, Open and Contemporary Section

2014 FOURPLAY, select group show; Freya Jobbins, Anney Bounpraseuth, Rosie Deacon Sheffer Gallery, Sydney

2014 SNO fundraiser, Gallery 9, Sydney

2015 Downing Centre Exhibition Centre, Sydney,

2015 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award- open section

2015 Seed pod universe, Sheffer Gallery, Sydney

2016 Conversations, Drawing Symposium, Hopper Gallery NAS, Sydney

2016 Balmain Art Show, John Thierry, Sydney

2016 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Open and works on paper section

2017 Connections, National Art School, Sydney

2017 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Open and contemporary section

2018 Digital Light Gardens, ARTBAR, Museum of Contemporary Art curated by Anney Bounpraseuth

2019 Tiergarten, Sheffer Gallery with Hiske Weijers and Nicole Eggers

2020 Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney

2020 Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney

2021 Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney

2022 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, PLC College Gallery, Sydney

PROJECTS

2018-2020 A/ Head Teacher, St George College of Fine Art and Ceramic Design Studio, TAFENSW

2018- 2003 Visual Art Teacher/ Coordinator: Visual Art and Design, TAFENSW

2004-3 Teacher painting, ESCC, Sydney

2004 -1 Teacher painting & drawing WWAC Centre, Sydney

2002 -1 Casual Lecturer, Foundation Drawing Sydney

2001 College of the Arts, Sydney University, Rozelle, NSW

2003-1 Teacher of Oil painting class, Fired Art, Sydney

2001-2 Children’s Art workshops, holiday program, WWAC,

2001 Travel London- The 13th London Contemp.Art Faiir

2001 Certificate Three, Working With Children, TAFE.

2000-97 Community Arts teacher, Tom Foster, Marrickville

1999 Local field trip to Numeralla, NSW. Research painting .

1998 Art workshops and sculpture / painting installation Aboriginal Dreaming Festival, Pigeon House Mountain, Milton, NSW

1997 Art workshops and sculpture / painting installation Aboriginal

Dreaming Festival, Pigeon House Mountain, Milton, NSW

1997 Co-Operative Arts Initiative ‘ Here Is A Fresh Egg’

1996 Co-ordinator of art workshops, Melaney Festival, Qlds

1995- 97 Gallery assistant, The Private Gallery, Sydney

1995 ‘Uluru and Back’ in art field trip; Uluru and Central Aust.

1993-91 ‘Scarecrow Tiggy’, manager and initiator of an artist run co-operative, Camberwell, London, England – a freelance arts business

1991-89 Dolehouse/Green Circus Productions. Facilitator of a live in warehouse, making the space available to the public through cafes, film nights, with art and music studios, Peckham, London

1988 ‘Leap’ A theatre project touring community centres and youth clubs around England

AWARDS / GRANTS

1995 William Fletcher Trust Art Grant

1997 NAVA Marketing Scheme for ‘Here Is A Fresh Egg’

1997 Pre Selection: Moet and Chandon Australian Art Award

1998 Jerome De Costa Award, Sydney College of the Arts, Rozelle Sydney

1998 Pre Selection: Moet and Chandon Australian Art Award

1999 William Fletcher Trust Art Grant

2000 NAVA Marketing Grant for System Paintings Show, The Tailor Room

2001 SASCA funding grants, Sydney University, SCA.

2002 SASCA funding grants, Sydney University, SCA

2012 Curatorial grant for The Baker’s Dozen, UTS Gallery