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Date of Birth: Australia Day 1949
History:
I am a self taught artist and took up dot painting in 1992 at Carnarvon, Western Australia in an effort to come to terms with my life as an Aboriginal and one of the “stolen” generation.
Awards:
2003
The Bremer Institute of TAFE Special Achievement Award
2006
Best of Show Ipswich Art Awards
Exhibitions:
2004 NAIDOC Week Exhibition Ipswich Art Gallery
2004 Bush Tucker Culinary Discovery,
Nice College of Hospitality, French Riviera
2005 Gathering of Dreams, Joint Exhibition, Jindalee Art Gallery
2006 Ipswich Art Awards
2006 Joint exhibition DEKA Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
Lorraine Pilgrim’s artists’ joint exhibition “Moving On Up”
2006 Brisbane Grammar School Art Show
2007
Lorraine Pilgrim’s artists’ joint exhibition “Reverentia”
2007 Brisbane Grammar School Art Show
2008 Lorraine Pilgrim’s artists’ joint exhibition “22 Of The Best”
Solo Exhibitions:
2005
The Way We Were Springfield Lakes Spotlight Gallery and
Ipswich Art Gallery
2006
The Power of Love The Old Post Office Gallery, Benowa
Awards:
2006
Ipswich Art Awards Best of Show
2006 Ipswich Art Awards Mayoral Acquisition Prize
Artist’s Statement:
Art is my way of creating order out of the mental and emotional chaos caused by the past. Dot painting has allowed me to literally put myself back together mentally and emotionally and distance myself from the shattered child I once was. It has been the perfect tool to force my mind to focus on something better than the trauma of the past. This gentle form of natural therapy has brought me back to my intuitive and natural self, freeing me to communicate to the world outside my head in a language without words.
I am always seeking to imbue my paintings with the emotion I feel about my most treasured memories of my early childhood and The Land, which have always lifted my spirit regardless of my circumstances. |
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