About

Within the layered ebb and flow of paint and plaster, my artwork seeks to reveal the energy of the subject combined with my own artistic energy. It is a reflection on our multicultural society through the full sensory process of material handling. The paintings are an exploration of the flow state, as the tactile materials drive the art creation. This practice-led manipulation of plaster and paint explores personal identity and the energy within each subject. Smooth plaster, vibrant paint, and ochres are combined on a board to create a unique painting ground. Portraits are drawn in charcoal onto the ground and then sculpted in skim plaster as bas-relief. Watercolour paint is applied over the plaster and then sanded or eroded with water to achieve a timeless textural surface. My palette is inspired by the mineral paints of Renaissance fresco and the vibrant ochres of the Northern Territory, creating a connection in this practice between two hemispheres of the earth. This use of colour and texture flow with the plaster, becoming a form of contemporary fresco which asks the viewer to look further and connect with the embedded layers depicting local people and their personalities.

Info

Darwin NT 0810

amcdesign10@gmail.com

insta: annemariecullinanart

+61 409 430 403

ART EXHIBITION HISTORY

Solo Exhibition, The Embedded Portrait, Nan Giese Gallery, Charles Darwin University, Feb 2024

Legal Rights on Show exhibition, December 2023, 3rd prize

Portrait of a Senior Territorian, Darwin 2023

NCAA, 24 hr Art group show, December 2023

Tactile Arts, Portraits group show, June 2023

NCAA, 24 hr Art group show, December 2022

Legal Rights on Show exhibition, December 2022, honorary prize

DVAA Group show, Harbour View Gallery, December 2022

Solo Exhibition, Embedded Portraiture, Entry Gallery, DVAA gallery, October 2022

Group show, Nan Geise gallery CDU, HDR Conference June 2022

Solo Exhibition, The Embedded Portrait, Nan Geise Gallery CDU, Darwin 2021

Rights on Show, Darwin 2021, Judges Award (plaster painting on blocks)

Portrait of a Senior Territorian, Darwin 2021 (mixed media)

Portrait of a Senior Territorian, Alice Springs 2020 (paint on plaster) 

Pandemonium exhibition, Darwin Entertainment Center, 2020 (mixed media)

Solo Exhibition, Portrait Connections, Northern Editions gallery CDU, Darwin 2020

Group show, DVAA Annual 2016 (Mixed media)

Timor Leste Fringe Archibald Exhibition, Ballarat 2016 (Photographic)

Portrait of a Senior Territorian, Darwin 2015 (Oil painting)

Exhibition Winner Clunes, Victoria Annual Art Award, Victoria 2014, (Mixed media) 

Flanagan Art Exhibition, Ballarat, Victoria 2013 and 2014, (Mixed media)

Art and Research Presentations

Presenter at the National Visual Art Educators conference in Canberra at the National Gallery of Australia January 2024

Presenter at Aotoroa New Zealand Association of Art Educators conference at Massey University in Wellington June 2023

Presenter at Higher Degree by Research Conference at Charles Darwin University June 2022

Guest lecturer in the Arts for Graduate primary teachers at Charles Darwin University August 2021

Presenter Arts Symposium NT Music Therapists at Darwin Community Arts April 2021

Workshop facilitator Portrait Drawing Connections at Darwin Community Arts March 2021

 Teaching Member of visiting Arts Education team to Aniaro, Timor Leste 2015, 2016 and 2018

 Guest lecturer in the Arts for Graduate Primary and Early childhood teachers, Charles Darwin University July 2016