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Di Cox
Artist Statement
My design approach echoes a country childhood fuelled by freedom and promise. Creatively I thrive on this freedom, working intuitively, driven by my love of country and nature, and proud Italian heritage. I have a passion for semi-abstract interpretations of our natural world. My contemporary works are a fusion, hallmarked by colour and translucency, where my watercolour training transmutes to my now preferred acrylic media. With this distinctive aesthetic, each work instinctively evolves into a unique and personal creation.
Biography
A prolific child painter, things got real when the expectation of a real’ job was imposed. After completing her Bachelor of Physiotherapy, marrying and raising two children, Di thought her life was complete… But the undeniable facet of her being - creativity - remained close to her heart. Under the guidance of many respected and generous art teachers, a new chapter began in 2010. Through extensive learning and experimentation, Di’s skills have developed in both watercolours and acrylics, her work a contemporary fusion of the two media. She loves to focus on a positive life balance, finding inspiration everywhere: as a practicing physiotherapist, she marvels at the strength of the human spirit; as an avid traveller: her award-winning photography is testament to that artistic ‘eye’; and in nature: parks, gardens, bushland - all feed her soul. She also spends her time giving back to her art communities through volunteering, at Art West Community Gallery and Royal Queensland Art Society: Brisbane.
Influences
Di's art, whilst wildly variable, echoes a recurring theme: her observation and interpretation of our natural world. Her artistic eye always notices the beauty that surrounds her, and feeds her artistic soul. Working intuitively, these visual influences emerge, as if from no where, but in truth, from deep within her, as she creates truly original artworks.
Awards
2024 Brookfield Show: Acrylics: Commended 2023 Art Prize - Colour and Texture, Materially Designed, RQAS Petrie Terrace 2023 Second Prize Digital Works, Members' Annual Exhibition, RQAS Petrie Terrace 2022 First Prize Digital Works, Members' Annual Exhibition, RQAS Petrie Terrace Bluethumb Featured Artist
Exhibitions
January 2026 In Company with Nature: joint exhibition with Andrea Moser June 2026 Transience: joint exhibition with Delma Brunello, Suzanne Sheridan 2026 | 25 | 24 | 23 |19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular Gallery - In Show Finalist 2025 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 Downlands Art Exhibition 2026 – 2016 Art West Community Gallery 2026 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 Brookfield Show Art Exhibition 2026 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 RQAS [Brisbane Branch] 2023 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 Aspire Gallery, Brisbane 2022 Brisbane Home Show Finalist 2022 ArtBurst Kenmore Uniting Church 2022 St Sebastian’s Spring Bloom Art & Design Show 2021 Darcy Doyle Art Prize 2021 Featured Artist Art West Gallery, Mt Ommaney 2019 Outside In, St Vincent’s Private Hospital 2019 COSSAG Finalist 2019 | 18 Toowoomba Grammar Art Show 2017 Lions Garden City Art Extravaganza @ Mt Gravatt 2016 | 15 Annual and Autumn Exhibitions
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