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Starr Fine Art
Biography
Starr is a contemporary Australian Magical Realism artist. Graduating from the Queensland College of Art with a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 1996, her career has gone from strength to strength ever since. Her work has been exhibited and collected in Australia, Asia, Europe and the United States, including an exclusive permanent display in the foyer of La Nouvelle Eve, Paris. Her unique style is linked with the Magical Realism movement, but with a modern expressionist twist. Imbued with a sense of youthful innocence through her energetic pops of colour, Starr caresses the canvas with her fluid brushstrokes. Her style compliments the warmth and fervour of the people and places that she represents in her works, along with her own restless passion. With a focus on the subtle interplay of light and movement, Starr’s works are created with a sense of immediacy, encouraging the viewer to recognise the importance of every moment. Her work incorporates elements of inter-textuality, creating oblique layers of meaning. An incurable romantic, Starr cites love as one of her greatest inspirations. Whether it is iconic cityscapes such as the Eiffel Tower, the ballet, or the fluidity of the female form, this is a recurring theme throughout all her work. She also draws upon her love of the whimsical and the fantastical, intertwining fairytale elements with modern technology and sci-fi pop art references. This is evident in her recurrent Alice in Wonderland series, where the central female character journeys through an ever-changing utopia, while struggling to hold on to her traditional values. “My paintings are my ultimate fairy tale splashed across the canvas, capturing my freedom and passion as an artist in the brightest and boldest colours imaginable.”
Awards
Finalist Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Award – 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020 Finalist Brisbane Rotary Art Prize – 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019 Winner Art 57 Sydney – 2011 Finalist Tattersall’s Landscape Prize – 2009 Winner Minister's Award for Excellence in Art - 1989
Exhibitions
2023 Solo 'Swept Away' Ipswich Atelier - QLD Artist in Residence - La Nouvelle Eve - PARIS, FRANCE 2020 'Underland' (With Darren Jew) Red Hill Gallery - QLD Solo 'Jardin' Red Hill Gallery - QLD Solo 'Australiana' Red Hill Gallery - QLD River City - Group exhibition - Redhill Gallery - QLD Solo 'London vs. Paris' Moulton Galleries - NSW 2019 Group Exhibition | Moulton Galleries – NSW 2018 Solo | Red Hill Gallery – QLD Solo | La Nouvelle Eve – Paris, France 2017 Solo | Pop-up Exhibition ‘Fleur’ – Red Hill Gallery – QLD Ceramics Launch – ‘I Heart The Stars’ – QLD 2016 Solo | Red Hill Gallery - QLD 2015 Solo | Pop Up – Red Hill Gallery - QLD 2014 Solo | ‘Wanderlust’ Red Hill Gallery – QLD Group Exhibition | Traffic Jam Galleries – NSW Solo | Framed Gallery – Darwin NT 2013 Solo | Traffic Jam Galleries – NSW Solo | Tosari Art Gallery – Toowoomba QLD 2012 Group Exhibition | Traffic Jam Galleries – NSW Solo | Traffic Jam Galleries – NSW Solo | Red Hill Gallery – QLD 2011 Urban Passion, Group Exhibition | Traffic Jam Gallery – Neutral Bay NSW Spectacle and Observer, Group Exhibition | Traffic Jam Gallery – Neutral Bay NSW Solo | Fusion Fine Art Gallery – Perth WA Solo | Tosari Art Gallery – Toowoomba QLD 2010 Solo | Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane 2009 Solo | Framed Gallery – Darwin NT Group Exhibition | Moulton Gallery – Gold Coast QLD Solo | Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane 2008 Solo | Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane 2007 Group Exhibition | Infusion Gallery – Los Angeles USA Group Exhibition | Framed Gallery – Darwin NT Solo | Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane 2006 Group Exhibition | ‘Australian Style’ – Galerie Dauphin Singapore Group Exhibition | Agora Gallery – New York USA Solo | Framed Gallery Darwin NT Solo | Emporium Gallery Brisbane Group Exhibition | ‘Postcards from the Edge’ – New York USA 2005 Solo | Galerie Dauphin – Singapore Solo | Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane Group Exhibition | Lynne Wilton Gallery - Melbourne ‘Checkers’ Group | Framed Gallery – Darwin NT Judge/Featured Artist | Nundah Art Prize – Brisbane+ 2004 Solo | Galerie Dauphin – Singapore Group Exhibition | Agora Gallery – New York USA Solo | Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane 2003 Solo | ‘I Can Be Colourful’ – Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane Group Exhibition | True Blue – Framed Gallery – Darwin 2002 ‘Designing Women’ – Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane ‘Introduction Down Under’ – Galerie Dauphin – Singapore (featuring Judith Laws and Rex Backhaus-Smith) Solo | ‘Standing on a Beach’ – Cool-Art Gallery – Sunshine Coast 2001 ‘Emerging Artists’ – Red Hill Gallery – Brisbane (featuring John Beeman, Colley Whisson, Richard Bogusz ) ‘In the Garden’ – Starfish Gallery – Woody Point 1999 Pop Art Exhibition – Universal Bar/Restaurant – Brisbane 1998 Group Exhibition | Metro Art Space – Brisbane
