Donna Clissold
Artist’s Statement
I love to work on paper in all sorts of mediums. Printmaking on home made gelli plates is a favourite focus of mine. The transparent nature of interactive acrylic paint when applied to paper through mono printing catches my attention. I love the meditative and poetic characteristics of abstract pen work and break this up with acrylic still life painting when the season is right.
Biography
I grew up in Toowoomba and currently live in the Lockyer Valley. I completed a Certificate IV in Visual Art at TAFE in Toowoomba as one of their last art students before art was removed from their course offerings. I am currently a member and secretary of the Lockyer Valley Art Society Inc, working to enhance opportunities for the arts and for artists in our region.
Influences
I am influenced by 1950s illustration in childrens' books, encyclopaedias and dictionaries, printmaking, curves and patterns and the rhythms and limits of hand working onto paper or into printmaking surfaces. There is a specific amount of time taken to make a mark on a surface that attracts me to the process of pattern making and informs the boundaries of that work. Poetry helps me frame the moments of a work on paper and gives it a life in a thought.
Exhibitions
Various local exhibitions from 2014- today including the Laidley Spring Festival, Lockyer Valley Art Gallery and Gatton and Laidley Shows, and Foothills Art Exhibition.
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