Meredith Woolnough
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b.1985 Baulkham Hills NSW
Meredith Woolnough’s elegant embroidered traceries capture the beauty and fragility of nature in knotted embroidery threads. Through a delicate system of tiny stiches she creates intricate and complex openwork compositions that are then carefully pinned in shadowboxes like preserved specimens.
Meredith maps the frameworks of the various veining systems found in nature to create work that explores the balance, harmony and connectivity of life on earth. Inspired by the patterns, structures and shapes found in plants, coral, cells and shells her embroideries represent both the robust beauty and elegant fragility of life.
Artist CV
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2018 Solastalgia, Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport MA, USA
2018 New Textures: Print Re-Imagined, Port Jackson Press Australia, Collingwood
2018 Threads, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
2018 The Fragrant Garden, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2018 Small & Wall, Flinders Land Gallery, Melbourne
2018 Entwine, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2018 Sculptures On The Farm, Dungog
2018 Artisans In The Garden, The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
2018 Arcadian Artist, Dural
2017 Fabricated, Cornell Art Museum, Florida USA
2017 Foliate – Residency Exhibition, Glasshouse, Port Macuqire
2017 Natural Selection; Nature Reimagined in Paper, Felt and Thread, Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral
2017 Pop-Up Exhibition, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2017 Tamworth Textiles Triennial, Tamworth Regional Gallery
2016 Natural Networks, Timeless Textiles, Newcastle
2016 Collected 11, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta
2016 Highlight, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2016 Holding, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle
2015 Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta
2015 Stiched Specimens, Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral
2015 Artisans in the Garden, Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens
2015 Small, Medium, Large, Newcastle Gallery Collective, Newcastle
2015 Arcadian Artists Studio, Dural
2014 Foyer Space, Tam worth Regional Gallery
2014 Stiched Specimens, The Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral
2014 Craft NSW Emerging Artist – Craft Award, Craft NSW, Sydney
2014 Petite, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Victoria
2014 Akin, Timeless Textiles, Newcastle
2014 Open Acquisitive Prize, University Gallery, Callaghan
2014 Stock Room Show, Gallery Oscar, Turramurra
2014 Arcadian Artists, Dural
2014 Natural Inclinations, Art Space on the Concourse, Chatswood
2013 Melbourne Art Show, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Garden
2013 Handwise, Newcastle Art Space, Newcastle
2013 Entwined, Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Newtown
2013 Stockroom Show, Gallery Oscar, Turramurra
2013 Artisans In The Garden, Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens
2013 Arcadian Artists, Middle Dural
2013 Seascape and Beyond, Merewether SLSC
2013 Lindfield Art Show, Lindfield
2012 Sydney Art Expo, Horden Pavilion, Sydney
2012 Ethereal Threads, Timeless Textiles, Islington
2012 Tactility, Painters Gallery, Mona Vale
2012 Thread Paper Fibre Clay, Depot II, Dank St Galleries, Waterloo
2012 Petite Miniature Textiles, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta
2012 Seascape and Beyond, Merewether SLSC
2012 Port Steven’s Art Prize, Port Stevens Community Art Gallery, Nelson’s Bay
2011 Artisans In The Garden, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
2011 The Salon Show, Painters Gallery, Pittwater
2010 Reflection, Depot II, Dank St Gallery, Waterloo
2010 Interwined, Sassafras Creek, Kurrajong
2010 Interwined, Pablo & Rusty’s, Gordon
2010 Together, Complete Framing Gallery, North Manly
2009 Arcadian Artists, Middle Dural, Sydney, Manly Jazz Festival, Queenscliff Surf Club
2009 Petite, Mary Place Gallery, Paddington
2008 Arcadian Artists, Middle Dural, Sydney
2008 In-Site, Masters of Teaching Degree Show, Vaucluse House
2007 Arcadian Artists, Middle Dural, Sydney
2006 COFA Annual Graduation Show, College of Fine Arts, Sydney
2006 Timing is Everything, College of Fine Arts, Sydney
2005 COFA Annual Graduation Show, College of Fine Arts, Sydney
2005 Valency, Student Textiles Exhibition, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
EDUCATION
2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts
2008 Master of Teaching, The University of Sydney
AWARDS
2015 Finalist, Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award
2014 Wangaratta Art Gallery Emerging Artist, Craft Minor Award
2014 Finalist, Open Acquisitive Prize, University Gallery
2012 First Prize (Fibre Art Category), Port Stephens Art Prize
2012 Best In Show (Mixed Media), Winmalee Artfest
COLLECTIONS
Wangaratta Art Gallery – Permanent Collection
Tamworth Regional Gallery – Permanent Collection
Macquarie Group Collection
Private collections in Australia, Switzerland, Hong Kong, USA, Germany and the Netherlands
PUBLICATIONS
2017 Artistry in Fiber, Sculpture, Schiffer Publishing
2016 Textile Fibre Forum Magazine, Issue 124, December
2016 Embroidery Magazine, September/October (UK Magazine)
2016 Textiles Plus, Issue 237, October, (Dutch Magazine)
2015 Creative Workbox, Vol 4, November (UK Magazine)
2015 Handmade Lifestyle, Vol 34, Number 2, October
2015 Hunter Lifestyle Magazine, Edition 75, August/September
2015 Highlife, Volume 19, Number 6, August/September
2015 Down Under Textiles, Issue 20
2015 Fibre Arts Now, Summer Issue (US Magazine)
2015 Art Edit Magazine, May
2015 Textile Fibre Forum Magazine, March
2015 X-Ray Magazine, Number 6
2014 Stiches Magazine, December (US Magazine)
2014 Embellish Magazine, June
2014 Embellish Magazine, March
2013 Homespun Magazine, July
The Flower Market
Ebony Bennett, Dylan Cooper, Cameron Gordon, Andrew Grassi-Kelaher, Sam Hopkins, Jude Hotchkiss, Elise Judd, Niki McDonald, Rebecca Pierce, Edgar Schilter, Murat Urlali, Andrew Bennett, Astrid Dahl, Megan Barrass, Ji Chen, Jenny Green, Pat Hall, Danielle McManus, Zom Osborne, Teresa Poon, Bronwyn Searle, Nigel Sense, Ben Tankard, Meredith Woolnough, Kayo Yokoyama
'The Flower Market' includes a mix of traffic jam galleries' artists with works responding to a botanical theme.
Newsletter #188
October 6, 2022
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September 29, 2022
We are excited to share new work by REBECCA PIERCE for her upcoming solo exhibition opening October 14th 'And Yet Again' 61 x 45cm acrylic paint and ink, oil sticks and charcoal on canvas $ 1,200.00
September 25, 2022
'Seems Like a Good Idea at the Time' by DEAN REILLY "Much of our early colonial history is riddled with absurdity. Explorers doomed for failure through bad planning miscommunication and a disconnect and discomfort with the landscape. Like a fish out of water or a naked white man on a chartreuse camel, the new can sometimes appear bizarre." - Dean Reilly 'Seems Like a Good Idea at the Time' 40.5 x 51cm, 43.5 x 54cm framed acrylic on canvas $ 1,400.00
September 24, 2022
"The great gold rush has never really ended it has just become corporatized, legalised, monopolised, justified and naturalised. Fly into the heart of Australia and you will see men in uniform moving about in airports, to go and dig up the earth to provide security and pleasure for their families." - DEAN REILLY Gold 1, 2 and 3 on display and available now
September 24, 2022
'Gone Fishing' new work by Miranda Summers. This work is 20 x 20cm oil on canvas $ 640.00 with free packing and shipping Australia wide. For overseas shipping, please contact the gallery. This work is available to purchase now but is still drying and will be ready for collection or delivery early October 2022.
September 23, 2022
"In Australia, space and place stage stories torn between absurdity and beauty, the knowable and unknowable, and the sublime" - DEAN REILLY 'There is so Much to See Here Study' 20 x 25cm, 23 x 28cm framed acrylic on canvas on board $ 350.00 with free packing and shipping Australia wide.
September 23, 2022
'Banksia Fringe' 61.5 x 61.5cm oil on canvas $ 1,450.00 by MIRANDA SUMMERS. This work is available to purchase now but is still drying and will be ready for collection or delivery early October 2022.
September 22, 2022
"I have come to learn that the landscape is represented by my internalised feelings drawn from experience and memories within the landscape and my landscape is littered with heroes, villains, myths and legends grounded in story." - DEAN REILLY Solo Exhibition on now until 30 September You can browse and buy works online via our website and view the exhibition page and catalogue. Or please feel free to contact the gallery team with any questions or enquiries.
September 22, 2022
"Black swan theory suggests that the black swan is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a complete surprise. One can only wonder how early Northern hemisphere explorers would have perceived and reacted to seeing the first black swans." - DEAN REILLY 'Odette Study' 20 x 25cm, 23 x 28cm framed acrylic on canvas on board $ 350.00 Free packing and shipping Australia wide
September 21, 2022
Dreaming of sunny Sydney days with MIRANDA SUMMERS new works inspired by scenes of Sydney ! 'Pink Pocket in Time' 20 x 20cm oil on canvas $640.00
September 21, 2022
DEAN REILLY'S 'Past Present Future' 51 x 40.5cm, 54 x 43.5cm framedacrylic on canvas $ 1,400.00 "The past, present, and future is governed and informed by our feelings towards the landscape you are in. Whether you see it as majestic natural wilderness, a wild mongrel scrub to be developed or sacred country, is up to you. However, mostly it is inherited through the stories we hear and the experiences we have that form our views of the landscape and ultimately the world." - Dean
September 20, 2022
DEAN REILLY'S Solo Exhibition 'The Landscape is Beyond Me' is on now until September 30th. "In Australia, space and place stage stories torn between absurdity and beauty, the knowable and unknowable, and the sublime. My experience towards landscape comes from my internal feelings and experiences of country through observation, study, and from the dreams I had as a little boy growing up on the land. Landscape can be viewed as a majestic natural garden, a wild mongrel scrub or sacred country, for me however, landscape represents a strange combination, torn between the heroic and the absurd. I think it is the absolute hopelessness of the situation that we can find joy, connection and hope in the landscape that is beyond me." - DEAN REILLY #birdpainting
September 20, 2022
The gallery will open as usual 10am - 5pm on the Queens National Day of Mourning public holiday on the 22nd of September. Please contact the team if you have any questions or enquiries. #northshoreart
September 20, 2022
Inspired by Sydney ! New work by MIRANDA SUMMERS 'Bridge the Harbour' 61.5 x 61.5cm oil on canvas $ 1,450.00 This work is available to purchase now but is still drying and will be ready for collection or delivery early October 2022. For enquiries or to view more new works by Miranda, please reach out to the team or visit Miranda's page on our website. #texturedart
September 19, 2022
"The myth becomes clear as the truth becomes clouded. The story becomes legend and begins to inform us in how we feel about our history and how we feel about ourselves as people. What we choose to believe becomes the way in which we view the world and form morality. Inspired by Nolan’s Ned Kelly series. The Bushranger is caught in a fused representation of a centaur. Here the figure is caught between the human and the animal, metaphoric for the wild and tame." - DEAN REILLY Solo Exhibition ON NOW with free packing and shipping on all works Australia wide 'Myth' 122 x 91cm, 125 x 94cm framedacrylic on canvas $3,500.00
September 19, 2022
'Picnic Point' 31 x 31cm oil on canvas $720.00 by MIRANDA SUMMERS with free packing and shipping Australia Wide ! New works by Miranda including this piece are available to purchase now but are still drying and will be ready for collection or delivery early October 2022. For enquiries or to view more new works by Miranda, please reach out to the team or visit Miranda's page on our website.
September 18, 2022
"I have heard conflicting opinions on the art of water divining. Some people believe it is very precise and reveals the location of underground water. Whilst others believe there is water everywhere, it is only matter of depth." - DEAN REILLY Divine Calling 101 x 101cm, 104.5 x 104.5cm framed acrylic on canvas #australianpainter
September 18, 2022
