has been for sale for some time, as you have seen. The maintenance and ongoing development to keep our non-profit and idealistic platform for contemporary art running and safe from hackers etc. costs money that is no longer there. Because of small investments that are necessary now and the running costs, we will have to shut down with a heavy heart at the beginning of summer on June 21.
Recent Activities of and on Karina Devine
About me
Karina Devine (KarinaDevine)
My work is contemporary and extremely detailed. Each colour is carefully considered and mixed. The layering of detail and pattern takes patience and delicate brushwork. My main artistic influences are Gustav Klimt and FriedensreichHundertwasser. My paintings tell stories of my thoughts and experiences in life. They are heavily loaded with personal symbols but I hope my viewers find them uplifting and positive. I started experimenting with the application of sequins on my paintings as a way to communicate the richness and splendour of the parts of my life that still bring me joy – my home, my family and my friendships.
- Biography
I was born in Queensland and spent my childhood in Hervey Bay. When I was twelve I went to boarding school in Brisbane. I was very homesick and missed my family but survived those sad years by spending a lot of time in the art and dance studios at the school. I completed school with a large folio of work and was accepted to study Visual Arts at the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education in Toowoomba. There was no doubt after completing my study, with a major in ceramics, that I would pursue an art career. The defining years for my art practise were spent in Western Queensland in the tiny towns of Drillham and Miles. As a secondary school teacher I was transferred to the country and stayed in that area for 16 years. I experienced many changes and challenges living on a farm, working, having a family and continuing to make art. The style of my painting at this stage was very much influenced by my hand painted pottery business. My inspiration was my garden, my home and my friendships.
- Exhibitions
2010 Solo Exhibition, Splendid Village, Warwick Art Gallery
2009 Kiln Gallery Group exhibition
2008 Finalist Stanthorpe Art Prize
2007 Finalist Ergon Energy Spirit of the Outback Exhibition,Winton
2007 Solo Exhibition, Fledge Design Studio, Warwick
2006 Solo Exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery
2005 Solo Exhibition, Dogwood Crossing @ Miles
1994 – 2004 Solo and Collaborative Exhibitions; Teys Art Gallery, Miles, Murilla Shire Art Gallery, Miles
Waltzing Matilda Centre, Winton (Finalist),
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery, Gladstone
DPI/Flying Arts Inc. Awards for Art Innovation Exhibitions, Dalby and Miles, Aspects Exhibition, Goondiwindi
1999 – 2001 Bush Christmas, Toowoomba
1987-1988 Stallholder, Riverside Pure Craft Market, Brisbane
1981 Emerging Craft Graduates Exhibition, Craft Council of Queensland, Brisbane
1980 Graduate Show, DDIAE, Toowoomba
abdelfattah ameen wrote on February 06, 2018 22:52:
Your artistic work is very delicate and beautiful .... All greetings to you and appreciation
Tom Benkendorff wrote on January 20, 2011 02:45:
"Latte Friends" is a really interesting composition inviting the eye to explore all the internal space and find aspects of interest at every junction and change of plane. What a beautiful work.
paul huet wrote on January 18, 2011 23:23:
Thanks Karina !
Michael B. wrote on January 18, 2011 20:42:
Hallo Karina, ein großes Kompliment an dich für deine Arbeiten, - die kann ich mir immer
wieder ansehen. - Sind alles Favoriten für mich. - Mit Grüßen nach Australien und einem guten Morgen. Michael.
Karina Devine wrote on January 18, 2011 13:19:
Thank you Tom. You are very supportive of me and my work. I appreciate it X
Tom Benkendorff wrote on January 18, 2011 13:06:
Welcome to Artdoxa. I am glad to see your beautiful work up for the world to see. Your work is unique and has beautifully composed picture spaces.
Tom