MARIJKE GREENWAY
I have accumulated an impressive list of awards and commendations for my work and have been widely exhibited, both in group exhibitions and solo shows. During 2006 I exhibited internationally with a solo exhibition on the Greek island of Leros. I have been published with major contributions to art magazines and I am a member of several art societies, including the Royal Art Society and the Australian Society of Marine Artists.
I live at Pearl Beach on the Central Coast amidst stunning scenery - my main inspiration. My studio opens on Sundays from 11 am to 5 pm or by appointment. I welcome commissions, whether portraiture or landscape.
Artwork prices are comparatively affordable and reasonable.
QUICK BIOGRAPHY
2003
Combined Art Societies The Art of Sydney - 2nd Prize - Watercolour
Wyong Festival of Arts - 1st Prize - Local scene
Soroptimist, Cootamundra - 1st Prize - Open Section
Orange Blossom Festival - 2nd Prize - Members Award
Hung in Gosford Art Prize
Hung in Watercolour Institute Annual Exhibition
2004
Wyong Festival of Arts - Local scene - Commended
Gosford Country Show - Oils - 2nd Prize
As above -Watercolour - Commended
Soroptimist, Cootamundra - Australian Birds 2nd Prize
Dubbo Zoomin Biennial Art Show - Watercolour - 1st Prize
As above - Acrylics/Oils - 2nd Prize
As above- - Best in Show
Mental Health Exhibition - 1st Prize
Solo Exhibition at Erina Art Space - Angophora and Boat Series -July
Joint Exhibition at Pearl Beach hall - SHOW OFFS - October
Hung in Gosford Art Prize
Hung in THE WHO, Regional Gallery, Gosford.
2005
Hung in Gosford Art Prize
Hung in Australian Watercolour Institute annual exhibition
Royal Motor Yacht Club - Marine Art Exhibition - Highly Commended
Solo Exhibition at Dural Country Club for Rotary International
Waterford Art Exhibition - 1st Prize - oils and acrylics
International Women’s Day Art Prize, Gosford - 2nd Prize
2006
Sydney Royal Easter Show - Highly Commended - Landscape
Gosford Regional Gallery - My Story - Non Indigenous Award
Waterford Art Exhibition - Highly Commended -Works on Paper
Norville Art Prize - Finalist
Hung in Gosford Art Prize
Royal Motor Yacht Club - Marine Art Exhibition - Highly Commended
Wyong Show - Local scene - Commended
CEN - Gosford - Viewers Choice Award
Teaching Watercolour for Gosford Regional Gallery every week
SOLO EXHIBITION at Gosford Regional Gallery - July/August 2006 - ‘GREECE UNBUTTONED’ 66 WATERCOLOURS on Leros and Lesbos
SHARED EXHIBITION WITH PIM SARTI -
‘SHOW OFFS 2’ at Pearl Beach Hall - October 2006
2007
ARTIST’S PALETTE MAGAZINE NO. 50 or 51- Insight article as well as Tutorial
Entered Archibald with a Portrait of Chris Masters
Entered Wynne with painting of Bottle Trees
Entered Doug Moran with portrait of daughter Kim
Teaching Watercolour for Regional Gallery on weekly basis
Inaugural Rotary Umina Portraiture Award - 2nd Prize
Exhibition on the island of Leros, Greece, at Liza’s Gallery - 33 watercolours - SUMMER IN LEROS
Singleton Art Exhibition - Highly Commended - Abstract
Royal Motor Yacht Club, Sydney, Marine Exhibition - Highly Commended
Reconciliation Exhibition, Regional Gallery, Gosford, 1st Prize - painting of Madeline Anderson and her Grandchildren
Hung in Gosford Art Prize
Patonga Bakehouse Gallery - Solo Exhibition “For Love of Trees
2008
Set up my own website with the help of Ian Butler. marijkegreenway.com
Entered Doug Moran with portrait of Madeleine Anderson
Entered Wynne with Plein air Square
Sydney Royal Easter Show - March 2008 - Highly Commended in Still Life
April 2008 - Exhibited with all the Sydney Royal Easter Show winners at Art Equity Gallery Sydney
Palm House, Sydney Botanic Gardens - Solo Exhibition - FOR LOVE OF TREES - April 2008
Participated in the Central Coast Artist Open Studio week-end 19th and 20th April 2008
Participated in “ART ON THE BOARDWALK’ North Sydney
Exhibiting artist at the Botanic Gardens Trust Shop April - September 2008.
2008 Reconciliation Prize , Gosford Regional Gallery - Commended.
Finalist in Norville Art Prize - Murrurundi.
Hung in Gosford Art Prize, Regional Gallery.
Invited to join Australian Society of Marine Artists.
Organised Group Exhibition FOUR SHOWOFFS at Pearl Beach October 2008
Accepted for Australian Watercolour Institute annual exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery
2009
Highly Commended at Royal Art Society Autumn Exhibition
1st Prize Royal Easter Show - Inaugural Poultry Art
3rd Prize Royal Easter Show - Marine Section
3rd Prize Royal Easter Show - Australian Wild Flowers
Participated “Art on the Boardwalk” North Sydney
1st Prize Gosford Country Show 2009
Hung in the Gosford Art Prize
CUDGEGONG GALLERY, Gulgong, “Colour my World” Shared Exhibition with Doreen Shaw
‘GREENWAY AT THE PALM HOUSE’ solo Exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
2010
KILLCARE SLSC “Art by the Sea” - invited artist
ASMA - Parliament House Exhibition
1st Prize - Royal Easter Show - Poultry Art
Waterford Art Exhibition - 1st Prize Watercolour
Exhibiting Members Exhibition, Royal Art Society
Peninsula Village Art Exhibition - guest artist
Participated ART ON THE BOARDWALK, North Sydney
Reconciliation Exhibition, Gosford, June
Finalist in GOSFORD ART PRIZE 2010
Tea Gardens Grange Art Awards - Commended Modern /Contemporary
Singleton Art Prize - Highly Commended - Flowers
SHOALHAVEN ART GALLERY - COME WALK IN THE LANDSCAPE WITH THE PLEIN AIR GIRLS, October 16 - 10th November.
SHOWOFFS 2010, Pearl Beach, October long week-end
PALM HOUSE, SYDNEY’S BOTANIC GARDENS “HEARTBEATS OF TREES” - solo exhibition, 9th - 22nd November 2010
2011
Highly Commended - Royal Easter Show - Marine Section
1st Prize - Royal Easter Show - Poultry Art
Three month painting journey through Outback Western Australia, painting 40 canvasses “en plein air”
TRAIN FRAME- MULLET CREEK - Solo Exhibition in Gosford Regional Gallery, featuring train journey between Woy Woy and Hawkesbury River Stations 20 August - 18 September 2011.
Friends of Gosford Gallery presentation of TRAIN FRAME “Talk with the Artist” - August 2011.
Australian Artist - 8 page feature on TRAIN FRAME with Step by Step feature on Encaustic Art (August 2011 issue)
PALM HOUSE, SYDNEY’S BOTANIC GARDEN solo exhibition of SUNBURNT COUNTRY 16 - 29 September 2011, featuring 3-month painting trip.
FINALIST IN GOSFORD ART PRIZE 2011
2012
Australian Artist - 12 page feature on SUNBURNT COUNTRY with Step by Step feature on Abstracted Art January -
Tutor for Pearl Beach Kids’ Club
“Gallery Across the Road “- Featured guest artist in Joscelyn Maughan and Robin Norling’s Bakehouse Gallery at Patonga
Killcare “Art by the Sea” invited artist Jan 2012
Shoalhaven Regional Art Gallery - Emotion and the journey continues” January 2012 Group Exhibition with the plein-air girls
Entered Wynne with Mundi-Mundi Plains
1st Prize - Royal Easter Show - Poultry Art
ART IN ACTION - Invited as Tutor for Mixed Media
2012 RECONCILIATION Prize , Gosford Regional Gallery
A busy half year with preparations for tutoring at many Art Societies and painting for 2 upcoming major exhibitions.
FINALIST IN GOSFORD ART PRIZE 2012
Organised SHOWOFFS 2012 Exhibition with Pim Sarti at Pearl Beach over October long weekend
PALM HOUSE, SYDNEY ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN solo exhibition ‘THE PAINTED OUTBACK 16- 29 NOVEMBER 2012 featuring 3-month long outback trip.
July - November 2012 - ARTIST IN RESIDENCE of The Heritage Fleet, Rozelle Bay, painting en plein air, followed by exhibition with 10 other A.I.R.-esses - exhibition to follow during April 2013 on board James Craig, Darling Harbour.
Australian Artist - December 2012 - Step by Step tutorial on painting the Endeavour.
2013
January - TUTOR AT SUMMER ART EXPERIENCE, CANBERRA - 5 multi media adventures in paint.
January - Tutor for Pearl Beach Kids’ Club
January - GALLERY ACROSS THE ROAD - Featured Guest Artist in Joscelyn Maughan’s Bakehouse Gallery at Patonga.
1st Prize Royal Easter Show - Poultry Art
2nd Prize Royal Easter Show - Australian Flowers
ART IN ACTION - Invited as Tutor for Mixed Media
2013 RECONCILIATION Prize , Gosford Regional Gallery
S.A.L.T. IN THE A.I.R.- Awarded the President’s Medal - as one of 10 women artists of the Australian Society of Maritime Artists who were Artists in Residence on the Heritage Fleet. Exhibition on board The James Craig, April 2013.
Singleton Art Prize - Contemporary - Commended
Nov - HORNSBY ART PRIZE FINALIST
PALM HOUSE, SYDNEY ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN solo exhibition, ‘country of my longing’ featuring the outback
2014
January - TUTOR AT SUMMER ART EXPERIENCE, CANBERRA - 5 multi media adventures in paint.
January - Tutor for Pearl Beach Kids’ Club
APRIL NORFOLK ISLAND - Tutor for a group of plein air artists
2014 RECONCILIATION PRIZE, Gosford Gallery
PALM HOUSE, SYDNEY ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN solo exhibition ‘POOLS OF DELIGHT’ featuring Pearl Beach and water scapes
Organised SHOWOFFS 2014 Exhibition with Pim Sarti at Pearl Beach over October long weekend
2015
January - Tutor for Pearl Beach Kids’ Club
April 9 - 29 PALM HOUSE, SYDNEY ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN solo exhibition COLOURS OF AUSTRALIA FEATURING BIRDS, BOATS AND MEMORIES OF THE OUTBACK
2nd Prize Royal Easter Show - Boats
1st Prize RECONCILIATION PRIZE, Gosford Gallery
OUTBACK JOURNEY, 9 weeks camping The Red Centre and East Coast, painting ‘en plein air’ landscapes
Singleton Art Prize - Highly Commended - Flowers
Exhibition at Patonga’s Bakehouse Gallery - 24/7 BIRDSVILLE
2016
January - Tutor for Pearl Beach Kids Club
2nd Prize Royal Easter Show - Birds
April 27 to May 16 PALM HOUSE, SYDNEY ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN - 9th solo exhibition there. AUSTRALIAN JOURNEY featuring works painted en plein air in The Red Centre and East Coast during 2015.
Horizons at Killcare Art Gallery - Joint exhibition14 April to 5 June 2016
1st Prize RECONCILIATION PRIZE, Gosford Gallery
Organised SHOWOFFS 2016 exhibition with Pim Sarti at Pearl Beach over October long weekend.
2017
January - Tutor for Pearl Beach Kids Club
May 1 - 18 - PALM HOUSE, SYDNEY ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN solo exhibition AUSTRALIAN GOLD - paintings in retrospective mode - this is my Tenth year at The Palm House
June 2017 GALLERY ACROSS THE ROAD - Featured Guest artist at Joscelyn Maughan’s Gallery Across The Road in Patonga.
2018
January - Tutor for Pearl Beach Kids Club
April 2 - 20 - PALM HOUSE, SYDNEY BOTANIC GARDEN solo exhibition WILDLIFE , featuring Australian and African wildlife after a safari trip to South Africa.
Finalist in Gosford Art Prize 2018
SHOWOFFS 2018, Pearl Beach October long weekend.
Pearl Beach Art Fair, November
Exhibition at Patonga Bakehouse Gallery, PLEIN AIR BEACHES
2019
This is the year that my beloved John died suddenly as a result of a bike accident. My inspiration dried up, but I had an exhibition booked -
April PALM HOUSE, SYDNEY BOTANIC GARDEN -solo exhibition TREE WHISPERING featuring my lifelong love of trees.
2020
APRIL 2020 LAST EXHIBITION at PALM HOUSE, SYDNEY BOTANIC GARDEN, only booked for weddings now.
solo exhibition CANCELLED BY COVID
1 August to 17 September FIRE OIL WATER a solo exhibition at WATERLINE GALLERY in RE:PUBLIK Cafe
3 September - PEARL BEACH ART TRAIL
27 October to 8 November - FIRE WAX OIL WATER at ARO GALLERY,51a William Street Darlinghurst, solo exhibition
ART AWARDS
Plein air painting is what I do best - ninety five percent of my work is painted on site - my favourite subject at present being trees - I find immense satisfaction in capturing the sense of " being there" - of distilling the essence of nature and recording all the permutations of colour seen and felt.
I am an artist with three nationalities that have made up my life experiences - born in Holland, then emigrating with my parents to South Africa and eventually choosing to live in Australia with my husband and three children during l988.
My early studies took place in South Africa, but it was in Australia with its very active art world that I became most prolific in my output and variety of subject matter, and equally at home with oils, watercolours and acrylics.
Acknowledged as a popular watercolour and mixed media teacher, I have tutored regular classes for 20 years.
© 2008 - 2020 - Marijke Greenway
