Steve Parkhill

Artist’s Statement/Bio

Steve took up visual art in 2005 and completed a Diploma of Visual Art in 2008, majoring in Painting and Printmaking. He has been a regular exhibitor in the Geelong region as well as Melbourne and country Victoria.

Steve takes interest in the concepts of chance, coincidence and circumstance. In most mediums, the end result of the artist’s actions is never predictable. The interpretation of the image, unlike the intention, is a random result depending upon the experiences of each observer leading up to the moment of viewing.

2009 to present… working artist.

2008 Art Education Tour London

2008 Completed Diploma of Visual Arts (Majoring in Painting and Printmaking)

2007 Artist’s Study Tour Italy (Rome and Olevano Romano)

2005 Commenced Art Studies

2012 Art Is Judges Award, 12×12 small works

2012 Jan Mitchell Memorial Award Zonta International (Geelong)

2011 Jan Mitchell Memorial Art Encouragement Award Zonta International (Geelong)

2011 Judges award, 12X12 small works exhibition, Art Is Gallery

2010 Judges award, 12×12 small works exhibition, Art Is Gallery

2009 Finalist BSG ‘Works on Paper’

2008 Judges Commendation Geelong Art Society Annual Bequest

2006 Finalist Bellarine Show

Exhibitions

2013 The Art of Seduction, Wintergarden Gallery,

2013 Artists Paint Chairs for Charity, Zonta International

2013 Friday Printmaker’s Project, Wintergarden Gallery

2013 Women – The Future, Geelong

2012 Occupance, Convent Gallery Daylesford

2012 Bruno Callori Exhibition, Geelong

2012 Companions, Geelong

2012 Friday Printmaker’s Project, Wintergarden Gallery

2012 Group Exhibition, Convent Gallery Daylesford

2012 Geelong Icon, Wintergarden Gallery

2012 Women – The Spirit, Wintergarden Gallery

2012 The Odd Couple, Wintergarden Gallery

2011 Large Works, Wintergarden Gallery

2011 Women – The Journey, Wintergarden Gallery

2011 Juxtaposed, Gallery 135, Drysdale

2011 Friday Printmaker’s Project Wintergarden Gallery

2011 Printmakers@Geelong Project, Geelong

2010 Friday Printmaker’s Project Wintergarden Gallery

2010 Men in Suits, MAS Gallery Malvern

2010 12×12 small works, Art Is Gallery Geelong

2010 Scene of the Crime, Mezzanine, North Melbourne

2010 Men Who Stare at Goats, Brunswick Street Gallery

2010 Regional Artist’s Paint Geelong Icon, Wintergarden Gallery

2009 Brunswick Street Gallery Works on Paper

2009 Barwon Heads Community Arts Project

2008 Graduates Exhibition, Cavalier Gallery, Geelong

2008 Artists in Residence, Art Is Gallery, Geelong

2007 Commotion, Brougham Gallery, Geelong

2007 Expressions, Brougham Gallery, Geelong

2006-9 Various Exhibitions Shearer’s Arms Gallery