Rosemary Raiche

"My purely abstract work derives from imaginative constructs of the world and its formation and with it, all natural forces and living things."

"The Australian landscape has strength and vitality even in its terrifying aspects such as fire, drought, flood and death. Interpreting what is felt comes about as I find myself ‘being in’ the painting and improvising. The work itself suggests its own development. As the paint flows, it can leaves traces and marks which overlap and integrate. Aspects of chance remain, with their underlying influences; in the same way that experience leaves its mark on the mind."

Education
1987   Postgraduate (Professional Studies) Diploma in Painting and Drawing College of Fine Arts, University of NSW
1985   BA Painting and Drawing, City Art Institute

Commissions
1987   Portrait of Herbert Lecreuer
1982   Murals at Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood.

Awards
2002   Winner, Traditional, Camden Art Prize
2001   Very Highly Commended, Drummoyne Art Awards
2000   Winner, RAS (Easter Show) Watercolour Prize
            Winner, RAS Margaret Fesq Memorial Prize.
            Commended, Drummoyne Municipal Art Award
            Finalist, Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill
           1999  Highly commended, Liverpool Art Prize
            Finalist, Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill
1994   Finalist in Winsor & Newton Australian Painting Awards
            Finalist in Jacaranda Drawing Prize, Grafton Regional Gallery