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Biography
Regina Noakes
Regina Noakes is an internationally
renowned contemporary artist,
born in 1958 in Singapore,
she studied Art and Music in Singapore, Italy, America and Australia.
Regina lives in Perth with her husband and three children where her
distinctive and personal style has a cult following.
Regina Noakes work is
represented in collections around the
world including:
Eric Clapton Collection,
Fulham Palace Collection London
UK,
Ministry of Water Resources
Sultanate of Oman,
Brooklyn Museum of Art New York,
Singapore Economic Board,
Jean and Charles Schulz
Information Centre Sonoma State University California,
Visual Arts Centre Eastern
Washington University USA,
University of Cambridge UK,
University of Norwich UK,
University of London UK,
Western Australian Electoral
Commission Perth,
Atelier International New York,
Women's Aid Abroad Malaysia,
Balya Cancer Foundation Perth,
Data Analysis Australia,
Toyota Australia,
Toorak College Mount Eliza
Victoria,
Methodist Ladies College Perth,
Hale Boys School Perth WA,
Evans and Tate Wineries Perth WA
and
Best
Western Palms Resort Broome.
Regina Noakes won many Art-Awards including
Australian Trade Commission
Grant, ARTWA Arts Investment Program Grant Ministry for Culture and
Arts WA, Pat Corrigan Artist Grant National Association for the
Visual Arts Australia, Lorenzo Medici Gold Medal, City of Florence
Italy, "The Healing Power of Art," Showcase artist winner 2003 New
York, 2002 Rotary Club of Armadale WA Award for Outstanding
Performance and Contribution to Art, Arts Manhattan "Her Story"
winner 2002 New York, Perpetual Trophy and (twice overall winner) WA
Society of Art. Regina Noakes
regularly exhibits in Australia and
worldwide.
REGINA NOAKES - Born 1958. Full time painter, Western Australia. Students
Art Association, MIT. Boston; National Institute of Education,
Singapore, Dip.T. Major Art and Music; Associate of Music, Australia;
Licentiate of Music, Australia; Studied painting / assistant to
Professor Antonio Napoli, Capri, Italy. Art tutor Claremont School of
Art (closed); Art tutor Fremantle Art Centre, 2005 – present.
2022 “Framing My Life”, Art2Muse Gallery, Woollahara,
Sydney
“Fragments of Life”, Red Hill Gallery, Brisbane
2021 “Serendipity”, Art2Muse Gallery, Woollahara, Sydney
2020 “Summer 2020” New Paintings by Regina Noakes, Red
Hill Gallery, Brisbane
“Spring 2020” New Paintings by Regina NOAKES,
Juniper Galleries, Perth
2019 “Between Memories and Dreams”, Red Hill Gallery,
Brisbane
“From Dreams to Memories”, Galleria360, Arte
Contemporanea, Firenze
“Dreams and Reality”, Art2Muse Gallery, Sydney
2018 “Themes and Enigmas”, Art2Muse Gallery, Sydney
2017 “Small Windows”, Red Hill Gallery, Brisbane
“In My Own Place”, Art2Muse Gallery, Sydney
“Lifelines”, Galleria 360 Arte Contemporanea, Firenze
2016 “New Perspectives”, Galleria 360 Arte Contemporanea, Firenze
“Edge to Edge”, Art2Muse Gallery, Sydney
2015 “Then And Now”, Galleria 360, arte Contemporanea,
Firenze
“Mostra Personale di Regina Noakes”, Hotel Cellai, Firenze
“More New Paintings”, Art2 Muse Gallery, Sydney
“Stage and
Circumstance”, Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth
2014 “A Story in Parts”, Galleria 360 Arte Contemporanea, Firenze
“Opposite Attraction”, Duo with Dean Riley, Red Hill Gallery,
Brisbane
“New Paintings”, Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney
2013 “Mostra Personale di: Regina Noakes” Palazzo Riccardi, Firenze;
“Shared Moments”, Gadfly Gallery, Dalkeith, WA
“Mostra Personale di: Regina Noakes” Galleria 360, Firenze
2012 “Quartet” 4 Person Show, Redhill Gallery, Brisbane
2011 “Stories”, Traffic Jam Gallery, Mosman, Sydney
“Hidden Layers”, Without Pier Gallery, Hampton, Victoria
2010 “In My Own Time”, 20 Years of Painting”, Gadfly Gallery, Dalkeith,
WA
“Imaginative”, 2 Person show, Redhill Gallery, Brisbane
“Tapestry of Thought”, 2 Person show, Pace Gallery, Kuala
Lumpur
2009 “Indian Summer”, Gadfly Gallery, Dalkeith, WA
2008 “In Paradise Garden”, Redhill Gallery, Brisbane
“A Collection of Paintings”, Perth Concert Hall
2007 “Dilemma”, House of Phillips, Mosman, NSW
Regina Noakes @ Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
2006 “New Paintings”, Emporium Gallery, Brisbane
“Time of Your Life”, Gadfly Gallery, Dalkeith, WA
“Figurative Works by Regina Noakes”, Without Pier Gallery,
Cheltenham, Victoria
“Diverse Divas”, House of Phillips, Mosman, Sydney
2005 “Young Masters Series”, Galeria Aniela, Kangaroo Valley, NSW
“Brief Acquantances”, House of Phillips Fine Arts, Sydney
2004 “The Australian Painter”, Palazzo Correr, Venice, Italy
“The Warm Earth”, Gomboc Gallery, Swan Valley, WA
“New Works”, Red Hill Fine Arts, Brisbane
“World of Her Own”, Libby Edwards Gallery, Melbourne
“New Works”, Hill Smith Fine Arts, Adelaide
“Recent Works”, Pearlers Row, Broome
2003 “The Journey”, Gomboc Gallery, Swan Valley, WA
“Possession”, Libby Edwards Gallery, Sydney
Equity Properties, 2 person show, New York
2002 “Reminescence”, Libby Edwards Gallery, Melbourne
“The Secret”,Solo exhibition, Galerie Atelier, Broadway,
New York
“Royal Jubilee Celebration”, 3 person show, Hertsfordshire,
UK
Palazzo Correr, Venice, Italy, 3 person show
2001 “Introducing Regina Noakes”, Libby Edwards Gallery, 3 person
show, Melbourne
“Secrets and The Child”, Vanessa Wood Fine Arts, Sydney
“Regina Noakes at Galeria Atelier”, Broadway, New York
2000 “Guys and Dolls”, Gadfly Gallery, Dalkeith, WA
“Inside Out”, Agora Gallery, New York
1999 “Time Out”, Gadfly Gallery, Perth
“WA Artists”, North Shore Fine Arts, Sydney
1998 “New Works”, North Shore Fine Arts, Sydney
“Vernissage”, Accent Gallery, Perth
1997 “In Life”, Accent Gallery, Perth
1996 “Birds in the Bush”, Accent Gallery, Perth
1995 “Looking Out”, Churchill Gallery, Perth
“Water and Moon”, Art Heritage, Perth
INVITED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022. ‘Water for Life’ International Art Exhibition. Maya Museum
Cancun, MEXICO
2021. Galerie Marguerite, rue Saint-Bernard PARIS
2020 “Celebrating Women”, International Womens Day, Red Hill
Gallery, Brisbane;
“Expression Femme”, Parisien division, “MG PARIS”, Galerie
Dobkine & Kie, ville lumiere PARIS;
Affordable Art Fair, MILANO
2019 “Mostra collecttiva - Women in Art” – La Galleria360 Arte
Contemporanea; Zervas Art e Club UNESCO, FIRENZE;
Annual Collection Exhibition, Juniper Galleries, Western
Australia;
“Rhythms of Emotions”, Galleria 360, Arte Contemporanea,
Firenze;
2018 “Subi in Blooms”, Linton and Kay, Perth; Summer Show, Linton
and Kay, Subiaco and West Perth, WA ;
“Christmas Expo”, Galleria 360, Firenze;
2017 DonostiArtean ART FAIR, San Sebastian, Spain
2016 “Summer Salon”, Linton and Kay, Subiaco WA ;
22 Artists Mad For Naples, Pollena Trocchia, Somme-Versuvio,
Mt Versuvius, ITALY
22 Artists Mad For Naples EXHIBITION, Castel dell’ Ovo,
Sala delle Terrazze, Naples, ITALY
DonostiArtean ART FAIR, curated by Galleria Monteolivetto,
San Sebastian, Spain ;
LUCCA Art Fair, curated by Galleria 360 arte Contemporanea
;
“30 Years Celebration”, Redhill Gallery, Brisbane
LONDON Calling PROJECT Exhibition, curated by Galleria
Monteolivetto, at Coningsby Gallery, LONDON
2015 5th Edition Cities of Europe, Gallery Project,
Gallery Etienne de Causans, Saint Germain des Pres, PARIS
IN PARIS X’MAS EVENT, Gallery Etienne de Causans, St
Germani des Pres, PARIS
Fashion Art, PARIS, curated by Galleria Monteoilvetto and
Gallery Etienne des Causans, Saint Germain des Pres, PARIS
2014 Telethon Italia, Linea Spazio Arte Contemporanea Firenze, Italy
EmozionARTE, Galleria360, Florence
2013 Summer Exhibit, Palazzo Ricardi, Firenze, Italy
Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival, Brisbane
Three Arts Club, Chicago, IL
7 Women Artists, Civic Museum, Siena, Italy
2012 ‘Quartet’ Redhill Gallery, Brisbane; Masters and Artists of
Today, Galeria Tondinelli, Rome ;
POSH Auction, Sydney; Three Arts Club. AUCTION, Chicago ;
Writers Festival, Art Exhibition, Diggi Palace,
Delhi ; Exhibition at Museo d’Arte, Chianciano Terme,
Tuscany.
2011
Mandorla Religious Art Prize, (finalist), Moores Building , Fremantle
“Art Collection Display”, Perth Concert Hall with Gadfly
Gallery ;
Three Arts Club, Auction, Chicago
Biennale of Chianciano, Chianciano Terme, Siena
“Four Seasons:, Barcelona Showcase, Spain ;
2010 ‘Women and their Landscapes’, Pace Gallery, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Soroptimist International Auction, Fremantle
Newman Art College, WA
Posh Auction, Sydney
2009 Cowra Regional Art Prize (finalist) ; Cossack Art Prize
(finalist), Western Australia ; Three Arts Club, Chicago,IL
Deckchair Art Auction, Perth
2008 Perth Concert Hall, Gadfly Gallery; POSH 2008 Auction, Sydney
;
COWRA Regional Art Prize (Finalist), NSW
2007
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H.Ervin (Finalist) ; Garrison Arts
Centre, NY ;
Friedrichstrausse Art Centre, BERLIN ; Gallerie Seyffert-Stahl,
BERLIN ;
Deck Chair Theatre Auction, Perth ; POSH 2007 Auction,
Sydney ;
Australian High Commission, New Delhi;
Singapore Art Festival, with Gadfly Gallery ; Sydney Art
Fair with Gadfly Gallery.
2006 Australian High Commission with Gadfly Gallery, New Delhi, INDIA
Art Singapore 2006 with Gadfly Gallery, Singapore
New Delhi Art and Design Show with Gadfly Gallery, New
Delhi, INDIA
Australian Women Painters, House of Phillips Fine Art,
Mosman, Sydney
Sleepy Hollow Arts Council, Tarrytown, New York
Spring Soiree Auction, Chicago
Three Arts Club, Chicago
2005 Madrid Art Fair, Spain; Medial Art Biennial, London
2004 “International Artists”, Group Exhibition, Palazzo Correr, Venice
Italy
2003 “The Outsider”, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy: Biennale di
Firenze 2003, Internationale Dell’ Arte Contemporanea,
Traditions: The Three Arts Club, Chicago; Spring Soiree
and Art Auction, Three Arts Club, Chicago;
Salec Minc Jewish Centre, Perth; Soroptimist
International, Fremantle,
2002 Gomboc Gallery 20th Anniversary, Perth; Australian
Women Artists 1900 – 2002, Sydney
Exhibition on Paper, Pristiva Art Centre, Slovenia
2001 Queens Museum of Art, Fall Series, New York; Australian Women
Artists 1900 – 2001, Sydney
Spring Soiree and Art Auction, Three Arts Club, Chicago;
Garrison Spring Show, New York;
2000 Artist Presentation Series: Katonah Museum of Art, NY; Salon
2000, Catskill, New York;
VAST, Max Lawson Gallery, Sydney; National Arts
Benefit, New York ; Members Exhibition, WomanMade
Gallery, Chicago, IL ; NEW YORK CONTEMPORARY FINE ART
EXPO, Jacobs Jarvits Convention Centre ;
“Out of the Blue”, Gadfly Gallery, Dalkeith, WA ; Artis
Spectrum, Soho, NY
1999 Salec Minc Jewish Centre, Perth ; “Love and the Art of
Performance”, His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth
1998 SCECGS Redlands WESTPAC Art Exhibition, Sydney; Sir Charles
Gairdner Hospital, Perth
Art Exchange International, London; Australian Artists,
Ayre Gallery, London
Awards
2020 Selected to participate in Parisien Division, “Expression Femme”,
MG PARIS
2018 Selected to participate in Telethon Italia, Naples
2016 Finalist
Celeste Prize
2015 Monograph REGINA NOAKES : Critical analysis of works, 1988 to
2015, By Virginia Bazzechi Ganucci Cancellieli, Publication sponsored
by Palazzo Strozzi and Galleria 360 Arte Contemporanea, Firenze
2014 Guest Artist for Telethon Italia, Florence, Italy
2017 Finalist COSSAG org. Brisbane
2014 Finalist Mandorla Art Award , Moores Building, Fremantle
2011 Leonardo Award, 3rd Prize, Biennale of Chianciano;
Finalist Cossack Art Prize
2011 Feature Artist for Cystic Fibrosis Exhibition, Perth
2009 Finalist Cowra Regional Art Prize
Finalist Cossack Art Prize
2007 Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award
Manhattan Arts Exhibition, Overall winner, New York
2004 Australian Trade Commission Grant
2003 Lorenzo Medici Gold Medal 4th prize, Florence
Biennale;
Manhattan Arts Exhibition, Overall winner, New York
Feature artist, Salek Minc Exhibition, Perth
2002 Australian Trade Commission Grant
Rotary Club of Armadale, Award for Outstanding Performanceand
Contribution to Art ;
Manhattan Arts Exhibition, Overall winner , New York
2000 ARTSWA Arts Investment Program Grant, Ministry for Culture and
Arts, WA
1998 WA Society of Art, Overall winner, Perpetual Trophy,
Bank West Open Exhibition, 2nd prize
Finalist Redlands Art Prize
1997 WA Society of Art, Overall winner
BankWest Open Exhibition, highly commended
Finalist Sir Charles Gairdner Art Prize
1996 Front Cover, The Western Review, September Issue
RESIDENCIES
2016
Artist in Residence, Lab Residency, Piazza Matteotti, NAPLES
Artist in Residence, Ascoltando I Bambini, Pollena Trocchia, Somme
Versuvius, Mt Versuvius, Italy
LONDON Calling PROJECT, curated by Galleria Monteolivetto, at Coningsby
Gallery, LONDON
22 Artists Mad For Naples PROJECT, Naples
Collaborazione con l’Assocaizione Versuvius in Cammino di Pollena
Trocchia, Mt Versuvius
2012 Writers Festival, Residency in Diggi Palace, DELHI, India
2010 Res-Artis Rimbun Dahan, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia (in association
with Pace Galleries, KL)
2000 Artist
Presentation Series: Katonah Museum of Art, NY
COLLECTIONS
Private and Corporate:
The British Government Art Collection; Sting MBE ; Eric Clapton,
London and Bahamas ; Royal College of Music, London; Fulham Palace,
London; University of Cambridge; University of Norwich; University of
London; Ministry of Water Resources, Sultanate of Oman ; Singapore
Economic Board; Jean and Charles Schultz Information Centre,
SSU, California ; Brunswick Corporation, Illinois ; Visual Arts
Centre, Eastern Washington University ; WomanMade Inc. Chicago; Atelier
International, New York ; Perth Electoral Commission ; Toyota Australia
; Data Analysis Australia
Hilton Hotel, Brisbane ; Women’s Aid Abroad, Malaysia ; Balya Cancer
Foundation, Perth ; Evans and Tate Wineries; Best Western Palms Resort,
Broome ; Hale Boys Grammar School, Perth; Methodist Ladies College,
Perth.
Documentaries, Radio Interviews
Interview for MG PARIS, Exhibition “Expression Femme”, with Gilbert
Ciervo curator, PARIS, 11 Feb 2020
Video, Regina Noakes: Naples and Pollena Trocchia, Q&A, July 2016
Channel 31 CTV, “Gallery Watch”, Documentary 19 September 2004
ABC Kimberley, Radio Station, Broome, with Vanessa Mills, “Friday
Afternoon Arts” 7 May 2004
Channel 31 CTV, “Gallery Watch”, Documentary ; 30 Minutes interview, 19
August 2003 “Regina Noakes at Gomboc Gallery” with commentary by Robert
Juniper and Judith McGrath, Arts writer Western Review
SONSHINE FM, Radio Interview with Jan Cannon, 18 September, 1999
Publications
Jessica Cuskelly, Indulgence Magazine, “In Wonderland”, Exhibition
Redhill Gallery, March 2019
Sarah McNeill, Arts writer, “Dreams Keep Artist On The Job”, TIMEOUT,
POST Newspapers, Sept 2019
Virginia Bazzechi G.C.Critico d’arte, Catalogue Eassay, “From Dream to
Memories”, Galleria 360, August 2018
Virginia Bazzechi G.C. Critico d’arte, Catalogue essay, “Lifelines”,
Galleria 360, September 2017
Virginia Bazzechi G.C. Art Critic, Catalogue Essay, “New Perspectives”,
Galleria 360, September 2016
Scisciano Notizie, Pollena Trocchia, Naples and Somma-Versuvius:
conclusion del progetto e serata di gala con artisi e istituzioni, July
2016
Il Gazzettino, 22 Artists MADfor Naples: in collaborazione con
l’Associazione Vesuviani in Cammoino di Pollena Trocchia, July 2016
Virginia Bazzechi Ganucci, Critico d’arte, Catalogue essay, Then and
Now, Galleria 360, September 2015
Virginia Bazzechi Ganucci, Critico d’arte, Catalogue essay, A Story in
Parts, Galleria 360, September 2014
A La Mode Sydney, Interview for solo exhibition, June 2014
ArtChat Interview – Blog Inerview #56, Regina Noakes at Red Hill
Gallery, October 10, 2014
Dott: Roberta Mottola, Critico d’arte, Catalogue essay, “Mostra
Personale d’ Regina Noakes Galleria 360, Firenze,
September 2013
Museo d’Arte, Biennale Chianciano, Catalogue essay, September 2011
Cystic Fibrosis Western Australia, Feature Artist: Regina Noakes,
Western Suburbs Weekly, August 2011
Spring Rose Art Show, CFWA, Featuring the work of Regina Noakes, Red
Summer, 2011
ART: Small Stories by Regina Noakes, Harbour ViewMagazine Inc MOSMAN
2088 Magazine #7 June 2011
Louise Bettison, Painter Fires Up Winter, Western Suburbs Weekly, Perth
May 26, 2009
Timeout, Making Colours Move, TimeOut, POST Perth, May 2009
Sarah McNeil, Artists back Deckchair, POST, Perth, October 2009
What's On @ Red Hill Gallery October 2008 - Regina Noakes
Ronnie Girdham, Open to the Surreal World, The Sunday Mail, October 2008
Judith McGrath, review New Works of Regina Noakes, Artseen WA
September 2004
Christine Jones, Insite Magazine, Spring Edition, September 2004
John T Spike, Review,
Biennale Internationale Dell’ Arte Contemporanea 2003
Biennale Internationale Dell’ Arte Contemporanea, 4th Edition 2003,
Citta di Firenze
Emma Leask, Regina’s Imaginings, Feature article, Perth Woman, 03
December / 04 January Issue
Sarah McNeil, Attic is Artists’ Haven, Feature article, Post
Impressions, Perth August 2003
Simone Considine, Bold Beauty, Western Suburbs Weekly, August 2003
Lynn DiCiero, Catalogue essay, Women Working for Women, Soroptimist
International, Fremantle, July 2003
Women’s Art Register, review for Gomboc Exhibition 2003
Lynne DiCiero, Feature article, Art in Western Australia, featuring
Regina Noakes, The Artist’s Chronicle, September 2002
Maurice Taplinger, Regina Noakes Encapsulates the Human Drama, New York
review, Gallery and Studio, June 2002
Judith McGrath, Catalogue essay, West Australia, June 2002
Renee Phillips, Catalogue essay, New York, May 2002
CD Cover, Birds of Paradise, The West Australian Guitar Ensemble
Alexa Moses, The Australian Women Artists 1920-2000, Spotlight, Sydney
Morning Herald, March 2002
Biennale Internationale Dell’ Arte Contemporanea, 3rd
Edition 2001, Citta di Firenze
Diana Simmonds, Original Regina, Express Arts, The Sunday Telegraph,
Sydney July 2001
SOCIAL STYLE, Eye Catching Show, The Mosman Daily, Sydney 2001
Moondance Magazine Cover page, Celebrating Creative Women, Summer 2001,
Vol5 Ed.4 UK
Karen Ceolla Tylec, Regina Noakes Exhibition Review ARTISspectrum, NY,
Vol11/7 Spring Issue 2000
Agora Galley, Catalogue Essay, New York, 2000
VAST National Exhibition, Catalogue Essay, September 2000
ArtMine, The New York Expo Magazine, Cover page, March 2000
Barbara Booth, Italian Frescoes Inspires Artist, Arts Today, The West
Australian, July 1999
Lynn DiCiero, Speaking of Success, The Artist’s Chronicle, Western
Australia, July 1999
Eve Ackerman, Time Out, ArtSeen Western Australia, July 1999
Barbara Booth, Windows of the Soul, The West Australian, July 1998
Art Gallery of New South Wales, LOOK, November 1998
Gallery Round-Up, Welcome Home, The West Australian, August 1998
Judith McGrath, Messages In Colour, Sunday Times, April 1998
Bold Images, The West Australian, April 1998
Arts Today, Cover page, The West Australian, September 1996
The Chronicle Newspaper, Western Australia, 1996, 1998
The Post Newspapers, WA 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Articles / Reviews
- Written while working for the Western Review Arts Newspaper from 1995
to 1998,
Published by The Western Review, archived at the Battye Library, Western
Australia
2005 "Young Masters Series," Galeria Aniela, Kangaroo Valley, NSW
Brief
Acquaintances by Regina Noakes
Here are some
images, many based in one way or another on the two books “Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass”. Carroll’s
Alice has been a perennial muse for many painters and writers. For me it
began with the “Fall down the Rabbit Hole” and then “Through the
Looking-Glass”.
I have borrowed Carroll’s story elements involving
nostalgia, a love of childhood vision and the use of parody or satire.
Alice is always at the centre of the story encountering fools, mystics,
and perhaps some of her own demons. I do not attempt to dramatize the
stories and often find myself recreating episodes and characters in my
own visual language. The unreality of the tales has a wild familiarity.
We have all had encounters with the absurd. The dreamlike shifts of
place and time find Alice in situations where she seeks enlightenment.
The journey takes the young girl into curiouser and curiouser encounters
within the dream from which she ultimately awakes. There have been many
analyses of the stories and of Carroll, and I have avoided all of them.
Do not decipher the images: just experience them. That’s what they’re
for.
Well travelled Regina has studied and taught art and music in Singapore,
Italy, the USA and Australia. She has had several solo shows in New
York, and Australian cities including Sydney, and has participated in
numerous group exhibitions in New York, Australia, Europe – 2001
Florence Biennale, London – “Celebrations – Jubilee Arts 2002” and in
2003 Chicago again, at the Three Arts Club.
Regina Noakes paintings have been illustrated on various
occasions for cover pages – Western Review Arts Magazine,
New York Expo 2000, Moondance Magazine (UK), CD cover image
for WA Guitar Ensemble, and several articles on art. She has
been a recipient of three Australian Visual Arts Grants and
has twice won the Perpetual Trophy, Overall Winner for the
Western Australia Society of Arts.
Regina
work is represented in numerous private, corporate and public
collections around the world, including the Ministry of Water Resources.
Sultanate of Oman, Fulham Palace, London, The Singapore Economic Board,
Singapore, Perth Electoral Commission, Australia, Toyota Australia.
Viewing life as an aesthetic experience Regina translates memories and
observations onto her canvasses. There are stories behind most of these
paintings, and drama in the universals of companionship, love, age and
acquiescence.
A
quiet sadness, even an air of gravity, sometimes occupies her figures,
yet others exhibit light and joy. Several of her large-scale figurative
paintings have references to herself and to her daughter. A point of
focus in some of the experiences is the Doll, as a repository and
reflection of human experiences, sometimes almost human, and more
besides. There are references to Mughal art – flat surfaces, strong
colours, cloisonné and also to Romanesque paintings – the iconic work
from that period, and also the frequent focus on women. In a unique,
figurative style that is poetic, spiritual and sometimes quirky,
Regina relies on the contribution of the
viewer to translate each work into his or her own personal
account.
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