<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="65001"%> Joanna Poulson, Visual Artist, About

Artist Statement, 2009

"I am moved by the energy which so many of us dedicate to working. In 2008, I was focussed on capturing the 'engaged worker' and in particular the physical nature of building my own studio. This year, after recently inheriting a number of hand crafted objects, I've found myself interested in the beauty of handcrafted objects, both those which have maintained their original pristine condition and those which are showing the wear and tear of time and being used. By painting these objects and composing them with vintage fabrics my intention is to draw others to the beauty of these objects which in their 3-dimensional 'true' state they can be easily overlooked."

Artist Bio

Joanna Poulson is an Adelaide based artist who has been exhibiting regularly since 2005. Her focus on Visual Art was truly reinvigorated whilst completing a short course at Adelaide Central School of Art (ACSA) in 2003, which lead to her career change from full time IT Project Management to full time study at ACSA.

Joanna's dedication and artwork has been recognised through commission prizes, grants and awards in South Australia. Since obtaining her Associate Degree she has established a studio in Prospect and is looking forward to her first solo exhibition in 2010.

Artist Resume

Education
2007 Associate Degree in Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art, Norwood
1997 Bachelor of Management, University of South Australia, Adelaide
 
Accolades
2008 Baulderstone Hornibrook/Helpmann Academy Commission Award
  Finalist, CIBO/Loreto Spring Art Emerging Artist Prize
2007 Awarded First Prize at the Adelaide Cathedral Art Show
  Helpmann Academy Grant
  Awarded ACA Scholarship
2006 Exter Hotel/ACSA Commission prize
 
Professional Experience
2007 Visual Art Fair Coordinator, Sundays Adelaide Festival Centre
 
Exhibitions
2009 Adelaide Cathedral Art Show, St Peter's Cathedral, North Adelaide
  Loreto Spring Art, Loreto College, Marryatville
  Saint Ignatius Art Show, St Ignatius College, Norwood
  Princes Contemporary Art Show, Prince Alfred College, Kent Town
  Art Inq show, The Robin Hood Hotel, Norwood
2008 Made in Prospect, Prospect Gallery, Nailsworth
  Bald Clanger Portrait Prize, Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide
  Ignite, St Ignatius College, Norwood
  Adelaide Cathedral Art Show, St Peter's Cathedral, North Adelaide
  Loreto Spring Art, Loreto College, Marryatville
  Authentic, Poulson & Profanter Studio, Prospect
  Princes Contemporary Art Show, Prince Alfred College, Kent Town
  Works on Paper, Adelaide Central School of Art Student Gallery, Norwood
2007 Bald Clanger Portrait Prize, Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide
  Innovative Art, Terrace Floors & Furnishings, Eastwood
  Adelaide Cathedral Art Show, St Peter's Cathedral, North Adelaide
  Art East, Eckersley's Adelaide
  Loreto Spring Art, Loreto College Marryatville
  Out from the Crowd, Artistic License Gallery, North Adelaide
  Flight 3 (art inq), The Robin Hood Hotel, Norwood
  Flight 2 (art inq), The Robin Hood Hotel, Norwood
  Catwalk, Tin Cat Cafe Restaurant & Gallery, Kent Town
  Princes Contemporary Art Show, Prince Alfred College, Kent Town
  ETSA Utilities Foyer, ETSA Utilities, Keswick
  Objects & Images, St Ignatius College, Athelstone
  Cube Interiors, Hippo Hair, Kent Town
  Wallpaper Incognito, Alex Silano Hair, Adelaide
  Some Women 2007, Freerange Gallery, McLaren Vale
  Reverie, Tin Cat Cafe Restaurant & Gallery, Kent Town
  International Women's Day, Hawker Street Gallery, Bowden
  Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda Contemporary Arts Centre, St Kilda
  Art West Series 2, Phat Coffee, Adelaide
2006 Made in Prospect, Prospect Gallery, Nailsworth
  Art West Series 1, Rockford Hotel, Adelaide
  10 x 10, Adelaide Central School of Art Student Gallery, Norwood
  Bald Clanger Portrait Prize, Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide
  Adelaide Cathedral Art Show, St Peter's Cathedral, North Adelaide
  Loreto Spring Art, Loreto College Marryatville
  ab5, Flightpath Architects, Adelaide
  Objects & Images, St Ignatius College, Athelstone
  Remnants:surviving traces, Tin Cat Cafe Restaurant & Gallery, Kent Town
2005 Aids Council Silent Auction, Greenhill Gallery, North Adelaide
  Flutterby, Adelaide Central School of Art Student Gallery, Norwood
  Bald Clanger Portrait Prize, Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide
  Frenzy, Port Dock Brewery, Port Adelaide
  Fusion, Adelaide Central School of Art Student Gallery, Norwood
  Background, Prospect Gallery, Nailsworth
2004 Under the felts, Adelaide Central School of Art Student Gallery, Norwood
  A4 Play, Helpmann Academy, UniSA Underdale campus, Underdale