Donna Gibb is Australia’s Live and award-winning Artist and paints at exclusive events. Prime ministers, Pop Stars and sporting Stars and Identities regularly add to her artwork at events. The painting is created live on stage in just a few hours and is then auctioned for charity. To date, Donna’s paintings have raised close to a million dollars at charity auctions. Donna’s individual artworks have been sold at auction for up to $30,000.00 each.
Donna has Won People’s Choice Art Award for the National Seafarers Marine Art Prize. People’s Choice winner of Royal Queensland Art Society Members Exhibition. Finalist in prestigious International Art Awards The John Glover Landscape Prize, Brisbane Portrait Prize, John Villiers Outback Art Prize National Equine Art Prize , Brisbane Landscape Prize, Clayton Utz Art Award, Gallipoli Art Prize Her work was also chosen for the Toorak Art walk in Melbourne and has been exhibited at Mercedes-Benz Toorak.
With recognition in a variety of Art Awards, Donna has a diverse style which gives her artwork a broad range of options. Donna has painted live on Television Channel Seven’s “Sunrise” Melbourne Cup Coverage “Sportsworld” Channel Nine’s “Today” Show Channel Nine’s Riverfire coverage Sky Channel’s “Off the Rails.” & Magic Millions Sales
An International Artist. Through her body of work, Donna has many private and corporate collectors Donna has twice painted live at Henley on Thames, and has been invited back to add to their collection of her artwork. Her paintings can be found in Boardrooms, Foyers, and walls around the world, from New York to the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand and beyond.
A highlight was painting plein-air in Monet’s Garden. This had been arranged so that she had the grounds to herself.
Donna has painted live at many Iconic Events and Celebrations Including The Australian Yachting awards, where HRH Princess Anne Commented ...”how much she enjoyed watching the transition of the painting come together throughout the evening.” The opening of Queensland Parliament celebrations, Open Day at Government House, (where her work is displayed) and other live events from painting in the famous “Birdcage” at The Melbourne Cup, to the NRL finals. Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations and various other prestigious events
Clients include, Coca Cola Amatil, Fosters, Lion Nathan, Jayco, The Australian Turf Club, The Victorian Turf Club, Diageo, Queensland Rail, Australia Post, Freehills Lawyers, RACQ, Magic Millions and numerous others. Queensland Maritime Museum Art Exhibition 2022. Donna created an art & Discovery tour through the Museum highlighting our maritime heritage.
With the Covid pandemic, Donna created art class online where she is drawing on her 30 years’ experience of teaching art classes, and 22 years’ experience of painting live at events, to create easy to follow art videos.