Sharon Greenaway
C.V. 19TH June 2024
Sharon Greenaway (1960, Victoria, Australia) is a Bendigo based mixed media artist and writer.
Greenaway completed her Visual Arts degree (Photography major) at Latrobe University, Bendigo, in 2012. She began exhibiting while a student and has been involved in numerous solo and group shows ever since.
“I had worked as a freelance writer and children's author prior to going to university and studying visual arts as a mature aged student. Upon graduating in 2012, I have been working largely as a visual artist. My artistic practice revolves around creating beautiful art. The fragility of humanity and the natural world of the Victorian landscape is my inspiration.
I create macro and landscape photographs using a variety of cameras and lenses. The flora in the bush near my home is often the subject matter however I will venture into suburbia at times if the focus is needed. As well as creating photographs in the field, I work in my studio to create mixed media artworks such as textiles and 3d paper artforms.
All of my work is informed by my photography first: with the end results being interdependent on my own personal life. For example in 2020 I was diagnosed with a blood cancer which sent my life reeling; after the initial shock and treatment I was able to use my imagery in a way that helped me see a purpose to my life again.
As a passionate photographic artist, particularly of our native wildflowers, I love showing people the beauty of flora that many may never have seen.”
Exhibitions include:
2024: Look Closer, Exhibit B, miniature works over the last ten years. Sponsored by City of Greater Bendigo and Bendigo Bank.
2023: Finalist in the Maldon Landscape Prize Essence of Place, 2023.
2023: Finalist Naarm Uncommon Threads Exhibition, October 2023
2023: A European Australian connection. Ephemeral exhibition in the gardens of BUDA historic home, Castlemaine.
2022: Kinetic Kennington outdoor exhibition featured art that moves from five professional artists. Sharon’s work featured 1 metre x 3 metres cotton banners with beautiful imagery of the local wildflowers of the region hung amongst the gum trees at the Kennington reservoir, City of Greater Bendigo.
2021 Space, Dudley House Bendigo. Group show with 4 other local artists, each exploring how the term Space meant to them, October 2021. Sponsored by The City of Greater Bendigo.
2020 Central Victorians Remember :WW1 War Memorials, Bendigo, Mount Alexander and Loddon shire. Permanent exhibition Bendigo RSL Museum, Pall Mall Bendigo.
2014 : Imagining Mum, beautifully installed at the Mildura Arts Centre. The opening was on Mother’s day where Sharon photographed mothers and their families on the day.
Greenaway has also written for various magazines as a freelance writer and is a children’s book author.
More Solo and Joint Exhibitions:
2024: MAVA Melbourne Flower show exhibition
2023/2024: QVWC finalist women group exhibition.
2023: Climate Resilience: Greater Bendigo Climate Summit Art piece. Ulumburra Theatre, Bendigo.
2023: Climate Resilience, group exhibition, Exhibit B, Bendigo.
2022 Over the Horizon, The Old Auction House Kyneton.
2022 Pretty Posy, The Old Auction House Kyneton.
2021 Exhibited My Health Story image at Bendigo hospital Oncology ward, Dec 2021 to Jan 2022
2021 My Health Story, The Capital, Bendigo.
Castlemaine Market Art summer exhibition
Bendarts Group Show, Dudley House, Bendigo.
St John of God group show
Castlemaine Market Art winter exhibition
2021 Space, Dudley House Bendigo. Group show with 4 other local artists, each exploring how the term Space meant to them, October 2021. Sponsored by The City of Greater Bendigo.
2020 Central Victorians Remember :WW1 War Memorials, Bendigo, Mount Alexander and Loddon shire. Permanent exhibition Bendigo RSL Museum, Pall Mall Bendigo.
2019/2020 Castlemaine Summer Market exhibition
2019 Natural Connections, Artist and Co-ordinator, group show, supported by the City of Greater Bendigo and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank.
2019 Colab,BENDIGO, group show
2019 Write unto art Trail, group show, HEATHCOTE
2019 Gallery 22 upstairs group show, Castlemaine
2019 A4 Contemporary Art Show, Melbourne
2018 & 2019 Small works from a big place, travelling exhibition.
2019 Co.lab with poet Tru Dowling
Write unto Art , two pieces, one wearable art piece, one poem in response to Elaine van Dyk’s painting.
2019 Contemporary Art Society brooch show, Melbourne
2018 Contemporary Art society A4 Show, Herring Island, Melbourne
2018 Bendigo native flora, Finders Keepers cafe, Bendigo (solo)
Memberships:
Papermakers of Victoria
Contemporary Art Society Victoria Regional Arts Victoria
For more information about Sharon please see her website https://sharongreenaway.com/