Welcome to the art of Ute Maria ECKEL
Painting unique works of Pop, Modern and Fine Art since 1995.
Her latest achievement includes being a finalist at the Perth Royal Art Prize for Landscape 2022 with the Painting "Forest Dreaming" and being the Winner of the "Unknown Land" Photo Competition 2016 Art Gallery WA .
Her works are in collections all over Australia , Norway , Germany and USA California.
She has had several solo Exhibition in Perth and Fremantle WA , exhibited at the Chilli Rooms Gallery in Sydney and is a regular entrant into the Cossack Art Award WA, Sir John Sulman Art Prize NSW and West Australian Art Awards and Competitions.
Ute Maria ECKEL is an artist based in Perth, Western Australia and is originally from Bavaria in Germany. There she worked for an prestigious Antiquariat in Munich restoring and hand-colouring antique maps, atlases and graphics by famous cartographers and engravers.
She migrated to Australia in 1995 and began to develop her own artistic practice in oils and acrylics.
As a very visual person, she loves visiting diverse places and being exposed to unexpected impressions. Much of her motivation in her artistic work comes from exploring different cultures, eras and moods. Ute Maria ECKEL paintings are drawn from a range of exotic locations, impressions and features from around the world. They are inspired by her extensive travels all over the world which brought her eventually to Australia.
Exhibitions
2022 Perth Royal Art Prize for Landscapes – Finalist
2022 City of Belmont Art Award
2022 Autumn Members Exhibition Ellis House Art Centre
2021 Ellis House Art Centre - A Bite Size Art Exhibition
2021 The Laneway Art Space Exhibition and Art Auction
2020 Palliative Care Australia Art Prize
2020 Bayswater Art Award
2019 Cossack Art Award Exhibition, Pilbara
2019 Rottnest Foundation Art Exhibition, Holmes a Court, Gallery, Perth
2018 Infusion Art Exhibition, Swan's Nest, Fremantle
2018 Solo Showing, Le Papillon Cafe, Perth
2017 “Body Art” Solo Exhibition, Ellington Jazz Club, Perth
2017 Group Exhibition, Greg James Sculpture Studio, Fremantle
2017 Makuru Art Prize Exhibition, Kalamunda
2016 Bayswater Art Award and Exhibition, Maylands
2016 Winner, “Unknown Land” Photo Competition, Art Gallery WA
2016 Wickepin Art Prize Exhibition, Wheatbelt
2016 Cossack Art Award and Exhibition, Pilbara
2015 Stirling Art Award Group Exhibition
2014 Cossack Art Award and Exhibition, Pilbara
2014 “The Artists Journey’, Speaker and Presentation, Art Gallery WA
2014 “The Eternal Wave’ Solo Exhibition, Greg James Sculpture Studio, Fremantle
2013 Stirling Art Award Exhibition, City of Stirling, Stirling
2013 City of Bayswater Arts Award Exhibition, Maylands
2011 Bassendean Visual Art Award Exhibition, Bassendean
2010 Group Exhibition, The Chilli Rooms, Stanmore, Sydney
2008 Observing the Human Form, City of Swan, Midland Town Hall
2008 Print Media Exhibition, City of Swan, Midland Town Hall
2008 City of Swan Art Awards Exhibition, Midland Town Hall
2003 A Body of Work Group Exhibition, Byte Gallery, Northbridge
2001 Indian Holiday Album CD Cover illustration for Keith Anthonisz and Three Wise Monkeys
1996 Monaro Roadshow Exhibition, Mick O’Doherty, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle