Terri Brooks
 

Terri Brooks, based in Melbourne, is a successful artist who works intuitively with abstraction and mark making, influenced by Tàpies and Ian Fairweather.
 

Terri's extensive formal study in Fine Arts from 1975 to 1988 testifies to her depth of knowledge and commitment as an artist. From 1975-76 she studied for the B.Ed (Arts & Crafts), Melbourne State College; from 1984-87 she gained her B.A (Fine Art) with Distinction from RMIT, and in 1988 her Grad. Dip (Fine Art) with Distinction from RMIT. After completing her Master of Arts (Visual arts) by research at Ballarat University in 2005, she was invited, with two other candidates, to represent the University at the annual national ‘Hatched’ exhibition of recent graduates at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA).

In 2006 she was invited to attend an artists’ workshop/exhibition in Germany at kunstGUT Schmiedenfelde (Blacksmiths Field Arts Centre) working and exhibiting with four German artists and one other Australian. The workshop received a grant from The Ministry for Science, Education and Culture in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommerm. She was also commissioned by Henley Properties Group for their new Melbourne office and was invited to join the ‘Whiteout’ touring exhibition curated by Geoff Tolchard for the Benalla and Monash Switchback gallery exhibitions.

Her teaching career spanned the years 1989 to 2003, as Lecturer in painting and drawing, Diploma of Visual Arts, at Northern Melbourne TAFE (NMIT).

Her work has been shown in 12 Solo and over 30 Group Exhibitions in the major capital cities in Australia.

Her highly regarded paintings have been purchased by the Albert Tucker Collection, Macquarie Bank, the Joseph Brown Collection, Westpac Bank, 101 Collins Street, BHP Ltd, BHP Petroleum, BHP Ltd, Mitsuii, Audit Victoria, Nauru House, Robert Grieve, Sir and Lady Edwards, Eddie McGuire, Buxtons at Southbank, Grand Chancellor Hotel, Henleys Property Group, kunstGUT Schmiedenfelde (Germany), and private collectors in Australia, USA, UK, Germany and the Netherlands.

She is represented by Harris Courtin Gallery, Sydney, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, and Aptos Cruz Galleries, South Australia.

Education

2006     Plein air artists workshop, kunstGUT Schmiedenfelde
                  (Blacksmiths Field Arts Centre) Germany

2005     `That fella paints like me’ Masters by research, Ballarat University

2003     Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training NMIT

1988     Grad Dip (Fine Art) with distinction RMIT

1984-87  B.A. Fine Art with distinction RMIT

1976-77  Studied towards B.Ed (Arts & Crafts), Melbourne State College

1989-03  Part time teacher (painting and drawing), Diploma of Visual arts,
                  Northern Melbourne TAFE (NMIT).

Individual Exhibitions
2007     `Found Marks' Flinders Lane Gallery - Melbourne

2006     `Painting forever and ever – part two’ Harris Courtin Gallery - Sydney

2005     `Painting forever and ever’ Flinders Lane Gallery - Melbourne

2004      Harris Courtin Gallery

2003     `Marked by time’ Flinders Lane Gallery

2002      Harris Courtin Gallery

2001      Flinders Lane Gallery

1999      Flinders Lane Gallery

1997      Flinders Lane Gallery

1994     `The Tapping of the Tin’, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery

            Two person show with Andrew Trahair, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery

1992      Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery

1990      Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery

1989     `A Portrait of Space’, Friends of the Earth Gallery

Selected group exhibitions
2007      `Pure'  Flinders Lane Gallery - Melbourne.
            Kedumba Drawing Award - invited artist, The Kedumba Collection
                        of Contemporary Australian Drawings.

2006      Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne Art Fair  .

            Harris Courtin Gallery.

            “Antipoden”, kunstGUT Schmiedenfelde, Germany.

            Hatched 06, National Graduate Show,
                  Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA).

            Whiteout, curated by Geoff Tolchard, Benalla Gallery,

            Switch Back Gallery - Monash University, Churchill.

2005      Tatterstalls Club Art Prize

            Brisbane Art Fair

            Flinders Lane Gallery

            Harris Courtin Gallery

            `Australian Abstraction’ Apots Cruz Gallery, Adelaide

            JBM Art Consultancy, London and Melbourne Affordable Art Fairs.

2004      Harris Courtin Gallery

            Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne Art Fair

2003      Harris Courtin Gallery

2002      Fleurieu Art Prize & Touring Exhibition

            Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne Art Fair

            Harris Courtin Gallery,

            Abstraction on Paper, Flinders Lane Gallery

2001      JAPAN, Aptos Cruz Galleries, South Australia

2000      Fleurieu Art Prize

            Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne Art Fair

1999      The Alice Prize

1998      Fleurieu Art Prize

            ACAF6, Group Show Flinders Lane Gallery
1997      Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill City Gallery

1996      Works on Paper, Flinders Lane Gallery

1995      Australia Felix at Benalla

1994      R M Ansett Art Award, City of Hamilton Art Gallery

1993      Diamond Valley Acquisitive Awards

1992      Diamond Valley Acquisitive Awards

            Artworks 4 at 101 Collins Street

            `Spoke’ Site Specific Installation, 41 Gold Street

            Homage to Spain MCA Gallery

1991      `The Altarpiece Show - Personal Icons’ Platform (Spencer Street)

            Selected Artists, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery

1990      Diamond Valley Acquisitive Art Awards

            Australian Contemporary Art Fair 2

            Artworks Two - BP Acquisitive Awards

1989      Artworks One - BP Acquisitive Awards  

            `Artists at the Mission’ Mission Arts Centre

1987      Mitchell College Union (National Student Art Prize) Bathurst

Grants/Awards

2006      Minstry of Culture, State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany,
                  kunstGUT Schmiedenfelde artists workshop

1992      Highly commended Artworkz Four (BP Acquisitive Awards),
                  Pat Corrigan Arts Grant (NAVA)

1991      Australia Council, Project Grant for Travel in Australia

1988      Pura Prize for work on paper  (RMIT)

1987      Runner up John Abdullah and William J Conn travelling scholarship, RMIT

Commissions

2006      Henley Properties Group

Bibliography

2006      `Nordmagazin’ 19.30-20.00, NDR TV
                    (a division of ARD – Public Radio of Germany),  July 29.

            Silke Vob, `Von Gegensatzen und Gemeinsamkeiten’,
                    Nordkurier; Kultur & Freizeit, July 28, p. 26.

            Diana Laarz, `Vom roten Kontinent zum Kunstgut’, Nordkurier;
                    Altentreptow, July 20, p. 20.

            Greg Wayn, web design, `Whiteout’ touring exhibition,
                    http: www.whiteout.com.au

            Hatched ’06, National Graduate Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art,
            May-June 2006, Ballarat University, page 28.

2005      Vaughan Mauby, `Smoke stacks inspire artist’
                    The Western Times, October 25, page 12.

            `Perfect Pallette’ House and Garden, June, page 36

2004      Michael Walters, `Twin Peak’, Belle, Oct-Nov. page 123

            Melbourne Art Fair Catalogue, 2004, Gallery profiles,
                    Flinders Lane Gallery, p 50

2001      Lenny Ann Low, Sydney Morning Herald, Metropolitan 13

            Lucinda Strahan, Melbourne Magazine, May 2003, page 111

            Andrea Loyd and Kevin Brophy, Catalogue essay `Marked by time’

            Ros Layton, `Delectable’, Vogue Living, Dec-Jan, page 120

2002      Kevin Brophy, Portrait in Skin, Five Island Press,
                   Cover painting; `Infrastructure’, 1997.

 2000     Christopher Heathcote, `The Mark in Question’,
                      Art & Australia vol 37 no 4 p 574

1999      Jeff Makin, Herald Sun, May 17, p105

1998      Jeff Makin, Herald Sun

1994      3LO Breakfast program (May), 3RRR Roger Taylor (May),
                      3LO Arts program (May)

1991      Gallery Commentary Art and Australia, vol 28 no 4, p 513

1987      RMIT Course Brochure

Collections

Albert Tucker Collection

Macquarie Bank

Westpac Bank,

Dr Joseph Brown

101 Collins Street

BHP Ltd

BHP Petroleum

Mitsuii

Audit Victoria

Nauru House

Grand Chancellor Hotel

Buxtons at Southbank

Henleys property group

kunstGUT Schmeidenfelde (Germany)

Private collections in Australia, America, England, the Netherlands and Germany