Frances Ifould t/a Braidwood Arts
frances.ifould@hotmail.com
Experience in Visual Arts
2010 Participating artist ‘Contested Landscapes’, a collaboration with the ANU and CSIRO, investigating urban sprawl into prime food growing areas in Western Sydney.2006-2010 Participant ‘Engaging Visions’ Program of Field Studies, a collaboration between the Environment Studio, A.N.U., and the Murray Darling Basin Authority over the four states of the Murray/Darling River system
2008 Master of Arts; Visual Art, in the Printmedia and Drawing Department, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University,
1998-2008 Trading as Braidwood Arts, concentrating on visual art for private, public and corporate clients, signs, murals, and festival decorations.
19995-2010 -coordinator and participant in the Braidwood Iron Corroboree.
1980-1997 with partner Garry Palecek, t/a Tallaganda Pottery, Braidwood N.S.W. in the production, and retailing of oil and wood fired Ceramics.
2000 A graduate of Canberra Institute of Technology in Signcraft Certificate 2
1973 A graduate from East Sydney Tech. in Ceramic Certificate 3.
Exhibiting member, Megalo Arts Access Watson Canberra.
Exhibiting member Braidwood Regional Artist Group B.R.A.G.
Exhibiting member Canowindra Art Network C.A.N.
Recent exhibitions
2010 Winner of the Goulburn Art AwardWindwash, installation of Megalo members work, Werriwa Festival, Bungendore.
2009 Banners for the Falling Leaf Festival, 36 street banners commissioned by the Blakely Miller Foundation for the community of Tumut, NSW.
2009 Megalo Members exhibition.
2009 ‘Remnants’ exhibition with Emily Jackett in Riverbank Gallery, Canowindra.
2009 ‘Riverland Engaging Visions’ Renmark,South Australia.
2009 ‘Works on Paper’ Riverbank gallery, Canowindra.
2008 Megalo Members Exhibition
2008 Goulburn Regional Art Award
2008 Kalleen Art Award, Cowra Regional Gallery
2008 Graduate exhibition, Canberra School of Art Gallery, A.N.U.
2007 ‘Balonne’ Exhibition in St George Qld, results from ANU Environment Studio field studies titled Engaging Visions. This project is sponsored by the Murray- Darling Basin Commission, and is an interactive project bringing artists into the inland river system environments communities and subsequent exhibition of responding artworks.
April 2007 Braidwood Regional artists annual Exhibition
Oct 2007 Canowindra art Network ‘Art Auction‘,
July 2007 ‘Visions of Canowindra”, Riverbank Gallery, Canowindra
May 2007 ‘Smalls’ Riverbank gallery, Canowindra
2006 Willandra Lakes/Willandra Time, Mildura Regional Gallery
Dec 2006 Megalo members Exhibition, Canberra
Dec 06 Canowindra. Art. Network Christmas Show
Sept “06 “Palimpsest “ Exhibition of work from Field Studies in the Murray Darling Area, Mildura Regional Gallery
July “06 “Palimpsest” at the A.N.U. Foyer Gallery.
April ’06 Braidwood Regional Art Group. Heritage festival exhibition,
Sept 2005 “Equinox” Canowindra Art Network exhibition ;
Sept 2005 “Big Draw” Braidwood Regional Art Group ;
May 2005 ‘In Tune’, joint exhibition , coinciding with month long artist residency in Canowindra N.S.W. ;
Sept 2004; Solo Exhibition, “Capturing Canberra Park 2”, Megalo Arts Access Studio, Canberra ;
December 2004; Megalo members exhibition, Canberra ;
Oct 2004 , “Equinox” Canowindra Art Network members exhibition, Canowindra
2002;03;04 Goulburn Regional Gallery, Goulburn Art Award,;
2003;04, Blues Festival Art exhibition, Goulburn Regional Gallery
2003 Braidwood Regional Artists Group,. members exhibition, Braidwood,
2003; “Capturing Canberra Park” Solo exhibition, Canberra Park Homestead Solo Exhibition , Canberra Homestead, Malungari cultural center ;
2002.”Meniscus” National Science Festival Joint exhibition with Jeffree Skewes; ,Alliance Francais Canberra,
Recent Noteworthy Clients
Tumut Festival Street Banners, commissioned by the Blakely Miller Foundation and the Festival of the Falling Leaf Committee.Mayor and Mrs Robert Buchan, St George Qld
Mr and Mrs Graham Beasley, Old Vic Inn Canowindra.
Public Art Commissions for Goulburn City Council; Kermac Engineering Mural, ‘The Big Picture of Goulburn’ installed 3/2000,
Big Bird, recycled sculpture at Goulburn Recycling Depot. Goulburn Council April 2003
Short listed for City Walk West Public Artworks, A.C.T., artworks for streetscape Alinga St Civic, Canberra, in collaboration with Victoria Royds of Designing Women International 2003
National Zoo and Aquarium, Scrivener Dam, Canberra; 2004
The Hierophant Health Centre, Griffith, Canberra; 2004
St Bedes Catholic Church, Braidwood.2004
Mural for Canberra Cycles, Newcastle St, Fyshwick, A.C.T. 2003
Mural for Mr and Mrs J. McLean, Greystanes, Bywong, N.S.W.2003
Recent achievements
Part time study Visual Arts Access, Canberra Art School, A.N.U. figure and portrait painting with Bernard Hardy. 2000-2004 Canowindra Art Network Residency at the Old Vic Inn, Canowindra May 05
Iron Corroboree, Braidwood, annual participant from 1995 to present day, with pleasures of co-ordinating the kitchen.
Participant in Paul Scott workshop ,A.N.U .‘printing on clay’ 2004
Visiting Artist, Bundanon Art Centre, Nowra, with Campbell High School Smart camp, 2003
‘Introduction to Public Art’ workshop with Jennifer Jones, Wellspring Arts, a six week guide for artists sponsored by Multicultural Arts A.C.T 2001
Field Artist for Armidale University Eco Tour of Central Australia 2001
Graduation in Signcraft, Certificate III, Canberra Institute of Technology 1997-2001
Artist in Residence, Braidwood Central School, Mural Projects, ”In our sites” & ‘Timescape“, funded by the Visual Arts Board, through the Goulburn Regional Gallery
Artist in Residence B,wood Cent. Sch. Mural project ‘Timescape” Funded by Visual Arts Board, 1999
Exhibiting member Friends of Canberra Park, historic homestead in Canberra.
