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I love colour!
Meli Axford is a painter who lives in Northern NSW. She was born in Brisbane in 1969. Meli studied with Ben Smith for 4 years. She paints large scale oil paintings inspired by colour, negative space and contrast. Meli has exhibited in Northern NSW and Brisbane. She was a finalist in the Bryon Art Prize in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Daughters | Gallery Downtown, annexe to Tweed Regional Art Gallery | Murwillumbah | 9 Apr - 13 June
Group Exhibitions
2022 Sunshine Coast Art Prize Finalist’s Exhibition | Caloundra | 26 Aug - 16 October
2021 Byron Art Prize Finalists Exhibition | Northern Rivers Community Gallery. Ballina | 3 Nov - 24 December
2021 D’Aarcy Doyle Art Awards Exhibition | Mudgeeraba | 23 June -4 July
2021 Lethbridge Small Works Finalists Exhibition | Lethbridge Gallery. Brisbane | 18-26 June
2021 Murwillumbah Arts Trail | Murwillumbah Open Studios Program | 29-30 May
2020 Byron Art Prize Finalists Exhibition | Northern Rivers Community Gallery. Ballina | 21 Oct - 14 December
2018 Seven Up part of Murwillumbah Art Trail 2018 | Citadel Popup Art Gallery | Murwillumbah | 18 - 27 May
2014 Artable End of Year Show | Escape Gallery | Murwillumbah | 24-29 November
2010 Australian Open Garden Scheme | Private Residence | Chillingham | November
2009 Border Art Prize | Tweed Regional Art Gallery | December
2006 Border Art Prize | Tweed Regional Art Gallery | December
Awards & Prizes
2022 | Finalist | Wollumbin Art Award
2022 | Finalist | Sunshine Coast Art Prize
2021 | Finalist | Byron Art Prize
2021 | Finalist | Lethbridge Small Works 20000 Prize
2020 | Honorable Mention | Byron Art Prize
Commissions
2019 | Still Life | Home Grown Banksia
2018 Portrait | Working Class Man
Classes
2017-2021 Innovative Oil Painting with Ben Smith
2014-2015 Oil Painting with Hobie Porter
2006 Oil Panting from Life QCA Morningside
Workshops
2016 Oil Painting Essential Skills Workshop with Lorraine Abernethy
2013 Colour Fundamentals Workshop at Tweed Regional Art Gallery
2008 Oil Painting for Landscapes with Margaret Brown
Meli@figjamit.com.au
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