ARTIST BIO

SUSAN JOYCE 

Some years ago, I found a set of paints that one of my children had left lying around; I decided to have a go. Sixteen years on and I am still painting.

I have been exceedingly fortunate in my tutors Norma McDonald, Paul Miller and Tina Spira. These artists have taught me the basics and encouraged me to experiment and go forward with enthusiasm and colour. Since then I have gained confidence and begun experimenting with different mediums, colour, texture and surfaces. It is fun and stimulating. I love developing a subject from my idea of traditional to abstractionism. It is amazing how many paintings can result! I want to go further and to try some of the printing techniques, perhaps along the lines of the Japanese woodcuts. 

In 2004, I had my first solo exhibition. What a thrill! Among the pictures there were several “small” pictures, artist Philippa Stewart-Hall saw these and suggested I submit some of them to the Australian Society of Miniature Art. I duly did so and was accepted as an exhibiting member of the Society. The quality of the works of these artists has been a great stimulus to me. 

I am a regular exhibitor in the Royal Agricultural Society’s Sydney Royal Easter Show, ASMA Annual Art Awards and Cootamundra Soroptimist Society Annual Art Show as well as exhibiting elsewhere. I received Highly Commended in the NSW Breast Cancer Institute Life After Five Exhibition in 2008 and in 2009 received Highly Commended in the Westmead Breast Cancer Institute’s Mural of Survivorship. I have also won several other awards both here and in the UK, for watercolour and acrylic

In 2010, I won my first major art prize, I received first prize in the miniature painting section of the Arts at The Royal Agricultural Society’s 2010 Easter Show, Sydney, for my watercolour painting “Kinsale”, it measures two by three inches. I have since won a number of awards, including the Yvonne Perrin Memorial Award for Best Traditional Painting in the Australian Society of Miniature Art Annual Art Awards, the latest being first prize at the 2013 Port Macquarie 38th Annual Easter Art Competition and Australian Society of Miniature Art Tasmania Inc. Silver Medal for Seascape and the Committee members’ medal award.

I shall be having another solo exhibition “Eclectia” in October, 2013.

I now give talks about miniatures to Societies and shall be running a couple of workshops in 2014 culminating in an exhibition.

I am an exhibiting member of the Australian Society of Miniature Art, Ku-ring-gai Art Society and Hornsby Art Society.

Mobile: 0418 614 368
Phone: 02 9943 3699

Email: susanfjoyce@optusnet.com.au

Web: www.berildaart.com