Deeply connected to our natural world Trudy’s works on paper are created by printing many layers of monotype and solarplate etchings. With mindful observation, the initial drawings are etched in the very sun and water that her specimens are found.
Delicate textures and atmospheric depth bring Trudy’s love and empathy for the natural environment directly to the viewer.
Trudy enjoys teaching both children and adults in workshops within her studio as well as by invitation to other art facilities.
Her range of textiles and homewares include designer cushions, table runners, tea towels and murals/wallpaper are a transference of her art from paper to fabric. With an ethos of protecting our environment she uses organic product, recycles as much as possible and manufactures in Australia.
Trudy has artwork in the collection of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre at the Austin Hospital and other Private Collections throughout Australia, United States of America and the United Kingdom.
She is represented by Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop, Lauriston Press, Prints & Drawings, Eagles Nest Gallery, Ayres Inlet and Counterweave Arts, Rome, Italy.
Gallery Representation
Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop, 81 Hesse Street, Queenscliff, Victoria
http://qgw.com.au
Lauriston Press, Prints & Drawings, Victoria
https://lauristonpress.com.au
Eagles Nest Gallery, Ayres Inlet
https://www.eaglesnestgallery.com.au/
Counterweave Arts, Rome, Italy
https://counterweave.com/
Education
CAE, Diploma & Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts, Completed 2012
Exhibition History
SOLO Exhibitions
Sept 2020 Sydney Contemporary, MELBOURNE STUDIOS #trudyrice #lisasewards (online exhibition)
Oct 2018 ‘In my Garden’, Port Jackson Press Print Gallery, Collingwood
Aug 2018 ‘Gardens’ Carlisle Street Art Gallery, St Kilda
Aug 2017 ‘Coming into Spring’ Little Window of Opportunity, Port Jackson Press Print Gallery
Feb 2016 Little Window of Opportunity, Port Jackson Press Print Gallery
July 2015 OCEANUS, Port Jackson Press Print Gallery
May 2014 DRAGONS & BANKSIAS, Firestation Print Studio
Sept/Oct 2012 FRAGILITY, Firestation Print Studio, Armadale, Victoria, Australia
Selected GROUP Exhibitions & Events
March 2020 Eagles Nest Gallery, Aireys Inlet
Feb 2020 ‘EDITIONS 2020’ Tacit Galleries
Oct 2019 Albert Park College Art Show
Sept 2019 Sydney Contemporary, MELBOURNE STUDIOS #trudyrice #lisasewards
May 2019 HISTORIA, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
May 2019 Lauriston Press Gallery, Collection
April 2019 LIONS CLUB, Lorne Surf Coast
Dec-Jan 2019 ‘Lustre’ Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
Oct 2018 Brunswick Street Gallery, Contemporary Impressions, Spring Edition
Oct 2018 Swiss by Natures, Swiss Festival, Eildon Manion, St Kilda
Oct 2018 Albert Park College Art Show
Sept 2018 Sydney Contemporary, MELBOURNE STUDIOS #trudyrice #lisasewards
Aug 2018 Surf Coast Shire Open Studio, Lorne, Victoria
July 2018 Winter Exhibition, Port Jackson Press Print Galery
June 2018 Overwintering, Firestation Print Studio & Migaloo Press
May 2018 Counterweave Arts Gallery and Workshop, Rome, ITALY
May 2018 Firestation in Florence, Fondazione II Bisonte, Florence, Italy & Firestation Print Studio
Feb 2018 Beauty of Beast, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
Dec 2017 Summer Impressions, Port Jackson Press Print Gallery
Nov 2017 Imaginings, Curated by Rona Green, Neospace, Collingwood
Nov 2017 Litho, Mono, Screen & Unique State Prints, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
Oct 2017 Albert Park College Art Show
June 2017 ‘Tracing the Line in Contemporary Art’, PORT JACKSON PRESS PRINT GALLERY
June 2017 Counterweave Arts Gallery and Workshop, Rome, ITALY
May 2017 Graeme Altmann Gallery, Advantage Road Exhibition
March 2017 LIONS CLUB, Lorne Surf Coast
March 2017 Global Oceans, Hahndorf Academy, South Australia
Nov-Jan 2016 ‘Proof’, PORT JACKSON PRESS PRINT GALLERY
Nov-Dec 2016 QUEENSCLIFF GALLERY & WORKSHOP
July 2016 ‘Contemporary Paper’, PORT JACKSON PRESS PRINT GALLERY
March 2016 LIONS CLUB, Lorne Surf Coast
Feb 2016 Window @ PORT JACKSON PRESS PRINT GALLERY
Dec 2015 ‘WRAP UP’, PORT JACKSON PRESS PRINT GALLERY
Dec 2015 ‘Glow Exhibition’ The Framing Salon, London (curated by Marguerite Brown)
Print Exchange
2020 EMOTIONS, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
2019 HISTORIA, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
2017 Rona Green Print Exchange ‘Imaginings’ 66 Prints
2017 Global Oceans, Hahndorf Academy, South Australian International Print Exchange
2016 Print Council of Australia, Australia wide print exchange
2016 Firestation Print Studio & Atlanta Printmakers Studio “Deep South & Down Under” Print Exchange
2016 The Lettered Print, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
2014 IPE Print Exchange
2014 Impresiones Gigantes Granada, Spain Print Exchange
Teaching Experience
Mar 2020 an introduction to Linocut Printing, online workshop, https://trudyrice.thinkific.com/collections
April 2020 make a Linocut Concertina Artists Book, https://trudyrice.thinkific.com/collections
Jan 2020 Solar Plate Etching 1:4, 1-day workshop, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
Sept 2019 Linocut Concertina Book 2-day workshop, Emerald Art Society, Victoria
July 2019 Solar Plate Etching 1-day workshop, Firestation Print Studio
July 2019 Solar Plate Etching 1:2, 1-day workshop, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
June 2019 Solar Plate Etching 1-day workshop, Firestation Print Studio
June 2019 Solar Plate Etching 2-day workshop, Firestation Print Studio
June 2019 Solar Plate Etching 1:2, 1-day workshop, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
April 2019 Solar Plate Etching 2-day workshop, Firestation Print Studio
March 2019 Solar Plate Etching 2-day workshop, Emerald Art Society, Victoria
Feb 2019 Solar Plate Etching 1:1, 1-day workshop, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
Jan 2019 Solar Plate Etching 1:1, 1-day workshop, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
Dec 2018 Solar Plate Etching 1:1, 1-day workshop, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
2018 CAE (Box Hill Institute) All Printmaking Techniques Cert III & IV
Sept 2018 Teenagers Dry point workshop, Studio Warehouse, Port Melbourne
Aug 2018 CAE Box Hill Institute, Solarplate Etching Masterclass
June 2018 Solar Plate Etching 2-day workshop, Emerald Art Society, Victoria
Feb 2018 Solar Plate Etching 2-day workshop, Wisteria Cottage, Tamborine Mountain, Queensland
June – Nov 2017 CAE (Box Hill Institute) All Printmaking Techniques Cert IV
June 2017 CAE Box Hill Institute, Solar Plate Etching Masterclass
Curator
2009 to present Curator/Convenor Albert Park Secondary College Art Show
April 2019 Lions Club of Lorne, Art Show
March 2018 Curator Lisa Sewards Solo Exhibition ‘Thousand kisses deep’ at 45 Downstairs Gallery, Melbourne CBD
2010 - 2012 Managed and curated exhibitions at the Firestation Print Studio Gallery
2010 Managed and curated the Melbourne Fashion Incubator Gallery at Melbourne Central, CBD
Commissions
Gumnut Gully pre-school cubby house mural
5.6mtr x 3mtr mural, Proper and Son café and the South Melbourne Market
8 metre artwork for Queens Domain Apartment Lobby
Landream Property, The International. Commissioned design of a homewares range to gift to new apartment owners
Collections
Artwork included in a unique state artist books assembled by the Firestation Print Studio, purchased by a private collector from Hardcastle, West Hobart as well as being acquired by the State Library (Victoria) and Stonnington Council Victoria.
Artwork included in a unique state artists book Firestation in Florence, acquired by the State Library (Victoria).
Work also acquired by the Olivia Newton John Cancer & Wellness Centre, Austin Hospital and various Private Collections.
Recent Publications & Interviews - Media https://trudyricecollection.com/pages/press
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Creative Women’s Circle
Interview (online)
April 2020
https://www.creativewomenscircle.com.au/creative-womens-circle/meet-trudy-rice
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Australian Home Beautiful Magazine
3 Page Article
Christmas Edition
Dec 2019
Featuring images from my studio
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The Age 2019
Good Weekend
April 2019
Featured Homewares
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The Financial Review 2019
Mother’s Day Gift Guide
April 2019
Featured Homewares
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In Conversation with Laura Kirkham
Port Jackson Press Print Gallery 2018
http://portjacksonpress.com.au/news/in-conversation-with-trudy-rice
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Artists Profile with The Store by Fairfax
https://email.thestore.com.au/3ZGB-DPJN-5B429FFB5B/cr.aspx
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Home Beautiful Magazine
Featured my Wallpaper and Homewares range
May 2017 Issue Page 65
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Brisbane Time
Overwintering Project, Featured Artwork
November 2018
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Lectures/Presentation/Public Speaking/Demonstrations
June 2019 Kardinia International College, Geelong, Senior Art Department
Aug 2017 Demonstration at the Lorne Information Centre during the Otway Open Studio
Nov 2016 Live printing demonstrations at STUDIO #Artist Proof
Aug 2016 Box Hill Institute, educational film about Solar Plate Etching
June 2016 Demonstration in Collins Place for the PRINT COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
May 2016 Council of Adult Education, Presentation/Talk about Solar Plate Etching
Jan 2011- present Artists’ Salon (Albert Park) – Trudy initiated this group to enable artists to share and critique their ideas and concepts in a supportive, confidential environment.
Awards & Selection
2017 Style Guide Winner, House & Garden Magazine (Dec issue)
2016 Best “Other Medium”, LIONS CLUB ART SHOW, Lorne Surf Coast
2015 Firestation Print Studio, Best Etching, Judged by Neil Wallace
2012 Firestation Print Studio, Best Mixed Media on Paper, Judged by Robert Clinch
2011 Firestation Print Studio, 2nd Prize Summer Salon, Judged Exhibition
Selected Prizes
2017 Selected for the Peebles Print Prize, Queenscliff Gallery
Public Artwork/Projects
2018 Florence artwork
2016 Work featured in the “BIRD” book, FPS, Acquired at the State Library of Victoria
2015 Bay Street Traders Association – Banners in Bay Street Project
2015 Waterfront Project, City of Port Phillip, ‘Art on the Fence’
2014 City of Port Phillip, Waterfront Activation Project, POSTCARDS TO PORT
2012 Property Development Analysis, Yarra Street office installation
Membership & Board appointments
Current Member of the National Association for Visual Artists (NAVA)
Current PCA – Print Council of Australia
Current Member of the Creative Womens Circle
2012 - 2015 President of the Firestation Print Studio
2011 - 2012 Secretary of the Firestation Print Studio
2010 - Current Firestation Print Studio Member, Armadale, Victoria
2010 - Current Warringah Print Studio, Sydney, NSW
Donated Works
Koala Tea Towel (all profits going to the Hanson Bay Koala Sanctuary in Kangaroo Island), Lungitude, Cancer Council, Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre, Collingwood College, Pink Lady (Breast Cancer), Lions Club of Lorne, Angelsea Flora & Fauna, Lighthouse Foundation, Care for Kids, Think Pink (Breast Cancer), Albert Park Secondary College, Albert Park Primary School, St Michaels Grammar School, Port Melbourne Primary School and The Margaret Pratt Foundation. | 
Trudy Rice in Mount View Art Show 
