Lori Pensini

1970 | Western Australia

Lori Pensini’s painting practice reflects the experience of living on pastoral land in remote Western Australia. Driven by her connection to place and the narrative of her family, Pensini’s figurative practice has been shortlisted for a number of prestigious prizes including the Doug Moran Prize, the Black Swan and the Kilgour Portrait Prize.

AVAILABLE WORKS

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Lori Pensini

born 1970. Lives Boyup Brook, WA

Education

1989 Certificate Architectural Drafting

2018 Natural History Illustration course, NSW

Solo Exhibitions

2022 Big Sky Country, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

2021 Wildflower, Studio Gallery, Yallingup, WA

2020 Wanderland, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

2020 The Secret Garden, Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park, WA

2019 The Language of Flowers, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

2019 Nectar, Studio Gallery, Yallingup, WA

2018 Bloom, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

2018 The Peace of Wild Things, Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park, WA

2017 Easter 2017 Exhibition, Studio Gallery, Yallingup, WA

2016 Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park, WA

2016 Species Deceasies, Art Space Corporative, Scarborough, WA

2016 Mater Dei College, Edgewater, WA

2015 Bunker Bay Dunsborough, WA

2011 Dream Journals, McKenzie Gallery, Claremont, WA

2010 On Flights of Fancy, Wentworth Galleries, Sydney, NSW

2009 Home Lies Wide a Thousand Miles, Florence, Italy

2009 Babes in the Wood, Tiffany Jones Fine Art, Buderim, Queensland

2007 Dream Journals, McKenzie Gallery, Claremont, WA

2006 McKenzie Gallery, Claremont, WA

2006 Boranup Gallery, Margaret River, WA

2005 A Fortunate Life, Lynne Wilton Gallery, Melbourne, Vic

2005 A Fortunate Life, Narrogin Regional Art Gallery, Narrogin, WA

2004 St Bernards, Kojonup, WA

2003 McKenzie Gallery, Claremont, WA

2002 Pilbara Fine Art Gallery, Karratha, WA

2001 Boranup Gallery-Margaret River, WA

2001 McKenzie Art Gallery, Claremont, WA

2000 Pilbara Fine Art Gallery, Karratha, WA

1999 Giralia Station Variety Club Bash, Exmouth, WA

1995 Pilbara Fine Art Gallery, Karratha, WA

Award & Group Exhibitions

2022

Finalist, Salon Des Refuse, SH Ervin Gallery, Millers Point, NSW

Finalist, The Jury Prize, The Junction Co & Courthouse Gallery, Port
Hedland, WA

Finalist, Omnia Prize, St Kevin’s College, Toorak, VIC

Finalist, Gallipoli Prize, Gllipoli Memorial Club, Sydney, NSW

Finalist, SWAN Award, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Swan Hill, VIC

Finalist, Len Fox Award, Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC

Finalist, Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook, NSW

2021

Semi Finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Sydney, NSW

Semi Finalist, Portia Geach Portrait Prize, Sydney, NSW

People’s Choice, Clayton Utz Prize, Paddington, QLD

WINNER, Kilgour Portrait Prize, Newcastle, NSW

Finalist, Minnawarra Art Prize, WA

Finalist, Gallipoli Art Prize, NSW

2020

Finalist, Collie Art Prize, Collie Art Gallery, WA

Finalist, Lethbridge 20,000, QLD,

Finalist, The Jury Prize, WA

Finalist, Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, NSW

Finalist, Gallipoli Prize, NSW

Finalist, Perry Prize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery, NSW

Highly Commended, The Lethbridge 20,000, QLD

WINNER, The Lester Portrait Prize, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, WA

Finalist, Kilgour Portrait Prize, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW

WINNER, The Jury Prize, The Junction Co & Courthouse Gallery, Port
Headland, WA

Highly Commended, Lethbridge 20,000, QLD

ION II – In Our Nature, Lost Eden Creative, Dwellingup, WA

2019

WINNER (Tom Fini Foundation Award), The Lester Prize, AGWA, WA

Finalist, The Lester Prize, AGWA, WA

Finalist, RAS Landscape Prize, WA

Finalist, Portia Geach Award, S.H Ervin Gallery, NSW

Finalist, Len Fox Portraiture Prize, Castlemaine Gallery, VIC

Finalist, Kilgour Art Award, Newcastle Art Gallery, NSW

Finalist, Lethbridge 20000, Lethbridge Gallery, QLD

Finalist, Gallipoli Prize, Gallipoli Memorial Club, NSW

Pilbara tour, Studio Gallery, WA

2018

Finalist, Doug Moran Portrait Prize, NSW

Finalist & People’s Choice, Kilgour Portrait Prize, NSW

Highly Commended, Bruny18, Bruny Island, TAS

Finalist, Bruny18, Bruny Island Art Prize, TAS

Finalist, Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, WA

Finalist, Lethbridge 10000 Art Award, QLD

Finalist, $50,000 Collie Art Award, WA

Finalist, Gallipoli Art Award, NSW

Finalist, Minnawarra Art Award, Armidale, WA

2017

Finalist, Lethbridge 10000 Art Award, QLD

Semi Finalist, Doug Moran Nation Portrait Prize, NSW

Finalist, Black Swan Portrait Prize, WA

Finalist, Kilgour National Portrait Prize, NSW

Finalist, Royal Perth Show Landscape Award, WA

Finalist, Minnawarra Art Award, Armidale, WA

Finalist, Cossack Art Award, Cossack, WA

Beyond The Guilded Cage, Art Space Collective, Scarborough, WA

2016

Finalist, Lethbridge 10000 Art Award, QLD

Finalist, Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, WA

Finalist, Minnawarra Art Award, Armidale, WA

2015

Finalist, Lethbridge 10000 Art Award, QLD

Semi Final, Doug Moran Nation Portrait Prize, NSW

WINNER, Digital Portrait Photographic Award, WA

Finalist, Hutchins Works on Paper Award, TAS

Selection, Salon De Refuse. Black Swan Prize, Perth WA

2014

Finalist, Lethridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award, QLD

Semi Finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, NSW

WINNER, Cossack Art Award, WA

2013

Finalist, Art Quench Gallery- USA. Depicting Contemporary Life & The
Urban Experience, USA

Finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, NSW

Special Art Quench Gallery-USA. Recognition (Contemporary) . The Urban
Experience, USA

2012

Finalist, Contemporary Artists Volume 5. USA

Finalist, Artivita, Worldwide Art, California, USA

Honorable mention, Artivita, Worldwide Art, California, USA

2011

Finalist, Nannup Art Prize, Nannup WA

Hale School Art Exhibition, Perth, WA

Art Extraordinaire, Bunbury Catholic College, Bunbury, WA

2009

24th Annual Exhibition, Perth College, Perth, WA

She-scapes, Gallery82 – Adelaide SA

2007

Towoomba, Tiffany Jones Fine Art, Buderim, QLD

Art Melbourne 07, Lynne Wilton Gallery, VIC

2002

WINNER, People’s Choice—RAS Perth Royal Show, Shell Agricultural Award,
Perth, WA

WINNER, RAS Exhibition–Williams, Perth, WA

Finalist, RAS Perth Royal Shell Agricultural Art Award, Perth, WA

2001

WINNER, Cossack Acquisitive Art Award, Cossack, WA

2000

WINNER, Acquisitive Art Awards Hamersley Iron, Cossack, WA

1999

WINNER, Cossack Acquisitive Art Awards, Cossack, WA

1998

WINNER, Cossack Acquisitive Art Award, Cossack, WA

WINNER, Shell Royal Perth Show Ag. Society Art Awards, Perth, WA

Finalist, Shell Royal Perth Show Ag. Society Art Awards, Perth, WA

WINNER, Geraldton Rotary Art Awards, Perth, WA

1997

Honorable mention, Geraldton Rotary Art Awards, Geraldton, WA

Collections:

Hamersley Iron Mining

Medical Group Geraldton

Pilbara Development Commission

Rio Tinto

Robe River Mining

Robe River Pastoral co

Shire of Roebourne

Titan Resources

Worsley Alumina