ARTISTS | LISA SEWARDS
Lisa Sewards is a Melbourne artist who has followed traditional intaglio methods using drypoint, acids, copper and zinc plates over her decade long career. More recently, Sewards has begun working with a non-toxic, water and UV based technique called solar plate etching.
Delicate images drawn by her are etched onto metal backed solar plates. Her favoured Charbonnel inks of blacks and prussian blue are hand wiped onto the plate that is pulled through an etching press. Sewards has mastered creating light and luminous backgrounds to her works, many of which include human figure silhouettes.
Holding place in shortlists for multiple acquisitive art awards in Australia and New York, Sewards has exhibited solo and group exhibitions since 2012. Her work has been acquired by the State Library of Victoria and the Australian War Memorial. We are delighted to announce that Gallerysmith will now represent Sewards exclusively in Australia.
Exhibitions:
GOLD CHIP | one-night-only exhibition
Gallerysmith closes the 2023 curtain on December 12 with the annual exhibition, GOLD CHIP. At this one-night-only event, the gallery presents…
DRIFTW O O D | Lisa Sewards
XV: PAST PRESENT FUTURE
CV:
LISA SEWARDS
lives Melbourne, Australia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 DRIFTW O O D, Gallerysmith, Melbourne
2021 SHORT STORIES, fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
2019 Spun Stories, Tacit Galleries, Collingwood
2018 Thousand kisses deep, fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
2017 Cloudy Memory, LWOO, Port Jackson Press Gallery Fitzroy
2016 STRINGS, LWOO, Port Jackson Press Print Gallery, Fitzroy
2015 Flight from Silence, fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
2013 White Parachute, fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
SELECTED CURATED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 FPS Artist Book Prize Recipient Exhibition, Firestation Print Studio, Melbourne
2020 Journeys and Discoveries, Bayside Gallery, Brighton
2020 Editions, Tacit Galleries Collingwood
2020 ‘Here’ Group Show by invitation, fortyfivedownstairs Gallery (online)
2019 ‘FEATURE ARTIST’ Editions, Tacit Galleries, Collingwood
2019 SMALL, fortyfivedownstairs Gallery, Melbourne
2019 Out of Slumber, Queenscliff Gallery, Queenscliff
2019 GUEST ARTIST – Small works lounge, Gallerysmith, North Melbourne
2019 Goddesses, Counterweave Arte Gallery, Rome, Italy
2018 SMALL, fortyfivedownstairs Gallery, Melbourne
2017 Great Authors Print Exchange, Queenscliff Gallery
2017 Inaugurazione, Counterweave Arte Galleria, Rome Italy
2017 Gippsland Print Award, SALE Gallery
2017 45 at 45, fortyfivedownstairs Gallery, Melbourne
2017 Unique Magic, Media House Gallery, The AGE, Curator Jacqueline Taylor OAM, Melbourne
2017 Unique States, Queenscliff Gallery, Queenscliff
2016 Creatures, Queenscliff Gallery, Queenscliff
2016 Proof, Port Jackson Press Print Gallery, Fitzroy
2015 Gippsland Print Award, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale
2015 Intersection–The Art of Motherhood, Red Gallery, Fitzroy
ART AWARDS | PRIZES
2023 Shortlisted, Gippsland Print Award, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Victoria (announced on August 28, 2023)
2023 Finalist, WAMA Art Prize, Ararat Gallery TAMA, Victoria
2023 Finalist, Banyule Works on Paper Award, Melbourne
2022 WINNER, FPS Biennial Book Prize, text category, Firestation Print Studio, Melbourne
2022 Finalist, Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize, Melbourne
2021 Finalist, Burnie Print Prize, Acquisitive, Tasmania
2021 Finalist, Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
2020 WINNER, Curators Choice Award, APC Art Show, Port Melbourne
2019 Finalist, Burnie Print Prize, Tasmania
2019 Finalist, Peebles Print Prize, Queenscliff Gallery, Queenscliff
2018 Finalist, 45th Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook
2018 Finalist, Collins Place & AMP Capital Art Prize, Melbourne
2017 Finalist, 11th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, CCP (Center for Contemporary Printmaking USA) Judge Freyda Spira, Ass Curator Drawings & Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC
2017 Finalist, Peebles Print Prize, Queenscliff Gallery, Queenscliff
2016 WINNER, Printmaking Section, Flinders Art Show, Flinders
2016 Finalist, NAB Flanagan Acquisitive Art Prize, Ballarat
2016 WINNER – Printmaking Category, APC Art Show, Port Melbourne (Judges Callum Morton, Head Fine Arts Monash University and Kate Ryan, Curator at NGV Melbourne)
2015 WINNER, Best Etching, Summer Salon, Firestation Print Studio
2015 Finalist, Hutchins Works on Paper Acquisitive Award, Hobart
2015 Finalist, M Collection Award, Acquisitive, Gallerysmith
2015 Finalist, International Miniature Print Exhibition, Manhattan Graphics, New York USA (Judged by Sarah Suzuki, Curator Drawing+Prints MoMA, NYC
2014 Finalist, The M Collection Award, Gallerysmith, Nth Melbourne
2012 WINNER, APC Art Prize, Albert Park
PUBLICATIONS | EDITORIALS
2020 Editorial, THE RIP Newspaper, SNOW GLOBE exhibition REGIONAL VIC
2019 Q&A Print Council of Australia Blog, Featured Artist/ Editions with IMPRINT Editor Andrew Stephens
2019 Catalogue Essay “Spun Stories” written by Keith Lawrence plus 16 page exhibition publication produced by Tacit Galleries
2019 Editorial ‘Solar Plate Printmaking at Sydney Contemporary’ Alana Wilson, Editor, Byron Arts Magazine #
2019 Editorial “The story behind the print” Issue no. 8 Pressing Matters magazine, London UK
2018 Thousand kisses deep Exhibition Preview, ART GUIDE AUSTRALIA, by Anna Dunnill, Independent arts writer March/April edition
2018 Q&A Print Council of Australia Blog, Thousand kisses deep exhibition, with IMPRINT Editor Andrew Stephens
2017 Contribution to Royal Prince Albert Hospital (NSW) Arterie Project
2017 Q&A Print Council of Australia, interview by Andrew Stephens, Editor Imprint, for Cloudy Memory, PCA website and blog
2017 AGE Newspaper Peebles Print Prize exhibition article: ‘Parajelly’ artwork featured as a Finalist
2017 Bellarine Times ‘Printing for honour’ article by Courtney Jones; ‘Parajelly’ artwork featured
2012 Editorial, Owl exhibition, summer ed IMPRINT,Print Council of Aust
2016 STRINGS, Australia Print Council’s 50 years of Print publication
2016 BIRD, etchings incl hand bound Artist Books produced by FPS, acquired by State Library (VIC) & Stonnington Council (VIC)
2015 AGE newspaper, May 15 – featured exhibition ‘Flight from Silence’ exhibition (including ‘Tribute: war pigeons’ artwork image)
2015 Editorial ‘Fight from Silence’ exhibition, Bayside Leader Newspaper May 12 by Jon Andrews
2015 Art ALMANAC May, Featured exhibition ‘Flight from Silence’
2015 Interview on Arts Program 3MBS discussing ‘Flight from Silence’
2015 ‘Collaboration Article’ co-authored with Anna Taylor, Australian Print Council IMPRINT, Winter edition
2015 Tassie Mercury Newspaper Sept 13th ‘Paper returns to fold’ article, Hutchins Award by Clyde Selby
2014 Catalogue Essay, White Parachute exhibition, by Dr Julie Cotter – featured in IMPRINT summer
2013/4 edition: Image + Identity (page 20) IMPRINT article featured exhibition images
2013 Profile, White Parachute exhibition, Art ALMANAC July edition
2013 Editorial, ‘Art takes place in history’ (White Parachute exhibition) by Jon Andrews, Bayside Leader Newspaper
2013 Age M Magazine, profile by Erin Munro, White Parachute
2013 3MBS FM Radio, in discussion with Jacqui Grantford, Artsbeat program Saturday June 29th
ART FAIRS
2023 Sydney Contemporary with Firestation Print Studios, Paper Contemporary, Carriageworks, Sydney
2022 Sydney Contemporary, Paper Contemporary, Carriageworks, Sydney
2019 Sydney Contemporary, Invitation by Print Council of Australia, Carriageworks
2018 Sydney Contemporary, Invitation by Print Council of Australia, Carriageworks
COLLECTIONS
Australian War Memorial, ACT
State Library of Victoria
Hardcourt Homestead, Tasmania
MGC Contemporary Print Collection, Manhattan NYC
Stonnington City Council
