ARTISTS | Lori Pensini

EXHIBITIONS CV

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.

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EXHIBITIONS:

Lori Pensini | Big Sky Country

June 3, 2022

With family being central to her fine art practice, Lori Pensini develops work which portrays strength of character, resilience and fortitude. Over many years, she has created a unique and distinctive 'language of flowers' which aligns the characteristics of local native botanicals with the virtues of her subjects. This new works includes a large series of portraits of men and women, boys and girls from her family, along with a number of panoramic landscape paintings.

I AM WOMAN | A Group Exhibition for International Women’s Day 2021

March 8, 2021

On International Women's Day 2021 we acknowledge the achievements of girls and women around the world. We celebrate those who ...

Wanderland | Lori Pensini

November 27, 2020

Gallerysmith is delighted to present Lori Pensini's solo exhibition at Gallerysmith this November.

The Language of Flowers | Lori Pensini

August 29, 2019

Throughout the history of the world civilisations have used botanical symbols and images. They have woven their forms into the cultural fabric of societies, embedding self and community expression through literature and art to form an unspoken crypto logical language... floriography - the language of flowers.

Bloom | Lori Pensini

September 6, 2018

ARTIST STATEMENT This body of works is as much an exploration of our colonial culture as it is my own…

CV:

Lori Pensini, born 1970

Education
1989 Certificate Architectural Drafting
2018 Natural History Illustration course, NSW

Solo exhibitions
2019
The Language of Flowers, Gallerysmith, VIC
Studio Gallery, Yallingup, WA

2018
Bloom, Gallerysmith, Melbourne
The Peace of Wild Things, Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park

2017
Studio Gallery Exhibition, Yallingup

2016
Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park
Art Space Corporative, Scarborough
Mater Dei College, WA

2015
Bunker Bay Dunsborough, WA

2011
McKenzie Gallery – Claremont, WA‘Dream Journals’

2010
Wentworth Galleries – Sydney NSW

2009
Florence, Italy- ‘Home Lies Wide A Thousand Miles’
Buderim, Queensland – Tiﬀany Jones Fine Art

2007
McKenzie Gallery – Claremont, WA

2006
McKenzie Gallery – Claremont, WA
Boranup Gallery – November, Margaret River, WA

2005
Lynne Wilton Gallery – Melbourne Vic
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 Wine Fest. WA
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

Group exhibitions
2019
Pilbara tour, Studio Gallery, WA

2018
Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park, WA
ArtSpace Collective, Scarborough WA

2017
Art Space Corporative, Scarborough, WA
Studio Gallery, Yallingup WA

2016
Studio Gallery Portrait Exhibition, Yallingup WA
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, WA
Rediscover 2016, Bunbury, WA
Southern Forrest Exhibit, Collie, WA

2015
Collie Art Gallery Photographic Exhibition, WA
Studio Gallery, Yallingup, WA
Gallows Gallery, Perth, WA
Collie Art Gallery, Portrait exhibition, WA
Hutchins Gallery, Hobart, TAS
Lethbridge Art Awards Exhibition, QLD
Cossack Art Awards Exhibition, WA
Salon De Refuse Portrait Exhibit- Perth, WA

2014
Tiﬀany Fine Art Gallery – Buderim QLD
Studio Gallery – Yallingup, WA
Cossack Art Awards Exhibition, WA
Lethbridge Art Awards Exhibition, QLD

2013
Kojonup Art Exhibition – Kojonup, WA

2011
Hale School Art Exhibition – Perth, WA
Art Extraordinaire – Bunbury

2009
Perth College – WA
She-scapes – Gallery82 – Adelaide SA

2007
Towoomba – Tiﬀany Jones Fine Art, Buderim, QSLD
Art Melbourne 07′ Lynne Wilton Gallery, VIC.

Awards

2020 Finalist, Gallipoli Art Prize, NSW

2020 Finalist, Collie Art Prize, Collie Art Gallery, WA

2020 Finalist, Perry Prize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery, NSW

2019 WINNER (Tom Fini Foundation Award), The Lester Prize, AGWA

2019 Finalist, Portia Geach Award, S.H Ervin Gallery, NSW

2019 Finalist, Kilgour Award, Newcastle Art Gallery, NSW

2019 Finalist, Gallipoli Prize, Gallipoli Memorial Club, NSW

2019 Finalist, RAS Landscape Prize, WA

2019 Finalist, Len Fox Portraiture Prize, Castlemaine Regional Art Gallery, VIC

2019 Finalist, Lethbridge Award, QLD

2018 Semi Final, Doug Moran Portrait Prize, NSW

2018 People’s Choice, Kilgour Portrait Prize, NSW

2018 Highly Commended, Bruny18, Bruny Island, TAS

2018 Finalist, Bruny18, Bruny Island Art Prize, TAS

2018 Finalist, Black Swan Portraiture Prize, WA

2018 Finalist, Kilgour Portrait Prize, NSW

2018 Finalist, Lethbridge 10,000 Art Award, QLD

2018 Finalist, $50,000 Collie Art Award WA

2018 Finalist, Gallipoli Art Award, NSW

2018 Finalist, Minnawarra Art Award, Armidale, WA

2017 Finalist, Lethbridge 10,000 Art Award, QLD

2017 Semi Final, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, NSW

2017 Finalist, Black Swan Portraiture Prize, WA

2017 Finalist, Kilgour National Portrait Prize, NSW

2017 Finalist, Royal Perth Show Landscape Award, WA

2017 Finalist, Minnawarra Art Award, Armidale, WA

2017 Finalist, Cossack Art Award, Cossack, WA

2016 Finalist, Lethbridge 10000 Art Award, QLD

2016 Finalist, Black Swan Portraiture Prize, WA

2016 Finalist, Minnawarra Art Award, Armidale, WA

2015 Finalist, Lethbridge 10,000 Art Award, QLD

2015 Semi Final, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, NSW

2015 WINNER, Digital Portrait Photographic Award, WA

2015 Finalist, Hutchins Works on Paper Award, TAS

2015 Selection, Salon De Refuse, Black Swan Prize, WA

2014 Finalist, Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award

2014 Semi Finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

2014 WINNER, Cossack Art Award, WA

2013 Finalist, Art Quench Gallery- USA. Depicting Contemporary Life & The Urban Experience

2013 Semi finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, NSW

2013 Special Recognition, Art Quench Gallery-USA, The Urban Experience

2012 Finalist, Contemporary Artists Volume 5. USA

2012 Finalist, Artivita – World Wide Art – California

2012 Honorable mention, Artivita – World Wide Art – California

2012 Peoples Choice—RAS Perth Royal Show, Shell Agricultural Award

2011 Finalist, Nannup Art Prize, Nannup WA

2011 WINNER, RAS Exhibition–Williams – Best oil. Rural Theme

2002 Finalist, RAS Perth Royal Shell Agricultural Art Award

2001 WINNER Cossack Acquisitive Art Awards -Best Oil Landscape. Judge – Ken Done

2000 WINNER, Acquisitive Art Awards Hamersley Iron – Best Oil Landscape. Judge-Robert Juniper

1999 WINNER Cossack Acquisitive Art Awards

1998 WINNER Cossack Acquisitive Art Awards – Pilbara

1998 WINNER Agricultural Society Art Awards, Geraldton

1998 Finalist, Shell Royal Perth Show Ag. Society Art Awards

1998 WINNER, Geraldton Rotary Art Awards, Best landscape

1997 Honourable mention, Geraldton Rotary Art Awards

NEWS:

LORI PENSINI WINS KILGOUR PRIZE

September 1, 2021

We are very excited to announce that LORI PENSINI has won the $50,000 Kilgour Prize. Curated and hosted by Newcastle…

LORI PENSINI ARTIST PROFILE + Q&A

October 20, 2020

Lori Pensini’s painting practice reflects the experience of living on pastoral land in remote Western Australia. Born in 1970 in Narrogin…

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