ARTISTS | Rachel Coad
Known for her figurative paintings Rachel Coad evokes a sense of nostalgia and timelessness in her works. Her subjects are deeply human, with a focus on everyday gestures, expressions and body language. Coad renders old souls that exude wisdom beyond their years, their eyes hinting of secrets only they know.
Figuration offers a vehicle for Coad to delve into existentialism, and the engagement of viewer to subject is key to the success of her work. Her monumental-scaled work is characterised by a limited palette and subtle tonal shifts.
Rachel Coad’s career has spanned over 20 years, in which time she has shown in both Australia and the UK. She was awarded the $50,000 Black Swan Prize for portraiture in 2016. In addition, she has been shortlisted for numerous awards including the Metro 5 Award on two occasions (2006, 2007) and the Albany Art Prize. At the end of 2013, Coad was shortlisted for the BankWest Painting Prize and was voted as the winner of the People’s Choice.
Exhibitions:
Season | Rachel Coad
XV: PAST PRESENT FUTURE
I AM WOMAN | International Women’s Day 2021
Flock | Rachel Coad
Restoration | Rachel Coad
DENFAIR 2017 | art and design fair in Melbourne
DENFAIR is a boutique art and design fair held over three days in Melbourne. The fair presents a carefully curated selection…
District | Rachel Coad
Juncture | Rachel Coad
Frontier | Rachel Coad
CV:
born 1971, Western Australia
1989–91 Diploma in Art and Design, WA Met. School of Art and Design
1992–93 Travel UK
1994–03 Illustrator and designer, The West Australian Newspaper
5-year Residency at Customs House, Fremantle
2009 Propel Youth Arts Mentor
2010 Studio Escalier, Paris, Winter at the Louvre drawing program
2019 Flock, Studio preview, Fremantle, WA,
Flock, Gallerysmith, VIC
2015 District, Gallerysmith, VIC
2014 Juncture, Gallerysmith, VIC
2012 Rachel Coad, Perth Galleries, WA
Frontier, Gallerysmith, VIC
2011 New Work, ROA Gallery, London
2010 New Paintings, Gunyulgup Galleries, WA
Legacy, Perth Galleries, WA
2009 Pack, Gallery 27, London
2008 Gunyulgup Galleries, WA
2007 Clusters, Perth Galleries, WA
2006 Narrative, Gunyulgup Galleries, WA
2005 48 King St, Perth, WA
2004 Murray St, Perth, WA
2016
Bankwest Art Prize – finalist
2015
Black Swan Prize for Portraiture – finalist
Bankwest Art Prize – finalist
2013
Bankwest Art Prize – finalist and winner of People’s Choice Award
Albany Art Prize, – finalist
2012
Perth Galleries, WA
2011
Artitude open category – winner 2010
Wagner Art Gallery, NSW
Melbourne Art Fair, Perth Galleries
Holmes a Court Gallery, Ten, WA
2007
Mine Own Executioner, Mundaring Arts Centre, WA
Metro 5 Art Award – finalist Vic
2006
Metro 5 Art Award – finalist
2004
2003
Katanning Art Prize – Highly commended
1997
2015 The Age, In the Galleries, review of District by Dan Rule, 15 August, 15
2012 The West Australian, ‘Fight and Flight’ by Lyn Diceiero
2012 The Age, In the Galleries, by Dan Rule
2010 Legacy burnt into artist’s approach, The West Australian, Review by Ric Spencer, May 21
My Space, The West Weekend Magazine, March
Face to Face, Insite Magazine, Spring, p. 204
Expat Eye, Australian Art Market Report, issue one, 2010
2009 This is London Magazine
In London
The London Paper – Meet the artist
The Australian Times, London – Coad breaking
The West Australian – Artists puts expats in big picture
2007 The West Australian– Portraits from face-to-face
Artists Chronicle– Cover image, Nov
RTR Fm radio interview
The Fremantle Gazette – “Rachel shines again”
2006 The Fremantle Herald – “Ms Coad cracks it”
The Fremantle Gazette – “Young artist in hunt for coveted national prize”
2005 The West Australian– “WA pair up for prize”
The Great Outdoors, channel 7 – Painting featured in The Outram Hotel
2004 PostcardsWA – Gallery interview and review – channel 9
2003 Perth Woman Magazine – Artscape “Moving pictures”
2002 The West Australian– “Artist frames brothers”, Portrait of the Mickelberg Brothers
Holmes a Court Collection
Cromwell Collection
Santa Maria College Collection
Private collections: Australia, Holland, Hong Kong Singapore, USA, UK and Japan
News:
RACHEL COAD SHORTLISTED FOR AUSTRALIA’S RICHEST PORTRAIT PRIZE
Rachel Coad is one of just 30 artists who has been shortlisted for Australia's richest award exhibition, the Doug Moran National Portrait…
Rachel Coad wins the $50,000 Black Swan Prize
Rachel Coad has been awarded the 2016 at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Her winning portrait of fellow artist…
Rachel Coad at Janet Holmes A Court Gallery
Janet Holmes a Court Gallery at Vasse Felix is hosting a solo exhibition of Rachel Coad which opens in June.…