Biography
Pippa Lightfoot is an award-winning artist specialising in oil painting and printmaking. One of Western Australia’s most experienced artists and art educators, she studied in Perth and London and holds a Bachelor of Fine Art and Masters Degree in Fine Art, Curtin University. She has won several National Awards including the prestigious Perth International Prize for Drawing; the National Book Design Award (twice) and Open Print Award PAWA; and was Highly Commended Finalist (twice) in the Fremantle Print Award. In 2021 she won an award in the Claremont Art Awards and was acquired by the City of Melville Art Collection.
Lightfoot was Returning Artist in Residence in Venice 2019 and her artwork was acquired for their prestigious permanent collection.
Collections
City of Melville
National Gallery of Australia
National Gallery of Australia
Galleries
Art Gallery of WA
National Library of Australia
Artbank
Kerry Stokes Collection
The Holmes a'Court Collection
Cruthers Collection
Curtin University
Edith Cowan University
Australian Print Workshop Melbourne
Royal Perth Hospital
Publications
2021
Art Gallery of WA - Archive Project
Pippa Lightfoot Artist
Essay commissioned by AGWA
written by Dr Christopher Crouch
Residencies
2019
Returning Artist in Residence, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica VENICE
3 months self-directed project (Artists Book) working in the Scuola Di Grafica studios in Canareggio, VENICE. Work Acquired for the prestigious Scuola di Grafica Collection.
2016
Curtin Associate (Fine Art Printmaking)
3 months self-directed Lithography project working in Curtin University Printmaking Studios, prior to Venice Residency.
2016
Artist in Residence - Scuola Internazionale di Grafica VENICE
2 months self -directed project working in Scuola Di Grafica studios- Cannareggio VENICE