Sally Stoneman

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Biography

Stoneman studied Art Education at the Western Australian Institute of Technology and has a Graduate Diploma in Art Education from Mount Lawley College of Advanced Education in 1982 and studied at National Art School in 1983. Sally has exhibited many times with Sculpture by the Sea both in Cottesloe and Bondi, as well as Sculpture at Bathers. She was a finalist in the Black Swan Portrait Prize in 2014 and selected for the Salon in 2016. Selected for the Perth Royal Art Prize in 2019 and 2020. She was awarded The Western Australian Sculpture Scholarship in 2018 at SXS, Cottesloe. A Travelling Scholarship to China from the City of Perth in 2012. Her work is represented in the Tianfu Museum in Chengdu, China; Kings Pk Botanical Gardens; Wadjemup Museum; A.H. Bracks Library in Melville, W.A.; Willinga Park, A.C.T.; Shopping Centre in Coffs Harbour, N.S.W. and many private collections.

Solo Exhibitions

2011
Eucalyptus and other Leaves
Paintings and sculpture exhibited at Nyisztor Contemporary Art Gallery, Melville, W.A.

2007
Diversions
Exhibition of paintings with Jo Bowman at Moores building, Fremantle, W.A.

Group Exhibitions

2021
ION II Lost Eden Gallery
softly, Harshly #3

2021
Wadjemup Museum, Rottnest
softly, Harshly 1 on exhibit for the year

2021
Melville Contemporary Art Prize
Softly, Harshly #3

2021
Natural Exchanges - Ellenbrook Gallery
Paintings and sculpture exhibited exploring environmental fragility

2020
Sculpture by the Sea - Cottesloe
Echos

2020
Sculpture at Bathers
Softly, Harshly 1

2020
Busselton Art Award - Finalist
Softly, Harshly #2

2019
Sculpture by the Sea - Cottesloe
Flame

2019
Sculpture by the Sea - Bondi
Echos - consisting of three groupings of forms created from Dingo proof fencing wire

2018
Sculpture by the Sea - Cottesloe
Seed - awarded the Sculpture scholarship for $10,000 from Gavin Bunning and Julianne Penny

2018
Sculpture by the Sea - Bondi
Flame constructed from Dingo proof fencing wire and consisting of three forms within each other

2017
Sculpture by the Sea - Bondi
Tumbleweeds - 3 wire forms constructed from the Rabbit proof fence with crocheted copper wire leaves and aluminium wire attached to create surface decoration

2017
Sculpture by the Sea
'Tumbleweed' exhibited at Cottesloe, W.A.

2016
Sculpture by the Sea
Exhibited at Cottesloe with work titled 'Echo of the Lanscape'

2016
Black Swan Portrait Prize
'Portrait of Lex Randolph' exhibited in the 'Salon' at Brookfield Towers in CBD, Perth.

2016
Busselton Art Award
Exhibited a painted work titled 'Fragile Land' at the Busselton Regional Art Gallery

2015
Sculpture by the Sea
'Boulders' created from fire ravaged recycled fencing wire, exhibited at Cottesloe, W.A.

2015
'Portals'
West Australian Maritime Museum, Fremantle. Group show of work related to the port of Fremantle curated by Lorraine Spencer Pichette.

2015
SCENE
Nyisztor Gallery, Melville, W.A.

2014
'Pod'
An exhibition curated by Lorraine Spencer Pichette exploring Fremantle's history and connection to the Moores Building.

2014
Black Swan Portrait Prize
Black Swan Portrait prize finalist with work titled 'Portrait of John Cullinane', exhibited at Linton and Kay, Perth.

2014
Fashioninf Forms: The Craft of Making
Signature event for the opening of the Perth Fashion Festival at Gallery Central, Perth. My work was knitted copper wire garments titled 'It's a wrap'.

2013
Castaways Sculpture Exhbition, Rockingham foreshore, W.A.
Castaways Sculpture Exhbition, Rockingham foreshore, W.A.

2012
Wanneroo Art Awards
My sculpture titled 'Beacon' won Highly Commended at the Wanneroo Art Gallery Wanneroo, W.A.

2010
Castaways Sculpture Exhibition
Castaways Sculpture Exhibition, Rockingham foreshore, W.A.

1993
Feminisms - curated by Nikki Miller at PICA, Perth, W.A.
Feminisms - curated by Nikki Miller at PICA, Perth, W.A.

Awards

2018
Sculpture by the Sea Sculpture Scholarship
$10,000 sculpture scholarship for travelling or research from CottesloeSXS.

2012
Wanneroo Art Award - highly commended for Sculpture
Wanneroo Art Award - highly commended for Sculpture

Collections

Tianfu Museum, Chengdu, China,

Private collections

SEED

BOULDERS

TUMBLEWEED

Commissions

2018
'Hope'

2017
Kings Park Botanical Gardens Ephemeral Art Project

Galleries

Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park

Publications

2014
The Financial Times
Review of the exhibition The Black Swan Portrait Prize published an image of my painting of John Cullinane

2020
Art Geo Artist interview
Posted on their website

2020
Warhola Mag
Interview on Instagram

2019
Sunday Times_ Home_Photo Finish
Published 24/2/2019

2018
City of Melville
'A Makers Portrait' Video interview based on 'SEED' and available on their website

2018
West Australian Newspaper
Sculpture by the Sea winning Sculpture Scholarship

2018
West TV
Interview when I won the Sculpture Scholarship at Cottesloe Beach 3/3/18

Residencies

2012
Chengdu China - artist residency - Friendship conference
Chengdu China - artist residency - Friendship conference

1981
Mundaring Artist in Residence, Mundaring, W.A.
Mundaring Artist in Residence, Mundaring, W.A.

Sally Stoneman
Fibre textiles, Painting, Sculpture

Artist Statement

The Australian cultural landscape informs her art practise which encompasses sculpture, fibre works and painting. Her Sculptural works explore the use of the Vermin Proof fencing wire which is both a literal and metaphorical symbol of colonisation. Recent works reference our relationship to environmental fragility and incorporate various natural materials.