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Name SONJA JACK
Vocation AUSTRALIAN ARTIST
Phone 07 5573 0735 or 0405959425
Email sonja_jack@msn.com
Web www.sonjajack.com
Date of Birth Born - Melbourne.
Lives Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Education 2002 'Oil Painting Workshops,'-Marcel Desbiens.
'Fundamental Business Course For Artist,'
('mARTina's Studio,' Palm Beach, Qld.)
1988 Workshop with David Pollson.
1972-74 Certificate in Commercial Art,-College of Art, Bris.
Employment 2000-Present. Full time, self employed Artist.
1977 Worked with Eugene Del'Mace,(Member of 'The Royal
Academy of London')on 3 Dimensional Figurines and
1976 Owned men's wear business,'Alzass.'Designed screen
printed fabrics. Palm Beach, Gold Coast, Qld.
1975 Free-lance Commercial Artist, Gold Coast and Brisbane
areas.
Gallery representation 2000-Present 'Bruce Watling Galleries,' Southport, Qld.
Individual exhibitions 2005 'Stepping Stones,'- Gatton Shire Davson Art
Gallery,(June/July)
2003 'Visual Feast,'-Cafe Arts, Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
(Month of May)
2003 'Just Me,'- 'Chef's In,on Boundary,'Springhill,
Brisbane,
(8th of November, - 5th, of December.)
Selected group exhibitions 2007 'Warick Art Prize' Warwick, Qld.
'Gold Coast Art Show' Gold Coast, Qld.
'Springfest Art Show' Palm Beach/Currumbin, Qld.
'Border Art Prize' Gold Coast City Art Gallery' Qld.
2006 'Stanthorpe Art Festival'Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery.
'Art Expo' Brisbane.
'Warick Art Prize' Warwick, Qld.
'Gold Coast Show' Southport, Qld.
'Springfest Art Show'Palm Beach/Currumbin, Qld.
2005 'Laidley Shire Art Show,' Laidley, Qld.
'Springfest Art Show,'Palm Beach /Currumbin, Qld.
"Warwick Art Prize,' Warwick, Qld.
'The Gold Coast Art Show,' Gold Coast Show,Qld.
'The Border Art Prize,'The Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
'John Flynn Private Hospital Art Show,' Gold Coast, Qld.
'R.N.A. visual arts show, Brisbane, Qld.
'Courier Mail Art Show' Brisbane, Qld.
2004 'Warwick Art Prize,' Warwick Art Gallery,Qld.
'Springfest Art Show,' Palm Beach /Currumbin,Qld.
'Gold Coast Art Show,' Gold Coast Show, Qld.
'Nudgee College Art Excellence Award,'Brisbane,
'Twin Towns Art Prize,' Tweed City, NSW.
'Stanthorpe Art Festival,'Stanthorpe Regional Art
Gallery, Stanthorpe, Qld.
'Courier Mail Art Show,' Brisbane, Qld.
2003 'The Churchie,'emerging art exhibition. Anglican Church
Grammar School.Brisbane.
2002-03 'Courier Mail Art Show,' Brisbane, Qld.
'Springfest,' Art Show. Palm Beach/Currumbin, Qld.
2003 'Redland Art Awards,' Redlands Community Cultural Centre,
Cleveland, Qld.
2002 'Nifsan-Gold Coast Signature Art Prize,'G.C.Council
Chambers. Qld.
'Here We Art,' Lovett Gallery, Palm Beach, Qld.
'Art Show,' Robina Community Centre. Robina, Qld.
2001-04 'The Border Art Prize,' The Gold Coast City Art Gallery
and Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, N.S.W.
'Gold Coast Art Show,' G.C.Show, Southport. Qld.
2001 'Life's a Beach,' Art Prize. Christian Church, Currumbin.
2000 'Watling-VonBibra Art Award,' Bruce Watling Galleries.
Southport, Qld.
'Tropicarnival Open Art Prize,' R.Q.A.S. Broadbeach, Qld.
'Evolution Festival,' Mt. Tamborne, Qld.
1988 'Images of Expression,'-'The Centre Art Gallery,'
'Evendale. Qld.
1987 'Creative Arts-Gold Coast,' Southport Community Centre.Q
1982-83 'Gold Coast Art Prize,' Gold Coast City Council. Qld.
(Now, the 'Conrad Jupiters Art Prize')
Awards 2007 "Over All Winner," Gold Coast Show.
2006 3rd Prize, Mixed Medium, Gold Coast Show.
2005 1st Prize, Landscape painting, Laidley Shire Art Show.
2004 1st Prize, Modern Painting, Gold Coast Show.
2nd Prize, Pastel Drawing, Gold Coast Show.
Highly Commended, Pastel Drawing,Springfest Art Show.
2003 Highly Commended, Pastel section, G.C.Show.
2002 2nd Prize, Pastel Drawing, Gold Coast Show.
2001 1st Prize, Pastel Drawing, Gold Coast Show.
Grants 2002,'03,'05,'06- 'Rapid Response Cultural Development Fund,- Gold
Coast City Council

Public Collections 2005 'Win Davson Art Gallery & Museum,' Gatton, Qld.
1982 'Gold Coast City Art Gallery,' Qld. Australia
Selected Publications 2005 'The Gatton, Lockyer & Brisbane Valley STAR,'
June 29, page 26
2003 'The Bulletin,'Gold Coast Weekender, Visual Arts,
Nov.29.
'The Sun,' Gold Coast Newspaper.
(Leisure,-Arts Cafe-Solo) May.
1988 'The Bulletin,' Gold Coast Newspaper,
(Kaleidoscope,-'Images of Expression,'Exhibition) July.
1982 'The Bulletin,' Gold Coast Newspaper,
(Art Acquisition-'Gold Coast Art Prize) September.
Catalogues 2003 'The 4th Annual International Biennial of Contemporary
Art,'
Professional Memberships 2005-07 'Artworkers Alliance,'
2005-07 'Pastel Society of Australia.'
1989-95 'Off the Brush,'-(Small workshop group)Gold Coast, Qld.
1987-90 'Creative Arts- Gold Coast,'-(Contemporary Art Group)Qld.
INVITATION EXHIBITION:
Dec. 2003 'The 4th Annual International Biennial of Contempory
Art,' Florence, Italy
April 2002 'Works For The Blue, Waterfront Place, Brisbane, Qld.