Victoria Reichelt, After (books), 2013. Oil on linen, 130 x 91cm. Collection of Paul and Diane Howarth. Courtesy: the artist; This is No Fantasy, Melbourne; and Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane.
Gold Coast-based artist Victoria Reichelt has been practising art for over twenty years. Known for her stunning realist paintings, Reichelt documents endangered artefacts and transitional spaces, both technological and temporal. Featuring works spanning Reichelt’s career, Archive brings together works that explore contemporary detritus, from stacks of books and magazines and empty public libraries, to plastic cups and takeaway containers. The exhibition will also feature works from her latest series of balloon-constructed images, that Reichelt describes as ‘sarcastic landscapes’. Reichelt said, “if we’re not careful they may be the only landscapes we have.”
Victoria Reichelt studied Fine Art at the Queensland College of Art, graduating in 2005 having completed her Doctor of Visual Arts. She was awarded the Sulman Prize (Art Gallery of New South Wales) in 2013, and is a recent finalist in the Portia Geach Memorial Award 2019, the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize 2019 and Still: National Still Life Award 2, 2019.
Victoria Reichelt is represented by Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, and This Is No Fantasy, Melbourne.
A Tweed Regional Gallery initiative.
Exhibition opens: Friday 4 December
Exhibition closes: Sunday 9 May 2021
Sunset Session:
Victoria Reichelt in conversation with Susi Muddiman OAM
Join National Art School Victoria Reichelt in conversation with Gallery Director Susi Muddiman OAM during this Sunset Session on Friday 11 December 5.30pm-7.00pm DST. Gain insights into the artist’s practice and the exhibition Archive. Places are limited and social distancing measures apply. Bookings essential (no walks-ins): https://trg-
