ARTIST BIO

CURRICULUM VITAE
MARIA HOLST SALOMONSEN

EXHIBITIONS
 Caring for Our Planet. The 10th Solar Art Prize, finalist. The Royal South Australian Society of Arts Gallery 19th of May – 9th of June 2019.
 Watershed Art Prize 2019 finalist. John Harvey Gallery, Salisbury. 1st of May – 7th of June 2019
 Mid North Visual and Performing Arts Association - Open exhibition in Clare. 15th of March – 29th of April 2019.
 Art of the flower. Burra Regional Art Gallery 11th of October – 18th of November.2018
 SALA. Drawing on Country, where Art meets Environment 19th of July – 26th of August 2018.Burra Regional Art Gallery.
 The Connected Thread. Group Exhibition at Lobethal Woollen Mill. 3rd of August – 26th of August 2018
 Balaklava Art Prize. Balaklava Courthouse Gallery, June 28th – September the 2nd. 2018.
 Mid North Visual and Performing Arts Association, Photo exhibition in Clare, 14th of November 2017 – 1st of March 2018.
 Mid North Visual and Performing Arts Association, member’s exhibition in Clare, 2nd of September – 12th of November 2017.
 Art of the flower. Burra Regional Art Gallery. 21st of September – 5th of November 2017.
 Not The Usual Suspects: Selected group exhibition. Burra Regional Gallery 23rd of June – 23rd of July 2017.
 Feet and feathers; group exhibition. Top of The Torrens Gallery, Birdwood. 23rd October – 4th December 2016.
 Art of the flower. Burra Regional Art Gallery. 29th October- 6th November 2016.
 Caring for our planet. The 7th Solar Art Prize, finalist. The Royal South Australian Society of Arts Gallery 2nd – 23rd October.
 Port Pirie Art Prize 2016. Port Pirie Art Gallery 20th August- 3rd October 2016.
 20-20 Vision. SALA – Burra Regional Art Gallery. August the 4th –25th September 2016.
 Gallery M. Selected Artists from The Burra Regional Art Gallery. Selected Artists from The Burra Regional Art Gallery. 10th June – 3rd July 2016.
 Little Boxes. Adelaide Town Hall. Group Exhibition. 14th April – 3rd June 2016.
 Memory of Place. SALA 2015 – Burra Regional Art Gallery. 6th August- 29th September.
 Back to Nature. SALA 2015. Adelaide Zoo. Group exhibition. 22nd July – 30 August 2015.
 Mid North Visual and Performing Arts Association - exhibition for The Masters Games in Clare 26th - 30th March 2015.
 Identity. SALA - Burra Regional Art Gallery . 17th July - 16th September 2014.
 SALA VAPAA - Clare Town Hall, 1st - 22nd August 2014
 It’s a Woman’s world. Burra Regional Art Gallery. 22 May – 15 July 2014.
 Indulge your senses. SALA - Clare Main Street Exhibition. 2 August – 25 August 2013.
 Collaborations. SALA - Burra Art Gallery. 18th July – 25th September 2013.
 Art of the Flower. Burra Regional Art Gallery, 30th August -31st October 2013.
 A stitch in time. SALA – Burra Regional Art Gallery. 2012.
 Home Is Where the Heart Is. Burra Regional Art Gallery. 3rd May – 13th June 2012.
 SALA 2011 - Ventura’s Visions (Auburn, SA). Exhibition with 10 other artists.
 SALA 2010 - Seven Hill Cellars, Exhibition with 3 other artists, 1st – 22nd August.
 Sheep and wool. Burra Regional Art Gallery 2010. 22nd July – 22nd September 2010.

Upcoming Exhibitions.

 Divergence. Solo exhibition. Burra Regional Art Gallery. 15th of August – 29th of September 2019
 Divergence. Solo exhibition. Barossa Regional Art Gallery. 1st of October – 9th of December 2019

PRIZES

 Art of the flower. Burra Regional Art Gallery 2018. Winner of the alternative section.
 Balco Balaklava Art Prize 2018. Winner of the Sculpture Prize.
 Art of the flower. Burra Regional Art Gallery 2017. Very Highly Commended, in the alternative section.
 Art of the flower. Burra Regional Art Gallery 2016. Winner of the alternative section.
 Highly Commended, Port Pirie Art Gallery 2016. Port Pirie Art Prize.

MEDIA
 Northern Argus. In Conjunction with; Not The usual Suspects, July 2017
 The Australian Magazine for Felting and More. Felt. December 2016
 Grima. Danish Felt Magazine. August 2016
 Northern Argus. In conjunction with the Little Boxes exhibition 2015.
 Northern Argus. In conjunction with my Nuno felting workshop In Burra. 2014
 Northern Argus. In conjunction with SALA 2014 at Burra Regional Art Gallery.
 Bespoke Magazine. Winter-Spring Edition 2013.
 Northern Argus. In conjunction with SALA 2011 at Ventura’s Visions in Auburn SA.
 Northern Argus. In conjunction with SALA exhibition at Seven Hill Vinery 2010.
 Northern Argus. In conjunction with SALA exhibition at Burra Regional Gallery 2010.
 Northern Argus. In conjunction with The Tour Down Under, at Clare, 2010.

WORKSHOPS I HAVE DELIVERED
 Make your own handbag 2017 – Knit Spin Weave, Clare. Two workshops.
 Gnomes, finger and hand puppets 2015 – Shared Arts, Burra.
 Nuno Felting 2014 - Shared Arts, Burra.
 3D Works in Felt 2013 - Shared Arts, Burra.
 Handmade Slippers 2013 - Shared Arts, Burra
 Felt Hats 2012 - Shared Arts, Burra.
 Felt for Beginners 2012 - Shared Arts, Burra.
 Felt for Beginners 2011 – Ventura’s Vision, Auburn.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 Masterclass with Katia Mokeyeva, 2 days of structural magic, 4 days of skills for felt garment making. March 2018
 Edging and printing workshop 2017 – James Butler, Shared Arts Burra.
 Micro Artist Retreat 2016, Adelaide, South Australia, delivered by Country Arts SA.
 Visual Arts Development Program 2015, Adelaide, South Australia, delivered by Country Arts SA..
 Painting on Silk 2014 - Liz Wauchope, Shared Arts, Burra.
 Felt Sculptural Forms 2013 - Anita Larkin, Adelaide. (2 days)
 Surface Texture in Felt 2012 - Vilte Kazlauskaite, Blue Mountains. (2 days)
 Houte Couture in Felt 2012 - Vilte Kazlauskaite, Blue Mountains. (3 days)
 Indigo and Batik Dying 2012 - Oluwole Ogini, Shared Arts, Burra.
 Dying with Eucalypts 2009 – India Flint, Adelaide.

Grants
 Quick Response Grant from Country Arts SA, March 2019
 Quick Response Grant from Country Arts SA. March 2018

STOCKISTS
 Burra Regional Art Gallery, Burra, South Australia.
 Barossa Regional Gallery, Tanunda, South Australia.
 Hahndorf Academy; Hahndorf, South Australia
 Blackman Gallery; Clare South Australia.
 Jitter Bean Oasis; Lochiel, South Australia.
 Wicked Willies Candles; Willunga Markets. South Australia