Fiona Halse

Biography

Fiona Halse has been a practising artist for over twenty five years since graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art at Monash University. Halse has been accepted into major art prizes such as Tidal 18 (Devonport Art Gallery), Fishers Ghost Art Prize,  St Kevin's Art Show, Metro Art Award, Greenway Art Prize, MPRG National Works on Paper, Stanthorpe Art Prize and Prometheus Art Prize. Halse has been selected for  a group show at The Painting Centre 'The Patterns of Influence' ( NY, USA) and 'Abstraction 2018' ( Melbourne , Australia), ‘Of Colour and Light , Women’s Abstract Biennial’ 2018, 2020 ( Melbourne , Australia),   She has been recognised for her art through an Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant, Ella Donald Memorial Scholarship, National Assistance Program for the Arts' Grant  and two drawing awards at Monash University. Her work has been informed by arts residencies at Point B (New York) and Can Serrat International Arts Centre (Spain),  Institut für Alles Mögliche (Berlin), Fellini Gallery art residency ( Berlin) and learning opportunities at The New York Studio School's Drawing Marathon and Kathy Caraccio's studio ( New York). 

Fiona Halse has been a sessional Visual Arts Lecturer for Latrobe University for over five years ( masters and undergraduate). Halse had a sessional lecturing role at Deakin University and she has worked as a Lead Artist for Arts Access Victoria. She is currently represented by West End Art Space ( Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) and BMG Art Gallery ( Adelaide, SA, Australia)

Image credit: Katherine Stevens

Image taken in 1996 for local Leader newspaper. ‘Drowning Drawings’ series