Fiona Sutherland
Fiona Sutherland is an accomplished artist who has exhibited extensively throughout the U.K. and Australia since 1986. Born in Dundee, Scotland, Fiona studied Fine Art at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, obtaining a BA Honours Degree.
She worked as a studio artist with Madame Tussauds in London for two years and was selected to represent Scotland at the Europe Art D’Art Travel Award in Niort, France. Fiona was commissioned by the Glasgow City Council to provide eight sculpted figures for the city’s Art Lovers’ House. Since arriving in Australia, she has become known for her distinct style in both sculptures and paintings. In 2004, she won one of the four $20,000 Acquistive Awards at the Casuarina Beach Sculpture Walk competition in northern New South Wales. She also won the $500 Emerging Artist Award at the "Swell" Sculpture Festival on the Gold Coast.
EXHIBITIONS
Barbican Art Centre, London
The Scottish Art Gallery, Edinburgh
The Compass Gallery, Glasgow
The London Art Fair, London
The Reef Gallery, Cairns
Marina Mirage, Port Douglas
Boonah Regional Art Gallery
"Escape Artist" - Art & Soul Gallery, Boonah
AWARDS
Europe Art D’Art Travel Award, Niort, France
Regional Art Gallery Pottery Award, Cairns
Australia Day Senior Cultural Award, Boonah Shire
2004 Casuarina Beach Sculpture Walk Acquisitive Award
2004 Emerging Artist Award, Swell Sculpture Festival
FESTIVALS
Glasgow All Lit Up - Europe’s largest lantern parade
Japan Arts Festival - Edinburgh
Moomba Parade - Melbourne
Cirque de Lune - Boonah
Strictly Boonah! - Boonah
Open Sesame! - Boonah
Threads of Time - Boonah
Ebb & Flow - Our Story of Water - Boonah
Fiona has brought her special brand of creative energy to Boonah since moving here in the 1990s.