Randomly choosing a colour, responding to the moment and without any rationale either gently whisper the brush across the canvas or lunge in a maniacal perge, these initial marks are free from anything controlled, pure expression, at some point making sense of it, seeing where the story or the beat unfolds, looking for a lead, it is process of building up and peeling back, but a feeling of freedom, space and balance is important and colour of course, after that a mood. I am a narrative painter, but relate to the more abstract works of Miro and Klee. Currently, the landscape and a new direction is hopeful, surrounded by sub tropical rainforest and the obvious circles in it, I have spent the last four years looking at it closely, learning about it, knowing it and now finally it’s coming out.
Tanya Hoddinott was born in Brisbane in 1966, studied Sculpture R.M.I.T and has exhibited extensively since 1993. She was a finalist in The Alice Prize NT, The Hutchins Prize Taz, The Fleurieu Biennale SA, The John Leslie Art Prize Vic, The Conrad Jupiters Art Prize and the Young Artists Painting Prize NSW. Her work is held in the BHPBilliton Collection and in Private collections in New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, New Zealand and Australia.
Currently exhibiting with Metro Gallery, Melbourne and Arthouse Gallery, Sydney
Solo Exhibitions
2009 Group Exhibition, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney
2009 Rochelle and the chicken, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2007 Serendipity, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2005 Tanya Hoddinott, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney
2005 Unfinished Journey, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
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