Elaine Batton

About Elaine Batton

Elaine's works celebrate beauty and colour. Whilst contemporary art often explores diverse concepts, messages and approaches, this work gives a voice to beauty and seeks to ensure that the art of beauty in fine art and nature continues to be explored. Influenced by paintings through the ages these works seek to continue to influence and inspire.

Awards June 2011 People’s choice winner Clifton’s Art prize (Melbourne) June 2011 Finalist Clifton’s Art prize (Melbourne) March 2008 Finalist - "She who Explores" Walker Street Gallery July 2006 Finalist - Landed - Gasworks Art Park March 2006 Finalist - She Who Belongs - Walker Street Gallery April 2005 - Finalist Castlemaine State Art Fair. May 2005: Graduation award – Fuji industry award for excellence in a commercial folio. April/May 2004: M11- Black and White magazine Capture : Highly commended.

Exhibitions June 2011 Finalist Clifton’s Art prize (Melbourne) June 2010 “Zen Of the Landscape and Selected other works” Obscura Gallery, Melbourne May 2010 “Zen Of the Landscape” Solo Show; Meyer gallery, Sydney January 2010 Carbon Black – Launch 2 October 2009 “The Studio” Art Sydney April 2009 “The Studio” Art Melbourne March 2008 Finalist - "She who Explores" Walker Street Gallery Dec 2007 Obscura Gallery - The Summer Show January 2007 Dark Portraiture (Curated exhibition) - PCP (Perth Centre Photography) August 2006 Mars Gallery (Port Melbourne) The Nude show. October 2005 "The Art of Nature" Central Goldfields Gallery, Marybough. August 2005 Tempera Galleries. Solo show. Serenity series.

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