Shelley Burnham grew up in Melbourne where she studied advertising at RMIT. Upon moving to Sydney she began to pursue her passion for art, Shelley initially painted in watercolour under the tutelage of Pam Sackville before making the switch to acrylics and oils with Juliet Holmes à Court and mixed media with Pamela Cowper.
Shelley’s paintings are executed with a deep sensitivity and an obsessive passion for her craft. Her great love and appreciation of the Australian landscape is a backdrop to Shelley’s acute observations of life. Her multi-faceted paintings often include a quirky sense of humour and childlike honesty and observation. Each painting is imbued with a magic and whimsical quality that is brought to life by her command of colour and texture.
ARTIST STATEMENT
“I think it is really important in our fast paced lives full of distractions vying for our attention to just take a step back and be present – to experience the moment for what it is and to engage with it. That feeling is what I have tried to capture in paint.”
– Shelley Burnham 2019
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Frances Keevil Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney
2016 Wadsworth Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2014 Queen St. Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2011 Art Atrium, Bondi Junction, Sydney
2010 Meyer Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
2009 Washhouse Gallery, Rozelle, Sydney
2006 Nostimo, Woollahra, Sydney
2005 Nostimo, Woollahra, Sydney
2004 Darley Road, Randwick, Sydney
2003 Brian Moore Gallery, Paddington
2002 Warehouse Studios, Bondi Junction, Sydney
2001 Warehouse Studios, Bondi Junction, Sydney
Group Exhibitions
2018. Scope Art Basel, Miami, USA
2013 The Story Of The Creative, New York, NY
2013 The Palette Show, Waverley/Woollahra Arts Centre
2011 The Small Show, Meyer Gallery, Darlinghurst
2010 Strike-A-Pose Mannequin Festival, Double Bay
2010 Frances Keevil Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney
2009 Art Atrium, Bondi Junction, Sydney
2009 Frances Keevil Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney
2008 Creative Madness, Garvan Institute, Sydney
2007 Frances Keevil Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney
2006 Postcards From Paddington, Sydney
2005 Creative Madness, Garvan Institute, Sydney
2004 Sydney Grammer, Darlinghurst, Sydney
2004 Creative Madness, Garvan Institute, Sydney
2003 SCEGGS Art Show, Darlinghurst, Sydney
2001 SCEGGS Art Show, Darlinghurst, Sydney
2000 Waverley/Woollahra Art Show, Sydney
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