Artist statement
Artist/Author
I was born in the Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh and currently live in rural Gippsland where I work from the peaceful surrounds of my home studio. I have been a practising artist for the past twelve years working across a variety of media. My preferred medium is acrylic on canvas, but I also incorporate charcoal, pastel, collage and oils along with photography and digital media.
The urban environment is of particular interest to me and I frequently travel back to the city for inspiration and to observe the ever-changing urban landscape. Railway stations, disused buildings, pubs, café, shopfronts and live music venues are among my favourite subjects. I am also very passionate about the local music scene which is a recurring theme throughout my work.
I have held a number of solo exhibitions and I have exhibited locally in Gippsland, Melbourne, and interstate. I have also completed a number of private commissions and my work has been purchased by clients in Europe and the USA. I have been shortlisted for several major art prizes throughout Australia including the Fleurieu Art Prize in South Australia, the Hornsby Art Prize in NSW and the Flanagan Art Prize in Victoria. In 2015 and 2016 I was selected as a finalist in the CityScapes competition in Florida, USA.
In 2017 I collaborated with Kim Volkman to edit and publish his autobiography, “The Devil Won't Take Charity” and in 2019 we collaborated again to publish Kim's second book, “For Those That Dance With The Skeleton - A Book of Short Stories.” www.facebook.com/VolkmanBailey2017/In 2019, I wrote and self published my own book, “Blues Portrait - A Profile of the Australian Blues Scene” which was launched at The Rainbow Hotel in Fitzroy on 10th November, 2019. Volume Two is due for release in 2021.
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70 Old Joes Road Heyfield Victoria 3858 Australia. Mobile: 0427835798
E-mail: baileypauline38@gmail.com
Website: www.paulinebaileyart.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulinebaileyart
Instagram: http://instagram.com/paulinebaileyart
Background
Born 1965 Oakleigh (Melbourne) Victoria, Australia
Lives and works in Gippsland,Victoria
Education
Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh,Victoria
Studied: East Gippsland Institute Of Tafe, Fulham,Victoria:
Certificate 1V Visual Arts 2006-2008
Diploma of Arts 2008-2009 Majored in painting and drawing
Painting Minor Credit
Painting Major Credit
Painting Major Distinction
Contemporary Art Studies Credit
Context & Culture Distinction
Certificate 111 Media
Solo Exhibitions
2020 "City & Country" Meeniyan Art Gallery, Meeniyan, Victoria
2019 Mr. Burch Cafe, McKinnon,Victoria
2018 “Snapshot Melbourne” Marios Café, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
2017 "City, Suburbs and Beyond" Mr. Burch Cafe, McKinnon,Victoria
2016 Rust Emporium, Briagolong, Victoria
Urban Crafter, Fitzroy, Victoria (Featured artist)
"From Place To Place" - West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul, Victoria
2015 "Beyond The Facade" Little Woods Gallery, Collingwood, Victoria
"Facade" Marios Café, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
2014 "As I See It" Burrinja CaféGallery, Upwey, Victoria
2013 Wellington Entertainment Centre (EBBWEC) Sale, Victoria
Banc Café, 800 Bourke St. Melbourne, Victoria
"Urban Blend" Marios Café, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.
"Urban Detail" Tacit Contemporary Art, Abbotsford, Victoria
2012 "Urban Mix" Marios Café, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Joint Exhibitions
2018 "Three Palettes" (Bailey Masin & Roberts); City Library Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2014 "Revisit" Masin & Bailey - Gippsland Art Supplies Gallery Space, Sale, Victoria
2014 Pop Up Gallery - (Masin & Bailey); Gippsland Centre, Sale, Victoria
2013 "Collaboration" (Bailey Masin & Roberts); Yarragon Arts Hub, Yarragon Victoria
2013 "Land Sea Structure" (Masin & Bailey); Gippsland Gallery, Sale, Victoria
2012 "Place" (Bailey Masin & Roberts); Tacit Contemporary Art, Abbotsford, Victoria
2011 Wellington Entertainment Centre, Sale, Victoria (With Helen Masin)
2011 "Different Views" Masin & Bailey; Meeniyan Art Gallery, Meeniyan, Victoria
2011 "Intimate Studies" Masin & Bailey; Courthouse Gallery, Stratford, Victoria
2010 "Different Spaces" Masin & Bailey; Maffra Exhibition Space, Maffra, Victoria
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda, Victoria
Albert Park College Virtual Art Show, Albert Park, Victoria
Twin Rivers Art Show, Nicholson, Victoria
Orange + White Exhibition, Slipway, Lakes Entrance, Victoria
Gippsland Art Gallery Art Aid Bushfire Appeal exhibition, Sale,Victoria
2019 Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda, Victoria
Red Stocking Exhibition, Red Gallery,Fitzroy, Victoria
2018 Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda,Victoria
Toorak Art Walk, Toorak, Victoria
2017 Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda,Victoria
Toorak Art Walk, Toorak, Victoria
St. Kevins College Art Show, Toorak, Victoria
Pyrmont Art Prize, Tap Gallery, Surry Hills NSW
BSG SmallWorks, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
2016 Light Space & Time Online Gallery CityScapes competition, Florida, USA.
9 x 5 Exhibition, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong, Victoria
Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda,Victoria
Walkerville Art Show, Walkerville, SA
Flanagan Art Prize Exhibition, St. Patrick's College, Ballarat, Victoria
The 7th Annual Belle Arti Prize - Chapman & Bailey, Abbotsford, Victoria
Waverley Art Prize, Bondi, NSW
Melbourne Arts Club Closing Party/Exhibition, Preston, Victoria
Lethbridge 10000 Smallworks Art Prize, Brisbane QLD
BSG SmallWorks, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
George's Bar, Fitzroy, Victoria
A4 Art Australia, Herring Island Gallery, access via Como Landing, South Yarra, Victoria
BWC Regeneration Exhibition, Aspire Gallery, Paddington, Brisbane, QLD
Petite Pieces 2016, Aspire Gallery, Paddington, Brisbane, QLD
2015 40 x 40 Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
9 x 5 Exhibition, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong, Victoria
Made With Love Christmas group show, Pumpkin Lane Gallery, St Kilda,Victoria
Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda,Victoria
Geelong College Art Show, Geelong College, Victoria
Flanagan Art Prize Exhibition, St. Patrick's College, Ballarat, Victoria
Lethbridge 10000 Smallworks Art Prize, Brisbane QLD
St. Kevins College Art Show, Toorak, Victoria
Light Space & Time Online Gallery CityScapes competition, Florida, USA.
2014 Mornington Art Exhibition, Mornington, Victoria
40 x 40 Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
9 x 5 Exhibition, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong, Victoria
Summer Salon Exhibition, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Victoria
The 6th Annual Belle Arti Prize - Chapman & Bailey, Abbotsford, Victoria
Hornsby Art Prize, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby NSW
Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda,Victoria
Flanagan Art Prize Exhibition, St. Patrick's College, Ballarat, Victoria
Bayside Art Show, Sandringham Yacht Club, Victoria
BSG SmallWorks, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
"By Invitation Only" Group exhibition, Yarragon Arts Hub Victoria
"Off The Wall" Tacit Contemporary Art Abbotsford, Victoria
"She" Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong, Victoria
Cardinia Grand Art Exhibition, Pakenham, Victoria
2013 The 5th Annual Belle Arti Prize, Chapman & Bailey, Abbotsford, Victoria
Fleurieu Art Prize, South Australia
A Tree For All, Cowwarr Art Space, Cowwarr, Victoria
St. Kevins College Art Show, Toorak, Victoria
Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda,Victoria
2012 Art Gippsland Exhibition, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul, Victoria
Cancer Council Arts Awards Victoria, 120 Collins St. Melbourne, Victoria
St. Kevins College Art Show, Toorak, Victoria
Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda,Victoria
Portrait Competition, Latrobe Contemporary Gallery, Morwell, Victoria
2011 Wellington Entertainment Centre, Sale, Victoria
Cancer Council Arts Awards Victoria, 120 Collins St. Melbourne, Victoria
St. Michael's Exhibition & Archangel Prize, St. Michael's Grammar, St Kilda, Victoria
The Shilo Project, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Victoria (Invited local artist)
Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda,Victoria
2010 BSG Small Works, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
Chapman & Bailey Art Awards, Metro Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Cancer Council Arts Awards Victoria: (Collins Street, Melbourne; Dudley House, Bendigo;
Warrnambool Art Gallery; Latrobe Regional Gallery).
Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda, Victoria
2009 Runway Gallery, EG Tafe, Fulham, Victoria
Tyers Art Festival,Tyers, Victoria
Art Gippsland Exhibition, Rotary Club Of Warragul,Victoria
Relish @ the Gallery, Port Of Sale Wellington Shire Building, Sale, Victoria
Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda, Victoria
2005—2008 EG Tafe Exhibition, Esso BHP Billiton Wellington Ent. Centre, Sale, Victoria
EG Tafe Exhibition, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale,Victoria
Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda, Victoria
Media Art & Design Exhibition, Lorne, Victoria
Heyfield Community Resource Centre, Heyfield, Victoria
Collections Baw Baw Shire Council, Victoria
Private - Australia, Europe and the US.
Commissions
2015 Feelin' Kinda Sporty, 76 x 91 cm, Mixed media on canvas (For Reclink)
2014 The Prince -St. Kilda, 61 x 61cm, Mixed media on canvas
The Tote - Collingwood, 61 x 61cm, Mixed media on canvas
"Live at the Bundy" stage banner, 1.8 x 3 metres, Acrylic on canvas
Kim Volkman portrait - "I'm Just A Rock n Roll Man" 90 x 60cm, Mixed media on canvas
Be Suburban, 90 x 60 cm, Mixed media on canvas (For Reclink)
2013 The Espy-St. Kilda, 61 x 61cm, Mixed media on canvas
Subway-Platform 9 , 75 x 60cm, Mixed media on canvas
2012 Subway-Platforms 3 & 1, 50 x 76 cm, Mixed media on canvas
Subway-Platforms 3 & 1, 50 x 76 cm, Mixed media on canvas
Tressie's Place - Emma St, 70 x 50cm, Acrylic on canvas
Latrobe St. Apartment, 61 x 76cm, Acrylic on canvas
The Tote, 76 x 50 cm, Mixed media on canvas
CAE Building, Flinders Lane 120 x 76 cm, Acrylic on canvas
2010 Pop Art portrait 120 x 75 cm, Acrylic on canvas
Awards
2017:Special Recognition award, Light Space & Time Online Gallery CityScapes competition, Florida, USA.
2016: Finalist:Waverley Art Prize, Bondi, NSW
Finalist: Flanagan Art Prize, St. Patrick's College, Ballarat, Victoria
2015: Finalist: Flanagan Art Prize, St. Patrick's College, Ballarat, Victoria
2015: Ninth place in the Overall Winning Artist’s category, Light Space & Time Online Gallery CityScapes competition, Florida, USA.
2015: Fifth place in the Painting and Other category, Light Space & Time Online Gallery CityScapes competition, Florida, USA.
2014: Finalist: Hornsby Art Prize, Hornsby, NSW
2014: Finalist: Flanagan Art Prize, St. Patrick's College, Ballarat, Victoria
2014: Highly Commended /Robert Portbury Contemporary Award: Grand Art Exhibition, Cardinia Cultural Centre, Pakenham, Victoria
2014: Finalist: She Exhibition, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong Victoria
2013: Finalist: Fleurieu Art Prize, South Australia
2011: Finalist: St. Michael’s Exhibition/Archangel Prize, St. Michael’s Grammar, St Kilda
November 2010: Finalist: Milk Magazine cover competition
Publications & Events
Collaboration with Kim Volkman: "The Devil Won't Take Charity" autobiography written by Kim Volkman, edited by Pauline Bailey. 2017
Article in Herald Sun Home Magazine, Victoria 2015
Pop Up Gallery, Gippsland Centre, Sale, Victoria 2014
Avant Card promotional card 2014
Article in Milk Magazine, March/April 2011 issue
Article in Milk Magazine, September 2010 issue
Upcoming Exhibitions
Nov 2018 – Solo exhibition – “Snapshot Melbourne” - Marios, Fitzroy, Victoria.
September 2019 - Mr. Burch Cafe, McKinnon, Victoria. | 
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