BORN

1982  Sydney, Australia

STUDIES

2021

Master of Fine Art (Printmaking), National Art School

Bachelor of Fine Art (Printmaking), National Art School

ARTIST STATEMENT

Sylvie Veness is an emerging artist who is based on the South Coast of NSW. Specialising in drawing, printmaking and textiles, Veness creates abstract works on paper that juxtapose materials and gestures with symbols and asemic text. The resultant works are diaristic compositions that explore the paradoxical aspects of inner life such as tension and fear, silence and serenity.

Veness completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2017 for which she was awarded the National Art School University Medal. In the same year she also won the John Olsen Drawing Prize and the Parkers Printmaking Prize. In 2018 she was a finalist for the Meroogal Art Prize and the Waverley Art Prize.

Veness has recently graduated from the National Art School with a Master of Fine Arts degree. This qualification was supported by the award of the East Sydney Doctors Scholarship in 2021.

In 2022, on the completion of Veness’ post-graduate studies, she received The Australian Galleries Award.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 – February – Harvey Galleries/ NAS Group Show