Lesley Redgate

Style

Landscape, still life and portraits using acrylics, watercolour, pen &wash.

Lesley draws inspiration from the changing rural and urban landscape. Her paintings reflect a vibrancy and visual harmony often found in the harsh Australian environment. Preoccupied with describing structure, geometry and form within the landscape, her work captures the unusual from ordinary scenes recording the history of the area she lives.

Admiring the work of the Post Impressionists and Australian Modernists,Lesley's palette consists of primary and secondary colours, using simultaneous contrast to create subtleties of light. Her subjects are from her homeland; from Willunga & Whites Valley to Sellick's Beach, Port Willunga and McLarenVale depicting vineyards, wheatfields, oceans and rural farms.

Biography

ARTIST’S BIOGRAPHY

Born London 1955, Lesley Redgate moved to South Australia in 1967. After completing an Adv Dip Teaching (Fine Art) 1976 at the SA School of Art, she began her career as artist and educator. Winner of the Thomas Laird Memorial Traveling Art Study Award led her to overseas travel in 1994 and 1997. She is represented in the Victorian National Gallery as recipient of the Michell Endowment Award.

Inspired by colour and geometry of the changing Fleurieu landscape, Lesley’s work records the history of the area where she lives and has a deep connection to.

STUDY

2000-2002 Advanced Diploma of Visual Communication & Graphic Design, TAFE SA
1973-1976 Advanced Diploma in Teaching Fine Art Secondary, Torrens CAE / Uni SA

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 COLOURED SHADOWS - Arts Centre Port Noarlunga
2022 SYMMETRY - Stationmasters Gall Strathalbyn
2019 FLEURIEU - HEART & SOUL, Flinders Medical Centre - Promenade Gallery
2018 FLEURIEU ~ TIME & PLACE, Kay Bros Winery
2017 FLEURIEU ~ HEART & SOUL, Kay Bros Winery
2015 GEOMETRY - Arts Centre, Port Noarlunga 2014 FLEURIEU - Hugo Wines
2013 Adelaide Intercontinental Hotel – Art Images Gall
2011 RURAL & URBAN – Shingleback Winery
2005 GEOMETRY – Dridan Fine Arts McLaren Vale
2001 CATCHING THE LIGHT – Red Dot Gall, Penny’s Hill Winery
1999 A CERTAIN SYMMETRY – Dridan Fine Arts
1996 – 1997 REDGATE / WATKINS – SACAT Touring Exhibition SA & VIC
1995 SEA & VINES – Wirra Wirra Vineyards
1993 ASPECTS OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE – Wilson’s Gallery, Robe
1991 RECENT PAINTINGS – Kensington Gallery
1978 PAINTINGS BY LESLEY REDGATE – CACSA

PRIZES, AWARDS, FINALIST

2024 ‘PROXIMITY’ - SALA Hub, Light Square, Adelaide
2022 Excellence Award, Art to Art - Stationmasters Gall
2021 THE THINKING EYE - Signal Point Gall, Goolwa
2020 ARTS SA - Creative Endeavour Grant
2017 Semi Finalist DOUG MORAN National Portrait Prize
2017 Finalist & Merit Award - RSASA Portrait Prize
2016, 2008, 2004, 2002, 2000 & 1998 Finalist – FLEURIEU ART PRIZE
2016, 2014 Finalist - CHARACTERS OF THE FLEURIEU, Signal Point Gallery
2014 Finalist – WELL MADE, Guildhouse, ACArts
2011 Finalist – FSASA Ex, Adelaide Festival Theatre
2010 Finalist – PORTIA GEACH Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery Sydney NSW
2008, 2009 Finalist – HEYSEN ART PRIZE, Hahndorf
2006 – 2007 DOUBLE VISION exchange, City of Onkaparinga / Bendigo VIC
2005, 1998 Merit Award – GOOLWA MARITIME Art Ex
2004 & 2003 Finalist – WATERHOUSE NATURAL HISTORY Art Prize
2002 OUR BELOVED COAST – Fleurieu Biennale Heritage Ex curated by Jane Hylton
2000 & 2002 Touring – ARTISTS OF THE FLEURIEU, Biennale Ex
1999 FINALIST – Port Pirie Art Prize
1996 SACAT Grant – REDGATE / WATKINS Touring SA & VIC
1996 First Prize – JAMESTOWN ART PRIZE SA
1994 First Prize - THOMAS LAIRD MEMORIAL TRAVELLING ART STUDY Award
1994 & 1992 First Prize – VICTOR HARBOR Art Show
1978 THE MICHELL ENDOWMENT AWARD – Acquisition, National Gallery VIC
1977 Finalist – The CAPITAL PERMANENT AWARD, Geelong Art Gallery VIC
1976 Finalist – YOUNG ARTISTS AWARD, Adelaide Festival Theatre

COLLECTIONS, ACQUISITIONS & COMMISSIONS

National Gallery of Victoria, Hardy’s Winery London, Mt Lofty House, IEL, City of Onkaparinga.
Private collections - Australia, England, Ireland, Switzerland, South Africa, Germany, Austria, Norway, Hong Kong, Chile & USA.