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BIOGRAPHY
Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch, born 1956, Ararat, VIctoria, Australia, grew up on a country farm near Hall's Gap in the Grampians, western Victoria. Between formal qualifications Madsen-Pietsch worked and travelled interstate gaining life experiences. She settled in Innisfail, Far North Queensland 1985 to teach and married in that same year to Cliff Madsen (Indigenous artist from Kuku Yalangi clan, Bloomfield, FNQ). They have three children and two grandchildren. Parallel to a long art teaching career and raising a family, is Madsen-Pietsch's continual commitment to developing her professional art practice. She has numerous drawing, painting, fibre and sculpture awards and regional exhibition achievements behind her.
EDUCATION
2008 - 1989 Professional Art Development - Numerous art regional workshops with many professional art tutors
2003 Certificate 4 in Public Art, Cairns TAFE, FNQ
1982 Graduate Diploma in (Secondary) Education, Bendigo CAE, Vic. Majors: Art & Craft (D)
1977 – 1975 Diploma in Art & Design, Deakin University Geelong Vic.
1974 TOP Tertiary Orientated Program (equivalent Yr 12) - 8 x Art Subjects; Stawell Technical School, Vic.
1973 HSC Art, Luther College, Croydon, Melbourne, Vic.
MOST RECENT & UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 - Touring of 'Elevating the Spirit'; Umbrella Studio, Townsville, QLD, April 24 - May 31, 2009 (selected for Main Space)
2007 - 2008 Light, Time & Facade, Sugarama Gallery, Mourilyan (Curated IAS Group Show)
2007 - Touring of 'Elevating the Spirit'; Sugarama Gallery ASIM, Mourilyan (just south of Innisfaill) QLD, July-October 2007;
2007 - Solo Exhibition 'Elevating the Spirit', Cairns Regional Gallery (selected)
WRITTEN REVIEW (Extract) by Karen van Harskamp, The Cairns Post 07
About Madsen-Pietsch's latest solo exhibition work, Elevating the Spirit:
