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Sylvia Ditchburn’s love of colour and country is reflected in her art. A peripatetic artist spanning the continent from Townsville to Broome, Alice to Adelaide and beyond searching for the wonderous and sublime in nature for her art. An energetic and prolific artist Sylvia continues to hold regular solo exhibitions in regional and capital cities, international art districts in China and New York, group exhibitions and art residencies, one of the most notable being Arthur Boyd’s Bundanon Trust as well as Redgate China. The beauty and diversity of country is experienced and intellectual stimulation by way of academic study with a Doctorate of Philosophy in visual arts, informs her work. Sylvia is a professional business woman and artist with her own boutique gallery in Townsville city since 2008.
STUDIES:
1993-1998 Doctoral Studies, James Cook University (JCU) Townsville (awarded 2000) Thesis: Women's Art in Tropical Landscapes:11
Women Artists in Townsville, north Queensland, exhibit and talk about their work Exhibition: Plenty: 11 Women Artists of
Townsville Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville (1996) curated by S. Ditchburn Exhibition catalogue, video and CDRom
documents the work, a web site was created for the duration of my PhD studies at JCU
1990-1992 Master of Creative Arts JCU (1st Class awarded 1992) Thesis: Keeper of the Garden: a technical and creative response by a
visual artist to the north Queensland landscape Exhibition: Keeper of the Garden 1991
1988 Graduate Diploma of Museum Curatorship Distinction (awarded 1989) Material Culture Unit JCU Subjects: Material Studies,
Museology Placement: Queensland Art Gallery Curatorial & Support Services and Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
Museum Curatorship Projects: Collections Management - The Henry Collection: Catalogue and design analysis of selected
artefacts, Collections Utilisation: Marketing Strategies for the Visual Artist (published by JCU see publications)
1987 Instructional Skills Course, Townsville College of TAFE
1984-1987 Diploma of Fine Arts (awarded 1987) Townsville College of TAFE Major: Painting, Second Major: Printmaking Core Subjects:
Drawing/Design, History & Philosophy Other Subjects: Communication & Literature, Photography, Ceramics, Sculpture, Gold &
Silversmithing, Illustration, Graphic Design, Hand-Made Paper
1973-1987 Vacation Art Schools: Ann Thomson, Bela Ivanyi, John Peart, John Davidson, Colin Lanceley, Kevin Connor, Andrew Sibley
1975 Art Theory & Practice, Gordon Samstag Cairns
1973-1980 Australian Flying Art School: Mervyn Moriarty, Roy Churcher, Bela Ivanyi
1949-1956 Pianoforte & Theory of Music: Australian Board & Trinity College
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2014 Artist in Residence, (3 weeks) New Norfolk, Tasmania
2012 External examiner, S.O.C.A., James Cook University
2008-12 Owner/Director Sylvia Ditchburn Fine Art Gallery
2011 Artist in Residence Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan
2010,11 ARTescape Cairns Art Society Tutor Cairns
2010 Foshan China, Sister City Cultural Exchange
2008 Invitation to nominate to participate in Australia 2020 Summit
2007 Art Residency Red Gate Gallery Beijing China
2006 Artist in Residence Mulgara Gallery Sails in the Desert, Ayres Rock Resort Central Australia
2004 Artist in Residence Port Douglas Gallery of Fine Art, Port Douglas
2004 Artist-in-Residence Mulgara Gallery Sails in the Desert, Ayres Rock Resort Central Australia
2003 Selection Panel Education Minister's Awards for Excellence in Art 2003 Northern Region Senior Art Exhibition Pinnacles Gallery,
Thuringowa
2003 Public Art Advisory Group Flinders St East redevelopment Townsville
2001 Artist in Residence Radisson Treetops Port Douglas
2000 Artist in Residence Arthur Boyd Bundanon Trust NSW
2000 Artist in Residence Radisson Treetops Port Douglas
1997-98 Appointment to The Arts Office Cultural Advisory Council to the Minister
1998 Artist in Residence Radisson Treetops Port Douglas
1996 Curator: Plenty: Women Artists of Townsville
1994-1996 RADF Committee Townsville
1993 Artist in Residence Queensland Artworkers Alliance Brisbane Studio
1991-1995 Umbrella Studio Assoc. Inc. Board (President 1995)
1991-1994 Townsville Art Society Inc. (President 1992-94)
1988-1994 Queensland Arts Council Artlink Programme
1988 Townsville Museum Curator
1988 Material Culture Unit JCU Research Assistant
1988 Work Experience for Graduate Diploma in Museum Curatorship: Queensland Art Gallery Brisbane, Curatorial & Support Services
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
1987-1990 Townsville TAFE painting teacher
1982 Moresby State School Artist-In-Schools programme
1981-1984 Innisfail Gallery 33 Director
1980 Europe and Britain 4 month travel/study tour
1979 Townsville CAE Women's Workshops in Cairns: painting teacher
1977 Innisfail Children's Workshop painting teacher
1977-1983 Innisfail TAFE painting teacher
1975-1984 Innisfail Opera and Choral Society scenic artist
1974-1975 Innisfail Art Society President
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2014 Time of Falling Leaves, Aspects of Tasmania, Sylvia Ditchburn Fine Art Gallery
2011,12,13 Art From Wild Places + the Tropical Coast, Sylvia Ditchburn Fine Art Gallery, continuing theme.
2010 Art From Wild Places, Sylvia Ditchburn Fine Art Gallery
2008-9 Sylvia Ditchburn Fine Art Gallery
2008 Art on the Wild Side, Framed - the Darwin Gallery
2008 Australian Landscapes, Tomsk State Art Museum, Siberia, Russia
2007 Wildlife, Wilderness + Wonder Flinders Gallery Townsville
2006 Painting Up Country RM Galleries Hamilton Brisbane
2006 Post Cards from Townsville Niche Gallery PTRG Townsville
2006 Landscapes Mulgara Gallery Sails in the Desert Ayres Rock Resort Central Australia
2005 Journey into Red Country + Beyond: Flinders Gallery Townsville
2005 Romancing the Desert: Ascot Gallery, Hamilton, Brisbane
2005 Landscapes from the Centre: Presented by Queensland Arts Council On Tour by Request: Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane
2004 From the Beach to the Bush, Charters Towers World Theatre
2004 Coast to Coast, Hi Tide at the Peninsular, Port Douglas
2004 Journey into Red Country: Landscapes from interior Australia, Civic Centre Mt Isa Qld
2004 Artist in Residence Mulgara Gallery Ayres Rock Resort Central Australia
2003-4 Rainforest to Desert in search of the Sublime, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville
2001 Home & Away: Paintings from the Kimberley, Bundanon and Wet Tropic Flinders Gallery Townsville
2000 Artist in Residence Arthur & Yvonne Boyd Bundanon Trust NSW
2000 Artist in Residence Radisson Treetops Port Douglas
1998 Artist in Residence Radisson Treetops Port Douglas
1996 Gardens of Colour Mowbray Gallery Port Douglas
1993 Works from the Tropics Town Gallery Brisbane
1992 Just Looking - Forest Portraits & Altered States installation format Nava No Vacancy Project Townsville
1991 New Work Town Gallery Brisbane
1991 Keeper of the Garden Tonnoirs Fine Art Gallery Townsville
1990 New Works Painters Gallery Sydney
1990 Rainforest & Metaphor Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville
1988 Bay Series Martin Gallery Townsville
1987 Fan Series Martin Gallery Townsville
1987 Paradise Revisited Christy Palmerston Gallery Port Douglas
1986 Rainforest Music Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville
1986 New Work Christy Palmerston Gallery Port Douglas
1986 Queensland Country Life Townsville
1983 Northtown Gallery Townsville
1983 Recent Work Gallery 33 Innisfail
1982 Travelling North Paddington Gallery Brisbane
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:(more than 200 group and individual shows - a selection)
2015 Carrousel du Louvre Paris - Salon Art Exhibition
2015 Looking Down Under - Imago Mundi Australian Collection
2014 Dexterity, PTRG Press North Printmakers
. Thru the Flower: Aspects of the Feminine, SDFAG
2013 Out from down under and beyond: Fine Art from Australia and New Zealand, Agora Gallery, Chelsea NYC.
2013 Re. Turn: S.O.C.A, Alumni Exhibition, eMerge Gallery, JCU
2012 Tropical Exotics, SDFAG
2012 Snapped: Not still Life SDFAG themed group show
2012 Umbrella Members Exhibition,Compact Prints, Percival Portrait Award 2012, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
2011 Glimpse of China: Townsville Artists celebrate Foshan Autumn Festival, PTRG, Townsville
2010 Red Gate Studio to Umbrella Studio, Umbrella Gallery Townsville,
Sylvia Ditchburn Fine Art Gallery themed group shows:
Be My Valentine; Mum's Day; Tropical Friday; Christmas Show of Small Works
2009 Q150 Ditchburn, Bray, Brown; In the Fast Lane: V8 Supercars Race; Christmas in the Tropics;
Key Note Capers Sylvia Ditchburn Fine Art Gallery
2009 Art Spectular Rotary Brisbane (Invitation)
2008 Olympic Fine Arts 2008, Beijing China
2007 Individual Format Pickle Art Beijing China
2007 Picnic on the Strand with Lamingtons Strand Ephemera Townsville
2007 Past in the Present Finalist Ephemeral Art Riverway Festival Thuringowa
2006 Townsville Grammar School Art Exhibition by Invitation
2006 The Exquisite Corpse Pinnacles Gallery Thuringowa
2006 C Art in Stores now presented by Umbrella contemporary Arts Townsville
2006 Compact Prints Umbrella Contemporary Arts Townsville
2006 Percival's Vestments PTRG Townsville
2005 Art with a Heart Inaugural Regional Art Exhibition Toowoomba
2005 The Art Card Sharjah Art Museum United Arab Emirates
2005 Perc's Purses Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville
2005 Linden Post Card Show Melbourne VIC
2004-05 Subjectivity Uncorked Willunga SA
2004-05 Birthdays Umbrella Townsville Members exhibition
2004 C Art in Stores presented by Umbrella Contemporary Arts Townsville
2004 Heysen Prize for Australian Landscape Hahndorf Academy SA (finalist)
2004 Linden Post Card Show Melbourne
2004 Compact Prints Umbrella Contemporary Arts Townsville
2004 Thuringowa River Festival Ephemeral Art
2004 Walk this Way Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville
2004 Objects of Desire Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville
2004 Townsville Grammar School Art Exhibition by Invitation
2004 Savvy Live Townsville
2003 Strand Ephemera, Townsville
2003 Construction/Deconstruction: After the Dust Settles Umbrella Members Show Townsville
2003 Citadel Gallery Grand Opening Townsville
2003 NQCC Postcard Exhibition Umbrella Townsville
2003 Townsville Business Women's Trade Show
2003 Townsville Grammar School Art Exhibition by Invitation
2002 Townsville Grammar School Art Exhibition by Invitation
2002 Games Umbrella Townsville
2002 TAGS Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville
2002 Inspiration NQ Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville
2002 Northern Woman Expo 2002 Entertainment & Convention Centre Townsville -by invitation
2002 Townsville Grammar School Art & Wine Show -by invitation
2002 Highlights: James Cook University Art Collection Pinnacles Gallery Thuringowa
2001 Parallax Umbrella annual members exhibition Townsville
2001 Out of the Shed 15th Anniversary Umbrella Townsville
2001 Suburban Townsville Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville
2000 Postcard Exhibition North Queensland Conservation Council
2000 Wet n' Dry Umbrella annual members exhibition Townsville
2000 International Women's Week Jupiter's Townsville
2000 Timbre of the North Pinnacles Gallery Thuringowa NQ
2000 Ideal Format #10 - 24HR Art Darwin NT
2000 Sharjah Arts Museum United Arab Emirates
1999 Propaganda members exhibition Umbrella Contemporary Arts Townsville
1999 Flinders Gallery Artists
1999 Mackay Scott's College art exhibition featured artist by invitation
1996 Plenty: Women Artists of Townsville, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
1996 Mosman Gorge: A Special Place Mowbray Gallery Artists Cairns Regional Gallery
1996 Locate Yourself collaborative work with Marion Gaemers - travelling exhibition Cairns Townsville Darwin Mount Isa
1995 Muse, Umbrella Studio, Townsville
1995 Tattersall's Club Brisbane Art Prize Landscape Exhibition by Invitation
1995 Natural Impressions:Ditchburn, Silver & Schloss Especially Australian Gallery Townsville
1995 20th anniversary International Women's Day Umbrella Townsville
1995 Women Artists of north Queensland 1880 to the Present Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville, part of the National
Women's Art Exhibition celebrating 20th anniversary IWD
1995 Women Artists at Art Galleries Schubert, Gold Coast
1994 Visions from the Tropics, Ditchburn, Wilson & Lord Lake Macquarie Gallery, Newcastle
1994 Townsville Artists in Japan Daikokuya Art Gallery Iwaki, Japan
1994 Iwaki Japan/PTRG Townsville Sister City Cultural Exchange
1994 Year of the Family International Women's Day Umbrella Townsville
1994 Male Art Umbrella Townsville
1993 Woman's Day Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville
1993 Crossing Borders - Umbrella Townsville
1993 18 Degrees South Perspectives Flinders Gallery, Townsville
1993,94 Iwaki, Japan/PTG Townsville Cultural Exchange, Japan & Townsville
1993 Art & Money Umbrella Townsville
1992 Light Structures, Townsville
1992 Burnt Offerings Umbrella Townsville
1992,93,94 Logan Art Award
1992 Space Plenitude Brisbane/Umbrella Studio Townsville Exchange
1991 Suncorp Finalists' Exhibition Brisbane
1990-97 Town Gallery Artists
1990-92 Townsville Art Awards
1990 Opening the Umbrella 6th Women in the Arts Festival, Rockhampton
1990 Amnesty International, Painters Gallery Sydney
1989 9 x 5 Heidelberg & Heritage, Linden Gallery, St.Kilda, Melbourne
1989 Mixed Media Upstairs for Art Townsville
1988 One million square miles of Australia on show in Melbourne, Capricorn Gallery, Melbourne
1987 Suncorp Biennial Art Awards Queensland Arts Council Brisbane
1987 Reef Encounters Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville
1986 Diploma of Art Graduation Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville
1985 S.G.I.O. Art Awards Brisbane
1985 Some Queensland Watercolourists Alfred Street Community Arts Centre Cairns
1985 For the Love of It A.F.A.S. Brisbane and Memphis Tennessee U.S.A.
1985 Ditchburn and Tucker - Paintings & Pots Alfred Street Community Arts Centre Cairns
1985 Opening Exhibition - Alfred Street Community Arts Centre Cairns
1984 Ditchburn and Forster Gallery 33 Innisfail
1984 Three North Queensland Environments - Ditchburn, Lord and Forster Martin Gallery, Townsville Ipswich City
Gallery Wickham Street Gallery Brisbane
1984 Australian Watercolourists, Hilton Hotel, Sydney
1983 Australian Watercolour Institute Exhibition, S.H. Ervine Art Gallery, Sydney.
1983 Queensland Artists Group: Rockhampton Regional Gallery: Boston Gallery Brisbane
1982 Queensland Artists Group: Her Majesty's Theatre Brisbane
1982 Self Portrait for Festival '82 Australian Flying Art School Brisbane
1981 Paddington Gallery Artists, Brisbane
ART AWARDS:
2014 Arts Queensland Culture Champion Wall of Fame, Queensland Government
2011 Individual Arts Award, Townsville City Council (nominated two previous years)
2008 Gold medal Beijing Olympic Fine Arts Beijing China
2004 Cloncurry Ernest Henry Memorial Exhibition Open (3rd prize)
2000 Mount Isa Open Award HC
1999 Mount Isa Watercolour Award
1997 Maryborough City Open Award Judge John Massy Queensland Art Gallery (QAG)
1997 Mount Isa HC Open
1996 Mount Isa Open Award
1995 Cloncurry Ernest Henry Memorial Exhibition Open (3rd prize)
1995 Mount Isa Open Award
1994 Mount Isa Open Award
1994 Townsville Art Society Local Artist Judge Tim Morrell QAG
1993 Cloncurry Ernest Henry Memorial Exhibition - Watercolour
1993 Townsville Art Society HC Open and Local Artist Judge Dr I Amos
1993 Mount Isa Mines Watercolour
1992 Townsville Grammar School Watercolour Judge Prof. Dianna. Davis
1992 Townsville Art Society Watercolour Judge Prof. John Eveleigh
1992 Wide Bay Watercolour
1992 Mount Isa Mines Watercolour
1991 Cairns Art Society Graphic Award, Open HC Judge Chris Saines
1989 Townsville Pacific Festival Catalogue Cover Judge Prof. E Cowie
1989 Townsville Pacific Festival North Queensland Landscape Judge Prof. E Cowie
1988 Mount Isa - HC Open Judge A. Thomson
1987 NORSAC Miniature Award Judge R. Searle
1987 Townsville PAIA Traditional Painting, Watercolour and Sculpture
1986 Townsville PAIA Print
1986 Wide Bay Capricorn Building Society Judge I Amos
1986 Townsville Local Artist HC
1986 Nerang Festival QAG
1985 Cloncurry Ernest Henry Memorial Exhibition Open (3rd) Judge R Melish
1985 Townsville HC Print Judge B Wright
1985 Cairns City Collection Acquisition
1985 Innisfail Catalogue Cover Award Judge R Crooke
1985 Wide Bay Print Award
1985 Hinchinbrook Traditional
1985 Brisbane Suncorp Painting (State Award + touring)
1984 Innisfail Local Artist Judge J Rigby
1984 Mareeba Shell Drawing Award
1984 Mareeba Shell Open Award
1984 Hinchinbrook Watercolour
1983 Cloncurry Ernest Henry Memorial Exhibition Open (2nd)
1982 Tully Open Award
1982 Cairns City Collection Acquisition
1982 Hinchinbrook Watercolour
1982 Mareeba Shell Open Award
1981 Cairns Art Society Watercolour
1979 Hinchinbrook Open Award Judge J Coburn
1977 Cairns Art Society
1977 Cardwell Art Award for Parliament House collection
1973 Innisfail Historical
ART RESIDENCIES (AIR)
2014 Artist in Residence, (3 weeks) New Norfolk, Tasmania
2011 Artist in Residence Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan
2010 Foshan China Sister City Cultural Exchange
2007 Artist in Residence Red Gate Gallery Beijing
2006 Artist in Residence Mulgara Gallery Sails in the Desert, Ayres Rock Resort Central Australia
2004 Artist in Residence Port Douglas Gallery of Fine Art, Port Douglas
2004 Artist in Residence Mulgara Gallery, Sails in the Desert, Ayres Rock Resort Central Australia
2001 Artist in Residence Radisson Treetops NQ
2000 Artist in Residence Arthur Boyd Bundanon Trust NSW
2000 Artist in Residence Radisson Treetops Port Douglas NQ
1998 Artist in Residence Radisson Treetops Port Douglas NQ
1993 Artist in Residence Queensland Artworkers Alliance Brisbane Studio
COLLECTIONS:
Artbank
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
Tomsk Regional Art Museum, Siberia, Russia
Dept Main Roads Queensland Townsville (Art built-in public art scheme) Qld Govt
Queensland Health Ayr Hospital
Judy Watson Artist
Basil Hall Editions
David and Libby Koch
Townsville City Council Executive Offices
Townsville City Council Public Art Seating
Arthur & Yvonne Boyd Bundanon Trust NSW
Gold Coast Regional Gallery
Hinchinbrook Shire Council
James Cook University, Townsville
Cardwell Shire Council
Mount Isa Mines
Suncorp Brisbane
Wide Bay Building Society
Shell
Maryborough City Council
Cairns City Council
Townsville Grammar School
Innisfail Art Society
James Hardie State Library Qld
Cloncurry Art Society
Iwaki City & Iwaki Jaycees, Japan
Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE Townsville
The Sharjah Arts Museum, United Arab Emirates
Jupiters Townsville, relocated
Cairns Airport Departure Lounge, relocated
Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre
Holliday Inn Townsville, relocated
Corporate and Private Collections in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Japan, America, Arabia, Great Britian and Europe
Foshan Art Gallery, China
Beijing Olympic Fine Arts, China
Masonic Care, Townsville
GRANTS:
2012/13 Townsville City Council Grants for Excellence in Cultural Development
2010 Townsville City Council Grants for Excellence in Cultural Development
2008 Townsville City Council Grants for Excellence in Cultural Development
2000 Arts Queensland Individual Professional Development
2000 Townsville City Council Grants for Excellence in Cultural Development
1996 Head of School Research Award, School of Education, JCU
1994,97 Australian Postgraduate Research Scholarship JCU (3 year stipend for PhD studies)
1994 Arts Queensland, Professional Development
1990 Premier's Arts Encouragement Award, Queensland Government
1988 Australia Council, Visual Arts Craft Board Project Grant
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS:
2012 Masonic Care Queensland, Kirwan, Qld
2004 Thuringowa City Council - Castlemaine Street Renewal, Public Seating Lazy Days Thuringowa Qld
2004 Queensland Health Ayr Hospital
2000 Soroptimist International Townsville Breakwater Inc. for Rehabilitation Ward Townsville General Hospital
1999 Museum of Tropical Queensland Mural
1996 Cairns International Airport, Tropics Restaurant
1994 Sheraton Breakwater Casino, Townsville Foyer
1993 Soroptimist International Townsville Breakwater Inc Design for Chain of Office and Banner
1992 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority/ Department of Environment and Heritage, Marine Mural and Green Turtle Illustrations
1991 Wet Tropics World Heritage Area Interpretative Murals
COVERS:
2014 Duo Magazine 'Culture' cover July 2014, p 96
1994 Townsville Art Society Inc. Catalogue Cover Award
1992 Readers Digest Australia & New Zealand October issue
1989 Townsville & the Magnetic North Tourist Information Booklet Cover
1986 Cathedral School Cookbook Cover Design and section Illustrations
1986 Innisfail Art Society Catalogue Cover Award
MEMBERSHIPS:
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville Friends
Umbrella Contemporary Arts Inc. Townsville
Soroptimist International Townsville Breakwater Inc. (lapsed)
Townsville Businesswomens' Network
Institute of Modern Art Brisbane (lapsed)
Womens Art Register Victoria (lapsed)
National Association for the Visual Arts Australia
American Biolographical Institute
International Biographical Centre Cambridge England
JCU Alumni Association Inc.
Townsville Chamber of Commerce
TRAVEL:
2014 Tasmania
2013 New York
2012 Skopelos, Greece, Basil Hall print making workshop
2011 Central Australia Ross River Landscape
2010 Foshan, China cultural exchange, Hong Kong
2009 Art Safari, Illara, Central Australia
2007 China, Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Singapore, Palm Valley Central Australia, New Zealand (south Island)
2006 The Kimberley WA - Gibb River Road: El Questro, Mitchell Falls, Bell Gorge, Mornington Wilderness Park, Windjana Gorge, Geikie
Gorge, Halls Creek, Wolfe Ck Crater, Bungle Bungles
2005 Fraser Island, Carnarvon National Park Qld
2004 Alice Springs Painted Desert, Oodnadatta, Lake Eyre, Flinders Ranges, Adelaide
2004 Lawn Hill Boodjamulla Qld
2004 Lost City Limmen National Park NT
2003 Broome WA, Limmen National Park NT
2002 West MacDonnell Ranges, Finke River Central Australia
2002 Crossing the Simpson Desert, NT, SA, QLD
2002 Highlights of the central Australia: Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Mt Sonder, Gosse Bluff, Kings Canyon, Ochre Pits,Ormiston Gorge, Glen Helen
Gorge, Ellery Gorge, Standley Chasm
2001 Ruby Gorge in the East MacDonald Ranges Central Australia
2000 The Kimberley and Bungle Bungles Western Australia
1995 Indonesia (Bali)
1994 Kakadu, Northern Territory
1980 Europe and Britain
1969 Papua New Guinea
1969 Australia: extensive travel of coastal and western Queensland and N.S.W.
PRESENTATIONS:
2010 Here's to Love, Lust and Laughter, solo exhibition by Uli Liessmann opened by Dr Sylvia Ditchburn, Umbrella, Townsville
2008 Townsville Rotary Club
2008 Tomsk State Art Museum Siberia, Russia Exhibition opening, Art Student Group, Tomsk Rotary Club
2004 Women's Art in North Queensland Guest Lecturer JCU COMVAT
2004 Our First Exhibition Townsville Stained Glass Townsville opened by Dr Sylvia Ditchburn
2003 The Business of Art PROBUS Port of Townsville Womens Club
2003 Who Am I? Townsville Business Womens Network
2002 Vote of Thanks Geraldine Doogue and MP Lindy Nelson-Carr Lunch with Geraldine Doogue
2002 The Business of Art PROBUS Townsville
2001 Identity: 3rd yr exhibition by Helen Theocharous & Bronwen Abernethy opened by Dr S. Ditchburn
2001 Personal Profile and slide presentation Artist Lunch TimeTalk James Cook University
1996 Plenty Forum, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
1995 Personal Profile and slide presentation, Townsville Business Women's Network
1993 Townsville Art Society Annual Members Exhibition S. Ditchburn President's Address
1992 Townsville Art Society Annual Members Exhibition S. Ditchburn President's Address
1992 Personal Profile and slide presentation, Townsville Art Society
1992 Gertrudes Townsville Personal Profile and slide presentation
JUDGING:
2010 Cardwell Biennal Art Awards
2010 Artscape – Pimlico State High School, Visual Arts Section
2009 Burdekin Art Society Art Awards
2006 Cairns Art Society 60th Annual Art Exhibition
2006 Bowen Art Society 46th Annual Art Exhibition
2006 Ernest Henry Memorial 38th Annual Art Show Cloncurry
2005 Hinchinbrook Acquisitive Art Competition Ingham
2003 Selection Panel, Minister's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, Northern Region
2002 Ingham Arts Festival (12th) - Art
2002 Calvary Christian College 4th Annual Christian Art Competition Townsville
2000 CARA (Childrens Advocacy & Research Association) Child Protection Week Art Competition
1979 Innisfail Arts Festival
SPONSOR:
2013 NQCC Auction donated work
2008 Mayor's Youth Achievement Fund, Cairns Regional Council
2006 Cyclone Larry Appeal Auction
2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1996, 1995 Townsville Business Women of the Year Awards:
2005 Australian Festival of Chamber Music Townsville:
2005 Music Squad Pimlico State High School Townsville:
2004 Queensland Cancer Fund Relay for Life:
2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Unifem, SITB, ZONTA Breakfast:
2003 Collinsville & Scottville Community Preschool & Kindergarten Assoc:
PUBLICATIONS:
Sylvia Ditchburn, 1996, Plenty: Women Artists of Townsville, Perc Tucker Gallery Townsville
____________ 1991, Marketing Strategies for the Visual Artist, James Cook University Townsville
____________ "Women Artists of North Queensland 1880 to the Present" eyeline, No. 29 Summer 1995
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