Elizabeth Holian
Artist’s Statement
Elizabeth has been commissioned to paint 10 works for the Melbourne Millennium Arts Festival.
As the only Australian painter among 50 surrealist artists from around the world, to be included in the festival, she has also been asked to design its surrealist exhibition poster."
The work Homage to Dali, on offer for public sale for the first time through the Downlands Exhibition, is the original art work for that poster.Biography
A note from the artwork supplier -
Elizabeth Holian is widely regarded as one of Australia's greatest Surrealist artist.
Influenced by Dali from a very early age - and here I might quote from a Francis Whiting Sunday Mail colour supplement about her from April 18th 1998:
"Elizabeth has been invited to exhibit several of her works at the prestigious Galabert Studios in New York in October and in November she will travel to Paris for her first Solo Exhibition Homage To Dali at the Miromesnil Fine Arts Gallery.
"The Paris exhibition is to mark the 10th anniversary of Dali's death and Robert Descharnes, who was Dali's manager and friend for 30 years has agreed to open it for me" Elizabeth said.
Descharnes has already bought one of Elizabeth's works as has Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape.
There's also a solo exhibition in London next year and, closer to home, Elizabeth has been commissioned to paint 10 works for the Melbourne Millennium Arts Festival.
As the only Australian painter among 50 surrealist artists from around the world, to be included in the festival, she has also been asked to design its surrealist exhibition poster."
Influences
Dali
Awards
In 1998 Elizabeth was selected from artists all around the world, to hold a solo exhibition in the heart of Paris to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of her mentor the great Artist Salvador Dali. Her works were displayed with Dali’s original works and sculptures. Elizabeth sustained a serious injury to her painting arm a few years ago, and is only now able to resume her work. Until recently, the last painting she had put on exhibition publicly was in 2003, it was unveiled by actor Geoffrey Rush at the Queensland Arts Council gallery. She received an Australia day award in 1999 for achievements in the arts. Her many exhibitions include Paris and Broadway, New York City. She has been an entrant in the Archibald Prize and the Moran prize over the years.The ABC did two stories on her work, as did Channel 9, and many arts publications.
Exhibitions
Elizabeth Holian lives in Redcliffe and her works are in many major private collections around the world.
Showing the single artwork
