Sheila Benford

Sheila Benford Curriculum Vitae

Born England 1935 - Australian Citizenship 1977

Education

1987 Graduated with Distinction Fine Arts, Forrestfield College of Technical & Further Education
Trained in London as a photographic airbrush artist.
Worked for various photographers in Perth doing photo restoration

Awards

1998 & 2005 - Winner of Cossack Art Award
1995 - Winner of Fremantle Woolstores Art Prize
2001 & 1999 - Highly Commended, Cossack Art Award

Solo Exhibitions

2001 - Pilbarra Fine Art Gallery
1996 - Gadfly Gallery, Dalkeith, Perth
1992 - West End Gallery, Fremantle

Collections

Burswood Casino, Perth
Shire of Roeburn
Ministry of Health, Perth
Duxton Hotel, Perth (commission)
Private collections in Australia, Britain, Holland, Singapore, Hong Kong and Germany

Currently Represented in Galleries

PS Studios, Fremantle
Code Red, Claremont, Perth
Pilbarra Fine Art Gallery
Jarrahcorp, Fremantle
Callen & Rafferty, Daglish, Perth
Gallery 360, Mt Lawley and Subiaco, Perth
Jahroc Galleries, Margaret River

Open Exhibitions - various including:

Cossack Art Award 2004, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997
Mosman Park Art Award 2001, 1998
Perth Royal Show 2001, 2000, 1999, 1997
Kalgoorlie Art Award 2001
Leonora Art Award 1999, 2000
Burswood 2000, 1999, 1998
Newman College 2000, 1999
Mall Galleries, London, England 1996

Other

Coordinator of annual Rottnest Island art expedition 1995 - 1995
Painting expedition to Broome, WA 1990
Painting trips to Pilbarra and Hammersley - remote WA 1980 - 1985