Liz Donley

Liz has a drafting and architectural design background and layers detail into her drawings and paintings.
Liz’s preference is working in acrylic and oil paints. She captures the dramatic interplay between light and shadow, translating her emotional response through painting or drawing.
Personal symbolic meaning in her choice of subject alludes to her Life’s path: feathers = messages, bushfire = regeneration, red flowers = lost loved one, seashells = a safe place.
Liz has a strong spiritual connection to the Australian bush land, and she devotes her time to environmental issues, bush care volunteering and creating garden habitat and bringing art appreciation to the community through volunteer art guiding at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre in southern Sydney.
Liz Donley is an award-winning artist whose work has been selected and hung at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery several times, in national exhibitions, and at galleries and venues with her chosen art societies.

STUDIES
2022       Reinventing Your Artworks – Hazelhurst Arts Centre Christine Druitt-Preston
                Linoblock Printing Hazelhurst Arts Centre with Dushan Mrva-Montoya
2021       Drypoint Etching Printing Hazelhurst Arts Centre with Laura Stark
2014       Chinese Brush Painting Masterclass with George Gittoes (war artist /Peace activist), Hazelhurst
2012       Art Guiding, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre with Brian Ladd AGNSW
2011       Landscape Masterclass Hazelhurst RGAC with Wynne finalist artist Alexander McKenzie
2010—11 Advanced Oil Painting Hazelhurst RGAC with JADA finalist artist Michelle Cawthorne
2010       ABC 702 Masterclass with artist Leo Robba – Taronga Zoo
2000—10 Advanced Oil Painting Hazelhurst RGAC with Michael Taylor & Archibald & Wynne finalist
                Alexander McKenzie
2002 –04 Life Drawing – Art Continuum
1985—88 Oil Painting Coffs Harbour Technical College
1973-76 Land & Engineering Survey Drafting – Sydney Technical College.

MEMBERSHIP
Continuum Arts Society Inc.
Oatley 101 Society of Artists
Southern Cross Art Group
Volunteer Art Guide at Hazelhurst Arts Centre Sutherland Shire Council since 2012
Friends of Hazelhurst
Royal Bushies Royal National Park, NSW.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017       ‘Lost’ Exhibition - Moran Gallery, Sylvania.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024-2014 Friends on Show, Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Gymea
2024-23 Heritage Exhibition, Sutherland Shire
2023       Maliana Art Show for Timor Leste, Engadine
                Georges River Art Prize 2023
                Oyster Bay Arts Show, Oyster Bay
2023-2015 Oatley 101 Artists Members Exhibition
2022, 2018, 2015, 2013     Guiding Art Exhibition, Hazelhurst Broadhurst Gallery, Gymea
2021       Art on Paper 2021, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery DAS Open Art Award Exhibition, Drummoyne
2020       Hazelhurst 20 Celebrating 20 Years Southern Sydney Artists, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery
2018-17 Ardency Art Exhibition - Oatley 101 Society of Artists
2016-14 Waterbrook Art Exhibition - Oatley 101 Society of Artists
2012      Art Auction University of Sydney
2011-10 Friends on Show Broadhurst Community Gallery Hazelhurst, Gymea
2011       Southern Cross Art Group, Menai Marketplace
2011       Thursday Night Advanced Oil Painting, Hazelhurst Community Gallery
2005       Help Afghanistan Children Exhibition Hazelhurst CommunityGallery
2003       Southern Exposure IV Exhibition Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Gymea
2003-2   Art Continuum Exhibition Hazelhurst Community Gallery, Gymea
2002       Southern Exposure II Exhibition Hazelhurst Regional Gallery
2002       Artist of the Month March Hazelhurst Community Gallery
2001       Artist of the Month October Hazelhurst Community Gallery
1988       Sutherland Shire Council Biennial Art Award Exhibition, Sutherland
1985       Coffs Harbour Civic Centre.

AWARDS
2023       Finalist Georges River Art Prize Flame Tree
2023       Winner Maliana Art Show Engadine Rotary/ Timor Leste Project Flame Tree
2023       Highly Commended Drawing Oyster Bay PS Art Festival Unravelling Memories
2022       Winner Drawing Drummoyne Art Society Open Art Award Exhibition - Connection
2022       Highly Commended Oatley 101 21st Members Exhibition - Wild
2021       Finalist Art on Paper 2021 Hazelhurst Regional Gallery - Connection
2019       Commended Oatley 101 20th Members Exhibition—Scorched Banksia
2019       Winner Landscape Oyster Bay PS Art Festival—Fire Dance
2017       People’s Choice Award Moran Gallery – Crystal Pools
2016       Finalist Waterbrook Art Exhibition 17th Members Exhibition Oatley 101 - Requiem
2016       People’s Choice Award FoS Hazelhurst Broadhurst Gallery - Pelagonium
2015       Highly Commended Members Exhibition Oatley 101 - Pelagonium
2015       Highly Commended Waterbrook Art Exhibition 16th Members Exhibition Oatley 101
                  - Collecting Shells
2014       Winner Acquisitive Prize Waterbrook Art Exhibition 15th Members Exhibition Oatley 101
                 – Bush Regeneration
2010      Winner ABC702 Painting the Harbour Taronga Zoo – Painting the Harbour

CONTACT   Liz Donley Ph. 0425 218 614 liz.arti.smarti@gmail.com