Renata Pari-Lewis
Renata Pari-Lewis is a Slovak-born Australian artist based in Sydney, Australia.
She studied Fine Art in London before moving to Sydney in 2000 and completing her BFA and Masters in Fine Art at the National Art School.
Renata is represented by Nanda\Hobbs Contemporary
Born Czechoslovakia
Phone + 61 401 963 631
Email renata_pari@yahoo.com.au
Education
2008 - 2010 Master of Fine Arts - Drawing, National Art School, Sydney
2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts - Print Making, National Art School, Sydney
2000 - 2002 Certificate IV & Diploma of Fine Arts, Meadowbank College TAFE, Sydney
2000 Painting, Blake College of Art, London
1996 - 1999 Painting & Drawing, Hampstead College of Arts, London
Solo Exhibitions
2024 (upcoming - June 13 to June 29) What I Have Held, Nanda\Hobbs Contemporary, Sydney
2022 Familiar, Unfamiliar, Nanda\Hobbs Contemporary, Sydney
2020 Intimate, Nanda\Hobbs Contemporary, Sydney
2018 In the Fold, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
2013 New Works, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
2011 Domestic Landscapes II, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
2010 Masters Show, National Art School, Sydney
2008 Domestic Landscapes I, The Trophy Room Gallery, Sydney
2006 Simmer on the Bay, Walsh Bay, Sydney
Group Exhibitions
2024 Selected - a curated Photography & Printmaking Exhibition, CBD Gallery, Sydney
2023 KAAF Art Prize, Korean Cultural Centre Australia, Sydney
2022 Darling Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
2022 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
2021 Small Works Salon, Nanda\Hobbs Contemporary, Sydney
2020 Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2020 9x5”, Nanda\Hobbs Contemporary, Sydney
2018 Jingle Bells, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
2016 Stuck Together, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
2015 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
2013 Still Life, Defiance Sculpture Park at The Gate Gallery, Wollombi
Please Be Seated, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
2012 Inaugural Exhibition, Defiance Sculpture Park at The Gate Gallery, Wollombi
2011 Ship Shape, The Boat Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
The Landscape Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
The Drawing Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
Preview Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
2007 Tutors’ Show, Waverley Woollahra Art Centre
Watermark, Mary Place, Paddington
2004 Interchange, Korea/Australia exchange exhibition of prints, Seoul
2003 Trio, Cellblock Gallery, prints
2000 Blake Gallery, London, painting
Awards
2023 Finalist, KAAF Art Prize, Korean Cultural Centre Australia, Sydney
2022 Finalist, Darling Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
2022 Finalist, Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
2020 Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery
2019 Semi-finalist, Darling Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery
2007 Highly Commended, Waverly Woollahra Art Prize
2003 The Stella Downer Printmaking Award for outstanding performance in printmaking
2002 The Art Spectrum Drawing Prize