artists

Judy Holding has established a strong identity as an artist through the development of a personal visual ‘vocabulary’ of symbolic forms. In particular, her beautifully realised depictions of trees and birds, through her sculptures and works on paper, reflect her abiding love of the diverse flora and fauna of Australia. Judy has travelled extensively through northern Australia gaining imagery for her practice and in doing so has forged deep bonds with Indigenous residents. Consequently, she imbues her work with a palpable sense of the timeless quality of these landscapes that others recognise and are inspired by. Judy says of her paintings, “Working as a landscape artist in Australia, one is always conscious of those who have gone before. I have used the layering of watercolour images to stress the richness and unresolved tensions of the Australian bush. “Much of the motivation for her recent work is also drawn from her increasing concern with environmental issues affecting our natural world; “Genetic modification, industrial agriculture, global warming, fracking etc etc. It is becoming increasingly obvious just how much the fragility of natural systems and the interconnectedness of species is being ignored.” Her symbolic forms, painted in jewel-like colours, overlap and interact with each other in the construction of an artistic lexicon that appears unique in Australian art.

Judy Holding is a Melbourne based artist who has been practising for over thirty years. In 1977, she completed her Diploma of Fine Art at Monash University and since then has exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions across Australia. Judy’s practice is underpinned by regular travel and research trips to the Northern Territory as well as numerous residencies overseas including Italy, Ireland, Nepal and India. Judy has been a finalist in many awards including, most recently the 2020 Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery National Works on Paper Award and the 2018 Montalto Sculpture Prize. In 2009, she was the winner of the Banyule Award for Works on Paper. Her work is represented in collections throughout Australia including the National Gallery of Australia, Artbank, Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Monash University, Melbourne (Rare Books and Prints Collection), Benalla and Shepparton regional galleries.

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      $$16,600 Mallee tree with birds - powdercoated aluminium, corten steel base, 1/5, 223 x 223 x 40cm

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      $$4,800 Gum tree with clouds - 5mm steel, 2 pack auto paint, vinyl, AP, edition of 5, 60 x 32 x 13cm

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      $$4,600 Mallee birds - powdercoated aluminum, mild steel base, 2/10, 41 x 44 x 8cm

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      $$4,200 Water Race Hill 3 - bronze, unique, 65 x 20 x 10cm

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      $$4,200 Self portrait at Mulan site - watercolour & ink on Arches paper, 28 x 76cm, FRAMED

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      $$4,200 Pardalotes at Mulan site - watercolour & ink on Arches paper, 28.5 x 75cm, FRAMED

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      $$4,200 Sentinel - watercolour & ink on Arches paper, 28.5 x 75cm, FRAMED

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      $$3,800 Cockies at the Lake - bronze, mirror, polymer clay, unique, 20 x 23 x 16cm

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      $$3,800 Goldfields 2 - bronze, unique, 35 x 40 x 10cm

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      $$3,600 Mosquito Gully winter 2 - bronze, unique, 58 x 36 x 25cm

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      $$3,300 Diary 1 - artist book, linocut, silkscreen & watercolour, 4/6, 20 x 300cm (dimensions variable), ARTIST BOOK

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      $$2,400 The Pardalote - tissue paper, wire, ink, paint (wall piece), 40 x 36 x 15cm

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      $$2,400 The Wren - tissue paper, wire, ink, paint (wall piece), 60 x 40 x 17cm

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      $$2,200 Tree Museum : Spotted Gum - painted MDF, vinyl dots, 2 pack enamel, acrylic,, 1/5, 27 x 17.5 x 12.5cm

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      $$1,800 Mother and child - bronze, unique, 20 x 17 x 4cm

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      $$1,300 Edinburgh Gardens North Fitzroy - silkscreen, AP 3/5, 76 x 56cm, unframed

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    • $$1,200 Regeneration - cast bronze, 26 x 24 x 12cm

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