Information About Me

Name

Mel Brigg

Vocation

Professional Artist

Address

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Web

Phone

+61 418 866 070

Citizenship

Australian

Ethnicity

Born, South Africa

Lives

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Works

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Gallery Representation

Selected Artwork can be viewed at -

INTERNATIONAL

The Cape Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
RSA, England, Portugal, Singapore

Individual Exhibitions

AUSTRALIA

Art Nuvo Gallery, Buderim - 2008, 2010
Wentworth Gallery, Sydney - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009
Mary McKillop, A tribute 1995 commencing at Sydney Powerhouse, followed by a National Tour. Art Gallery of South Australia and Parliament House in Canberra.
SCEGGS REDLAND Art Award - 1997
Tattersalls Club Art Prize Brisbane - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Wagner Art Gallery - 1995
Von Bertouche Gallery - 2000
Porters Gallery - 2000
McGrath Gallery - 2001, 2003
Ron Coles Gallery - 2004
Red Hill Gallery - 2004, 2010
Linton & Kay Gallery - 2005, 2007
David Hart Gallery - 2006
Gallery One 2012, 2014,2016, 2018
TVH gallery  2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
L&K Perth  2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
Ridge St gallery Sydney 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
SYA Melbourne 2015
Wentworth  2014, 2016, 2019

SOUTH AFRICA

Bloemfontein - 1971, 1975, 1977
Johannesburg - 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988
Nelspruit - 1976, 1978
Springs - 1974, 1975
Cape Town - 1974, 1975, 1980, 1990, 2001
Rustenberg - 1990, 1991
Swellendam - 1992

EUROPE

Portugal, Gallery Portimao - 1989

ENGLAND

Solent Gallery - 1989, 1990, 1991
Cannon Gallery - 1990
Oliver Swan Gallery, Cowes, Isle of Wight - 1991

ASIA

South African Embassy Singapore - 1993
Asia Contemporary Art Show 2017

Selected Group Exhibitions

Queensland Health, Child Diabetes fundraising at Hyatt Coolum, 2010
Brisbane Lutheran College Art Show, People's Choice Award, 2010

Awards

Sorrento Art Exhibition, best in exhibition, 2010, 2011
Currabubula Art Exhibition, best in exhibition, 2010
Finalist in the 2012 Doug Moran Portrait prize
Finalist in the RQAS Inaugural QLD Figurative

Commissions

Greenslopes Private hospital Brisbane
Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba  2019
Brisbane Catholic Education 2011
Mr Gary Quinlan ambassador to Indonesia 
Bookcover for EXODUS RECONING a book by Proff Kalypso Noclaides, OXFORD University UK

Corporate Collections

South African Embassies in Singapore, Canada and Belgium
Royal Exchange, London
Total Oil Collection, South Africa
Pellisier Museum, South Africa
Universities of Orange Free State and Stellenbosch, South Africa
Barclays Bank of South Africa
Standard Bank of South Africa
Numerous town councils and corporations across South Africa
Queensland State Government
Grain Corporation, Sydney
Housing Loans Insurance Corporation, Sydney
Bayer Australia Ltd, Sydney
Sisters of St Joseph, North Sydney
Optus Communications and private collectors throughout Australia
Burrawang West Station Art Collection, NSW, Australia
Mural for Mary McKillop Supercat, Sydney Harbour, Australia
Ehime Women’s College Art Collection, Ehime, Japan

Selected Publications

Salt Magazine, July 2010
Profile Magazine, July 2008
Weekender Magazine, feature interview June 2008
Salt Magazine, interview Winter 2008
Noosa Style Magazine, interview June 2008
Style Magazine, interview June 2008
Buderim Weekly, June 2008
Buderim Chronicle, June 2008
Coast Magazine, interview Spring 2008
The Record, winter 2006 cover (St Vincent de Paul)
Australian Artist
Bulletin Magazine
Australian Art Collector
Art and Australia 1993
Mary Mc Killop, A Tribute. Limited Edition cover Published by Andrew Wilson. 1995
Mary Mc Killop College Yearbook 1999
In The Picture (Year 8 text book on Australian and International Art) Oxford Press 1996
Reproductions by Swan Press, 1974
Almanac Publishers 1979 - 1990
Associated Industries 1980 – 1990
Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors, published by E Read 1988
The Bulletin magazine Australia 1996
The Promised Land by K Schoeman 1979
Auge International Feb 1982
Art and Artists of Southern Africa by Esme Berman

Supported Charities

Bloomhill Cancer 2018 2019
Cancer council Sydney 2015
Rotary Art Spectacular  
Tattersalls 
School for life Sydney
Sydney city Mission
Save the Rhino Foundation
Release the detainees Johannesburg RSA
SAVE QLD
Bluecare
Bush Childrens Art Exhibition - 1999
Work for the Blues
Care Australia