About the Artist
A Brief History
The daughter of Robert Hannaford, one of Australia’s most eminent portrait painters, Tsering absorbed an attitude towards painting from life, not photographs, as a means of continual learning and discovery of the world around us. Tsering’s floral paintings capture the uniqueness of each bloom, not dissimilar to portraiture.
Education
2017 Figure Drawing and Painting Summer Intensive, Studio Escalier, Argentonnay, France
2015 Cast Drawing, Portrait Painting, Grand Central Atelier New York, NY
2015 Portrait Painting and Composition, Life Drawing and Anatomy, Art Students’ League of New York New York, NY
2011 Painting, Drawing, Adelaide Central School of Art Norwood, SA
2011 Graduate Diploma (Art History), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
2008 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
Awards
2022 Paspaley Pearls Artist in Residence
2022 ArtCircleResidence Slovenia + Croatia
2020 Highly Commended- Archibald Prize
2019 Art Circle Residence, Germany
2018 Royal South Australian Society of Arts Fellowship
2017 Smith Fellowship, Studio Esclaier, France (Residency)
2016 Mark Butler Art Prize
2016 Fleurieu Food and Wine Art Prize Highly Commended
2015 Arts SA Professional Development Grant
2014 Eran Svigos Award for Best Visual Art, Adelaide Fringe
2014 Portia Geach Memorial Award Highly Commended
2013 Helpmann Academy Emerging Artist Award
2010 Malcolm Campbell Award for Drawing
2004 Certificate of Merit for Visual Art Studies (SACE)
Selected Exhibition
2022 Archibald Prize 2022, AGNSW, Sydney NSW
2022 SILVER- SALA Festival 25th Anniversary Exhibiton, Adelaide SA
2021 A.M.E. Bale Art Prize, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Glen Eira, VIC
2021 Women Painting Women, Burrinja Cultural Center Upwey, VIC
2020 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
2019 Solo exhibition, ‘SELF’, GAGPROJECTS, Kent Town, SA
2019 Loreto SpringART Feature Artist, Loreto College, Marryatville, SA
2019 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
2019 Rick Armor Self Portrait Prize, Montsalvat, Eltham, VIC
2018 Finalist - Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney, NSW
2018 Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize, Bega Valley Regional Gallery, Bega, NSW
2017 Finalist - Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney, NSW
2016 Finalist - Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney, NSW
2016 Finalist - A.M.E. Bale Art Prize Exhibition & Scholarship - Glen Eira City Council Gallery, VIC
2016 Finalist - Portia Geach Memorial Award - S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery, NSW
2016 Finalist - Glencore Percival Portrait Prize - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, QLD
2016 Finalist - Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize - Bega Valley Regional Gallery, QLD
2016 Finalist - Lethbridge 10,000 Small Scale Art Award - Lethbridge Gallery, QLD
2015 Semi-finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Online semi finalist DMNPP Sydney, NSW
2015 Finalist - Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney, NSW
2015 Finalist - Lethbridge 10,000 Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery Brisbane, QLD
2015 Finalist - Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery Sydney, NSW
2014 Semi-finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Online semi finalist DMNPP Sydney, NSW
2014 New Works- Adelaide Fringe, Artlab Australia Adelaide, SA
2014 Finalist - Inaugural Kennedy Art Prize, Stomping Ground Studios Stepney, SA
2014 Finalist - Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery Sydney, NSW
2014 Finalist - A.M.E. Bale Art Prize Exhibition & Scholarship, Glen Eira City Council Gallery Glen Eira, VIC
2013 Finalist - Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery Sydney, NSW
2013 Finalist - Inaugural Portrait Prize Exhibition, Royal South Australian Society of Arts Adelaide, SA
2013 Finalist - Salon des Refuses Exhibition, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery Sydney, NSW
2012 Finalist - A.M.E. Bale Art Prize Exhibition & Scholarship, Glen Eira City Council Gallery Glen Eira, VIC
2012 Finalist - Salon des Refuses Exhibition, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery Sydney, NSW
2004 Finalist - Salon des Refuses Exhibition, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery Sydney, NSW
Industry Roles
2018 Artist in Residence, Saint Peter’s College Saint Peters, SA
2018 Plein Air and Still Life Painting Workshops, Colours of Impressionism, Art Gallery of South Australia Adelaide, SA
2017 Artist in Residence, Loreto College Marryatville. SA
2016 Committee Board Member, Youthscape Exhibition, Royal South Australian Society of Arts Adelaide, SA
2016 Grant Assessment Panel Member, Arts South Australia Adelaide, SA
2015 Committee Board Member, Youthscape Exhibition, Royal South Australian Society of Arts Adelaide, SA
|2014 Workshop Facilitator, Pom Pom Children’s Space, Carclew Youth Arts North Adelaide, SA
2014 Sketch Group Facilitator, Dorrit Black Retrospective, Art Gallery of South Australia Adelaide, SA
2014 Committee Board Member, Youthscape Exhibition, Royal South Australian Society of Arts Adelaide, SA
2013 – 2011 Conservation: paintings and frames, Artlab Australia Adelaide, SA