About the Artist
Bio
Marisa Veerman is a Brisbane based fine artist working in the areas of photography and textiles. Forging a career as a textile visual merchandiser in fabric boutiques across the state, Marisa was well known for her creative expertise in sculpting theatrical pieces on mannequins using pins and fabric alone.
An emerging force in the art world, Marisa has now established a unique space through the creation of mixed media photographic works that are embellished with fine embroidery and beading. Using carefully staged and costumed models, Veerman utilises light and long-exposure times to effect a melancholic and ethereal beauty, transcendent of time and place.
Imbued with a delicate sensibility, Marisa’s works explore a creative space that exists between fragility and strength; between childhood innocence and vulnerability.
Prizes
2019
Rotary Art Spectacular Prize, Brisbane Winner, Best Mixed Media, Overall - Highly Commended
2016
Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award, Highly Commended & People’s Choice Winner, Lethbridge
Solo Exhibitions
2022
‘The Land of Sonder’, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2021
‘Eunoia’, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2020
‘Human Kind’, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2018
‘Quietude’, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2017
Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Finalist
2022
Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Ravenswood Women's Art Prize, Finalist
2021
Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Finalist
2020
Clayton Utz Art Prize
Brisbane Portrait Prize
Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2019
Brisbane Portrait Prize, Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane
Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2017
Clayton Utz Art Award, Riparian Plaza, Brisbane
Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2016
Clayton Utz Art Award, Riparian Plaza, Brisbane
2015
Kennedy Art Prize, Adelaide
Group Exhibitions
2022
Interconnected Group Exhibition, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, NERAM Museum, Armidale
2021
‘Home’ Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2020
Grammar Art Show, Toowoomba
2019
Group Exhibition, CODA Gallery, Palm Desert, California
2018
Lethbridge Gallery Artist Showcase, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
‘Florence’, AK Bellinger Gallery, Inverell
SDA International Exhibition in Print, Family Matters, Paseo Del Sol, Santa Fe
Frankie Good Stuff Awards, Art and Illustration category, Australia
Downlands Art Exhibition, Toowoomba
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