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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharondraws/
EDUCATION
2017 Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies, University of Queensland
2006 Part completed Graduate Diploma in Education, Queensland University of Technology
1998 Graduate Diploma in Painting, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
1996 Bachelor in Fine Art (major-Illustration) Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
1993 Cert in Art and Design, TAFE Morningside
PRIZES
2025 Winner, Textile Prize, Queensland Regional Art Awards 2025
2021 Highly commended, Ipswich Art Award
2019 Winner, Susan Cory Contemporary Prize, Somerset Art Award
2017 Highly commended, Clayton Utz Art Award
Drawing 2nd prize, Ipswich Art Awards
Acquisition Prize Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich Art Awards
2016 Highly Commended, Ipswich Art Awards
Acquisition Prize Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich Art Awards
2014 Winner, The Wayne Kratzmaan Award, The Queensland Regional
Art Awards through Flying Arts
2012 Highly Commended, Ipswich Art Awards
COLLECTIONS
The Ipswich Art Gallery
The Wayne Kratzmaan Collection
PUBLISHED
2026 Logan City Council (2026) "Were do I belong?" catalogue, Logan Art Gallery
2020 Smith G.(2020) In Focus: Ipswich Visual Artists 2010-2019 Old Government and Ipswich City Council
2020 Lethbridge Gallery (2020) Clayton Utz AArt Prize catalogue, Lethbridge Gallery and Clayton Utz
2019 Lethbridge Gallery (2019) Clayton Utz Art Prize, catalogue, Lethbridge Gallery and Clayton Utz
2017 Lethbridge Galery (2016) Clayton Utz Art Prize, catalogue, Lethbridge Gallery and Clayton Utz
2014 Owen C (2014) “Museum Inspires Artist” CAMD Council of Australian Museum Directors
2014 Owen.C. (2014) “Exquisite Corpse Masterpiece takes out prestigious award.” The Courier Mail
2014 McKenzie S. (2014) Arts Queensland Blog- "Art + Science: the value of interdisciplinary partnership
http://artsengage.initiatives.qld.gov.au/aq-blog/5124-art-science-the-value-of-interdisciplinary-partnerships\
2012 Caloundra Regional Gallery (2012) Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2D, catalogue, Sunshine Coast Council
FUNDED PROJECTS
2025 Regional Arts Development funded project exhibition" Exquisite Corpse"
2013 Regional Arts Development funded project “Endangered”
RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Exquisite Corpse Ipswich Community Gallery, Ipswich
2017 Consumed, The Crows Nest Regional Gallery, Qld
2014 Endangered, The Ipswich Community Gallery, Ipswich
2012 Drawing Fetish, The Swich Contemporary Art Space
I.D. , The Old Courthouse Gallery, Ipswich
Re-Boot, Off the Kerb Gallery, Melbourne
2011 Permanent: tattoos and identity, The Old Courthouse Gallery Ipswich
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026. Where Do I belong? (our birds in nature), Logan Art Gallery, Queensland.
Waterhouse Natural Science Prize, South Australian Museum, South Australia
Wyndham Art Prize, Wyndham Cultural Center, Victoria
2025/26. Queensland Regional Art Awards Brisbane Quarter, Brisbane; Courthouse Gallery, Cairns; St George Cultural Center, St George; The Drill Hall Studio, Townsville; Williams Street, Brisbane.
2024 50 Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2021 Ignite, Visual Projection as part of Ipswich Festival
2020 Clayton Utz Art Award, Clayton Utz, Brisbane
2019 Clayton Utz Award, Clayton Utz Brisbane
Somerset Art Awards, Somerset Qld
Adorned Narratives, Redlands Art Gallery
2018 Ipswich Artists: from the collection Ipswich Art Gallery
2017 Clayton Utz Art Award, Clayton Utz Brisbane
Curios? at the Qld Museum and Science Centre Brisbane for World
Science Festival
2016 Cream of the Crop Touring Exhibition, Queensland Regional Art
Awards, Various locations, Qld
Ipswich Art Awards, St Paul’s church Hall Ipswich
2015 Vital Signs Touring Exhibition, Queensland Regional Art Awards,
various locations, Qld
People/Place, Ipswich Community Gallery curated by the Ipswich
Art Gallery
Ipswich Art Awards, St Paul’s Church Hall Ipswich
2014 Ipswich Art Awards, St Paul’s Church Hall Ipswich
Art Science Exhibition, the Eco Science Precinct, Brisbane
2013 Technotopia, Solerno Gallery with the Cache Collective, Sydney
The Ipswich Art Awards, St Paul’s Church Hall Ipswich
Once Upon a Time, Art and Design Precinct, Brisbane
Stimulate the Senses, the Community Gallery, Ipswich
Home-grown 2013, curated by the Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich
2012 Ipswich Art Award, St Paul’s Church Hall Ipswich
Infused II, the Swich Contemporary Art Space Ipswich
The Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2D, Caloundra Regional Gallery
Size Matters 2 the Swich Contemporary Art Space, Ipswich
2011 Size Matters, The Swich Contemporary Art Space, Ipswich
Resistance is Futile, the Swich Contemporary Art Space, Ipswich
One, The Swich Contemporary Art Space, Ipswich
Infused, The Swich Contemporary Art Space Ipswich
Ipswich Art Awards, St Paul’s Church Hall Ipswich Queensland
RESIDENCIES
2010 till 2023 The Old Courthouse Cultural Association Artist in Residence,
Historic Courthouse, Ipswich
March 2015 Jugglers Art Space Fortitude Valley, Queensland
September 2015 Gunyah Residency, Port Stevens, NSW
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharondraws/
EDUCATION
2017 Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies, University of Queensland
2006 Part completed Graduate Diploma in Education, Queensland University of Technology
1998 Graduate Diploma in Painting, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
1996 Bachelor in Fine Art (major-Illustration) Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
1993 Cert in Art and Design, TAFE Morningside
PRIZES
2025 Winner, Textile Prize, Queensland Regional Art Awards 2025
2021 Highly commended, Ipswich Art Award
2019 Winner, Susan Cory Contemporary Prize, Somerset Art Award
2017 Highly commended, Clayton Utz Art Award
Drawing 2nd prize, Ipswich Art Awards
Acquisition Prize Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich Art Awards
2016 Highly Commended, Ipswich Art Awards
Acquisition Prize Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich Art Awards
2014 Winner, The Wayne Kratzmaan Award, The Queensland Regional
Art Awards through Flying Arts
2012 Highly Commended, Ipswich Art Awards
COLLECTIONS
The Ipswich Art Gallery
The Wayne Kratzmaan Collection
PUBLISHED
2026 Logan City Council (2026) "Were do I belong?" catalogue, Logan Art Gallery
2020 Smith G.(2020) In Focus: Ipswich Visual Artists 2010-2019 Old Government and Ipswich City Council
2020 Lethbridge Gallery (2020) Clayton Utz AArt Prize catalogue, Lethbridge Gallery and Clayton Utz
2019 Lethbridge Gallery (2019) Clayton Utz Art Prize, catalogue, Lethbridge Gallery and Clayton Utz
2017 Lethbridge Galery (2016) Clayton Utz Art Prize, catalogue, Lethbridge Gallery and Clayton Utz
2014 Owen C (2014) “Museum Inspires Artist” CAMD Council of Australian Museum Directors
2014 Owen.C. (2014) “Exquisite Corpse Masterpiece takes out prestigious award.” The Courier Mail
2014 McKenzie S. (2014) Arts Queensland Blog- "Art + Science: the value of interdisciplinary partnership
http://artsengage.initiatives.qld.gov.au/aq-blog/5124-art-science-the-value-of-interdisciplinary-partnerships\
2012 Caloundra Regional Gallery (2012) Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2D, catalogue, Sunshine Coast Council
FUNDED PROJECTS
2025 Regional Arts Development funded project exhibition" Exquisite Corpse"
2013 Regional Arts Development funded project “Endangered”
RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Exquisite Corpse Ipswich Community Gallery, Ipswich
2017 Consumed, The Crows Nest Regional Gallery, Qld
2014 Endangered, The Ipswich Community Gallery, Ipswich
2012 Drawing Fetish, The Swich Contemporary Art Space
I.D. , The Old Courthouse Gallery, Ipswich
Re-Boot, Off the Kerb Gallery, Melbourne
2011 Permanent: tattoos and identity, The Old Courthouse Gallery Ipswich
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026. Where Do I belong? (our birds in nature), Logan Art Gallery, Queensland.
Waterhouse Natural Science Prize, South Australian Museum, South Australia
Wyndham Art Prize, Wyndham Cultural Center, Victoria
2025/26. Queensland Regional Art Awards Brisbane Quarter, Brisbane; Courthouse Gallery, Cairns; St George Cultural Center, St George; The Drill Hall Studio, Townsville; Williams Street, Brisbane.
2024 50 Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2021 Ignite, Visual Projection as part of Ipswich Festival
2020 Clayton Utz Art Award, Clayton Utz, Brisbane
2019 Clayton Utz Award, Clayton Utz Brisbane
Somerset Art Awards, Somerset Qld
Adorned Narratives, Redlands Art Gallery
2018 Ipswich Artists: from the collection Ipswich Art Gallery
2017 Clayton Utz Art Award, Clayton Utz Brisbane
Curios? at the Qld Museum and Science Centre Brisbane for World
Science Festival
2016 Cream of the Crop Touring Exhibition, Queensland Regional Art
Awards, Various locations, Qld
Ipswich Art Awards, St Paul’s church Hall Ipswich
2015 Vital Signs Touring Exhibition, Queensland Regional Art Awards,
various locations, Qld
People/Place, Ipswich Community Gallery curated by the Ipswich
Art Gallery
Ipswich Art Awards, St Paul’s Church Hall Ipswich
2014 Ipswich Art Awards, St Paul’s Church Hall Ipswich
Art Science Exhibition, the Eco Science Precinct, Brisbane
2013 Technotopia, Solerno Gallery with the Cache Collective, Sydney
The Ipswich Art Awards, St Paul’s Church Hall Ipswich
Once Upon a Time, Art and Design Precinct, Brisbane
Stimulate the Senses, the Community Gallery, Ipswich
Home-grown 2013, curated by the Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich
2012 Ipswich Art Award, St Paul’s Church Hall Ipswich
Infused II, the Swich Contemporary Art Space Ipswich
The Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2D, Caloundra Regional Gallery
Size Matters 2 the Swich Contemporary Art Space, Ipswich
2011 Size Matters, The Swich Contemporary Art Space, Ipswich
Resistance is Futile, the Swich Contemporary Art Space, Ipswich
One, The Swich Contemporary Art Space, Ipswich
Infused, The Swich Contemporary Art Space Ipswich
Ipswich Art Awards, St Paul’s Church Hall Ipswich Queensland
RESIDENCIES
2010 till 2023 The Old Courthouse Cultural Association Artist in Residence,
Historic Courthouse, Ipswich
March 2015 Jugglers Art Space Fortitude Valley, Queensland
September 2015 Gunyah Residency, Port Stevens, NSW