Christine Hopkins
‘Art is part of your soul, it pushes you, challenges you, it lifts you. It is an ongoing journey’
Christine started life in the south-west of Western Australia until moving to Queensland with her husband early 2000. Between 2001 -2002, Christine entered many local exhibitions until 2003, when life circumstances including studying social work, lead to a 14-year hiatus in art, and Christine not picking up the brush until late 2016, with art becoming a major part of her life again late 2017.
Despite carer duties, 2018 saw Christine holding her first solo exhibition in September at Vianta Café Beerwah as well as several local art exhibitions in the Sunshine Coast region. Christine is holding a solo exhibition March 2020 at the Maroochydore Library Artspace and a joint exhibition October -November 2019 at Art Hub Cooroy. The journey continues….
Awards
Highly Commended Settler’s Rise Winery 2002
Highly Commended Tewantin Art Show 2002
Highly Commended Kenilworth 2001
Highly Commended Settler’s Rise Winery 2001
Highly Commended Capel Arts Festival 1994
Exhibitions
2019:
Private Commission ll -WIP
Private commission l
Matthew Flinders Art Gallery
Yandina Historical House and Art Gallery (Artist of the Month- May and June)
Kilcoy Court House Gallery (Feb – May)
Old Church Gallery
2018:
Solo Exhibition Vianta Cafe- ‘Arboreal Musings’
FAE :’Fine Art Experience Exhibition’, Caloundra Arts and Craft Association
Kenilworth Art Fest
Gympie Rush Festival
Imbil Art Exhibition
‘Unite, Inspire, Paint’, Caloundra Arts and Crafts Association
‘Tropicana’, Bribie Island Arts Crafts Society
Matthew Finders Art Gallery Bribie Island
Old Church Gallery Moore
Yandina Historical House and Art Gallery
2017:
Kenilworth Art Fest
Gympie Rush Festival
2001- 2003:
Various exhibitions on Sunshine Coast
1994-1996:
Various Exhibitions South West of Western Australia
Sample Work
Afternoon Magic l (Charcoal and Acrylic on canvas)
Hinterland Afternoon (Acrylic on canvas)
Bush Cacophony (Acrylic on canvas)
