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Biography

Bernice has become known for land and seascapes, painting both realistic and abstract. She began her art career working in oils, but now paints almost exclusively in water colour and mixed media.

Born at Nedlands and educated at Nedlands Primary School and Presbyterian Ladies College, Western Australia. She has exhibited in many group shows, won awards at Mosman Park Town Council, Royal Agricultural Society of W.A. Pinjarra, Wagin, Narrogin, Dianella, Cottesloe, Mandurah, Cossack and Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Morawa , Williams and Gascoyne Art Exhibitions.

Her work is represented in private collections, Shire Councils and offices in Western Australia, locally and in the country. Also in the Eastern States of Australia, Canada, United States of America, Germany, United Kingdom, Poland, New Zealand, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Scotland Indonesia, Japan, China, Italy and France. Bernice was Secretary of Western Australian Society of Arts between 1985-1992, and is currently a member of committee. Vice President of the Watercolour Society of Western Australia and a member of the Realist Artists W.A., the Australian Society of Miniature Art, and the Alfred Cove Art Society.

Bernice has travelled extensively throughout UK, Greece, Turkey, France and Italy, Spain and Portugal South America and throughout Australia, committing paint to paper, working off and on the beaten track. She especially finds the Kimberley’s and Pilbara in Western Australia the Olgas and Kakadu areas in the Northern Territory a wonderful source of inspiration and joy. A recent painting trek in the Rudall River region extended her love for the outbaack and was a huge success in providing many paintings.

AWARDS / PRIZES

• 2004 Alfred Cove Art Soc. Winner Award of Excellence
• 2004 Gascoyne Art Award 1^st Prize Watercolour
• 2004 Cossack Art Award 1^sst Prize Woodside Group Award - Watercolour
• 2004 Beverley Art Gallery Exhibn - Highly Commended
• 2004 Wagin Woolarama – Highly Commended
• 2003 Williams Art Awards - Highly Commended
• 2003 Watercolour Society of W.A. Highly Commended
• 2003 Broomehill Art Award - Prize
• 2002 Alfred Cove Art Society - Winner of Award of Excellence
• 2002 Alfred Cove Art Society - Highly Commended
• 2001 Shire of Kalgoorlie/Boulder. - Most Popular Vote

• Town of Mosman Park - Highly Commended

• Petrolo, Tuscany Italy - Inaugural Award Best Artist

• Cossack Art Awards – First Prize, Watercolour

• Cossack Art Awards – First Prize, Watercolour

• “ Cossack Art Awards, - Highly Commended

• Cossack Art Awards – Highly Commended

• “ Morawa Art Exhibition – Highly Commended
• “ Wagin Agricultural Woolarama-- Highly Commended, Small Painting
• “ Beverley Art Exhibition – Two Highly Commended Awards, Watercolour

• Wild West Hyundai Art Award – Highly Commended

• “ Morawa Art Exhibition – 3^rd Prize Overall
• “ Morawa Art Exhibition – Highly Commended, Watercolour
• “ Cossack Art Award – First Prize – Ashburton Shire
• “ Harvey Art Award – First Prize – Abstract
• 1994 Cossack Art Award - First Prize
• “ Morawa Art Exhibition – Shire Presidents Prize
• “ Perenjori Art Awards – First Prize, Watercolour

• Morawa Art Exhibition – First Prize Watercolour

• “ Morawa Art Exhibition – Second Prize Wateercolour
• “ Williams Art Purchase Exhibition - Highly Commended Watercolour
• “ Wagin Agricultural Woolarama – First Prize, Watercolour.
• “ Wagin Agricultural Woolarama – Highly Commended, Small Painting
• “ Pinjarra Council Art Exhibition. – First Prize

• W.A.Society of Arts, Perth – Highly Commended, Lawrie Bennet Trophy

• “ Cossack Art Awards – Highly Commended Watercolour
• “ W.A.Society of Arts, Perth – Highly Commended, Mixed Media, Annual Prize
• “ Wagin Woolarama Agricultural Show, W.A.- Highly Commended.
• “ P. & O. Award. - Highly Commended
• “ City of Kalgoorlie/Boulder, W.A. - First Prize Watercolour
• “ Town of Narrogin – First Prize, Animal/Bird Study
• “ Royal Agricultural Show, Claremont W.A. - .First Prize Wildflowers

• Dianella Telethon Award – Third Prize

• Winner of Postcard Exhibition. Gallery Australia W.A.

• “ Dianella Telethon Award - Highly Commended
• “ Pinjarra Council Award. – First Prize, Wildflowers

• Royal Agricultural Show, Claremont WA - Highly Commended – Wildflowers

• 1987 Pinjarra Ard Exhibition - Highly Commended Wildflowers
• “ Town of Mosman Park - First Prize

• Grove Plaza Cottesloe - Highly Commended

• Town of Mosman Park – First Prize

• Shire of Mandurah, - Highly Commended

• Royal Agricultural Show Claremont W.A. - Highly Commended Wildflowers