Bettina Purdie is a visual artist who works across a variety of mediums including sculpture, printmaking, textiles, painting and mixed media.
Bettina was born in Central West NSW, Australia. She has studied and practiced art in Wodonga Victoria, Wollongong NSW and Naarm (Melbourne) Victoria. During her time in Wollongong Bettina gained experience in curation of exhibitions and facilitation of group art activities.
Bettina has works held in private and public collections in Wollongong, Sydney, Tasmania and New Zealand.
Arts Education:
2018- 2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts) University of Melbourne, Vic
2013 Diploma Visual Arts (Distinction) TAFE Illawarra, Wollongong West, NSW
2012 Certificate IV Visual Arts TAFE Illawarra, Wollongong West, NSW
2011 Certificate III Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft Wodonga TAFE, Wodonga, Victoria
Other experience:
2021 Volunteer at Westspace, Collingwood, Vic
2013 – 2014 Intern at Studio 19 Gallery and Creative Space, Wollongong
2013 – 2014 Web administrator for Shellharbour City Arts Society
2013 – 2014 Student Curator, Karoona Gallery, Wollongong West TAFE, NSW
Group Exhibitions:
2024 Slow Repair Brunswick, Vic
2024 Incognito Art Show Sydney, NSW
2023 The Webs We Weave Whittlesea City Council, South Morang, Vic
2023 Of This Place School of Clay and Art, Brunswick, Vic
2021 Dora McRae Collage, Victoria College of the Arts, Southbank, Vic
2021 Road Heat ACCA Sandlot, Southbank, Vic
2021 Your Teapot is Listening 2SP/Second Space Projects, Fitzroy, Vic
2019 Abject VCA Artspace, Southbank, Vic
2014 Surfacing Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong, NSW
2014 Studio 20 Exhibition Karoona Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2014 Licorice Allsorts Exhibition Old Wollongong Court House Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2104 Works on Paper Studio 19 Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2014 Exquisite Corpse Karoona Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2014 Unseen Karoona Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2013 Drawings from Studio 19 Wollongong Regional Art Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2013 Diploma Graduate Exhibition Karoona Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2013 SVES Anniversary Exhibition Shellharbour Village Exhibition Space, Shellharbour, NSW
2013 Spring into Shellharbour Shellharbour Village Exhibition Space, Shellharbour, NSW
2013 Shellharbour City Arts Kiama Community Arts Centre, Kiama, NSW
2013 2500 Wollongong Studio 19 Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2013 Printed Constructions Karoona Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2013 Femme Fatale Studio 19 Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2013 Member’s Show Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong , NSW
2013 Voyager’s Verge Art Arena Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2012 Viewer’s Choice Wollongong West Library, Wollongong, NSW
2012 Mask Show Karoona Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2011 Merge Exhibition and Design Market, Wodonga, VIC
2011 Abstracts Eddie Kneebone Gallery, Wodonga, VIC
2011 Tea for Two Wodonga Art Space High St Windows, Wodonga, VIC
2011 Memories of Matisse Eddie Kneebone Gallery, Wodonga, VIC
