Veronica Colvin is a versatile contemporary classically trained artist with a passion for telling stories via her artworks – in traditional and digital mediums. She primarily focusses on Portraiture, Figurative and Still Life works.
Sydney based and professionally trained, Veronica has trained with Julian Ashton Art School at The Rocks, Sydney (winning the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts Scholarship (full-time) and the George Lambert Sculpture Prize); Studio Escalier, Paris and The Teaching Studios, New York.
Veronica has an extensive background in story telling and communications. Prior to focusing on painting, Veronica was a Hair, Make-Up and Special Effects Artist (plus qualified hairdresser and barber), with a strong focus in the Film and TV / Commercial industries. Prior to that, Veronica worked as a Communications / Public Relations and Marketing Practitioner, working in agency and in-house roles across the consumer and technology industries.
Achievements & Exhibitions
2022 – Basil Sellers Art Prize & Exhibition – Finalist
2019 – Sydney Mechanics School of Arts Scholarship (Full-Time)
2019 – Julian Ashton Art School Teachers & Students Exhibition
2018 – Julian Ashton Art School Teachers & Students Exhibition
2018 – Certificate in Fine Arts – Julian Ashton Art School
2018 – George Lambert Sculpture Prize – Julian Ashton Art School
Art Education
2021 – The Teaching Studios, New York
2020 – 2021 – Studio Escalier, Paris
2018 – 2019 – Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney