Veronica Colvin

Contemporary Realist Painter

Opening Night – Gallery Lane Cove’s Inaugural Winter Salon Exhibition 2026

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Friday, 12 June was the opening night of Gallery Lane Cove’s Inaugural Winter Salon Exhibition. I was thrilled to discover that my portrait, “Living In The Moment”, was listed as number 1 at the entrance to the exhibition. There are 147 artworks from 120 artists at all stages of their careers.

It was a full house, and is wonderfully organised and presented. The exhibition is on now till Saturday, 27 June. Catch it while you can, as I’m sure you will enjoy the diversity of the artworks on display.

Below are a few dodgy shots and video of the exhibition. It was so packed that it was hard to take good images. I need to go back and take some proper shots before it ends!

My artwork – “Living in the Moment” – is an ink, gouache and coloured pencil portrait on mixed media paper. Close up below.

Exhibition – Gallery Lane Cove’s Inaugural Winter Salon

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My Artwork, ‘Living in the Moment’, a mixed media drawing/painting of life model Stephen, will be exhibited in Gallery Lane Cove’s inaugural Winter Salon.

The Winter Salon is a curated group exhibition by artists working in any medium and at any stage of their career.

‘Living in the Moment’ is created with gouache, ink and watercolour pencils. It was done over two live sittings of two hours each.

I hope that you are able to get to see the exhibition. It will be interesting to see all the different works and styles from different mediums and artists.

This artwork is for sale at the exhibition – $650

Exhibition dates:                     
Thursday 11 – Saturday 27 June 2026

Where:
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios
164 Longueville Road
Lane Cove

Naked & Nude Exhibition

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The Naked & Nude Art Prize Exhibition is on till Sunday, 15 October at the Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree. Still time to make it if you can. It’s a wonderful exhibition!

I have a digital oil painting “See Me” in the exhibition, and you can view the exhibition booklet here showcasing all the paintings.

I was at the opening night and it was jam packed and wonderful to have been there to see all the paintings in person.

Naked & Nude Art Prize Exhibition

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Thrilled that I’m a finalist in the Naked & Nude Art Prize with my digital oil painting “See Me”! 

Congrats to all the finalists and looking forward to seeing the exhibition at the Manning Regional Art Gallery. The exhibition runs from 2 Sept – 15 Oct.

Artist Statement

I created See Me in April this year after a 1.5 year period that was extremely difficult for my family. I had to let my art practice go while I managed the situation.

See Me is finally having the time to refocus on myself and my art practice. I was ready to create and focus on what I love.

It was very important to me that the model have a strong and direct gaze, drawing the viewer in and challenging them to see “her” – directly.

The nakedness of the model represents confidence – but at the same time guardedness. Yes, I want you to See Me, but I will choose who I let “See Me”.

Basil Sellers Art Prize

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I was a finalist in the Basil Sellers Art Prize with my oil painting of Charmian Frend – “Tough Little Nugget”. The exhibition ran from 8 October to 20 November 2022.

Charmian Frend is an open water and channel swim coach. Charm is also my open water swim coach. I painted her while she was preparing to break the world ice swim record in July 2022, swimming at least 3.75km in water that must stay under 5*C the whole way – and at the same time, she was undertaking a fundraising campaign for pain research. Unfortunately due to Covid and travel limitations, it was not meant to be.

It was exciting to learn that Tough Little Nugget was the first painting to sell on opening night, and thrilled that it has a new home with one of Moruya’s residents, a town located on the far south coast of New South Wales.

Basil Sellers Art Prize 2022