Yvonne Levenston

Yvonne Levenston

Education
2010 – 2013 Master Class, Roger Crawford, National Art School, Darlinghurst
2009 Fine Arts Adv Diploma, Printmaking Major, Sydney Gallery School, Meadowbank

Solo Exhibition
2017 Karta’s Legacy, Thienny Lee Gallery, Edgecliff
2015 Orangutan – Man of the Jungle, ME Art Space, St. Leonards
2014 Celebrating Dr. Jane Goodall’s 80th Birthday, Downing Centre
2011 Saving our Forests – Trees of Life, Jane Goodall & UN exhibition, Carriageworks (Curating & Exhibiting).

Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 every individual matters…, cre8tiv GALLERY, St Leonards
2017 Art Month 17 – cre8tiv studio group exhibition, cre8tiv GALLERY, St Leonards
2016 Hunter Hills Art Prize, Hunters Hill Town Hall – Finalist
2016 Out of Africa, The SPACE Gallery, Sydney
2016 Art Month 16 – cre8tiv studio group exhibition, cre8tiv GALLERY, St Leonards
2015 Selected Exhibition, ME Artspace, St Leonards
2015 Crows Nest Festival – cre8tiv studio group exhibition, cre8tiv GALLERY, St Leonards
2015 Art Month 15 – cre8tiv studio group exhibition, cre8tiv GALLERY, St Leonards
2014 One & all – group Show, T2 Gallery, St Leonards
2014 Project Organutan, Eschalot, Berima and Tap Gallery, Sydney
2014 HHAG – 311 Darling St , Pop up Gallery, Balmain
2014 Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia – Fundraiser
2014 Art Month exhibition & Open Studios – MOST, May Street Studios
2013 Taronga Zoo Foundation – Fundraiser
2013 Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick
2013 Jane Goodall Institute Australia – Fundraiser
2013 Sydney Fringe Exhibition & Open Studios, May Street Studios
2013 Sydney Fringe Exhibition & Open Studios, May Street Studios
2012 Animalia – Sydney University Vet Science Annual Fundraiser 2012
2012 Making a Difference fundraiser, Black Horse Foundation – Lloyds International
2012 Finalist MCAP 12 Best of the Rest, ESP Gallery
2012 In-Visible Realms– Roger Crawford Master Class exhibition, NAS Darlinghurst
2012 we used to be people, Sydney Children’s Hospital, FONAS Art Space, Randwick
2012 Animal Matters, Sydney University Veterinary Science
2011 Animalia – Syd Uni Vet Science Annual Fundraiser 2011
2011 MCAP/Sydney Fringe Festival 2011 Finalist, ESP Gallery
2011 Medium: Vinyl 2011, Hardware Gallery, Enmore
2011 Art Under the Microscope, Concord Hospital
2011 Animal Matters, Greg Wilson Gallery, Camperdown (Sydney University Veterinary Science)
2010 Animalia – Syd Uni Vet Science Annual Fundraiser 2010
2010 Finalist MCAP 2010 – Marrickville Contemporary Art Prize, Chrissie Cotter Gallery
2010 Lane Cove 47th Art Award Exhibition, Commended – Printmaking
2010 Ku-Ring-Gai Art Society Annual Award Exhibition, Intaglio Gallery Printmakers Award-
2010 ArtSydney 2010 – Stand # C5, Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park
2010 Art Melbourne 2010, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2010 Graduation Show, See Street Gallery, Sydney Gallery School
2009 Art Sydney 2009, Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park, Sydney
2009 The Vanishing Point Marrickville Contemporary (MCAP) Finalist Students Award
2009 Royal Easter Show 2009 – Highly Commended Printmaking
2009 Big Aussie Icon Hardware Gallery, Enmore
2008 Lane Cove 45th Art Award Exhibition – Printmaking 1st Prize
2006 Ku-Ring-Gai Art Society Annual Award Exhibition, Highly Commended Printmaking
2006 One Up, Sydney Gallery School – 2005 1st year selected works

Prizes
2016 Finalist Hunter Hills Art Prize, Hunters Hill Town Hall
2012 Finalist MCAP’12 ‘Best of the Rest’ – ESP Gallery
2011 Finalist MCAP/Sydney Fringe Festival 2011– ESP Gallery
2010 Finalist MCAP 2010 – Marrickville Contemporary Art Prize – Chrissie Cotter Gallery
2010 Commended Lane Cove 47th Art Award Exhibition, Printmaking
2010 Printmakers Award Intaglio Gallery – Ku-Ring-Gai Art Society Annual Award Exhibition
2009 Finalist Students Award Marrickville Contemporary (MCAP), The Vanishing Point
2009 Highly Commended Royal Easter Show – Printmaking
2008 1st Prize Lane Cove 45th Art Award Exhibition – Printmaking
2006 Highly Commended Ku-Ring-Gai Art Society Annual Award Exhibition – Printmaking

Grants
2013 Artstart Grant, australiacouncil.gov.au

Residencies
2011 Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue Centre, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Media Publications
2014 Interview ‘What’s On Sydney’ – Triple H 100/.1 FM, 24February14
2012 ‘Global issues inspire art’ AJN, Arts & Lifestyle, 28September12
2012 ‘There is real art in. . .’ Debra Solomon, North Shore Times 19May12
2011 ‘wielding-paintbrush-to-fight-extinction’ Eleanor Pearson, North Shore Times, 2June11
2010 ‘Fight for survival gets an artistic helping hand’ AJN, Arts & Lifestyle, Danny Gocs 16April10
2010 Coffee Break, TVS Community TV Channel, Interview for Okapi exhibition (aired 6June10)

Guest Speaker
2014 MLC School, Burwood – Lecture & Workshop Evolution of King Kong – a view on social morality
2011 Lane Cove Art Society – Guest Speaker – September 2011

Private Collections
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, New York, Toronto, Bermuda, China, Luxembourg and London.