biography of Rhonda Goodall-Kirk

Rhonda Goodall-Kirk

Biography | Artwork

Rhonda Goodall-Kirk is a self-taught figurative artist who has been actively exhibiting for 15 years. She is a thematic painter, the telling of the story through pictures is very important. Rhonda paints humanity at its most vulnerable attempting to capture, on each canvas, one pure moment of emotion. She has had twelve solo shows and thirty-four group shows and painted well over eight hundred large works. "My love affair is with oils and canvas, the way the oil paints move across the canvas and the smell that fills the room. The passion I have for painting is insatiable; it oozes from my flesh".

Artist Statement

William Blake questioned the convention of his time, he was opposed to tyranny and oppression and delved into the notion of Good and Evil and Heaven and Hell, reversing traditional thought on these subjects. His work is extensive and philosophical. I set off on a journey when I secured a copy of "The Complete Works of William Blake." The read was joyous for me, I felt like I was home and was amazed how relevant his words were for society today. My head filled with image upon image, hence the birth of three series based loosely around his words. The second of these series is titled, "Is that trembling cry a song." For imagery in this series I drew on some of the many animals that appear in his poetry.

EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions
2012 Take Refuge In Human Lineaments, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2011 Is That Trembling Cry a Song, 19 KAREN Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast
2010 Art Sale, Kipl Melbourne
2008 The Greatest Show on Earth, Pollock Gallery Melbourne
2007 Peripateticienne, Pollock Gallery Melbourne
2004 Love and Honour, Jackman Gallery Melbourne
2003 Saturday Night Fever,Jackman Gallery Melbourne
2003 Our Interim Span Gallery Melbourne
2000 Flesh of War Theatre, Roar Studios Fitzroy
1999 Love, a cigarette and the horse and carriage, Chiara Goya Fitzroy
1999 Censorship, Roar Studios Fitzroy
1998 Insensibility, 69 Smith Street Fitzroy
1997 Life Space in Carrion State-The City, Roar Studios Fitzroy
1996 Oil on Canvas, Roar Studios Fitzroy

Group Exhibitions
2013 Sofitel Hotel Exhibition, Gold Coast
2012 Affordable Art Fair, London
2012 Art and Escape Gallery, London
2011 Hidden Faces of the Archibald, Age Building Melb
2011 Finalist Brunswick St Gallery Art Prize and Exhibition
2011 Hidden Faces of the Archibald, Hilton Hotel Melb
2011 Finalist Mission To Sea Farers Art Prize Melb
2011 Finalist BSG Art Prize Brunswick Street Gallery Melb
2010 Finalist Mandorla Art Prize WA.
2010 Finalist BSG Art Prize Brunswick Street Gallery Melb
2010 Finalist Mission to Sea Farers Art Prize Melb
2010 Group Show, Nov Artist Alley San Francisco USA
2010 Group Show, Sept Artist Alley San Francisco USA
2010 Group Show, July Artist Alley San Francisco USA
2009 Group Show, Pollock Gallery Melbourne
2008 Christmas Show, Pollock Gallery Melbourne
2005 Hidden Faces of the of the Archibald, Crown Towers
2005 Mosman Art Prize Finalist
2004 Salon des Refuses, Crown Towers
2004 "Pet Project", 69 Smith Street
2004 "Works on Paper" Jackman Gallery Melbourne
2003 "Blue Show" Jackman Gallery Melbourne
2003 The Inaugural Vic Salon des Refuses, The Barn Gallery, Monsalvat
2003 Goya Gallery, Melbourne
2001 Group Show Goya Galleries, Melbourne
2000 Christmas Show, Goya Galleries Melbourne
2000 Linden Postcard Show, Linden Gallery St. Kilda
1999 Christmas Summer Collection, Goya Galleries Melbourne
1999 Penultimate, 69 Smith Street Fitzroy
1999 Roar for Sale, Roar Studios Fitzroy
1999 Mosman Art Show, Mosman Art Gallery Sydney
1999-2000 Group Show-Permanent Exhibit, Chicios Cafe St. Kilda
1999 Group Show, Chiara Goya Fitzroy
1999 Linden Postcard Show, Linden Gallery St. Kilda