Skye Riseley
born 1986 Perth, Western Australia
Skye Riseley is a Visual Artist in Perth Western Australia. In 2010 she completed her studies in education and started her career as a Secondary and Primary Visual Arts teacher at Court Grammar School in which she currently still works. Skye then started to explore a more continued and consistent Arts practice in which she focuses mainly on representational work using colour pencil. Inspired by her daily life, her works use bright bold colour and focus on still life.
Education
2005 - 2009 Bachelor in Visual Arts, ECU Mt Lawley
2009 - 2010 Post Graduate Education (Secondary). ECU Mt Lawley
Selected Exhibitions/Displays
2024 City of Gosnells Art exhibit
2019 Cit of Canning Art show
2019 City of Gosnells Art exhibit
2019 Minnawarra Art Awards, City of Armadale
2019 Colour Pencil Community of Australasia Inc, 'Drawn Together' exhibition
2018-2019 EAST St Cafe, Perth WA
2018 Serpentine Jarrahdale Fair Art and photography exhibit
2018 'She and I, looking' exhibition with Matthew Jackson. Wish you were here gallery, Fremantle
2018 Gosnells Community Art exhibition
2017 Serpentine Jarrahdale Fair Art and photography exhibit
2017 - 2018: Artwork displayed at Tree of Life Cafe, Mandurah
2017 Australian Society of Coloured Pencils Artists, Colourbrations Show
Awards and Distinctions
2019 Canning Art show- Winner of the Drawing category
2018 Serpentine Jarrahdale Fair- Received first place in the Adult Art category
2018 Featured in Ann Kullbergs 2018 July Color Magazine issue
2018 Gosnells Art show - Winner of Pastel, Pencil and Pen category.
2017 Serpentine Jarrahdale Fair- Received first place in the Adult Art category
2017 AUSCPA Colourbrations international online exhibition- Received first Best Emerging Artist