Grace Cross
Inspired by the layers of nature that surround us, award winning Queensland textile artist Grace Cross holds a Bachelor of Science, in Textile Design and has spent the past 30+ years teaching Visual Art in High Schools here in Queensland.
“Nonrepresentational in form, each of my mixed media/textile works is a personal reflection using the formal elements of the visual language, specifically line, shape, color, texture, and composition. Texture is the primary focus, embellished by layering washes of colour ,stitching, fabric, paper, beads and other tactile elements.
My catalyst is nature, inspired by the lands of Australia and beyond— inspiring my mixed media/textile artworks. I am developing my own personal vocabulary of marks that journey through my artworks. Organic in character, these marks help to compose my creative form of expression.”
Grace creates mixed media & textile artworks with a fusion of layers of fibres, fabric, paper, rusting, stitching, beading and/or embellishments. Her artworks are in collections here in Australia, the USA and Internationally. Grace has been honoured with numerous awards and her work accepted into many juried exhibitions such as below:
2020 Finalist ‘Brooching the Subject’ Juried Exhibition, Timeless Textiles, Newcastle NSW
2019 Finalist Brisbane Institute of Art Milburn Art Prize and Moreton Bay Regional Art Awards
2018 Invited Group Exhibition, ‘Quilt Challenge’, Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, Curator S Lewis
2017 Highly Commended, 2D, Easter Art Show, Shorncliffe, Judge Wyn Vogel
2016 Invited Group Exhibition, ‘Perception’, Hervey Bay Regional Gallery
2015 First Place 2D, Bluewater Art Show, Shorncliffe, Judge M Bowden
2014 First Place 2D, Expressions, Sandgate, Judge T Reust
2013 First Place, Mixed Media, Expressions, Sandgate
2013 Open 3D Second Place, Bluewater Art Show, Shorncliffe. Guest Judge, Stephanie Outridge-Field.
2012 Highly Commended Sculpture/Mixed Media Section ‘Expressions” Exhibition Sandgate. Guest Judge, Karen Tyler, Moreton Bay Regional Galleries Curator
2013 Moreton Regional Art Awards, finalist 3D, Pine Rivers Regional Gallery
2013 Rotary Art Spectacular, finalist 2D,Riverside Centre, Brisbane
2012 Pine Rivers Regional Gallery, “Dare to Do Square”. 30 invited artists explore the aesthetic of the square. Curator, Karen Tyler
Grace is also happy to do commissions based on her artworks and tutors Textile Workshops, in particular Rust Printing and Dyeing, at schools and other venues in a variety of Mixed Media/Textile techniques. Contact her if you would like her to run a workshop for your group or community.
