About
About Ingrid Windram
Ingrid Windram was born in Adelaide, South Australia, where she studied art fulltime at the Stanley Street School of Art, and then at the Hartley College of Advance Education. Whilst living in South Australia she travelled extensively through the state on field trips up the Strezleki and Birdsville tracks, to areas like Innamincka, Mulka Station on the cooper Creek, as well as Lake Eyre and many places along the River Murray.
Early in her career she painted Natural Forests in the Adelaide Hills and spent several years enjoying and painting the simplistic beauty of the Coorong. After ten years as a professional artist earning respect and recognition for her work, she moved to the Kimberley Region in 1992, looking for new inspiration for Art and Life.
The vibrant colours of the Kimberley landscape have inspired her work; however her paintings are not replicas of a particular spot, but are more the essence of this ancient environment in which she now lives.
To minimise the impact of the landscape she often simplifies the information to focus on light and colour, so as to generate a mood, and define its spirit. Her preferred medium is Acrylics on Rag Paper or Canvas, but she is also uses gouaches and charcoal.
Ingrid has travelled extensively throughout the Kimberley Region on field trips, setting up camp in area such as the Bungle Bungles, El Questro Station to access the many Gorges, and most places along the Gibb River road.
In September 2004 she was an invited Artist aboard the cruise ship True North, exploring the wilderness of the Kimberley Coast. It was a truly inspirational trip, that with the use of dingys and the helicopter she was able to explore an untouched landscape. The trip was in the Dry Season offering its own uniqueness.
March 2005 saw Ingrid aboard the True North's new vessel as Artist in Residence. This trip was in the Wet Season soon after cyclone Ingrid had passed through. Viewing the dramatic alterations to the landscape was amazing, with stark escarpments denuded of vegetation being seen where the cyclone had gone through, and waterfalls cascading everywhere, being left in its wake.
The inspiration from these two trips will be used in her 2007 exhibition to be held in Perth. To deepen her Artistic senses, Ingrid travelled to Italy in September 2005 studying the Masters, and in April and May 2006 she was again in Europe furthering the Art in Culture experience.
Ingrid Windram has emerged as a very successful Australian artist with her paintings being represented in many Corporate and Private Collections throughout Australia and overseas.
Solo Exhibitions
and major research trips
1982 - Carabus Gallery Longwood S.A.
1987 - Arimis Gallery St Peters S.A.
1988 - Reade Art Gallery Eastwood S.A.
1989 - Reade Art Gallery Eastwood S.A.
1990 - Reade Art Gallery Eastwood S.A.
1991 - Reade Art Gallery Eastwood S.A.
1992 - Reade Art Gallery Eastwood S.A.
1993 - Kimberley Kreations Broome WA.
1994 - Kimberley Kreations Broome WA.
1995 - Kimberley Kreations Broome WA.
1996 - Kimberley Kreations Broome WA.
1996 - "Artist in Residence" at Uluru
1996 - Mulgara Gallery Uluru N.T.
1996 - Michael Commerford Gallery N.S.W.
1997 - Matso's Gallery Feature Artist, Race Round, Broome W.A.
1998 - "Under the Kimberley Moon" Monsoon Gallery Broome W.A.
1999 - Boardwalk Gallery (Monsoon)/Cable Beach Inter-Continental
2001 - "Aurora II” Monsoon Gallery/Cable Beach-Intercontinetal.
Opened by John Olsen
2002 - Work continuously on display and for sale at the Windram Art Gallery
Broome WA.
2003 - "Kimberley Infusion" Windram Art Gallery Broome Western
Australia
2004 - Continuous display of work for sale. Windram Art Gallery W.A.
2005 - "Artist in Residence" aboard the True North cruise Ship
2005 - Art and Culture trip to Italy/Venice
2006 - Field trip to Mornington Wilderness Camp Continuous display of new
work at Windram Art Broome
2007 - Sell-out exhibition at Lynton and Kay Gallery Subiaco WA
Group Exhibitions
1983-85 - 12 Group Exhibitions as a Fulltime Artist
1986 - Sylvania Gallery Sydney N.S.W.
1988 - Studio Z Gallery Burnside S.A.
1989 - Reade Art Gallery Eastwood S.A.
1990 - Grand Prix Exhibition Adelaide Hilton 1991 Grand Prix Exhibition
Adelaide Hilton
1992 - Kimberley Kreations Broome W.A. 1993 Sunstorm Gallery Darwin N.T.
1993 - Reflections of the Kimberley Derby WA
1993 - Ochre Gallery Subiaco W.A.
1994 - Mango Medley Durack Broome W.A.
1995 - "The Ebb and Flow of the Kimberley" Monsoon Gallery Broome
W.A.
1995 - "Women of the West" Sydney North Shore
1995 - "Made in the Kimberley" Fremantle W.A.
1996 - "Colours of Mango" Pearl Fishers Gallery Broome W.A.
1997 - Sydney Exhibition in conjunction with Rotary and Kelly Toepfer
1997 - "Kimberley Journeys" Monsoon Gallery
1998 - "From the West" T&K Art Consultants Sydney N.S.W.
2000 - "The Landscape in Essence" Margaret River Gallery
2001 - "Australia Day" Exhibition Yallingup Gallery Yallingup
W.A.
2007 - July25th Mixed exhibition Windram Art Broome WA
Corporate Collections
PARKER-BOWLES LONDON UK
OURCO PTY LTD. VIC
BECK GROUP WA
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA (SA BRANCH)
MILES PEARCE AND CO.
ST. JOHN COUNCIL FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA
ALAN BOND COLLECTION
PALMS RESORT BROOME WA
HAMAGUCHI PEARLS BROOME WA
EDMUND CONVENTION CENTRE (Canada)
THE MANGROVE HOTEL BROOME WA
KIMBERLEY DIAMOND COMPANY
SAILS IN THE DESERT RESORT YULARA NT
THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT SYDNEY NSW
RAINE AND HORNE PALM BEACH
Plus many Private Collections throughout Australia and overseas
INCLUDING LONDON
WASHINGTON
GERMANY
JAPAN
PARIS
NEW YORK
HONG KONG
SOUTH AFRICA
NEW ZEALAND
SWITZERLAND
SINGAPORE
ZURICH
OREGON USA