Background

Fiona Groom began painting in the early 2000’s after commencing a variety of art courses which included Certificate II Visual Arts, Diploma of Visual Arts (Fine Arts), and finally a Fine Arts Degree.

During this time she also had the opportunity to exhibit her work in several Solo shows and a variety of national arts festivals and group shows including an International Art Exhibition at Gallera360 in Florence and is represented by several local galleries.

Her work is in private collections throughout the world, here in Australia as well as the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Europe, Singapore and the US. Some recent publications have seen her work feature on the cover of Creative Artist Magazine Issue 11 2016 and Artist Palette Magazine No 155, these included a 10 page spread of her work and a workshop showing her painting process. She was also featured in a coffee table book titled Amazing Australian Artists…Professionally Fiona’s activities have included a TV episode on Put Some Colour in Your Life and also several Artist residencies during a variety of exhibitions.

Ms Groom has also held the position of Gallery Curator at Yandina Historic House for the past 11 years which has given her plenty of opportunity to work with other Artists, organize and present artwork and become involved in an assortment of local community events. Additionally Fiona has organized and run several children’s art workshops, group exhibitions, art projects, painting workshops and some community based Artisan Markets. It is all these artistic opportunities that have helped her gain a better understanding of art making and in doing so has given her the direction and inspiration that she needed.

For her the animal kingdom is the driving force behind her art as she loves to delve into the diversity of animal life.  Fiona feels it’s important to capture the subject’s character and expression and incorporating their humour, their majesty and wonder, resulting in the painting telling its own story.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2005 -present   Volunteer Curator /Art Coordinator, Yandina Historic House Gallery

2017-2018            Participant Noosa Open Studios Doonan QLD

2017-2018            Volunteer Event Coordinator Artisans at the House Yandina  Historic House

2016-present     Volunteer Exhibition Coordinator BFF Exhibitions Butter Factory Arts Centre Cooroy

2016-present     Volunteer Install Team Butter Factory Arts Centre Cooroy

EMPLOYMENT

2018     Painting Tutor Tinbeerwah Art Group, Qld.

2018     Lets Paint an Ostrich Wallace House Noosaville Qld.  

2018     Learn to Paint Acrylics Animals Artable Studios.

ELECTRONIC MEDIA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=glxbvZyWTRQ&t=54s

www.fmgfionagroomvisualartist.com

www.facebook.com/fionagroomartist

www.instagram.com/fgroom_artist

https://twitter.com/fiona_groom  

Influences and Inspiration

I draw inspiration from the uniqueness of the animal kingdom and in this body of work my focus is on what lies above and below the fallen trees, leaves and dirt which is home to a diverse group of animals. Using acrylics and stretched canvas my compositions slowly comes to life and in the end a new creation has established itself with its own story to tell.

Qualifications

2015    BA (Fine Art & Visual Culture) (Curtin) WA
2004     Diploma Visual Arts, Cooloola Institute of TAFE (CSIT) QLD
2002    Certificate II in Arts, CSIT, QLD

Art Group Memberships

Coolum Art Collective

       Friends of the Noosa Regional Gallery

       Mary Valley Artslink

       Friends of the Caloundra Regional Gallery

       Pomona Arts Inc

       Bribie Island Community Art Society Inc.

       Butter Factory Friends Butter Factory Arts Centre Cooroy

       Arts Connect Inc

       Yandina & District Historical Society