Lorraine Best
| Artist Name: | Lorraine Best |
| Main Focus: | Painting |
| Usual Style: | Impressionist |
| Usual Medium: | Acrylic |
| State: | New South Wales |
| Exhibits Art: | Yes |
| Online Sales: | Yes |
Background
Lorraine’s first art award was gained in 1983 at the Geelong Art Show. She has won many awards since, including the Hornsby Art Prize on two occasions. These paintings now form part of the Hornsby Shire Council art collection. Lorraine has paintings in private collections, both in Australia and overseas.
Awards & Achievements Include:
Exhibitions and Awards
2021 Featured Artist, Central Coast Art Society Exhibition, Gosford Regional Gallery
2020 Highly Commended and Commended Central Coast Art Society
2005 – 2019 Central Coast Art Society Exhibitions Gosford Regional Gallery Community Gallery
2008 - 2019 Central Coast Watercolour Society Exhibitions, Central Coast
2018 Featured Artist, Central Coast Watercolour Society
2019 Group exhibition Palm House Gallery, Botanical Gardens Sydney
2017 - 2019 Exhibited with Combined Art Societies of Sydney, Darling Harbour
2017 Commended in Drawing Section, Combined Art Societies of Sydney
2009 - 2017 Group exhibitions
2008 Joint exhibition Gnostic Café, Woy Woy
2008 Women’s Exhibition Who Art Thou Gallery, Gosford
2007 Solo exhibition Rogue Gallery, Long Jetty. Theme ‘Just a Taste’
2007 Group exhibition Rogue Gallery. ‘The 4 Blondes”
2007 Exhibition Mooney Mooney Worker’s Club
2004 Solo exhibition Hornsby Art Gallery. Theme ‘Viewpoints of Berowra’
2001 1st Prize Hornsby Art Award. Title of painting ‘Low Tide at Brooklyn’
1999 Highly Commended Penrith Art Show
Highly Commended Liverpool Art Show
1st Prize Hornsby Art Award. Title of painting ‘Lunch on Berowra Waters’
Solo Exhibition at Hawkesbury River Art Gallery. Theme ‘A Taste of Brooklyn’
Highly Commended Penrith Art Show
Commended, Hornsby Art Award.
Group Exhibition at Mooney Mooney Worker’s Club
1997 Highly Commended Hornsby Art Show
1995 2nd Prize and Highly Commended, Penrith Art Show
1983 First art award at Geelong Art Show