REGINA HONA (AGRAF)(PSVA)
Born and lives in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ART STUDIES
| 2018 | Study and painting retreat in Europe – March to December |
| 2009 | Study tour with lectures and workshops in Washington DC and Albuquerque NM, USA |
| Further Studies | Attended various classes and workshops by Walter Magilton, Maxwell Wilks, Shirley Strafford, Peter Smales, June Woods and Yvonne Audette to experiment and try other mediums |
| 1980-1984 | Helga Ivanyi – Classical tonal oil painting |
EXHIBITING & AWARD CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (Abridged)
| 2019 | Signature Membership Award, The Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia Winner - Best in Show, The Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia. |
| 2017 | Winner, Best Pastel, San Remo Rotary Art Show Winner, Best Pastel, Knox Rotary Art Show Winner, Best in Show, The Australian Guild of Realist Artists’ (AGRA) Summer Exhibition |
| 2016 | Winner, Best in Show, The Australian Guild of Realist Artists’ (AGRA) Spring Exhibition Honorary Life Membership awarded – Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia Group Exhibition – Sidestreams – Then & Now, The Barn Gallery, Montsalvat, Fusion6 Finalist, Perc Tucker Portrait Painting Prize, Townsville Regional Gallery, QLD |
| 2015 | Solo Exhibition – Quadrant Gallery Victoria Archibald Entry Delta Goodrem (Musician, Singer, Entertainer) Winner, Best Seascape, Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia (PSVA) |
| 2014 | Group Exhibition – Australians at Work, Portrait Artists’ Australia, Melbourne Joint Exhibition – Brialyn Boathouse Gallery, Victoria Group Exhibition – Friend’s Gallery, Malvern, Victoria |
| 2012 | Winner, Ming Mackay Award, PSVA Winner, Best in Show Runner-Up, Pastel Society of Victoria Australia (Portrait) Group Exhibition, Portrait Artists’ Australia, Sydney NSW |
| 2011 | Group Exhibition, Detour – Portraits From A Hard Road, Fusion6, Melbourne VIC Group Exhibition, All The World’s A Stage, Portrait Artists’ Australia, Melbourne Group Exhibition, Melba’s Marvellous Melbourne, VAS Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2010 | Winner, A.M.E. Bale Art Prize, Best Work on Paper (Portrait), Melbourne Selected Hidden Faces of the Archibald Exhibition, Melbourne Archibald Entry Neil Grigg (Milliner to the Stars) Group Exhibition – Friend’s Gallery, Malvern, Victoria (consecutively 2000 to 2010) |
| 2009 | Finalist, ANL Maritime Prize Exhibition, Melbourne Guest Artist, St. Kevin’s College, Toorak, VIC Winner, Ming Mackay Award, PSVA Winner, Best in Show, AGRA, Summer Exhibition Winner, Best in Show Runner-Up, Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia (Portrait) |
| 2008 | Fellowship awarded – The Australian Guild of Realist Artists’ (AGRA) Winner, Best Figurative, Pastel Society of Victoria Australia Annual Exhibition Finalist, Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize, Bega, NSW Finalist, A.M.E. Bale Art Prize, Works on Paper Finalist, ANL Maritime Prize Exhibition, Melbourne VIC Medallion Exhibition, AGRA Galleries, Camberwell, VIC Selected Group Exhibition, Hidden Faces of the Archibald, Melbourne, VIC Archibald Entry Krista Bell (Children’s Author) |
| 2007 | Winner, Terry Collins Medallion Award, AGRA, Camberwell, VIC Winner, Best in Show, AGRA, Spring Exhibition Finalist, ANL Maritime Prize Exhibition, Melbourne VIC Finalist, James Farrell Self-Portrait Selected Exhibition, Castlemaine Regional Gallery Joint Exhibition, Maling Road Gallery, Canterbury VIC Group Exhibition, About Face, Fusion6, Melbourne (toured nationally until Jan 2010) |
| 2006 | Finalist, Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize, Bega, NSW Group Exhibition, Fusion6, Arlington, VIC Joint Exhibition, White Hill Gallery, Red Hill VIC Finalist, The A.M.E. Bale Art Prize, Travelling Scholarship, Glen Eira VIC |
| 2005 | Solo Exhibition, AGRA Galleries, Camberwell VIC Finalist, ANL Maritime Prize, Melbourne VIC Winner, Best in Show, Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia Winner, Ballast Stone Wine Award, Victor Harbor Rotary Show, South Australia |
| 2004 | Solo Exhibition, White Hill Gallery, Red Hill VIC Finalist, ANL Maritime Prize, Melbourne VIC Winner, Best Pastel, San Remo Rotary Show, VIC Winner, Best Painting (Kevin A. Taylor Award), Australian Art Excellence Awards VIC Winner, Best in Show, Pastel Society of Victoria Australia (Portrait) |
| 2003 | Winner, Best Seascape, Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia |
| 2002 | Solo Exhibition, Ecliptic Gallery, Armadale VIC Winner, Best in Show, MAS Autumn Exhibition, Malvern VIC |
| 2001 | Group Exhibition, David Sumner Gallery, Adelaide S.A. |
PUBLICATIONS
Magazine, Pratique des Arts, Special Supplement #23, 2014
Book – Travel Inspiration, by Regina Hona, May 2014
Book – Luminous Colour, Showcasing Australian Pastel Artists 2014
Book – The Artists’ Book, Portrait Artists’ Australia, 2012
Book – Detour, Portraits From A Hard Road, by Fusion6 – November 2011
Book – Best of Worldwide Charcoal, Pastel & Pencil Artists, Vol II, 2011
Book – About Face, by Fusion6 – December 2007
Magazine, International Artist – Aug/Sep 2007, #56
Magazine, Australian Artist – July 2007, #277
Magazine, Australian Artist – May 2006, #263
Herald Sun Newspaper – April 26, 2006 (feature article)
Magazine, International Artist – Dec/Jan 2004, #34
AFFILIATIONS
Fellow of The Australian Guild of Realist Artists’ Ltd (AGRAF)
Honorary Life Member of The Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia
Signatory Member of The Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia
ABN: 14 271 590 744