Madeleine Palmer is a Naarm based painter born in 1997. Her practice examines the vitality of natural ecologies and how they can be accessed and described through the language of her contemporary painting practice. It considers how the tradition of floral still life painting can be recontextualised through a contemporary lens by redefining the experience of current environmental and ecological issues and its relationship to her as an artist.
Palmer received her Bachelor of Fine Art Honours in 2022 at RMIT. In 2022, she held a solo exhibition at Montsalvat Arts Centre and duo exhibition at Sol Gallery.. In 2023, Palmer hosted ‘Drop in Drawing’ at the National Gallery of Victoria’s Friday nights programming, in response to the ‘Bonnard, designed by India Mahdavi’ exhibition. Additionally that year she was a founding member of the painting collective ‘P3 Collective’, showing at the Melbourne Affordable Art Fair.
Education.
2022 – ‘Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours’, RMIT, Melbourne
2020 – ‘Bachelor of Fine Arts’, RMIT, Melbourne
2016 – ‘Diploma of Visual Arts’, RMIT, Melbourne
2014 – ‘Certificate IV in Design’, Yarra Valley Grammar, Melbourne
Workshop Facilitation
2023 - National Gallery of Victoria, ‘Bonnard, designed by India Mahdavi’, ‘Drop in Drawing’.
2022 - Sandringham College, art academy, monoprinting workshops.
2022 - Yarra Valley Grammar School, VCE yr 10, monoprinting workshops.
Selected Exhibitions.
2023 - Melbourne Affordable Art Fair, P3 Collective, Carlton (Trio Exhibition)
2023 - Falling out of Red, Sol Gallery, Fitzroy
2022 - ‘Biomorph’, Montsalvat Arts Centre, Eltham (Solo Exhibition)
2022 - ‘Amongst - Parallel Sensorium’, Blackcat Gallery, Fitzroy (Duo Exhibition)
2022 – ‘Interior View’, Off the Kerb, Collingwood (Trio Exhibition)
2022 - Environmental Art and Design Prize - Northern Beaches, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney
2022 - Dutch Golden Age, Westend Art Space, West Melbourne
2022 - 50 squared, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
2022 - Canvas Collective Launch, Old Bar Gallery, Fitzroy
2021 – ‘Not So Spontaneous Ruderal Vegetation’, Phantm, Rupert on Rupert, Collingwood (Duo Exhibition)
2021 – ‘Better Live’, Motley Bauhaus Gallery, Melbourne
2021 – ‘Honours Group exhibition’, Site 8 Gallery, Rmit, Melbourne
2021 – ‘Inside This Box’, Corner Store Gallery, Orange, NSW
2020 – ‘Bachelor Graduation Exhibition’, online, RMIT, Melbourne
2019 – ‘Books as Object Showcase’, RMIT Rey Area, RMIT, Melbourne
2019 – ‘Dysergy’, RMIT Building 2, RMIT, Melbourne
2018 – ‘Small Works Art Prize’, Brunswick Street Gallery, Brunswick
2017 – ‘Women for Women: Making Space’, The Artist Guild, Docklands
2017 – ‘Rick Amor Self Portrait Prize’, Montsalvat, Eltham
2016 – ‘Inc’, RMIT Building 94, RMIT, Melbourne
2015 – ‘Warrandyte Festival Art Exhibtion’ Warrandyte Town Hall, Warrandyte
2015 – ‘Portals’, Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey
2015 – ‘Emerge’, Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey
Awards.
2023 - Lethbridge Landscape Prize - Salon des Refuseś
2022 - Environmental Art and Design Prize - Northern Beaches – Finalist
2019 – Endure Prize – Finalist
2017 – Doug Moran Portrait Prize – Semi Finalist
2017 – Rick Amor Self Portrait Prize – Finalist
Publications.
2022 - ‘The Canvas Book’, Issue 2, Canvas Collective
2020 – ‘Ones to Watch’, Issue 26, Art Edit Magazine