CHRISTINE ATKINS B.A, M.A (Art Therapy), AATR

EDUCATION

Master of Arts (Art Therapy) Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley, Western Australia, 2003.

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) Murdoch University, Western Australia, 2000.

EXHIBITIONS

2011 Art Melbourne, Selected Start Artist, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, Victoria

2009 – 11 Pfaff, Selected artist Touring Exhibition, London, France, Netherlands

2008 – 10 Momentum- 18 th Tamworth fibre textile biennial, Selected artist touring exhibition

2010 Toorak Sculpture Awards, Melbourne, Victoria

2007 Reflections of WA, Heathcote Museum and Gallery, Melville, WA

2006 Multiple Threads, Royal George Gallery, Fremantle, WA

2006 Contemporary Threads, Heathcote Museum and Gallery, Melville WA

AWARDS

2010 Judged as Outstanding in Fibre Design for Australia and New Zealand by a panel of four judges brought together by Dragon Design and TAFTA (The Australian Forum for Textile Arts Ltd).

2010 Pfaff Textile Competition- Highly commended, London, UK

2010 Toorak Sculpture Awards- Finalist, Melbourne Victoria

2009 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize- Winner Sculpture, SA Museum, SA

2008 Stanthorpe Art Prize- Finalist, Stanthorpe Gallery Queensland

2006 Mandurah Art Awards- Celebrating Place- Winner Textiles, WA

2005 Melville City Council- Winner Textiles, WA

PUBLICATIONS /REVIEWS

2011 Textile Fibre Forum No 101 – Fibre Design Book

2010 Pfaff – Landscape let us travel; Catalogue

2010 Momentum- 18 th Tamworth fibre textile biennial; Catalogue

2008 Embroidery September/ October 2008- Dreamtime down under- Markers in Profile

2008 Textile Fibre Forum No 90 2008- Christine Atkins- Captured in Stitch by Glenys Mann

2005 Art Collection- Fibre, October 2005; City of Melville Art Collection Catalogue

COLLECTIONS

City of Melville Art Collection, Western Australia;

National Lifestyle Villages Corporate Art Collection, Western Australia;

Southern Health Art Collection, Victoria,