James Ainslie

modern realism / abstract

James Ainslie’s preferred palette is acrylic paint on paper, with the occasional use of mixed media.

His forte is modern realism, although he also produces abstract art.

Ainslie’s paintings resonate with an inherent passion for the country’s unique beauty, particularly the sandy dunes and reflective waters of Queensland and South Australia.

Ainslie was born in SA in 1950, graduated in art from the South Australian School of Art and has exhibited throughout Australia and overseas since 1975. Sand and water have always inspired his work, harking back to a childhood in South Australia, spent playing around the Coorong and exploring the huge sand tracts around the Murray River. Now living in Noosa, he has turned his attention to the undulating dunes of Fraser Island and the many beaches along the Sunshine Coast shoreline.

Annual visits to Broome ensure that Kakadu and The Kimberley remain strong influences.

Ainslie was regularly an artist in residence at Ayers Rock, and was invited to represent South Australia in London with 6 other artists, and showed at the Museum of Fine Art in Pasadena, U.S.A. with Ainslie Roberts and Garry Duncan. James won the prestigious Camberwell Flora & Fauna Prize in 1990 and was co-winner of the Barossa Valley Heritage Award.

His work is featured in prestigious collections such as Artbank; BP Australia; Reserve Bank of Australia; Mobil Australia; William Hancock collection, San Francisco; Banker’s Trust; Diamond Merchants, South Africa; and many public and private collections worldwide.

Representations

I am represented by many galleries across Australia.

The Gallery Eumundi
Eumundi, Queensland, Australia

Gallery Beneath
Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia

Gallery One
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Winmark Wines
Broke, New South Wales, Australia

Shoalhaven Fine Art Gallery & Framing
Huskisson, New South Wales, Australia

Without Pier Gallery
Brighton, Victoria, Australia

Manyung Gallery Group
Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia

Art Images Gallery
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Artist’s Statement

As an artist my paintings are often a direct result of a location.

It is the colours, textures, smells, patterns, in fact the essence of a place that inspires my Images. The interpretation may be realistic, but often may develop more abstractly.

Solo Exhibitions

2018
Trio with Drew Gregory & It Hao Pheh @ Without Pier Gallery, Melbourne

2014
Trio @ Red Hill with Richard Bogus ,R.W Allen.

2013
Duo in Gadfly Gallery Perth
Hong Kong Art Fair
Traffc Jam Gallery

2012
Kensington Gallery, Adelaide
Traffic Jam Gallery , Sydney

2011
Gallery Eumundi Q.L.D.

2010
Studio 7, Queensland
Gallery Eumundi Q.L.D.
Without Pier Gallery Melbourne

2009
Framed Gallery Darwin
Without Pier Gallery Melbourne

2008
Monsoon Gallery W.A.

2007
Monsoon Gallery WA

2006
Pearlers Row Gallery, Broome, W.A.

2005
Pearlers Row Gallery, Broome, W.A
Dridan Fine Arts, Adelaide

2004
Pearlers Row Gallery, Broome, W.A
Without Pier Gallery, Vic

2003
Netanya, Noosa, QLD
Pearlers Row Gallery, Broome, W.A.

2002
Hyatt Coolum, Qld.
Pearlers Row Gallery, Broome, W.A.
Mulgara Gallery, Ayes Rock, N.T.
Overton’s, Adelaide, S.A.

2001
Frances Reilly Gallery, Eumundi, QLD

2000
Pearlers Row Gallery, Broome, W.A.

1999
Matsos Gallery, Broome, W.A.

1998
Framed Gallery Darwin, N.T.
Trio with Peter Coad and Bill Buter called “The A.B.C. of Art”

1997
Pearl Fishers Gallery, Broome, W.A.
Fleurieu Centre Gallery, S.A.

1996
Kimberley Kreations Broome, W.A.
Mulgara Gallery, N.T.

1995
Mulgara Gallery, Yulara, N.T.
Framed Gallery, Darwin.
Duo at Dridan Fine Art, S.A

1994
Southlands Gallery, Canberra ACT.
Mulgara Gallery Sails of The Desert, Yulara, NT.
Kimberley Kreations, Broome

1987 - 1992
Reade Art

1984
Trio with Russell Pick and Darrell Coggins (titled Survey Three), Adelaide Festival of Arts.

1981 - 1984
Four one man shows, Jolly Frog Gallery, Adelaide, S.A.

Group Exhibitions

2020
Shoalhaven Fine Arts
Without Pier Gallery
Art Images Adelaide
Art Nuvo QLD.
Gallery One Gold coast
Aarwun Gallery Canberra

2019
Without Pier gallery Vic.
The Gall
Art Nuvo QLD.
Art Images Adelaide
The Gallery Eumundi QLD.

2018
Gallery Beneath Q.L.D.
Art Images Adelaide
Lehbridge Gallery QLd
Red Hill Gallery
Art Nuvo

2017
Art Images Adelaide
Gallery Beneath Q.L.D.
Shoalhaven Fine Art.
Art Nuvo Q.L.D.

2016
Art Images Adelaide
Framed Darwin

2015
Gallery Beneath Q.L.D.
Gallery 1 Q.L.D.
Art Images Adelaide
Shoalhaven fine Art N.S.W.
Without Pier Melbourne
Manyung Vic

2014
Red Hill Gallery Q.L.D.
Gallery Beneath Q.L.D.
Art Images
Gadfly Gallery
Traffic Jam Gallery Sydney
Without Pier Gallery
Manyung Gallery ,Vic.
Framed Gallery N.T.
Gallery One G.C.

2013
Traffic Jam Gallery
Without Pier Gallery
Artworx Gallery S.A.
Gadfly Gallery Perth.
Hong Kong Asian Contemporary Art Fair
Art Images Gallery Adelaide
Gallery One Gold Coast
Red Hill Gallery

2012
Traffic Jam Gallery Sydney
Without Pier Gallery Melbourne
The Gallery Eumundi Qld
Gallery One Q.L.D.

2011
Framed Gallery Darwin
Without Pier Gallery, Melb.
Gallery Eumundi Q.L.D.
Yallingup Gallery. W.A
Kensington Gallery Adel
Gallery one. Q.L.D.
Traffic Jam Gallery N.S.W.

2010
Framed Gallery Darwin
Without Pier Gallery, Melb.
Gallery Eumundi Q.L.D.
Yallingup Gallery. W.A.

2009
Ardleigh Cleveland Gallery Hyatt Regency Q.L.D.
Without Pier Gallery Melbourne
Gallery Eumundi, Q.L.D.
Framed Gallery Darwin

2008
Dridan Fine Art S.A.
Design Works Galleria Q.L.D.
Monsoon Gallery W.A.
Yallingup Gallery W.A
Without Pier Gallery Melbourne
Artist in Residence, Cable Beach Club, Broome W.A..

2007
Yallingup Galleries WA
Dridan Fine Arts, Adelaide.
Monsoon Gallery WA
Hyatt Regency QLD
Design Works Galleria Q.L.D.

2006
Yallingup Galleries WA
Pearlers Row, Broome, W.A
Dridan Fine Arts, Adelaide.
Framed Gallery Darwin, N.T
Designworks Galleria QLD
Manyung Gallery VIC

2005
Yallingup Galleries WA
Pearlers Row, Broome, W.A
Dridan Fine Arts, Adelaide.
Framed Gallery Darwin, N.T.

2004
Dridan Fine Arts, Adelaide
Framed Gallery, N.T.
Gullotti Galleries, W.A.
Pearlers Row, Broome, W.A.

2003
Framed Gallery, Darwin, N.T
Design Works Gallery, QLD.
Pearlers Row, Broome, W.A.
Fusions, Noosa, QLD

2002
Maria Perides Gallery Brisbane, QLD
Waterfront Place, Brisbane, QLD.
Dridan Fine Art, McLaren Vale, S.A
Pearlers Row, Broome, WA
Framed Gallery, Darwin, N.T.
Quantas Club, Brisbane, QLD
Francis Reilly Gallery, Eumundi..QLD.

2001
Francis Reilly Gallery..Eumundi..QLD.
Quantas Club Brisbane.
2000 Warren De Maria Gallery, Sydney, N.S.W.
Francis Reilly Gallery, Eumundi, QLD
Quantas Club, Brisbane, QLD
Dean Tomlinson Gallery, Brighton, S.A.
Framed Gallery, Darwin, N.T.

1999
Royal Arts Society, Lavender Bay Gallery, Sydney, N.S.W.
Hill Smith Fine Art, Adelaide S.A,

1998
Jill Riley Gallery, Eumundi, Qld
Pearlers Row Gallery, W.A.
Matso’s Gallery Broome, W.A.
Lasting Impressions Gallery, Qld.
Framed Gallery, Darwin, N.T.

1997
Jill Richards Gallery, Sydney, N.S.W.
Burns Gallery, QLD
Fleurieu Centre Gallery, S.A.
Dridan Fine Art, S.A.
Pearl Fishers Gallery, Broome, W.A.
Matsos Broome, W.A.

1996
Jill Richards Gallery Sydney, N.S.W.
Katsui Design Perth, W.A
Boronia Gallery, Sydney, N.S.W
Burns Gallery, QLD
The Gallery Of Fine Art Perth, W.A.
Framed Gallery Darwin, N.T.
Kensington Gallery, S.A.
John Dunne Gallery, S.A.
Dridan Fine Art, S.A.
Kreations Gallery, W.A.

1995
Newton Gallery
Framed Gallery Darwin N.T.
Mall Gallery London U.K.
Seven S.A. Artists Invitational -Kensington 1992
Southlands Gallery, Canberra, A.C.T
Sunstorm Gallery, Darwin, N.T.
Reade Art, Eastwood, S.A.
Kensington Gallery, Adelaide, S.A.
David Dridan Invitational Bushing Exhibition- McLaren Vale, S.A.

1994
Barn Gallery Mclaren Vale South Aust
Kensington Gallery Adelaide South Aust
Southlands Gallery Canberra
Broadways Gallery Canberra
Kimberly Kreations Broome W.A.
Framed Gallery Darwin N.T.
Mulgara Gallery N.T
Dridan Fine Art

1993
Southland Gallery Canberra, A.C.T.
Wiregrass Gallery Melbourne, VIC
Sunstorm Gallery Darwin, N.T.
Framed Gallery Darwin, N.T.
Kensington Gallery Adelaide, S.A.
John Dunne Gallery Adelaide, S.A.
Old Telegraph Gallery Victor Harbour, S.A.
Kimberly Kreations Broome, W.A.
Mulgara Gallery Yulara, N.T.
Barossa Valley Vintage Heritage Exhibition
Wiregrass Gallery Melbourne VICT

1992
Southlands Gallery, Canberra, A.C.T.
unstorm Gallery Darwin, N.T.
Reade Art Eastwood, S.A.
Kensington Gallery, Adelaide, S.A.
David Dridan Invitational Bushing Exhibition McLaren Vale, S.A.

1991
Kingston House Gallery, Adelaide, S.A.
Hilton Gallery, Adelaide, S.A.
Upstairs Gallery, Cairns, Qld.
Woodstock Invitational, McLaren Vale, S.A.
Southlands Gallery, Canberra, A.C.T.
Middleton Bay Gallery, Middleton, S.A.
Reade Art, Eastwood, S.A

1990
Southland Gallery, Canberra A.C.T.
Hill Smith Fine Art,
Kensington House, Adelaide, S.A.
Reade Art, Eastwood, S.A.
Museum of Fine Art, Pasadena, U.S.A. (with Garry Duncan and Ainslie Roberts)

1989
Hill Smith Fine Art ,Kensington House, Adelaide,S.A.
Southland Gallery, Canberra, A.C.T.
Grand Prix Exhibition, Hilton International, Adelaide, S.A.
Reade Art, Eastwood, S.A,

1988
Reade Art, Eastwood, S.A.
Hilton Gallery, Hilton International, Adelaide, S.A.

1987
Tynte Gallery ,North Adelaide, S.A.
Reade Art, Eastwood ,S.A.
Aptos Cruz Galleries, Stirling S.A.
Greythorn Gallery, North Balwyn, Vic

1985-86
Reade Art, Eastwood, S.A,(two exhibitions)
Angus Gallery, Crafers, S.A.
Albert Mill Gallery, Nairne, S.A.
Tynte Gallery. North Adelaide, S.A.

1984
Kensington Gallery, Kensington, S.A.

1983-84
First Impression Gallery, Carmel, California
Darwin City Exhibition, Darwin N.T.
Old Clarendon Gallery, Clarendon, S.A.

1982
The Barn Gallery, McLaren Vale, S.A.
Westminster School Gallery, Marion,S.A.

1980-85
Jolly Frog Gallery Adelaide

1975
Collectors Gallery, Perth, W.A.

Prizes

• FINALIST & CURATORS CHOICE BRISBANE ROTARY ART PRIZE 2017
• FINALIST IN 2016 TTTERSALS CENTRE TO COAST EXHIBITION
• FINALIST IN THE 2015 JOHN VILLIERS ART PRIZE
• FINALIST IN 2014 JOHN VILLIERS OUTBACK ART PRIZE
• INVITED & SELECTED TO SHOW IN THE Q.L.D LANDSCAPE SECTION OF THE TATTERSALS ART PRIZE
• SELECTED FOR THE BRISBANE ROTARY ART SPECTACULAR
• AWARDED HIGHLY COMMENDED IN 2013 MORTIMORE ART PRIZE
• SELECTED FOR FINALS OF 2013 MORTIMORE ART PRIZE
• SELECTED FOR FINALS OF 2013 INAUGURAL TATIARA ART PRIZE
• SELECTED FOR THE FINALS OF THE GAINSBOROUGH GREENS ART AWARDS 2012
• SELECTED FOR FINALS OF JOHN VILLIERS WALTZING MATILDA ART PRIZE 2012
• FINALIST INAUGURAL GAINSBOROUGH GREENS ART AWARDS 2011
• WINNER OF PEOPLE CHOICE GAINSBOROUGH GREENS ART AWARDS
• SELECTED FOR ART FOR ART SAKE 2011
• SELECTED FOR 2011 FINALS OF WALTZING MATILDA ART PRIZE (2paintings)
• WINNER OF PEOPLES CHOICE AT WALTZING MATILDA ART PRIZE
• WINNER OF 2011 WOOLAM WALTZING MATILDA OUTBACK ART PRIZE
• SELECTED for FINALS OF 2010 MORTIMORE ART PRIZE
• SELECTED for 2010 WALTZING MATILDA ART PRIZE Finals
• SELECTED for 2010 BRISBANE SENSES ART EXHIBITION
• SELECTED for 2010 TATTERSALS LANDSCAPE ART PRIZE FINALS
• SELECTED for 2008 TATTERSALS LANDSCAPE ART PRIZE Finals
• CO-WINNER 1993 BAROSSA VALLEY VINTAGE FESTIVAL HERITAGE AWARD
• WINNER 1990 CAMBERWELL FLORA & FAUNA ART PRIZE VICTORIA

Collections

Frampton Real Estate Pty Ltd
Artbank
BP Australia
Mobil Oil Australia
Diamond Merchants South Africa
Macquarie Broadcasting
Media Escape Pty Ltd
Kernewek Lowender Collection
Myles Pearce & Co. Pty Ltd
A.M.P. Society
Workcover
St John Council of S.A. Inc
State Bank Collection
Reserve Bank Collection of S.A
Reserve Bank Collection of W.A.
Barossa Valley Heritage Collection
William Hancock Collection
San Francisco...U.S.A.
Samphire Resources Perth
Glen Fryer Melbourne
Bankers Trust Australia

Private Collections

ENGLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
ITALY
SWEDEN
JAPAN
IRELAND
U.S.A.
CANADA
THAILAND