Gerry started painting at a very early age and even as a young child her desire to be an artist was constant as she states herself “It is all I’ve ever wanted to do”. This culminated in her obtaining her degree in fine art where she studied under the likes of Jeff Makin, Anthony Proir and Jim Meldrrum.
Her subjects vary from bright still life and expressive landscapes to swirling full-bodied seascapes. Notably, all works show a love of movement and intense colour, “….Her works nourish and inspire the viewer with their warmth and powerful composition as she uses colour and line to feed the soul”, David O’Halloran Glen Eira City Gallery. As she states “I am profoundly moved by colour, often a whole subject of a painting can be based around a colour inspiration and I cannot get it on canvas quickly enough! I paint in a predominately expressive style focusing on the life force within the subject …more as I feel the subject rather than how I see it, often with a naïve bent of simple joy”
Gerry’s move to the Mornington Peninsula was a deliberate and inspiring one. After much hard work she was able to pursue her vocation at full speed, with the purchase of large studio space her beloved purpose built printmaking press and a spectacularly beautiful rural landscape and garden to provide her with ever changing subjects to paint and produce her unique linocut prints. Gerry’s unique linocut prints are created in the reduction method, used notably by Picasso. One block is used the lino block is cut away as every new colour is printed until there is no lino left. Each piece is done by hand by Gerry in the studio so consequently everyone is slightly unique being done by hand with great care. They are very limited editions, usually from only five to fifteen ever made. Often, these linocuts are inspired by Gerry’s garden where she spends much time amongst her flowers with her chickens and other pets in tow!
Gerry’s work has developed a large following locally and nationally and her work is held in private, government and international private collections.
Recent Exhibitions
2025- Winter Wine Weekend Group Exhibition, Manyung Gallery Mount Eliza
2025- Long Weekend Mixed Feature, Manyung Gallery Flinders
2024- ‘Special Release’, Manyung Gallery Mt Eliza
2023- Featuring Affordable Christmas Gift Ideas, Manyung Gallery Strathmore
2022-Shoreline Exhibition Manyung Gallery Mt Eliza.
2021-Exhibited Acquire Design Gallery, Seaford.
2021- Exhibited Clayfire Gallery Daylesford Victoria Australia
2020 – Work exhibited Clayfire Gallery Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.
2019- Linocut “Melbourne the Pulse Of a Nation “used as featured Image for the 3rd International Symposium, by the Bouverie Centre Rendezvous Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
2019- Best Mixed Art prize in Show, Dace judged by Jane Alexander, Director of The Mornington Peninsula regional Gallery and former Director of McClelland Gallery and sculpture park .
2019- Guest Artist -Hartwell Art Show -August
2019- Guest Artist Mount View Art Show -August
2018-Printmaker” s exhibition at Manyung Gallery in Malvern
2018-Holloway Gallery -Resident Artist
2018- Completed building of purpose-built studio Mt Eliza
2017- shortlisted, for Japanese corporate calendar, Mega Press YKK corporation.
2016- Exhibition Holloway Gallery Queensland
2016 -Manyung Gallery Mt Eliza 2016 -December Group Exhibition
2015-Exhibition and Permanent Artist with Holloway Gallery Queensland
2014-Invited as guest artist Canterbury Art Show
2013-Best Mixed Derinya Art show
2013- Group Exhibition Derinya Art Show
2012-April Exhibition in Ferrara at Castello Estense Ferrara Italy.
2012-Series of professional Art cards printed and sold in retail outlets, online and at Art shows.
2011-November to December-Exhibition of small works in Italy at Galleria De Marchi Bologna
2011-August Exhibition at Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza
2010 December- Feature Artist Exhibition - Manyung Gallery
2010-Guest Artist - Derinya 35th Art Show.
2010 July- Guest Artist Radio Interview - Peninsula Radio 3RPP
Education
R.M.I.T University – Bachelor of Fine Art
La Trobe University - Diploma of Education