Christine MAUDY

Born Paris 26.04.52
Tertiary studies in Paris.
Born in Paris, Christine’s artistic career began as a fashion designer before moving to Queensland with her husband in 1995 to concentrate solely on painting A prolific abstract painter with more than 18 solo exhibitions and 60 group exhibitions (in Australia, Hong Kong, Italy, Spain, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and France) Christine has received over a relatively short period substantial critical acclaim.
Her work continues to garner interest nationally and internationally and is in numerous private and corporate collections worldwide. See biography…
Christine Maudy' s abstract compositions and collages are narrative and meditative with soulful themes of journey, discovery and placement. They do not only depict abstract reminiscences of places seen, they embrace the beauty and the fragility of the natural world and the poetics of everyday. They evoke the sense of endless space and invite the viewer to stay still for a moment in a quiet inner place.
“Painting is my inner experience and involvement with the mysteries of nature and form, expressed in colour, texture, line, space and light. It reflects of the passing time, of impermanence and change and allow me to explore my own language in a space where I feel free.”

Maudy’s works mirror shapes and colors of the nature elements. They come alive in a beautiful balance between fluidity and careful geometric composition. Their surfaces shine and radiate, transmitting an energy, which at times culminates into turbulence. The elements change substance, water and sky merge, shapes floats to tell us a story of time and places. Just beneath the surface deeper layers reveal traces of hidden structures, thick layers of paint mixed with sand and collage.
“The true work of art is born from the artist, a mysterious, enigmatic and mystical creation. It detaches itself from him, it acquires an autonomous life, becomes a personality, an independent subject, animated with spiritual breath, the living subject of a real existence of being” Kandinsky

Solo Exhibitions :
2001     Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa,Australia
2001     Michael Fox Galleries Brisbane,Australia
2002     First Exposure Maroochydore, Australia
2002  
Earth Song Contemporary Art Centre of South - Australia, Adelaide, SA
2003     Gallery 482, Brisbane
2003     Galería Catarsis, Madrid, Spain
2004     "Cries& Whispers" Bark Modern Art, Hong Kong
2004     "Cries & Whispers" Gallery 482, Brisbane,Australia
2005     "Gritos Y Susuros" Galería Catarsis, Madrid,Spain
2005     Gallery TenEleven, Melbourne, Australia
2005     Caloundra Regional Gallery, Caloundra,Australia
2006     Galerie France-Decoration, Mooloolaba,Australia
2006     Gallery Catherine Asquith, Melbourne,Australia
2006     Gora Gallery, MontrealQuebec, CanadaInternational Group Exhibitions :
2002    Gran Coleccionable Galería Catarsis, Madrid,Spain
2002      XI Salón Internacional de Artes Plásticas, Barcelona, Spain
2003      Collectiva d?Artistes Galeria Artitude, Barcelona,Spain
2003      Diversité de L'art Contemporain, GalerieArtitude, Paris. France
2003      Galería Lebasi de Palma de Mallorca(Islas Baleares), Spain
2003      Trofeo Remo-Brindisi, Bologna,Italia
2003      Ier Salon International de Artes Plasticas y Visuales, Barcelona, Spain
2003      XIII Salón Internacional de Artes Plásticas,Barcelona, Spain
2003      Bark Modern Art, Hong Kong
2004      Galerie Art et Couleurs, SaintChamond, France
2004      Gran Coleccionable  GaleríaCatarsis, Madrid,Spain
2004    VIII Feria de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León,Salamanca,Spain
2005    Gran Coleccionable? Galería Catarsis, Madrid,Spain
2006     Gran Coleccionable? Galería Catarsis, Madrid,Spain
2006     ACA Gallery, Toronto Canada
2006      "A Gift OfColour", Mondo Gallery & Austrade, DubaiGroup Exhibitions in Australia :
2001     Genesis II, Bond University Art Gallery, GoldCoast
2001     Flying Arts Award, Logan ArtGallery
2001     Art-In-Care, Cairns Base hospital
2001    Small Formats, Corporate Art, GoldCoast
2002    Turning Point , CaloundraRegional Art Gallery
2002    Peace Of Art,Noosa RegionalGallery, Qld
2002     Stanthorpe Arts Festival
2002     Noosa Tango, Noosa RegionalGallery
2002     Qantas Founders Outback Museum, Longreach
2002     Noosa News Outdoor Art Exhibition, NoosaRegional Gallery
2002     DPI Year of The Outback , DalbyRegional Gallery
2002     Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide SA
2003     Caloundra Arts Festival, CaloundraQld
2003     SydneyAffordable Art Show, Sydney NSW
2003     [Vivid] Noosa Regional Gallery, Qld
2004     Genesis V, Bond University Art Gallery, GoldCoast
2004     Global Galleries, Paddington Sydney
2004     MelbourneAffordable Art Show, Melbourne VIC
2004     Gallery TenEleven , Armadale (Melbourne) VIC
2004     Sydney Affordable Art Show, Sydney NSW
2004     Noosa News Outdoor Art Exhibition, Noosa - Regional  Gallery, Qld
2005     Melbourne AffordableArt Show, Melbourne VIC
2005     SydneyArt Show '05, Sydney NSW
2005     Qantas Founders Outback MuseumArts Awards exhibition
2005     Flying ArtsAwards Exhibition, Brisbane
2005     Brisbane Art Fair '05, Brisbane
2005     Art With Heart,Towoomba
2005     Casula Powerhouse ArtsCentre, Casula NSW
2006     Art for Art'sSake - Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland, Brisbane
2006     "Abstractions" Global Gallery, Paddington,Sydney
Awards :
2002      2ndPrize Qantas Link Open, Artswest Annual Exhibition Longreach
2002      Mencio d'Honor a l'Abstracció, XI Salón Internacional de Artes Plásticas, Barcelona,
2003      2ndPrize a l'Abstracció, XIII Saló Internacional d'Arts Plástiques,Barcelona,Spain
2004       Selected 2004 CromwellArt Prize.
2005      Selected 2005 Flying Arts Regional ArtAwards
2005      Selected 2005 Art With Heart Awards
2006      Selected Grand Prix New York 2006
Collections :   Australian Trade Commission Madrid(Austrade), Brisbane Council (Velocity),  KPMG, Minter EllisonLawyers, MacDonnells Solicitors, Anembo Consultants, private collections inAustralia, Hong Kong, France, Spain and Switzerland.
Next exhibitions:
* 2006 Art for Art's Sake exhibition Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland .Brisbane Powerhouse Aug 7  Aug 14
*ACA Gallery Toronto September 20- October 14, 2006, Opening Reception Thurs September 21, 2006
*Mondo Art Gallery, Dubai United Arab Emirates From November 8th until December 8th. Official opening by His Excellency the Australian Embassador to the UAERepresented in Madrid by Gallery Galeria Catarsis
* Represented in Canada (Toronto, Ontario) by Gallery ACA Gallery