Sarah Tomasetti trained in Italy under Leonetto Tintori, and went on to develop new permutations of the ancient art of fresco painting that lend her paintings and drawings a delicacy and illusion of fragility that is at once aesthetically seductive and thematically poignant. Recent works engage with the complexity of our shifting relationship to the natural world, dealing particularly with glacial and mountainous landscapes that are in a state of rapid change. Following a postgraduate degree in Fine Art, Tomasetti gained a professional qualification in fresco painting in Italy in 1995. On returning to Australia in 1999 she completed a Masters by Research at RMIT University. Tomasetti is the recipient of the 2020 John Leslie Art Prize, with her work, Kailash from the air, subsequently being acquired by the Gippsland Art Gallery Collection. Her work is also held in a number of other collections including Artbank, Macquarie Bank, National Australia Bank, BHP, Grafton Regional Gallery, in private collections in Australia and overseas, and is included in Contemporary Australian Drawing by Janet Mc Kenzie.
Photograph of artist in studio by Emma Byrnes.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Image: Sarah Tomasetti From Balpatta IV 2021 oil and incision on fresco plaster with muslin, mounted on stretched canvas 145 …
The work of 76 leading contemporary artists comes together in HOLDING GROUND, an online art exhibition fundraiser to help stop …
Image above: Janet Luxton Eye contact 2021 oil on linen canvas 125 x 165 cm Congratulations to Janet Luxton and …
Image above: Martin King strangerlands II, after W Strutt, Black Thursday 1851 2021 graphite, watercolour, gouache, pastel and gold leaf on …
Image: Glenn Morgan High Rise Towers 2021 acrylic on board 236 x 93 cm Congratulations to Glenn Morgan who has …
Image: Nick Howson Magpie 2019 etching 19.5 cm x 30.0 cm Australian Galleries are delighted to announce that three works …
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Image: Jennifer Keeler-Milne Spring Wattle III 2021 oil on canvas 121 x 228 cm Destination Sydney: The natural world is now …
We are delighted to share these images from Geoffrey Bartlett with his recently installed sculpture, Alpha, for the Newhaven Public …
Image above: Sidney Nolan The Myth Rider 1958-59 polyvinyl acetate on composition board 122 x 152 cm (Copyright the Trustees …
Image above: Jeffrey Smart Labyrinth 2011 oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm The National Gallery of Australia is today …
Image above: Mary Tonkin After, Kalorama 2021 oil on linen 183 x 320 cm We are delighted to share this …
Image: Angus Fisher with winning work Carrion #3 at the Hawkesbury Art Prize 2021 A huge congratulations for Angus Fisher who …
