Sheila Benford

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Sheila Benford was born in England in 1935. She painted, self taught from an early age, later trained as an airbrush artist sunsequently employed in London photographic studios for seven years. Sheila emigrated to Australia with her husband and two children in 1977 where she established her own business as a photo restorer.

Between 1980 and 1987 Sheila studied Fine Arts, passing with Distinction. She has had numerous solo and group exhibitions, including major galleries around Australia and is represented in the Ministry of Health Collection.

Sheila enjoys camping trips to remote northern parts of Western Australia with various art groups, finding the harsh landscape and unique forms and colours of Australia a never ending inspiration and challenge.

Biography

Education

1987 Graduated with Distinction Fine Arts, Forrestfield College of Technical & Further Education

In London I trained as a photographic airbrush artist.

Worked for various photographers in Perth doing photo restoration

Awards

2001 & 1999 – Highly Commended, Cossack Art Award

1998 & 2005 – Winner of Cossack Art Award

1995 – Winner of Fremantle Woolstores Art Prize

Solo Exhibitions

2005 - 2008 – 2009 Artist for the Month, Gallery 360

2001 - Pilbara Fine Art Gallery

1996 – Gadfly Gallery, Dalkeith, Perth

1992 – West End Gallery, Fremantle

Collections

Parliament House, Landscape Collections

Burswood Casino, Perth

Shire of Roeburn

Ministry of Health, Perth

Duxton Hotel, Perth (commission)

Private collections in Australia, Britain, Holland, Singapore, Hong Kong and Germany