Viola Dominello b. 1964

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter and drawer, Dominello has spent much time in Venice, Italy painting the city and its surroundings. She has held and participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions including the Dobell Drawing Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 2005.
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Born in Sydney in 1964, in 1986 Dominello received her Bachelor of Art Education from the City Art Institute. In 1992 she received her Graduate Diploma of Visual Arts from the College of Fine Art (University of New South Wales) and in 2005 Dominello received her Master of Fine Arts from the College of Fine Art. She has also studied in Italy and New York.
Dominello has spent much time in Venice, Italy painting the city and surroundings. She paints using watercolour and oil paint and draws using charcoal. Over the last 12 years Dominello has exhibited in both Sydney and Italy. Her work was part of the Moet & Chandon Touring exhibition in 1993 and the NSW Travelling Arts Scholarship exhibitions in 1990 and 1995. She has exhibited in group exhibitions at Penrith Regional Gallery and Lewers Bequest in 1998 and 1999 at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. In 2005 she was selected to exhibit in the Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, as well as in the Waterhouse Natural History Prize, Museum of South Australia.

In 2006 Dominello was selected to exhibit in The Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, PLC Sydney. Her works are in the collections of Artbank, University of New South Wales, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice and many private collections.

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Downer, Stella
Date written:
2007
Last updated:
2011

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Trainings
  • Bachelor of Art Education, 1983 - 1986 City Art Institute, Sydney, NSW
  • Painting Certificate, 1987 Hornsby Technical College, Hornsby, NSW
  • Post-Certificate Painting, 1998 - 1989 Hornsby Technical College, Hornsby, NSW
  • Drawing Certificate, 1998 - 1989 Hornsby Technical College, Hornsby, NSW
  • Life Drawing Course, 1990 Julian Ashton, Sydney, NSW
  • Graduate Diploma of Visual Arts, 1991 - 1992 College Of Fine Arts [COFA], University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • Course in Italian Renaissance Art, 1993 New York University, New York, USA
  • 1996 Willoughby Workshop Arts Centre, Sydney, NSW
  • 1997 Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venezia, Italy
  • 2000 University of Fereigners, Siena, Italy
  • Master of Fine Arts, 2005 College Of Fine Arts [COFA], University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • 1983 - 1986 Bachelor of Art Education, City Art Institute, NSW
  • 1987 Painting Certificate, Hornsby Technical College, NSW
  • 1998 - 1989 Post-Certificate Painting, Hornsby Technical College, NSW
  • 1998 - 1989 Drawing Certificate, Hornsby Technical College, NSW
  • 1990 Life Drawing, Julian Ashton School of Art, Sydney, NSW
  • 1991 - 1992 Graduate Diploma of Visual Arts, College of Fine Art, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • 1993 Italian Renaissance Art, New York University, New York, USA
  • 1996 Willoughby Workshop Arts Centre, Sydney, NSW
  • 1997 Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venezia, Italy
  • 2000 University of Fereigners, Siena, Italy
  • 2005 Master of Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW