Belinda Wilson Australian, b. 1969

Overview

Belinda Wilson is a Melbourne based, established contemporary artist, with an extensive history in academic leadership and education roles within the tertiary sector. Her extensive portfolio of paintings and drawings have been realized through a profound resonance with the Australian landscape and its incomparably primitive artistry.  Belinda has exhibited extensively within Australia (Muse Gallery, Artistry, Victoria Gallery and Qantas Lounges countrywide) and internationally (at the Australian Embassy in Korea, Costa Rica and New York City), and has received accolades from numerous national awards (Prometheus Visual Art Award, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery and the ANL Maritime Art Prize).

 

Belinda recently completed a Master of Fine Art (Research) at RMIT University, School of Art (2014-2018). Her practice led research explores the effect natural disasters and extreme weather conditions have on our well-being.  Belinda draws inspiration for her artworks from her own personal recollections of regional locations where she grew up and it's unfortunate weather conditions.

Works
  • Belinda Wilson, Robertson's Point: Harbour's Edge, 2024
    Belinda Wilson
    Robertson's Point: Harbour's Edge, 2024
    Oil on linen
    20 x 60cm
  • Belinda Wilson, Clifton Gardens Jetty, 2024
    Belinda Wilson
    Clifton Gardens Jetty, 2024
    Oil on linen
    20 x 60cm
  • Belinda Wilson, Rocky Point Island at Balmoral, 2024
    Belinda Wilson
    Rocky Point Island at Balmoral, 2024
    Oil on linen
    20 x 60cm
  • Belinda Wilson, Glimpse of Hornby Lighthouse, 2024
    Belinda Wilson
    Glimpse of Hornby Lighthouse, 2024
    Oil on linen
    30 x 40cmn
  • Belinda Wilson, Manly Bound, 2024
    Belinda Wilson
    Manly Bound, 2024
    Oil on linen
    30 x 40cm
  • Belinda Wilson, Morning Hues at Clifton Gardens, 2024
    Belinda Wilson
    Morning Hues at Clifton Gardens, 2024
    Oil on linen
    30 x 40cm
  • Belinda Wilson, From Georges Heights, 2024
    Belinda Wilson
    From Georges Heights, 2024
    Oil on linen
    20 x 60cm
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  • Belinda Wilson, Distant Horizon: Cathedral Ranges, 2024
    Belinda Wilson
    Distant Horizon: Cathedral Ranges, 2024
    Oil on linen; framed in Tassie Oak
    120 x 150cm
  • Belinda Wilson, Twilight at River Valley, 2024
    Belinda Wilson
    Twilight at River Valley, 2024
    Watercolour on fab artistico 300gsm paper
    Framed in natural oak and non-reflective glass
    31 x 41cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Chowder Bay Reflection , 2024
    Belinda Wilson
    Chowder Bay Reflection , 2024
    Oil on linen
    30 x 40cm
    (diptych)
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Chowder Bay Waters , 2024
    Belinda Wilson
    Chowder Bay Waters , 2024
    Oil on linen
    (diptych)
    30 x 40cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Follow your heart, 2023
    Belinda Wilson
    Follow your heart, 2023
    Oil on linen
    30 x 40cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, The importance of patience , 2023
    Belinda Wilson
    The importance of patience , 2023
    Oil on linen
    30 x 40cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Harmony and Light, 2023
    Belinda Wilson
    Harmony and Light, 2023
    Oil on linen
    30 x 40cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Watching the Skies, 2023
    Belinda Wilson
    Watching the Skies, 2023
    Oil on linen
    100 x 100cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Finding Peace, 2023
    Belinda Wilson
    Finding Peace, 2023
    Oil on linen
    30 x 40cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, The Time We Shared, 2023
    Belinda Wilson
    The Time We Shared, 2023
    oil on linen
    30 x 40cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, A sweet escape, 2023
    Belinda Wilson
    A sweet escape, 2023
    Oil on linen
    100 x 100cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Somewhere, Some Day, 2023
    Belinda Wilson
    Somewhere, Some Day, 2023
    Oil on linen
    120 x 120cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Let Lightness Happen, 2023
    Belinda Wilson
    Let Lightness Happen, 2023
    Oil on linen
    120 x 120 cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Thornton Run, 2023
    Belinda Wilson
    Thornton Run, 2023
    Oil on linen
    120 x 120cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Sunshine In The the Palm of Your Hand #6, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Sunshine In The the Palm of Your Hand #6, 2022
    Oil on Wood
    24 x 24 cm
    9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Sunshine In The Palm of Your Hand #5, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Sunshine In The Palm of Your Hand #5, 2022
    Oil on Wood
    24 x 24 cm
    9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Sunshine In The Palm of Your Hand #4, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Sunshine In The Palm of Your Hand #4, 2022
    Oil on Canvas
    24 x 24 cm
    9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Sunshine In The Palm of Your Hand #3, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Sunshine In The Palm of Your Hand #3, 2022
    Oil on Canvas
    24 x 24 cm
    9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Sunshine In The Palm of Your Hand #2, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Sunshine In The Palm of Your Hand #2, 2022
    Oil on Wood
    24 x 24 cm
    9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Sunshine In The Palm of Your Hand #1, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Sunshine In The Palm of Your Hand #1, 2022
    Oil on Wood
    24 x 24 cm
    9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Colour Connection, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Colour Connection, 2022
    Oil on linen
    100 x 100 cm
    39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Calming Cloud #1, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Calming Cloud #1, 2022
    Glass with Colour Pigments
    Collaborative: Glass artst Ruth Allen
    35 x 15 x 12 cm
    13 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Not A Care In The World, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Not A Care In The World, 2022
    Oil on Linen
    120 x 120 cm
    47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Impeccable Pieces of a Puzzle, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Impeccable Pieces of a Puzzle, 2022
    Watercolour and Ink on Paper
    57 x 77 cm
    22 1/2 x 30 1/4 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Finding True Contentment, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Finding True Contentment, 2022
    Oil on Linen
    60 x 60 cm
    23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Kindness In Shadows, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Kindness In Shadows, 2022
    Oil on Linen
    60 x 60 cm
    23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, I Met Your Eyes (Across The Room), 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    I Met Your Eyes (Across The Room), 2022
    Oil on Linen
    60 x 60 cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Woke Up an Optimist, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Woke Up an Optimist, 2022
    Oil on Linen
    60 x 60 cm
    23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Sudden Burst of Happiness, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Sudden Burst of Happiness, 2022
    Oil on linen
    100 x 100cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Winter Warmth, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Winter Warmth, 2022
    Oil on Linen
    120 x 120 cm
    47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Warmth Restored, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Warmth Restored, 2022
    Oil on linen (framed)
    60 x 60cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, The longest summer, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    The longest summer, 2022
    Watercolour on paper
    77x97cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Up in the Air So High, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Up in the Air So High, 2022
    Oil on linen (framed)
    125 x 125cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Thoughts are heartened, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Thoughts are heartened, 2022
    Oil on linen
    60 x 60cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, A sense of Hope, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    A sense of Hope, 2022
    Oil on linen
    60 x 60cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, Breath, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    Breath, 2022
    Oil on linen
    60 x 60cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, A marked and measured line, 2022
    Belinda Wilson
    A marked and measured line, 2022
    Oil on linen
    122x122cm
    Sold
  • Belinda Wilson, A Place I Know, 2017
    Belinda Wilson
    A Place I Know, 2017
    Pastel on Watercolour Paper
    73cm x 92cm
    Sold
Biography

Academic Qualifications and Certificates

RMIT University, School of Art, Master of Fine Art (research) / 2014-2018 Title:  Extreme weather conditions in regional Victoria: A reflection and response through painting and sound

Graduate Diploma of Museum Studies / 1995 James Cook University

Graduate Diploma of Art Education / 1992 The University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art /1988-1990 Monash University

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2022     The Joy Effect, Brenda Colahan Fine Art, Sydney

2022       Manyung Gallery, Strathmore 

2018 Site Eight, RMIT University              

2017 The ghosts of Mr. Wilson, Anita Traynor Fine Arts, An RMIT Link - Arts and Culture supported presentation

Victoria Gallery 2006

Artistry Galleries 2005

Sofitel Hotel, Melbourne 2003

Wangaratta Exhibitions Gallery 1999

Private viewing, Canberra 1999

The Australian Embassy, KOREA 1998 

Vagabonds cafe, Brisbane 1998

Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery 1994

No Vacancies Temporary Galleries, City of Melbourne 1993

Studio L, Wangaratta 1992

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

The Affordable Art Fair, Sydney with Brenda Colahan Fine Art  2022

 Incognito Art Exhibition, Verona Studio, Sydney 2021

 Manyung Gallery Group, Flinders Gallery, Belinda Wilson and Colleen Guiney 2019

 Manyung Gallery Group, Sorrento Gallery, Belinda Wilson and Tanya Wales 2019

The Other Art Fair (TOAF) Sydney, 2018-2020

Artists on the Move, Anita Traynor and Kinross Arts Centre 2016

RMIT University School of Art VE, Print Exchange 2014-2017

The Muse Gallery, Milawa and Beechworth 2008 -2015

Agora Gallery, New York 2010

Victoria Gallery, Melbourne 2006-2007

Artistry Galleries, Melbourne 2003-2005 

Wangaratta Exhibition Gallery 200Shepparton Art Gallery 2002

Cellar Door Gallery, Mitchelton Winery 2002

Il Min Museum, KOREA 2000

Goethe Institute, Beijing CHINA 1999

 

Grants, Prizes and Awards

2022 Finalist Omnia Art Prize                                                                   

2020 Finalist Maritime Art Prize

2020 Finalist Collab with Gorman    

2019 Honorable Mention Art Olympia International art Competition, Tokyo              

2017 Finalist St Kevin's Art Prize                              

2015 Recipient Vocational Education Innovation Fund, RMIT University  

2013 Recipient Commonwealth Equipment Grant , RMIT University

2009 Finalist Prometheus Visual Art Award

2008 Finalist Cryptozoology Toyota Community Spirit Gallery 

2008 Finalist Mt Buller Art Prize

2007 Finalist ANL Maritime Art Prize

2006-2007 Finalist Hume Building Society Art Prize Wodonga

2000 Recipient Regional Arts Victoria funding

1999 Recipient Australia/Korea Foundation Grant

1996 Recipient Churchie National Emerging Art Award

 

Projects and Event Management

Artist in Residence Manyung Gallery Group    2022

Team leader Pitch tank project,  RMIT University       2018

Project Manager Vocational Education Innovative Fund (VEIF) Arts Management project  2015

RMIT University

Project Manager Public art cculpture,  RMIT University and Queen Victoria Market Place   2013

Project Manager Vocational Education Diversitifcation project, RMIT University   2012

RMIT University

Project Manager E-Learning project - Sustainablity for visual artists, RMIT University  2011

Event Partner Mural project, RMIT University and The Lab Strategy  2012

Project Partner City safety mural, RMIT University and City of Melbourne    2011

Event Manager Night life, public art project, RMIT Univerity    2010

Artist Generations: An imagined future project, The City of Wangaratta, Arts Victoria,    2010

Cultural development network

Artist Community Art Sculptures for Violet Town / Regional Arts Victoria 

Our Nation on Parade, Centenary of Federation - artists Belinda Wilson and Helen Brook  2001

Artist Olympic Swimming Pool - The City of Wangaratta

 

Commissions and Collections

J and T Robinson, MELBOURNE 

G Kinsella, MELBOURNE

V Rati, SYDNEY  

J.P & Dutin - FRANCE

Perchar private collection AUSTRIA

The Australian Embassy KOREA

Villa Caletas COSTA RICA

Artistry and Victoria Galleries MELBOURNE

Exhibitions
Bibliography

Publications

Driving the future: A new model of arts management delivery in Vocational Education

RMIT University   2015

"Cryptozoology- in search of the missing link" Toyota Community Spirit Gallery    2008

"Made in Korea" Il Min Museum South Korea     2000

"Quasi Ideals" Arts Asia Pacific - issue 23  1999

"North East Profiles" Wangaratta Exhibition Gallery  1996

"Review" Downlands College Art Exhibition, Queensland   1994-1997