ABOUT

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Yvette Hugill studied Graphic Design at the National Art School in Sydney, Australia and ​later worked as a book designer for a leading publishing house.

Relocating to country NSW she studied Painting and Drawing through the Tamworth Campus of TAFE where she attained Distinctions in each course.

She uses a variety of media, including oil, pastel, acrylic, coloured pencil and ink. Whilst the majority of her work is the landscape, she also enjoys still life and figurative subjects. Yvette held Master Pastellist status with the Australian Pastel Society for a number of years before leaving the society.

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She has won numerous awards with her work held in private, corporate and civic collections in Australia, Japan, Finland, China, United Kingdom and U.S.A.

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Yvette now resides in WIngham, on the Mid North Coast of NSW.

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                    FACEBOOK : Yvette Hugill        INSTAGRAM : yvettehugill_art     EMAIL : yvettehugill22@gmail.com

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AWARDS/miscellaneous

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• 2024   Judge   Great Lakes Art 42nd Art Exhibition - Forster 

• 2023  First Prize   Works on Paper - Taree Open Art Prize

• 2023  First Prize   Pastel Section - Taree Open Art Prize

• 2023  First Prize   Pastel Section - Bonny Hills Art Prize

• 2022  Judge   Hastings Valley Open Art Prize, Port Macquarie

• 2022  Second Prize  Open - Arts Gunnedah Exhibition

• 2022  First Prize   Works on Canvas - Taree Open Art Exhibition

• 2022  Second Prize   Pastel  - Taree Open Art Exhibition

• 2022  Second Prize   Small Works - Taree Open Art Exhibition

• 2022  First Prize   Acrylic - Great Lakes Art Exhibition, Forster

• 2021  MAJOR PRIZE  50th Arts Gunnedah Exhibition

• 2021  Second Prize   Pastel - 50th Arts Gunnedah Exhibition

• 2021  Second Prize   Pastel - Great Lakes Art Exhibition, Forster

• 2019  First Prize   Still Life - Arts Gunnedah Exhibition

• 2019  Second Prize   Open - Taree Open Art Exhibition

• 2019  First Prize   Master Pastellist - Pastel Society of Australia

• 2018  Second Prize   Pastel - Taree Open Art Exhibition

• 2018  First Prize   Drawing - Taree Open Art Exhibition

• 2018  First Prize   Pastel - Great Lakes Art exhibition, Forster

• 2017  Finalist Naked & Nude - Manning Regional Art gallery, Taree

• 2017  MAJOR PRIZE  Pacific Palms Art Prize

• 2017  MAJOR PRIZE  Gunnedah Annual Show

• 2017  First Prize  Pastel - Great Lakes Art Exhibition, Forster

• 2017  First Prize  Contemporary - Great Lakes Art Exhibition, Forster

• 2016  Judge  Inverell Art Prize

• 2016  MAJOR PRIZE  Taree Open Art Exhibition

• 2016  First Prize  Pastel - Taree Open Art Exhibition

• 2016  Second Prize  Pastel - Great Lakes Art Exhibition, Forster

• 2016  Judge  Gloucester Show Art exhibition

• 2016  Judge  Nabiac Show Art Exhibition

• 2015  Second Prize  Drawing - Taree Open Art Exhibition    

• 2015  Judge   Gunnedah Show Society Art Exhibition

• 2015  First Prize   Pastel - Great Lakes Art exhibition, Forster

• 2015  First Prize   Contemporary - Great Lakes Art Exhibition, Forster ​

• 2014  MAJOR PRIZE  St Joseph's Open Art Exhibition - Wingham

• 2014  Judge  Frost Over Barraba

• 2014  First Prize  Pastel - Taree Open Art Exhibition​

• 2013  First Prize  Pastel - Port Macquarie Art Exhibition

• 2013  MAJOR PRIZE  Works on Paper - Great Lakes Art exhibition, Forster

• 2013  First Prize  Contemporary - Great lakes Art Exhibition, Forster​

• 2012  First Prize  Open - Gunnedah Annual Art Exhibition

• 2012  First Prize  Still Life - Gunnedah Annual Art Exhibition

• 2012  First Prize  Still Life - Bendemeer Annual Art Exhibition

• 2012  Second Prize  Pastel - Taree Open Art Exhibition​

• 2011  Second Prize  Still Life - Gunnedah Annual Art Exhibition

• 2011  First Prize  Drawing - Taree Open Art Exhibition

• 2011  First Prize  Pastel - Frost Over Barraba

• 2011  Second Prize  Any other Medium - Currabubula Art Exhibition

• 2011  First Prize  Pastel - Port Macquarie

• 2011  MAJOR PRIZE  Bendemeer Annual Art Exhibition

• 2011  First Prize  Drawing - Bendemeer Annual Art Exhibition ​

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EXHIBITIONS

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• 2023  From the Ground UP   Joint - Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree

• 2020  Northern Exposure 6   Group - Glasshouse Gallery, Port Macquarie

• 2019  Paint, Cloth + Clay Joint - Gloucester Gallery

• 2018  Cohesive  Joint - Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree

• 2018  Studio Spaces of the Mid North Coast - Manning Regional Art Gallery

• 2017  Naked + Nude   Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree

• 2017  Complementary Joint -  Weswal Gallery, Tamworth​

• 2016  Paint + Clay II Hallidays Point Gallery

• 2016  Tamworth Scenes of Colour Book Launch   Weswal gallery, Tamworth

• 2016  Confluence   Group - Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree

• 2016  Northern Exposure 4 Group - Glasshouse Gallery, Port Macquarie​

• 2015  Sensory  Joint - Gloucester Gallery​

• 2014  About Time  Solo - Weswal Gallery, Tamworth

• 2014  Northwest Artists  WOA Gallery, Gunnedah

• 2014  Eclectic Solo - Hallidays Point Gallery​

• 2012  Less is More  Group - Tamworth Regioanl Art gallery

• 2012  Paint + Clay  Joint - Gunnedah Art Gallery

• 2012  Northern Exposure 2  Group- Glasshouse Gallery, Port Macquarie

• 2012  Making Changes   Joint - Manning Regional Art Gallery

• 2012  Wildcard Exhibition  Group - Manning Regional Art gallery, Taree​

• 2011  Finalist  Essential Energy Countryscapes Art Prize - Bathurst Reg. Art Gallery

• 2011  Finalist  Manning Art Prize - Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree​

• 2010  Finalist  Country Energy Countryscapes Art Prize - Glasshouse Gallery,P.Mac​

• 2009  Crossing New England  Armidale Art Gallery

• 2009  Finalist  Manning Art Prize - Manning Regional Art Gallery,Taree

• 2009  Finalist  Muswellbrook Open Art Prize

• 2009  Less is More  Group - Tamworth Regional Art Gallery​

• 2008  Moments  Armidale Art Gallery​

• 2007  Less is More  Group - Tamworth Regional Art Gallery

• 2007  Finalist  Manning Art Prize - Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree

• 2007  Lasting Impressions  Narrabri Art Gallery

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