Gerlinde Thomas

Gerlinde Thomas was born (of Austrian parents) and raised in, Victoria. During her teens she enjoyed sketching. From the age of 21 she worked in IT, traveling extensively through Europe and living in the US.
In 2000, she had an overwhelming impulse to start painting - initially, with a strong desire to produce beautiful people in definitive settings; taking her queues from black and white photographers she admired over the years.
Over time, she started to create works with a narrative. While working on each piece, imagining a story around the scene and the person within the work. The perceived voyeuristic nature of figurative painting also intrigues her and to that end, she hopes to deliver works that strip this perception and substitute the viewers thoughts with works that depict the female form as soft, sensual, strong and a resilient force of nature.
She aims to create works that appear real and tell a unique story. More recently she has transitioned to producing abstract environments in order to create a mood, while cradling a figure in a moment of time and hopes to draw the viewer into their own narrative of the work.
In 2014 Gerlinde's Exhibition "On The Face Of It" was held at the Lost Bear Gallery in Katoomba (Lost Bear Gallery). This exhibition portrayed 30 Artists living in the Blue Mountains, with adjunct stories outlining the artists' passions. The Exhibition was opened by Mark Tedeschi
In 2013, Gerlinde submitted her first Archibald Prize entry with a portrait of Chris Kirby
Gerlinde's portrait of Christine Townend from the Exhibition appears in Christine's article
Other Exhibitions include:
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Grandview Hotel
2 March 2015 to May 2015
The Grandview Hotel - permanent installation
Falls ArtFest - 9 to 11 November 2012
Springwood Art Show - 24 to 26 August 2012
Society of Mountain Artists, Autumn exhibition - 18 April to 21 April 2012
Blue Mountains Artists Network Exhibition (BMAN), at the Edge Gallery, Katoomba: "Precipice” - 23 March to 24 June 2012
Falls Artfest 2011 - 28 October to 30 October 2011
'Take A closer Look at Art', The Edge Cinema - 1 August to 30 October 2011
Springwood Art Festival - Sept 2011
The Savoy Restaurant, Katoomba - June to August 2011
SOPA 'Art with Altitude’ exhibition at Newington Armory Gallery, Olympic Park - 21 Nov 2010 to 24 January 2011
Falls ArtFest - 22 to 24 October 2010
The Crockett Group Art Prize - 15 October 2010
BMAN Art at the Movies at The Edge Cinema - 5 June to 4 October 2010
34th Annual Springwood Art Show - August 2010
Blackheath Art Society, Winter Open Exhibition - 11 to 14 June 2010
Event-Horizon Gallery, Katoomba, “Three Aspects” - 7 to 18 April 2010
ashcrofts artspace Solo Exhibition: Blackheath, ashcrofts restaurant - March 2010
Blackheath Art Society; Art Prize - October 2009
The Crockett Group Art Prize - Spectacularart - October 2009
Braemar Gallery - July 2009
Blackheath Art Society Annual Winter Exhibition - June 2009
ArtStreet; 'When the Stars Come Out’ Winter Magic Festival - June 2009
Blackheath Art Society Annual Easter Art Exhibition - April 2009
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