Gemma Mangano
Gemma is an artist living and working in the south west of Western Australia. Working predominantly in oils, her primary focus is portraiture, however she enjoys producing small still life paintings and also landscapes, taking the Ferguson Valley as her main subject. When producing art, Gemma is influenced by traditional methods and subject-matter and she likes to create pieces that are beautiful to look at and that contain an element of story-telling, but that are realised with simplicity. In her portraits she seeks to explore themes of loss, sacrifice, love, alienation and other emotional content. Gemma received a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Fine Art from the University of WA.
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Education
1995 University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Arts Majoring in Fine Art
1991 Bunbury TAFE, Advanced Diploma of Art and Design
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Exhibitions
2025 Boyup Brook Art Awards and Exhibition, Australia
2024 Art Extraordinaire, Bunbury Catholic College, Australia
2024 Dardanup Art Spectacular, Dardanup, Australia
2023 Art Extraordinaire, Bunbury Catholic College, Australia
2023 Dardanup Art Spectacular, Dardanup, Australia
2022 Darlington Arts Festival, Darlington, Australia
2022 Art Extraordinaire, Bunbury Catholic College, Australia
2021 City of Busselton Art Award, Busselton, Australia
2021 Pinjarra Rotary Art Exhibition, Pinjarra, Australia
2021 Dardanup Art Spectacular, Dardanup, Australia
2021 Art Extraordinaire, Bunbury Catholic College, Australia
2020 Boyup Brook Art Awards and Exhibition, Australia
2019 City of Busselton Art Award, Busselton, Australia
2019 Art Extraordinaire, Bunbury Catholic College, Australia
2019 Dardanup Art Spectacular, Dardanup, Australia
2019 City of Rockingham Art Awards, Rockingham, Australia
2019 Boyup Brook Art Awards, Boyup Brook, Australia
2018 Cossack Art Awards, Cossack, Australia
2018 Dardanup Art Spectacular, Dardanup, Australia
2017 Art Extraordinaire, Bunbury Catholic College, Australia
2017 City of Melville Art Awards, Melville, Australia
2017 Dardanup Art Spectacular, Dardanup, Australia
2017 City of Rockingham Art Awards, Rockingham, Australia
2016 Art Extraordinaire, Bunbury Catholic College, Australia
2016 Dardanup Art Spectacular, Dardanup, Australia
2015 Dardanup Art Spectacular, Dardanup, Australia
2014 Dardanup Art Spectacular, Dardanup, Australia
2014 Christmas Shop 2014, Bunbury Regional Art Galleries, Australia
2014 9 x 5 Auction for Art Partners, Bunbury Edith Cowan University, Australia
2013 Dardanup Art Spectacular, Dardanup, Australia
2012 Papergirl South West, Bunbury Regional Art Galleries, Australia
2012 Dardanup Art Spectacular, Dardanup, Australia
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Awards
2025 1st Prize - Works on Canvas/Board, Boyup Brook Art Awards and Exhibition
2025 Packers' Prize winner, Boyup Brook Art Awards and Exhibition
2025 People's Choice Award, Boyup Brook Art Awards and Exhibition
2024 Portrait Prize Winner, Dardanup Art Spectacular
2023 Sponsor's Portrait Prize, Dardanup Art Spectacular
2023 People's Choice Winner, Dardanup Art Spectacular
2022 Open Art First Prize - Painting, Darlington Arts Festival
2022 Runner Up to People's Choice, BCC Art Extraordinaire,
2020 Works on Canvas/Board Highly Commended, Boyup Brook Art Awards and Exhibition
2019 Sponsors Portrait Prize Highly Commended, Dardamup Art Spectacular
2019 Runner Up to People's Choice, Dardanup Art Spectacular
2018 Sponsors Portrait Prize, Dardanup Art Spectacular
2017 Best Emerging Artist, City of Rockingham Art Awards
2016 People’s Choice Winner, Dardanup Art Spectacular
2016 Sponsors Portrait Prize Highly Commended, Dardanup Art Spectacular
2015 Best Emerging Dardanup Artist, Dardanup Art Spectacular
2015 Runner Up to People’s Choice, Dardanup Art Spectacular
2014 Best Emerging Dardanup Artist, Dardanup Art Spectacular
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