LUMINOSITY opening reception

Marina Strijakova and Catherine McCorkill

An exhibition by visual artists Marina Strijakova and Catherine McCorkill

The Shop Gallery

We invite you to the "LUMINOSITY", an inspiring exhibition by visual artists Marina Strijakova and Catherine McCorkill. The way light refracts, reflects or is absorbed, together with the wonder of sight, allows us to visually perceive our world's forms, colours and vibrance. We can marvel at how light energy illuminates our surroundings: water, skies, flora, fauna, man-made environments, and our fellow humans. The incredible array that Nature provides extends even beyond the real world to our dreams. Marina and Catherine have created a luminous exhibition that shows their fascination for the journey of light, offering visitors a taste of inspiring, life-affirming artworks, jewellery, textiles and dressmaking products. The art collection features various subjects, including portraits, figures, florals, birds, and more.Location: The Shop Gallery in Glebe, NSW (112 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW, Australia) The exhibition will run from the 6th to the 12th of April 2023 (open every day 11 am-7 pm) The opening reception is on Friday, April 7th 2023, 5 pm-8 pm. We would love to see you at the opening reception on April 7th, starting at 5 pm!

Catherine McCorkill lives in the lower Blue Mountains, where she works from a small studio, mainly focusing on oil painting, printmaking and drawing.In 2022, Catherine was a finalist in the Kennedy Arts Foundation Prize in Adelaide; NSW Lake Art Prize selected her artwork as a finalist; and Darling Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery selected her artwork as a semi-finalist. Catherine's work, "Ivor Houston: On Foot Across Australia", is being exhibited until April 2nd at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Katoomba City Art Gallery, as part of the Blue Mountains Portraits 2023 exhibition. After many years as a highly successful classical musician, Catherine's artistic pursuits became directed towards visual art when a hand problem ended her performing career. She studied Drawing at the ANU School of Art in Canberra as a second study during her music degree and more recently at the Nepean Art and Design Centre, where Catherine discovered a love of portraiture. The joy of experience has led her to further study towards a MA (Studio Arts) through the Florence Academy of Art, Italy, where she will attend in July / August this year for the course's final session, focusing on the techniques of the old masters. Marina Strijakova resides in Sydney, Australia. Marina became fascinated by the beauty of our planet from an early age, which led her to start her career as a biologist. When she migrated to Australia, Marina found a new passion in expressing her love for animal and plant worlds in oil paintings, pastel artworks, and her unique controlled acrylic colour flow style. She learned visual art skills from the best in their field, attending a series of art workshops over the years. Now an artist with a defined style, Marina grows her artistic exposure, both online and physically. Marina's realism and other works earned recognition as finalists for multiple awards and prizes, including prizes in the Sydney Royal Easter Show events and Liverpool Art Society Annual Art Prizes.* Marina Strijakova will donate 20% of all proceeds from online, exhibition or market sales to the International Committee of Red Cross and UNICEF to help children and families affected by the humanitarian crisis escalated in Ukraine by the Russian Government. On behalf of honest Russian people, we say, "We are sorry for what is done to you!"

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