Tammy Whitworth Australian, b. 1976

Overview
Tammy Whitworth

Brisbane-based painter Tammy Whitworth communicates anxieties and pressures that surround her daily experience as a mother. By creating paintings that are intentionally small and controlled, the artist transforms sensory overwhelm, noise, commotion, and mess into something both beautiful and strange. Delicate fine detail created with the use of single hair sable brushes may be viewed with the aid of a magnifying glass in these surrealist miniatures.

 

Tammy has exhibited widely across Australia and has taught at the Ipswich Art Society in Queensland, aiding in both training and exhibiting the practices of developing artists. Her work has been featured in The Weekend Australian Review, DB Magazine, and Artdate, widely popularized for its intricacy and illusionary subject matter.

Works
  • Tammy Whitworth, Cosmic Cloak, 2022
    Tammy Whitworth
    Cosmic Cloak, 2022
    Oil on board
    78 x 60 cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Connect, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Connect, 2023
    Oil on board
    20 x 15cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Return, 2022
    Tammy Whitworth
    Return, 2022
    Oil on board
    20x15cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, The Motherload, 2022
    Tammy Whitworth
    The Motherload, 2022
    Oil on board
    20 x 20cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Linger, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Linger, 2023
    Oil on board
    30.5 x 30.5 cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Alone, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Alone, 2023
    Oil on board
    30.5 x 30.5 cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Swarm, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Swarm, 2023
    Oil on board
    15 x 20 cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Balance, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Balance, 2023
    Oil on board
    15 x 20 cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Pull, 2022
    Tammy Whitworth
    Pull, 2022
    Oil on board
    20 x 15 cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Twistie, 2022
    Tammy Whitworth
    Twistie, 2022
    Oil on board
    20 x 15 cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Hold, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Hold, 2023
    Oil on board
    30 x 23cm
    Sold
  • Tammy Whitworth, Please Dont, 2020
    Tammy Whitworth
    Please Dont, 2020
    Oil on board
    20.5 x 20.5cm
    Sold
  • Tammy Whitworth, Sweeping
    Tammy Whitworth
    Sweeping
    Oil on panel board

    21 x 16cm
    Framed in Tasmanian Oak
    Sold
  • Tammy Whitworth, Attach, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Attach, 2023
    Oil on board
    33 x 43 cm
    Sold
  • Tammy Whitworth, Grounded, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Grounded, 2023
    Oil on board
    43 x 33.5 cm
    Sold
  • Tammy Whitworth, Sprout, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Sprout, 2023
    Oil on board
    30.5 x 30.5 cm
    Sold
  • Tammy Whitworth, Offerings, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Offerings, 2023
    Oil on board
    31 x 23 cm
    Sold
  • Tammy Whitworth, Secure, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Secure, 2023
    Oil on board
    20 x 20 cm
    Sold
  • Tammy Whitworth, Helicopter, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Helicopter, 2023
    Oil on board
    15 x 20 cm
    Sold
  • Tammy Whitworth, Teeter, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Teeter, 2023
    Oil on board
    15 x 20 cm
    Sold
  • Tammy Whitworth, Snug, 2023
    Tammy Whitworth
    Snug, 2023
    Oil on board
    20cm diameter
    Sold
Biography
Tammy Whitworth

Education

2008    Bachelor of Visual Art (Honours), Adelaide Central School of Art, South Australia

2007    Advanced Diploma of Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art, South Australia

2006    Associate Degree of Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art, South Australia

2005    Certificate IV of Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art, South Australia

 

Solo Exhibitions

2023, Linger, Peek Gallery, Byron Bay, New South Wales

2009    In This Together, Gallery 139, Stepney, South Australia

2008    He Was The Best One I Saw, A Room Of Her Own, Croydon, South Australia


Group Exhibitions

2022    Christmas Stockroom Show, Brenda Colahan Fine Art, Putney, NSW

2022    Naturally Embedded, Land Street Gallery, Toowong, Queensland

2022    Redland Art Awards, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, Queensland

2022    Concrete Candy, Peek Gallery, Byron Bay, New South Wales

2021    Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, Queensland

2021    Lethbridge Landscape Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, Queensland

2014    Wish You Were Here, Adelaide Central Gallery, Glenside, South Australia

2014    Group Exhibition, Ipswich Art Society, Ipswich, Queensland

2009    Hatched 09: National Graduate Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth, WA

2008    Survey 13 Bachelor of Visual Art Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide Central Gallery, Norwood, SA

2008    Roomies, A Room Of Her Own, Croydon, South Australia

2008    Cliftons Art Prize, short list top 5, Cliftons, Adelaide, South Australia

2008    Maestros and Apprentice Auction, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia

2007    Obsession, Studio Gallery Adelaide Central School of Art, Norwood, South Australia

2007    Central @25, Norwood Town Hall, Adelaide, South Australia

2007    Reverie, Tin Cat Café Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia

2006    Remnants: Surviving Traces, Tin Cat Café Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia

2005    Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder, Cherry Bomb Down, Adelaide, South Australia

 

AWARDS AND PRIZES

2022    Highly Commended, Redland Art Award, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, Queensland

2021    Finalist, Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, Queensland

2021    Finalist, Lethbridge Landscape Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, Queensland

2009    Finalist, Kenilworth Art Prize, Kenilworth Public Hall, Queensland

2008    Awarded ACSA scholarship

2007    Awarded ACSA scholarship

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2014    Painting Teacher, Ipswich Art Society, Ipswich, Queensland

 

 

Exhibitions