Tammy Whitworth Australian, b. 1976

Overview

Brisbane based painter Tammy Whitworth has exhibited widely across Australia and is recognised for her intricate and illusionary miniatures. Creating paintings that are intentionally small, Whitworth explores connections to nature and the universe, examining the energy that surrounds us, whilst delving into phenomena which question our reality. Delicate, fine detail collides with otherworldly, surerealist composition- each exquisite work presenting a dream-like paradise in which nature rises. 

Works
  • Tammy Whitworth, Arrival , 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Arrival , 2026
    Oil on board
    25 x 20cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Ascend, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Ascend, 2026
    Oil on board
    25 x 20cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Comfort , 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Comfort , 2026
    Oil on board
    15 x 10cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Duality , 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Duality , 2026
    Oil on board
    15 x 10cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Encounter, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Encounter, 2026
    Oil on board
    15 x 20cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Float, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Float, 2026
    Oil on board
    10 x 10cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Gentle, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Gentle, 2026
    Oil on board
    15 x 20cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Glow, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Glow, 2026
    Oil on board
    20 x 15cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Guide, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Guide, 2026
    Oil on board
    10 x 10cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Halo, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Halo, 2026
    Oil on board
    20 x 15cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Higher , 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Higher , 2026
    Oil on board
    41 x 35cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Lift, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Lift, 2026
    Oil on board
    20 x 15cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Mesmerise , 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Mesmerise , 2026
    Oil on board
    30 x 20.5cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Morph, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Morph, 2026
    Oil on board
    25 x 20cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Shine, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Shine, 2026
    Oil on board
    20 x 15cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Soften, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Soften, 2026
    Oil on board
    10 x 10cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Traverse , 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Traverse , 2026
    Oil on board
    30 x 20.5cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Unconditional, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Unconditional, 2026
    Oil on board
    25 x 20cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Veil, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Veil, 2026
    Oil on board
    78 x 60cm
  • Tammy Whitworth, Within, 2026
    Tammy Whitworth
    Within, 2026
    Oil on board
    20 x 15cm
  • 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
    Sold
  • Tammy Whitworth, Return, 2022
    Tammy Whitworth
    Return, 2022
    Oil on board
    20x15cm
    Sold
  • 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
    Sold
  • 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
    Sold
  • 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

 

Born 1976, Adelaide

Currently lives and works in Brisbane

 

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

2026   Unearthed- Duo Exhibition, Brenda Colahan Fine Art Redfern, Sydney

2025   A Gentle Connection, Nanny Goat Gallery, Petaluma, California, USA

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

2026     Antipodes, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria

2025     Annual Small Works, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria

2024    Ephemeral, Nanny Goat Gallery, Petaluma, California, USA

2023    Echo, Side Gallery, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland

2023    BAM Art Prize Finalist Exhibition, Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina, NSW

2023    Georges River Art Prize, Hurstville Museum and Gallery, Hurstville, NSW

2023    Group Exhibition, Land Street Gallery, Toowong, Queensland

2023    Welcome Home, Brenda Colahan Fine Art, Sydney, New South Wales

2023    Affordable Art Fair, Brenda Colahan Fine Art, Sydney, New South Wales

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, Western Australia

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

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

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Shapes of The Future, Ted Snell, The Weekend Australian Review, May 9-10, 2009, pg 8,9

He Was The Best One I Saw, Nerinda Dunt, DB Magazine, Issue 454, November 26, 2008, pg 37

Cliftons Art Prize 2008, Artdate, Issue 86, June/July, 2008

 

AWARDS AND PRIZES

2023    Highly Commended, Georges River Art Prize, Hurstville Museum and Gallery, Hurstville, NSW

2023    Highly Commended, BAM Art Prize, Byron Arts Magazine, Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina, NSW

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