Rosslynd Piggott facts for kids
Rosslynd Piggott (born on July 6, 1958) is a talented Australian artist. She creates amazing art, including paintings, drawings, and sculptures. Her work often feels like a dream, exploring unusual and sometimes mysterious ideas.
Discovering Rosslynd Piggott's Art
Her Early Life
Rosslynd Piggott was born in Frankston, Victoria. She studied at the University of Melbourne from 1977 to 1980. After teaching for a year in Werrimull in 1981, she returned to St. Kilda. There, she began her exciting career as an artist in 1982.
Her Art Career
Piggott has shown her art in over 60 solo exhibitions. She has also been part of many group shows. These events took place both in Australia and around the world.
Some of her important exhibitions include:
- Rosslynd Piggott: Suspended Breath at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne (1998). This was a special show looking back at her art.
- An exhibition at the Kitamoto Cultural Centre in Saitama, Japan (1997).
- Shows at the Mori Gallery in Sydney (1997) and ARCO O2 in Madrid.
- The 1999 Liverpool Biennial, a big art festival.
- Her second major show at the National Gallery of Victoria in 2019. This exhibition was called I Sense You But I Cannot See You. It featured many of her artworks from the gallery's collection.
Rosslynd Piggott's art started with painting. But over time, she began to use many different ways to create. Her work now includes drawing, photography, textiles, and video. She also makes installations and sculptures. Her art often uses symbols and surrealist ideas. This means she explores a dream-like world. Her creative process is always open-ended, like a journey. She often includes a feeling of the "uncanny," which means something strange but familiar.
Piggott's art is shown by several galleries. In Australia, she is represented by Sutton Gallery in Melbourne. She is also represented by Milani Gallery in Brisbane. In Japan, her art is shown at Gallery 360 Degrees in Tokyo.
