Sera Waters facts for kids

Sera Waters is an Australian artist who works with textiles. She also writes about art and teaches it. She teaches at the Adelaide Central School of Art in South Australia.

About Sera Waters' Early Life

Sera Waters was born in Murray Bridge, South Australia, in 1979. She studied art at the University of South Australia. In 2000, she earned a special degree called a Bachelor of Visual Arts with Honours.

In 2005, she won the Ruth Tuck Scholarship. This scholarship helped her study needlework in the United Kingdom. She continued her studies and earned a Master's degree from the University of Adelaide in 2006. Later, in 2018, she completed her PhD at the University of South Australia. A PhD is the highest university degree you can get.

Sera Waters' Artistic Style

Sera Waters is known for her textile art. She uses techniques like embroidery. Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric with a needle and thread.

What is Blackwork?

One of her special techniques is called blackwork. Blackwork is a type of embroidery that uses black thread on a light-colored fabric. It often creates detailed patterns. This technique is considered her signature style.

Themes in Her Art

Sera Waters' art often explores important ideas. She uses her textile art to look into her family's history. Her artworks are described as thoughtful and clever. They use simple needlework to talk about big topics.

She also examines the history of colonization through her art. Colonization is when one country takes control of another area and its people. She thinks about what it means to create art on Aboriginal land. She also explores how textile arts show the hard work and time put into them.

Teaching and Academic Work

As of 2024, Sera Waters teaches art history. She works at the Adelaide Central School of Art.

Awards and Achievements

Sera Waters has received many awards and scholarships for her art. These awards help artists continue their work and studies.

• 2006: Ruth Tuck Scholarship for Visual Arts
• 2016: Heysen Prize for Landscape, Hahndorf Academy
• 2018: Hill Smith Gallery / University of South Australia Postgraduate Award, Helpmann Academy
• 2019: Finalist, Ramsay Art Prize, Art Gallery of South Australia
• 2020: Guildhouse Fellowship, from the Art Gallery of South Australia

Where to See Her Art

Sera Waters' artworks are part of important collections. This means her art is kept in museums and galleries for people to see.

• Art Gallery of South Australia
• Cruthers Collection of Women's Art, University of Western Australia