- | Winner Second in Contemporary. Fairfield City Art Prize. 2023. |
- | Finalist Archibald Prize. Art Gallery of NSW. 2023 |
- | Winner Blackstone works on paper prize. Blackstone Gallery Newcastle 2022 |
- | Winner Small works ‘Hunters Hill Art Prize' Hunters Hill Town Hall. NSW 2022 |
- | Finalist 'Fishers Ghost Art Award' Campbelltown Art Centre. Campbelltown. NSW 2022 & 2021& 2019 |
- | Highly Commended 'Copes Family Portrait Prize' Bowral Art Gallery. Bowral. NSW 2022 |
- | Finalist ‘John Villiers Outback Art Prize’ Outback Regional Gallery. Winton. QLD 2022 |
- | Finalist ‘Lethbridge Landscape Prize’ Lethbridge Gallery. Paddington. QLD 2022 |
- | Winner Fairfield City Art Prize – traditional. Fairfield Art Society. NSW 2021 |
- | Finalist Blacktown City Art Prize. Leo Kelly Blacktown Art Centre. NSW 2021 |
- | Highly commended Portraiture DAS Open Art Prize' Drummoyne. NSW 2021 |
- | Highly commended Contemporary DAS Open Art Prize' Drummoyne. NSW 2021 |
- | Finalist Waverly Woollahra Landscape Prize. Waverley Art Centre. NSW 2023, 2020 & 2019 |
- | Finalist 'Little Things Art Prize' Saint Cloche Gallery. Paddington. NSW 2021 & 2020 |
- | Finalist 'Pro Hart Outback Art Award' Broken Hill Regional Gallery. Broken Hill. NSW 2020 |
- | Finalist 'Lethbridge 20000' Lethrbidge Gallery. Paddington QLD 2020, 2019 |
About Patrice Wills
Exploring the relational intersections between people, place and paint, Patrice aims to capture her experience of what is seen and felt, through the process of painting.
The work delves into the overlaps between personal response to places, and the embedded human histories. These ideas emerge visually through the interconnectedness of the figure and the land, sensitive portraits and moody landscapes, captured through colour, tone, and an intimist sensibility.
Patrice has an extensive professional background working and training in the realms of visual arts, education, and community health. Patrice brings this life experience to her work which reflects and explores the human condition and spirit, utilizing a painterly materiality often to fuse the figurative and the abstract.
Patrice exhibits regularly and is often selected as a finalist in major art awards including the 2023 Archibald Prize, after winning the Blackstone works on paper prize and Hunters Hill small works in 2022. Her work is accrued in private and public collections.
Art prizes (selected after 2020)
Academic Qualifications (selected)
| 2001 | Cert 1V Training and Assessment TAFE NSW |
| 1998 | Bachelor Counselling Honours University of New England |
| 1995 | Post Graduate Diploma Secondary Education University of Western Sydney |
| 1990 | B.A Visual Arts (Painting Major) University of Western Sydney |
Creative Professional Experience (selected)
2020-2024 | Visual Artist and Public Programmer. Blacktown Arts Centre |
2019 | Remote community artists support worker. Warlukurlangu Arts Centre Yuendumu NT |
2016-2018 | Executive advisor and student support. Australian Indigenous Education Foundation |
2005– 2015 | Visual arts teacher and student well being coordinator. Association of Independent Schools |
1995– 2005 | Community arts worker and adolescent mental health specialist. Western Sydney Area Health Service and Wentworth Area Health Service |