Gabby Malpas
Gabby challenges the centuries-old, western and colonial tradition of Chinoiserie with her own narrative as a Chinese adoptee raised by white parents in NZ. Gabby works on paper, canvas and clay. The resulting works are beautiful, delicate but with stories that draw the viewer in for a closer look. This is a calculated contrast to the sometimes confronting messages within her work.
A proud maximalist, Gabby currently resides in Sydney, Australia.
1986
Otago Polytechnic School of Fine Art
2017
Art Revolution, Taipei (Finalist)
2016
Mosman Art Prize (Finalist)
2016
Fleurieu Food and Wine Art prize (Finalist)
2016
Kirribilli Art Prize (Finalist)
2016
Moreton Bay Art Prize (Finalist)
2015
North Sydney Art Prize (Finalist)
2011
Nora Heysen Centenary Art Prize – Still Life (Finalist)
2011
National Trust Harper’s Mansion Art Prize
2011
Hornsby Art Prize
2012
James Kiwi Watercolour Prize
2012
Westmead Hospital Art Prize (Highly Commended)
2011/2012
Watercolour: Blacktown City Art Prize (Highly Commended)
