AWARDS:
 w Gold Medal "Lorenzo Medici - the City of Florence", Italy
 w Australian Visual Arts Grants – Awarded three times
 w 2003 New York, USA, the Winner The Healing Power of Art 
 w 2002 Award Outstanding Performance Armadale     
 w 2002 Winner, New York, USA Arts Manhattan Exhibition
 w Perpetual Trophy twice overall Winner WA Arts Society

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Title: A Little Birdie told me
Image Size: 46 x 36 cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick
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Title:      Hanging by a Thread 
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  101x76cm
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Title:The Fitting
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  101x76cm
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Title:The Looking Glass
oil & acrylic on canvas
Size:  92 x 46cm
Price: SOLD

Regina Noakes is an international artist, born in Singapore. She lives in Australia with her husband and three children where her distinctive and personal style has a cult following. Well travelled, Regina has studied and taught art and music in Singapore, Italy, the USA and Australia. She has had several solo shows in New York, and Australian cities including Sydney, and has participated in numerous group exhibitions in New York, Australia, Europe – 2001 Florence Biennale, London – “Celebrations – Jubilee Arts 2002” and in 2003 Chicago again, at the Three Arts Club. Regina has had paintings reproduced on various occasions for cover pages – Western Review Arts Magazine, New York Expo 2000, Moondance Magazine (UK), CD cover image for WA Guitar Ensemble, and several articles on art. She has been a recipient of three Australian Visual Arts Grants and has twice won the Perpetual Trophy, Overall Winner for the Western Australia Society of Arts. Her work is represented in numerous private, corporate and public collections around the world, including the Ministry of Water Resources. Sultanate of Oman, Fulham Palace, London, The Singapore Economic Board, Singapore, Perth Electoral Commission, Australia, Toyota Australia. Viewing life as an aesthetic experience Regina translates memories and observations onto her canvasses. There are stories behind most of these paintings, and drama in the universals of companionship, love, age and acquiescence. A quiet sadness, even an air of gravity, sometimes occupies her figures, yet others exhibit light and joy. Several of her large-scale figurative paintings have references to herself and to her daughter. A point of focus in some of the experiences is the Doll, as a repository and reflection of human experiences, sometimes almost human, and more besides. There are references to Mughal art – flat surfaces, strong colours, cloisonné and also to Romanesque paintings – the iconic work from that period, and also the frequent focus on women. In a unique, figurative style that is poetic, spiritual and sometimes quirky, Regina relies on the contribution of the viewer to translate each work into his or her own personal account.  Manhattan Galleries USA;   Philips Fine Art; Hill Smith fine art gallery;  ATELIER INTERNATIONAL ART GROUP MAJOR Exhibitions
2003 the prestigious Palazzo Vecchio, Florence 2004
the Associazione Cultural Mostre, Palazzo Correr Venice,
London,
New York and many more 

AWARDS:
Lorenzo Medici Gold Medal, City of Florence, Italy;
Australian Visual Arts Grants – Awarded three times;
The Healing Power of Art - Showcase artist, The Winner 2003 New York, USA;
Rotary Club of Armadale, Western Australia - 2002 Award for Outstanding Performance;
Arts Manhattan Exhibition, Winner 2002, New York, USA;
Perpetual Trophy twice overall winner WA Arts Society