Regina Noakes BIOGRAPHY

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

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

Title: Chain Reaction
Image Size: 155x122cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick

Title: Fresco
Size: 92 x 76 cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick

Title: Belated Anniversary
Image Size: 92 x 61 cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick

Title: Girl and Black Cat
Image Size: 92 x 92 cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick

Title: Black Swan
Image Size: 61 x 92 cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick

 Title: Duet
Image Size: 92 x 92 cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick

Title: Woke Up This Morning     
Image Size: 122 x 92cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick

Title: Big Bird
Medium:  oil, acrylic, oil stick
Size: 122 x 92cm

Title: A Little Birdie told me
Image Size: 46 x 36 cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick

Title: Near Red Gorge
Image Size: 92 x 76 cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick

Title: Sanctuary
Image Size: 122 x 92 cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick

Title: Water Pond
Image Size: 92 x 76 cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick

Title: Leap if Faith
Image Size: 46 x 36 cm
Medium: oil, acrylic, oil stick

 White Rabbit
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      White Rabbit
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  92 x 76 cm
Signed:  Lower right

Red Queen and Alice
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      Red Queen and Alice
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  92 x 46cm
Signed:  Lower right

Flowers for the Table
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      Flowers for the Table
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  92 x 61 cm
Signed:  Lower right

Tea Tea Service
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      Tea Tea Service
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  122x61cm
Signed:  Lower right

the ROSE
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      the ROSE
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  92 x 46 cm
Signed:  Lower left

Big Alice
artist:    Regina NOAKES 
Title:      Big Alice
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  101 x 76cm 
Signed:  Lower right

Tree of Life
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      Tree of Life  
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  155 x 92cm
Signed:  Lower left

TWO Faces
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:       TWO Faces
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  60 x 50 cm
Signed:  Lower right

The Cuppa
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      The Cuppa
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  92 x 76 cm
Signed:  Lower right
Price:     N/A
 

The Story's End
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      The Story's End
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  122 x 92 cm
Signed:  Lower right
Price:  N/A

Title:      Hanging by a Thread 
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  101x76cm
Signed:  Lower right
Price:     SOLD

The Fitting
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      The Fitting
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  101x76cm
Signed:  Lower right
Price:     SOLD

Backstage The Actors
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      Backstage The Actors
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  155x122cm
Signed:  Lower right
Price:     N/A

 Stage Whispers
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      Stage Whispers
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  155 x 122cm
Signed:  Lower right
Price:     N/A

Pierrot
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      Pierrot
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  101 x 76cm
Signed:  Lower right
Price:  N/A

Secret Garden
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      Secret Garden  
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  101x76cm
Signed:  Lower right
Price :  N/A

Looking Glass
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      The Looking Glass
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  92x46cm
Signed:  Lower right
Price:     SOLD

The Dream 
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      The Dream     
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  76x50cm
Signed:  Lower right
Price:     N/A

The Gift
artist:     Regina NOAKES 
Title:      The Gift
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Image Size:  76x 50cm
Signed:  Lower left
Price:     N/A

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