RESUME
of
Carmel Lorraine MACKIE
ADDRESS: WINSTON HILLS NSW 2153
CONTACT: 0425 808 510 (M)
EDUCATION: 2015/2017 Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts
Nepean Arts & Design Centre, Kingswood, NSW
Drawing
Printmaking
Art Practice/Theory
QUALIFICATIONS: Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts - Distinction
received a Certificate of Excellence
Diploma of Visual Arts - Distinction
Diploma in Business - Distinction
Cert IV in Office Administration - Distinction
Cert III in Workplace Assessment
Cert IV in Workplace Training
Project Management Fundamentals Course - IBM
PUBLICATIONS: Textiles Down Under Magazine
December Issue #30.
Great Barrier Reef Project - Installation Pages 14-17
Textiles Down Under Magazine
August Issue #33
Printmaking article and how I progressed to Free Motion Embroidery
AWARDS:
2025 Second Place Sydney Royal Easter Show
Creative Embroidery own style "Wren"
Highly Commended Sydney royal Easter Show
Embroidery Masters - "PassionFlower"
2024 First Place Liverpool Art Society Exhibition
Sculpture - Drawing with Thread - "Banksia"
Highly Commended Parramatta Art Awards Exhibition
Watercolour - "Parramatta Lake, Walking Trail"
Milpra AEG Art Exhibition
Casual Powerhouse Aboriginal Scholarship Award
2023 Highly Commended Sydney Royal Easter Show
Drawing with Thread – “Black Cockatoo”
2nd Place (MMedia) Parramatta Art Awards “Banksia (Candles)”
Free Motion Embroidery - "Banksia"
Highly Commended Drummoyne Art Award
Mono Print - “Hunting”
2022 1st Place Sydney Royal Easter Show
Drawing with Thread – “Gang Gang Cockatoo”
Mayor’s Award 30th Annual Mil-Pra AECG exhibition
“Gang Gang Cockatoo” – Drawing with thread
Aboriginal Exhibition, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Finalist Blacktown City Art Prize 2022/2023
Drawing with thread “Black Cockatoo”
1st Place (MMedia) Parramatta Art Awards “Waratah”
Pencil, Watercolour & Thread.
Highly Commended Hornsby Members Art Award
“Autumn Leaves”, Mono Print
2021 2nd Prize Parramatta Art Awards - Contemporary "Gang Gang
Embroidery – Drawing with thread
Finalist: Blacktown City Art Prize – Aboriginal Section - “Nautilus Shell, Blues of the Ocean”
Embroidery – Drawing with thread
1st Place Sydney Royal Easter Show
Embroidery – Drawing with thread – “Wattle”
2020 Acquisitions Exhibition : Blacktown City Art Collection
“White Cockatoo”
Maria Lock Award 29th Annual Mil-Pra AECG exhibition
Aboriginal Exhib, Casula Powerhouse Art Centre
Mono-Print "Sunburnt Country
2019 2nd Place Sydney Royal Easter Show
Embroidery – Drawing with thread
Highly Commended Blacktown City Council Art Awards, Aboriginal Sect
Embroidery – Drawing with thread
2018 Certificate of
Excellence Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts
Finalist - Academic
Student Awards Nepean Arts & Design Centre - Kingswood
Mono-Prints
2017 2nd Place (overall) Parramatta Foundation Day Exhibition
Oil Painting
1st Place Castle Hill Art Society
Sculpture (3d drawing with thread)
2016 3rd Place Sydney Royal Easter Show
Printmaking
1st Place Parramatta Art Society
Printmaking
2014/2015 Runner-up WippaBald Competition - Kingswood TAFE
Ceramics
Highly
Commended Castle Hill Art Society
Acrylic Painting
2nd place Baulkham Hills Art Show
Watercolour Painting
EXHIBITIONS:
2025 33rd Annual Mil-Pra AECG Exhibition
SOLO Exhibition - Scholarship Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Sydney Royal Easter Show
2024
Liverpool Art Society Awards Exhibition
Parramatta Art Society Awards Exhibition
Sydney Royal Easter Show & Crafts Exhibition
32rd Annual Mil-Pra AECG Exhibition
Aboriginal Exhibition, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Drummoyne Art Awards
2023 Sydney Royal Easter Show & Crafts Exhibition
31nd Annual Mil-Pra AECG Exhibition
Aboriginal Exhibition, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Drummoyne Art Awards
Parramatta Art Awards.
2022 Sydney Royal Easter Show
30th Annual Mil-Pra AECG exhibition
Aboriginal Exhibition, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Blacktown City Art Prize 2022/23 - finalist
Foundation Week Awards - Parramatta
2021 Sydney Royal Easter Show Arts & Crafts Exhibition
Parramatta Art Society Art Awards
Blacktown City Art Awards
2020 29th Annual Mil-Pra AECG exhibition
Aboriginal Exhibition, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Blacktown City Art Prize 2020 - finalist
Foundation Week Awards - Parramatta
Gosford Art Prize - finalist
Blacktown City Art Collection
Recent Acquisitions: 2020
2019 Group Exhibition – One88, Katoomba
Blacktown City Council Art Awards - finalist
Sydney Royal Easter Show Arts & Crafts Exhibition
Parramatta Art Society Members Exhibition
2018 Blacktown City Art Collection - finalist
Recent Acquisitions: 2015-2017
Nepean Arts and Design Centre
2017 Student Art Award Exhibition.
Sydney Royal Easter Show Arts & Crafts Exhibition.
Oil, Watercolour and Printmaking+ 2 embroideries
2017 Blacktown City Council Art Awards - finalist
Hornsby Art Awards - finalist
Parramatta Foundation Day Exhibition
Graduating Student Exhibition “Medium Annum”
Nepean Arts & Design Centre, Kingswood, NSW
Sydney Royal Easter Show Arts & Crafts Exhibition
2016 Graduating Student Exhibition “Balances”
Nepean Arts & Design Centre, Kingswood, NSW
Sydney Royal Easter Show Arts & Crafts Exhibition
Parramatta Art Society Members Exhibition
Blacktown City Council Art Awards - finalist
2015 Graduating Student Exhibition “Differences”
Nepean Arts & Design Centre, Kingswood, NSW
Castle Hill Art Society Annual Exhibition
Parramatta Art Society Members Exhibition
2000-2012 Castle Hill Art Society
Parramatta Art Society
Ku-ring-gai Art Society
Baulkham Hills Art Show
