Alison Mitchell
Artist Statement
Alison Mitchell’s work continues to focus on a still life tradition of domestic objects intentionally arranged and composed in the studio. It is timeless, deeply embedded in the practice of carefully observed painting from life - of plants grown, objects treasured. As a practice it demands attentiveness to the agency of art making, to the fall of light, the shift of shadow, of elation, uncertainty, and, particularly, to the weft and warp of what is known and what is seen.
Alison Mitchell is a visual artist based near Riverton in regional South Australia where she shares a studio building with her husband, artist Robert Hannaford. She works in watercolour and oils, responding to the seasonal changes of her garden, underpinned by careful observation from life and informed by her studies in Anthropology and Asian Art History.
2019
Still Life - Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
Finalist, Eutick Memorial Still Life Art Prize (EMSLA), Project Contemporary Artspace, NSW
2018
Selected Finalist – Portia Geach Memorial Portrait Prize SH Ervin Gallery Sydney NSW
Selected Finalist - Kennedy Art Prize SA
Selected Finalist - Fleurieu Art Prize SA
Solo Exhibition – Hahndorf Academy, Hahndorf SA
2017
Finalist – Eutick Memorial Art Prize (EMSLA) – Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong NSW
Finalist - Hills Art Prize - Hahndorf Academy SA
Finalist - Tatiara Art Prize - Walkway Gallery, Bordertown SA
Finalist – Whyalla Art Prize Middleback Arts Centre Whyalla SA
Finalist - 2nd prize – Barossa Cook Exhibition - Barossa Regional Gallery
Finalist – Kennedy Art Prize SA
2016
Menagerie, Group Exhibition, Hill Smith Gallery
Selected Finalist – Heysen Landscape Prize, SA
Selected Finalist - Portia Geach Memorial Portrait Prize SH Ervin Gallery NSW
Finalist Fleurieu Art Prize – Food and Wine x 3. Judges Commendations for all 3 Entries
Selected Finalist – Lethbridge10000 QLD
Solo Exhibition Scenic Hotel Norton Summit SA SALA Festival
Solo Exhibition Diggers – Adelaide Botanic Gardens, SALA Festival
2015
Semi Finalist Doug Moran Portrait Prize 2015
Finalist – Portia Geach Memorial Portrait Award
The Advertiser SALA represented Artists exhibition, Advertiser Building, Adelaide
Riverton Light Gallery ‘ By the Way’ joint exhibition with Robert Hannaford
Solo Exhibition at Signal Point Regional Gallery Goolwa SA
Curated exhibition ‘Embody’ Signal Point Gallery Goolwa SA
Solo Exhibition at Diggers, Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Adelaide Fringe Festival
2014
Winner - Burra Regional Art Gallery SA - Art of the Garden
Winner - People’s Choice – Burra Regional Art Gallery, SA
SALA Solo Exhibition Digger’s Adelaide Botanic Gardens
2013
Selected Finalist - Fleurieu Art Prize SA
on the shelf, exhibition Berri Regional Art Gallery also toured to Burra and Waikerie SA
Riverton Light Gallery Solo exhibition
Alison Mitchell
Glass bowl
oil on board
37 x 37 cm
(contemporary frame)
$2,900
Alison Mitchell
Assorted
oil on linen
60 x 60 cm
(unframed)
$4,200
Alison Mitchell
Watering can
oil on canvas
77 x 77 cm
(unframed)
$4,200
Alison Mitchell
Samovar
oil on canvas
122 x 101 cm
$12,000 (unframed)
Alison Mitchell
Juiced
oil on canvas board
44 x 44 cm
(dark contemporary frame)
$4,200
Alison Mitchell
Water glass
oil on canvas board
44 x 44 cm
(dark contemporary frame)
$4,200
Alison Mitchell
Pair of peeled
oil on board
50 x 56 cm
antique fame
$4,900 (antique frame) $4,600 (reframed contemporary)
Alison Mitchell
Bite
oil on board
25 x 30 cm
(reproduction antique frame)
$1,800
Alison Mitchell
Sky blue
oil on board
59 x 86 cm
antique frame
$6,200 (antique frame) $4,200 (reframed contemporary)
Alison Mitchell
Maroon jug
oil on board
45 x 54 cm
antique frame
$4,200 (antique or contemporary frame)
Alison Mitchell
Fish Knife
oil on board
49 x 59 cm
(round frame)
$4,200 (round frame)
Alison Mitchell
Brown bottle jug & pomegranate
oil on canvas
60 x 60 cm
$4,600 (framed)
Alison Mitchell
Baby Pomegranates
Oil on canvas
46 x 60 cm
(framed)
$3,850
Alison Mitchell
Eu de cologne
oil on board
37 x 33 cm
(reproduction antique frame)
$2,200
Alison Mitchell
Blue and white
oil on board
52 x 65 cm
antique frame
$4,600 (antique or contemporary frame)
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Grey jug and jugs
oil on board
74 x 89 cm
antique frame
$8,200 (antique frame) $5,800 (reframed contemporary)
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Colander stack #3
oil on board
87 x 71 cm
antique frame
$6,800 (antique frame) $5,200 (reframed contemporary)
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Wallpaper and gin jar
oil on board
73 x 68 cm
antique frame
$6,500 (antique frame) $4,900 (reframed contemporary)
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Red jug
oil on board
68 x 58 cm
(reproduction antique frame)
$4,600
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Mitchell teapot
oil on board
52.5 x 62.5 cm
(dark contemporary frame)
$5,200
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Unruly cumquats
oil on board
53 x 53 cm
(dark contemporary frame)
$4,600
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Black jug
oil on board
42 cm in diameter
(round frame)
$3,200 framed
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Marmalade
oil on board
48.5 x 63.5 cm
(contemporary style light wood frame)
$3,500
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Colander
oil on board
53 x 63 cm
(dark contemporary frame)
$4,600
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Blue vase
oil on board
58.5 x 73.5 cm
(dark contemporary frame)
$4,800
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Ripening
oil on linen board
44 x 44 cm
(contemporary style frame)
$3,200
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Garlic and Colander
Oil on canvas
80 x 80 cm
$5,450
SOLD
Alison Mitchell
Another Stack
Oil on canvas
90 x 60 cm