Raelean Hall

Professional artist and therapist Raelean Hall is well recognised for her beautiful paintings depicting the Sunshine Coast. Her many different styles, mediums and subject matter show her diversity, resourcefulness and sensitivity in the creative process.

Holding a BA in Psychology (2002), Master and Doctorate in Art Therapy (2006; 2013), Raelean’s extensive studies in creativity and therapeutic portraiture have earned her respect and recognition from Professor Shaun McNiff, Lester University in Boston, USA, being awarded the highest distinction for her research and contribution to the field of art therapy. Her interests include working interactively with clients with disabilities and disorders, engaging body-mind connections through creative therapeutic methods. Having a keen interest in neuroscience for creative rewiring and rehabilitation, merging art with science is Raelean’s passion and calling.

A finalist and winner of the People’s Choice Award at the Noosa Art Prize (2016), Raelean also won the Landscape Award and the People’s Choice Award at Kenilworth Art Festival (2015) for her work titled ‘Fire Front’. In 2011 she was awarded the $10,000 Rotary Art Coast Award (Shadforth Art Prize) with representation and membership in New York. She has participated in residencies, travelling exhibitions, solo and joint exhibitions. In 2016, the Kawana Public Hospital commissioned a collection of12 watercolour seascapes (sand dunes scenes) for the Mental Health Ward.

SOLO EXHIBTIONS

2019 Spinifex, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2016 Dunes on Sunset, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2016 Finalist in the Noosa Art Prize, Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa, QLD
2012 ‘PhD Exegesis exhibition’ October, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, Caloundra, QLD 2010 ‘A walk through the Dunes’ Seaview Gallery, Moffat Beach, QLD
2009 ‘Feature artist’ Gallery Beneath, Mooloolaba, QLD
2008 ‘Recent Works’ Gallery Beneath, Mooloolaba, QLD
2007 ‘Shifting Sands’ The Cooper Gallery, Noosa Heads, QLD
2005 ‘Feature Artist of the Month’ December, Montville Gallery, Montville, QLD
2004 ‘Coastline’ November, Beachside Art Gallery, Noosa Heads, QLD
2004 ‘Surfside’, August, Yasu Gallery, Aoyama – Tokyo, JAPAN
2003 ‘Sumi-e’, August, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, Caloundra, QLD

AWARDS / GRANTS

2019 Finalist in Clayton Utz Prize. 1 year exhibition – Clayton Utz, Brisbane
2017 Finalist in 1 year travelling exhibition – Flying Arts Queensland, Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane 2016 People’s Choice – Noosa Art Prize, Noosa
2016 Highly commended (landscape) – Bundaberg Art Prize, Bundaberg
2016 Highly commended(contemporary) – Bundaberg Art Prize, Bundaberg

2015 First Prize Landscape – Kenilworth Art Exhibition, Kenilworth
2015 People’s Choice Award – Kenilworth Art Exhibition, Kenilworth
2015 Second Prize in Open Section ($500) – Hervey Bay Art Society Annual Exhibition, Hervey Bay
2015 High Commended – Hervey Bay Art Society Annual Exhibition, Hervey Bay
2013 People’s Choice ($2,000) – Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane
2012 Best oil/acrylic ($1,000) – Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane
2011 Best Artist ($10,000) – Caloundra Rotary Art Coast, Shadforth Art Prize, Sunshine Coast / New York 2010 Best Artist ($1,000) - Rotary Art Coast Awards— Sunshine Coast
2010 Finalist -Travelling Art Awards, 6 month travelling exhibition, Victorian Cancer Council, Melbourne 2010 Highly Awarded - Art Coast—Noosa, Sunshine Coast
2006 People’s Choice ($250) - Caloundra Arts Festival, Sunshine Coast
2004 Best Regional Artist South East Queensland ($1,000), Noosa Arts Festival, Noosa, QLD
2004 First Prize ($1,000) - Portrait Award—Caloundra Arts Festival, Sunshine Coast
2001 $3,000  Arts Grant – QLD Government & Caloundra Regional Council, Sunshine Coast