about tasha button
tasha button is an artist who explores the mediums of drawing, painting and printmaking. in her 34 years of making art she has been in numerous group shows throughout her life. as an educator she has inspired and lead many adults and children towards their own art pursuits. leading exhibitions, painting murals, art projects and the like. she is now taking time to create art in her own fashion, to celebrate and challenge her own self as an artist. her latest collections display how she is moving and growing as an artist. how the journey encompasses her being. i hope you enjoy a little taste on this platform of what is tasha’s world, and appreciate her creative pursuits…
Tasha Button
Education/Artist Training
2014 Bachelor of Learning Management (Secondary Educator), Central Queensland University, QLD
2013 Certificate IV in Visual Art and Contemporary Craft, Central Queensland Institute of TAFE, QLD
2011-2014 Printmaking, Printbank Mackay, QLD
2010 Miniature Art Workshop, Ryde Art Society, NSW
2007-2010 Life Drawing, Pennant Hills Drawing Group, NSW
2002 Life Drawing, Hartford University, CT, USA
1999 Certificate of Fine Art, The Julian Ashton Art School, NSW
Awards
2020 Finalist, Colour 4 Life Green Art Challenge, Virtual Exhibition, Art Gallery Society, NSW
2013 Finalist, Mackay Print Awards, Artspace Mackay, QLD
2012 Finalist, The Printbank Award, Artspace Mackay, QLD
2003 Finalist, Annual Members Juried Exhibition, The West Hartford Art League, CT, USA
2000 Finalist, The Blake Prize, SH Irvine Gallery (Tasha Marsden-Cox), NSW
1992 First Prize Drawing, The Coonamble Show, NSW
Group Exhibitions
2022 Unmasked, Hornsby Art Society, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, NSW
2022 Door to Door (Berlin), LiTE-HAUS Galerie, GERMANY
2021 Fleur de Rouge, Gaffa Gallery, NSW (with Jen Denzin)
2021 Artists of Mosman, Mosman Art Gallery, NSW
2021 Door to Door (Australia), No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2020 Urns of 2020, Gaffa Gallery, NSW
2020 Pause Button, The Old Auction House, Kyneton, VIC
2020 Colour 4 Life Green Art Challenge, Virtual Exhibition, Art Gallery Society, NSW
2020 Door to Door (Australia), Virtual Exhibition, Artaviso
2020,2001,2000 Artists of Mosman, Mosman Art Gallery, NSW
2013 Diversity in Nature: Special Plants of Mackay Whitsunday, Lagoons Gallery, QLD
2013 A Decade of Marks, Paxtons Upstairs Gallery, QLD
2013 Mackay Print Awards, Artspace Mackay, QLD
2012 The Printbank Award, Artspace Mackay, QLD
2012 Printbank Little Print Exhibition, Café La De Da, QLD
2012 Subject Matters-Postcard Exhibition, Artspace Mackay, QLD
2011 Sarina Art Extravaganza, Sarina Community Hall, QLD
2011 Printbank Inc, Café La De Da, QLD
2011 Printbank Inc, Town Hall Mackay, QLD
2011 Art on Show, The Mackay Show, QLD
2011 Beginnings, Ferns Gallery, QLD
2010 Hornsby Art Society Members Exhibition, Hornsby Art Gallery, NSW
2010 The First Decade, Hornsby Art Gallery, NSW
2009 Beyond the Nude Pennant Hills Drawing Group, Hornsby Art Gallery, NSW
2009 Easter Art Exhibition, The Old Vic Guesthouse Canowindra, NSW
2008-2010 Life Drawing and Sculpture, Hornsby Art Gallery, NSW
2008 Figuratively Speaking Pennant Hills Drawing Group, Watch House Gallery, NSW
2004 Students and Teachers Exhibition, The Julian Ashton Art School, NSW
2003 Annual Members Juried Exhibition, The West Hartford Art League, CT, USA
2002 Small Works Exhibition, The West Hartford Art League, CT, USA
2000 The Blake Prize, SH Irvine Gallery (Tasha Marsden-Cox), NSW
1998-2000 Annual Exhibition, Mosman Art Society, NSW
1997-2000 Students and Teachers Exhibition, The Julian Ashton Art School, NSW