Donna Maloney is a Brisbane based artist who predominantly works with watercolours and mixed media, she is also known for her work with acrylics and alcohol inks. She is known and well recognised for her efforts in this field.
Donna loves to experiment and try different techniques in her work. She enjoys the natural progression of using mixed mediums, including oil pastels, oil paint and acrylic inks. Having experimented in many ways of using these beautiful and expressive mediums she is now focussed on applying them with her own style.
Her current work includes a series of coral reef paintings in watercolour and the Enchanted Blooms series which are the lotus flowers along Ross River, in Townsville in mixed media.
Donna is a lover of all things natural, beautiful and peaceful and finds inspiration everywhere, from the ocean to the forest. She derives much pleasure from being able to share her paintings with the world. She was just recently commissioned to create a series of new works with a tropical reef theme that are now displayed in a new resort in the Maldives.
Donna’s inspiration has always come from nature and the Great Barrier Reef is her passion. This passion sparked during her honeymoon in Mission Beach and during tours out to the reef. “Snorkelling around the coral was amazing, there was so much life, colour, movement and the different textures of the coral. My favourite is the fan coral which is why it’s in so many of my paintings.”
Donna lived in North Queensland for 20 years amid the vibrancy of the tropics and seascapes filled with such beauty. Her art allows her to share this experience with those she loves and who love art.
Awards and Recognition
Winner
59th Townsville Art Awards 2014
2nd Place
100 Years of Tropical Medicine in Australia Art Competition 2010
Category winner Watercolour
Townsville Art Awards 2009
Exhibitions
2020
New Beginnings, Group Show. Revival Art & Design Gallery.Brisbane.
2019
‘Paper Love’ Exhibition, Hang About Art Gallery. Brisbane.
2016
Director’s Pick Exhibition. , Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
2016
‘Branching Out’ Solo Exhibition, The Drill Hall Studio, Townsville
2016
‘Tropical Diversity’ , Mo’sArt Gallery
2016
‘Art in the Garden’ Townsville Watercolour Group, Marion’s Gardens
2015
‘Under the Mango Tree.’ Townsville Watercolour Group, Marion’s Gardens
2015
60th Townsville Art Awards., Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
2015
‘Art in the Garden’ Townsville Watercolour Group, Marion’s Gardens
2014
59th Townsville Art Awards., Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Other
Coral Reef theme commission for a new Maldives Resort in 2019 resulting in the purchase of 6 originals and 280 reproductions
Artist Biography
Donna Maloney is a Brisbane based artist who predominantly works with watercolours and mixed media, she is also known for her work with acrylics and alcohol inks. She is known and well recognised for her efforts in this field.
Donna loves to experiment and try different techniques in her work. She enjoys the natural progression of using mixed mediums, including oil pastels, oil paint and acrylic inks. Having experimented in many ways of using these beautiful and expressive mediums she is now focussed on applying them with her own style.
Her current work includes a series of coral reef paintings in watercolour and the Enchanted Blooms series which are the lotus flowers along Ross River, in Townsville in mixed media.
Donna is a lover of all things natural, beautiful and peaceful and finds inspiration everywhere, from the ocean to the forest. She derives much pleasure from being able to share her paintings with the world. She was just recently commissioned to create a series of new works with a tropical reef theme that are now displayed in a new resort in the Maldives.
Donna’s inspiration has always come from nature and the Great Barrier Reef is her passion. This passion sparked during her honeymoon in Mission Beach and during tours out to the reef. “Snorkelling around the coral was amazing, there was so much life, colour, movement and the different textures of the coral. My favourite is the fan coral which is why it’s in so many of my paintings.”
Donna lived in North Queensland for 20 years amid the vibrancy of the tropics and seascapes filled with such beauty. Her art allows her to share this experience with those she loves and who love art.
Awards and Recognition
Winner
59th Townsville Art Awards 2014
2nd Place
100 Years of Tropical Medicine in Australia Art Competition 2010
Category winner Watercolour
Townsville Art Awards 2009
Exhibitions
2020
New Beginnings, Group Show. Revival Art & Design Gallery.Brisbane.
2019
‘Paper Love’ Exhibition, Hang About Art Gallery. Brisbane.
2016
Director’s Pick Exhibition. , Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
2016
‘Branching Out’ Solo Exhibition, The Drill Hall Studio, Townsville
2016
‘Tropical Diversity’ , Mo’sArt Gallery
2016
‘Art in the Garden’ Townsville Watercolour Group, Marion’s Gardens
2015
‘Under the Mango Tree.’ Townsville Watercolour Group, Marion’s Gardens
2015
60th Townsville Art Awards., Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
2015
‘Art in the Garden’ Townsville Watercolour Group, Marion’s Gardens
2014
59th Townsville Art Awards., Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Other
Coral Reef theme commission for a new Maldives Resort in 2019 resulting in the purchase of 6 originals and 280 reproductions