Fine Artist from Mandurah, Western Australia

Corrine Rapley: Visual Artist - Curriculum Vitae.

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Corrine Rapley is an Australian landscape painter working both outdoors En Plein Air and from her Bouvard home studio, south of Mandurah WA. Born at Donnybrook WA, Rapley’s oil paintings explore regions of Western Australia’s landscape hemmed by coastlines and waterways, a true-life record of her experiences and love for scenery.

Qualifications/Education/Arts Employment:
2003 - Cert 3 Art Fundamentals, Pilbara TAFE
2004 - Cert 4 Assessment & Workplace Training, Pilbara TAFE
2002 – 2007 – Casual Art lecturer at Pilbara TAFE & Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation
2003 – 2008 Pebble Mouse Studio Art Gallery, Tom Price WA. Set up Gallery/Studio Artist/Frames/Art Supplies/Curator
2009 – Jacksons Drawing Supplies - Subiaco
2010 - Current - Jacksons Drawing Supplies – Mandurah
2015 - 2017 - Vivid Art Collective Inc. Founding member - Mandurah Convention Centre
2017 - 2020 – Vivid Art Collective Inc. - Vivid Gallery - Smart St Mall, Mandurah – Exhibiting Artist, Curator, Volunteer
2018 - 2020 – Secretary, Vivid Art Collective Inc.

Public Collection:
2016 - City of Mandurah Art Collection – Whispers on the wind & water, Solo Exhibition. Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah - “Ghostly Reach” Collage/mixed media on paper

Bibliography:
2022 – Exhibition Review: RFDS Spirit of the Landscape. Author: Nanci Nott - 14 Sep 2022.Link: https://www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews/exhibition-review-spirit-of-the-landscape-2578863/

Memberships:
West Australian Society of Arts Inc.
Mandurah Plein Air Artists Inc.
Portrait Group Mandurah

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Residencies:
2015 – Artist in Residence.12 Months. Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah (CASM)

Exhibitions:
2023 – Sep/Oct – Stillness (Concept Exhibition) - Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah – Work proposal accepted
2023 – Cossack Art Awards - Bond Store, Cossack town (City of Karratha)
2023 – Approaching Landscapes 3 - Mandurah Plein Air Artists –- Miami Shopping Plaza
2023 – Mandurah 9x5” Art Prize – Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery
2023 – Alcoa Rotary Art Exhibition – Pinjarra WA
2023 - Impressions of Light - Lost Eden Creative, Dwellingup WA – Solo Exhibition
2023 – Peel Open Studios
2023 – Origins ‘23 Exhibit – Northern Gallery, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
2022 – “Encounters” exhibition - Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah.
2022 – RFDS Spirit of the Landscape Exhibition – Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery – Invitational exhibit
2022 – Plein Air Down Under Exhibition - Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
2022 – Ellenbrook Swan Art Award – Finalist - Ellenbrook Arts Gallery
2022 – City of Belmont Art Awards -The Glasshouse, Cloverdale WA - Finalist
2022 – Cossack Art Awards - Bond Store, Cossack town (City of Karratha)
2022 – Mandurah 9x5” Art Prize – Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
2022 - Army Art Exhibition & 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015 - Leeuwin Barracks - Fremantle.
2022 – West Australian Society of Arts Members’ Exhibition – Italian Club, Fremantle            
2022 – Origins 22 Exhibition – Northern Gallery, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre.
2021/22 – Solastalgia - Lost Eden Creative, Dwellingup - Invited Group
2021/22 – City of Busselton Art Awards, ArtGeo Cultural Complex, Busselton - Finalist
2021 – Best Artworks - Plein Air Down Under, Painting Festival, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
2021 – Approaching Landscapes 11 – The Court House, Pinjarra - Mandurah Plein Air Artists
2021 – Natures Inspiration – Liveringa Gallery, Pinjarra – Group exhibit
2021 – Army Art Exhibition – Leeuwin Barracks - Fremantle. WA – Group exhibit
2021 – Mandurah 9x5 Art Prize – Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery – 9 x 5-inch paintings
2021 – Ellenbrook Swan Art Award – Ellenbrook Arts Gallery - Finalist
2021 – City of Belmont Art Awards - The Glasshouse, Cloverdale WA - Finalist
2021 – Leonora Inland Art Prize 2021 – Leonora WA
2021 – Alcoa & Pinjarra Rotary Art Exhibition – Civic Centre. Pinjarra WA
2021 – Transition– CASM Residency Artists - 2012-2019. – Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah
2021 – Minnawarra Art Awards – Armadale Hall, City of Armadale. - Finalist
2021 – Corrine Rapley – Alcoa Foyer Gallery, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre - Solo Exhibition
2021 – Oh Gosh! Is that me? - Portrait Group Mandurah - Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah 
2021 – Water Views – Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park WA - Solo Exhibition
2020 – Commission - 25 Book Illustrations (Australia - The Real Timeline by Michael Sermon)
2020 – Judges Invitational Exhibition - Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah - Plein Air Down Under 
2020 – Approaching Landscapes - Mandurah Plein Air Artists- The Court House, Pinjarra WA
2020 - 2017 – Represented at Vivid Gallery, Mandurah - Vivid Art Collective Inc.
2020 - 2012 – Mandjar Art Award - Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery
2019 – Impressions of Aotearoa – Group Exhibition - Lost Eden Creative, Dwellingup WA.
2019 – Mandurah Plein Air Artists Inc. – Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
2019 – Guess Who? – Portrait Group Mandurah - Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah.
2019 – Plein Air Down Under Exhibition - Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
2019 – Bayswater Community Art Awards, The RISE community centre, Maylands WA - Finalist
2019 – Churchlands SHS P&C Community Art Exhibition, Churchlands SHS
2019 – City of Melville Art Awards – COM Civic Centre, Booragoon WA - Finalist
2019 – From the Easel - Mandurah Plein Air Artists Inc. – Vivid Gallery, Mandurah
2019, 2018, 2017, 2015 - Army Art Exhibition, Leeuwin Barracks - Fremantle. WA
2019 – Leonora Inland Art Prize – Leonora WA
2019, 2015, 2014 & 2013 – Alcoa & Pinjarra Rotary Art Awards – Pinjarra WA
2018 – Guess Who? - Portrait Group Mandurah – Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah
2018 – Artists of Vivid Gallery - ManPAC Foyer Gallery, MPAC, Mandurah
2018 – Mandurah Plein Air Artists Inc. - Forest Heritage Centre, Dwellingup
2018 – En Plein Air Award Exhibition – Mandurah Crab Fest - Vivid Gallery, Mandurah
2018-2016 - Mandurah Plein Air Artists Inc. - ManPAC Foyer Gallery, Mandurah
2016 – Whispers on the Wind and Water – Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah - Solo Exhibition
2015 – Cossack Art Awards - Bond Store, Cossack (City of Karratha)

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Awards and Recognition:
2022 – Donated Artwork: Tranquil Sunlit Waterfall - Silent Auction - Raised $1000 Mandurah Men’s Shed/ Partial proceeds to Mandurah Prostate Cancer Support Group – Peel Thunder Football Clubrooms
2021 - Winner - Best Oil painting – Quick Draw Competition - Plein Air Down Under - Mandurah
2016 – City of Mandurah – Acquired the painting ‘Ghostly Reach’ for the City’s collection.
2007 – 1st Place, Fine Art. Nameless Festival, Tom Price
2007 – Highly Commended. Hedland Art Awards, Port Hedland
2006 – Highly Commended. Cossack Art Awards
2006 – Best Overall Artwork. Nameless Festival, Tom Price
2005 – Highly Commended. Cossack Art Award
2005 – 1st Place, Fine Art - Nameless Festival, Tom Price

2005 - Winner, Artwork best depicting theme - The Wonder of Water - Nameless Festival, Tom Price

2005 - Winner People’s Choice. - Nameless Festival, Tom Price
2003 to 2008 – Opened the Pebble Mouse Studio Art Gallery at Tom Price WA
2003 – Highly Commended and Winner People’s Choice. Exmouth Cultural Art Awards
2003 – Winner People’s Choice, Nameless Festival, Tom Price
2002 – Winner. Watercolour- Pilbara Landscape, Cossack Art Award
2002 – Best Painting and Winner People’s Choice. Nameless Festival, Tom Price
2000 – Highly Commended. Cossack Art Awards
1995 – Best Painting and Winner People’s Choice. Nameless Festival, Tom Price.
1994 – 1st Place, Painting Oils and 1st Place, Watercolours. Nameless Festival, Tom Price