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Louann Sidon

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  • Image of LS Through Dangers Untold

    Louann Sidon

    LS Through Dangers Untold

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    Louann Sidon

    LS Shadow Monkey No.2

Artist Biography

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Incorporeal

Louann’s recent work explores personal themes around grief and anxiety, depicted through

collections of relics and seemingly random objects. Created using an intuitive and loose watercolour  

technique with a limited, muted colour palette. Symbols and objects become abstracted through 

blooms of paint and inverted picture planes. Each shape is placed instinctively next to one another as 

the work takes form. Within the patchwork of arranged shapes, glimmers of gold and phosphorescent 

green layered with ink, watercolour and liquid charcoal create a new depth in her work, allowing

something altogether different to present itself in the dark.

 

The ethereal nature of watercolour lends itself well to the exploration of human emotion.  In 

this collection of work, Louann not only delves into her own experiences but encompasses mythology,

religion and rituals of humankind throughout history. 

Biography:
Louann Sidon graduated from Christchurch Polytechnic in 2009 with a Bachelor of Design and currently lives and works in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Louann’s work explores personal themes around grief and anxiety as well as private and imaginary collections of relics and hieroglyphs. Created through an intuitive and loose watercolour technique with a limited and muted colour palette.
Symbols and objects become abstracted through blooms of paint and inverted picture planes. Each shape is placed instinctively next to one another as the work takes form.  Within the patchwork of arranged shapes, glimmers of gold and phosphorescent green layered with ink and watercolour create a new depth in her work, allowing something altogether different to present itself in the dark.

Selected Exhibitions:

2021 – Art Walls, The Welder
2021 – In the Hours After, The Boxed Quarter
2021 – Menagerie, Absolution (Solo Exhibition)
2021 – More, The Boxed Quarter
2019 – Conversations & Possibilities Charity Art Auction, Burger Burger
2019 – Extinction, Studio 4B Harbour St, Oamaru
2019 – Reverie, The BNZ Centre
2018 – Staff Do, The XCHX
2018 – I Am, We Are – The Welder Collective
2017 – Face Value – Fiksate
2013 – Natural Selection, Selwyn Gallery
2011 – Black Market, Selwyn Gallery (Solo Exhibition)
2009 – Ripe, Christchurch Convention Centre
2009 – Modus Operandi, NG Basement Gallery

2023 – Chambers Art Gallery – Incorporeal 

 

Awards

2009 – Friends of the Christchurch Art Gallery Scholarship
2009 – Noelene McIlroy Scholarship
2009 – Mortlock McCormack Highly Commended Award
2007 – Malvern Community Arts Council Scholarship
2022- Parkin Prize Finalist
2022 – Parkin Prize, NZ Academy of Fine Arts (Wellington) 

 

Artist Exhibitions

  • 12th Apr 2023 - 29th Apr 2023: Jane McGowan – Carolyn Currie – Vicki Mangan – Louann Sidon

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