BLOCK D STUDIOS | Myaree WA – by appointment
Contact | 0414 248169
Sheree Dornan
Words by Dr. Kelsey Ashe Giambazi
BA (Hons) MA (Art) PhD (Art)
“Sheree Dornan is an established multi-discipline artist who works across and between fields of painting, textile, installation and garment. Favouring a harmonious colour and a light filled semi-abstract aesthetic, Dornan’s works are layered considerations in texture and tonal softness, punctuated by assured marks of greater contrast that allude to the motifs of landscape or the spaces found in nature. Often accented in gold, Dornan’s signature style exudes a light touch that is serene and composed due to the considered palette and rich tactility of crumpled forms and draping folds, whether in garment, installation or painting.
The works are driven by a studio practice that gently explores the natural world via meanderings, collecting in nature and musing upon our connections to place, both near and far.”
Current collaboration project | Rug design with Temple Fine Rugs
Selected work can be viewed at BLOCK D STUDIOS
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Painting – Mixed media on canvas/panels/paper/silk/linen/cotton
Textile – large and small scale installation – soft sculpture
Digital – surface design
Garment – design and construction
Examples of current and past works
Ligne Roset | Claremont WA
Fraser Street Residence | East Fremantle WA
Kartique | Fremantle WA
Dark Swan exhibition | PS Art Space Fremantle WA
Knutsford Apartments Precinct | Fremantle WA
Sheree Dornan CV
Sheree Dornan is a Visual Artist and Designer who works on her art and design practice from her business BLOCK D STUDIOS in Myaree Western Australia.
In 2016 Sheree relocated to BLOCK D STUDIOS from her studio at PS Art Space in Fremantle after 13 years based at various Fremantle studio and retail spaces Sheree has worked in the creative industries for over 3 decades in the areas of art & design – exhibiting in galleries and residences including – installations, paintings, illustrations, textiles and fashion designs. Sheree was a lecturer for 17 years, while concurrently working on her art and design practice, specialising in design and illustration for Building Design and Architectural courses and has been invited to be a guest speaker at various notable creative events over the years.
Sheree’s work has been purchased by collectors both nationally and internationally.
Current Work
Art – Painting/Drawing /Sculpture – 2D and 3D – working with a variety of mixed media on varied surfaces for exhibitions and client commissions.
Surface design – applied floor rugs.
Textile – 2D and 3D – creating large scale textile work for exhibitions, installations and for garments.
Garment design – for signature labels Sheree Dornan, REE D’OR and ree//wurk – creating unique garments with minimal waste by draping and sculpting and re-working vintage and reclaimed garments.
Qualifications
Associate Diploma of Architecture
Certificate of Building Design and Architectural Drafting
Certificate 4 – Training and Development
Sheree has formally studied art and design, mostly focusing on areas of importance and relevance to her, gaining skills and knowledge to further self-explore and research in her art and design practice which is ongoing.
History
January 2016 – current
Creative Director/owner of Block D Studios
Multidiscipline design and art studios
2003 – January 2016
Creative Director/Co-owner of Love in Tokyo fashion boutique – Fremantle
Designer of signature label ‘Sheree Dornan’ – designs sold in Europe, Brunei and Australia
Designed and created costume for ‘Dinner’ Black Swan Theatre
2005-2015
Guest lecturer and presenter at
Curtin University – Fashion and Textiles
Central Institute of Technology – Fashion and Textile Design
2002-2003
Contract textile and surface designer for national and international designers and textile mills and local designer Empire Rose.
1986 – 2003
Lecturer in Building Design
Central Institute of Technology
Contract Architectural Illustrator and Designer
Exhibitions
1987 Group exhibition Moores Gallery Fremantle
1989 Solo exhibition Roleystone House
1990 Solo exhibition Roleystone Heritage Building
1993-2002 Work exhibited on a permanent basis at The Artist’s Window Finnerty Street Fremantle
1995 ‘Windows Blooms and Vistas’ exhibition Fremantle Arts Centre
2003-2017 Participated in various runway events and gallery Installations for Fremantle Fashion Collective, Styleaid and Perth Fashion Festival
2007 ‘Great Deckchair Theatre Auction’ Victoria Hall Fremantle
2008 ‘Art in Bloom’ WA Art Gallery Perth
2010 ‘Textile’ exhibition Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery Fremantle
2010 ‘Atmosphere’ exhibition Victoria Hall Fremantle
2013 ‘On the Surface’ exhibition Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery Fremantle
2014 ‘Fashion[ing] Forms: the craft of making’ exhibition Central Gallery Perth
2015 ‘Art Playground’ exhibition PS Art Space Fremantle
2015 Group exhibition PS Art Space Fremantle
2016 – Current – work permanently exhibited at BLOCK D STUDIOS
2017 – ‘Our Lands Our Hands Our Minds and Our Eyes’ exhibition City of Joondalup
2018 – ‘Dark Swan’ exhibition -PS Art Space Fremantle
2019 – Melville Art Award – City of Stirling Art Award – Kalgoorlie Art Award
2020 – Residential exhibitions – Knutsford, Fremantle – Fraser Street, East Fremantle
Commercial exhibition – Ligne Roset Claremont- Kartique Fremantle
Saint Hilda’s Art Exhibition
2021 – Current exhibition – Home Base Subiaco, Future exhibition – AURA November 2021 Kidogo Art Gallery – Indian Ocean Craft Triennial
In 2013 and 2014 Sheree was invited to have her work published in two books by international design author Bradley Quinn.
TEXTILE VISIONARIES
Laurence King Publishers | London & New York
FASHION FUTURES
Merrell publishers | London & New York
BLOCK D STUDIOS
Studio – 4/89 Norma Road Myaree WA
Postal – PO Box 4247 Myaree BC 6960
Email | hello@blockdstudios.com.au or shereedornan@hotmail.com
Web | www.shereedornan.com
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