About The Artist : Verena Bacchini

Local artist Verena Bacchini, of Balgowlah, emigrated to Australia from Switzerland 16 years ago and has made her home in the area since.

Verena discovered a love of painting and sculpture during a course at Seaforth and Brookvale TAFE, graduating with her Diploma in Fine Arts in 2000.

During the past few years she has devoted much of her time to painting, and entered a number of varied competitions in 2006—some with rewarding outcomes. One of her oil paintings, “Circus”, was short-listed for the finals of the 2006 annual Willoughby Art Prize. Another abstract work “Vandalised” was among those chosen to hang in the Inaugural Blake Exceptions Exhibition at Rushcutters Bay Gallery last November. Her painting depicted the desecration of a grave-site headstone at Manly Cemetery.

Apart from entering competitions Verena gave her first solo exhibition at Angel Restaurant, Queenscliff last November.

Verena has also participated in numerous group exhibitions:
Manly Art Gallery & Museum (Fine Art Graduating Exhibition, 1999); Manly Community Centre (Fine Art Graduating Exhibition, 2000); Arts North, Hornsby TAFE (2000); Royal Easter Show, Sculptor Society (2000); Darling Park, Sculptor Society (2000); Sailing Heritage Art Prize (2001); Palm Beach Art Café (2001); Art Show, Hornsby Art Society (2005)

“My art is a reflection of my passion for personal growth and self development and a direct result of where that personal process has taken me—a willingness to see and be seen as who I am at heart—a passionate, vibrant and colourful human being who seeks to encourage and inspire others to do the same – to live the life of their dreams”, she says.

Verena’s work has been appreciated by many art lovers resulting in various holdings of her sculptures and paintings in private collections.