Biography
Gloria Stern studied drawing and painting for ten years, with teacher and painter Patrick Moss. She completed a Bachelor of Arts at Melbourne University, a Diploma of Graphic Design at Caulfield Institute of Technology, and a Diploma of Education at Melbourne State College.
Gloria Stern has held solo exhibitions at Helen Gory Galerie (1996 and 1999) and Gallery 101 (2003, 2005 and 2007), and displayed at the Melbourne International Art Fair (2002) and the Boroondara Town Hall Gallery (2006). She has been recognised in several awards including Finalist positions in the Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize (2009) and the Calleen Art Award at Cowra Regional Art Gallery (2010 and 2011).
Her works are featured in the collections of Cowan Design, Melbourne, and the City of Boroondara Collection, Melbourne. Her paintings have been acquired for private collections in Australia, UK, USA, and New Zealand.
Education
1981
Diploma of Education, Melbourne State College
1974-1976
Diploma of Art and Design, Caulfied Institute of Technology, Melbourne
1967-1970
Bachelor of Arts, Melbourne University
Solo Exhibition
2022
Time Passing, Stephen McLaughlan Gallery, Melbourne Vic
2019
Altered Space, Tacit Galleries, Melbourne Vic
2016
Exploration, Tacit Galleries, Melbourne Vic
2015
Points of View, Tacit Contemporary Art, Melbourne Vic
2015
Gloria Stern Exhibition, Holloway Gallery, Sunshine Coast, Qld
2013
The Viewer, Artman Gallery, Victoria
2012
Metropolis, Artman Gallery, Victoria
2007
Human Landscape, Gallery 101 Melbourne
2006
Impression of Yemen, Town Hall Gallery
Boroondara Council, Melbourne
2005
Inner City Living, Gallery 101 Melbourne
2003
Moments in Time, Gallery 101 Melbourne
1999
Recent Paintings, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
1996
Recent Paintings, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
Prizes and Commendations
2015
Porttrait Prize Cambridge Studio Gallery Melbourne Vic
2014
Finalist - Lethbridge 10,000 Small Scale art Award, Brisbane QLD
2012
Finalist - She, Walker St Gallery Dandenong, VIC
Finalist - Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award Brisbane QLD
2011
Finalist - Calleen Art Award, Cowra Regional Art Gallery NSW
2010
Finalist - Calleen Art Award, Cowra Regional Art Gallery NSW (Highly Commended)
2009
Finalist - Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize, VIC
2008
Finalist - Corangamarah Art Prize, VIC
Finalist - Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize, VIC
Finalist - Stanthorpe Art Prize, QLD
2005
Finalist - Walkom Manning Art Prize, Manning Regional Gallery, Taree NSW
Finalist - Tattersall's Contemporary Art Prize. Williamstown Festival, Melbourne
2004
Finalist - Wyndham City Contemporary Art Prize VIC
2003
Finalist - Wyndham City Contemporary Art Prize VIC
2002
Finalist - Smorgon Steel Contemporary Art Prize VIC
1995
Finalist - James Farrell Self Portrait Award, Castlemaine, VIC
1994
Finalist - Victoria Police Art Exhibition. (First Prize)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015
Place: Town Hall Gallery City of Boroondara Melb Australia
2014
Act of Seeing, Town Hall Gallery, City of Boroondara Melbourne Australia
2014
Four Rooms, Cambridge Studio Gallery, Melbourne
2013
Marker: 10 Years of the Town Hall Gallery Collection (City of Boroondara) Vic
2013
Stock Show, November, Artman Gallery, Victoria
2012
Stock Show, May, Artman Gallery, Victoria
2011
Director's Choice, Artman Gallery, Victoria
Calleen Art Award, 2011 Cowra Regional Art Gallery NSW
2010
Calleen Art Award, 2010 Cowra Regional Art Gallery NSW (Highly Commended)
Linden Postcard Show, Linden Gallery Melbourne
2009
Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize 09, Melbourne
Mount Buller Art Prize 09, Victoria
2008
Corangamarah Art Prize, con`ceit 08, Victoria
Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize, Vic
Stanthorpe Art Prize, Qld
2007
Linden Postcard Show, Linden CCA, Melbourne
2006
Affordable Stock Show, Gallery 101, Melbourne
Clubhouse,Town Hall Gallery, Boroondara Council, Melbourne
2005
Walkom Manning Art Prize, Manning Regional Gallery, Taree, NSW
Williamstown Festival Tattersalls Contemporary Art Prize, Melbourne
2004
She, Walker Street Gallery, Melbourne
Wyndham City Contemporary Art Prize
2003
Wyndham City Contemporary Art Prize
2002
Smorgan Steel Contemporary Art Prize
Williamstown Festival, Melbourne
She, Walker Street Gallery, Melbourne
Melbourne International Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Buildings. Represented by Gallery 101
2001
She, Walker Street Gallery, Melbourne
1999
Finding Before Seeking, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
1998
3rd Annual Summer Show, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
1997
2nd Annual Summer Show, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
1996
Annual Summer Print Show, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
1995
James Farrell Self Portrait Award Exhibition, Castlemaine Art Gallery, VIC
Salon Fringe Arts Festival, Melbourne
Violet Teague Portrait Prize, Melbourne
New Exhibition Members, Victorian Artists Society Exhibition, Melbourne
1994
Art Acquisition Exhibition, City of Footscray
1993
Self Portraits, Makers Gallery, Melbourne
Interviews
2006
Impressions of Yemen, The Chalk and Cheese Show with Christine Hardiman. 3WBC Community Radio
Collections
Private Collections in Australia, UK, USA, New Zealand
Cowan Design, Melbourne.
City of Boroondara Collection purchased 2005 and 2013