A little bit about Innocenza….
Zia Innocenza and Lupa. Bari, Italy c1955
Traditional black and white darkroom (wet) photography has been Innocenza”s passion for over 20 years. The world has always seemed better and easier in black and white. Abstracted nudes, cityscapes/landscapes, take ghostly and ethereal form when photographed with her favorite film, infrared. She has embraced all things digital, by using this technology to explore and tackle the complexities of colour. In the background Innocenza has constantly been drawing with pencil, charcoal and coloured pastels. Recently she experimented with an idea that had been fermenting for a while to incorporate her love of the darkroom and drawing together. The developer solution has now become a new medium, like ‘ink’, used on photographic paper. She has exposed photographic paper on full moons on the tide line of the ocean, lithographically printed her images onto slip cast ceramics and rolled slabs. And works slowly with her drawings to make individual pieces using different mediums.
Innocenza was born in Bari, Italy and immigrated with her family to Australia when she was only 7 months old. She completed her Certificate, Diploma and Bachelor of Fine Arts with a high distinction (photography) at the National Art School, Sydney. She also completed a Certificate of Scientific Photography (Post Technician) at Sydney Institute of Technology.
Innocenza works predominantly in the medium of wet photography, but includes digital media, drawing and ceramics in her works. Innocenza regularly exhibits her work in group exhibitions. She has been selected as a finalist in numerous art awards including the Josephine Ulrick National Photography Prize, Muswellbrook Photographic Award, Muswellbrook Art Prize, Festival of Fisher’s Ghost Art Award and Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Prize.
As well as her art practice, Innocenza has worked as a high school senior art assistant and after school photographic, digital imaging and drawing tutor.
Innocenza has exhibited consistently and extensively. Her work is available to purchase direct online or from Crafted - Oamaru - Facebook.
Education
2000 Bachelor of Fine Art, National Art School, East Sydney
1996 Certificate of Scientific Photography (Post Technician) Sydney Institute of Technology
1992 Diploma of Fine Arts, National Art School, East Sydney
1988 Certificate of Fine Arts, East Sydney Technical College
Exhibitions
2021 The Cleveland National Art Awards Otago Art Society Dunedin New Zealand
2019 Replay Group Show The Creative Space North Curl Curl Australia Australia
2019 Into the Pathless Woods Group Show Eramboo Artist Environment Terry Hills Australia
2017 Other Worlds_Studio Residency Group Show The Creative Space, North Curl Curl
2016 Earth_Selected group show. The Creative Space North Curl Curl
2016 What Remains_(part of Head On Photo Festival) Warringah Creative Space North Curl Curl
2015 Nudes on TAP_(part of Head On Photo Festival) Tap Art Gallery, Darlinghurst Australia Muswellbrook Art Prize Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre Australia 2014 Nudes on Tap (part of Head On Photo Festival) Tap Art Gallery Australia
2014 Northern beaches Inspired Painters Gallery, Manly Australia
2013 Nudes on TAP (part of Head on Photo Festival) Tap Art Gallery, Darlinghurst
2012 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Prize Grafton Regional Gallery Australia
2012 Head On Photo Festival ESP Gallery, Marrickville Australia
2011 Josephine Ulrick National Photography Prize. Tweed River Regional Art Gallery Australia
2009/10 Group Show FIX8 Gallery Freshwater Sydney
2008 Tech-Niche-In-Gallery At the Vanishing Point Contemporary Art Newtown Australia
2008 Macarthur Cook Art Award Fortyfivedownstairs Gallery Melbourne
2007 Muswellbrook Photographic Award Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre Australia
2006 Festival of Fisher’s Ghost Art Award Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery Australia
2006 Muswellbrook Photographic Award Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre Australia
2006 The Friends of Wollongong City Gallery Photographic Portrait Prize Australia
2005 Festival of Fisher’s Ghost Art Award Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery Australia
2005 Muswellbrook Photographic Award Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre Australia
2005 Hazelhurst Art award: Art on Paper. Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre Australia
2005 Muswellbrook Open Art Prize Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre
2004 Festival of Fisher’s Ghost Art Award Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery
2004 Josephine Ulrick National Photography Prize. Tweed River Regional Art Gallery
2004 The Friends of Wollongong City Gallery Photographic Portrait Prize
Highly Commended, Wollongong
2004 Linden Postcard Show. Linden-St Kilda Centre For Contemporary Arts Melbourne Australia
2003 Muswellbrook Photographic Award Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre
2003 Josephine Ulrick National Photography Prize Tweed River Regional Art Gallery
2003 Josephine Ulrick Schubert Photographic Art Award Gold Coast Queensland Australia
2001/02 Frameworks. Art on the streets. Organised by the Manly Art Gallery and Museum
2001 Scone Art Prize Scone Sept Australia
1999 The Manly Arts Festival. Brazil Café Restaurant, Manly Aug– Sept 2000
1997 Sleeping Gypsy. Crows Nest. Feb-Dec Australia
1996 Manly Art Gallery and Museum. Manly. Sept-Oct
1996 National Art School (Cell Block) East Sydney
1995 National Art School (Cell Block) The Graduate Show East Sydney
1995 La Lupa Trattoria. Balmain. Mix media works. 2 years
1992 Final Year Graduates Exhibition. Cell Block.East Sydney Technical College
1992 Final Year Photographers Exhibition. East Sydney Technical College
1991 Jouissance Women's Exhibition East Sydney Technical College