She won the Gallipoli Art Prize this year with her painting ‘The Sphinx, Perpetual Peace’ and her upcoming show at King Street Gallery on William in Sydney will be her 25th solo show. She has won and been shortlisted in other art awards and her portraits have been recognised in the Portia Geach Memorial Award and the Salon des Refusés on numerous occasions.

Over the years Hart has depicted countless landscapes. From the coastal vistas of Moonee Beach in northern NSW and Bruny island in Tasmania, to the drier landscapes of Fowler’s Gap, Hill End and Sofala, Hart captures the landscape with a sweep of paint which captures the mood of her surroundings.

She’s also been involved in projects with other well known Australian painters, travelling to historic sites including Anzac Cove in Turkey and the Western Front in France, returning home with plein air paintings and ideas for new works.

In this episode Hart talks about how she got started, those painting trips, commissions and how to get bugs off oil paintings as well as lots more – all with a wonderfully dry sense of humour!

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‘The Sphinx, Perpetual Peace’, oil on linen, 153 x 214cm  Winner of 2017 Gallipoli Art Prize

‘Shark Island’ 2017, oil on canvas, 95 x 180cm

‘Bay’ 2017, oil on canvas, 38 x 52cm

‘Sofala’, 2017, oil on canvas 90 x 120cm

‘The Red Scarf’, oil on paper, portrait of Elisabeth Cummings

‘Roddy Meagher’ 2011, oil on canvas, 80 x 100cm

‘Pearly’, 2017, oil on canvas, 38 x 51cm

‘Fields of France’ 2017 oil on board 24 x 73cm

‘Looking Towards Lone Pine’, 2015, oil on canvas, 38 x 52cm

Drawings from Moonee Beach, April 2016  (APH Instagram)