Born in Prague, Lives and works in Sydney?Full Time Studio Practice in Oil Painting since 1997??EDUCATION?LLB Sydney University Law School Life Drawing studies, Sculpture and jewellery design at East Sydney Tech (now the National Art School)?1994      Julian Ashton ?1983-1991  Study Tour of Europe and USA...Painted in Bali?2004      Charlie Sheard Studio School?2005      Charlie Sheard Studio School?2007      Drawing Study, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan SOLO SHOWS 2010 Greenhill Gallery, Perth 2009 'Light and Shade' Catherine Asquith Gallery,Melbourne 2008 "Mono No Aware",Charles Hewitt Gallery,Sydney 2007 'Peonie Series',( Charles Hewitt Gallery), Renault New Generation, Art Sydney07 2007 'New Works', Charles Hewitt Gallery, Sydney 2007 'Layers' ,Catherine Asquith Gallery, Melbourne 2006 'Transience', Charles Hewitt gallery, Sydney 1999 'Flowers',Sofitel Hotel, Melbourne

PRIZES 2009 'President's Prize",Florence Biennale,Florence, Italy 2005 Paddington Art Prize- Peoples Choice Award 2005 Waverley Art Prize-Highly Commended 2005 Shoalhaven Contemporary Art Prize-Winner 2005 Northbridge Oil Painting Prize-Winner SELECTED AND GROUP SHOWS 2010 36th Alice Art Prize,Alice Springs,NT 'Summer Exhibition,Wagner Gallery,Sydney 'Something Personal',Project Australia,Charles Hewitt Gallery,Sydney 2009 'Florence Biennale',Firenze,Italy 800/50,Charles Hewitt Gallery,Sydney 'Festivite',Catherine Asquith Gallery,Melbourne 'Xmas Show',Wagner Gallery,Sydney 'Towards the Light',Frances Keevil Gallery,Sydney 'Collector's Choice',Wagner Gallery, Sydney 'Night with the Stars',Westmead Cancer Fundraising,Sydney 'Redart'.Reddam,Sydney Linden Postcard Show, Melbourne 2008 'Festivite',Catherine Asquith Gallery, Melbourne Charles Hewitt Gallery Xmas Show,Sydney Annual Summer Show, Wagner Gallery, Sydney Yodifee Fundraiser,Sydney 'Small Images/Grand Visions' ,Wagner Gallery, Sydney 'Rarity Summer Salon Show', Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece 35th Alice Art Prize Finalist,Alice Springs, NT Linden Postcard Show, Melbourne?2007 Mosman Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney Waverley Art Prize Finalist, Sydney Art Commission Show, Abu Dhabi Frances Keevil Gallery Group Sow, Sydney Shoalhaven Art Prize Art Commission Show,Dubai,Emirates Art Auction, 65 Roses Day, Sydney Woollahra Public School Art Auction, Sydney?Frances Keevil Gallery,Group Show,Sydney?Linden Postcard Show, Melbourne?2006 'Festivite", Catherine Asquith Gallery, Melbourne "Treasure Trove:, Charles Hewitt Gallery, Sydney 'Drawcard" National Art School, Sydney Frances Keevil Gallery, Group Show, Sydney?Northbridge Art Prize Finalist Sydney?Storyteller' Charles Hewitt Gallery, Sydney?Shoalhaven Art Prize, Sydney ?Blake Art Prize Exceptions Exhibition, Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney Art Sydney 2006?Linden Postcard Show, Melbourne?Melbourne Art 2006                                 ?2005                                                                 ?Paddington Art Prize Finalist,Sydney -(Peoples Choice Award)?Exchange Square Fundraising Art Show,Sydney                                                                 ?Linden Postcard Show - Melbourne?Melbourne Art 2005 ?Fonas Infusion Exhibition...Cellblock National Art School,Sydney?Waverley Art Prize Finalist, Sydney - (Highly Commended)?Charlie Sheard Studio School Group Show 'INTERLUDE' at MLC Gallery Sydney?Shoalhaven Art Prize - winner of contemporary Art Prize?Art Sydney 2005 ?Northbridge Art Prize, Sydney -( Winner of Oil Painting Prize)?North Launceston Art Prize, Tasmania?Frances Keevil Gallery, Group Show,Sydney ?2004 ?Shapiro Gallery,Sydney?Frances Keevil Gallery, Group Show,Sydney ?Waverley Art Prize Finalist,Sydney?Art Sydney 2004?2003    ?Frances Keevil Gallery, Group Show, October, Sydney?Frances Keevil Gallery, Group Show, March, Sydney?Sydney Art 2003?Leukemia Fund Raising Art Auction?2002       ?Mosman Art Prize Finalist, Sydney?Frances Keevil Gallery, Group Show,Sydney ?Sydney Grammar Art Show?Tudor House Art Show,Sydney?2001       ?Frances Keevil Gallery, Group Show,Sydney ?"Ephemera" Salmon Gallery, Sydney?2000       ?Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney, Group Show - October?Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney, Group Show - March?1999       ?Solo Show at Sofitel Hotel Melbourne??COLLECTIONS:?Apart from significant private collections in Australia, New Zealand,Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, USA, Switzerland, France ,Canada, UK and Czech Republic, Marcela has been involved in architecture and design leading to numerous ?commission works. ??Marcela works in oils on linen and focuses on the beauty and repetition in nature, freezing the moments and imprisoning, concentrating on refining and perceiving light and dark through the 17th century techniques of opaque layering with transparent glazing. The paintings are tapestries of colour and tonal studies jutting out of receding dark spaces.

The paintings are a study of complex tonal variations, with an emphasis on color relationships._the study of changeability and the delicate nuances of color. The proportional scales invite the viewer into exotic cocoons, switching the focus onto beauty, stillness and meditation.

"There is an obsession in my work with the ephemeral nature of flowers and how they reflect the transient nature of life. There is also a constant fascination with the transparency of water,and the play of light,color, temperature and atmosphere that makes up the subject".

Artist Highlights

• Lives In:    Australia
• ArtWanted.com Gallery:    Fine Art
• Represented By:    Harvey Galleries Sydney,Wagner Contemporary