Alison Percy

Alison Percy is an Australian artist exploring the land, the figure and the flower.

Referencing traditional Japanese calligraphy, Percy combines her fascination of fluid forms with her knowledge and passion of colour. Her style is clean but lyrical and gives notion to a previous career in illustration; with which she continues to engage with this interesting tension between art and design through her semi-abstract paintings. Percy's work is full of movement and rhythm, juxtaposing vibrant and muted tones as part of her continuous study of colour.

Based in Albury on the border of Victoria and New South Wales, Percy has worked in the creative industries for over 30 years. Originally training as a graphic designer, she have also freelanced as an interior design consultant and calligrapher. Percy has always had an eye for detail that suited a career in the arts.

Since Percy's first solo exhibition in 2015, she continues to exhibit several times a year and her work has been featured in publications such as Belle, The Design Files and Est Living. She also tutors at the Murray Art Museum Albury, a role Percy relishes as an opportunity to provide the guidance she wishes she'd had at the start of her own artistic journey. Percy also accepts a limited number of commissions each year, as well as having a selection of works regularly available.

Solo Exhibitions

2021 - ‘Quietude of the land, the figure and the flower’, Fortyfivedownstairs - Melbourne, VIC, AU
2019 - “Quietude’, Vernissage - Melbourne, VIC, AU
2019 - “Quietude’, Gigs Art Gallery - Wodonga, VIC, AU
2019 - ‘RIVERINE en plein air’, Hyphen - Wodonga, VIC, AU
2018 - ‘Captured Landscapes’, Fortyfivedownstairs - Melbourne, VIC, AU
2017 - ‘Further Explorations of the land and the figure’, Gig’s Art Gallery - Wodonga, VIC, AU
2016 - ‘Drawings and Paintings Exploring the land, the figure and the flower’, Gig’s Art Gallery - Wodonga, VIC, AU
2015 - ‘FROM LIFE: The Figure’, Gig’s Art Gallery - Wodonga, VIC, AU

Art Fairs

2023 - ‘The Affordable Art Fair’ - Melbourne, VIC, Greenbridge Gallery
2023 - ‘The Affordable Art Fair’ - Sydney, NSW, Greenbridge Gallery
2022 - ‘The Affordable Art Fair’ - Melbourne, VIC, Greenbridge Gallery
2022 - ‘The Affordable Art Fair’ - Sydney, NSW, Greenbridge Gallery
2019 - ‘The Affordable Art Fair’ - Melbourne, VIC, Vernissage Gallery

Publications

2024 - Border Mail News - March
2024 - ‘What’s on in Victoria’, Australian Traveller - March
2023 - ‘In Series’, Art Edit - September
2022 - The Design Files - August
2022 - ‘Alison Percy’, BMG: The Journey - May
2021 - Regional Lifestyle Magazine - Spring
2021 - The Design Files - March
2021 - ‘Smart Spaces’, Belle Magazine - February/March
2021 - ‘Show out of holding pattern’, Border Mail - January
2021 - ‘Artists we loved in 2020’, Southern Wild Co - January
2020 - The Design Files Architecture - December
2020 - Art Edit + Interior Design - November
2020 - ‘Notes from the Shedquarters’, Southern Wild Co - November
2020 - EST Living Australian Interiors - October
2019 - ‘Living with art’, Art Edit - June
2019 - ‘Artist Spotlight’, Fashion Journal - Issue 188 March
2019 - ‘Art show heads to the great outdoors’, Border Mail - 15 March
2019 - KAB Gallery Blog - Febuary
2019 - ‘Painter’s Portrait’, Albury Wodonga Visitors Guide - January
2018 - ‘Landscapes light the way’, Border Mail - November
2018 - ‘Artists Profile’, Art Edit - November
2018 - ‘Art Mood’, Living with Art - August
2018 - ‘EG’, The Age - 25 May
2018 - Art Life - May
2018 - ‘Life’, Border Mail - April
2018 - ‘Artist Spotlight’, Art Edit - April
2017 - Regional Arts Victoria - October
2017 - Border Mail News - August
2017 - Go Local Magazine - January
2016 - ‘Artist Showcase’, Art Edit - September
2016 - ‘Life’, Border Mail - August
2016 - ‘Feature Artist’, Murray Arts - June
2016 - Border Mail News - April
2015 - ‘Artist Profile’, Art Edit - July
2015 - ‘Weekend Pulse’, Border Mail - July
2015 - ‘Artist Review’ by Tracie MacVean - June
2015 - ‘Weekend Pulse’, Border Mail - May