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 Renee Clark, who graduated from Kingsway Christian College in 2008, has had her painting “Valley of the Giants” selected to be displayed at the International Foundation for Arts & Culture (IFAC) annual High School Arts Festival in Tokyo, Japan in July 2009. Renee’s painting was exhibited as part of the Year 12 Perspectives exhibition at the Art Gallery of WA and on show until the end of June 2009. This exhibition featured a selection of work by Japanese students and reciprocally a selection of WA student works now travels to Japan. This exhibition is a significant global student event and will incorporate students’ work from around the world.
Renee’s oil painting is of the tree top walk in Denmark, South Western Australia. She said of her painting “I chose this composition as I was exploring the theme of man’s presence in the landscape. I wanted to communicate how in some scenarios human kind successfully works with the landscape rather than trying to overpower it. I believe the stunning tree top walk demonstrates this successfully, as it purpose is to engage us with nature and the landscape of the giants while impacting on the natural environment as little as possible.”
Mr Luke Simpkins MP, Federal Member for Cowan opened the 2008 Kingsway Christian College art exhibition in September 2008. He spoke of the event in a speech to Parliament on Thursday 18th September 2008 and specifically mentioned Renee saying, “I had the opportunity to speak with Miss Renee Clark, a Year 12 student. I congratulated her on the pieces of art that she stood next to. I said that she should be very pleased with her results, to which she replied that she had worked very hard and made sacrifices to achieve those results. What I would like to say about Renee is that, apart from being a highly skilled artist, she has already learnt that no success comes without effort and commitment. I am sure this young lady will succeed in her coming exams and in the future after graduation. I should also mention that Renee won the public choice award for secondary school artwork and is about to have her work featured in a state art competition. Last year she was a state finalist for WA at the Apex Australia Teenage Fashion Awards.”
Kingsway Christian College’s Visual Art Department has a great history of success over the past twenty years, with a significant number of our students works showcased in many different awards, tributes and exhibitions. This includes the St. George’s Cathedral Art Exhibition, Quest for Excellence, the Shaun Tan Art Awards, APEX Teenage Fashion Awards and the Yr 12 Perspectives. Renee’s original and highly skilled artwork is certainly no exception and we congratulate her on wonderful success!
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