BIO 

Renae Geddes is a guest Lecturer at Whitehouse Institute of Design and specializes in teaching fashion illustration. Geddes’ visual arts practice encounters the spiritual, responding through intuitive painting methods.

The impetus for her work: In 2014 Geddes experienced her awakening that lasted a duration of three weeks – (a very interesting period indeed) Geddes has never been the same since. 

In 2016 Geddes was featured in The West Australian Newspaper as a bright Artist to watch following a self-titled show at Adelphi Hotel, Melbourne. Today her works grace every wall of this Melbourne Institution.

Geddes’ work is represented in collections including England, France and Australia. 

STATEMENT

Geddes is a visual artist that examines the connection with the unseen, ethereal and metaphysical and its representation in large scale paintings. Methodologies of meditation, radiesthesia and channelling are used to explore the relationship between mind and matter. Geddes seeks to aid mindfulness, offer a reprieve from the physical world's predominant view of reality and inspire conversations around enlightenment.

Geddes draws upon quantum physics theories of 'energy as a mechanism to solicit insight' and uses her body as a conduit as she plays with scale and texture to create works that encompass the viewer's peripheral vision while offering the eye a visual hug of mystery.

Geddes explores painting through splashing, dripping and scraping methods- as thick, viscous paint, crystals and 24-carat gold pronounce the canvas and beckon the world. Geddes' practice investigates intuition, spontaneity, and receptivity through creating complex textural works and aspires to express global messages of love, peace, joy, inspiration, transcending reality and oneness in the 'now' moment.

The research delves deep into a non-empirical reality where she can create space for contemplative epistemic ideas, inspiration and visions from the realm of infinite potentiality – it is here through a flow state that the work manifests into materiality. 

CV

Education

2021 Master of Fine Art with Distinction, RMIT, Melbourne 
2018 Cert IV Training and Assessment (TAE40110) Melbourne
2016 Diploma of Yoga Teacher Training 200 hours                                                          2005 Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design and Multimedia, Perth                                          

Solo exhibitions

2022 Renae Geddes, Steve's Nedlands.

2016 The Art of Afternoon Tea, Park Hyatt, Melbourne.

2016 Renae Geddes, Adelphi, Melbourne.

Selected group exhibitions

2019 One Night Stand, Evie’s Bar and Diner, curated by Coalesce ARI, Melbourne.

2019 Art Auction. RMIT Gossard Space. Melbourne.

2016 Royal Botanical Gardens Illustration Exhibition, Melbourne.

2016 Moss Deck Art Show, Melbourne.

2007 Art Show, Leederville, Town of Vincent.

2007 The Australian British Art Society Show, Fremantle.

2006 Roberson Park Artists Studio, Northbridge.

2005 Artitude Show, Perth Convention Centre.

2005 WASADAM Grad show, Northbridge.

1999 Smallworks, Archbishop of Perth, Auction.

Publications

2022 Geddes Fine Art Event, The West Australian.

2016 Artist Paints Bright Future by Emma Bergmeier-Varian. The West Australian Interview, WA News.

2016 The Art of Afternoon Tea at Park Hyatt Featuring Renae Geddes. My Daily Confetti Article.

2016 WeChat Article, Chinese edition, Renae Geddes Artist Park Hyatt Melbourne.

2016 Art Afternoon with Renae Geddes, Eglobal Travel Article.

2016 A Glimpse into the world of Renae Geddes, Park Hyatt Melbourne.

2016 Happy hour gets artsy with local artist, Renae Geddes, Herald Sun Newspaper.

2016 Adelphi Hotel Unveils Live Art Studio. Couturing- Fashion. Beauty. Lifestyle. by Katherine Ng.

2015 Moss Deck Art Show, Article.

2006 Roberson Park Artists Studio, Newspaper, Perth.

2005 Artitude Show, featured Renae Geddes, West Australian Newspaper.

Commissions

2022 No.7, Chapman.

2021 You Light Up My Heart, Zhang.

2020 Light Language, The Kings Fire, The Queens Fire, COS II, The Lively Soul, My Child… Matilda 159 Domain, Melbourne.

2020 Estelle I, Estelle II, La Feminine, Ardent Disposition I, Ardent Disposition II,  Estelle, Melbourne.

2020 Black Panther II, The Botanical, Melbourne.

2019 The Tree of OM, Continuation of Love, YC, Melbourne.

2019 The Lively Soul II, Transcendental Desire, E&S. Seilder, Melbourne.

2018 Transcendental Time, Continuation of Love, D.Chan, Melbourne.

2017 Ocean, WFITL, C.Garcia, Melbourne.

2016 CatDog, B.Slater, Perth.

2016 Adelphi Hotel, Adelphi Hotel, Melbourne.

2016 Assemblage, J.Karfritis, Melbourne.

2015, Mishmash, Z,Tan, Melbourne.

2015 Lolita, Lolita, France.

2013 A Walk in Autumn, Dancers, S.May, England.

2013 Autumn, D. Chiera, Melbourne.

2007 Rain, Just Wade, Perth.

Collections

Private Collections, Australia, England, France.

Professional Appointments

Art Lecturer, Whitehouse Institute of Design. 2018 – Present.

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My Manifesto by Renae Geddes the Artist

It doesn’t matter what kind of work I am doing as an artist, what is most imperative and absolute is the state of mind in which I am working.

To be an outstanding artist requires 100% acceptance, absolute truthfulness and ultimately, divine enlightenment. The authentic beauty found deep in the essence of life, is the truth.

There is great suffering and hardship in this world and our minds are drawn to negative emotions easily, but we must not let this become us. What we must do, I believe what we have a responsibility to do, is to accelerate humanity's kindness, generosity, humility and above all, love. Through love, we can obtain heaven on earth - it all starts with our own awareness.

Through adversity we must embrace the light of the universe and invite it into our hearts. It is here that we can cultivate the miracles that were written in stone well before our conception. Today is not for discovering and existing - it is for living and creating.

I yearn to be nowhere but at home and my home is nowhere but a spiritual state that has been awoken in my own mind. This awakening is possible for everyone - for everyone to become a conscious being. This place is not a never-never land. It is real, attainable and accessible to every person on this planet.

In every moment we can choose our emotion and if we choose love, we can reap the abundant joy of life. So choose love... the polar opposite of fear.

I am interested only in what my eyes see rather than what my ears hear. Therefore I am not ego. I am consciousness that is shaped into a human being.

Nothing is more important to me than to inform you of who I am and what I can give to the world, rather than how great I think, or have been told, that I am.

My light is love and peace and I wish to share this with you whilst I am in the presence of your soul. I believe we are gifted with an abundance of talents and I have chosen to make the world a more beautiful and fun place by sharing my favourite way to pass my time... in creating art.

Art is limitless and I buzz at such a high creative frequency. My energy runs hot above my skin. My heart overflows with gratitude for every minute of my life that has passed me by and every encounter both good and bad, as these have led me to walk through fire and not get singed. And even greater than this feat, is to be at the pinnacle of life itself; this moment right now…  there is nothing more beautiful than this moment, right now.

Whilst I do what I love I leave my legacy, which is drawn from the depths of my soul. I would love nothing more in life than for you to feel the light of my peace and happiness right now, whilst in the presence of my creation, and I invite you to take that with you in your day... in every day.