Sadami KONCHI

Artist Statement

Award winning fine artist, enthusiastic children's picture book illustrator, portraitist, courtroom artist & event/conference sketcher, Sydney based. Greatest strength: "Empathic portraits". Spontaneous and beautiful. Outstanding speed and accuracy. In only a few minutes, my quick portraits capture models in any posture with any facial expression on spot. Figures appear lively and emotionally. My linguistic training enables me to analyse the text in detail and organise appropriate story boards for the target audience. Sociological methods and research skills are used to capture insights from a text. The work bridges between a text, reality and imagination. Style is broad from whimsical cartoons to fine art for multifarious subjects.

SAMPLE WORK at WEBSITE

Sadami's Graffiti (weekly show case loose, spontaneous watercolour)
Stylefile
LingFest2008

EDUCATION
University of Sydney: Bachelor of Arts(2002)
Majors: Linguistics and Sociology.
University of Sydney: Children Picture Book Illustration workshop (2006) taught by Ms Donna Rawlins, Mr Wayne Harris.

SUBSTANTIAL ONGOING ILLUSTRATION PROJECT
2011
●Picture book illustration under supervision of Ann James.

PUBLICATION
2010-present
“KuRingGai Art Society News Letters” uses my sketches of guest speakers.
2010
● “Australian Chess” magazine, “International Chess Tournament” sketches.
2007
● "Stuck" Author Janeen Brian. Rigby (Harcourt Publisher)
ISBN978-0-7312-7480
“Whole Child” Project for primary education. Picture books, CDs available.

ART AWARDS
2011
● 3 Shortlisted Entries for "Derivan Garden Sketchabout Prize," Royal Botanic Garden & Sydney Morning Herald("Autumn of Arts").
● Listed in Top 5 across Australia,"Disability is Ability: Bound for Bright Future," Art Access Australia Exhibition.
● Outstanding Entry, “Dreaming in Chemo” Victoria Cancer Council Art Awards.
● 2nd prize,
"Young Lady in between Woman & Girl" KuRingGai Annual Exhibition.
2010
●Outstanding Entry “Joyful Song for Life” Victoria Cancer Council Art Awards.
2009
●Cartoons for “International Women’s Day” collected by Bunker Cartoon Gallery in Coffs Harbour.
2008
● 1st prize “The Whisper of Autumn,” (still life) Ryde Art Society winter Exhibition, purchased by MP Maxine McKew.
● 3rd Prize of City of Ryde Award for “Our Granny Smith Festival,” purchased by Ryde Council (group portrait, illustration).

EVENT SKETCHER
2007-present
Linguistics Conference at Sydney University(*every year)
Parramatta Urban Chalk Festival(*every year)
2010, International Chess Tournament

COMMERCIAL DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION
2010 to present
●Postcard project on historical buildings, landscapes in corporation with Parramatta Heritage Centre.
●Archive objects exhibited by Parramatta Heritage Centre.
2008
●Logo design for Language Action Alliance.

MEMBERSHIP
Australian Society of Authors : 2006 to Present
Copyright Agency Limited : 2007 to Present
National Association for the Visual Artists : 2008-Present
Ku-Ring-Gai Art Society: Exhibiting member, 2007-Present
Known as the most successful and selective Art Society. Join four regular exhibitions a year where over salient 200artists’ paintings are on display and for sale.
Ryde Art Society: Exhibiting member, 2008-Presnet

REFEREES
Ms Ann James
Ms Donna Rawlins
Professor Jane Simpson
Paddle Pop Press Executive, Ms Louise Park
Ku-Ring-Gai Art Society former President, Ms Jeanne Walker