Daisy Tosh thought about being accepted into ArtExpress, the state's top student art exhibition, since they were in Year 7, and the dream has become a reality.
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The former Bowral High School HSC student's visual arts project It Takes a Village, was one of 43 submissions selected out of 8440, that will tour around NSW.
ArtExpress is an annual exhibition which recognises outstanding HSC students projects across all mediums and subject matters.
The passionate visual artist said the acceptance was "surreal" and that it was "weird" to see their collection of works displayed with others.
Daisy said they used whatever free moments they had at school to build and perfect the Body of Work.
"I was up in art every recess and lunch, after school and during free periods," they said.
The overall body of work consists of three layered paintings and three ceramic sculptures.
It Takes a Village initially started as Daisy's "ode" to the region, but shifted to focus on its role in their upbringing and how "intrinsic it is" to their "personality".
The lines throughout the paintings represent the streets in Mittagong, Bowral and Moss Vale, and an outline of Springett's Arcade has also been incorporated.
But those are not all of the local references the budding artist included.
"In the paintings, there are outlines of Moss Vale Train Station," they said.
"I took a lot of film photos around Moss Vale and worked off those to do drawings."
Paint, spray paint, collage and charcoal were layered over an extended period on the paintings.
They said the ceramics required extra detail, time and care and also incorporated bandages and nails.
The story also explores Daisy's next steps to leave the region - they are perfecting their craft through Fine Arts at the University of Melbourne's Victorian College of Arts.
The former student's visual arts teacher Michelle Young was proud of the achievement and the efforts of her class.
"Daisy's work ethic along with their artistic skills needs to be commended as it takes both commitment and talent to achieve such excellence," she said.
"I am confident we will hear more about this extremely talented artist."
The 2022 ArtExpress exhibition can be viewed at the Art Gallery of NSW until April 25.
It will then feature in the Bank Art Museum Moree from to June 25 and the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre from July 22 to September 18.
A virtual exhibition will also be accessible in May.
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Briannah Devlin
I like to write about arts, entertainment, any local reality tv leads, and property for the Southern Highland News and Goulburn Post, but also report on everything in between. If you have any tips, please send them to Briannah.Devlin@austcommunitymedia.com.au, or call 0439142204.
I like to write about arts, entertainment, any local reality tv leads, and property for the Southern Highland News and Goulburn Post, but also report on everything in between. If you have any tips, please send them to Briannah.Devlin@austcommunitymedia.com.au, or call 0439142204.
