“The body of work created for My Place continues to reflect my interest in the regional landscapes of the central and western plains of Victoria, the familiar environments that I have lived, my whole life in. My country, my land, my place has left a powerful and lasting impression on the aesthetics of my work, evident in my interpretations of space and colour and the portrayal of divisions in the landscape and alterations made by man.” Tarli Glover is a visual artist based in Ballarat, Central Victoria and holds a BA in Fine Art painting from the University of Ballarat . With a professional art career spanning 3 decades, Tarli has exhibited widely throughout Australia in numerous group and solo shows, including the highly successful Land, Hard Land and Paper Scape solo exhibitions. She has been short-listed for several significant art prizes and awards including The Paul Guest and Rick Amor Drawing Prizes, the National Works on Paper Exhibition, Calleen and Hutchins Art Awards and the Kilgour, Redland and Whyalla Art Prizes. Tarli has been awarded the 2013 Mt Eyre Art Prize, 2012 & 2010 Flanagan Prize, 2011 ‘She’ Competition and highly commended for the 2010 Norvill Art Prize. Tarli’s work is held in private and public collections nationally including the Guirguis collection, Mt Eyre Vineyard, Federation University Australia art collection, Riddock Regional Art Gallery, Ballarat High School, Loreto Collage, St Patrick’s Collage art collections. While Tarli’s art practice covers a range of creative disciplines, she concentrates primarily on painting, drawing and multi-media works with a focus on both landscape and figurative genres. Her work leans toward semi abstract symbolism and representation. My Place runs 22 February – 18 March. To see a full exhibition listing click here.