Ekaterina Mortensen  - born and educated in Leningrad (now St Petersburg), USSR and migrated to Australia in 2000. From childhood she had a strong interest and a proven ability in art. Her interest and knowledge developed further when she was employed as a graphic designer in publishing of high quality art books in the Russian State Museum. When Ekaterina migrated to Australia in 2000, she concentrated on Australian landscapes in watercolour, then changed to an emphasis in acrylic with a wide variety of subjects. Ekaterina's solo exhibitions display her versatility and have included flowers, birds, various animals and insects, urban and rural landscapes, and portraits. She does commission paintings such as portraits, pets, and favourite flowers.

Some words about my art

There are so many things that fascinate me  significant views, small details, bright sunsets, pale grey days, young, old. I like life and all the manifestations of nature. This is probably why I find it difficult to prevent myself from depicting all the objects and details I see.

For many years the subject of nature has been inexhaustible for me and remains so, as seen in my paintings of flowers, trees and landscapes. Where my earlier works were mainly watercolours I have in the last few years experimented and settled with acrylics. This medium is very versatile and I believe I still have much to explore in its dimensions. I have explored my belief that everything in the world has its own time.

Solo Exhibitions

1st Solo Exhibition Versatility of Acrylics The Goulburn Club, Market St, Goulburn, October - November, 2003
Artist of the Month Goulburn & District Arts & Crafts Centre, April - May, 2004
2nd Solo Exhibition Faces & Flowers The Goulburn Club, Market St, Goulburn, November - December, 2005
3rd Solo Exhibition Flowers & Friends Juanita's Studio Gallery, Austinmer April - May 2006
4th Solo Exhibition Our Feathered Friends The Goulburn Club, Market St, Goulburn, November-December, 2007
Joint Exhibition Southern Belles together with Lesley Dimmick at TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst. 2009

Exhibited at

Galleries

Juanita's Studio Gallery, Austinmer 2002-2009
The Artists' Shed, Queanbeyan 2007, 2008, 2009
Gallery at The Rocks, Sydney 2002
Goulburn Rose Festival 2002-2009
Goulburn Winter Exhibition 2003-2009
Goulburn & District Arts & Crafts Gallery 2002-2007
Qeanbeyan Art Society 2006-2007
Art in the Park, Queanbeyan 2006
Coach House, Kiama 2002-2003
Old Fire Station, Kiama 2002
Arthead, Goulburn 2003-2005
Crookwell Art Gallery 2004
Peter & Mary Sykes Private Collection, Goulburn
Goulburn Regional Gallery 2005-2007
Goldsmith Street Surgery, Goulburnfrom 2003
Lieder Theatre, Goulburn 2006

Competitions

Herald-Sun Camberwell Rotary Art Show 2007, 2008, 2009
Royal Easter Show, Sydney 2002, 2004-2009
Royal Canberra Show 2005-2009
James Kiwi Watercolour Prize Competition, Wollongong 2002, 2004, 2006
Thirroul Seaside & Art Festival 2002, 2003, 2008
Goulburn Regional Art Gallery 2002-2004, 2006-2009
Queanbeyan Art Society 2006, 2007
Goulburn Art Society Traditional Art Exhibition 2002-2009
Australian Artist Seascapes/Rivers/Lakes 2004
Art on the Range, Crookwell 2004, 2006

Member of

Goulburn Art Society Inc.
Southern Tablelands Arts