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Grace Paleg is a well known and prolific artist of thirty years experience who has exhibited regularly and successfully in many major shows and galleries.

Grace studied Graphic design at Swinburne in Victoria and life drawing and portraiture at East Sydney Tech. Studies followed with the late Lesley Sinclair and David Moore at Montsalvat and Allan Martin at his studio in Eltham. Grace's earlier work consists of over 300 commissioned portraits and in the past years she has diversified in subject matter to Life Drawing, Landscape and Still Life.

During 1990 Grace began exhibiting and teaching at her studio. In conjunction with these activities she has been an invitation judge at Art Shows and has been giving demonstrations and workshops for Art Societies throughout Victoria N.S.W. and A.C.T.

After a move to the south coast of N.S.W. in 1994 with her family, Grace commenced work as a tutor with the Eurobodalla Adult Education Centre teaching portraiture. The Grace Paleg Fine Art Studio Gallery was opened in November 1996 and it is from there that Grace continues to work and teach. She is a member and past President of the South Coast pastel society and a member of the Victorian Pastel Society. Grace's preferred medium is pastels, and her skills with these have earned her the number of awards shown below.

Herald Sun Camberwell Rotary Art Show
 Best Pastel in Show
Australian Guild of Realist Artists - Summer Exhibition
 Runner-up Best Painting
Australian Guild of Realist Artists - Autumn Exhibition
 Highly Commended
Australian Guild of Realist Artists - Winter Exhibition
 Highly Commended

Batemans Bay Art & Craft Society Inc. 21st Annual Exhibition
 First Prize Peoples Choice
 Second Prize Pastel
Montague 25th Art and Craft Easter Show
 Peoples Choice

Australian Artist Art Prize Challenge Series. Challenge no.20 still life
 Second Prize
The Combined Moruya C.W.A. & South Coast Pastel Society Inc. "Days of Innocents" Exhibition
 Peoples First Choice award
Kiama Art Society Annual Exhibition
 Highly commended (members)

Batemans Bay Art & Craft Society Inc 19th Annual Exhibition
 Second prize Pastel
Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize
 Second Prize Peoples choice
Kiama Art Society Annual Exhibition
 First Overall Exhibit
 Highly commended (Traditional)
Pastel Society of Victoria Annual Exhibition 2004
 Ming B. Mackay Prize for the most popular pastel voted by Victorian Pastel Society members

Batemans Bay Art & Craft Society Inc 18th Annual Exhibition
 Best Painting overall
 First Prize Portraiture
 Second prize Pastel
 Best Female Artist hanging overall
Kiama Art Society Annual Exhibition
 First Overall Exhibit
Alexander Berry Art Exhibition 2003
 Highly commended (Portrait)
Shoalhaven Art Society Annual Exhibition
 Commended (Traditional)

Batemans Bay Art & Craft Society Inc 17th Annual Exhibition
 First Prize Portraiture
The South Coast Pastel Society's Great Fakes Show
 Third Prize
Kiama Art Society Annual Exhibition
 Second Best Overall Exhibit
 Peoples Choice
 Highly Commended (Pastel Section)
Judged the Bega valley Regional Gallery Art Awards
Shoalhaven Art Society Annual Exhibition
 First Prize (Portrait Section)
 Commended (Still life Section)

Batemans Bay Art and Craft Exhibition
 The Chris Vardon Portraiture Prize - First Prize
 Second Prize Pastel.
Montague Art and Craft Easter show
 Best Pastel
 Second prize, Oils
Kiama Art Society Annual Exhibition
 Second Best Overall Exhibit
 Highly Commended Portraiture
 Peoples Choice
Shoalhaven Art Society Annual Exhibition
 First Prize ( Portrait Section)
 Highly Commended (Pastel Section)
Bega valley Regional Gallery Art Awards
 Best Pastel
Alexander Berry Art Exhibition 2001
 The Shoalhaven Portrait Acquisition
Homage to Moruya Granite Art Exhibition
 The Peter Thomas Award Best Pastel

Batemans Bay Art and Craft Exhibition
 The Chris Vardon Portraiture Prize - First Prize
 Best Pastel
 Highly Commended
Herald Sun Camberwell Rotary Art Show 2000
 Expo Hire Prize, Best Pastel In Show
Montague Art and Craft Easter show
 Highly Commended
 Commended
Australian Artist Art Prize Challenge Series. Challenge no.1 - Landscape
 Third Prize
Finalist in the Australian Artist Art Prize Challenge Series. Challenge no. 2 Still life and Floral
Kiama Art Society Annual Exhibition
 First prize Still life
 Peoples choice
Shoalhaven Art Society Annual Exhibition
 First Prize ( Portrait Section)
 First Prize Best Flower Painting
Bega Valley Regional Gallery. John Balmain National Portraiture Award
 First Prize
Bega Valley Art Awards
 Best Pastel

The Chris Vardon Portraiture Prize
 First Prize
Montague Art and Craft Easter Show
 Second Prize (Pastel)
Herald Sun Camberwell Rotary Art Show 1999
 Expo Hire Prize, Best Pastel in Show
Kiama Art Society Annual Exhibition
 Second Prize (Portraiture)
 Highly Commended, Still Life
 Peoples Choice
Shoalhaven Art Society Annual Exhibition
 First Prize Still Life Section)
 First Prize Portrait Section)
 First Prize Traditional Section)
 People's Choice
Bega valley Art Awards
 Best Pastel
 Finalist in the Aice Bale Travelling Scholarship

Inaugural Chris Vardon Portraiture Prize
 First Prize
Montague Art And Craft Easter Show
 First Prize, Any other Medium
Kiama Art Society Annual Exhibition
 First Prize (Portraiture)
Invitation Artist at the Bega Valley Regional Gallery
 'A Celebration of Pastel and Watercolour'
Shoalhaven Art Society 33rd Annual Art Exhibition
 The Holiday Haven Excellence in Art Award
 Highly Commended (Portrait Section)
Portia Geach Portraiture Award 1998
 Viewers choice

Kiama Art Society Annual Exhibition 1997
 First Prize, Best Still Life
 Highly Commended (Traditional)
 Commended (Still Life)
Shoalhaven Art Society 32nd Annual Art Exhibition
 The Inaugural John Proudfoot Memorial Award
 First Prize (Still Life)
 First Prize (Portrait)
Bega Valley Art Awards
 Best Drawing or Pastel
Portia Geach Portrait award
 Accepted for Hanging in 1997
Waverly Rotary Art Show
 Featured Artist

Forest Gallery Solo Exhibition "A SHOW OF GRACE"
Portland 20th Art Exhibition
 Art Purchase Acquired by the City of Lismore Council
Montague Art and Craft Easter Show 1996
 Best Painting Overall
 Twice Highly Commended
Camberwell Rotary Art Show 1996
 Best Pastel under $700
 Commended
Waverly Art Show
 Twice Highly Commended
City of Liverpool 10th annual Art and Craft Exhibition
 Commended
Batemans Bay Art And Craft Society Clyde River Art Exhibition
 Best Painting Overall
 Best Pastel
Kiama Art Society Annual Exhibition 1996
 Best Still life
 Highly Commended
Shoalhaven Art Society 31st Annual Art Exhibition
 The Holiday Haven Excellence in Art Award
 Best Still Life

Cowra's Festival of International Understanding. Arts Council Art Exhibition 1995
 Highly Commended
Montague Art and Craft Society Show
 First Prize, Best Pastel
 People's Choice Award
Kiama Art Society Annual Exhibition 1995
 Best Still Life
 Highly Commended (Portrait)
 Commended (Traditional)
Shoalhaven Art Society Annual Exhibition 1995
 First Prize (Still Life Section)
 First Prize (Portrait Section)
 First Prize (Traditional Section)
Neptune Festival Art Exhibition 1995
 Batemans Bay First Prize

Rotary Club of Yea Annual Art Show 1994
 First Prize (acquisition) Best Exhibit
Camberwell Rotary Art Show 1994
 Rembrandt Pastel Prize. First Prize Best Pastel
 Highly Commended
Shoalhaven Art Society Annual Exhibition
 First Prize (Still life Section)
 Highly Commended (Portrait Section)
Toorak College Fine Art Exhibition
 Best Pastel
Kiama Art Society 16th Annual Exhibition 1994
 Best Still Life
 Twice Commended (Portrait and Traditional Sections)
 People's Choice Award
Bega Valley Art Awards 1994
 Major Award (acquisitive)
 Best Pastel
Neptune Festival Art Exhibition 1994 Batemans Bay
 Second Prize
 Highly Commended

Rotary Club of Yea Annual Art show
 First Prize (Acquisition) Best Exhibit
 Second Prize
Studio Roest Art Gallery at the old Post Office, Seymour, 1993
 First solo Exhibition. "GRACEFULLY YOURS"
Camberwell Rotary Art Show 1993
 Rembrandt Pastel Prize, First Prize Best Pastel
Brighton Art Exhibition 1993
 Brighton City Council, Acquisition Award
 Best Painting in Exhibition.
Parade College Annual Art Exhibition 1993
 Two Honourable Mentions
Pastel Society of Victoria Annual Exhibition 1993
 Micador Prize
 Ming B. Mackay Prize For the most popular pastel voted by Victorian Pastel Society members
Glen Waverly Rotary Art Show 1993
 Honourable Mention

Rotary Club of Yea Annual Art Show 1992
 Highly Commended.
Herald Sun Outdoor Art Show 1992
 First Prize (Pastels)
Studio Roest Art Gallery at Kinglake, 1992 - Annual Autumn Exhibition "GRACE AND CHARM"
  Featured Artist.
Parade Art Exhibition 1992
 First prize (Best Exhibit)
 Highly Commended.
Echuca Art Group 38th Annual Exhibition 1992
 Highly Commended.

Rotary Club of Yea Annual Art Show 1991
 Highly Commended.
Albury/Wodonga Artists Society 1991
 First Prize (Acquisition - local scene)
 Highly Commended (pastel)
Parade Art Exhibition 1991
 Two Highly Commended (Pastels)