SANDRA JORAN ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHY
SANDRA JORAN
* Born in Sydney Australia - 1952.
* Received First Prize for Artwork at High School 1967.
* Electrical & Mechanical Drafting Certificate East Sydney Tech. 1968/70.
* Drafting with manufacturing and consulting engineers, Sydney 1968/76.
* Exploring different materials and processes to pursue artistic direction
1975/80.
* Commercial Art Diploma with the Art Training Institute, Victoria 1981/83.
* Black & White Portraiture and mixed-media artworks 1981/94.
* Abstract wall pieces & art concepts in Fibre 1980/2000.
* Creative Embroidery and Needlework Courses 1985/86.
* Art Course - Australian Flying Art School, Qld. Units 1 to 5 1987/88.
* Diploma of Arts - Tapestry - Warrnambool, Victoria 1994/2000.
* The twelve years from 1989 to 2000 was spent creating Fibre Wall Pieces using
tapestry weaving methods and needlepoint techniques. Main medium being
pure wools, wool blends, cottons, hemp, sisal, jute, paint and found objects
such as feathers, rocks and bones www.anu.edu.au/ITA/CSA/textiles.html
* January 1999 I started changing direction after many years of contemplation.
Deciding to utilise my geometric and technical drafting skills into one area
only, which I felt would inspire me for a long time to come, I began my passion
for Mandalas. Designing, drawing, creating and painting Mandalas. These
works incorporate the circle, symbol of the universe. The square, symbol of
earthbound matter and generally exhibit a central point, radial symmetry and
cardinal points. I paint these in mixed media using gouache, inks, pastels,
metallic paints, pencils, acrylics and enamels either on watercolour paper,
board or canvas.
* In 2005 I was included in the page-a-day Mandala Calendar with other mandala artists from around the world by Workman Publishing, New York.
* Mandalas can be used for meditation, contemplation, wellbeing or simply for visual pleasure.
* I have been
exhibiting since 1985 and participated in numerous group exhibitions.
The majority of my works are held in private collections.