GABRIELLE POOL

New Zealand born artist Gabrielle Pool has developed rapidly over the past decade to establish her work in major exhibiting and collecting contexts. Achieving critical acclaim globally, Gabrielle has held sell out and highly successful exhibitions in Australia, NZ, Japan, and since 2006, over 9 exhibitions internationally including China, the Bahamas and London. She is booked in 2008 for group exhibitions in Geneva, Kenya and a solo exhibit in London.

The popularity of Gabrielle’s work is underpinned by outstanding talent. Discovered early, Gabrielle has been exhibiting since the tender age of 16. Today at 30, whilst she is an old hand at her craft, Gabrielle is receiving much coveted recognition in the cut throat arena of contemporary art practice, taking her due place as a mid career artist of considerable substance.

As a result, Gabrielle has been placed in major private and public collections in Australia and abroad including the collections of the Princess Francisco Borghese of the Bahamas and the Pucci Collection in London.

She was honoured in 2004 being invited by Nelson Mandela to travel to Africa to collaborate in the Unity Series alongside other leading international artists. She has recently been selected as finalist in the most prestigious Australian art prizes, including the Sydney based Mosman Art Prize, and looks forward to a joint venture in 2008 with Sonray on art investment and wealth creation.

Recently Gabrielle has donated bodies of her work to charity, completed after returned field trips to Africa. Her most recent, to the slums of Kibera, sees her working closely with Oasis Africa in 2007 to raise valuable funds for the child victims of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.