• My work has always represented the land as ‘Mother Earth’, a living entity, to create empathy, and help the viewer reflect on the ‘hidden’ and ’surface’, aspects of our perceptions about what we see, understand and experience around us.

Ursula Theinert CV

Ursula is concerned by the challenging environmental issues which confront and threaten our global future and she believes in the importance of art to stimulate and encourage discussion of these complex and emotive choices. Her work explores the relationship that humankind has with the environment. She focuses on the profound spiritual connection we have with nature and the duality of our existence.

My work has always represented the land as ‘Mother Earth’, a living entity, to create empathy, and help the viewer reflect on the ‘hidden’ and ’surface’, aspects of our perceptions about what we see, understand and experience around us. I have focused on ‘Erosion’, ‘Forest Management’ and Black Saturday in my ‘Fire Series’, and recently began a new series called ‘Reenchantment’.

Indeed, for me I project the forms of striving branches, contorted forms of struggle and mystical groves of a spiritual yearning for the ‘the other’ testing and guiding us to connect with nature to experience and strive for balance and wholeness both within ourselves and in the world around us. I feel that our increasing desire to protect the environment and questioning seeing the natural world as only useful raw materials for our use, is an enlightening investigation. I feel that this spiritual bond is a vital connection that helps us experience our true selves, others and our environment.

URSULA THEINERT

CURRICULUM VITAE

Ursula Theinert

Date of Birth: 14th December 1955

Mobile: 0439699241

Email: wersula@gmail.com

Website: http://www.ursulatheinert.com.au/

ART ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Four Paintings selected into the Cunningham Dax Collection, Kenneth Myer Building, The University of Melbourne

2013 Doug Moran Portrait Prize Semi-Finalist

2012 Portia Geach Memorial Award Finalist, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney

Salon des Refuses ‘Hidden Faces of the Archibald’ 2006 – 2016

Art Melbourne 2008 – 2012 Exhibition Building Carlton Melbourne

EXHIBITIONS

2026 Celebrating the Human Form Exhibition ArtSpace Gallery Wonthaggi

2026 Shades of Summer Exhibition ArtSpace Gallery Wonthaggi

2025 Artful Holidays Exhibition ArtSpace Gallery Wonthaggi

2025 Winner Best Painting Inverloch Art Show

2025 George Bass Exhibition Walker Street Gallery

2025 Inverloch Art Show Exhibition 

2024 On the Horizon Selected Works Bass Coast Shire Council, Berninneit Art Gallery, Cowes, Phillip Island.

2024 PICES Exhibition, Berninneit Cultural Centre Gallery, Cowes Phillip Island 

2024 Winner Best Acrylic Inverloch Art Show

2024 Winner Best Acrylic Art Society Phillip Island Region (ASPIR) Berninneit Cultural Centre Cowes, Phillip Island

2023 Winner Best Acrylic Inverloch Art Show

2022 Second Prize – Winter Solstice Exhibition ArtSpace Wonthaggi

2018 Winner of The Inverloch Art Prize, Inverloch

2017 Winner of Your Art Collection Acquisition BCSC, Corinella

2016 Hidden Faces of The Archibald, Victorian Salon des Refuses, Hilton Melbourne, South Wharf, Melbourne.

2016 Grand Prize Winner for Best in Show in in The Artists Society of Phillip Island Exhibition, Cowes Cultural Centre

2015 ‘From the Fire’, The Cunningham Dax Collection, The Dax Centre, Kenneth Myer Building, Melbourne

2015 Hidden Faces of The Archibald Exhibition, Victorian Salon des Refuses, Hilton Melbourne, South Wharf, Melbourne

2015 The Gippsland 14 Touring Exhibition, Media House Gallery, The Age Building, Collins Street, Melbourne

2014 Hidden Faces of The Archibald Exhibition, Victorian Salon des Refuses, Hilton Melbourne, South Wharf, Melbourne

2014 One of four Finalists in Bass Coast Your Art Collection Exhibition, Wonthaggi

2014 Grand Prize Winner for Best in Show Corinella Traditional Art Show

2013 Semi-Finalist Doug Moran Portrait Prize

2013 Hidden Faces of the Archibald Exhibition, Hilton Melbourne South Wharf, Melbourne

2012 Portia Geach Memorial Prize Finalist, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney

Hidden Faces of the Archibald Exhibition, Hilton Melbourne South Wharf, Melbourne

Art Melbourne 2012, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton

2011 Hidden Faces of the Archibald Exhibition, Media House Gallery, The Age, Melbourne

Salon des Refuses, ‘Hidden Faces of the Archibald’, Hilton Melbourne South Wharf, Melbourne

9 x 5 Exhibition, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong

Art Melbourne 2011, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Carlton

‘She Who Loves’ Finalist, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong

‘Field of Trees’ in Celebration for International Year of Forests, arc Gallery, Yinnar

‘Emergence: Art on the Move’ Exhibition 2001, Federation Square Atrium and

Federation Square Big Screen, Melbourne

2010 ‘Fields of View’ Exhibition, Maroondah Art Gallery, Ringwood

‘Fields of View’ Exhibition, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong

Salon des Refuses, ’Hidden Faces of the Archibald, Hilton South Wharf, Melbourne

Art Melbourne 2010, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, Melbourne

‘Fields of View’ Exhibition, Warrnambool Regional Art Gallery, Warrnambool

‘Fields of View’ Exhibition and Launch of Environmental Expressionism, Queens Hall, Parliament House, Melbourne

‘Out of the Ashes’, Solo Exhibition, Art at St. Francis, Melbourne

‘Fields of View’ Touring Exhibition, Gippsland Art Gallery, Maffra Exhibition Space

2009 ‘Regionalis’ Exhibition, Red Gallery, North Fitzroy, Melbourne

Art Melbourne 2009, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton

‘ECO’ Exhibition, Abi Edwards Gallery, Tonimbuk

‘Forest Management’, Solo Exhibition, Abi Edwards Gallery, Tonimbuk

‘Art Gippsland 2009’, Warragul Art Centre, Warragul

2008 ‘Forest Management’, Solo Exhibition, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell

6 Degree Art Prize, Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston

Salon des Refuses ‘Hidden Faces of the Archibald’ – Park Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne

‘Interconnections’, Photographic Exhibition, The Vault, Trafalgar

Art Melbourne 2008, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton

The 24th Women’s Exhibition, ARC Yinnar

2007 Salon des Refuses ‘Hidden Faces of the Archibald’ – Crown Towers, Melbourne

‘New Energies 2007’ Touring Exhibition – Meeniyan Art Gallery, East Gippsland Gallery – Bairnsdale, Court House Gallery – Yarram, ARC Yinnar.

Celebrating 25 Years at ARC Yinnar

Linden Postcard Show – St. Kilda

GippsTAFE Student Exhibition – Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell

The Collector’s Exhibition – Steps Gallery – Richmond

Gippsland Emerging Artists Exhibition –  Cardinia Cultural Centre, Pakenham

Gippsland Emerging Artists ‘In the Spirit of Art’- Cardinia Centre

2006 Salon des Refuses ‘Hidden Faces of the Archibald’ – Crown Towers, Melbourne.

The Collector’s Exhibition – Steps Gallery – Richmond

Inaugural ARC Yinnar Drawing Prize, Arc Gallery, Yinnar

Herring Island Summer Arts Festival – Herring Island, Melbourne

Linden Postcard Show – St. Kilda

2005 Burnley Harbour Festival – Richmond

Latrobe Faces and Places – ARC Yinnar Gallery, Yinnar

Noah’s ARC – Yinnar Gallery, Yinnar

2004 ‘Anger Management’ – Warragul Art Centre, Warragul

EDUCATION

2008 Diploma of Visual Arts – GippsTAFE Yallourn

Certificate IV in Ceramics – GippsTAFE Yallourn

1987-92 Diploma of Teaching ( Primary ) – Monash University, Gippsland