In all these journeys across the most diverse countries and continents, this nomadic artist has seen and studied colour in all its territorial changes and expressive possibilities, and it has become a basic part of her artistic research.

Her works have to be placed in that area of lyrical abstraction that runs form Kandinsky to Dorazio: the form of things, though having a strictly figurative aim, is essentially geometric and two dimensional.

The fields of colour, the pastel tone, the softened contrasts are all filtered by a naturalistic expressive urgency. Her poetic world seems veiled by a cool mental vision and, by way of a distilled personal inventiveness, orchestrates a chromatic symphony similar to the sensibility of postmodern aesthetics.
Kandinsky said: “The work of art comes to light at an imprecise moment, from a source, which is today unknown, but it obeys an unavoidable need…” something which forces the artist to understand more and more her deepest needs.”

Miriam Cristaldi

Solo Exhibitions

1982 Seal Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1984 Atinee Art Gallery, Townsville, QLD
Queensland National Gallery, Townsville
1988 James Craig Barque, Sydney, Australia
1989 Alliance Francais, Sydney, Australia
1990 Kips, Byron Bay, Australia
1991 Mimdam Gallery, Malindi, Kenya
1992 Suleiman Gallery, Malindi, Kenya
1993 Suleiman Gallery, Malindi, Kenya
1994 Matbronze Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya`
1995 Soho Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1996 Suleiman Gallery, Malindi, Kenya
1998 Compagnia Generale dei Viaggiatori Naviganti e Sognatori, Milan, Italy
1999 Alliance Francaise, Kampala, Italy
Compagnia Generale dei Viaggiatori Naviganti e Sognatori, Milan, Italy
2000 La Biciclette, Milan, Italy
Malindi Casino, Malindi, Kenya
2002 Art Collections Gallery, Surfers Paradise, Australia
Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Summer Mixed Exhibition

Art Education

1978 Goldsmith College of Art, University of London
1981 Interior Decoration, Melbourne College of Design & Decoration
1982 Weaving, College of Adult Education, Melbourne
1983 Research of Fashion in Tokyo
1986- 1988 Dress Design, National Art School, Sydney

Other Experience

1989 Textile Design for Swimwear Industry
1996 – 1997 Cartoonist for children’s column – Sun Herald
Illustrator – Micropress and Mini Micropress, Sydney
1989 – present Mural painting & Floor Painting for private homes and businesses in Australia and overseas