Dale Leach

In 1976 after backpacking through Europe and America, visiting London, Paris and New York, Dale decided to study Fine Art and make art her career.
 
In 1979 Dale completed a T.O.P Art course at Frankston TAFE, and gained entry to Prahran College of Advanced Education, completing a Diploma of Art and Design (Painting), in 1982.

In 1984 Dale completed a Graduate Diploma of Education and worked as an art teacher at Hamilton Technical School, Victoria, for the next four years.  She then travelled through SA, WA and arrived in the NT and lived and taught in Darwin for ten years as part of Sanderson High School's Art Dept. On returning to Queensland Dale set about undertaking a number of professional development short courses including Marketing your Art and joined a number of Art Associations and began exhibiting her work on a regular basis.
 
She has had over seven solo shows and participated in over sixty group shows.
In 2015 Dale was Resident Artist working with Endeavour clients on The Good Vibrations project through an RADF Grant.
In 2016 Lend Lease iAM Commissioned Dale to supply 10 paintings for the new Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
In 2017 Dale has built a studio and has taken part in the Noosa Open Studios weekend in August, 2017.
Dale lives in Doonan on the Sunshine Coast with her husband and a cat called The Inspector General.

Awards and Recognition

2010         Creative Arts Spectacular -Highly Commended

Exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017         Noosa Open Studios, 
2017         Local Artist, Cooroy Library, Qld
2016         Changing the Charm, Wondai Regional Gallery, Qld
2014         The Road Across the Range, Pomona Art Gallery, Qld
2013         Possum Mountain, Harbourside Galleries, Tewantin, Qld
2012         The Owl and the Pussy Cat, C Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Qld
2011         Caressing the Tiger, Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Qld
2011         Walking the Mandala Lake Kawana Entertainment Centre
2010         Weird, Wise and Wonderful, Martin Galleries, Qld

Over 60 group shows in Qld, Vic, NT

Exhibiting Galleries

Cooroy Butter Factory
Pomona Art Gallery

Other

Small Group Teaching
Commissions Invited

Visit Dale's website here.