Larissa Smagarinsky, Australian artist since 1982.
Over 40 years of experience as a professional artist across two continents.
Her strength is her ability to work with a variety of sizes, mediums and styles.
The majority of her work are cast in bronze and stainless steel.
Larissa is unique among Sculptors in having been honoured by two exhibitions in the Sydney Opera House Exhibition Hall . The first one was part of Australian Bicentennial Celebration , 1988. Second marked the occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of Sydney Opera House, 1993.
EDUCATION
Dushanbe Art College
Diploma in sculpture.
St Petersburg, Russia
A Masters Degree in Fine Arts, specializing in monumental, architectural and decorative sculpture.
In Australia Larissa’s public works can be seen:
Dance of love, Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre, Sydney, 1988.
Together Through Time, Macquarie University Sculpture Garden, NSW, 1992.
Sculpture based on Australian History can be seen in windows of RSL Club, Brighton Le Sands. NSW.
Bronze sculpture , Mother and Child Tasmania Sculpture Garden, Tasmania.
Harmony and Diver 3d Tower, Darling Park building , Sussex Street, Sydney. 2002.
Commissions through competitions
The Last Farewell, memorial to the Light Horse Regiment at Remount Park , Holsworthy NSW. 1995.
Supporting Hands. Memorial to volunteers at Paul Keating Park, Bankstown, NSW, 2001
Olympic Spirit, series of bronze sculptures in swimming pool area at the Hotel QuayWest Melbourne ,Melbourne, VIC. 2000
Bronze Portrait Commissions:
Parliament House, Sydney, bust of former Premier Neville Wran.
Art Centre Gunnery Building, Woolloomooloo NSW bust of Mr Beljiorno Nettis
CSIRO, Canberra porches a different bronze portrait of Neville Wran.
Westfield Corporation commissioned bust of John Saunders, founder of Holocaust Museum , Sydney.
Sydney SBS Television Broadcast Station porches sculptural head of Nicolas Shehadie.
*As well as multiple private commissions.
Larissa’s 3 m high Rotating Pyramid titled Faces of Australia depicts 50 busts and heads. Portraits of common and uncommon Australians at her Sculpture Garden.
EXHIBITIONS
16 Solo exhibitions over 36 years in Australia
Richard King Gallery ( The Print Rooms) 1984
Holdsworth Galleries, Woollahra 1985
Community Centre, Bondi Beach Pavilion 1986
Westpac Bank Plaza. Sydney 1987
Sydney Opera House Exhibition Hall, Sydney 1988
Holland Fine Art , Double Bay. 1990
Sydney Opera House Exhibition Hall 1993
Cm McMahone Street Galleries. Hurstville 1994
George Ivanov Art Gallery, Nowra 1995
Aniela Galleria, Kangaroo Valley 1996
Soho Art Gallery 2002
Feyona Vanstom Gallery 41 2003
Tighes Hill Gallery, Tighes Hill 2004
Regional Art Gallery Gosford 2007
Larissa’s Sculpture Gardens, Wyoming NSW 2008
Larissa’s Sculpture Gardens, Wyoming NSW 2012
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Royal Easter Show, Sydney 1983, 1984, 2012
Miro and Spizman Fine Art Gallery, London, 1984-1985
Numerous exhibitions with Sculptors Society from 1986-2019.
Finalist for Blake Prize Religious Art at the Blaxland Gallery, 1989
Argyle Centre The Rocks Sydney, 1991
Galleria Aniela Kangaroo Valley, 1994
Soho Fine Art Galleries and Art Park since 1995 - 2019
Greythorn Galleries, Melbourne, 1999, 2000, 2001.
Finalist Sculpture on The Greens, 2000, 2012
Finalist Newcastle sculpture Competition, 2001
Finalist Sculpture in Vineyards, 2001, 2012
Finalist Regional Gosford Art Gallery since 2006-2017
Adelaide Classic Sculpture Prize, Adelaide, 2010, 2012
Marquette Exhibition, Design for Architectural , Civic and Associated Public Works.
Finalist Kooindah Central Coast, 2011
Finalist Mistletoe Sculpture Prize, 2012
Finalist, Hunters Hill Art Exhibition, 2013 , 2015
Finalist, Incinerator Art Space Exhibition, 2019
International Representation:
State Russian Museum Reserve Collection, Moscow
. OlD MAN , wood . ASIAN GIRL, marble. RUSSAN WORKER , beaten copper .
Art Museum ICM , Geneva, Switzerland.
MOTHER AND CHILD , fired clay.
Coca Cola Art Collection USA,
BALLERINA, bronze.
Alexandria Library, Egypt,
model to LAST FAREWELL (Donation from Australia).
4.5 m high sculpture Modern Ballet in Chung- Chun Sculpture Park, from 2009.
Number bronze sculptures in private collection around the World
Largest Collection of Outdoor sculptures and smaller collectables in Larissa’s Sculpture Garden, Wyoming NSW.
AWARDS/PRIZES:
Gosford Regional Art Gallery Art Prize :
Best sculpture - 2003, 2008
First prize for ceramics - 2017
Sydney Sculptors Society prizes - 2004, 2008, 2009 , 2012, 2016.
Brighton Jetty Classic Sculpture Exhibition - Peoples Choice Prize 2010, 2011.
MEDIA PUBLICITY :
1985 SBS Television Sculpture program. December
1993 The Australian, newspaper. Article ‘ Moore or Less Moscow Maestro’ by late
Elwynn Lynn
1993 The Good Weekend newspaper, ‘Faces of Australia’ July 17
1993 Vox Popoli SBS Television, November Profile Segment.
1994 Craft Arts International, magazine № 31
1995 Architectural Review magazine
1998 Art Collector magazine issue 6, October-December.
2002 Art Singapore Contemporary Arts Fair Catalog October 11-15.
2002 X Cultural Art magazine, May.
2002 Art and Australia magazine, September.
2009 Art Collector magazine.
2010 Slow Burn ( book) A Century Of Australian women artists from a private collection. In honour of Eva Breuer . National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery.
2010 Unification, Russian magazine in Sydney by Jana Alifanova.
2014 Australian Mosaics Russian magazine In Sydney by Tatiana Torlina. № 30
Over 40 years of experience as a professional artist across two continents.
Her strength is her ability to work with a variety of sizes, mediums and styles.
The majority of her work are cast in bronze and stainless steel.
Larissa is unique among Sculptors in having been honoured by two exhibitions in the Sydney Opera House Exhibition Hall . The first one was part of Australian Bicentennial Celebration , 1988. Second marked the occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of Sydney Opera House, 1993.
EDUCATION
Dushanbe Art College
Diploma in sculpture.
St Petersburg, Russia
A Masters Degree in Fine Arts, specializing in monumental, architectural and decorative sculpture.
In Australia Larissa’s public works can be seen:
Dance of love, Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre, Sydney, 1988.
Together Through Time, Macquarie University Sculpture Garden, NSW, 1992.
Sculpture based on Australian History can be seen in windows of RSL Club, Brighton Le Sands. NSW.
Bronze sculpture , Mother and Child Tasmania Sculpture Garden, Tasmania.
Harmony and Diver 3d Tower, Darling Park building , Sussex Street, Sydney. 2002.
Commissions through competitions
The Last Farewell, memorial to the Light Horse Regiment at Remount Park , Holsworthy NSW. 1995.
Supporting Hands. Memorial to volunteers at Paul Keating Park, Bankstown, NSW, 2001
Olympic Spirit, series of bronze sculptures in swimming pool area at the Hotel QuayWest Melbourne ,Melbourne, VIC. 2000
Bronze Portrait Commissions:
Parliament House, Sydney, bust of former Premier Neville Wran.
Art Centre Gunnery Building, Woolloomooloo NSW bust of Mr Beljiorno Nettis
CSIRO, Canberra porches a different bronze portrait of Neville Wran.
Westfield Corporation commissioned bust of John Saunders, founder of Holocaust Museum , Sydney.
Sydney SBS Television Broadcast Station porches sculptural head of Nicolas Shehadie.
*As well as multiple private commissions.
Larissa’s 3 m high Rotating Pyramid titled Faces of Australia depicts 50 busts and heads. Portraits of common and uncommon Australians at her Sculpture Garden.
EXHIBITIONS
16 Solo exhibitions over 36 years in Australia
Richard King Gallery ( The Print Rooms) 1984
Holdsworth Galleries, Woollahra 1985
Community Centre, Bondi Beach Pavilion 1986
Westpac Bank Plaza. Sydney 1987
Sydney Opera House Exhibition Hall, Sydney 1988
Holland Fine Art , Double Bay. 1990
Sydney Opera House Exhibition Hall 1993
Cm McMahone Street Galleries. Hurstville 1994
George Ivanov Art Gallery, Nowra 1995
Aniela Galleria, Kangaroo Valley 1996
Soho Art Gallery 2002
Feyona Vanstom Gallery 41 2003
Tighes Hill Gallery, Tighes Hill 2004
Regional Art Gallery Gosford 2007
Larissa’s Sculpture Gardens, Wyoming NSW 2008
Larissa’s Sculpture Gardens, Wyoming NSW 2012
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Royal Easter Show, Sydney 1983, 1984, 2012
Miro and Spizman Fine Art Gallery, London, 1984-1985
Numerous exhibitions with Sculptors Society from 1986-2019.
Finalist for Blake Prize Religious Art at the Blaxland Gallery, 1989
Argyle Centre The Rocks Sydney, 1991
Galleria Aniela Kangaroo Valley, 1994
Soho Fine Art Galleries and Art Park since 1995 - 2019
Greythorn Galleries, Melbourne, 1999, 2000, 2001.
Finalist Sculpture on The Greens, 2000, 2012
Finalist Newcastle sculpture Competition, 2001
Finalist Sculpture in Vineyards, 2001, 2012
Finalist Regional Gosford Art Gallery since 2006-2017
Adelaide Classic Sculpture Prize, Adelaide, 2010, 2012
Marquette Exhibition, Design for Architectural , Civic and Associated Public Works.
Finalist Kooindah Central Coast, 2011
Finalist Mistletoe Sculpture Prize, 2012
Finalist, Hunters Hill Art Exhibition, 2013 , 2015
Finalist, Incinerator Art Space Exhibition, 2019
International Representation:
State Russian Museum Reserve Collection, Moscow
. OlD MAN , wood . ASIAN GIRL, marble. RUSSAN WORKER , beaten copper .
Art Museum ICM , Geneva, Switzerland.
MOTHER AND CHILD , fired clay.
Coca Cola Art Collection USA,
BALLERINA, bronze.
Alexandria Library, Egypt,
model to LAST FAREWELL (Donation from Australia).
4.5 m high sculpture Modern Ballet in Chung- Chun Sculpture Park, from 2009.
Number bronze sculptures in private collection around the World
Largest Collection of Outdoor sculptures and smaller collectables in Larissa’s Sculpture Garden, Wyoming NSW.
AWARDS/PRIZES:
Gosford Regional Art Gallery Art Prize :
Best sculpture - 2003, 2008
First prize for ceramics - 2017
Sydney Sculptors Society prizes - 2004, 2008, 2009 , 2012, 2016.
Brighton Jetty Classic Sculpture Exhibition - Peoples Choice Prize 2010, 2011.
MEDIA PUBLICITY :
1985 SBS Television Sculpture program. December
1993 The Australian, newspaper. Article ‘ Moore or Less Moscow Maestro’ by late
Elwynn Lynn
1993 The Good Weekend newspaper, ‘Faces of Australia’ July 17
1993 Vox Popoli SBS Television, November Profile Segment.
1994 Craft Arts International, magazine № 31
1995 Architectural Review magazine
1998 Art Collector magazine issue 6, October-December.
2002 Art Singapore Contemporary Arts Fair Catalog October 11-15.
2002 X Cultural Art magazine, May.
2002 Art and Australia magazine, September.
2009 Art Collector magazine.
2010 Slow Burn ( book) A Century Of Australian women artists from a private collection. In honour of Eva Breuer . National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery.
2010 Unification, Russian magazine in Sydney by Jana Alifanova.
2014 Australian Mosaics Russian magazine In Sydney by Tatiana Torlina. № 30
