Alice Haigh
Born and brought up in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) Alice studied at
Michaelis School of Fine Arts at Cape Town University, South Africa.
Returning home and finding her country embroiled in political
upheaval, she turned her talents to working for a large pottery and
screen printing business, teaching art and also managing to find the
time to illustrate a series of early reading books for children.
Alice moved to Australia in 1984 and for the next 22 years worked
as both a Visual Arts teacher and set designer for The Kings
School, Parramatta.
She has been a regular exhibitor at the annual Kings School Art
Show and her work has also been exhibited in numerous galleries in
the Sydney area and Central Coast where she now resides. More
recently showing her work solo at a Gallery in Seaforth, M-Gallery
in Avoca, Kings School Sept 09 and numerous gallery exhibitions
coming up. Alice has won several art awards including the Parramatta
Arts Society Historical Award in 1988 and 1993, the Parramatta
Foundation Week Council Award in 1991, the Parramatta Arts Society
Members Award 1996, Numerous Central Coast Art shows and in the
Gosford Gallery Art Award in 2006 and 2007.
Over the years Alice has explored and embraced different painting
mediums but is probably best known for her exquisite watercolors and
more recently for her vibrant acrylic paintings, which reflect her
African upbringing and experiences. She holds regular classes and
workshops for adults, teenagers and children, both from her home
studio and at the Gosford Art Gallery. Alice captures her new home
surroundings as well as her African home land, Aashiya particularly
likes Alices Beach scenes of the Australian coast as much as her
African studies. | 
