Denise Scholz Wulfing
Born in Sydney, Australia, Denise attended City Art Institute, now UNSW Art & Design, in the early 1980s majoring in drawing. Initially interested in painting and drawing Denise attended life drawing classes for many years at East Sydney Technical College at Darlinghurst. Exhibiting at galleries including Holdsworth contemporary galleries at Darlinghurst. Denise’s interest in printmaking combined elements of both painting and drawing. By attending short printmaking courses where she developed confidence and proficiency in the many skills involved in the production of a successful fine art print, specifically etching. With an ongoing interest in the narrative and figurative work of old masters’ Denise enrolled in a M.Lit. (Visual Arts & Design), enabling her to produce a series of etchings and a thesis inspired by work of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Many series of etchings followed, inspired not only by Pieter Bruegel but also by William Hogarth, William Blake and the ideals of Renaissance masters. Much of this work was exhibited at galleries in Sydney, such as Mura Clay in Newtown and Max Taylor Galleries in Summerhill. Recognized by her peers Denise became a member of Sydney Printmakers in 2007, and has participated in many touring and local, national and international exhibitions organized by Sydney Printmakers. Buying a property in country NSW in 2008 and building a mudbrick house has sparked a new direction in Denise’s narrative, figurative style. While the human figure remains significant in her work many rural subjects and the landscape are appearing, with much of her subject matter inspired by the area around Boorowa. Finally making the move to Taylors Flat in 2023, Denise’s work is now often set in the bush and while still referencing mythological and Biblical subjects it is also populated by creatures living in and around the countryside from sheep to shinglebacks. Denise has also become involved in the local Hilltops community, and has been instrumental in the establishment of the Boorowa Museum Print Studio, giving demonstrations of letterpress printing, composing and typesetting on the old Boorowa News printing press to the general public. Denise has been involved in many group and solo exhibitions and has been awarded many prizes, including the Camden Art Show, Ryde Art Prize (prints), RAS miniature prize, RAS Print Prize, and been a finalist in the Portia Geach Award, the Blake Prize for Religious Art, the Burnie Print Prize and the Fremantle Print Award