Custom illustrated posters suitable for giclee or screen printing. Unique compositions, hand drawn designs, custom typography. Worldwide design service.
Series of work combining screen printing and stencils. Limited edition prints of 55 all signed and numbered. Hand pulled by Poncho Army.
A stencil artist since 2004, Poncho Army has been a finalist in the Australian Stencil Art Prize in 2009, 2010 and in 2011 as part of the Outpost Project on Cockatoo Island. She also teaches classes in the medium
Vinyl, CD and music package design. Options are endless with anything from stencil art, hand illustrations, mixed media collages to computer based image manipulation and vector creation available
Affordable, custom, CMS website design and development. CSS, PHP, HTML5, JS & Actionscript. Websites packages start at $500! All sites come with a custom user manual so anyone can easy learn how to keep the site up to date once developed
Things I Like: playing my Ludwig drum kit in the ever awesome fuzz band Handlebar. Australian microbrews, whisky, Sailor Jerry and coffee Baileys are all high on my favourite beverage list. Green eyes melt my heart, a new hoodie feels like a hug and watching a rabbit eat may be the cutest thing in the world. I love the country but over time am coming somewhat resilient to the city. I have a fear of flying but am hoping to travel overseas to exhibit some art soon. Artist bio below.
Trina Collins, also known by her pseudonym Poncho Army, is an artist who isn’t afraid to get some paint under her fingernails. She has appeared in numerous gallery shows and been a finalist in multiple art prizes including Australian Stencil Art Prize (2009, 2010, 2011), Meroogal Women’s (2011) and BSG Works On Paper (2012). Her 2011 ASAP work was exhibited as part of the Outpost Project on Cockatoo Island, Sydney where over 86,000 people had the opportunity to view her work.
Poncho Army’s work is held in private collections around the world including New York, Japan, London, Melbourne and Sydney.
In 2011 Poncho Army opened her own urban art gallery in Wollongong, Sinking Ship Studio, where she curated and exhibited in a number of exhibitions before being evicted due to development plans in 2012. She is now currently an artist in residence at Gallery: 5 Crown Lane, Wollongong where she has her studio set up and also assists in organising exhibitions.
As well as being a visual artist Poncho Army has built a commercial business in graphic design and multimedia. She holds a BA in Creative Arts from UOW and has been working full time as a graphic designer since 2004. Having a vested interest in all aspects of design Poncho Army can create all the visual elements your business requires including branding, logo, print media, POS, video production, animation, DVD menus and website development and design.
• 2012 – March
Works On Paper
Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
• 2011/2012 – November/February
Local: Current
Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong
• 2011 – November/December
Australian Stencil Art Prize / Outpost Project
Outpost Project, Cockatoo Island, Sydney
• 2011 – November/December
Swappy Seconds / Viva La Gong
Sinking Ship Studio, Wollongong (Nov)
YoursandOwls, Wollongong (Dec)
• 2011 – November
Sinking Ship Studio Sets Sail
Sinking Ship Studio, Wollongong
• 2011 – August/September
Meroogal Women’s Art Prize
Shoalhaven Arts Centre, Nowra
• 2011 – July
Project Members Exhibition
Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
• 2011 – March/April
Touch That Space - Poncho Army & Jodie Mathews
Gallery: 5 Crown Lane, Wollongong
• 2010 – November
Australian Stencil Art Prize 2010
Oh Really Gallery, Newtown
• 2010 – September
Nude Auction / Exhibition
Blutac Gallery, UOW, Wollongong
• 2010 – July
Project Members Exhibition
Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
• 2010 – April/May
5x5x5
5 Artists create 5 Posters for 5 Bands
Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
& Waves Nightclub, Towradgi
• 2009 – April
FLAC
Fashion, Lifestyle, Arts & Culture
Blue Hotel, Woolloomooloo
• 2009 – March
Australian Stencil Art Prize 2009
Oh Really Gallery, Newtown
• 2008 – July
Rest In Pieces - Poncho Army & Kezia
Music Farmers – Wollongong
• 2006 – June
You Own A Piece Of Art (solo)
Tea’se Me – Wollongong
• 2005 – August
Stencil - Poncho Army, Vexta + more
Wollongong City Gallery (outdoor panels)
Graphic // Print work with an element of free rein
Multimedia // Websites, video, motion, animation & sound
Paint // Stencil art, screen print, paint & other visual art
Commercial Projects // Branding, logo, advertising & graphic design created for commercial clients
Occy Doco – Poster
Shonen Knife – Poster
Golden – Stencil
Lost
Mercury Weddings – Website
Babymachine – Poster
Handlebar – Poster
UnScene Festival Poster
Ludo – Poster
MK Chilby – Website
Leadfinger – Poster
Bulldoze All Bowlos – Poster
Helter Smelter – Web
Watt Riot – Poster
Poncho Army – Business Card
Leaving
Babymachine – Website
Squint
The Watt Riot – Album/DVD
SIXISH – Tee Designs
Decks
The Watt Riot EP
Yardvark – Stencil / Album
The Nice Folk – Poster
Handlebar – Melbourne Poster
Build A Better Future
Band Comp – Magazine, Branding, Signage
Smile
Blue
Grunge & Groove – Branding
Abel Cross – Website
Hospital
ROAR
Goodluck – Screen Print
Fight To Be Free
Pink Stampede
Clastrophobic
Age Of Innocence
Morrissey – Invitation
SSS – Website
Typography Design
ILLCOS Website
Freedom In Ruins
Ye Luddites – Poster
Watt Riot – Poster
Delta – Business Card
James Loughnan – Web
The Spills – Poster
Colors & The Kids
I will do my best to keep you up to date here with all the things I get up to like exhibitions, new works, new clients, new projects and of course the occasional rant about my current favourite art supply store, colour or the artists I am currently admiring. If you feel inclined to read the random thoughts in my head, many not art related, follow me on Twitter or Facebook
After accidently destroying all my SQL files on my previous website I decided it was an intentional mistake and this “accident” was just a good excuse to actually do that redesign I had been meaning to get around to doing for the past year . So here it is, the new website! Continue reading
After the demise of Sinking Ship Studio I was plucked out of the sea by 5 Crown Lane who offered me an artist in residence studio in their warehouse. 5 Crown Lane in the coolest place in Wollongong, it contains Music Farmers, a record label, a design studio, gallery space and occassionally runs as a venue. Continue reading
Brunswick Street Gallery has selected my screen print ’Goodluck’ as a finalist piece in the Works On Paper exhibition to run 16 – 29 March, 2012. Unfortunately I won’t be able to make the opening but hopefully all my Melbourne friends can make it along and let me know how is goes. Continue reading
As many of you know I have been captaining Sinking Ship Studio since mid 2011. Unfortunately the ship has sunk. For those who don’t know Sinking Ship Studio was an urban and contemporary art gallery anchored in the guts of Wollongong, Australia. It provided a DIY space for artists to exhibit their work without the constraints or costs of a commercial gallery. Continue reading
The best art event I have ever attended hands down!
I managed to get out to the island 3 times, 1 day was to work and 2 for fun. Highlights are numerous but watching ROA paint his giant mural while downing a few jugs of Sailor Jerry & Gingers in the sun was up there, along with watching Shannon Crees smash Mike Watt in Secret Wars, Continue reading
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