Walpole creates contemporary paintings which reflect Queensland's landscape. She is a multi-award winning artist who has been involved in many large commissions of artworks for corporate spaces through out Australia.

Walpole’s art has also featured in several magazines and other publications on the art/interior decorating scene.

AWARDS

2006 Noosa Art Award – open prize
2006 Caloundra Art Festival – open prize
2005 Caloundra Art Festival – open prize
2005 Caloundra Art Festival – drawing prize
2003 Caloundra Art Festival – 1st prize modern/abstract painting
2001 ‘Work for the blues’ Award – 1st prize acrylic or oil painting
2001 Pine Rivers Art Award – open prize
1999 Queensland Performing Art / Society of Sculptors Exhibition – 1st prize open sculpture, best sculpture in wood, best bronze sculpture

COMMISSIONS

The Marriot Hotel Brisbane
Quay West Hotel, Brisbane
Bretts Wharf, Brisbane
Broadway Hotel, Woolloongabba
Cairns International Airport
Legends Hotels, Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach
Holiday Inn, Hope Island
Hamilton Island
Whitsunday Islands
Greenslopes Private Hospital. Brisbane
St Andrews Hospital, Brisbane
Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, NSW
Queensland Cardiology Group
Bretts Apartments, Brisbane
Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane

COMMUNITY ARTS

2000 Morayfield high school -year 12 art camp – tutor - sculpture workshop
1996 Facilitator for Sherwood community arts - banner workshop for the disabled
1991 Facilitator for book illustration workshop at Downfall Creek bushland reserve, Chermside, Brisbane
1990 Facilitator for environmental poster workshop for Brisbane City Council and Greening Australia at Downfall creek reserve

COLLECTIONS

Queensland Treasury
Brisbane City Council Civic Art Gallery, Pine Rivers Shire Council, Esk Shire Council, University of the Sunshine Coast, St George Bank, Sydney, NSW
Moreton Shire Council, Qld
Bank of Queensland, Brisbane
Caltex, Downfall Creek Bushland Centre, Chermside, Brisbane
Dept Main Roads Queensland.
Public and private collections locally, interstate and overseas