Sherree Dawn Halliwell

Since ‘semi-retiring’ from corporate marketing to academia in 2022, Dr Sherree Halliwell has devoted herself fully to her creative passions in visual and digital art. Her multidisciplinary practice is grounded in themes of compassionate feminism, environmental sustainability, and a critical examination of social and political injustices.

Sherree’s work spans screen-based and live performance, sculpture, and multimedia installation. Her embodied performances are emotionally charged and deeply personal, inviting audiences to confront uncomfortable truths with empathy and reflection. Through a unique technique of embodied pheno-pragma-practice, she bridges the physicality of performance with the tactile presence of her sculptural and digital works.

Her creative process is both physically and emotionally demanding, requiring her to inhabit the pain and trauma associated with the issues she explores. This vulnerability becomes a powerful tool for transformation—turning personal and collective grief into a call for awareness, healing, and change. For Sherree, art is not only a form of expression but a deeply personal journey of resilience and hope.

Early in her art career, Sherree undertook a residency in the UK, where she studied form and flow. This experience significantly influenced her artistic style, which continues to explore the dynamic interplay between structure and movement.

Sherree also enjoys creating children's illustrations that celebrate the spontaneity and whimsy of childhood. These vignettes are created from memories of her halcyon days growing up in Lancashire, UK.

Awards and Exhibitions:

2026:

Sherree held her first solo exhibition at Culliford House from Jan 27th - Feb 22nd, presenting 62 works celebrating second chances, where discarded materials found new life through innovation, storytelling and texture. In this sustainable art project, Sherree repurposed aluminium coffee pods, gift wrapping paper, magazine images, polyfoam packaging wrap, and sustainably sourced feathers, giving each renewed purpose. Each piece was a conversation between waste and wonder, reimagining form and function to inspire creation from consumption.

2025:

In collaboration with her husband, Sherree's 'I Must Care About The Environment' digital piece was awarded Highly Commended in the Homien's Art Prize. Sherree's mixed-media piece, 'Politics is Wallpaper' received a Highly Commended award at the Foothills Art Show. Also in 2025, Sherree exhibited 34 small sculptures in 'Spinning Yarns', a duo exhibition at Culliford House Gallery in Toowoomba. This exhibition explored the power of storytelling to bridge divides, foster empathy, and invite new perspectives.

2024:

Sherree's digital work, 'Eye Another Day', a critical exploration of AI as a mode of ‘seeing’, was a finalist in the FoA International Short Film Festival.