Artist: Kendall

 

SOLO EXHIBITION STARTING SUNDAY THE 2ND OF DECEMBER 2007 THROUGH TO SUNDAY 16TH OF DECEMBER 2007.

Travelling the globe, in a blaze of colour and character, with a style that is highly individualistic, Kendall is taking the art world by storm, with a technicoloured trail that leads back all the way to her home in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast.

Painting professionally for the past 14 years, Kendall decided to enter the export market 18 months ago and has travelled to South Korea, Singapore, Mumbai, Bangalore and New Delhi, exhibiting and painting live on location for Tourism Australia, Tourism Queensland and Austrade.

 

The sales of her artworks and her extreme art performance style so popular that she is already booked 12 months in advance, in the coming year she will be showcasing her works in Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, London and Tennessee with an action plan in place to take her homewares to the four corners of the globe.

 

From humble beginnings and after being told at school that 'no one makes money out of art', Kendall is managing to etch out a niche in the art scene selling hundreds of paintings a year and creating a homewares range that is housed in Australia by major retail chains such as Myer, David Jones and Pillowtalk.

 

Kendalls paintings are already housed in public and private collections worldwide, she has already signed with a number of galleries in Singapore and India but is hoping to spread her wings further in the international gallery scene in 07 / 08. When asked why people seem to love her artworks whether they be paintings or homewares, Kendall replies "I think my paintings have a feel good factor, people by them because they make them feel happy and alive!"

 

As for me I absolutely  love and am passionate about what I do, I'm always changing and evolving, I've always prided myself in being an innovator not an imitator.  I create a quality product at a reasonable price, I keep my work diverse so there something for everyone. I never set out to be Rembrandt and I never ever take myself too seriously!!   

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Artist: Kent W Smith

If you want unique art you have found it with the works of Kent Smith. 

Born in Michigan USA Kent has made the Sunshine Coast his home.  Trained as a landscape architect Kent has a passion for symmetry and balance. 

 

Influenced by the Art Nouveau and Deco periods he portrays familiar subjects in surreal and unique ways.  Kents choice of colours and subjects are the richest and boldest of colours.

 

Kents works are timeless and we are pleased to exhibit his works exclusively at Art Nuvo Buderim.

 

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Artist: Michael White

Born 1967 and growing up in the Blue Mountains, Michael White began painting from a very early age. A fascination with his immediate bushland surroundings combined with an inclination to draw and paint started him on the artistic journey along which he continues.

As a self-taught painter, he has over many years developed a unique and sensitive language with colour. The majority of his landscape portrayals are painted from life, outside under natural light. These studies also form the basis of larger and at times abstracted works from the studio. Working this way parallels some of the elements within his work, between light and dark, warm and cool and intrinsically, the harmony between them. He tunes his colour, mixing extensively, not to a predetermined formula of what is known but rather, toward something that is for him to discover.....to learn from the humility of nature and the sun that shows it to us.....

Michael White has had twelve solo exhibitions and taken part in several group exhibitions during the past 15 years. His paintings hang in private collections throughout Australia as well as the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Germany, France, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Dubai.

Artist Statement
I did not simply choose to be a painter. It probably started when my eyes began to focus, as far back as I remember, peering closely at the patterns in a leaf, the little creatures that inhabited my world and the clouds that passed above. The bush was my playground. The ancient layers of delicate colour and texture, the shapes of things organic and not, and the brittle, southern light that showed it, was and still is the basis for my work. Upon reflection, I suppose, rather than choosing to paint, I gave in to it.

I have for many years painted outdoors from life and in the moment. I do not like to think of my paintings as being from me but rather through me. I work alone and with as little as possible, a simple palette and very few utensils. The sun provides me with enough colour, its spectrum scattered and reflected. Even on a cloudy day or at night I try to see it, the whole spectrum, the rainbow in everything, varying infinitely by degrees.

There are many things about the process I do not understand and perhaps it is better this way. Time seems equally perplexing, for each passing day in our lives seems smaller in proportion to the number preceeding it. As time goes by we sometimes say that time goes by so fast. Perhaps by painting, I felt it could slow to a moment as like in a dream where the past, the present and the future can take place within the flutter of an eyelid. A day is a day no matter how many came before it or how many are yet to pass. At the centre is the day and it is a good day to paint.

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Artist: Jan Hodgson

Jan lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.  Always having had a strong interest in art finally in 1993 began painting professionally and now practiceses her passion daily. 

Having been involved in a number of group exhibitions and exhibiting extensively in Art Shows in Brisbane and regional centres in South East Queensland, resulting many sales and winning numerous awards for her works.

Artist Statement:

I attribute most of my achievements to the fact that I always paint what I enjoy.  I never tire of admiring the simple or sometimes extremely complex beauty of natures gifts.  I enjoy the challenge of bringing this beauty to others in my floral and still life paintings.  I also love natures creatures and I love capturing that quirky look or docile expression and to bring my subjects alive.

Jan paints exclusively in pastel.  Pastels are a very permanent painting medium and all paintings are executed with top quality archival artists materials.

 

Congratulations to Jan who has taken out first prize in the Ekka Pastel Art Competition in Brisbane.

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Artist: Tony Lewis

Tony Lewis was born in London in 1924 and served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War. His business was in advertising in Bristol, London and latterly Auckland, New Zealand, having moved there in 1963.

In 1975, Tony began painting professionally, his medium, watercolour. He has held many solo exhibitions, tutored throughout the country and was in demand as a judge in art awards. He was invited to participate in the 1996 Asian Pacific Watercolour Exhibition in Taiwan, and has had articles published in the International Artist and Australian Artist.

Moving to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland a few years ago, Tony continues to tutor and has been recently awarded the best of show at the 2007 Brisbane Rotary Exhibition.  The exhibition is an invitation only event of which Tony has been a part of for the past 3 years and for the first time taking out the top honours with an outstanding watercolour entitled 'Old Yandina Homestead' which was 1.3mtrs long.  Tony's works are collected by locals and we also see alot of Tony's works head offshore to private collectors abroad. 

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Artist: Christopher Hooper

Christopher Hooper has always had a keen interest in art, believing art should be fun and a catalyst for positive emotions.  The colours and moods of the Sunshine Coast are reflected in Chriss work within landscapes, seascapes and figurative oil paintings.

 

Chris combines a number of styles from realism to impressionism and techniques that include impasto and pallet knife.

 

June 06 Maleny Art Festival peoples choice award

September 06 Caloundra Art Show awarded best local subject

 

Chris has worked on many commissioned works for local and international customers who want to bring natures wonders into their home.

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Artist: Ken Taber

/Users/Banksy/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Modified/2007/13:10:2007/biog.jpg Ken Taber was born in Richmond NSW Australia in 1942. He is a self- taught artist who paints in both acrylics and oils. His preferred subjects are usually water scenes, misty swamps, tidal backwaters, beach scenes and his later work, semi abstract acrylics of water birds in their environment. Ken has now been painting since 1968 and has had many one man and joint exhibitions. His paintings are hung in collections around the world. He now resides on the NSW south coast of Australia near Batemans Bay. His house and studio gallery is situated on a five acre block amidst a beautiful sub tropical water garden.

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Artist: Michelle Pike

Michelle Pike originates from Western Australian, however now resides on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Although having travelled and studied extensively world-wide, her artwork is now best known for capturing the colour and animation of the Australian lifestyle, landscape and of course, humour. Michelle is the artist with a story – drawing from both her own childhood experiences and that currently being played out by her two sons, her paintings are an endless source of entertainment and amusement to their audience. Michelle states that there are never any deep, underlying messages attached to her art – she simply sees herself as an ambassador to those appreciating the lighter side of life, promoting the ‘feel-good’ factor behind a good chuckle for all! As such, her passion for vibrant colours and the naive style with which she illustrates, further compliments her light-hearted approach to the canvas. So infectious is her humour, that Michelle has been sought by both major puzzle companies for the production of an Australian Artist puzzle series; and major publishing houses for the illustration of numerous children’s books (including recent work with author Andrew Daddo), where her versatility in both subject matter and medium, is an inspiration to any artist. Such is the demand and success of her artwork, both locally and internationally in the past 18 months, that Michelle has recently sacrificed her long-term corporate career as a Human Resources Management Consultant to concentrate her efforts wholly on her greatest love – art.

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Artist: David Wells

David Wells was born 1977 into an artistic family. He is an eclectic artist having worked professionally as an actor, graphic artist, dancer, web designer, circus and street performer, musician, children's entertainer and visual artist.

His visual artwork can be found all over the world in the form of prints, posters, postcards, CD covers, and of course drawings and paintings, which are held in private collections in all Australian states, as well as New Zealand, Sweden, the UK and the USA.

As a performer he has worked venues such as the Brisbane and Auckland Entertainment Centres, the Port Fairy and Woodford Folk festivals, Dreamworld, Movieworld and Underwater World, along the way performing with groups as diverse as The Ashton's Circus, English National Ballet, The Silly Billies, Grin and Tonic Shakespearean Troupe and everything in between.

“On one hand I wish to reconcile my loves of the strong lines and simple, powerful design of Eastern Art, in particular Japanese woodblock prints and the Chinese Zen brush painters,
with the beautiful realism, play of light and shadow, and the sculptural sense of depth found in the work of the western Dutch and Italian masters.

On the other I want to express my respect for the strength and beauty of women, protest the distasteful way the female form is typically displayed in today's media, mourn the loss of romance in the modern era, and stamp out the generic nude, giving a sense of individuality to all my subjects.”

- First Prize Works Incorperating the Human Form. Combined Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular Brisbane Qld - First Prize Art for Arts Sake. International Online Contest - Overall Grand Champion Art of the Body. Eumundi Qld - Overall Grand Champion Noosa Country Show. Pomona Qld - Honourable Mention Animals and Wildlife, 9th Annual International Pastel 100 contest The Pastel Journal. USA. (competition issue published April 2008)

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Artist: Mel Brigg

Born in 1950 in South Africa. Mel Brigg is a self taught artist, and started painting full time in 1970. As well as having exhibited in England, Portugal and Singapore, he has had numerous solo and joint shows in South Africa and Australia.

In South Africa, Mel supported institutions such as Child Welfare, World Wildlife Trust, Save the Rhino Foundation and Release the Detainees. He participated in a number of anti-apartheid exhibitions and was the founder of the Swellendam Art Society.

Since having arrived in Australia in 1993, he has supported the Sydney City Mission, the Variety Club of Australia, Save (Queensland branch) and Amnesty International. One of Mel's works was also used as the representative image for the Sister Mary Mc Killop tribute publication in 1995.

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Artist: Melissa Egan

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Artist: Helen Norton

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Artist: Jenni Kelly

Jenni was born in Kerang Victoria and lived and was educated in Bendigo where her interest in oil painting began viewing the great Australian masters at the Bendigo Regional Art Gallery thus starting a long life love affair of viewing galleries Australia wide. Her early works were in traditional oils depicting the subjects of the Gold Mining areas and continuing this style of painting for many years. After marriage and family with husbands work to areas such as Mackay, Isisford, Cardwell, Augathella and Clifton. While living in these isolated areas she continued to do some painting and was a member of The Flying Art School for many years travelling hundreds of kilometers to designated centers. Jenni is basically self taught and is constantly improving her skills by attending other artists workshops, e.g McGregor Summer Schools Toowoomba, Mitchell Summer School’s Bathurst and Clifton Art workshops regularly. Jenni is currently living in Murrumba Downs at North Brisbane. Jenni achieves a realistic expression in her creative freestyle painting leaving the viewer free to excise their own imagination. These paintings have an appealing sense of colour, freedom and movement with subjects close to nature. Jenni’ also a member of “Nature in the Raw” with works going in exhibitions all over Queensland and in 2004 the Bristol Zoo Gardens in U.K. Jenni’s work is continually on display at the White Patch Gallery on Bribie Island and at the Blue Dolphin Gallery at Mooloolaba. 21 Pieces of Jenni’s paintings are hanging throughout the Holy Spirit Hospital at Chermside Brisbane.

 

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2007 Blue Dolphin Gallery Mooloolaba

2006 Blue Dolphin Gallery Mooloolaba

2006 White Patch Gallery (Ladies of the Gallery)

2004 Bark Modern Arts (Hong Kong)

2004 Bristol Zoo U.K (Nature in the Raw)

2004 Twin Waters Gallery Mudjimba (Ladies of the Gallery)

2003 Twin Waters Gallery Mudjimba (Ladies of the Gallery)

2002 Twin Waters Gallery Mudjimba (Ladies of the Gallery)

2002 Warwick Regional Gallery

2001 Warwick Regional Gallery

2000 Warwick Regional Gallery

2000 Qantas Lounge Brisbane

2000 Qantas Lounge Coolangata

2000 Upstairs Gallery Toowoomba

1999 Downs Gallery Toowoomba

 

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2007 White Patch Gallery Bribie Island

2006 White Patch Gallery Bribie Island

2005 White Patch Gallery Bribie Island

2004 Twin Waters Mudjimba

 

 

COLLECTIONS

 

Goondiwindi Shire Council

Gatton Shire Council

Laidley Shire Council

Pittsworth Shire Council

Brolga Theatre Maryborough

Holy Spirit Hospital Chermside (21 Paintings)

 

AWARDS and PRIZES

 

2005 First Prize Pastel Section Pine River Art Awards

2004 First Prize Flora and Fauna RNA Brisbane

2004 First Prize Pastel Section Pine Rivers Art Awards

2003 Third Prize Flora and Fauna RNA Brisbane.

2002 First Prize Open Section Toowoomba Agricultural Show.

2001 First Prize Nature Section Laidley Art Show

2000 First Prize Open Section Laidley Art Show

2000 First Prize Open St Mary’s College Maryborough

2000 Championship Cooloola Shire Council Gympie

2000 Championship Blackwater Annual Art Show

1999 First Prize Open Toowoomba Agricultural Show

1999 First Prize Blackwater Annual Art Show.

1999 First Prize Open Woodford Art Show.

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Artist: Darryl Trott

Biography - Darryl Trott (1942 - 2004)

The world has lost a wonderful person and it's greatest watercolour artist following Darryl's untimely death on the 9th June 2004 following a heart attack. Despite this tragic loss we are fortunate to have the legacy of his magnificent art with us forever.

Darryl Trott achieved a feel and flow with watercolour that no other medium comes close to. The Australian born artist was inspired from the very young age of six when he received his first set of watercolour paints for Christmas. From this early age he knew that his fingers and watercolour paint were a natural combination. But it was thirty years or more before his childhood love of flowers and art were brought to the surface by Ruth Tuck, a great Australian floral artist and teacher.
"At first I was painting landscapes, but it wasn't long before Ruth Tuck told me to concentrate on flowers," says Trott.

Following Ruth Tucks advice, coupled with a 1977 sellout exhibition at Newton Gallery in Adelaide and an extended trip to the United States, introducing him to some of the finest galleries and publishers, Darryl emerged as one of the best floral artists in the world. Raised among the poppies his father grew in Adelaide, he believed flowers were always a natural subject for him. He continued to cultivate his own spectacular poppies, roses and hibiscus both in the garden and on paper.
Beautiful, large petals flow dramatically and abundantly from Darryl's works of art, so enticing, they make you feel as though you can pick them directly off the surface of the paper.

People often comment, "Surely these are not watercolours, they're so colourful." But Darryl was renowned for his reply, "Colour and strength have nothing to do with watercolour. It is how you, as an artist interpret the medium. People tend to categorise watercolour as soft and anaemic, they emphasize the water and not the colour. Water is just a vehicle. When it dries, all you have got is the colour. Besides, watercolour is the perfect medium for flowers. Consider the delicate edges of my flowers; they could never be that paper like in oils," says Trott.

Darryl left a near twenty year advertising career to follow his passion and unmistakable talent to paint. As a result, he has painted from live blooms and gardens across five continents, including hibiscus in Tahiti, roses in England and magnolias in Louisiana. Not as confined as many artists are by language and location, Darryl Trott achieved international recognition adding freshness and style to his already worldwide subject thousands of beautiful flowers.

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Artist: Hoglund Art Glass

Ola Höglund and Marie Simberg-Höglund settled in New Zealand in 1982, where they have a glassblowing studio in Nelson, the Northern tip of the South Island. Born in Sweden, Ola and Marie trained with Kosta Boda and Orrefors, before three years in Africa on a Swedish Government (SIDA) development project, teaching the art of hand-blown glass techniques in Swaziland.

In 1999 the first Höglund Art Glass Gallery flagship store opened in Auckland and the following year the first Australian Höglund Art Glass Gallery was open at the historic Queen Victoria Building in Sydney. In 2001 the first Höglund Art Glass franchise gallery was established in Melbourne and in 2002, Marie & Ola built their private Australian glassblowing studio. The tropical, open plan studio is situated 30 minutes north of Port Douglas, nestled in the Rainforest in Far North Queensland. Ola & Marie is now dividing their time between New Zealand & Australia.

For the Sunshine Coast Region Art Nuvo Boutique Gallery are exclusive agents for Hoglund Art Glass.

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Artist: John Coburn

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Artist: John Maitland

John Maitland was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, and at age 15 was awarded a scholarship to study art at Kings College. John has held many successful exhibitions in Queensland and New South Wales and was a finalist in the “Tribute to Mary McKillop” exhibition. His entry was nominated as one of the finest in the show and was part of a national tour in 1996. Since 1997 his work has been reproduced as prints by a leading British publishing company. One of these pieces was in the final two of the international print competition in Amsterdam in 1998. John now has over 40 works in print worldwide. His work is very expressive and contemporary. People of different cultures is a popular theme and a lot of his works are figurative, reflecting his own awareness of the unique spirituality, grace and unobtrusiveness of the people of various cultures in their landscapes. This is always a great source of inspiration. As well, John has held exhibitions in Bath and London in 2002 and 2003. His work is held in private collections throughout Australia and New Zealand, Asia, the South Pacific, United States and Canada, Europe and the United Kingdom, as well as a number of foreign embassies and the Houses of Parliament at Westminster. His work is also represented in galleries throughout England, Ireland, Europe, USA, Canada, Africa, New Zealand and Australia. He recently held a highly acclaimed exhibition in Grafton Regional Gallery where two of his works were acquired for the Regional Gallery’s permanent collection. John is seen by some as being “one of Australia’s most exciting artists” (John Norris – Director, Prime Arts Publishing UK), while his works have been referred to as “possessing the exquisite line and colour of a Matisse” (Art Director – Lotus Gallery, Gold Coast, Queensland). John’s works and dialogue can be viewed alongside the likes of Picasso and Matisse in an American Scholastic production and his work is also featured in a Canadian print publication.

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Artist: Linda Dry-Parker

Linda Dry-Parker Born in Essex, England, Linda Dry-Parker’s works have been exhibited in the Gallery Perutz,London, the Barry Stern and Global Galleries in Sydney, Art Asia, Hong Kong and Port Jackson Fine Art, Laguna Beach California, among others. Collections and commissions include two huge murals for Walt Disney in Hong Kong, oil paintings for the Shangri La Hotels in both the Philippines and Bangkok and a landscape watercolour series for St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. “I regard myself as an abstract colourist with a passion for the figure. I use layers of colour as a foundation for my work. Colour is an abstract expression, while I find the figure connects to me with reality.”

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Artist: Warren Salter

Warren can remember drawing and painting constantly from as early as four years of age. Born with an obvious talent for art, he found his high school days and nights filled with drawing and painting cars and motorbikes and selling them to fellow students for 50c each; then progressing on to painting landscapes for their parents on cardboard and masonite. At college he was taught by renowned artist Geoff Dyer who would take selected students to Interstate National Galleries to view artists like Picasso, Van Gough, Roberts and Streeton, who all had a big influence on Warren’s artistic development. After 25 years in the graphic art and signmaking industry, Warren realised his real love was painting and became a full time artist. An affinity with nature is the fuel for Warren’s inspiration along with a deep love of music. He says the two forms compliment each other and inspire his love of pure colour. After almost ten years of solid exhibiting with up to four and five shows nationally per year, Warren has developed a diverse range of styles on large canvases including still life, figurative, contemporary, abstract and an unmistakable floral style like no other. Much of Warren’s time is dedicated to commissioned works and says such requests are the ultimate compliment to any artist. EXHIBITING HISTORY 2008 Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney Australia, “Come Dance", The Cooper Gallery, Noosa Heads, Q’ld Australia, “Luminality” Corporate Art, Gold Coast, Q’ld Australia 2007 Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney Australia, “Summer Days" ART Melbourne, Melbourne Australia Manyung Gallery, Melbourne Australia Linton and Kay Gallery, Perth Australia 2006 Cooper Beachside Gallery, Noosa Qld Australia, “Magic Playground” Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney Australia, “Summer Suite” ART Melbourne, Melbourne Australia Manyung Gallery, Melbourne Australia ART Sydney, Sydney Australia 2005 Gullotti Galleries, Perth WA Australia Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney Australia Lynne Wilton Gallery, Melbourne Australia 2004 Beachside Gallery, Noosa Qld Australia Fox Studios, Sydney Australia Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne Australia Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney Australia Gullotti Galleries, Perth WA Australia 2003 Fox Studios, Sydney Australia Gullotti Galleries, Perth WA Australia Beachside Gallery, Noosa Qld Australia Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney Australia Manhattan, New York USA 2002 Manyung Gallery, Melbourne Australia Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney Australia 2000 Design Askew, Brisbane Australia Corporate Art Centre, Gold Coast Australia PUBLISHING 2004 A TULIP'S DREAM (original) printed poster by GRAND IMAGE New York LOVES ME, LOVES ME NOT (original) printed poster by GRAND IMAGE New York FRAGRANT FRANGI (original) printed poster by GRAND IMAGE New York 2003 SELECTED CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF AUSTRALIA by Michael Berry Australia, Images; 'Roses are red Daddy’, 'God's Gift' and 'Arums'

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Artist: Kasey Sealy

About Kasey Sealy Born 1961 in Forbes, New South Wales. Kasey Sealy began painting at the age of 17 and has painted professionally for the past 27 years. He had his first solo exhibition in 1980, followed by annual solo exhibitions in numerous galleries throughout Australia. He has had 6 solo exhibitions in England (Piano Nobile Gallery, London , between 1997 and 2005) and has painted in many overseas countries including UK, France, Italy, USA and New Zealand. Kasey has won numerous major art prizes including Camberwell Gold medal. In recent years, he has been commissioned by the American Australian Association to provide works which were presented as awards to Greg Norman, Andrew Liveris (president of Dow Chemical Co USA), and Paul Anderson (ex CEO BHP and present CEO of Duke Energy in America). Commissions for 2007 include Head of BHP & Head of Boeing Air USA. A hard covered book titled ‘The Art of Kasey Sealy’ was published in 1983 and Kasey has produced several instructional DVD’s. He contributes articles which are regularly published in art magazines and he is a respected tutor. Kasey is a member of a noted family of artists and his work is directly influenced by the impressionist style of painting.

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Artist: Nick Young

My training was in a very formal environment. I studied at Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney, which entailed a through grounding in drawing and painting in a classical manner. This was the perfect environment for the style of painting that fascinated me, classical but contemporary realism. I paint still life because I am deeply attracted to the form and composition apparent in everyday things. The Dutch painters of the 17th century have always been a source of inspiration to me as well as the modern American realists. "I try to interpret a given reality just as it is. I do not paint to try and portray things as an emotional statement but try to portray the quiet emotional structure that shows when someone is seeking the beauty that is available in everyday simple objects'..

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Artist: Pauline Adair

Art Nuvo wishes to congratulate our artist Pauline Adair on her entry of portrait of Cecily Fearnley into the Archibald Portrait Prize. Our fingers are crossed and we wish Pauline all the best for the competition....Andrew & Olivia Banks 

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Artist: Marcus Rose

Marcus Andre Rose B 1954, Melbourne, Victoria Australia. Studies 1975 BEc. Llb. Monash University, Victoria. 1977 Publisher, Monash Law Journal. 1977 Dir., MAR Graphic Design, Victoria. 1979 - 1992 Jewellery design, IGD PL Vic. 1992 - 2008 Jewellery design, Charles Rose PLVic. 2004 - 2006 Fine Art Victorian College of the Arts. Vic Australia 2001 - 2002 L'Ecoled'Artd'Aix en Provence. Exhibitions: 1994 Mar. Panorama Galleries, Fitzroy Vic. Australia. 1997 Nov. Intergem Gallery, Melbourne Vic. Australia. 2001 Apr. Charles Gallery, Melbourne Vic. Australia. 2006 Oct. Red Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic. Australia. “Metropolitan”. 2007 Apr. Art Melbourne 07. Melbourne Vic Australia.. 2007 Sep. Affaire in the Gardens, Los Angeles, USA. 2007 Oct. William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, USA. 2007 Oct. Art Sydney. Sydney NSW. Australia. 2008 Jan. Royal Aspen Gallery, Aspen Col. USA. 2008 Feb. Paintbox Fine Art, Canberra ACT. Australia. “Edifice” 2008 Apr. Art Melbourne 08. Melbourne Vic. Australia. 2008 May. Affaire in the Gardens, Los Angeles, USA. 2008 May. Art Brisbane, Qld. 2008 July. Altman Fine Art Los Angeles, Cal USA. “Metropolitan” 2008 Sep. Shanghai Art, Shanghai, China. 2008 Oct. Art Sydney. Sydney, NSW 2008 Nov. Charles Gallery Geelong Vic. Australia. “The City” 2008 Private commissions: Mr. Daniel Mani and Mr. Joseph Mani. Los Angeles. Representation: Charles Gallery, Geelong, Vic. Austarlia. Salt Gallery, Queenscliff, Vic. Australia. Paintbox Fine Art, Canberra. William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles. CA USA. Altman Fine Art, Los Angeles CA USA. Art Nuvo, Buderim, Qld. Australia.

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Artist: Darren Mitchelson

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Artist: Stephen Glassborow

BORN in, HAMMERSMITH, ENGLAND Professional Sculptor EDUCATION IN ART Tyneside Foundation Course Newcastle Upon Tyne, Sculpture B.A. Hons Brighton College of Art B. A. Hons. Fine Art Collections MGM Macao China AMP Perth , WA SEDGWICK INSURANCE, Melbourne McDONALD'S GROUP, Sydney McDONALD'S GROUP, Melbourne KPMG PEAT MARWICK, Sydney REMY MARTIN PARK LANE Hotel ,Kuala Lumpur QANTAS, Melbourne WALKER CORPORATION, Sydney STATE CHAMBERS, Sydney, N.S.W. CITY OF WHITE HORSE , REGIONAL ART GALLERY , Melbourne .VICTORIA RANDWICK COUNCIL, NSW HILTON HOTEL ,Souel Korea SHERATON ON THE PARK ,Sydney ADELAIDE HILTON, S.A. ANA GROUP , Sydney FRANKSTON CITY COUNCIL , Victoria BANK OF NEW ZEALAND , Perth STAR CITY CASINO ROCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Victoria MANLY REGIONAL ART GALLERY NSW McFARLANE BURNETT INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Melbourne SHANGRI-LA HOTELS, SHANGHAI & BANGKOK ST.GEORGE BANK , George Street, Sydney MARIST BOYS COLLEGE , Randwick ,NSW APOLLO GROUP , Singapore PASIR RIS Centre Singapore IMPERIAL HOTEL ,Kuala Lumpur CROWN CASINO, Melbourne HILTON , Shanghai, China HASTINGS CITY COUNCIL ,Victoria PORT JACKSON FINE ART Laguna Beach , USA CITYCORP. Sydney MONARCH BAY DEV. Laguna Beach , USA WALT DISNEY Corporation , Hong Kong . EXHIBITIONS 1978 Commonwealth Travelling Exhibition, UK Commonwealth Buildings, London 1979 Profile Gallery, Joint Exhibition 1980 Profile Gallery, Joint Exhibition Artist in Residence, Albert Park School 1981 Profile Gallery Joint Exhibition 1983 Profile Gallery Joint Exhibition 1985 Graphic Illusions Joint Exhibition 1986 Graphic Illusions Joint Exhibition 1986 Permanently exhibited in State Theatre Shop, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne 1993 The Australian Ballet Gallery, Melbourne Eagle Hawke Gallery, Sydney Bronze figures and drawings of the,Artists Of The Australian Ballet 1995 Robin Gibson Gallery, Joint Sculpture Exhibition 1996 Jajuta Gallery, Singapore. Solo Exhibition 1999 North Shore Fine Art, Sydney Solo Exhibition Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle Solo Exibition 2000 Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle Solo Exhibition Port Jackson Fine Art , Laguna Beach , California , U.S.A. 2001 Vanessa Wood fine Art, Sydney Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle 2002 Lattitude Gallery , Boston, USA Cooks Hill Gallery , Newcastle 2003 Wagner Gallery , Sydney Cooks Hill Gallery , Newcastle 2004 1000 Deg C Gallery Sydney RedHill Gallery , Brisbane Ronald Coles Gallery , Kenthurst Manly Regional Gallery and Museum , Sydney 2005 Gallery Perutz , London England Red Hill Gallery , Brisbane Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle Wagner Gallery Sydney Perutz Gallery Edinburgh Scotland 2006 Red Hill Gallery , Brisbane Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle Manyung Gallery Melbourne Wagner GGallery Sydney , TVH Gallery Sydney Ronald Coles Gallery NSW Gallery Perutze Edingbergh UK Makers Mark Gallery Melbourne 2007 Red Hill Gallery , Brisbane Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle Manyung Gallery Melbourne Wagner GGallery Sydney , TVH Gallery Sydney Gallery Perutze Edingbergh UK 2008 Red Hill Gallery , Brisbane Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle Manyung Gallery Melbourne Wagner GGallery Sydney , TVH Gallery Sydney Gallery Perutze Edingbergh UK Makers Mark Gallery Melbourne PUBLICATIONS June 1987 Melburnian Magazine November 1987 Melbourne Arts Magazine June 1987 Home Beautiful Magazine February 1988 Craft Arts Magazine February 1988 The Herald Newspaper, Melbourne February 1989 House and Garden Magazine April 1989 The Age Magazine, Melbourne May 1991 Corporate Office and Design October 1993 The Age, Melbourne June 1994 Dance Australia April 1994 The Age, Melbourne Herald Sun, Melbourne Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney ,The Australian July 1995 Craft Arts International Magazine Issue 34 1999 North Beach Journal Issue 4 Aug 2002 Belle Magazine September 2005 The Age The Independent Sydney Morning Herald

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Artist: Shirley Marais

Shirley is an internationally recognized painter, sculpture and ceramic artist. Her expressive use of colour and light on rough and smooth surfaces are portrayed in her paintings and sculptures. Her paintings grace the walls of the Prince’s Palace in Dubai and Australia wide. Her first love is ceramic art, hand built original copper haired ladies which have found homes internationally namely Dubai, Singapore, South Africa, USA, Greece, New Zealand and Australia. 

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Artist: Christine Clark

CHRISTINE CLARK Master Pastellist Chris has a natural talent as a realist artist, she loves to paint and draw and has been painting, exhibiting, and selling her work for over 28 years. Chris is represented in many private and corporate collections throughout Australia, New Zealand, England, and Japan as well as being in the collection of our Ex Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, John Anderson. In the last 9 years Chris has been working almost exclusively in Pastel, enjoying their vibrant colours and immediacy, which excites her and she is very passionate about working with this medium. Living on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland (with her family for the past 16 years) has inspired a variety of subjects, figures, portraits, animals, seascapes & some flowers. Chris’ passion is painting figures, she enjoys portraying her view of the world, like the charm of children at play, ballerinas’ or people enjoying the different aspects of life. Her paintings capture precious moments in everyday life that tell a story, appealing to a wide audience and hence her work is very popular. Born in Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, she has always loved drawing and was inspired while growing up looking at her grandfather’s pastel paintings on the walls in her aunt’s home. Unfortunately Chris never met her grandfather as he passed on before she was born. Chris studied firstly in oil at TAFE and later studied watercolour at the Victorian Artists Society in Melbourne. She has attended workshops by many of the top award winning, international and Australian artists such as Robert Wade, Greg Allen, Joseph Zubvic, Ron Muller, Ross Paterson, Barbara McManus, Max Wilks, Catherine Hamilton and others. Since moving to Buderim, Queensland, she joined the Watercolour Society of Queensland, the Pastel Society of Australia, R.Q.A.S. and the Sunshine Coast Art Group, where, over a period of 9 years, taught watercolour and oil to adult students. Chris, together with 4 other local artists, successfully owned and operated the Blue Dolphin Gallery for 7 years, in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast in Qld. The Gallery was sold in 2006. In July 2007 Chris achieved Master Pastellist status from The Pastel Society of Australia. Chris currently paints full time, exhibits her work and teaches workshops in pastel. AWARDS Best Local Artist (watercolour) – Sunshine coast Art Show 1st prize Pastel – Noosa Art Show 1st prize W/colour – Maroochy Art Awards 2001 Pastellist of the Year (2nd ) by Pastel Soc. Of Aust. – 2002 3rd prize Maleny Art Show – 2004 People’s Choice Award – Sunshine Coast Art Show – 2004 1st prize in Human Form – Kenilworth Art Show – 2004 Highly Commended – Kenilworth Art Show – 2004 People’s Choice Award – Kenilworth Art Show – 2004 Highly Commended Pastel – Caloundra Art Show – 2004 3rd prize Maleny Art Show – 2005 Highly Commended Caloundra Art Show – 2005 1st Prize Pastel Caloundra Art Show – 2006 1st Prize Pastel Country Memb. – Pastel Soc. Of Aust. – 2006 2nd Prize (equal) Country Memb. – Pastel Soc. Of Aust. - 2006 2nd Prize Portrait Sarina Art Show – 2007 2nd Prize Pastel Maleny Art Show – 2007 Painting chosen to represent Maroochy Shire in exhibition in Japan 2007 Master Pastellist status by – Pastel Society of Aust. July 2007. 1st Prize – Pastel R.N.A. Brisbane Ekka. – 2007 1st Prize – Human Form – Hervey Bay Art Show 2007. Exhibition at Parliament House Brisbane – Oct 2007. 2nd Prize Pastel Country Memb. – Pastel Soc. Of Aust. – 2007 Highly Commended, Pastel Maleny Art Show-2008 Overall Best Painting, Blackwater Art Show-2008 Highly Commended, Maryborough Art Competition 2008 2nd prize Maleny Art Show – 2006 People’s Choice Award, Maryborough Art Competition 2008 Solo Exhibition - 2003 Blue Dolphin Gallery

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Artist: Robert Holcombe

CURRICULUM VITAE Born: Australia 1945 Art Education: Self taught NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS Solo Exhibitions - 33 Group Exhibitions - 88 CORPORATE COLLECTIONS Ausdoc Group Ltd, Melbourne Barloworld, Melbourne Brambles Ltd. (USA) DBM Australia Limited FH Faulding Collection- Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney Malca-Amit New York, Inc., New York Shepparton Regional Gallery, Victoria University of Melbourne, Vic Winsor & Newton, London PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Worldwide NATIONAL COMPETITIONS 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 – Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize, Brisbane (by invitation) 2000, 2002 – The Fleurieu Prize – South Australia (finalist) 1985, 1986 - Diamond Valley Acquisitive At Prize, Melbourne 1966, 1967, 1968 - Andrew Fairley Art Prize, Shepparton- (1968 finalist- Painting acquired by Shepparton Regional Gallery) INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL PROJECT 2004- United Nations International Art Education and Exhibition, New York (September) INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 2003 - International Art Expo, New York (February/ March) 2003 - Palm Springs International Art Fair (March) 2000 - The United Nations Millennium Art Exhibition, New York (July/August): ‘OUR WORLD in the YEAR 2000’ 2000 - World Trade Center, Stockholm (March/April) 2000 - Mall Galleries, London (February) 1999 - The Old Gallery, Warsaw (September/ October): Cultural Exchange between the Cities of Warsaw and Melbourne. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 2000- The Winsor & Newton Worldwide Millennium Painting Competition:‘Your Country in the Year 2000’ NATIONAL AWARDS 1999 - Winsor & Newton Worldwide Millennium Painting Competition (June): ‘Our World in the Year 2000' The National and International Award Winning Painting for OUR WORLD in the year 2000 was, 'cry in the wilderness' Rape of the landscape. PUBLICITY 2009 - Mr. Neil Everist OAM inspired, descriptive and unique (official Opening - 25th Anniversary Melaleuca Gallery) 2007 - Geelong Advertiser evocative 2006 - Jason Sprague (freelance arts writer) a tangible sence of individuality pervades all of Holcome's work 2005 – Artprofil, Art Magazine Germany ‘The Master of Line’ 2004 – Wentworth Courier, Sydney ‘Rich tapestry’ 2001 – Brisbane news –Tattersall’s Club Art prize ‘Critic’s Choice’ 2000 - The Age, Melbourne City Search – Terra Australis ‘earthy and primal 2000 – Kyabram Free Ppress ‘former local wins global art acclaim’ 2000 - Our World in the Year 2000, London ‘hard-hitting imagery’ 1997 - Geelong Advertiser, Vic ‘Less is More’ 1993 - Moorabbin Standard, Melbourne ‘Portrait of an artist who loves landscape’ 1989 – The Courier, Ballarat ‘A Diverse Artist’ 1977 – Telegraph, Gisborne ‘Top young painter’ 1977 – Kyabram Free Press (home town paper) ‘Kyabram artist grows in fame’ 1969 – The Sun, Melbourne ‘A promising start’

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Artist: Paula Higgins

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Artist: Carmen Hannay

Carmen Hannay

Born in 1978 on the Sunshine Coast and growing up in Buderim, Carmen began to paint and draw at an early age. Drawing inspiration from things seen on family holidays, Carmen and her father would spend hours observing and sketching their surroundings. This fostered a love of art as a way to capture moments greater than what the eye can see.

Carmen went on to study Film at the Queensland College of Art and later Visual Art at the Cooloola Institute of Tafe. Carmen works in a variety of media but has developed a characteristic style with delicate layering of imagery and finely woven line work.  She chooses to paint from life or by using her personal experiences as a starting point. In that way her process is to subtly abstract the initial idea, discovering as she goes, the story in her final work.

Since beginning to exhibit in 2008, Carmen has had work in several group exhibitions and continues to live and develop her practice on the Sunshine Coast.

Artist Statement

The process of completing a piece of art really draws me in. Knowing when to gently keep going, when to push an idea late into the night, when to tear a piece up and hide it under the bed and when to just stop. I always start with an image or a story linked to something I have experienced, though I will usually develop a work on the actual canvas or paper, piecing together all the elements until they hold themselves in balance.

I also work with puppets, so this has had an influence on my visual language and the way I uses line, often stringing together parts of the painting or reflecting connections from one part to another. I love to depict movement and balance and find recently that a combination of watercolour, pencil and acrylic glazes best serve this purpose.

Making art is to me a way of understanding things, in the way poetry can describe perfectly in not so many words. For this reason it continues to be an important part of my life, a constant questioning and an endless source of adventure.

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Artist: VINTAGE POSTERS

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Artist: Andrew Banks

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Artist: Tetyana Khytko

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Artist: Roger Lane

Selected group exhibitions	10 Martin Galleries - Rhythm and Views 10 CPLQLD - Art for Art's Sake 10 Rotary Art Spectacular 09 Aust. Marine Conservation Society - Art for Sharks 09 BGS Art Exhibition 09 Charles Ginn Gallery - The March Show 09 Rotary Art Spectacular 08 St Sebastion Art Exhibition 08 Charles Ginn Gallery - Viewpoints 08 BGS Art Exhibition 08 Rotary Art Spectacular 07 Charles Ginn Gallery - Landmarks 07 BGS Art Exhibition 07 St Thomas Moore Art Show 07 Rotary Art Spectacular 06 BGS Art Exhibition 06 St Sebastion Art Exhibition 06 St Thomas Moore Art Show
Awards	09 WINNER - (Acrylic) - Artist Magazine All Media 08 WINNER - (Mixed Media) - Rotary Art Spectacular 06 FINALIST - Emerging Artist - St Sebastion 06 SECOND - Utopia Art Awards
Selected Publications	09 Artist Network 07 Quest Newspapers 07 Brisbane News

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Artist: DAWN LEWIS

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Artist: KENDALL

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Artist: JENNI KELLY

Jenni was born in Kerang Victoria and lived and was educated in Bendigo where her interest in oil painting began viewing the great Australian masters at the Bendigo Regional Art Gallery thus starting a long life love affair of viewing galleries Australia wide. Her early works were in traditional oils depicting the subjects of the Gold Mining areas and continuing this style of painting for many years. After marriage and family with husbands work to areas such as Mackay, Isisford, Cardwell, Augathella and Clifton. While living in these isolated areas she continued to do some painting and was a member of The Flying Art School for many years travelling hundreds of kilometers to designated centers. Jenni is basically self taught and is constantly improving her skills by attending other artists workshops, e.g McGregor Summer Schools Toowoomba, Mitchell Summer School’s Bathurst and Clifton Art workshops regularly. Jenni is currently living in Murrumba Downs at North Brisbane. Jenni achieves a realistic expression in her creative freestyle painting leaving the viewer free to excise their own imagination. These paintings have an appealing sense of colour, freedom and movement with subjects close to nature. Jenni’ also a member of “Nature in the Raw” with works going in exhibitions all over Queensland and in 2004 the Bristol Zoo Gardens in U.K. Jenni’s work is continually on display at the White Patch Gallery on Bribie Island and at the Blue Dolphin Gallery at Mooloolaba. 21 Pieces of Jenni’s paintings are hanging throughout the Holy Spirit Hospital at Chermside Brisbane.

 

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2007 Blue Dolphin Gallery Mooloolaba

2006 Blue Dolphin Gallery Mooloolaba

2006 White Patch Gallery (Ladies of the Gallery)

2004 Bark Modern Arts (Hong Kong)

2004 Bristol Zoo U.K (Nature in the Raw)

2004 Twin Waters Gallery Mudjimba (Ladies of the Gallery)

2003 Twin Waters Gallery Mudjimba (Ladies of the Gallery)

2002 Twin Waters Gallery Mudjimba (Ladies of the Gallery)

2002 Warwick Regional Gallery

2001 Warwick Regional Gallery

2000 Warwick Regional Gallery

2000 Qantas Lounge Brisbane

2000 Qantas Lounge Coolangata

2000 Upstairs Gallery Toowoomba

1999 Downs Gallery Toowoomba

 

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2007 White Patch Gallery Bribie Island

2006 White Patch Gallery Bribie Island

2005 White Patch Gallery Bribie Island

2004 Twin Waters Mudjimba

 

 

COLLECTIONS

 

Goondiwindi Shire Council

Gatton Shire Council

Laidley Shire Council

Pittsworth Shire Council

Brolga Theatre Maryborough

Holy Spirit Hospital Chermside (21 Paintings)

 

AWARDS and PRIZES

 

2005 First Prize Pastel Section Pine River Art Awards

2004 First Prize Flora and Fauna RNA Brisbane

2004 First Prize Pastel Section Pine Rivers Art Awards

2003 Third Prize Flora and Fauna RNA Brisbane.

2002 First Prize Open Section Toowoomba Agricultural Show.

2001 First Prize Nature Section Laidley Art Show

2000 First Prize Open Section Laidley Art Show

2000 First Prize Open St Mary’s College Maryborough

2000 Championship Cooloola Shire Council Gympie

2000 Championship Blackwater Annual Art Show

1999 First Prize Open Toowoomba Agricultural Show

1999 First Prize Blackwater Annual Art Show.

1999 First Prize Open Woodford Art Show.

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Artist: TONY LEWIS

Tony Lewis was born in London in 1924 and served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War. His business was in advertising in Bristol, London and latterly Auckland, New Zealand, having moved there in 1963. 

In 1975, Tony began painting professionally, his medium, watercolour. He has held many solo exhibitions, tutored throughout the country and was in demand as a judge in art awards. He was invited to participate in the 1996 Asian Pacific Watercolour Exhibition in Taiwan, and has had articles published in the International Artist and Australian Artist. 

Moving to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland a few years ago, Tony continues to tutor and has been recently awarded the best of show at the 2007 Brisbane Rotary Exhibition.  The exhibition is an invitation only event of which Tony has been a part of for the past 3 years and for the first time taking out the top honours with an outstanding watercolour entitled 'Old Yandina Homestead' which was 1.3mtrs long.  Tony's works are collected by locals and we also see alot of Tony's works head offshore to private collectors abroad. 

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Artist: JOHN MAITLAND

John Maitland was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, and at age 15 was awarded a scholarship to study art at Kings College. John has held many successful exhibitions in Queensland and New South Wales and was a finalist in the “Tribute to Mary McKillop” exhibition. His entry was nominated as one of the finest in the show and was part of a national tour in 1996. Since 1997 his work has been reproduced as prints by a leading British publishing company. One of these pieces was in the final two of the international print competition in Amsterdam in 1998. John now has over 40 works in print worldwide. His work is very expressive and contemporary. People of different cultures is a popular theme and a lot of his works are figurative, reflecting his own awareness of the unique spirituality, grace and unobtrusiveness of the people of various cultures in their landscapes. This is always a great source of inspiration. As well, John has held exhibitions in Bath and London in 2002 and 2003. His work is held in private collections throughout Australia and New Zealand, Asia, the South Pacific, United States and Canada, Europe and the United Kingdom, as well as a number of foreign embassies and the Houses of Parliament at Westminster. His work is also represented in galleries throughout England, Ireland, Europe, USA, Canada, Africa, New Zealand and Australia. He recently held a highly acclaimed exhibition in Grafton Regional Gallery where two of his works were acquired for the Regional Gallery’s permanent collection. John is seen by some as being “one of Australia’s most exciting artists” (John Norris – Director, Prime Arts Publishing UK), while his works have been referred to as “possessing the exquisite line and colour of a Matisse” (Art Director – Lotus Gallery, Gold Coast, Queensland). John’s works and dialogue can be viewed alongside the likes of Picasso and Matisse in an American Scholastic production and his work is also featured in a Canadian print publication.

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Artist: CHRISTINE CLARK

CHRISTINE CLARK Master Pastellist Chris has a natural talent as a realist artist, she loves to paint and draw and has been painting, exhibiting, and selling her work for over 28 years. Chris is represented in many private and corporate collections throughout Australia, New Zealand, England, and Japan as well as being in the collection of our Ex Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, John Anderson. In the last 9 years Chris has been working almost exclusively in Pastel, enjoying their vibrant colours and immediacy, which excites her and she is very passionate about working with this medium. Living on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland (with her family for the past 16 years) has inspired a variety of subjects, figures, portraits, animals, seascapes & some flowers. Chris’ passion is painting figures, she enjoys portraying her view of the world, like the charm of children at play, ballerinas’ or people enjoying the different aspects of life. Her paintings capture precious moments in everyday life that tell a story, appealing to a wide audience and hence her work is very popular. Born in Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, she has always loved drawing and was inspired while growing up looking at her grandfather’s pastel paintings on the walls in her aunt’s home. Unfortunately Chris never met her grandfather as he passed on before she was born. Chris studied firstly in oil at TAFE and later studied watercolour at the Victorian Artists Society in Melbourne. She has attended workshops by many of the top award winning, international and Australian artists such as Robert Wade, Greg Allen, Joseph Zubvic, Ron Muller, Ross Paterson, Barbara McManus, Max Wilks, Catherine Hamilton and others. Since moving to Buderim, Queensland, she joined the Watercolour Society of Queensland, the Pastel Society of Australia, R.Q.A.S. and the Sunshine Coast Art Group, where, over a period of 9 years, taught watercolour and oil to adult students. Chris, together with 4 other local artists, successfully owned and operated the Blue Dolphin Gallery for 7 years, in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast in Qld. The Gallery was sold in 2006. In July 2007 Chris achieved Master Pastellist status from The Pastel Society of Australia. Chris currently paints full time, exhibits her work and teaches workshops in pastel. AWARDS Best Local Artist (watercolour) – Sunshine coast Art Show 1st prize Pastel – Noosa Art Show 1st prize W/colour – Maroochy Art Awards 2001 Pastellist of the Year (2nd ) by Pastel Soc. Of Aust. – 2002 3rd prize Maleny Art Show – 2004 People’s Choice Award – Sunshine Coast Art Show – 2004 1st prize in Human Form – Kenilworth Art Show – 2004 Highly Commended – Kenilworth Art Show – 2004 People’s Choice Award – Kenilworth Art Show – 2004 Highly Commended Pastel – Caloundra Art Show – 2004 3rd prize Maleny Art Show – 2005 Highly Commended Caloundra Art Show – 2005 1st Prize Pastel Caloundra Art Show – 2006 1st Prize Pastel Country Memb. – Pastel Soc. Of Aust. – 2006 2nd Prize (equal) Country Memb. – Pastel Soc. Of Aust. - 2006 2nd Prize Portrait Sarina Art Show – 2007 2nd Prize Pastel Maleny Art Show – 2007 Painting chosen to represent Maroochy Shire in exhibition in Japan 2007 Master Pastellist status by – Pastel Society of Aust. July 2007. 1st Prize – Pastel R.N.A. Brisbane Ekka. – 2007 1st Prize – Human Form – Hervey Bay Art Show 2007. Exhibition at Parliament House Brisbane – Oct 2007. 2nd Prize Pastel Country Memb. – Pastel Soc. Of Aust. – 2007 Highly Commended, Pastel Maleny Art Show-2008 Overall Best Painting, Blackwater Art Show-2008 Highly Commended, Maryborough Art Competition 2008 2nd prize Maleny Art Show – 2006 People’s Choice Award, Maryborough Art Competition 2008 Solo Exhibition - 2003 Blue Dolphin Gallery

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Artist: Anne Middleton

To behold an Anne Middleton painting is an experience that simultaneously delights the senses and engages the intellect. Anne’s exceptional ability to capture the beauty of her chosen subject is coupled with her extraordinary talent with oil paint and brush. 

Anne’s notable competence in her chosen medium enables her to render any subject in exquisite detail. She explores her subject matter with scientific precision and transforms these acute observations into fabulous terrains of luxuriouscolour and abounding energy. No detail is left unattended in pursuit of rich, tactile textures and elegant, voluptuous patterning. Interwoven colour and pattern draw the viewer into a sensual world of sumptuous folds and unfurling  curves.

Anne is a dedicated and talented artist whose professional artistic career spans more than twenty years. Anne grew up in a nurturing artistic environment. Throughout her childhood, her father, a renowned Australian landscape artist, comfortably supported Anne and her family with the income he generated from his work.

On completion of her final year at high school, Anne was awarded Dux of the school, a credit given to one individual in honour of most outstanding academic achievement. This award ensured Anne was in a position to pursue any career – she chose art.

Anne began working as a professional artist after completing a Bachelor of Education in Visual Arts from the University of Melbourne. Anne’s distinguished career has been informed by a range of traditional and contemporary styles and techniques.

Anne has travelled extensively in pursuit of developing her craft. Time spent in Italy put her in direct contact with the work of Italian and European Masters. She studied in Italy at Il Laboratario per Affresco di Vainella, Prato, mastering the techniques of Fresco painting. She applies these skills back into her work with oil and canvas.

Anne’s imagery and themes are drawn from natural, historical, literary and personal sources. Her painting is informed by first hand experience visiting and exhibiting in museums and galleries throughout the world, including New York, London, Europe and Asia.

Anne’s images are not mere representations; her iconography transports the viewer into a psychological and sensual drama that is played out on canvas.  Her painting always leaves the viewer with a powerful and lasting impression.
Sarah Edwards

I can so clearly coming into Anne’s studio in Italy and being so shocked. Such excitement: vivid, erotic, precise yet not representational. And such colour and all so drippingly wet.
Neil Curry (Poet and Bogliasco fellow)

Biographical information:

Born in 1967, Anne Middleton grew up in an environment surrounded by art and beauty. Her childhood spent in the forests of the Dandenong Ranges, surrounded by the paintings of artist parents, Max and Elsa, has resulted in Anne’s fascination with painting natural form. Anne’s paintings display a fascination with the rigorous beauty of extreme realism.

Anne has a particular interest in the classical painting techniques of the Baroque and Renaissance periods. In 1995 she studied traditional Fresco and Egg Tempera painting techniques in Italy. Her current paintings utilize traditional oil glazing techniques, which involves the use of many layers of transparent oil paint to build incredible colour intensity and luminosity. In 2004, Anne was the first Australian to be awarded a Fellowship from the prestigious Bogliasco Foundation in Italy.

Anne is also Director of Anne Middleton Gallery. She currently works full-time in her Albert Park studio painting.

Qualifications

1995 Diploma of Techniques in Mural Painting,
Il Laboratorio per Affresco di Vainella, Prato Italy
1985 - 1988 Bachelor of Education (Arts & Crafts)
Melbourne College of Advanced Education/Melbourne University

Additional Studies

Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship, Genoa Italy, September/October 2004 

Expertise in traditional and contemporary techniques of paint application, including traditional oil glazing methods, direct oil painting, egg tempera on board, and pastel painting.
Theoretical and working knowledge of the following techniques (traditional and contemporary) of fresco painting: buon-fresco, secco (egg, milk,casein and glue temperas) encausto, stucco-lucido and sgraffito. Contemporary techniques of stucco (Ornamental plasterwork)

Solo Exhibitions

1998 Span Galleries Melbourne CREASES
1999 Hotel Sofitel Melbourne SOURCE
2000 Hotel Sofitel Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Exhibition
2001 Fenix Restaurant
2005 Anne Middleton Gallery
2006 Anne Middleton Gallery- Artist In Residence
2008 Indabella, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
2009 Lovegrove Winery, Yarra Valley, LUSH RIPE JUICY

Group Exhibitions

2011 Rebecca Hossack Gallery, NEW YORK AFFORDABLE ART FAIR
2011 Rebecca Hossack Gallery, ART MELBOURNE 2012
2011 Rebecca Hossack Gallery, LONDON AFFORDABLE ART FAIR
2009 Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne: ART MELBOURNE 09
2006 Anne Middleton Gallery OCEANIA AUSTRALIS
2006 Anne Middleton Gallery, MOTHER, FATHER, DAUGHTER.
2006 Southside Arts - Hon. John Thwaites Offices, Treasury Place, East Melbourne
2005 Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, NEOMILLENIUM
2005 Albert Park Gallery, THE COLLECTOR'S SHOW
2005 Anne Middleton Gallery, ART & SOUL
2005 Anne Middleton Gallery, LANDSCAPE
2005 Sofitel Melbourne, ART & SOUL
2004 Albert Park Gallery, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2004 Albert Park Gallery, THE INNER LANDSCAPE
2004 Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, BRIDGE
2004 Albert Park Gallery, COLOUR
2003 Albert Park Gallery, LUSH
2002 Charles Nodrum Gallery THE PAINTED FOLD
1999 Old Treasury, Melbourne THE DEEP SOUTH
1998 Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne: FUSE
1995 Palazzo Massi, Arezzo, Italy
1989 Massoni Gallery, Melbourne Australia: oil painting
1989 Women's Gallery, Melbourne Australia 1989: oil paintings

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Artist: Stephen Glassborow

BORN in, HAMMERSMITH, ENGLAND Professional Sculptor EDUCATION IN ART Tyneside Foundation Course Newcastle Upon Tyne, Sculpture B.A. Hons Brighton College of Art B. A. Hons. Fine Art Collections MGM Macao China AMP Perth , WA SEDGWICK INSURANCE, Melbourne McDONALD'S GROUP, Sydney McDONALD'S GROUP, Melbourne KPMG PEAT MARWICK, Sydney REMY MARTIN PARK LANE Hotel ,Kuala Lumpur QANTAS, Melbourne WALKER CORPORATION, Sydney STATE CHAMBERS, Sydney, N.S.W. CITY OF WHITE HORSE , REGIONAL ART GALLERY , Melbourne .VICTORIA RANDWICK COUNCIL, NSW HILTON HOTEL ,Souel Korea SHERATON ON THE PARK ,Sydney ADELAIDE HILTON, S.A. ANA GROUP , Sydney FRANKSTON CITY COUNCIL , Victoria BANK OF NEW ZEALAND , Perth STAR CITY CASINO ROCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Victoria MANLY REGIONAL ART GALLERY NSW McFARLANE BURNETT INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Melbourne SHANGRI-LA HOTELS, SHANGHAI & BANGKOK ST.GEORGE BANK , George Street, Sydney MARIST BOYS COLLEGE , Randwick ,NSW APOLLO GROUP , Singapore PASIR RIS Centre Singapore IMPERIAL HOTEL ,Kuala Lumpur CROWN CASINO, Melbourne HILTON , Shanghai, China HASTINGS CITY COUNCIL ,Victoria PORT JACKSON FINE ART Laguna Beach , USA CITYCORP. Sydney MONARCH BAY DEV. Laguna Beach , USA WALT DISNEY Corporation , Hong Kong . EXHIBITIONS 1978 Commonwealth Travelling Exhibition, UK Commonwealth Buildings, London 1979 Profile Gallery, Joint Exhibition 1980 Profile Gallery, Joint Exhibition Artist in Residence, Albert Park School 1981 Profile Gallery Joint Exhibition 1983 Profile Gallery Joint Exhibition 1985 Graphic Illusions Joint Exhibition 1986 Graphic Illusions Joint Exhibition 1986 Permanently exhibited in State Theatre Shop, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne 1993 The Australian Ballet Gallery, Melbourne Eagle Hawke Gallery, Sydney Bronze figures and drawings of the,Artists Of The Australian Ballet 1995 Robin Gibson Gallery, Joint Sculpture Exhibition 1996 Jajuta Gallery, Singapore. Solo Exhibition 1999 North Shore Fine Art, Sydney Solo Exhibition Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle Solo Exibition 2000 Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle Solo Exhibition Port Jackson Fine Art , Laguna Beach , California , U.S.A. 2001 Vanessa Wood fine Art, Sydney Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle 2002 Lattitude Gallery , Boston, USA Cooks Hill Gallery , Newcastle 2003 Wagner Gallery , Sydney Cooks Hill Gallery , Newcastle 2004 1000 Deg C Gallery Sydney RedHill Gallery , Brisbane Ronald Coles Gallery , Kenthurst Manly Regional Gallery and Museum , Sydney 2005 Gallery Perutz , London England Red Hill Gallery , Brisbane Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle Wagner Gallery Sydney Perutz Gallery Edinburgh Scotland 2006 Red Hill Gallery , Brisbane Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle Manyung Gallery Melbourne Wagner GGallery Sydney , TVH Gallery Sydney Ronald Coles Gallery NSW Gallery Perutze Edingbergh UK Makers Mark Gallery Melbourne 2007 Red Hill Gallery , Brisbane Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle Manyung Gallery Melbourne Wagner GGallery Sydney , TVH Gallery Sydney Gallery Perutze Edingbergh UK 2008 Red Hill Gallery , Brisbane Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle Manyung Gallery Melbourne Wagner GGallery Sydney , TVH Gallery Sydney Gallery Perutze Edingbergh UK Makers Mark Gallery Melbourne PUBLICATIONS June 1987 Melburnian Magazine November 1987 Melbourne Arts Magazine June 1987 Home Beautiful Magazine February 1988 Craft Arts Magazine February 1988 The Herald Newspaper, Melbourne February 1989 House and Garden Magazine April 1989 The Age Magazine, Melbourne May 1991 Corporate Office and Design October 1993 The Age, Melbourne June 1994 Dance Australia April 1994 The Age, Melbourne Herald Sun, Melbourne Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney ,The Australian July 1995 Craft Arts International Magazine Issue 34 1999 North Beach Journal Issue 4 Aug 2002 Belle Magazine September 2005 The Age The Independent Sydney Morning Herald

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Artist: ROBERT HOLCOMBE EXHIBITION

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Artist: David Green

Group Exhibitions

2011               Martin Galleries, Brisbane

                                               Arts Labour Parliament House, Brisbane Queensland

Martin Galleries, Brisbane, Art Auction donation of work to the Premier’s Flood Relief appeal

Bleeding, Heart Gallery Brisbane, , Cathartic, Art Auction, donation of work to the  Queensland Premier’ s Flood Relief Appeal

                                               ArtNuvo Gallery Buderim Queensland

2010               Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne

                                               Art Sydney NSW, Sheahan Gallery

           Tamworth Fibre Textile Collection 1975-2010, Tamworth NSW

                                               Donation Fund Raiser, Flying Doctor Service

                       Martin Galleries, Brisbane

                                               Arts Labour, Martin Galleries Brisbane

2008               Summer: Docker Street Gallery

Text / Object: Collaboration Wagga RegCity, Art Gallery

            Sheahan Gallery Clifton NSW           

2007            Rebirth: Docker Street Gallery Wagga

2006 Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery

2000            Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery

1997/8          Reflection Tour

                                         Grafton Regional Gallery

                                         Charles Sturt Exhibition Space, Albury

                                         Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery

                                         Mildura Regional Art Gallery Art

                                         Hamilton Regional Art Gallery

                                         Orange Regional Art Gallery

1976/96            Thirty five group shows; Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland Tasmania, Northern Territory

1964/75          United Kingdom; Group Exhibitions include;-

Gallery B, London, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, Royal Exchange Exhibition London, New Grafton Gallery, London, St Paul’s Centenary Embroidery Exhibition. London

Public Collections

Charles Sturt University, Albury City Art Gallery, NSW, Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery NSW, Victorian State Craft Collection, Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery, TAS, Ararat City Art Gallery, VIC, Warrnambool City Art Gallery, VIC

Power House Museum, NSW, Tamworth Fibre Collection, NSW, Shire of Diamond Valley, VIC

Private Collections

Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, United Kingdom

Professional Employment

2000-2009 Head of Campus: Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga

2007- 2008 Head, School of Visual & Performing Art

1993-2003 Sub Dean: Faculty of Arts

1990 Inaugural Professor of Visual Arts

1985-1992  Head, School of Visual & Performing Arts, Charles Sturt University                               

1978-1985   Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology: Department of Design

1973-1978 University of London, Goldsmiths' College: School of Art

1964-1965 Croydon College of Art.

 

 

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Artist: Shannon Garson

Shannon Garson is a ceramicist specialising in thrown, decorated porcelain.

Shannon has developed her unique approach combining draftsmanship with ceramics over the last decade and has become one of Australia's most collectable ceramicists. In 2005 she received a Churchill Fellowship and spent 3 months travelling in Europe studying the art of the medieval and Renaissance periods. Her practice continues to grow with a collection of limited edition tableware and exhibition work developing side by side.

"I want the surface of the pot to be part of the drawing, not just a surface for the drawing to sit on. I want the whole pot to be experienced, from the weight of it as you pick it up, the texture, the drawing, colour, smoothness of the glaze, all the elements draw the viewer into experiencing the vessel."

Shannon's studio is based in a small rural town in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast. Each piece of porcelain is unique, the result of many hours work. Shannon's pots are finely thrown and translucent. The vessels are decorated with lively drawings and subtle, textured surfaces which provide a canvas for the misty greens, sunset oranges and delicate hues of the drawings.

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Artist: Gary Myers

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Artist: Lindsay Muir

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Artist: Monte Lupo

The Monte Lupo Story

The name Monte Lupo was taken from a small pottery village nestled in the hills of Tuscany called Monte Lupo Forentina.  Monte Lupo has a unique ceramic history that can be seen in the use of bright, exciting colors and design that can still be purchased today. Another attribute of Monte Lupo Forentina was their skill of sharing responsibilities in the production of ceramic wares - many artists contributed to each piece of work, thus utilising the strengths of each and every individual artist. 

 Here at Monte Lupo, we employ that same ethos of sharing the responsibilities of production. This ensures a high standard of quality and allows the artists to focus on, and refine, their skills. Not all of employees want to pursue the role of artist and this serves to strengthen the Monte Lupo team, due to the many facets of running a ceramic production studio, retail outlet and business services.

 Monte Lupo Services

Multicap is statewide non profit, established in 1962, that provides high needs disability, individual, respite and family support for people with disabilities their families and carers in Queensland.

 In 1991 Multicap established the Monte Lupo Disability Enterprise to provide a career path for people with disabilities who wished to be gainfully employed in an area encouraging creativity and artistic expression.  Today Monte Lupo employees over 30 people with a disability and several artists across a number of services

·           Monte Lupo Gallery & Studio - employs 20 people including 10 young artists and provides unique art, giftware and pottery with individual, commissioned, and corporate gifts

·           Monte Lupo Packaging - employs around 10 people providing packaging and repackaging services, mail outs, collating, hand assembly, shrink-wrapping, laminating and more

·           Centre of Creative Arts - program for adults with disabilities who are enthusiastic about working toward becoming professional artists.

With minimal training, our Monte Lupo artists have developed a very distinct, individual, naïve style. The artists are able to express themselves freely through several medium including sculpture, painting, pottery, and screen printing. Monte Lupo staff find this freeness in the artwork visually inspiring and exciting. In these artists, one can truly see the infinite expanse of human expression.

Monte Lupo Packaging provides our employees with a disability the support and training needed to develop industry based competency standards and skills. Our employees are provided with the opportunity to be gainfully employed, in a supported work environment.

The Monte Lupo machine operates through individual commitment to a team effort – Creative Collaboration, collaborating to produce the finished product and all that entails from unloading the clay off of the truck to the selling.  It’s an opportunity for people with disabilities to contribute to a whole, to be a ‘creative cog’ in a machine that wouldn’t operate without them.

Monte Lupo CV of Major Works

Promoting the Monte Lupo artists demonstrates the amazing abilities of people with disabilities and continuing community awareness and appreciation. Our Monte Lupo artists have won a number of awards and have their works on display, with other exhibitions held at various times.

 

Our employees gain inspiration from personal experience, group workshops, excursions and interacting with customers and clients. Monte Lupo’s collective approach has broken down competition barriers that previously called for single entries. 

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