| ALISON PERINI | | New spaces and places for old
items.
Creating hand-cut worlds, piece by
piece until it's completeness
shines.
I love recycling old tiles, plates
and even jewellery to bring new
life through my hands-on approach
to creativity.
I bring fragments together to
create a beautiful story.
I work from photos mixed with my
imagination to create a vibrant
living art piece - any subject, any
size and endless colours.
Give me a hint of a direction and I
will create a work of art for your
living space.
My work brings colour and style to
many private gardens, rooms and
swimming pools, let me add a unique
mosaic for the inside or outside of
your home or business.
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| ANDO | | From his first painting at the age of four to the World's
Largest Work of Art at the age of forty, Ando has created
a portfolio of amazing artistic variety. Over one hundred of his
paintings have been published as limited editions and
other various products.
Ando has been an established artist for 25 years in his
native Australia, exhibiting since the age of 15.
In recent years, Ando decided to challenge himself with bigger projects.
He has amazed viewers with the remarkable
Big Picture -- at over 21,000 square feet it is believed to be the
World's Largest canvas painting by one artist -- and the 46
million square foot Mundi Mundi Man, the World's Largest work of art.
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| ANTHONY ASKEW | | Anthony practised Law in Melbourne until the late 70's then moved to Queensland.
He was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law in 1996.
ARTIST STATEMENT: I occasionally painted for pleasure during my adult life and in 2000 tried drawing the female form in charcoal and pastels. I believe these are tasteful and erotic and explore Female sensuality.
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| ANTONIO DUARTE | | Antonio was born in Portugal where
he graduated from Escola Artes
Plasticas of Coimbra and Escola De
Belas Artes of Lisbon. Since
graduating he pursued a career as a
professional artist in Europe,
where his work was shown in many
exhibitions in Spain, Portugal and
Germany. Today his paintings form
part of private and public
collections across Europe.
Since arriving in Australia in the
late sixties, Antonio’s work has
received constant acclaim across
the country, winning numerous
awards, such as the prestigious
“Caran D’Ache” drawing award.
Antonio is a Fellow of the Royal
Art Society. He is frequently the
focus of exhibitions and was a
guest artist representing Portugal
in the “Euro Art Exhibition”.
Tony was a participant in the
Archibald Festival and a finalist
in the Sulman art prize.
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| BRENT REDDING | | Brent Redding is a self-taught full-time contemporary artist based in Napier, New Zealand. He has had three solo exhibitions in Australia and two in New Zealand, as well as numerous inclusions in group shows etc. Brent also works as a muralist and tutor.
His works are motivated by a search for pattern and design, and he often suppresses depth in his paintings in order to enhance the two dimensional arrangement. Many interests may appear in, or influence his works: music, poetry, dance, the human condition, and a keen sense of the absurd.
He is constantly experimenting and his style remains fluid, but currently aspects of surrealism, futurism, art nouveau, pop-art and other genres appear in his works.
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| BRIAN COOK | | This sparky, blue eyed, vivacious Australia (born Yorkshire, England, 1932) is passionately committed to his drawing and painting and has been since he could hold a pencil. Greatly influenced by renowned artists Turner and Constable, Brian says "I felt the scales fall from my eyes as soon as I arrived in Australia and saw the wonderful works of Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Frederie McCubbin". . . . more information |
| BRUCE GRIFFITHS | | Artist Bruce Griffiths still works by the modem, never paint where you haven’t been and never paint what you cannot feel.
Located at the base of the Tallebudgera Valley on the Gold Coast, his sea and country landscapes reflect his real life journeys in Australia.
A lifetime of fishing and the bush has instilled a love of the outdoors, which is the preferred subject of his paintings. Through his brush, Bruce reveals the natural beauty of Australia. He is always looking to capture the mood and atmosphere of the sea and his beloved country.
A watercolour artist in the traditional style and largely self taught since picking up a brush in 2002. “I was fortunate early to see the use of colour in watercolour in the hands of world renowned Australian artists Robert Wade and Robert Lovett. It simply opened my eyes to what was possible.”
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| CHRISTIAN CHAPMAN | | Christian is a Semi- Realism artist
who has been painting since 1990.
His
mother is a talented artist and his
father a Graphic Designer... Art is
in Christian's blood....."My works
are completely one off, original
and unique. Lose yourself and open
your mind to infinite perception". . . . more information |
| D'ARCY W. DOYLE | | One of Doyle’s great strengths as an artist has been his versatility. The range of subjects which be has mastered is astonishing. He has painted portraits, horses, houses, outback landscapes, rural scenes, ballet dancers, cricketers, soldiers in battle, race meetings, ships at sea and aircraft in flight, and in all of them there is the same high standard of work. He is not known for still-life painting, yet over the years he has painted a number of superb still-life pictures. . . . more information |
| DIANE GALPIN | | Artists Statement....
"New York City becomes a fantasy place where the architecture of building and people merge". . . . more information |
| DON RAMETTE | | Don Ramette was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and emigrated to Australia in 1970.
His paintings in varying degrees combine wit, eroticism, menace and acknowledge a debt to Surrealism. In a new departure the style reflects the Moderne looks of the 1930’s and the majority of the works contain figures, buildings or objects from the 1920’s and 30’s.The paintings consequently possess a sense of the elegant and familiar while the choice and juxtaposition of objects and figures renders them somewhat uncomfortable. It is this discomfort that lies at the heart of Don’s work. The question “What is going on here?” can never be answered, certainly not in words, but it forces an ongoing dialogue with the viewer which drives him even deeper into the emotion of each painting. Don like Surrealism itself works within the Romantic tradition.
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| FRANK HODGKINSON | | Frank Hodgkinson was at the forefront of the Abstract Expressionist movement in Australia in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was the youngest in a family of 3 boys and 1 girl. Frank’s great uncle was the Pre-Raphaelite artist, Sir John Everett Millais; his father, Henry, was a highly skilled sign writer and decorator. Frank and his older brother, Roy, served as war artists during World War II.
Frank studied at the Royal Art Society of NSW, with Sydney Long and Datillo Rubbo, while supporting himself producing illustrations for magazines. He left the Royal Art Society when Datillo Rubbo set up a separate Art Society school and continued to work as a freelance illustrator for various newspapers, later becoming full-time press artist prior to the outbreak of WW II.
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| GABRIELLE ROSE | | The works of Gabrielle are Limited
Edition Photographs on canvas that
actually look like paintings. Some
parts of the canvas are
painted in oil, like the lips of
the model. Some works are also
finished off with a resin coating. . . . more information |
| GEORGE CALLAGHAN | | George Callaghan was born in Belfast in 1941 but spent most of his childhood in South Africa. He returned to Ireland in his teens, working as a graphic artist in a Dublin advertising agency.
Although Callaghan attended the Belfast College of art from 1961 to 1965, he insists that most of his skills and discipline he has learnt from advertising. He is a strong believer that no one can teach art because no one knows what art is.
All you can teach, he says, is technique – and leave their minds alone. And he contends that he now paints with an attitude he enjoyed before attending Art College.
Music is also a great influence, he plays harp, guitar and sings. The musician appears often in his works.
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| GORDON RICHARDS | | In the early 90’s Gordon's passion for drawing and painting and his artistic talents and energy were ignited… and so began his extraordinary career as an artist. The Result was the emergence of an instinctive style producing bold, humorous yet poignant reflections of the human form in all its frailty. . . . more information |
| IAN GUNDRY | | It is hard to define Gundry’s diverse style of painting. The artist presents various style in art that would at first appear to be done by different artists. A very imaginative and talented artist indeed. . . . more information |
| ILIA CHIDZEY | | I am a graphic designer and pastel artist with a degree in Industrial Design. I have painted many murals, drawn from life and painted abstract forms while exploring creative expression. I seek my inspiration from the forms and movement of the human body, and suggest it through colour and line.
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| JADIE & LEE | | Jadie Pedge and Lee Wise are an
Artist Duo. They are two Artists
that work together on the same
painting. Their partnership is a
50-50 relationship in that they
both contribute equally towards
every aspect of the painting
process from start to finish.
“We always discuss everything to
arrive at a mutual decision. We
trust each other and understand
about compromise- I think that’s
our secret.” (Jadie)
“We’re both striving for the same
goal of success in our future
together, so therefore we both
encourage each other in every way
we can. Oh and of course, we also
have a lot of fun along the way.”
(Lee)
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| JAMES MELDRUM | | James Meldrums paintings were first shown in London, then at Kozminsky galleries in Melbourne 1953. His large, colourful, surrealistic canvases depicting non functional furniture have appeared in many exhibitions and won him the 1971 Sulman Prize. He held about 30 solo exhibitions 1951 – 2006 including in London, Sydney and Melbourne. Widely traveled, his commissions included a number of mural commissions for architectural firms in Melbourne and Brisbane. . . . more information |
| JANET BODAAN | | MISSION STATEMENT:
I am by instinct a realist artist whose driving force is to sing the praises of the Natural World and draw the viewer into the picture that viewer may share with the artist both the emotional and aesthetic experience involved.
I enjoy as a viewer myself an eclectic taste in all visual art provided the artist knows his business in the pursuit of excellence, which is surely the bottom line of all creative effort.
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| JAPANESE DRAWINGS ON SILK AND EMBROIDERY COLLECTIONS | | |
| JILL DEL MACE | | Surrealism, Fantasy Art, Magic Realism, Photographic Realism, Art Deco and Art Nouveau are all art movements that have been linked to Gill's work. . . . more information |
| JILL DIXON | | English born Jill Dixon is a practised sculptor who studied in Spain under Pedro Escalona & Chara Garci. She lives in the hinterland of Queensland Australia where she has her studio. Her work is very distinctive. Born of lifelong association with the arts, with innumable awards and solo exhibitions to her credit in Europe and Australia. Jill's sculptures can be found in many private collections and a significant number of regional galleries, both in Australia and Europe.
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| JOHN WORTH | | Brisbane artist John Worth grew up in the central goldfields town of Meekatharra in Western Australia. He has been working as an artist for over four decades establishing himself as a sculptor prior to a major creative shift to painting in recent years. . . . more information |
| JOS KIVITS | | Born in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Jos (christened Jozef Wilhelmus Henrikus Cornelis) was the youngest of 5 children. Despite early leanings towards a variety of vocations including industrial chemistry, architecture and even a brief desire to become a monk - art was his calling. Jos simply could not stay away from it. He took serious art studies from age 10; painting his first oil at 12.
A student of the Dutch Kunstnijverdheids School in the 1960s, Jos continued studies during the 1970s and 80s under the tutelage of Holland’s greatest living traditional artist, Cornelis le Mair. This collaboration ultimately led to Jos receiving the prestigious Diploma of Master Artist Life from the Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, in Belgium, in 1989.
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| JOSE ANDRES | | Beautiful paintings inspired from the home country of the artist; SPAIN. Jose Andres has exhibited in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy and is becoming renowned Internationally. . . . more information |
| JUDY JELSMA | | I live at Port Macquarie and have
been painting since 1985. My works
include contemporary emotive
landscapes, abstract works, still
life, portraits and figurative
studies.
I enjoy the richness and vibrancy
of strong colour. My process of
working is largely instinctive with
no pre-conceived ideas initially of
the finished result. Acrylic paint
is the dominant medium used. I use
random marks and textures, layers
of washes, collage, inks and
charcoal. It is a process of trying
something, assessing, editing or
modifying, rejecting or accepting,
then knowing when to stop.
Five years of Visual Arts studies
at Southern Cross University and
TAFE has convinced me that the best
way to work is to paint in my own
studio, thus developing my own
individual style.
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| KAYA SULC | | Kaya Sulc was born in the Czech Republic and moved to Australia in 1951. From 1960-1963 he studied at The National Art School in Sydney. He currently lives and works in Cooroy, Queensland. His signature copper sculptures and vibrant paintings exhibit a facination with the human form. Sulc has been the recipient of many awards and is represented in private collections in Australia, Japan, Canada, Singapore, Germany, New Zealand and Switzerland. . . . more information |
| KIMONO | | Child's Kimono in a Box Case.
Height 1.26m , Width 1.54m , Depth
10cm. . . . more information |
| LESA QUINN | | Lesa Quinn was born at Coolah in Central West NSW.
Lesa grew up on her parents property in the Coolah district. She has always loved the rural life and started depicting the Australian Landscape at an early age.
Lesa has exhibited twice in the Sydney Morning Heralds ‘On this Day' art awards at the Power House Museum, Sydney. On two occasions she had her work in the Norville Art Prize for landscape paintings.
Her love of the Australian Landscape is evident in her vibrant abstract water colour paintings.
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| LIU SONG LIN | | Song Lin was born in Beijing China in
1960. He was a designer of stage art
work between 1977 - 1984 and was
awarded best artist design by the
Chinese Art Society. . . . more information |
| MAL LECKIE | | Mal has been awarded 32 prizes for his work in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, including the Gold Coast City Art Prize on three occasions.
His work is represented in collections in 18 countries and in Australia his works are represented in the public collections of the likes of Parliament House, Canberra and Brisbane, Artbank, Brisbane City, Bond University, Griffith University and the Commonwealth Club in Canberra. In corporate collections he has works in the Commonwealth bank, Qantas, OTC, CRA, AMP, Suncorp, Bond University, Radisson Resorts, Rydges Hotels, Ernst and Young, Brothers Neilsen, Conrad Jupiters, Warner Brothers, Bird-Cameron and Morris International.
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| MANFRED VON STEINER | | Manfred was born in Austria in
1951.
In his second year of high school
his outstanding talent in the art
world began to grow, Manfred won
first prize in the young award of
Austria. He enrolled and graduated
in the Glass Fach School, Tirol,
Austria. At age 16 he was the
winner of a nation wide competition
to design the stain glass window in
the Stefan’s Dome Cathedral of
Vienna. At age 17 Manfred enrolled
at the University of Vienna. He
was greatly encouraged by Professor
Fuchs, who is Austria’s most
celebrated Artist. During the 5
year course Manfred had numerous
exhibitions throughout Europe
including;
1969 – Franz Wagner Gallery, Vienna
1970 – Bundes Gallery, Salzburg
1970 – Bundes Gallery Linz.
In 1973 Manfred graduated with his
masters degree in Fin Art. He was
commissioned by many countries
throughout Europe including West
Germany, Holland, Hungary,
Yugoslavia, Italy, Switzerland,
Austria and the Vatican City.
Again, in 1973 Manfred was
commissioned by the Austrian
Education Television to do 8 Thirty
minute programmes. “The Art of
Stained Glass”.
Some of Manfred’s outstanding work
can been seen throughout Europe.
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| MAXWELL WILKS | | Maxwell Wilks
…powerful slicing strikes of
pastel, brilliant colour and
energised movement, and alive
gestural rendering of oil scenes
typify his imaginative solutions to
breathing new sensibilities into
traditional representation.
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| MELISSA BATES | | “I always wanted to be a famous artist.” I left school to work in illuminated signs this was my job in art. The way I create my art today is derived from previous work experience cutting freehand into the top layer of the cardboard peeling out shapes looking for motifs and patterns as the picture reveals itself whether from life models or in imaginary compositions. The picture is determined by the meditation of shape pattern in the developing spontaneous design start linking entwining of line, the finished piece is the one of an original cut that reveals the raw cardboard interior. . . . more information |
| MICHAEL JOHN TAYLOR | | Born in Sunderland, North England, in 1939. Michael is one of Australia?s most original and inspiring artists. He is a glorious painter, superb draughtsman and stimulating teacher. His achievements are numerous. He has won every major art prize down the east coast of Australia. . . . more information |
| PAT MILLER | | Born in Detroit Michigan, Pat has
lived in New Zealand, London, South
Africa, Japan and is now a citizen
of Australia having lived here
since 2000.
She began her artistic career while
living in Johannesburg over 20
years ago. She was then influenced
by the German Expressionist
movement and conducted a sell out
solo exhibition after 2 intensive
years of work and study.
Since then she has continued to
craft her Art in many different
media including most recently,
Photography.
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| PAUL EVANS | | Born in Brisbane 1950, Paul
attended the Brisbane College of
Art and worked in the fashion
industry for ten years before
becoming a full-time artist in
1980. His work is represented in
numerous private and corporate
collections in Australia as well as
the USA, Canada, Argentina, South
Africa, UK, France, Switzerland,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and
Japan. . . . more information |
| PAUL GUNDRY | | I am interested in what distinguishes the art image from any other image that we may encounter in the visual field. With these paintings I want to present the viewer with the sheer presence of the visible world. The rich, social content of a suburban home invites the viewer to “read” the pictures. Similarly, evening skies and early morning sunrises are typically associated with poetic imagery and therefore invite the viewer to engage with the pictures with reference to notions of art as the beautiful. . . . more information |
| RITVA VOUTILA | | Ritva Voutila was born in 1946 in
Nokia, Finland. She spent her first
twenty-two years in Finland, and
came to Australia for the first
time in 1968. After two and a half
years working in Sydney she
returned to Europe, and spend the
next ten years in Canary Islands,
Spain. She moved to Australia
permanently in 1981.
Before becoming a full time artist
in 1983, she has worked as a garden
designer, computer
programmer/analyst and computer
sales representative.
The fine artist - Ritva first
studied art at the School of Art
and Design in Helsinki. In Sydney,
she studied art at the Paddington
Art School and the Julian Ashton
School of Fine Arts. She has
participated in a number of group
exhibitions in Australia. Her first
solo exhibition in 2003 at Gallery
Lane, Leura, was a sell-out
success.
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| ROBERT WADE | | Robert Wade is a signature Member of the Australian Watercolour Institute and the American Watercolour Society. Born in Melbourne, Australia, 1930, the distinguished Australian artist, Robert A. Wade, has gained International acclaim. He has exhibited with most of the major Watercolour Societies in the World and won important awards in many countries. His work has received 12 major overseas awards, in England, France and USA, plus 93 awards in Australia. . . . more information |
| RUSSIAN ART | | George Melikidze was born in
Tbilisi Georgia in 1956; he studied
at the Tbilisi Georgian Academy of
Art and graduated with an
Excellence Diploma in 1985. He has
participated in numerous
exhibitions, including a private
exhibition in Paris in 1992, in
1996 and 1997 in the Central House
of Arts in Moscow, in 1998-1999
exhibition "Golden brush" in Moscow
and he also did work in Turkey. He
inspires through his paintings an
idyllic dream of happiness and
"love, kindness and beauty". He is
a multi - talented artist in every
aspect. . . . more information |
| SHELENA RUSSELL | | Shelena has been an artist for more
than 10 years. Prior to this she
was heavily involved in the art
business, with galleries in both
New Zealand and QLD. Her love of
painting prompted her to dissolve
her connections with the business
side of art and concentrate solely
on her real passion - her passion
for portraits. The rich, eccentric,
the famous, the infamous, her
collection of dramatic of people in
the spotlight has resulted in this,
her most expressive and impressive
body of work ever presented in the
Sunshine State. "I find my timber
canvases an amazing medium, the
colors leap from the portraits,
fresh and alive. For me it is an
ethereal experience." . . . more information |
| WERNER FILIPICH | | Werner was born in Austria in 1943
and migrated to Australia in 1950.
His love for this country is imbued
in his superb style of crisp and
refreshing paintings. He is mainly
self taught, previously working
full time in his father's
hairdressing salon; he found the
demand for his paintings increased
to the extent that he chose to turn
professional.
A dedicated traditionalist artist,
painting mainly in oils
After initially specialising in
rural and coastal scenes, Werner
has broadened his choice of subject
to include figures. His distinct
unique style is always popular with
art collectors and many overseas
visitors and as a result; paintings
adorn the walls of homes in many
countries.
The demand for traditional art has
not diminished and is evident in
the great success of Werner's many
exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne,
Brisbane and Adelaide.
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| WOLFGANG LAEMMLE | | Wolfgang Laemmle was born in Germany in 1941. He is well know in Europe as "Painter of the Light". This celebrated and highly acclaimed artist now shares the romantic, yet demanding visions of the evolution that is Australia by moving from France and Germany to Australia. In his long and distinguished career Wolfgang has published 6 books, tutored several emerging artists and was seen overseas in many television shows about Art and his existing life. . . . more information | To be included within the " Watling
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