Soula Mantalvanos | Artist, designer & gallerist Melbourne Australia
Soula Mantalvanos | Artist, designer & gallerist
45 Years in Print – It's the Australian Print Workshop's birthday! I'm thrilled to be one of 150 artists invited from across Australia to participate in Australian Print Workshop (APW)'s IMPRESSIONS exhibition. This will be an incredible survey of contemporary Australian printmaking, and an opportunity for patrons to acquire works at a special price: $150 for miniprints (including mine) and $550 for larger [...]
Bellarine Arts Trail: My open studio Date: Sat 31 Oct–Sun 1 Nov 2026Time: 12– 4 pmI'd love to see you... Please RSVP. Rear of Queenscliff Gallery at 81 Hesse Street, Queenscliff I'd love to see you... briefly! It's going to be a big weekend, so please be patient if I'm off on a break when you arrive. As much as I love meeting [...]
Queenscliff Gallery Homage to Discovering the Impressionists INVITATION Exhibition dates: Jul 9 – Aug 10, 2026. Queenscliff Gallery (QG) presents a group exhibition celebrating the enduring influence of Impressionism—one of art’s most luminous and transformative eras. Inspired by Geelong Gallery’s landmark exhibition Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel and Sir Arthur Streeton’s ‘honeymoon’ etchings, QG-represented artists Julianne Ross Allcorn, [...]
2026 Queenscliff Gallery Focus: Corridoi Luminosi | Luminous Corridors Exhibition dates: May 28 – Jun 15, 2025 Join me in the gallery between 11 am and 3 pm each weekend. I'd love to chat to you. My statement Sketched in situ and completed in my Queenscliff studio, my current body of work began with the quiet act of walking, observing, and sketching [...]
2026 Queenscliff Gallery Focus: Corridoi Luminosi | Luminous Corridors DATES Exhibition dates: May 28 – Jun 15, 2025 Join me in the gallery anytime Sat – Sun, between 11 am and 3 pm. Sketched in situ and completed in my Queenscliff studio, my current body of work began with the quiet act of walking, observing, and sketching in [...]
May 29, 2026 UPDATE: Access The Live Recording of our Melbourne Design Week Q&A It happened, and it was great. And you might find the event recording well worth listening to if you’ve never wondered about the benefits of having your health information at your fingertips, or if you didn’t know that (in most countries) your GP owns your medical record, [...]
My own art collection is largely made up of works purchased through Melbourne galleries, and some acquired on travels when I was a full-time Director of ooi, a very successful design business – my own again. Theo and I bought a lot of art, always through galleries. There are very few cases in which we acquired work otherwise because we fully understood the impact on our industry. Of course, we have bought art from our own gallery now. Understanding that we are all running small businesses, and recognising that a gallery sale supports both the artist and the infrastructure around them, might just be a sustaining element – if you want the gallery structure to exist. Times are changing. We also need to include this idea for open conversation. Did we have too many restaurants pre-COVID? Was the gallery structure always going to fail? Are there too many galleries? Are there too many artists?
That’s exactly how it felt when we celebrated our 10th birthday at Queenscliff Gallery (QG). With the ongoing glum vibes that have poured in since COVID, it felt so great to throw a party and celebrate the collaborative efforts of fellow artists, business owners, friends, family, the community, and our brilliant patrons who helped us cross the milestone. [...]
Queenscliff Gallery Celebrates its 10th Anniversary with the exhibition ’10/10′. Exhibition dates: Nov 13 – Dec 8, 2025 Queenscliff Gallery (and I!) are thrilled to announce the gallery’s 10th anniversary, marked by a spectacular art exhibition showcasing the works of ten distinguished artists who have been integral to the gallery’s journey – since day one! This milestone celebration [...]
Italy is never enough for me. There’s not enough Burrata, cicchetti, grilled squid, cornetti, salata mistas, Prosecco (hello Franciacorta!), tartare, overall exceptional hospitality, and that Olive oil – I still can’t believe they leave the bottle on the table. I don’t get enough of searching for the next Via or Vicolo, the next urban, hillside or valley scene, [...]
