Splendacious 23 November – 13 December 2019 Opening 2pm–4pm Saturday 23 November 2019 An exhibition of printmaking by: Emma Armstrong-Porter / Ute Braatz / August Carpenter / Matthew Clarke Elizabeth M. Cole / Dianne Colk / Paul Compton / Warren Cooke / Carlton Cox / Beth Croce / Ann Cunningham Rachel Derum / Philip Faulks / Kevin Foley / Sarah Gabriel / Alex [...]
May, 2019 Queenscliff Literary Festival An exceptional evening of conversation listening to two of Australia’s most prominent illustrator’s, Jim Pavlidis and Michael Leunig. Election eve heated up the discussion adding to the work stories of the two colleagues from their couple of decades at The Age. Then into art speak and of course much philosophy about today’s world. As well as answering [...]
Artist and Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop (QG&W) director, Soula Mantalvanos opens her personal studio for the Bellarine Arts Trail 2018. Soula will open the doors to her newly established studio, welcoming conversation about her practice and works that will form part of QG&W’s summer group exhibition, Lustre. Having realised Parisian facades in oils, acrylics and etchings, but unable to return to Europe for over [...]
Our first overseas trip in 6 years and first holiday since our big life move to Queenscliff (that's 3 years!). Needless to say, I can't wait. I've packed my materials. My Astier De Villate Pencil, spare refill leads, teeny travel water colour set and two drawing journals. Got my phone for reference as I need to monitor the activity and travel very light [...]
St Luke Exquisite Palette Exhibition 2018 Smith Street Collingwood
Meet my new muse! He arrived with a broken ear and I obviously related. The brilliant makers, Etc Marionettes (Spain) immediately made another head. How appropriate for me to be able to document one holding their once perfect head now... #etcmarionettes
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Church mezzanine studio corner Pending, suspended in the air feels appropriate right now while Theo and I settle into our new life in Queenscliff. I'm upstairs in my new corner studio. I've opted for a small contained space... just until I get on my feet. [...]
Am I Streeton inspired? Of course! And as the gallery Director of QG&W I not only had the privilege to place myself as part of the Streeton Prints artists in residence project but I also felt I needed to - a kind of practice to my preach. With Theo as my printer (and my little bit more) I'm finally looking forward to [...]
