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Soula Mantalvanos | Artist, designer & gallerist Melbourne Australia

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soulamantalvanos

Director @queenscliffgallery | Founder @myhealthstorymhs | Creativity, my guiding light
Paintings and etchings of urban scenes, streets an Paintings and etchings of urban scenes, streets and canals in Verona, Montepulciano, Verona, Cortona, Bologna and Venice. Hit the tags or visit QG for more. Take me back! #australianartist #australianartistabroad #italytravel #artistabroad #soulasitaly2025 #verona #venice #montepulciano #cortona #bologna
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Venezia Yes, again! There’s something about the Venezia Yes, again! There’s something about the freshness of the water around you in this magical city that still makes me feel I’ve landed on some kind of stage set. Action! It’s just not real, but it is. And San Giorgio dei Greci and Santa Maria della Salute are worth revisiting for a lifetime. We were so fortunate to be in town while Painted Gold. El Greco and Art between Crete and Venice was on at the Doge’s Palace, Palazzo Ducale. That explained a few things to both Theo and me, given his Greek heritage and my Cypriot heritage, and made our revisit to San Giorgio dei Greci all the more wonderful. What a bond between the Greek and Venetian iconographers and painters. One I appreciate so much. #soulasitaly2025 #venice #venezia #australianartistabroad #italytravel #artistabroad #sketch #urbansketch
Watercolour and etching. Grand Canal, 2018 (Ai W Watercolour and etching. Grand Canal, 2018 (Ai WeiWei Gilded Cage). #etching #watercolour #australianartist #australianartistabroad #italytravel #sketch #grandcanal #venice
Etching and Fabriano watercolour pencil. Listening Etching and Fabriano watercolour pencil. Listening to Still Life by Sarah Winman on Audible. Fondamenta de la Tana #Venice, 2023 #studionight #australianartist #urbansketch #studio #newmedia #artistexploration #artist #watercolour #etching
Paint me, paint me! Sketches calling for completio Paint me, paint me! Sketches calling for completion.
10 years of this! I still can’t believe we own t 10 years of this! I still can’t believe we own this beauty. Our 1868 Wesleyan Church. #QG10years #queenscliff #visitqueenscliff #home
Verona You all know I love Venice, but I think it’s Verona that’s in my heart. It’s the size of it – it’s just right. Verona has a little bit of everything, and I imagine living here, in a town that hosts magnificent operas every year that have the guests donned to their nines night after night. I’d promenade in the early evenings, and wait for the wave of ticket holders to finish their early dinners, and head for the Arena, before sitting down to my own quieter dinner to the sound of the Arena seating calls. The air is full of magic. It’s also very normal to be walking around with a seating cushion – I felt so normal! #australianartist #australianartistabroad #italytravel #artistabroad #soulasitaly2024 #verona
Each time we’ve been able to visit, something di Each time we’ve been able to visit, something different takes my breath away. This time, I dwelled on the way in which these beautiful buildings and works were constructed – the approach, the thought that went into building a structure that was going to last forever. I don’t think we have that outlook now. Our lives are filled with quick and easy products that mostly exist for a short time. The richness of Italian culture is always something that makes me envious. Read more on my site. Link in the bio. #australianartistabroad #australianartist #italytravel #soulaitaly2024 #soulasitaly2025 #venice #bologna #pienza #siena
Off you go baby… to your brilliant new home. Mo Off you go baby… to your brilliant new home. More 2025 paintings available at @queenscliffgallery and online. #artcollecting #artcollections #artsales #cortona #australianartistabroad #australianartist #italytravel #artistabroad #soulaitaly2024
Studio. New work in progress, plates and sketches Studio. New work in progress, plates and sketches patiently waiting. #artistslife #artylife #studio #australianartist #printmaking #magnolia #sketch
One of my most treasured gifts is being born with One of my most treasured gifts is being born with the ability to observe and draw what I see. To be able to do this AND travel and have it form a teeny part of my livelihood is just the ultimate. Thanks for all the vids @theomantalvanos Work available @queenscliffgallery #pinchmyself #australianartistabroad #australianartist #artistabroad #italytravel #sketch #soulasitaly2025 #venice #siena #cortona #visualartist #urbansketch
I don’t get enough of searching for the next Via I don’t get enough of searching for the next Via or Vicolo, the next urban, hillside or valley scene, the next Byzantine work of art, another awe-gasping church and domes on domes… so you know where my hairstyle comes from now. How do you tire of that mass culture? Afterthoughts and links from my recent trip to Italy. #soulasitaly2025
10/10: 10 Years of Queenscliff Gallery. Exhibitio 10/10: 10 Years of Queenscliff Gallery. Exhibitions dates: Nov 13 - Dec 8, 2025. I’m feeling it’s bloom time! Queenscliff Gallery is thrilled to announce its 10th anniversary, marked by a spectacular art exhibition showcasing the works of ten distinguished artists who have been integral to the gallery’s journey. This milestone celebration event will honor the gallery’s decade-long commitment to supporting and promoting the art community, with a special weekend celebration complete with official events and drinks. #workinprogress #iconography #portrait #australianart
Italy is never enough for me. There’s not enough 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, the next Byzantine work of art, another awe-gasping church and domes on domes… so you know where my hairstyle comes from now. How do you tire of that mass culture? Hit the link in the bio for the full read. #soulasitaly2025 #australianartistabroad #iloveitaly #artistabroad #creativewriting #notai
Where do artworks come from? These works, all come Where do artworks come from? These works, all come from Venice. Calle de la Mandola, Palazzo Salviati, Palazzo Dario, Venice. Available @queenscliffgallery #australianartist #australianartistabroad #italytravel #artistabroad #soulaitaly2024 #soulaitaly2025 #veniceart #printmaking #etching #australianprintmaker #australianprintmaking #wheredoartworkscomefrom
Artwork makes the perfect gift. Know someone who l Artwork makes the perfect gift. Know someone who loves Venice? Know someone who loves art? These works are available on my personal site or you can call QG. #veniceart #venice #urbansketcher #australianartistabroad #australianartist #soulasitaly2025 #soulaitaly2024
Where do artworks come from? These two come from b Where do artworks come from? These two come from beautiful Verona. Watching The Barber of Seville in the glorious Arena and glaring at the beautiful corner building (soon to become @signorvino) in Piazza Erbe. They’re available at QG. #australianabroad #australianartist #verona #piazzaerbe #arenaverona #barberofseville #wheredoartworkscomefrom
As a gallery director, Theo often hears, ‘I have As a gallery director, Theo often hears, ‘I have no wall space’. That problem doesn’t exist in Bologna! #homegallery #artgallery #curated #artcollection #collectorenvy #collectoraspiration #artaspiration #queenscliffgallery
Where do artworks come from? My Byzantine icons c Where do artworks come from? My Byzantine icons come from my heritage, visiting Cyprus at the age of 7, and visits to various churches including this one, San Marco in Venice. St Nikolas in egg tempera available from @theconventdaylesford. Etchings available from @queenscliffgallery and online ( St George SOLD OUT) Hit the tags. #australianartist #Byzantine #iconography #sanmarco #byzantineicon #saints #wheredoartworkscomefrom #etching #guilding #goldleaf
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acrylic Antipodean Palette aquatint award bologna carousel chronic pain Collingwood Design doodle drawing etching event exhibition finalist fluid acrylic gallery Gertrude Streetscape Greek Australian Cultural League Hobart icon inspiration interior Italy lynn media Ms Soula mural news oil pain painting paris portrait printmaking prize Queenscliff self portrait soula still life Streeton studio theo travel venice

CONTACT INFORMATION

81 Hesse Street Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
Phone: Queenscliff Gallery 03 4202 0942
Email: soula@soula.com.au
Web: More art by Soula

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