LESTER, Kerriehttp://www.australiangalleries.com.au
Winner of the 2011 Mosman Art Prize. Kerrie Lester is an exhibiting artist, represented by Australian Galleries. An influential educator, Kerrie has lectured at the City Art Institute Sydney, Seaforth Technical College and continues to teach at the National Art School, Sydney as well as COFA, University of NSW where she herself graduated in 1974. Kerrie’s impressive art career expands over a thirty five year period; she has held over 30 solo exhibitions and has been represented in many important group exhibitions including the Biennale of Sydney in 1979 and Australian Perspecta in 1981 and 1985. In addition, Kerrie has been a finalist for sixteen consecutive years for the prestigious Archibald Competition and winning the Packer’s Prize in 1979, as well as receiving a number of major art awards and commissions. Her work is represented in many public, corporate and private art collections across Australia and abroad.Contact the artist.
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LEWIS, Brandt http://www.brandtlewis.com.au
Brandt is an exhibiting artist with post-graduate qualifications in painting, drawing and teaching. He has had 10 solo and 60 group exhibitions. He has had over 20 years teaching experience at the Workshop Arts Centre, TAFE, NIDA, NAS, University of Sydney, and public and private art schools.Contact the artist.
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LOCKWOOD, Sandy
Sandy Lockwood has been working with clay for over 30 years. She has taught extensively at tertiary level including National Art School, Sydney and at workshops in Australia and internationally. She has exhibited, presented workshops and symposia in Australia, Japan, UK, USA, Taiwan, Korea, The Netherlands, Denmark and France. Her work is represented in a number of public and private collections. Specializing in woodfiring and salt glazing she is a full time practitioner who lives and works in the Southern Highlands of NSW.Contact the artist.
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LUNN, Rhonda
"The biggest thrill about working with children is when they discover something new - usually about themselves. It is great to discover what enthuses or inspires each child and more so to help him or her pursue art with a passion. Fun is definitely a factor." Rhonda has experience and expertise in a diverse range of arts - drawing, oil painting, life class, sculpture, jewellery design. She had a passion for figure drawing and extended this learning into 3D at Tom Bass Sculpture School. Rhonda also set up for herself a two year intensive schedule of drawing with life models in Byron Bay. Rhonda's interest in writing and photography also led her to enjoy a successful career as a Design Journalist and Stylist for national magazine publications. With BA DipEd from the University of NSW, Rhonda is a trained teacher.Contact the artist.
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MALONEY, Cheryl
Cheryl came to the Workshop Arts Centre following successful teaching at various community colleges. Trained through private tuition and studios as a jeweller, Cheryl works both in Australia and Europe on commission and exhibition works. Her small classes are well suited for beginners and enthusiasts.Contact the artist.
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MARTIN, Seraphina
Seraphina Martin studied printmaking at the National Art School in Paris before moving to Sydney 30 years ago, to teach at the Sydney University Art Workshop, where she continues to teach today. Seraphina was the recipient of the Moya Dyring Studio at the Cite des Arts in Paris in 1988. There, she studied the Viscosity colour printing method at the Atelier 17 under notorious master printer William Hayter. Since 1994 she has been developing non toxic technology called Solar Plate etching in her own art practise. Seraphina has had many solo and group exhibitions of her work in Australia and Overseas. Seraphina Martin’s work is represented in many public and private collections in Australia and Overseas.Contact the artist.
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ROBBA, Leohttp://www.kingstreetgallery.com.au/
Leo Robba is an artist, writer and curator. Leo has written for the Sydney Morning Herald and Artist Profile Magazine and has curated many exhibitions featuring landscape painting. He is also wider recognised for organising and leading art expeditions to remote and iconic destinations. He graduated from the Queensland College of Art in1982. Leo has a Masters of Fine Art at Newcastle University. He is currently doing research as part of his PhD scholarship at the ANU, Canberra. Leo has had over thirty solo exhibitions in Australia and New Zealand and has taken part in numerous group exhibitions in Australia and internationally. His work is represented in many private and public collections. He is represented by King Street Gallery on William, Sydney and Bowen Galleries, NZ and lives and works in Springwood, in the Blue Mountains.Contact the artist.
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SVOBODA, Petrahttp://www.petrasvobodaceramics.com
Petra Svoboda completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at The National Art School in 2000 majoring in ceramics. Previous to that she studied Art History & Theory at the College of Fine Arts. Petra has recently completed a Master of Visual Arts at Sydney College of the Arts and has undertaken artist residencies in both Denmark and Norway. Petra has been running specialised Printing on Clay Workshops at various art centres and TAFE institutions in Sydney since 2002 and exhibits regularly at the Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Helen Stephens Gallery, and The Sturt Craft Centre.Contact the artist.
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THORPE, Liz
Liz first came to the Workshop Arts Centre as a school student. This helped develop her interest in art that led to a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), specializing in printmaking and glass at the Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney. She also holds Certificates in Fabric Design and Millenary from TAFE. Liz’s printmaking skills cover relief, etching, lithography and screen printing and she has been represented in a number of exhibitions. In recent years her practice has expanded from creating art to teaching art, and to museum education. Currently she is studying Art Education at The College of Fine Arts, University of NSW. Through COFA and the Australia Council for the Arts Liz was a contributing writer for the Council’s Venice Biennale Education Kit (2009) and the Artexpress New Media Resource Kit (2009). Liz has wide experience in teaching a variety of art techniques to students from primary to secondary levels at another private art centre and as Art Educator at the National Trust (NSW), S.H. Ervin Gallery, where she combines both art theory and practice within a museum and gallery context.Contact the artist.
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TOZER, Tony
Tony studied Fine Arts at Claremont, Western Australia and has a DipEd. from Sydney Teachers’ College. He is an award winning artist who has been exhibiting in solo and group shows since 1983. His teaching positions include workshops at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Royal Arts Society and the Workshop Arts Centre. His work has been acquired by a number of private companies and municipal councils and he is listed in ‘Artist & Galleries of Australia’, Volume Two, by Max Germaine.Contact the artist.
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VAYNMAN, Michael
Born to a family of artists, Michael Vaynman has participated in exhibitions since the age of ten. He excelled in sculpture, printmaking, painting and drawing. However sculpture became his focus ten years ago and he has never looked back. Michael has worked in numerous mediums such as clay, plaster, synthetic resins and steel. However stainless steel and bronze are his preferred mediums. Recently his sculptures were selected for, and now feature in the film ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’. Michael produces all his own bronzes, overseeing each process from start to finish. His skill with the materials has led him to lend his expertise in bronze casting and patination to many of Sydney’s other well known sculptors.Contact the artist.
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VELTHUYZEN, Natalie
Natalie Velthuyzen exhibits and sells her work at The Inner City Clay Workers Gallery Co-Op in Glebe. She makes both functional ware and sculptural work. She loves working on a small scale with a focus on subtle details. In 2007 Natalie commenced teaching ceramics at Hornsby TAFE, “It is fantastic watching a student new to the wheel slowly draw all the techniques needed to produce their first set of bowls. I hope to inspire the beginner student enough to carry on potting; or conversely become an appreciative patron.” Natalie has been associated with the ceramic departments at both Brookvale and Hornsby TAFE for numerous years, completing a Diploma of Ceramics in 2001 and going on to work full time as a technical assistant at both campuses for 4 years. Further ceramic training was in 2001 and 2002 working as a studio assistant for Sydney ceramist, Chris James. Clay is a wonderful, versatile medium for both children and adults to express themselves with.Contact the artist.
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WADE QUINN, Trishhttp://www.mokuartists.com
Trish is an exhibiting artist painting in watercolour techniques with a modern Chinese colourist background in Mo-Ku (ink and colour splash). Trish studied at Julian Ashton Art School and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. Trish has been teaching expressive watercolour for nearly 20 years at the WAC (1993-2012).Contact the artist.
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WADE-LEEUWEN, Bronwenhttp://www.mokuartists.com
Bronwen’s qualifications include BArtEd (COFA), Gd. Dip, Dip Fine Arts, MA and in 2009 a candidate for PhD at Macquarie University. She has taught in various University, TAFE and High Schools both locally and abroad. She has represented Australia in Taiwan as Artist-in-Residence on two occasions in 2003, 2005. Bronwen has been a Board Member of the Workshop Arts Centre since 1986 (President 2005/06, Hon Sec. 2007-09 and current Director). Bronwen specialises in Eastern/Western art making including calligraphic drawing, Moku ink splash painting, sculptural forms and wall murals. Bronwen represented Australia at the Art & Society Conference associated with the following Biennales: Venice in 2009, Sydney in 2010 and Liverpool, UK in 2012.Contact the artist.
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WHITE, Judith
Judith White was born in Sydney, trained at the National Art School, gained a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Fine Arts through Sydney University, and is a member of the Australian Watercolour Institute. Judith has been a practising professional for 30 years with 38 solo exhibitions, in Australia and in Nagoya, Japan in 1993. Major commissions include, the Olympic Co-ordination authority, Walker Corporation, Southern Pacific Petroleum/Central Pacific Mineral P.L, JLW Sydney, Attorney General Department of NSW, and in 2004 Judith was commissioned to complete a major work for the refurbished Hilton Hotel, Sydney.Contact the artist.
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Workshop Arts Centrehttp://www.workshoparts.org.au
The Workshop Arts Centre is an independent not-for-profit art centre and workshop facility established in 1961 to promote and foster appreciation in the creative and visual arts.Contact the artist.
WRIGHT, Johnhttp://www.blackpig.com.au
John Wright graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National Art School in 2004 after careers in investment banking and two police forces. Although he has studied drawing and painting since 1998, in recent years Wright has focused his practice on sculpture. He has recently held three solo exhibitions and his work has been selected for numerous group exhibitions including Sculpture in the Vineyards where he was Highly Commended and Sculpture at Sawmillers, both in 2010. In 2009 John Wright was the recipient of the Catalyst Emerging Artist award.Contact the artist.
WRIGHT, Terry
Terry trained as a sculptor and potter in South Africa before coming to Australia. She has taught in TAFE for many years and has a broad range of technical skills. One of her enduring interests is low fired ceramics, a reference to the influence of traditional African ceramics.Contact the artist.
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XIAO, Min Hong
Min Hong Xiao teaches art in Shanghai and Sydney. She graduated from Shanghai University of Fine Arts in 1982. She further studied at Sydney Art College, Meadowbank TAFE after moving to Sydney in 1988. Ms Xiao endeavours to explore the characteristics of Western and Eastern cultures and methodology of education. Many of her students have won awards from school, as well as local, national and international art exhibitions. She has organised and participated in many national and international art exhibitions. She is represented in private collections both in Australia and overseas.生在中国。上海。任教上海及悉尼地区. 在澳首批学生已毕业于纽 省大学美术本科及硕士专业。很多学生在学校，地区，国家及国际 间画展获奖及赢得好评。1982年毕业于上海师范大学艺术系本科， 1988 年移居悉尼，2005年在悉尼艺术学院进修。专注探索研究东 西方文化，教育的特点，结合运用其精华。自1991年以来参加并组 织多次国内及海外艺术交流画展，作品有被私人及官方收藏。
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