Local artist Wendy Grace’s Transitions artworks explore the changing boundaries of freedom throughout Melbourne’s lockdowns of the last two years. Aiming to ‘invite association with ideas and connect with the imagination’, Wendy’s…
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While the Spring Salon exhibition of new Aboriginal works from around Australia continues at Whistlewood, the gallery’s curators Susan & Emily McCulloch are sorting through works gathered over 10 years for a…
2018 National Works on Paper Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is hosting the 2018 National Works on Paper from July 20 to September 9, 2018. From over 1,000 entries, 63 artists have been…
By Melissa Walsh Photos Gary Sissons With looks like a mature Daniel Craig and a twinkle in his eye, local artist Eric Shepherd is still producing diverse works of art, from portraits…
By Melissa Walsh Photos Gary Sissons Jan Clarke is a woman who gets things done. After a lifelong career in sales, the bubbly peninsula retiree decided it was time to…
By Melissa Walsh Photos Yanni With her flaming auburn hair, bright red lipstick and multi-coloured spectacles, Kerry Larder just oozes creativity. The bubbly, five foot gem spends her days and weeks…
By Brodie Cowburn It’s said that sometimes art imitates life, which couldn’t be more the case for filmmaker Martin Copping. Having been hit with his own personal tragedy including alcohol addiction, Martin…
By Meredith Langmaid A resident of Rye, Vicki Sullivan is a peninsula girl who is much admired for her outstanding realist works. The winner of many awards in Australia and the UK,…
For many artists, sport has already been a ‘happy hunting ground’ within their practice. Australia’s mythology, sense of identity and achievement is linked to sport and our social rituals are often structured…