BORN Channel Islands (English Channel) Background Tony Allain has been painting for over thirty five years. He is a painter of light and movement, with a complete understanding of his surroundings. Born and raised in the Channel Islands, he moved to paint and live with the “Painters of Light” in St. Ives in Cornwall…Read more »

BORN 1951 Melbourne Australia. DIED July 23 1999 Melbourne Australia. He discovered art when he was 15 years old, seeing an exhibition of the works of Sidney Nolan. He was first exhibited when he was 24 at Tolarno Galleries,Melbourne. Howard Arkley was a remarkable Melbourne born artist who believed that the rural and suburbian culture…Read more »

BORN 1928 Sydney, Australia STUDIES Self-taught, attended night classes in drawing and design at the East Sydney Technical College from 1942-45 under Hayward Veal Background Charles Blackman is a major figure in Australian art of the post-war years. His haunting and enchanting images of women and girls, absorbed in daydreams or games have an enduring appeal.…Read more »

BORN 1927 New York STUDIES Paris and London The son of a Dutch diplomat, Boissevain studied in Paris and London before coming to Australia in 1947. He has exhibited works in Western Australia and Sydney regularly since his arrival in Australia. He won the Helena Rubinstein Prize in 1961 and the Perth prize for Drawing…Read more »

BORN 1935 Italy STUDIES National Gallery of Victoria Background Ottavio-Otto Boron was born in the former Italian city of Fiume. He arrived in Melbourne late 1959. With a strong tendency for drawing since a very young age, he tackled his first oil painting at the age of 15. In 1962 he joined the National Gallery…Read more »

BORN 1966 Melbourne Australia STUDIES 1999 Bachelor of Fine Art, RMIT University, Melbourne 1997 American Art lecture series, RMIT, New York, USA 1995 Workshops in Shona Sculpture, Stone Heritage Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe 1993 Performing Shakespeare, Beverley Philips Tuition, Melbourne 1992 Acting for Camera, Armstrong Production, Melbourne 1992 Design, Performance, Music, Oxford Children’s Theatre, Box Hill…Read more »

BORN 1950 South Africa STUDIES Self taught, and started painting full time in 1970. Background As well as having exhibited in England, Portugal and Singapore, he has had numerous solo and joint shows in South Africa. Mel has supported institutions such as Child Welfare, World Wildlife Trust, Save the Rhino Foundation, Release the Detainees and…Read more »

BORN 1960 Sheffield, England STUDIES Self-taught Background David Bromley immigrated to Australia with his family in 1964. Bromley emerged as a painter in the mid 1980s. In the early stages of his career, he held solo exhibitions in Sydney and Adelaide and represented works in state and regional galleries, to include finalist in the Archibald…Read more »

BORN 1981 Sydney, Australia STUDIES 1999 Diploma of Design, TAFE, Sydney 2000-07 Classical drawing & painting, Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney 2005-07 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Printmaking), National Art School, Sydney 2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours), National Art School, Sydney Background Painter and printmaker Dean’s work explores themes of individuality and alienation by depicting…Read more »

BORN 1961 Stuttgart, Germany to Spanish Parents STUDIES 1979 Completed NSW Higher School Certificate 1981 Completed Fine Arts Course, School of Arts Sydney School of Arts 1982 Completed Graduate Course - Fine Arts 1983-84 Completed Post-Graduate Course - Fine Arts Background 1969 Family migrated to Australia The source of Conchita Carambano’s new work of large…Read more »