Construction Artist

Tanya Stubbles is a construction artist working with found materials in an assemblage and painting context. She has exhibited in Sydney, Melbourne, Alice Springs, China and in her local Illawarra (South Coast NSW) region. She was a finalist in the 2008 Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW and has been short listed in numerous prestigious prizes. Over the past four years Tanya has experienced a rapid expansion and growth of the success of her work.

Sculptor

John Beasley sculpts in wood and stone from his home at Speewah in Far North Queensland. He is greatly influenced by the ideals of "elegant simplicity" and "simple quietude" found in Japanese art. He draws inspiration from the rainforest environment in which he lives and which he seeks to conserve. John has won many prizes for hiswork and his sculpture appeals to purchasers from around the world. John uses mainly salvaged wood including species not usually considered for works of art. He is happy to retain defects and flaws in the wood which accentuate its organic nature and origin.

Woodturner

Neil Turner is a woodturner living in a small country town in the wheat belt of Western Australia, 200 kmss east of Perth. From a small studio on his farm he produces a range of artistic and sculptural pieces, as well as natural edge bowls. He uses a range of local timbers, rock she-oak, yorkgum, red morel, rib fruited mallee, burl and sandalwood, sourcing other woods, jarrah, olive, forest sheoak and other exotics from

Painter

Sue enjoyed the environs of East Gippsland as a child before settling in South Gippsland with her husband to raise their three sons. A fascination for the natural habitat of the beach as a child, and now the bush, eventually projected Sue out among the majestic gums surrounding her home. Whether young or twisted with age, these gums had character and practically waved for recognition. This observation enlivened an already active "brush" and encouraged by a friend, who declared "You should try experimenting with pastels." Sue did with pleasing results.

Mixed Media Artist

Val began her career in art at the Wollongong National Art School in 1965-70 studying under the direction of Ivan Englund, Les Burcher and Clem Millward. After this solid foundation, and always eager to learn new techniques, Val consistently studied at various seminars and workshops, concentrating on personal development and self-expression.

Marquetry

Dorset born, Michael Retter began experimenting with marquetry in the 1950s whilst at sea as a marine engineer. Twenty years later, his interest was rekindled. In his spare time over the next ten years Michael revised his self-taught book methods, developing new techniques and refining his art whilst making wall panels and portraits for exhibitions and private commissions. In 1986 Michael was commissioned to make 80 marquetry panels equivalent to 65sq. metres for the new Australian Parliament House, mainly featuring Australian flora.

Sculptor

Andre Vanne was born in Johannesburg South Africa in 1949. The only son of a photographer, he spent his early years training with his father and became a professional photographer, working in South Africa and London. Having developed a keen eye for line and form, he turned his hand to wood carving and founded the internationally famous Feathers Studio and Galleries. Feathers Galleries spread to the US and Europe taking Andre's unique style into collections around the globe.

Sculptor

Born near Munich, Germany in 1949, Silvio migrated to Australia with his family at the age 18 months. He started carving in wood from the age of two and after completing school in South Australia he went on to study sculpture at North Adelaide School of Art.

Painter

Allan Baptist has been painting and drawing since the age of three. Born in Sydney in 1950 he began studying art seriously as part of his teaching degree at the Riverina College of Advanced Education and the Wagga Wagga Technical College. In 1995 he left the reasonably secure life of a primary school principal to pursue a rest-of-life involvement in, and self-study of art.