Showing 662 items
matching stawell victoria
-
Federation University Art Collection
Ceramic, Davies, Terry, 'Lake Wendouree Man' by Terry Davies, 11/2012
Terry DAVIS Awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Art and Design, North Staffs Polytechnic, UK; Master of Arts Humanities, Flinders University of South Australia; and Doctor of Philosophy, Humanities, Monash University, Victoria. Terry Davies was an artist-in-residence at the University of Ballarat (now Federation University) in 2011. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Ceramic bustart, artwork, terry davis, ceramics -
Federation University Art Collection
Ceramic - Artwork- Ceramic, [Wood Fired Pot] by John Crump
Samuel John CRUMP John Crump obtained a Diploma in Art (Pottery) in 1968 at the Ballarat Technical Art School. He lectured in ceramics at Ballarat Teachers' College (1972-1976) and State College Victoria Ballarat (1976 and 1991), as well as making functional stoneware, decorative and architectural forms and ceramic panels. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Wheel thrown pot with burnished Black Hill ochre slip over a local stoneware body. The pot was woodfired to 1300 degrees celcius in a Hoffman kiln. Gift of John Crump in memory of Barbara Crump, Head of the School of Education Teaching Resource Centre.Incised on base 'Crump'art, artwork, john crump, ceramics, wood fired, black hill, local clay -
Federation University Art Collection
printmaking - etching, 'Bilbie' by Earl Ingleby, 1990
Earl INGELBY (1939- ) After training at RMIT in 1960s, Earl Ingleby worked and undertook further training in Europe before returning to Australia in late 1969. He currently lives and works in Creswick, Victoria. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed etching of a Bilby. Donated in memory of Dr Janis M.G. Fraillon, Creswick 1990-2002.Edition 40/50 Billbie Etching E Ingleby '90 in pencil across base of print. Typed description on rear of frame.art, artwork, earl ingleby, bilbie, available, fauna -
Federation University Art Collection
printmaking - etching, 'Leaftailed Gecko' by Earl Ingleby, 1990
Earl INGELBY (1939- ) Born Sydney, New South Wales After training at RMIT in 1960s, Earl Ingleby worked and undertook further training in Europe before returning to Australia in late 1969. He currently lives and works in Creswick, Victoria. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed etching of a lizard. Gift in memory of Dr Janis M.G. Fraillon, Creswick 1990-20023/50 leaf tailed gecko etching E Ingleby '90 pencil across bottom of etching typed description on back of frameart, artwork, lizard, earl ingleby, available, fauna -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork, 'Kingfisher' by Earl Ingleby
Earl INGELBY (1939- ) After training at RMIT in 1960s, Earl Ingleby worked and undertook further training in Europe before returning to Australia in late 1969. He currently lives and works in Creswick, Victoria. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.One in as set of three. .1) Lithograph of a kingfisherSigned and editioned at lower side "5/50 Kingfisher Litho E. Inglebyart, artwork, earl ingleby, j.a. hoskin, bird, kingfisher, available, fauna -
Federation University Art Collection
Lithograph, 'Kite' by Earl Ingleby
Earl INGELBY (1939- ) After training at RMIT in 1960s, Earl Ingleby worked and undertook further training in Europe before returning to Australia in late 1969. He currently lives and works in Creswick, Victoria. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007. Three framed lithographs featuring birds by Earl Inglby. The works are printedby J.A. Hoskin and Son. .1) Kingfisher .2) Kite .3) of a group of 3 framed lithographs. This work depicts a Kite. Gift in memory of Dr Janis Fraillon, Creswick 1990-2002Lower edge "5/50 Kite Litho E. Ingleby"art, artwork, earl ingleby, kite, bird, available, fauna -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting - Oil on board, Robinson, John Braisted, 'Beaumaris' by John Braisted Robinson, 1929
John B. ROBINSON (c1877 -25 May1935) Born Ballarat, Victoria A latecomer to painting, John Robinson was known to periodically attend the Max Meldrum School. He joined the administrative staff of the Ballarat School of Mines somewhere around 1902, obtaining the position of Registrar. He stayed in the Schools employment for 35 years. His chief recreations were gardening and the study of art. "His many canvases reveal the sincerity of his work and represent a notable achievement from one who adopted art somewhat late in life. (Obituary, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1935) Robinson studied with Max Meldrum in Melbourne. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed oil painting showing the coast and three boathouses.Verso underneath brown paper No 11 Beaumaris Artists Signation J.B. Robinsonart, artwork, john braisted robinson, beaumaris, seascape, max meldrum school, available -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting - Artwork, Black Day, 2012
'Black Day' was part of a series of paintings drawn from a larger body of work produced over a four-year period exploring the 'harsher side' of the Australian landscape and the aftermath of extreme weatehr events and climatic occurences of fire, flood, drough and wind. Although loosely based on real places and events, the works are essentially fictional with ideas gleaned from popular media - telveision, Internet, magazines and newspapers. While my return to abstraction and landcape painting from figuration has been relatively recent, the natural environment has always been informed by my artistic practice regardless of subject matter, and has had always informed my artistic practice regardless of subject matter, and has had a long-standing influence on the aesthetics, the compositional structre and imagery in my work. The flattening of the picture plane and the prominent horizontal and vertical marks in my composition are informed by a response to both natural and man-made interventions in the land - the muted and restricted colour palette echoing my response to extrems in environmental changes, particulalry of cental and western ditrict Victoria. Created in the studio environment, I consisder this boxy of work as being imaginative 'conglomerates' which reflect varying perspectives and textural interpretrations of the land - defining and expresssing my response to particular and significant climatic, environmental events and my personal experiances. September 2012Tarli GLOVER Tarli Glover undertook a Bachelor of Arts at Ballarat College of Advanced Education [now Federation University] between 1980 and 1983, majoring in Fine Art Painting. Based in Central Victoria, she has been practicing professionally for over three decades and has exhibited widely throughout Australia. While Tarli's work covers a wide range of creative disciplines’ she concentrate’s primarily on painting, drawing and multi-media works with a focus on both landscape and figurative genres. Her work leans toward semi abstract symbolism and representation. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection and was purchased for the collection by Vice Chancellor David Battersby. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Acrylic on canvas paintingart, artwork, glover, tarli glover, bushfire, alumni, available -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork, 'Scorched' by Tarli Glover, 2012
Tarli GLOVER Tarli Glover undertook a Bachelor of Arts at Ballarat College of Advanced Education [now Federation University] between 1980 and 1983, majoring in Fine Art Painting. Based in Central Victoria, she has been practicing professionally for over three decades and has exhibited widely throughout Australia. While Tarli's work covers a wide range of creative disciplines’ she concentrate’s primarily on painting, drawing and multi-media works with a focus on both landscape and figurative genres. Her work leans toward semi abstract symbolism and representation. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection and was purchased for the collection by Vice Chancellor David Battersby. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.art, artwork, glover, tarli glover, fire, bushfire, firetruck, cfa, country fire authority, alumni, available -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting - Acrylic on paper, [The Net], by Wes Walters, 1958
Wes WALTERS (06 August 1928 - 19 August 2014) Born Mildura, Victoria From 1940 t0 1945 Wes Walters attended the Ballarat High School. He then studied architecture at the Gordon Institute in Geelong, followed by art at the Ballarat School of Mines (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines). During his time at the Ballarat Technical Art School (later Federation University Australia) Walters studied under Neville Bunning and Taylor Kelloch, and was awarded the Ballarat Ladies Art Association Scholarship in 1948. He next moved to Melbourne to work as a commercial artist with the George Patterson advertising agency. Each evening Walters studied life drawing at the Victoria Artists’ Society and taught himself anatomy. Wes Walters excelled in both abstract and realist art. He won the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Minnie Crouch Prize for watercolour art in 1953 and 1956. He won the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1879 for his portrait of Phillip Adams. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.This artwork was painted by Wes Walters in 1958. Gift of Dr David Alexander, 2014art, artwork, walters, wes walters, fishing, available, sport -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork - Lithograph, 'Seated Nude' by Brian Dunlop, 1985
Brian DUNLOP (1938-11.12.2009) Born Sydney Brian Dunlop was a still life and figurative painter who won the Sulman Prize in 1980. He was a finalist in the 2004 Archibald Prize. Dunlop painted portraits of public figures, including Queen Elizabeth II in 1984 for the 150th anniversary of the founding of Victoria, and held many exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne. Framed limited edition of a lithograph of a nude. Donated through the Australian Gifts Programme by Katherine Littlewood.brian dunlop, available, nude, life drawing, printmaking, artist, artwork, cultural gifts -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork - Printmaking, Wes Walters, 'Nude/Back' by Wes Walters, 1981
Wes WALTERS (06 August 1928 - 19 August 2014) Born Mildura, Victoria From 1940 t0 1945 Wes Walters attended the Ballarat High School. He then studied architecture at the Gordon Institute in Geelong, followed by art at the Ballarat School of Mines (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines). During his time at the Ballarat Technical Art School (later Federation University Australia) Walters studied under Neville Bunning and Taylor Kelloch, and was awarded the Ballarat Ladies Art Association Scholarship in 1948. He next moved to Melbourne to work as a commercial artist with the George Patterson advertising agency. Each evening Walters studied life drawing at the Victoria Artists’ Society and taught himself anatomy. Wes Walters excelled in both abstract and realist art. He won the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Minnie Crouch Prize for watercolour art in 1953 and 1956. He won the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1879 for his portrait of Phillip Adams. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed etching showing the back view of a nude.11/60 Nude/Back Signed 'Wes Walters 81'wes walters, printmaking, available, nude, lifedrawing, available -
Federation University Art Collection
Drawing - Artwork, 'Data In' by Debbie Hill
Debbie HILL Born Melbourne, Victoria Debbie Hill graduated from the University of Ballarat (later Federation University Australia) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2001. IN 2018 she completed a Graduate Diploma in Ceramics at Federation University. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed drawingart, artwork, debbie hill, available, alumni -
Federation University Art Collection
Work on paper - Etching, Victor Cobb, 'The Approach to the Old Stables of Cobb and Co., Melbourne' by Victor Cobb, 1926
Victor COBB (14 August 1876-02 December 1945) Born Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria Cobb's reputation rests on a large oeuvre of etchings, built up during his lifetime and depicting with meticulous accuracy the architectural splendour of Melbourne's colleges and churches, vistas of the city, the tea-tree patterned foreshore and the outer areas of bush and countryside. State galleries hold many examples of his work. (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cobb-victor-ernest-5698) This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed limited edition etching of a street scene where an archway over road leads to the Cobb & Co. stables. These scene depicted is possibly in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. Gift of the National Trust of Australia (Western Australia)Incised in plate l.l.: "The approach to the old Stables / - of Cobb & Co." / Victor Cobb 1926./ (no relation) inscribed in pencil l.l.: Victor Cobb inscribed in pencil l.c.: "Approach to the old Stables of Cobb & Co. / Melbourne inscribed in pencil l.r.: 3?/85. art, artwork, victor cobb, cobb and co, cobb & co, printmaking, etching -
Federation University Art Collection
Drawing - Wash on paper, 'Spring Lamb' by Michelle Zuccolo, 2008
Michelle ZUCCOLO Born Orbost, Victoria Between 2004 and 2007 Michelle Zuccolo undertook a Master of Arts, (Visual Arts part-time by research) at the University of Ballarat (later Federation University Australia). Her BA (Fine Art) was awarded by the Victoria College of Art and Design, and she has a DipEd from Melbourne College of Advanced Education. Michelle Zuccolo's work is underpinned by an interest in the human psyche, expressed in related portraiture paintings, life drawing and sculpture.This work was a finalist in the Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize, and she won the 2021 $3,000 Local Art Prize for the painting Habitat (2020), which raises questions about interactions between introduced and native species. The Federation University Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed drawingart, artwork, michelle zuccolo, lamb, available, alumni -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork, other - Timber, acrylic paint, glass coat, beeswax, 'Frog Didgeridoo' by Peter Clarke, 2008
Peter CLARKE (1969- ) Gunditjamara (Lake Condah) Born Heywood, Victoria At two months old Peter Clarke was removed from his parents and placed in a Catholic boy's orphanage in Ballarat. The orphanage was closed and Peter was moved to a public orphanage where he discovered 'manners were not a necessity and you often had to take before you were ever given in this orphanage. ... This new orphanage was not a home for me but a prison of sadness and despair.' Disconnected from his country and lore Peter Clarke chose "my own path to land, county and water". Although his childhood memories are dark and bleak, he uses vibrant colours. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Mallee Wood didgeridoo with vibrant colours. A natural wood imperfections have been used to emphasise what is recognisable as a frog. This work was purchased from the "My Art, My Life, My Colours' exhibition at the Federation University Post Office Gallery, May 2008.art, artwork, aboriginal, peter clarke, didgeridoo, stolen generation, st joseph's orphanage, sebastopol, my art, my life, my colours' exhibition, federation university post office gallery -
Federation University Art Collection
Drawing - Pencil on paper, Wes Walters, 'Self Portrait', by Wes Walters, 1980
Wes WALTERS (06 August 1928 - 19 August 2014) Born Mildura, Victoria From 1940 t0 1945 Wes Walters attended the Ballarat High School. He then studied architecture at the Gordon Institute in Geelong, followed by art at the Ballarat School of Mines (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines). During his time at the Ballarat Technical Art School (later Federation University Australia) Walters studied under Neville Bunning and Taylor Kelloch, and was awarded the Ballarat Ladies Art Association Scholarship in 1948. He next moved to Melbourne to work as a commercial artist with the George Patterson advertising agency. Each evening Walters studied life drawing at the Victoria Artists’ Society and taught himself anatomy. Wes Walters excelled in both abstract and realist art. He won the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Minnie Crouch Prize for watercolour art in 1953 and 1956. He won the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1879 for his portrait of Phillip Adams, and the sketch was completed tin preparation for that portrait. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed pencil self portrait by Wes Walters drawn close to the time he completed the Archibald Prize winning portrait of Phillip Adams. Signed and dated lower centre: '1/2/79 Walters' art, artwork, walters, wes walters, portrait, sketch, available -
Federation University Art Collection
Drawing - Charcoal on paper, Wes Walters, 'Study for Portrait of Arthur Boyd' by Wes Walters, 1982, 1982
Wes WALTERS (06 August 1928 - 19 August 2014) Born Mildura, Victoria From 1940 t0 1945 Wes Walters attended the Ballarat High School. He then studied architecture at the Gordon Institute in Geelong, followed by art at the Ballarat School of Mines (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines). During his time at the Ballarat Technical Art School (later Federation University Australia) Walters studied under Neville Bunning and Taylor Kelloch, and was awarded the Ballarat Ladies Art Association Scholarship in 1948. He next moved to Melbourne to work as a commercial artist with the George Patterson advertising agency. Each evening Walters studied life drawing at the Victoria Artists’ Society and taught himself anatomy. Wes Walters excelled in both abstract and realist art. He won the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Minnie Crouch Prize for watercolour art in 1953 and 1956. He won the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1879 for his portrait of Phillip Adams, and the sketch was completed tin preparation for that portrait. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Charcoal portrait study of Arthur Boyd on Fabriano paper. This sketch is one of several head studies made for the portrait of Arthur Boyd portrait entered into the 1982 Archibald Prize. The painting is in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Signed lower right: 'Walters'art, artwork, walters, wes walters, arthur boyd, portrait, available, archibald prize -
Federation University Art Collection
Print - Etching, Wes Walters, 'Chimpanzee' by Wes Walters, 2008
Wes WALTERS (06 August 1928 - 19 August 2014) Born Mildura, Victoria From 1940 t0 1945 Wes Walters attended the Ballarat High School. He then studied architecture at the Gordon Institute in Geelong, followed by art at the Ballarat School of Mines (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines). During his time at the Ballarat Technical Art School (later Federation University Australia) Walters studied under Neville Bunning and Taylor Kelloch, and was awarded the Ballarat Ladies Art Association Scholarship in 1948. He next moved to Melbourne to work as a commercial artist with the George Patterson advertising agency. Each evening Walters studied life drawing at the Victoria Artists’ Society and taught himself anatomy. Wes Walters excelled in both abstract and realist art. He won the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Minnie Crouch Prize for watercolour art in 1953 and 1956. He won the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1879 for his portrait of Phillip Adams. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed limited edition edition depicting a chimpanzee. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program. Photograph: HStudioart, artwork, walters, wes walters, chimpanzee, animals, available -
Federation University Art Collection
Print - Etching, Wes Walters, 'Nude/Japan' by Wes Walters, 2008
Wes WALTERS (06 August 1928 - 19 August 2014) Born Mildura, Victoria From 1940 t0 1945 Wes Walters attended the Ballarat High School. He then studied architecture at the Gordon Institute in Geelong, followed by art at the Ballarat School of Mines (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines). During his time at the Ballarat Technical Art School (later Federation University Australia) Walters studied under Neville Bunning and Taylor Kelloch, and was awarded the Ballarat Ladies Art Association Scholarship in 1948. He next moved to Melbourne to work as a commercial artist with the George Patterson advertising agency. Each evening Walters studied life drawing at the Victoria Artists’ Society and taught himself anatomy. Wes Walters excelled in both abstract and realist art. He won the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Minnie Crouch Prize for watercolour art in 1953 and 1956. He won the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1879 for his portrait of Phillip Adams. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed limited edition print. art, artwork, wes walters, walters, etching, printmaking etching, edition, alumni, alumnus, aavailable -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork, other, Rosalind Lawson, 'Of Picnics and Billabongs Grey' by Rosalind Lawson, 2009
Rosalind LAWSON (11 January 1948 - ) Born Ballarat, Victoria Rosalind Lawson has spent much of her career working in rural environements, in Australia and Ireland. She has exhibited widely, and in 1997 won the Broken Hill Outback Art Prize. She holds a Master of Fine Art from R.M.I.T. (1995), a Diploma of Fine Art from R.M.I.T, A Diploma of Physical Education, from the University of Melbourne, and a Trained Teachers' Certificate from Melbourne Secondary Teachers' College . Between 1989 and 2012 Ros Lawson Lecturered in painting, drawing, papermaking, and was a tutor in Art History, at the University of Ballarat Arts Academy (now Federation University). Her studio practice includes painting, drawing and paper art using handmade paper. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed stencilled and cut handmade paper in grey, black and orange.art, artwork, rosalind lawson, paper, papermaking, lawson, hand made paper, abstract -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting, Ben Cox, [Title Unknown] by Ben Cox
Ben COX (1980- ) Born Colac, Victoria Ben Cox was a student at the University of Ballarat (later Federation University). He won the 2003 Ballarat Arts Foundation Award. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Painting on glavanised metalart, artwork, ben cox, alumni, school of business collection, available, abstract -
Federation University Art Collection
Sculpture, 'Fire Pit' by Glenn Romanis, 2004
My visual stories seek to inform about the natural and cultural histories that attribute to the experience of country (place), in order hat the audience gains respect, understanding and a sense of belonging to the place. My practice involves various mediums in two and three dimensional form, which include permanent and ephemeral installation, paving, stonework, woodwork, metal work, lighting design, illustration, mural painting and mosaic work. I am competent in using all these mediums, but do have a preference to stone and wood. Having been involved in public and community art as a designer and sculpture/maker in both individual and collaborations for the past fifteen years, I have been fortunate to work with and partake in various collaborations and project teams; working with council organizations, landscape designers, art practitioners, artisans and arts workers. (https://www.glennromanis.com/biography, accessed 08 June 2022)Glenn ROMANIS Wurundjeri/woi wurrung and Boonwerrung This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.A fire pit with sculpted redgum seats in the shape of a gum leaf. It was created for the Arts Victoria 'Artlands' Conference held in Horsham in 2004. Artlands is a national event designed to reflect and respond to emerging trends and shine a spotlight on arts in regional Australia. It is designed to showcase new thinking, present contemporary work, and generate exchange and conversations. The programming champions best practice and strengthens a national network of artists and practitioners working in regional, rural and remote Australia. Presented and delivered by Regional Arts Australia, Artlands is positioned as a multi-art, cross-industry and inter-generational. It presents a critical survey of the contemporary regional cultural landscape; and provides much-needed opportunities for artists to gather, present work and enter into meaningful exchange.art, artwork, aboriginal, glenn romanis, sculpture, campsite, camp fire -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting - Oil, et al, [The Green Vase] by David Strachan, c1948
David STRACHAN (1919–1970) Born 25 June 1919 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Arrived 1920 Adelaide, Australia: 1921 Creswick, Victoria David Strachan attended Creswick State School and Geelong Church of England Grammar school. By the age of 16 he wanted to be an artist. Accompanying his mother to London in 1936, he enrolled at the Slade School of Fine Art, where he met Godfrey Miller. In 1937 he attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris, and painted at Cassis on the Mediterranean Sea. He returned to Australia in April 1938 and studied at the George Bell School, Melbourne. He had a growing interest in classicism blended with a fascination for the dream-state which was reinforced in his work after he moved to Sydney in 1941. There he was befriended by Jean Bellette and her husband Paul Haefliger, who were to be driving forces behind the Sydney Art Group (founded 1945). He lived on the top floor of the Haefligers' house at Double Bay, and together the three artists drew from models whom the Haefligers hired. In this period Strachan painted and exhibited some of his most poetic works—mainly figurative and landscape subjects, and still-lifes of haunting beauty. His flowers, bowls of fruit, birds, and angelic figures glimmered out of the darkness as things not of this world, evoked faintly, like mythological personages in a gently spoken narrative. He 'spent an erratic war' painting camouflage at Bankstown aerodrome with other artists, among them (Sir) William Dobell, and dancing minor roles with Hélène Kirsova's ballet company. In 1948 Strachan settled in Paris. His paintings, included by Peter Bellew in an exhibition at the Musée National d'Art Moderne, had been well-received by French critics two years earlier. In 1950 he began tentative experiments in etching. These led to the formation of the Stramur-Presse, a business venture which published etchings and lithographs of leading French and English artists. His most important project was a series of twenty-two colour etchings illustrating Alister Kershaw's book of poems, Accent & Hazard (Paris, 1951). Strachan continued to exhibit in Australia and maintained a lively social life with Australian friends. From Paris, he went for weekend painting trips with Moya Dyring in her car and, after 1957, visited the Haefligers on Majorca. He lived in London in 1955-57. His paintings became progressively less soft in effect, his palette brightened, and his forms, especially the still-lifes, became spikier. In the late 1950s his attention drifted towards the study of Hindu philosophers and Jungian psychology. For most of 1957-58 he was enrolled at the C. G. Jung-Institut, Zürich, Switzerland. In 1959 he worked in Silvio Daneo's silkworm factory at Bricherasio, Italy. In May 1960 Strachan returned to Sydney. He lived at Woolloomooloo before buying a house at Paddington in 1963. Over the ensuing years he involved himself energetically with the art scene, exhibiting, teaching (1960-65) at East Sydney Technical College, fund-raising for memorials for Thea Proctor and Dyring, and as the last president (1965) of the Society of Artists. His paintings were out of harmony with the prevailing fashion for abstraction, but he won the Wynne prize for landscape painting in 1961 and 1964 (shared). Perhaps the most moving works of Strachan's last ten years were the mining landscapes, including those he painted near Hill End, leading up to his vast canvas, 'Lewers Freehold Mine'. This was a history picture, depicting the mine as it might have appeared in 1874. He presented it to the Creswick Historical Museum in 1970 in memory of his father. (Barry Pearce, 'Strachan, David Edgar (1919–1970)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/strachan-david-edgar-11786/text21083, published first in hardcopy 2002, accessed online 6 January 2016.) This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed still lifefeaturing fruit and flowers.art, artwork, strachan, david strachan, still life, flowers, flora, available -
Federation University Art Collection
Work on paper - Artwork - Printmaking, 'Untitled', by Ludwig Hirshfeld-Mack, 1959
Ludwig HIRSCHFELD-MACK (1893-1965) Born 11 July 1893, Frankfurt am Main, Germany In 1940 Hirschfeld-Mack was deported to Australia from England as an enemy alien in the Dunera. He was interned at Hay and Orange, New South Wales, and at Tatura, Victoria. There he made a number of woodcuts that illustrated life under detention. Released in 1942 through the sponsorship of (Sir) James Darling, headmaster of Geelong Church of England Grammar School, Hirschfeld-Mack was appointed its art master. He promoted his pupils' self-knowledge, introduced them to avant-garde painting techniques, and encouraged wood-carving, weaving, musical instrument-making, leatherwork and other crafts. (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hirschfeld-mack-ludwig-10510, accessed 29 June 2016) He died on 7 January 1965 at Allambie Heights, Sydney Framed abstract paintingSigned in pencil lower left hand side 'L.H.Mack 1959'art, artists, mack, hirschfeld-mack, ludwig hirschfeld-mack, ludwig hirshfeld-mack, printmaking, monoprint, bauhaus -
Federation University Art Collection
Ceramic - Artwork - Ceramic, 'Wood Fired Urn' by Robert Barron
Robert BARRON (1957- ) Born in Harpenden, England. Robert Barron first worked full-time with clay in 1976, the family pottery at Croydon, Victoria. In 1979, he left Australia on a five-year journey to New Zealand, North America, England, Europe, and South Korea to work with skilled potters in woodfiring. During this time, he visited Michael Cardew at Wenford Bridge Pottery, Cornwall, UK., and was engaged as an apprentice at Cornwall Bridge Pottery, Connecticut, USA. Returning to Australia in 1984, he established Gooseneck Pottery at Kardella, Victoria. With the assistance of a Crafts Board grant Robert Barron built a 1000 cubic ft five-chambered Nabori-Gama style woodfired kiln. This kiln one of the largest wood-fired kilns in Australia. Robert Barron is influenced by the philosophies of Bernard Leach and Michael Cardew.artwork, artist, ceramic, gippsland campus, robert barron -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting, 'Portrait of Mr Max Hopper, Director 1870-83 ' by John Scurry, 1986
John SCURRY (26 August 1947- ) Born Melbourne, Victoria John Scurry studied at the Prahran College of Advanced Education, graduating with a Diploma of Art and Design in 1969. In 1971 he gained a Trained Tertiary Certificate from Hawthorn Institute of Education. From 1973 to 1976 Scurry was a Full time Senior Tutor in the Printmaking Department of the Preston Institute of Technology, becoming Acting Head of the Department in 1976. Working as a Lecturer in the Drawing Department of Prahran College of Advanced Education he then became a Lecturer in Printmaking from 1977 to 1978. In 1979 he began teaching as Full time Lecturer in Printmaking at the Victoria College of the Arts, where in the following years he was Senior Lecturer in Charge of Printmaking in the Faculty of Art and Design (1982-1991, Head of Printmaking School of Art (1991-2003) and Senior Lecturer (2003-2007) before retiring to focus his time on his own work. Max Hopper was Director at the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education from 1979 to 1983.Framed academic portrait of Max Hopper, director at Gippsland from 1970-1983.signed and dated lower left "Scurry '86"artwork, artist, academic portrait, max hopper, john scurry, gippsland campus, churchill -
Federation University Art Collection
Print - Artwork - Printmaking, Bowen, Dean, 'The Peaks of Lyell' by Dean Bowen, 1989
Dean BOWEN (1957- ) Born Maryborough, Victoria, AustraliaFramed limited edition lithograph, printed in colour from various stones.2/15artwork, artist, dean bowen, gippsland campus, lithograph -
Federation University Art Collection
Work on paper - Artwork - printmaking, Tony Irving, "The Old Kiosk, St. Kilda" by Tony Fraser, 1984
Tony IRVING (1939- ) Born England Arrived Australia 1942 Tony Irvings work is a snapshot of urban life. In the 1970s, he won the prestigious National Gallery of Victoria's John McCaughey Acquisitive Prize. The St Kilda Kiosk before it was destroyed by fire in 2003, and has since been restored by the state government because of its heritage significance.RealismAn blue etching and aquatint with the St Kilda Kiosk at the subject matter. The St Kilda Kiosk was destroyed by fire in 2003. Donated through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Programme by Katherine N. Littlewood, 2014artist, artwork, st kilda, churchill, printmaking, st kilda kiosk, tony irving -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork - printmaking, Tony Irving, A suite of seven limited edition prints of Melbourne Laneways by Tony Fraser
Tony Irving's works shows a snapshot of urban life, with the artist depicting various locations and laneways in Melbourne. In the 1970s, he won the prestigious National Gallery of Victoria's John McCaughey Acquisitive Prize. These seven etchings are the subject of the Private Press book: ‘The Laneways of Melbourne’ written by John Arnold, The Lytlewode Press, Melbourne, 2001. A suite of seven framed limited edition prints produced by the etching and aquatint process on copper plate. .1) Ramsden Place Etching & Aquatint Copper Plate Plate 34.0cm x 14.7cm Paper 63.0cm x 47.0cm Edition 89/100 .2) Waratah Place Etching & Aquatint Plate 34.0cm x 18.6cm Paper 63.0cm x 47.0cm Copper Plate Edition 89/100 .3) Chapter House Lane Etching & Aquatint Plate 35.0cm x 14.0cm Paper 63.0cm x 47.0cm Copper Plate Edition 89/100 .4) Heape Court Etching & Aquatint Copper Plate Plate 34.0cm x 19.2 cm Paper 63.0cm x 47.0cm Edition 89/100 .5) Drewery Lane Etching & Aquatint Copper Plate Plate 34.0cm x 18.8cm Paper 63.0cm x 47.0cm Edition 89/100 .6) Niagara Lane Etching & Aquatint Copper Plate Plate 35.2cm x 17.5cm Paper 63.0cm x 47.0cm Edition 89/100 .7) Hosier Lane Etching & Aquatint Copper Plate Plate 33.8cm x 14.6cm Paper 63.0cm x 47.0cm Edition 89/100 Donated through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Programme by Katherine N. Littlewood, 2014 artist, artwork, laneways, printmaking, etching, irving, tony irving, churchill, gippsland campus