Alun LEACH-JONES (1937-24 December 2017) Born Maghull, Lancashire, United Kingdom Arrived Australia 1960 Alun Leach-Jones is recognised as one of Australia's leading abstract colour painters. He spent his childhood in the Welsh village of Glasfryn, Denbighshire. At the age of 14 he started a three year apprenticeship with the Solicitors Law Society, Liverpool illuminating manuscripts and hand copying legal documents. While working with the law society Leach-Jones studied painting and drawing in the evenings at the Liverpool College of Art between the years 1955-57. He immigrated to Australia in 1960, settling in Adelaide and attending the South Australian School of Art, after which he travelled and exhibited throughout Australia and abroad. In 1966 Leach-Jones celebrated Noumenon series was shown with Australian Galleries in Melbourne and he was immediately recognised as being part of what was then labelled as ‘the New Abstraction’ in Australian art. Later in 1968 his work was included in the influential exhibition "The Field" held at the National Gallery of 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.Pastel drawing on Stonehenge paper. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by David Thomas and Brenda Martin, 2011Signed verso lower left 'A. Leach-Jones'art, artwork, leach-jones, alun leach-jones, cultural gifts program, new abstraction, the field

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. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program. art, artwork, wes walters, walters, federation college, available, alumni

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. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Ren Walters, 2011art, artwork, wes walters, walters

Carole WILSON (1960- ) Born Canberra, Australia Carole Wilson undertook undergraduate studies at the Canberra School of Arts and Phillip Institute of Technology. She completed a Graduate Diploma in Education at the University of Ballarat in 1987, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 2000. She has chosen central motifs in her work, which she incorporates throughout a series. The urn has been a unifying motif in Wilson's map work and testifies to the way in which function drives form across cultures. Carole's work is held in many public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the Powerhouse Museum, State Library of Victoria and a number of regional Victorian galleries. Her posters are in museum collections in Finland, Moscow and Poland. In 2001 Dr Wilson was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (Visual Art) from the University of Ballarat (Now Federation University). She graduated with a Graduate Diploma in Education from University of Ballarat in 1987, and a Diploma of Art from the Phillip Institute of Technology (RMIT) in 1984. Carole Wilson lectures at Federation University Australia: 2010- Senior Lecturer in Visual Arts, Honours and Research Degrees Co-ordinator 2009-2011 Lecturer in Studio Practice and Postgraduate Co-ordinator 1999-2008 Lecturer in Visual Arts (Sessional) 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. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Anne M. Drum, 2011art, artwork, carole wilson, maps, urn, alumni, available, staffmember

Framed limited edition print. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Programme by Katherine Littlewood. printmaking, geoffrey ricardo, available

Framed limited edition print. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Programme by Katherine Littlewood.geoffey ricardo, repunzel, printmaking

Framed limited edition print. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Programme by Katherine Littlewood.geoffey ricardo, printmaking, rapunzel

Framed limited edition print. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Programme by Katherine Littlewood.geoffrey ricardo, printmaking, rapunzel

Pro (Kevin Charles) HART (30 May 1928 – 28 March 2006) Born Broken Hill, New South Wales Pro Hart drew upon a variety of techniques in his paintings, including layering, chiaroscuro, glazing, scumbling, scratching and Alla prima. Insects, particularly ants and dragonflies, are among Hart’s most popular and most identifiable images. 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 limited edition print. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Programme by Katherine Littlewood.pro hart, yabbie, printmaking, available

GEOFFREY RICARDO (1964- ) Born Melbourne, Australia Framed limited edition print. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Programme by Katherine Littlewood.geoffrey ricardo, printmaking, fire, available

Framed limited edition lithograph. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Programme by Katherine Littlewood.Edition 8/10geoffrey ricardo, printmaking, woman

Framed limited edition print. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Programme by Katherine Littlewood.geoffrey ricardo, printmaking, edition, etching, intaglio

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 08"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09" S/Pgeoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09" S/Pgeoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09" A/Pgeoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking

Unframed limited edition photo etching. Promised gift under the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program.Signed lower right "Ricardo 09"geoffrey ricardo, framing required, promised cultural gift, printmaking