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Zhong Chen
Zhong Chen Zhong Chen © Self-portrait on a horse. Finalist 2011 Archibald Prize. Standing in front of Zhong Chen's self portrait at the 2011 Archibald at Tarrawarra Museum of Art,… More…
Jenny Reddin pours to perfection
Jenny Reddin pours to perfection. My latest hunt for great things to show you led me to Not the Archies. That led me to Margaret McLoughlin. Then last week to Jenny Reddin. Both… More…
Tim Peel
Tim Peel Photograph courtesy of the artist. One of my initial inspirations for starting Isiiad was the Yarra Valley Open Studio Program. I was truly gobsmacked by the talent on my… More…
Farewell the Archibald
Farewell the Archibald Juan Ford Ultrapilgrim, oil on linen, 168cm x 214cm © Juan Ford Archibald Finalist 2012 The 2012 Archibald closed at TarraWarra Museum of Art on the 8th of… More…
Mud Glass Metal
Mud Glass Metal Four local studios ply their wares in the last stop on my Healesville shop crawl, Mud Glass Metal. As the name implies, ceramics, glassware and jewellery are on… More…
Not the Archies-Award Night.
Not the Archies-Awards Night On Wednesday night hundreds of people from the Yarra Valley gathered in the Ballroom at the RACV Club in Healesville for the presentation of the Not… More…
HCAS + Food
HCAS + Food = Happiness What a winning formula! The Yarra Valley does it again! The Healesville Contemporary Art Space marries food and art to perfection. I know I've gushed about… More…
Mt Rael's Artist Escape
Mt Rael's Artist Escape Song Ling © My Name is Fartunate- self portrait Finalist 2011 Archibald Prize. The Archibald at Tarrawarra Museum of Art has been a coup for the whole of… More…
Raelene Sharp and that Archibald Packing Room Prize
Raelene Sharp and that Archibald Packing Room Prize Raelene Sharp, A strength of character, oil on canvas, 132 x 132cm. ©Raelene Sharp Winner of the Archibald Packing Room Prize… More…
Margaret McLoughlin
Margaret McLoughlin Margaret McLoughlin is experimenting with encaustic painting. This series of three encaustic paintings on board, are among her first explorations in this… More…
Life Drawing at ACME et al
Life Drawing at ACME et al- Deshabille The French- English dictionary says the word deshabille means partly dressed, undressed or carelessly dressed. Partly dressed and undressed… More…
A 'Clandestine' Exhibition
A 'Clandestine' Exhibition ...those words pretty much sum this one up! ACME et al have done it again. They've put on an exhibition that's a little bit of 'naughty' and a lot of… More…
Xenia Stefanescu-finalist again.
Xenia Stefanescu- finalist again Xenia Stefanescu ©. Self Portrait Finalist 2011 Portia Geach Memorial Award. I've just heard that Xenia Stefanescu has been selected as a finalist… More…
Yarra Valley Open Studios Artist- Ember Fairbairn
Yarra Valley Open Studio's Artist- Ember Fairbairn This weekend will see artists across the Yarra Valley open their studios to the public. I've had a great time catching up with… More…
ACME et al
ACME et al You might have noticed that over the last few weeks I've turned my attention to the Yarra Valley. I am having so much fun there. The Archibald, Not the Archies and now… More…
Alistair Whyte
Alistair Whyte I mentioned in the Tim Peel blog that the Yarra Valley Open Studio Program inspired the birth of Isiiad. It was Alistair Whyte's work that drew me to explore that… More…
Mike Emmett and Bec Jones
Mike Emmett's 32x32 and Bec Jones' Mono. NB. To make sense of this work...get the image up on your computer, and walk back ten paces...then voila! I'm bumping into more and more… More…
Malcolm Peel's labyrinthine studio reflects his work.
Malcolm Peel's labyrinthine studio reflects his work. Labyrinth is the best word to describe Malcolm Peel's studio. 'Invitations' to walk up and down the corridors and explore the… More…
Michelle Mischkulnig
Michelle Mischkulnig Who could resist the riot of colour that is a hallmark of Michelle Mischkulnig's textiles. Judging from the huge success of her recent exhibition at Yering… More…
Antonio Villella revisited.
Antonio Villella revisited. Great news!! Antonio Villella is having an exhibition of his work in Malvern. My friend and I were very taken with the same fruitwood sculpture. What… More…