Music with Aim

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Welcome to Music With AIM. We provide a unique and inspiring music education program for young children. Passionate about supporting and nurturing children’s all-round development through music, we aim to equip children with a skill set that gives them the very best start to their educational journey.

Aim (Amy Schultz) is an accredited and experienced teacher of over 20 years, specialising in Creative Arts Education (Music, Art and Drama). Aim is the Principal Educator and Program Developer at Music With AIM Music School. Aim graduated from the University of Technology Sydney with a Master of Arts Degree. She also holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Distinction) and Graduate Diploma in Education.

At Music With AIM, we understand that music education can be empowering for young children. When students attend Music With AIM classes, they have the opportunity to learn so much more than music! Through fun, sensory and engaging musical activities, children are supported to develop skills in key learning areas such as: numeracy, literacy (speaking, listening and early reading), and social skills like autonomy, resilience and regulation.

We aim to:

Nurture babies at their unique developmental stage, strengthening the bond between child and care giver.

Spark a curiosity for learning in the toddler, supporting them as they develop self-confidence, independence, body awareness, social and communication skills.

Prepare preschoolers for the structure and discipline of the classroom setting, whilst continuing to build autonomy, resilience, self-regulation and ignite imaginations that strengthen learning pathways.

ABOUT:

Amy (Aim) is a Music Specialist Educator with over 20 years experience. Aim has worked in both private and public sectors of education, in Australia and overseas. Aim has experience as a Special Education (MC) Classroom Teacher, Music, Speech, Drama, Voice, Piano and Theatre Arts Educator, K-6 Classroom Teacher, Secondary School Advanced English and Drama Teacher, Choral Director and Djembe Facilitator.

Most recently, Aim has supported the development of music education in primary schools on the Liverpool Plains, where she has led program development and implementation. In these roles, Aim has sought and received grants to ensure children who live rurally are able to gain access to high quality musical instruments.

Over the years, Aim has supported children and their families from diverse backgrounds, and with a range of abilities. Aim has worked extensively with First Nations students, and those with disabilities such as hearing loss, Autism, Dyslexia, ADHD and ODD. Aim is highly experienced in writing, differentiating and delivering educational programs to support students with complex learning needs, and to enrich High Potential/Gifted and Talented children. 

Originally from the Liverpool Plains, Aim has now returned to the family farm with her husband and three children. Aim enjoys writing music, yoga, and spending time outdoors with animals.

SERVICES:

Music With AIM classes are offered in person, with enrolments being accepted throughout the year. Invoicing is per term. Please see enrolment form attached and be in contact with Aim to secure your child’s place.

Teaching in schools/preschools/child care centres

Contact Aim to arrange a workshop for your school/child care centre. Through workshops, Aim has the experience and skills to support your students preparing for Eisteddfods, Choir recitals, school concerts, Speech and Drama Exams (such as Trinity or ASCA), and HSC Music/Drama performances.

Teacher training

Music With AIM offers support to your school/child care centre in the form of teacher training workshops. The content of workshops can be discussed at the time of booking, and may include music programming support to staff, or hands on instrumentation workshops for teachers.

Live music

Aim performs at local festivals and events. Please refer to Musicians Australia for information on the minimum fee required. Travel fees apply.

Original music for purchase

Original music from the Music With AIM program is available for purchase. Please contact Amy to arrange a subscription into the member portal.

Are you unable to get your small child to music classes in person? Maybe you live out of town on a farm? Or have a new baby?

Music With AIM is passionate about offering high quality music education to rural and regional children. We are currently seeking expressions of interest for Zoom music lessons. Please be in touch.

CONTACT

To enquire, contact Music With AIM:
Email: amy_schultz@bigpond.com

Phone: 0407 077 213

Amy can also be found on Facebook - Music With AIM and Instagram - Music With AIM

James O'Hanlon

James O'Hanlon

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Artist, illustrator, workshop facilitator and commissions

ARTIST STATEMENT

I laugh at my own jokes. Sometimes I tell them to other people, more often I make them into art. Having spent years working as a scientist, quantifying the world through an objective lens, I relish in exploring the fantastical through a subjective (mostly silly) lens. I create illustrations, written stories, large-scale murals, and the odd sculpture here and there.

BIO

James O'Hanlon is an artist and storyteller based in Armidale. He works at intersection of art and science and creates work that celebrates themes of nature, exploration, and discovery. James’ large scale public art pieces can be seen throughout Armidale and regional NSW and his original works have been featured in several solo and group exhibitions. His debut novel ‘Silk and Venom: The incredible lives of spiders’ was released in October 2023, and he is currently illustrating a number of non-fiction childrens’ books. James was the 2021 recipient of the Varuna-New England Writers Centre Fellowship and the 2022 recipient of the Helen Dangar Memorial Bursary.

James is available for mural commissions, illustrations, and workshops/presentations.

CONTACT

james.c.ohanlon@gmail.com

Instagram: @jamohanlon

Twitter: @jamohanlon

jamohanlon.com

0422 460 098

Katherine Harvey

Katherine Harvey

Creative Practice:

Drawing in charcoal, ink and watercolour and printmaking, primarily at this point in silkscreening. However I am a lithographer, and will use relief printing and drypoint for particular effects if this serves my ideas and concepts. Primarily I work on paper.

Artist statement:

My work is driven by the need to share what I have perceived as extraordinary, in the natural world. I explore this world, visually and then deepen the vision by understanding the science, the stories surrounding what has my attention, including indigenous perspectives, and whatever other writings or creative approaches have come to bear upon it.

I will draw, experiment with media and gradually focus in on how the work or groups of works will be created. I really enjoy the rawness and expressiveness of the simple, rapid willow charcoal drawings done on site. And this practice grounds, and informs the studio work at both a conscious and unconscious level.

Recognition:

Katherine has a Bachelor of Science and Diploma of Education from Sydney University (1980) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National Art school (2001).
For the last 20 years she has maintained a steady art practice and exhibition program.

Highlights include:

Finalist: Hazelhurst Works on Paper Award 2003
Solo Exhibition Perry Adelaide Gallery Croydon NSW 2004
Artist Residency and exhibition: Presbyterian Lady's College Croydon NSW 2005
Winner, Drawing Prize, Lexus Mortimer Art Prize Dubbo 2007

Artist Residency:

Calvary Hospital Belconnen ACT 2010 with accompanying exhibition at Belconnen Arts Centre ACT.
Exhibitions at Tamworth Regional Gallery:
The Changing Face of the Peel, 2016
The City of Light, 2018
Collection Conversion, 2021

Katherine has work in the collections at
Perry Adelaide Gallery Croydon NSW
Dubbo Regional Gallery NSW
Calvary Hospital, Belconnen, ACT
Tamworth Regional Gallery, NSW

Contact:
Katherine Harvey

m: 0425 314 331

e: kathfharv@gmail.com

Instagram: @katherineharvey_art

Which Council area do you live in?: Tamworth Regional

Jody Trindall

Creative Practice: 

Weaving, Jewellery making Fashion Accessories and design and painting.
 

Artist Statement:

Yaama, my name is Jody Trindall. I am a Gomeroi Narrabri yinarr (woman). Art embodies a huge part of who I am, it streams through my family. I am blessed to come from a long line of artists who tell their stories with a passion and commitment for sharing the beauty of our culture. My mother and father are huge influencers in my creative practices both artists, they have instilled in me a passion for openly expressing my creativity through connection to culture, country and community. I  have a passion for making and creating beautiful pieces being inspired by found natural objects and the natural beauty that surrounds me and I am always inspired by the beauty and colours of country. I often use these colours throughout my work, spending many hours creating individual commissions and pieces that portray the essence that is country. Weaving has many layers not just practically in the making of the piece but spiritually.

The practice of weaving in itself holds great significance for First Nations women, being seated and having conversations together forms a big part of the basket or item, all the yarns and conversations shared whilst weaving goes into the piece that is being made. Much effort time and care is put into each individual piece. It carries with it a depth of knowledge that is sacred.
 

Recognition:

I received the JobLink Plus State-wide Aboriginal Arts Award in 2022 -1st Prize in the Weaving section. I worked with artists on the Nurrubu Mural Project.

Most recently in November 2022 I was commissioned and created a one-of-a-kind Emu Feather Set which consisted of a Shoulder pad style broach, a set of earrings and a bracelet, which were individually handcrafted out of raffia and emu feathers that was worn to the Sydney Peace Prize Dinner. I have also created pieces for school formals and weddings and other important functions. Of which I am honoured to have been a part of people's special days.

CONTACT:
Jody Trindall

Contact number: 0497 580 841

Email -  kaputarweaving@gmail.com

Facebook - Kaputar Weaving Jody Trindall

Gay Landeta

Gay Landeta

Creative Practice:

I am a mixed media artist particularly interested in mark making and texture. I use a variety of mediums in my work including charcoal, inks, acrylics, printmaking, and collage.

Artist statement:

I am fascinated by the movement and depth of light in the Australian environment. Raised in Canada, the clarity of light here in Australia still impacts me daily. The work I produce is a process of connecting with, understanding and refining my own experiences while visually making sense of my inner world.

I have always loved and appreciated Visual Art. I spent my late teens studying ceramics in Canada before leaving to travel and live in the UK and Europe. After settling in Brisbane in the early 80’s, I continued to explore pottery and sculpture and set up a home studio. Later the manoeuvrability of working with fabrics and threads led me to spend several years creating textile pieces until the late 90’s when I began investigating two-dimensional art media. My visual art practice continues to keep pace with my work as a Kinesiologist, a place of listening to and translating the unsaid.

Moving to Tenterfield in 2015 was an intentional way to delve deeper into my art practice. Since then I have exhibited regularly as part of the Borderline Regional Arts Association as well as individually in local galleries.

Recognition:

I am mostly self-taught however significant past teachers have included :
- Wendy Jewell, Ceramist, Brisbane 1983/84

And while at the Brisbane Institute of Art (BIA) (2004 – 2014):
- Hollie
- Jane James
- Nicole Sylvestre

As an active member of the Borderline Regional Arts Association, I also regularly participate in our annual workshop series and exhibitions.

First Prizes : 'Australiana' Art Prize 9x5 (ACS) 2022, Tenterfield Show 2021 & 2022

Places and Mentions : Tenterfield Show 2022 & 2016,
'Australiana' Art Prize 9x5 (ACS) 9X5 2020

Hangers Choice : Tenterfield Show 2016 & 2022

CONTACT:
Gay Landeta

Email: glandeta@icloud.com

Website - www.gaylandeta.art
Facebook - Gay Landeta Art
Instagram - @gaylandeta

Charmaine Lamb

Charmaine Lamb

Creative Practice: 

I am a multimedia artist, I enjoy painting, drawing, printmaking, weaving, wood burning and jewellery design.

Artist Statement:

I was born in Collarenebri in 1968 and travelled around the shearing sheds. I have spent years on and off country from Narrabri experiencing many things and being inspired by this for my creative practice.

I have always had a love of art; it relaxes me and takes me to another place. It allows me to express emotions and feelings; I would always envision a story before I would paint this, and I feel that this is my deep connection to my culture and passed on to me from my ancestors.

I feel it is very important to incorporate traditional practices that we grew up with into our cultural teachings. I hope to build a stronger connection to country in young people through art by preserving traditions, and practices such as Smoking ceremonies, Cleansing ceremonies, bush tucker identification, weaving dance and song, that will then be passed down to future generations.

Bio:

Schooling was a little difficult for me growing up I dealt with many racial issues however it made me stronger, and I went on to complete Year 10 in High School. I have had artworks on display at Narrabri Local Aboriginal Lands Office and was one of the artists involved in painting a section of a large mural at Narrabri LALC Office that features as a part of a large display cabinet in the communal area at the LALC. I have facilitated workshops over the years working with youth in the Narrabri community. I am a self-taught artist but have learned from my community and family over the years.

Recognition:

I am a board member of the Narrabri Local Aboriginal Lands Council, Elders group and Winangali Elders group. I have been involved and participated in a local cookbook and always participated in NAIDOC events and activities and volunteer at our local school.

CONTACT:
Charmaine Lamb

M: 0458 804 660
Charmaine doesn’t have social media.

Hayden Fletcher

Hayden Fletcher

BIO:

My name is Hayden Fletcher.
I'm from a small rural town in the New England region of Australia specialising in creating artwork through the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)

CREATIVE PRACTICE:

Primarily my artwork is contemporary abstract art, distinguished through his use of bright colours with a black background, symmetry, and are based upon intangible subjects or themes. Some of these works are animated to further enhance their uniqueness and quality.

Artist statement:

My goal is to create a new style using innovations in technology in order to create artwork for both the general public and the art world. To make something new and exciting in a world of severe commercialism and safe ideas. With technology, artwork can be elevated in terms of colour, shape and the canvas itself.

Recognition:

Before 2022 - Primarily studied for my Diploma & Bachelor of Design from the University of Canberra
2022 – Primarily spent time working on Digital Artwork
March 2023 – Manilla Show 2023 – First Place in the Digital Art Category & Manilla Category
May 2023 - Other Art Fair 2023 in Sydney
June 2023 - M2 Gallery EQUS ‘Quantum Art Contest’ Exhibitor

CONTACT:

Hayden Fletcher

Instagram: @hayden_fletcherism

E: fletcherism.artwork@gmail.com

M: 0429197555

LGA: Tamworth Regional

Bronwyn Clarke

Bronwyn Clarke

Creative Practice:

Dress historian, historical dressmaker, also award-winning novelist

Artist statement:

I am a dress historian and maker with a particular interest in the role of sewing and dressmaking in the lives of ordinary women in rural Australia, and in historical sewing patterns and techniques of clothing construction. Clothing is a constant and intimate facet of daily life and a way in which we negotiate our identities. The making, wearing and mending of clothing is an integral aspect of everyday historical experience. My work is based in experimental history, using embodied methodology to explore the making, wearing and remaking of clothing as a fundamental aspect of women’s historical experience. Working from original patterns and dressmaking manuals, and using authentic historical techniques, my work explores and aims to amplify the high levels of skills ordinary women needed to clothe themselves and their familie, and to challenge aspects of the common discourse around women and fashion in past eras.

Recognition:

I have always been fascinated by historical dress and textiles and their role in the lives of ordinary people, and have always been drawn to make things. I hold a BA (Hons) from the University of New England, and am currently undertaking a Master of History. My Honours thesis studied late18th-centuryy British worsted textiles; in addition to analysing extant textiles, I recreated samples of historic textiles using hand-spinning and weaving techniques.

My historic clothing experience includes costume design and making for Canberra Repertory productions; five years working with the clothing collection at the Armidale Folk Museum (including constructing underpinnings to display19th-centuryy dresses); and many years researching and recreating historic clothing. I have taught workshops on aspects of costuming and textiles at the Jane Austen Festival Australia, Sydney Regency Weekends, and the Romance Writers of Australia conferences.

CONTACT:
Bronwyn Clarke

E: bronwyn@stitchinghistory.com
M: 0438 752011

Website: stitchinghistory.com

Instagram: @stitching.history

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stitchinghistory

Which Council area do you live in?:
Armidale Regional

Daniel Elliott

Daniel Elliott

Creative Practice: 

Animation // Illustration // Video Production // Game Development // Photography // Creative Workshops

Artist Statement:

Daniel Elliott is a highly experienced Australian animator, photographer, and filmmaker with over 20 years of industry experience. He has worked in a variety of fields, including online marketing, television/streaming, and music video production, with the proceeds of this work being used to self-financed art, such as short films, comics, and independent game development. Daniel’s passion for art has taken his skill set and ideas around Australia as well as overseas.

In 2007, Daniel founded Visitors From Dreams, a production house that specializes in creating video content for advertising and television, as well as original short-form media and interactive entertainment. Throughout his career, Daniel has had the opportunity to work on advertising and marketing campaigns for brands such as Volkswagen, Coca-Cola, and Google, while also collaborating on and directing visual effects sequences in animated TV series for streaming services like Netflix. Daniel’s work in all mediums is known for its tactile nature, often utilizing tools such as vintage camera lenses and post-production effects like film grain to try and remove any and all digital sheen. He holds a core belief that imperfections are the key to creating work that feels entirely human in an increasingly digital age.

Growing up in the arts hub that is The Northern Rivers of NSW (currently residing in Armidale, New England, NSW), Daniel has been surrounded by creative media and the arts for the entirety of his life. However, without access to much in the way of arts education, he is entirely self-taught in all mediums. This has resulted in a melting pot of influences, from photographic styles such as Street Photography, more commonly associated with urban and city centers, to the marriage of visuals and music by filmmakers like Alby Falzon and David Elfick. Even 70s and 80s BBC animation from the UK, with its generally low budgets and herky-jerky appearance, plays a large role in his creative process thanks to its constant airtime on the ABC during his childhood. Daniel mixes these influencers and many more while striving to create media that is not just stereotypically Australian, but at its core is a unique reflection of Regional Australia and its people.

Recognition : 

Festival Screening
The Client Is Always Right - Setting Sun Film Festival

CONTACT:
Daniel Elliott

Phone: 0407 079 064

Email: visitorsfromdreams@gmail.com

Website: https://visitorsfromdreams.com/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/visitorsfromdreams/

Vimeo: Visitors From Dreams

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-elliott-41a26b28/

Karen Munster

Karen Munster

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Karen is a creative artist working in acrylics, watercolour, pen and wash, linocut printing and mixed media. She paints a wide variety of subjects and themes.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Creating artworks is therapy for me. It’s something I really enjoy and find it very relaxing but also challenging. I like to paint subjects that resonate with me - a beautiful landscape, an inspiring scene, a loved family pet, an interesting face. There is nothing more satisfying for me as an artist than to find a new home for my artwork where it can be appreciated and enjoyed.

BIO

Karen has had no formal training but has benefitted from many informal classes and workshops. She has exhibited regularly at Redland Yurara Art Gallery and Studio, Thornlands Brisbane, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland Brisbane and more recently Glen Innes Art Gallery where she was highly commended at the Glen Archies Portraiture Competition in 2019 and 2021

Solo exhibitions

September 2017

‘Exhibition of Works’ at Redland Yurara Art Studio and Gallery, Brisbane QLD

Joint exhibitions

August 2018

‘We Three’ at Redland Yurara Art Studio and Gallery, Brisbane QLD

July 2019

‘The Nature of the Trio’ at Redland Yurara Art Studio and Gallery, Brisbane QLD

October 2021

‘A Time for Colour’ at Glen Innes Art Gallery, Glen Innes NSW

CONTACT

kjmdoobert@gmail.com
0438 243 885

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Helena Pastor

Helena Pastor

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Literature and Music

ARTIST STATEMENT

Helena Pastor is a regional writer living on Anaiwan Country in Armidale, NSW. Through memoir and fiction, she aims to encourage discussion around topics close to her heart including all stages of motherhood, the aftershocks of war, and growing up in an immigrant family. Her writing has attracted two Australian Society of Authors’ Mentorships, along with residencies at Varuna Writers’ House, Bundanon, Booranga and KSP Writers’ Centres, The Gunyah, and a 2021 Bush Retreat for Eco-Writers (BREW) Residency at Tamborine Mountain. She has also completed two postgraduate degrees on the transformative possibilities of Creative Nonfiction writing. Helena’s first book, Wild Boys: A Parent’s Story of Tough Love (UQP, 2015) is an intimate insight into reconnecting troubled teenagers with their families and communities. She is also a songwriter and lyricist, working in the narrative tradition of songwriting and collaborating with composer Christopher Purcell. They are currently recording their catalogue of songs for an Arts project called ‘Stories in Song’ (funded by Arts North West and Regional Arts NSW).

Listen to Helena Pastor online via Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/pastor_purcell

CONTACT

helenapastor2@gmail.com

Hilary Latta

Hilary Latta

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Visual arts

ARTIST STATEMENT

My name is Hilary Latta l am a visual artist my joy of colour is apparent in my paintings I paint what I feel using many mediums. I love installation, ceramics, monoprinting. I have a advanced diploma of fine art and certificate 4 in ceramics. I am inspired by many artists John Percival and John Olson for example.

BIO

Certificate 4 ceramic diploma of fine arts Hervey Bay TAFE, advance diploma of Fine Art Nepean Art and Design Centre. Solo exhibition first 2003 Sandy Street Gallery, Hervey bay. Many joint exhibitions. 3 solo exhibition in Gatakers Artspace Maryborough Qld. Many solo exhibitions Hervey Bay regional gallery, solo exhibition Dog Bar St Kilda 2013. I won my first at prize at the age of 12 and have had many since.

CONTACT

hilarymorten@yahoo.com

Stu Carpenter

Stu Carpenter

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Visual artist (traditional and digital), and amateur illustrator.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I like to chalk my reasons for doing what I do down to my disabilities, mostly because I think it’s funny. But in truth, it’s also precisely what has been one of my most consistent sources of inspiration and motivation.

When you’re autistic (if you ever decide to try it out), you often feel as though you’re looking in from the outside. As if there is always a thin gossamer film between yourself and everything else in life. It’s this point of view that I owe a lot of my inspiration to, and it’s given me a unique outlook to work from. Art has been one of my most reliable forms of expression, and I love trying to depict the indescribable sentiments and experiences in life through visual storytelling and abstraction of the mundane.

More recently, as I've been taking on commissioned work, I’ve been working at developing my illustrative style and character design as well.

BIO

Work experience at NIDA, and Armchair Productions (formerly The Magnificent Itch) animation studio in Sydney. (2017)

CONTACT

0459 511 222
stucarpstew@gmail.com

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Jimbo Stokes

Jimbo Stokes

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Portraitist (Oils & Graphite)
Country Music Singer/Songwriter

ARTIST STATEMENT

I am an artist and musician from Tamworth, New South Wales.

Art: I specialise in portraiture (oils & graphite) with a focus on expression, and a drive to capture the person and their personality. I am also currently part-way through the sketch series #Countrycharacters, portraying distinct and interesting characters from all around Australia.

Music: Was training as an operatic tenor in Sydney before deciding to revert back to roots, and passion for country singing and songwriting.

BIO

General

BCom (Fin/Eco) & MEc (Economics) Distinction from Sydney University & Frankfurt University.

Music

Classical/Operatic tenor - Christine Douglas (Sydney)

Art

Julian Ashton Art School

Member of the ACE (Artist's Country Exhibitions) collaboration. @ace.artshow

CONTACT

0419 255 596
jfstokes4@gmail.com

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Joanne Stead

Joanne Stead

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Visual arts

ARTIST STATEMENT

Joanne Stead is a self-taught artist based in Tamworth, NSW. Describing herself as a “mum, artist and life enthusiast,” she recognises and draws on her surroundings, current issues, and “everyday magic” in her artmaking. “I believe that two of most important things in life are a sense of belonging and a sense of purpose,” Joanne says. “Feeling that you belong connects you the world around you, and feeling that you offer something meaningful connects you to society, so to have both is critically foundational. Reconnecting to my artistic side, as a reflection of what I can uniquely offer to the world, has been a major turning point for me.” A diverse artist, Joanne works across mediums including scraperboard, acrylics and linocut, with works depicting a range of subjects from her own experience and imagination. Climate change, species loss and the creation of a shared vision for the future, form a recurring theme in her current work. A founding member of the Tamworth Regional Art Collective, Joanne has also worked on seven public art projects over the last five years, including a number of murals and three large mosaic installations.

BIO

Solo Exhibitions

Sep 2019
Reflections of Country at Miss Ju Ju’s, Tamworth NSW

Nov 2017
Unmeasured Moments, at ME Artspace, St Leonards NSW

Aug 2016
Choosing to Fly, at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston QLD

Feb 2016
Scraperboard and Other Amusements, at cafe2340 gallery, Tamworth NSW

Joint Exhibitions

Apr 2021
Blindspot at Ceramic Break Sculpture Park, Warialda NSW

Jan 2021
Blindspot at Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth NSW

Sept 2020
Waste to Art at Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery, Gunnedah NSW

Feb 2019
Tethered: Embodying the Mother-Artist Model, University of Southern Qld, Toowoomba Qld

Sept 2018
Finding Extraordinary in Everyday Ordinary at Splash on Peel, Tamworth NSW

May 2018
Threads and Brushes at Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery, Gunnedah NSW

May 2017
Reconciliation Week Exhibition at University of Newcastle UDRH, Tamworth NSW

Mar 2017
Black and White at the Armidale Cultural Centre and Keeping Place, NSW

Jan 2017
Our Mob Creates at the Inland Cafe, Tamworth NSW

Public Art Installations

Apr 2021
Mural: Timbumburi Public School

Jan 2020
Mural: Tamworth Regional Council Cavalcade float

July 2018
Mosaic Installation: Tamworth Regional Youth Centre

Nov 2017
Mural Series: Electrical Substations, Tamworth

Sept 2017
Mural: Bondi Beach Sea Wall, Bondi NSW

Nov 2016
Mural: Ooranga Mobile Preschool, Currabubula NSW

Oct 2016
Mosaic Installation: Bicentennial Park, Tamworth

Mar 2016
Mosaic Installation: Tamworth Regional Youth Centre

Jul 2015
Entrance signage and Special Features: Tamworth Adventure Playground

CONTACT

joanne1stead@gmail.com

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Erika Sorby

Erika Sorby

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Emerging artist who experiments in drawing and painting. Primarily explores themes of portraiture, self-portraiture and still-life.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Erika Sorby is an emerging artist, born in Newcastle in 1995. She completed a double degree in Secondary Teaching and Fine Art (majoring in drawing and painting) at The University of Newcastle in 2017. Sorby has exhibited in many group shows and art prizes. She currently practices art around her teaching commitments.

BIO

Tertiary Qualifications

2017-2019 Master of Education, Curtin University, WA.

2014-2017 Bachelor of Teaching / Fine Art (Honours), University of Newcastle, NSW .

Exhibition History

2021

• Camberwell Art Show (Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC)

• Palimpsest Group Show (Live in Art Gallery, Double Bay, NSW)

• ‘Portraits and Possessions’ Solo Show (Weswal Gallery, Tamworth, NSW)

• Lethbridge 20,000 Small Scale Art Award (Lethbridge Art Gallery, Paddington, QLD)

• Moree Portrait Prize (BAMM Gallery, Moree, NSW)

• Outback Archies Art Prize (Outback Arts, Coonamble, NSW)

2020

• Newcastle Emerging Art Prize (Newcastle Art Space, Newcastle, NSW)

• Evelyn Chapman Art Award (S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW)

• Tony White Memorial Art Prize (Arts in the Valley Gallery, Kangaroo Valley, NSW)

• Persistence Art Competition (Live in Art Gallery, Surry Hills, NSW)

• Muswellbrook Art Prize (Muswellbrook Regional Art Centre, Muswellbrook, NSW)

• Percival Portrait Painting Prize (Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, QLD)

• Lethbridge 20,000 Small Scale Art Award (Lethbridge Art Gallery, Paddington, QLD)

Awards

2021 Awarded Newcastle Art Space Emerging Artist Mentorship.

Awarded Packing Room Prize in Outback Archies Art Prize.

2020 Awarded New England Regional Art Museum ‘At Home’ artist residency

2019 Second Place in the Narrabri Show Landscape Prize

2016 Awarded the Friends of the University of Newcastle Art Prize

CONTACT

e.sorby@hotmail.com

Elizabeth Priestley

Elizabeth Priestley

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Landscape artist working in encaustic, oils and mixed media

ARTIST STATEMENT

The earliest of our memories is what fascinates me. I am always striving towards pinpointing that connection between our first impressions of our environment, and its emotional corollary within our future lives. The work is a result of that endeavour. Landscapes articulating a personal reaction to the recollection of that fundamental impact. Expanding on this, I desire to explore further the connection of "bequeathed" memory. Asking the questions of past generations no longer here, whether we are the product of their emotional experience of landscape and environment. By producing encaustic works, which in themselves are products of layers over time, I aim to pose these same questions to the viewer. Landscape is our conduit for the spiritual, this has been illustrated across cultures and generations. By using encaustic, I am alternately building and layering, and reducing, carving and scraping out an image. There is a revelation in the work as it progresses, and in its final form. This process is a physical representation of searching those layers of memory. The resulting image is the vehicle in which the viewer will resonate with their own epiphany of those small personal, binding memories.

BIO

Solo Exhibitions

2021 Dark Light – Fierce Love New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW

2020 The Solitary and the Sublime

Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral, NSW

2019 Disappearance of Days Gallery 503, Sydney, NSW

2018 New Works Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral, NSW

2018 Waterways and Wonderments

Weswal Gallery, Tamworth, NSW

2016 Petrichor Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral, Bowral

2016 New Work Weswal Gallery, Tamworth, NSW

2014 Burnished Light Civic Arts Centre, Gunnedah, NSW

2012 Latest Works Nexus Gallery, Bellingen, NSW

2012 On the Outer Tamworth Regional Gallery – Ray Walsh House, Tamworth, NSW

2009 Solo Studio Show Peel Street Studio, Tamworth, NSW

2007 Inland Washhouse Gallery, Balmain, Sydney

Group Exhibitions

2018 Balmain Art Show Balmain

2016 Changing Face of the Peel Tamworth Regional Gallery

2016 A Regional Mix Janet Clayton, Paddington

2015 New Works by Marilynne Barnes & Liz Priestley

Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth, NSW

2015 Balmain Art Show Balmain

2014 End of Year Group Show Weswal Gallery, Tamworth, NSW

2014 Balmain Art Show Balmain

2014 Frost Over Barraba Barraba, NSW, Invited Feature Artist

2014 New Works Nexus Gallery, Bellingen, NSW

2014 Wax Impressions Gallery 126, Armidale, NSW

2012 Crossing New England Armidale Art Gallery, Armidale, NSW

2009 Australian Heart Collective Bondi Pavilion, Bondi, Sydney

2007 Reflections Gallery 41, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW

2004 Australian Heart Collective Bondi Pavilion, Bondi, Sydney, NSW

Art Prizes

2019 Winner Barraba Art Show

2011 Finalist, Essential Energy Art Prize, Bathurst Regional Gallery

Public Collections

NSW Regional Healthcare Manilla Palliative Care Unit

Tamworth Regional Art Gallery Collection

Selected Bibliography

2020 Art Edit Magazine

2020 Highlife Magazine

CONTACT

0414 256 870
www.lizpriestley.com.au (under construction)
lizpriestleyart@gmail.com

Yvonne Overton

Yvonne Overton

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Watercolour

ARTIST STATEMENT

Yvonne is a practising artist in the New England of New South Wales, based now in Tamworth and formerly of Moree. She holds a Fashion Teachers Certificate and a Fine Art Diploma from TAFE NSW, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Newcastle University. Yvonne principally works in the elusive medium of watercolour, the natural environment, whether it be landscape or fauna, is the basis of most of her work. She recently has been working on commissioned portraits, with oils the medium of her choice for this practice. She has exhibited in many private and regional galleries, in both solo and group shows. She has been a selected finalist or winner in such exhibitions as Senses TAFE NSW, Country Energy Art Prize NSW, Mortimer Prize, Norville Prize and many local events such as Frost Over Barraba, Twin Rivers Gunnedah and Kootingal Art Show. She is currently teaching a watercolour class with U3A Tamworth.

CONTACT

0400 463 261
yvonneoverton@rocketmail.com or use the form below.

Hugh Oliveiro

Hugh Oliveiro

CREATIVE PRACTICE

My creative practice encompasses a lifetime of artistic endeavour & multiple disciplines. Before I studied art & design in Australia I was already working in the art department at Shaw Brothers in Singapore & then here in 1959, during my first year at National Art School, an elaborate hand painted period set I had completed received a standing ovation at the curtain raising, appraised by the Russian ambassador attending the opening at the New Theatre, an iconic touchstone for burgeoning theatrical talent, fostering some of our leading names. Later in my career I designed sets & costumes for the Australian Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker. A massive 74 paneled mural for the Victorian Arts Centre in Melbourne, now a heritage listed work of art was a commission in 1983. A deep connection to theatrical themes & symbols continues to permeate my work even today. Aspects of fantasy within nature & architecture are often combined with surrealistic elements as I continue to work in all the mediums that interest me; painting, paper construction, mixed-media sculptures, fabric design, fashion... These mixed media works use my particular techniques to build rich, textural patinas, combining Eastern & Western styles intrinsic to my practice & heritage. I always apply my creative instincts to eclectic pursuits, so whether designing celebrity jeans for The Children’s Medical Research Institute charity (Jeans for Genes), creating an oil portrait of Dame Joan Sutherland or civic works, like the lacquered wood sculpture for the Australian Defence Building in Sydney, I trust in my own unique vision and approach everything with a strong emphasis & concern for originality. Commissioned work is welcome for special occasions on a personal level. Public sector projects are also open to discussion.

ARTIST STATEMENT

“Art is ruled uniquely by the imagination. To see and create beyond a framework of established ideas and concepts is to open doors to individuality where images are its only wealth.......” Hugh Oliveiro

BIO

Born Singapore 1938.

Artist/Designer – Mixed Media

1964:

Graduated National Art School, Sydney.

1965 -1972:

David Huston Art Studio, Sydney. Creative Director

Solo Exhibitions:

1973 -1978:

6 shows. Oil paintings/mixed media Munster Arms Gallery, Melbourne.

1978 -1992: (Multiple Galleries, Australia wide)

Barry Stern Gallery, Allegro Gallery, Cooks Hill Galleries, David Jones Gallery,

Greenhill Gallery, Anvil Gallery, Westpac Gallery, Victorian Arts Centre.

2014: ‘A Passion to Create.’ Retrospective, Tamworth Regional Art Gallery.

2016: ’Somewhere... a horse.’ Weswal Gallery, Tamworth.

2017: ‘Ambience.’ Australian High Commission, Singapore.

2019: ‘Out of this World.’ Tamworth Regional Art Gallery.

Group Exhibitions:

1988:

World Trade Fair. Screens & Carpets. World Trade Centre LA.

The Rites of Spring, sculpture. Hanson Gallery, Rodeo Drive, LA.

1992:

’Lever de Rideau sur les Antipodes.’ Paintings. Australian Embassy, Paris.

Cannes Sur-Mer International Art Festival. Paintings. Château-Musée

Grimaldi Provence, France.

Belgium International Art Festival. ‘Focus on Australian Art’ Paintings.

2005:

The New York Art Fair, Paintings. NYC.

2010:

6th World Eco-Fibre & Textile Forum (WEFT). ‘Tropical Rain.’ Hand painted

fabric. International Fashion Parade, Serawak, Malaysia.

Major Commissioned Works:

1983:

‘The Nutcracker Ballet’ Production Designer, Sets & Costume.

Australian Ballet.

‘Four Seasons’ Entrance Foyer Mural, oil & glaze, marine ply, 12.8 x 7.31m

Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne.

1979-1989:

Artwork for Australian fashion designer Jill Fitzsimon: Gallery Fantastique,

interior & furniture design. Hand-painted fabric & garments. Masks for

Bicentennial Wool Awards, Fashion Parade, Opera House, Sydney.

1990:

’Icarus Descending’ Skygardens mural, Tony Masters Design, Sydney.

1995:

‘Defence’ Lacquered wood sculpture. Australian Defence Building,

Sydney.

‘Paradise’ Mixed media works on paper, triptych. Tunku Beach Resort,

Brunei.

1996:

‘Rainforest’ Acrylic on canvas. Hyatt, Kula Lumpar.

2000:

‘Millennium Sphere’ Hand painted ceramic sphere. Limited edition of ten.

Sydney Town Hall Collection.

2002:

‘Sacred Place’ Acrylic on canvas.

Yalumba Mawson’s Launch, celebrating famous Antarctic explorer with

new label. The Yalumba Wine Company, Sydney

Collections:

Private & international.

Australian Ballet Foundation.

Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne.

Institute of Science & Technology, Canberra. Institute of Advanced

Education, Perth.

Buena Vista Hotel, Los Angeles.

Kerry Stokes Art collection, Perth.

Mark Murand, Switzerland & Morocco.

Jill Fitzsimon & John Seymour, Sydney.

John Szangolies, Sydney.

Pierre Lejeune, Paris.

Langton’s International Agency, New York.

Awards:

The Adam’s Awards 1982-3, Dance Australia Magazine.

Voted for most outstanding contribution to set design, lighting and costume

design for Nutcracker Ballet, Australian Ballet.

CONTACT

oliveiroart@gmail.com

Christine Murphy

Christine Murphy

CREATIVE PRACTICE

I make hand built and wheel thrown ceramics. With a focus mainly on unglazed surfaces, predominantly smokefired finishes. Smoke firing is a process whereby bisque fired ceramics are coloured and marked by smoke rather than glaze. It is ancient technique used by many cultures around the world. These pieces are coloured by locally sourced sawdust: Cedar, Merbau and New Guinea Rosewood with a wide range of organic materials foraged and repurposed like egg shells, coffee grounds, corn husks and seaweed. Every piece is uniquely patterned and marked by the process and the elemental conditions at the time of the firing. This is a slow fired process that can take up to three days to burn out. Each piece is sealed in Liquid Quartz. This special sealer allows the ceramic pieces to maintain the natural ‘naked’ state whilst creating functional stain resistant and food safe tableware.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My ceramic practice is primarily seasonal with the emphasis on raw clay surfaces and finishes. Through the cooler half of the year I focus on the practice of primitive firing techniques. During the warmer months the work is centred on exploring different clay

BIO

December 2015 - '“The Craft Shed Collective” - Weswal Gallery, Tamworth NSW, Australia

December 2017 - “Same but Different” - Weswal Gallery, Tamworth NSW, Australia

July 2019 - “Friends of the Regional Gallery” - Tamworth Regional Gallery NSW, Australia

December 2019 - “The Response” - Weswal Gallery NSW, Australia

November 2020 - Winter Show - Thrown Contemporary, London UK

CONTACT

info@imagenationceramicart.com

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