Vitor Moreira Da Costa
How have your roots to both Porto, Portugal and Porto Alegre, Brazil, influenced your art? As a Portuguese born in Brazil, my art is strongly…
Mariko Ando
Can you explain the way the mixing of two cultures, Japanese and Canadian has affected your current work? I was influenced by European culture from a…
David Higgins
You have had many residencies take two and expand on how the actual residency developed your art. It is hard to say which residency has impacted me…
Anton Thomas
Can you discuss how important research and preparation is to your work? I estimate that some 35-40% of my overall labour time is research and prep,…
The Melbourne Map
Melinda Clarke Can you tell us briefly of the history of the 1st Melbourne Map? Original: In my mid 20’s I headed off to explore the world and…
Rebecca Campbell
Discuss why you enjoy working in a studio with other people? As an artist life can be very solitary, early on I realised that I was going slightly…
Nathalie Hartog-Gautier
You comment,’ My work is focused on the voyage between people and their environment ….’ Can you explain this in relationship to your art work? My…
Karen Beauchamp
You original training was as an architect, how has this influenced your current artistic work? My architectural training is something that I am…
Joseph Austin
You use copper plate for your prints, discuss briefly Copper is the best material for etching because its hard and durable, it also has manipulative…
Steve Graham
Discuss how lemons have been so good to you?Lemon Coke, 30 x 30cm One of my first paintings to sell many years ago was a simple bowl of lemons on a…
Bridget Davies
You have been involved in fashion discuss this in relation to your series ‘What to Wear when Walking the Dog’. My collection ‘What to Wear When…
Richard Klekociuk
You make the comment that your work is all about “trying to say a lot with very little” Can you expand on this? I have been involved in producing…
Catharine Davison
Can you discuss how place influences your work? (Take two pieces to show this.) I remember being visually aware as a child, growing up in Kilkeel…
Hannah Longmuir
Expand on the technique you use to bring both delicacy and calm to your images?At the moment I work almost exclusively in pencil. I find it a…
Gráinne Cuffe
Can you discuss the techniques you are currently working with? I am currently working with traditional etching techniques: aquatint and line. I use…