I achieved a ceramic Diploma at Caulfield Institute where I became interested in sculpture and the curves found in nature (seeds, nature and the human form). I work in clay, stone, marble and wood. I live in Phillip Island and get a lot of inspiration from the local environment. Exhibitions and Awards I have exhibited through the Manyung Gallery Group and sold pieces there. I have also exhibited my work at the 2025 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show. I am also a regular participant in the Art Society Phillip Island Region (ASPIR ) exhibitions, where I have sold works and received awards, Best 3D work of show and Sustainability award.  

Growing up in Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges, I look to the tree and the natural world as both teacher and subject, seeing natures mystery, intricate details and marvellous structural triumphs as inspiration for creating sculptures that champion these important qualities. My studies in sculpture have led me to engage with master woodcarvers around the world, including Canada, Japan and Papua New Guinea. In Australia I studied under celebrated Melbourne sculptors Bruce Armstrong and David Wilson at Prahran Faculty of Fine Art, completing a bachelor degree of fine art, at the VCA Prizes and Awards 2023 winner Montalto Sculpture prize people choice award 2022 winner Toorak Village Traders award 2022 winner Yarra Valley Arts / Yering station award 2020 winner Montalto Sculpture prize Family choice award 2019 winner Yarra Valley sculpture prize people’s choice award 2025 Big sculptures art Trail exhibition, St Kilda Victoria 2024 Art in the Vines exhibition, Hanging Rock 2023 Sculpture for Clyde exhibition, Batemans Bay Commissions 2024 ‘Storm Leaves’ Yarra Ranges Council, Birdsland Reserve, Belgrave Heights 2024 ‘ Storm Leaves’ Yarra Ranges Council, Grants Picnic Ground, Kallista 2024…

Discussions began around late 2007 when Dungog and District NeighbourCare saw the need to support the welfare of a section of males in the community. The idea was to set up a “Mens Group”.  Menshed Australia Inc. was the governing body at the time and was asked to be supportive of steps to start a “Dungog Menshed”. Initially the premises available and considered suitable was the Caretaker’s cottage at the showground. However, when the present premises became available it was quickly accepted.  Presently Dungog Menshed Inc. is located in the former Hunter Water Workshop premises in Simmonds Lane. It has proved to be very well suited to the needs of a men’s shed having once been a workshop itself. Since inception, Dungog Menshed Inc (DMI) has acquired a very good range of equipment enabling operations to go ahead as had been planned in initial establishment meetings that were held since it all got going around 2007.  Dungog Shire Council, Dungog and District NeighbourCare, Hunter Water, Menshed Australia and many individuals are to be thanked for their part in making it…

I am a self-taught artist who was born and raised in Japan. The beauty of Japan, childhood memories, and the unique nature of Australia influence my art. My work has been featured in various exhibitions, including Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe (2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024) and Sculpture by the Sea Bondi (2023, 2024). My sculptures are in public and private collections, including the Janet Holmes à Court Gallery, WA and the Minderoo Foundation. I have also been the recipient of several local art awards. Awards and Prizes 2025 3D Art Award, Western Australia Society of Arts 129th Annual Awards Exhibition 2025, WA 2024 Grand Prize, Western Australia Society of Arts 128th Annual Awards Exhibition 2024, WA 2023 FAYE’S Award, Pemberton 20th Annual Spring Exhibition 2023, WA 2017 First Prize, Town of Claremont Art Award & Exhibition 2017, WA 2016 Sculpture – Highly Commended, Community Art Awards & Exhibition 2016 City of Wanneroo, WA 2016 First Prize, Sculpture Walk 2016, WA 2014 Alcoa Second Award, 2014 Castaways Sculpture Awards, WA Commissions 2024 Public Commission, South Perth, WA 2021 Private Commission,…

A Thai-born Australian artist, recognised as a leader in the field of ceramics. Over the past two decades, Vipoo has made works that engage with complex questions of queerness, migration and spiritual meaning, using an aesthetic and medium that is accessible, positive and beautiful. His works often explore the dark parts of experience including isolation, loneliness, nostalgia, as well as joy, beauty, and hope in the midst of these struggles. Additionally, Vipoo has developed participatory projects that invite people to be part of his creative process, helping them express themselves through storytelling and clay. Vipoo lives and works in Naarm/Melbourne. Exhibitions Vipoo has exhibited extensively around the world, including Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Saatchi Gallery, London; Ayala Museum, Philippines; Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan; Nanjing Arts Institute, China and the National Gallery of Thailand. Awards He has been a recipient of numerous awards, including: 2023 VACS Major Commissioning Award, Australia Council for the Arts 2023 Australian Design Centre MAKE Award 2021 American Ceramic Society Ceramic Artists of The Year Award 44th Muswellbrook Art Prize Ceramic Prize in 2017. Collections Vipoo…

I am compelled to tell a story with my woodwork. My work is always turned on the lathe and then altered to form the final shape. I live in Medowie . I worked as a Jeweller and Watchmaker. Since retirement, I woodwork full time. I am a long time member of the Port Stephens Woodworkers Club. Many woodworkers have influenced my woodworking journey. Phil Audet taught me the correct techniques. Benoit Averley said to create something different ‘forget the rules’. And, Joey Richardson advised “if you make a piece, make sure it tells a story”. Exhibitions and Prizes 2017 Australian Woodworking Exhibition AWTEX : First Prize in OPEN WOOD ART 2018 Royal Agricultural Society Sydney Easter Show ARTS & CRAFTS Woodworking Bowls and Platters : First Prize and overall winner of all Woodworking categories 2019 Royal Agricultural Society Sydney Easter Show ARTS & SCULPTURE : First Prize 2019 Australian Woodworking Exhibition AWTEX : First Prize in OPEN WOOD ART 2021 Australian Wood Review MAKER OF THE YEAR : Runner-up in ARTS & OBJECTS 2021 Maleny Wood Show Wootha Prize Exhibition…

I have a BFA (Hons) from the VCA and an MFA from Monash University. My sculptural practice has developed over the past 18 years; however, I have practised art for many decades. I have exhibited in over 150 exhibitions, and undertaken artist talks, teaching, open studios and several residencies and commissions. I work from my home studio, primarily fabricating with steel as a self-taught welder. My sculptures are inspired by the architecture of the home. Positive and negative space have equal importance, with layered planes of abstract geometries used to create a captivating and dynamic viewing experience. Exhibitions Solo 2025 Forthcoming: Five Walls, Footscray 2025 Geometric Symphony, Satellite Projects, “Boxed In”, Collingwood 2024 Hi Honey, I’m Home, Curatorial + Co, Sydney 2022 Soft Furnishings, Fitzroy Library, Fitzroy 2021 Domestic abstraction, sculptures & works on paper, Madame Hunter Art Gallery, Melbourne 2020 Plans to get the economy moving. Madame Hunter Art Gallery, Melbourne 2018/19 Point of view, in the grounds of Montsalvat, Eltham 2018 The eyes that saw her were closed, Atrium, Incinerator Gallery, Moonee Ponds Commissions 2023 Architecture of the Sole,…

Specialise in felting, dying & using wool, cotton, sinamay, linen & silk. I love creating new things out of old, reusing materials. I value upcycling, and I enjoy giving materials a new life. My work is environmentally sustainable, and I also use locally sourced materials and natural fibers. I have a wealth of experience with different fibers, fabrics and dying techniques. I appreciate craftsmanship, creating one-off pieces, that are not mass produced. My creative process is organic with care, my pieces are individually unique, and my work is made in reflection of nature, incorporating and inspired by the local environment. Exhibitions As an emerging artist I have recently had some felted works exhibited at Gresford Community Gallery – GCG. My works were then encouraged to enter at the Gresford Agricultural Show, which achieved first and second place prize for their category, and I was awarded most successful exhibitor for the section. I have been a feature artist at Mai Wel Art Studio in Maitland. I was an entrant in Hunter Emerging Art Prize hosted by Newcastle Art Space, and currently…

Based in Newcastle NSW, I am a conceptual thinker who ‘deep-maps’ place in abstract 2- and 3-dimensional works through mixed media painting, drawing, sculpture and photography. Deep-mapping for me means exploring place and happenings through sociological, cultural, personal, historical and environmental perspectives. For several years, developing new techniques in cardboard sculpture has been a major focus for me. The beauty of this recyclable material has captivated my imagination and, through iteration processes of moulding and glazing, led me to discover how cardboard can be transformed into a seemingly new form of being. Awards 2024 Newcastle Emerging Artist Prize (Finalist, painting) 2023 Carol Duval Memorial Award for Painting (Highly Commended). 2022 Hornsby Art Prize (Finalist, photography) Group Exhibitions 2025 40+ Exhibition, Newcastle Art Space 2025 Hunter Wetlands, Newcastle NSW 2024 Sculpture at Scratchleys, Newcastle NSW 2024 Old Fire Shed Wollombi, NSW 2024 Lighthouse, Newcastle Solo Exhibitions 2022 Fleeting Photo Exhibition, Newcastle NSW

I was born in Bingara, NSW in 1958 and graduated from SCA in 1979. I travelled to London in 1981 to further my printmaking studies at St.Martins School of Art. On my return to the family farm in Walcha, I starting making figurative sculpture carved with a chainsaw from fallen timber on our farm. About 15 years ago I began making large abstract constructions and experimenting with a new type of truss beam that I designed. Exhibitions Stephen King has exhibited throughout Australia and in China, Japan, the Czech Republic and Vienna, Austria with his work included in numerous public and private collections. He represented Australia at the Inami Wood Sculpture Symposium, Japan in 2007, won Aquasculpture, Port Macquarie twice and has exhibited in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 22 times, Cottesloe 5 times and at Aarhus, Denmark in 2015. His work of twenty years was the subject of a survey exhibition curated by Tamworth Regional Gallery which toured NSW in 2014-2015 and was invited to the First International Sculpture and Painting exhibition by Jiishi Media Art, China. Awards The…