Chris Ma

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Chris Ma. Tutor of Willoughby Arts Centre

Montessa Maack

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Montessa has Bachelor of Fine Arts from The National Art School, and while much of her training was in painting and drawing, since graduating her main focus has been ceramics. Her main interest lies in the way creative practices and objects operate as a mirror for human life, reflecting back to us an enriched or impoverished view of our lives and ourselves. Montessa works as a technical assistant in ceramics at The Workshop Arts Centre. She also works at The Australian Ceramics Association. Her work is found here and there, annually exhibited at The Ewart Gallery, and for sale at Strathnairn Arts Asssociation. She is excited to be teaching children how to use the incredibly versatile material of clay.

Marta Madison

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Marta Madison works from her studio in St Leonards and has been illustrating, painting and felting for years. Her work encompasses all facets of felting, nuno-felting and silk painting and she is well known for her unique wool and silk scarves. An Alzheimer’s art educator, Marta brings her distinctive and approachable teaching style to the aged care sector, teaching art appreciation to those with dementia. She is keen to spread the benefits of BeCalm Blankets to the world, inviting the community to share their collective knowledge and sense of purpose with each other, creating a better life for those with dementia.

phone 0419 251705 website www.drawntofashion.com.au

Cheryl Maloney

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Cheryl came to the Willoughby Arts Centre following successful teaching at various community colleges. Trained through private tuition and studios as a jeweller, Cheryl works both in Australia and Europe on commission and exhibition works. Her small classes are well suited for beginners and enthusiasts.

email cherylmaloney@yahoo.com

Marie Mansfield

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Marie Mansfield. Tutor of Willoughby Arts Centre

Griffin Marr

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Griffin Marr. Tutor of Willoughby Arts Centre

Seraphina Martin

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Seraphina Martin studied printmaking at the National Art School in Paris before moving to Sydney 30 years ago, to teach at the Sydney University Art Workshop, where she continues to teach today. Seraphina was the recipient of the Moya Dyring Studio at the Cite des Arts in Paris in 1988. There, she studied the Viscosity colour printing method at the Atelier 17 under notorious master printer William Hayter.

Since 1994 she has been developing non toxic technology called Solar Plate etching in her own art practise. Seraphina has had many solo and group exhibitions of her work in Australia and Overseas. Seraphina Martin’s work is represented in many public and private collections in Australia and Overseas.

phone 0403 863 544
email seraphina.print@gmail.com

Rowen Matthews

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Rowen Matthews has been awarded the Calleen Art Prize, the Blackheath Art Prize, and an Australian Postgraduate Award for his PhD studio practice research. He has been Highly Commended in the NSW Countryscapes Prize, the Central West Regional Artists Award and the NSW Parliament House Plein Air Painting Prize. He has also recently exhibited as a finalist in the Kedumba Drawing Award, the Rick Amor Drawing Prize, the Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, and the Mosman Art Prize

website rowenmatthews.com or Day Gallery

James McCallum

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James McCallum. Tutor of Willoughby Arts Centre