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SAGE ADVICE at Whitehorse Art Space

June 6, 2022

MSWPS members, Pamela Irving and Jo Reitze are two of the sixteen artists selected to be part of  ‘Sage Advice’  at Whitehorse Artspace in Box Hill Town Hall..   This exhibition, which was postponed on several occasions in the past years is now planned to run from 2 June – 12 July 2022. The selected  artists…

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FEATURED ARTIST – Jan Martin

May 30, 2022

Lake Bunga, East Gippsland by Jan Martin is the featured artwork on the Website Homepage and Facebook. Selected for a Highly Commended at the 112th MSWPS Annual Exhibition. Sophie Gerhard Comment: The composition of this work is what really drew me in, with its high horizon line and depth of field. I love the Olsen-esque…

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Threads of light by Karen Hopkins

May 26, 2022

Within the Medieval surrounds of Montsalvat the Long Gallery was host to an exhibition of painting, sculpture and poetry by MSWPS Member Karen Hopkins. Karen states: “This exhibition is an exploration and celebration of light through painting, sculpture and poetry. Inspired byt he light we see around us in varying landscapes and in each other.”…

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Six MSWPS members exhibit in VAS Fellows Exhibition, 2022

May 26, 2022

The VAS Fellows Exhibition celebrates artists who have made significant contributions to the Victorian Artists Society. Fellowship Awards are presented to exhibiting members of the Society for outstanding and/or significant achievement or contribution in the practice of art, or teachers, who are exhibiting members and have given long and continuous service to the Society. MSWPS…

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FEATURED ARTIST Sue Jarvis

April 25, 2022

Contemplation In The Hall That Survived The Fires – Sue Jarvis is the featured artwork on the Website Homepage and Facebook. Selected for the Highly Commended at the 112th MSWPS Annual Exhibition. Sophie Gerhard Comment: I can almost feel the tired and worn out energy of these figures. You’ve managed to really capture the mood of…

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FEATURED ARTIST Monica Mauer-Jan

March 22, 2022

Angel – Monica Mauer-Jan is the featured artwork on the Website Homepage and Facebook. Selected for the Highly Commended at the 112th MSWPS Annual Exhibition. Sophie Gerhard Comment: Very impressed with the technical skill displayed in this piece. I know how hard it is to work with bronze, and the patina and smooth texture you have…

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Pauline Cross at Inaugural Exhibition at Streamline Publishing Gallery

March 17, 2022

MSWPS Life Member, Pauline Cross has been invited to show artworks on canvas at the first exhibition of Streamline Publishing Gallery, Cathy Oliver, who has a 35 year career in editing and project management established The Gallery to feature artists who create visual communication, outside of the written word. Pauline Cross, has a more than…

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2021 MSWPS AWARD

March 14, 2022

Cynthia Boyle’s painting Hot NW Wind is the Winner, by member voting, of the 2021 MSWPS Award. Cynthia has written a response to the award: As a country member of MSWPS during Covid, it became almost impossible to have face to face interaction. When the opportunity arose to participate in the online exhibition, I was…

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FEATURED ARTIST Suzanne Kaldor

February 16, 2022

Summertime – Suzanne Kaldor is the featured artwork on the Website Homepage and Facebook. Selected for the Valda Cuming Sculpture Award at the 112th MSWPS Annual Exhibition. Sophie Gerhard Comment: This is such a refreshing and fun piece of sculpture! The zinc sun cream and polkadot bikini take me right back to leisurely beach days. I really…

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MSWPS Members Winner and Finalists VAS AOTY

November 29, 2021

 It was fantastic to see MSWPS so well represented with five finalists in the 2021 VAS Mavis Little Artist of the Year Exhibition at the Victorian Artists Society. Open till November 29, the exhibition is diverse and striking and rewards close inspection. Each artist has chosen three works to represent their year’s work, and the…

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