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Tony Allain

BORN Channel Islands (English Channel) Background Tony Allain has been painting for over thirty five years. He is a painter of light and movement, with a complete understanding of his surroundings. Born and raised in the Channel Islands, he moved to paint and live with the “Painters of Light” in St. Ives in Cornwall…Read more »
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Kashio Aoki

New York Yankee’s superstar Joe Di Maggio and Marilyn Monroe were married on January 14, 1954. The newlyweds flew to Japan for their honeymoon on Pan American Airlines where Kashio Aoki, the official steward for precious cargo, shot the only photos of the famous couple aboard that flight, as no press or cameras were allowed…Read more »

Howard Arkley

BORN 1951 Melbourne Australia. DIED July 23 1999 Melbourne Australia. He discovered art when he was 15 years old, seeing an exhibition of the works of Sidney Nolan. He was first exhibited when he was 24 at Tolarno Galleries,Melbourne. Howard Arkley was a remarkable Melbourne born artist who believed that the rural and suburbian culture…Read more »

George Barris

George Barris was born in Manhattan, New York City, in 1922. One day, his older brother gave him a box camera and little Barris was immediately caught by the magic of taking photos, a love that will be long lasting and will turn out to become a fruitful career that will bring him to fame…Read more »

Charles Blackman

BORN 1928 Sydney, Australia STUDIES Self-taught, attended night classes in drawing and design at the East Sydney Technical College from 1942-45 under Hayward Veal Background Charles Blackman is a major figure in Australian art of the post-war years. His haunting and enchanting images of women and girls, absorbed in daydreams or games have an enduring appeal.…Read more »

William Boissevain

BORN 1927 New York STUDIES Paris and London The son of a Dutch diplomat, Boissevain studied in Paris and London before coming to Australia in 1947. He has exhibited works in Western Australia and Sydney regularly since his arrival in Australia. He won the Helena Rubinstein Prize in 1961 and the Perth prize for Drawing…Read more »

David Boyd

David Boyd (1924-2011) Biography 1924 David Boyd was born in Murrumbeena, Melbourne. Third and youngest son of artists Merric and Doris Boyd. Studied pottery and painting within the family circle and also the piano. Entered the Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at 17 1942 Joined Contemporary Art Society of Australia. Conscripted into Australian Army 1944-46…Read more »

Anthony Breslin

BORN 1966 Melbourne Australia STUDIES 1999 Bachelor of Fine Art, RMIT University, Melbourne 1997 American Art lecture series, RMIT, New York, USA 1995 Workshops in Shona Sculpture, Stone Heritage Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe 1993 Performing Shakespeare, Beverley Philips Tuition, Melbourne 1992 Acting for Camera, Armstrong Production, Melbourne 1992 Design, Performance, Music, Oxford Children’s Theatre, Box Hill…Read more »

Mel Brigg

BORN 1950 South Africa STUDIES Self taught, and started painting full time in 1970. Background As well as having exhibited in England, Portugal and Singapore, he has had numerous solo and joint shows in South Africa. Mel has supported institutions such as Child Welfare, World Wildlife Trust, Save the Rhino Foundation, Release the Detainees and…Read more »

David Bromley

BORN 1960 Sheffield, England STUDIES Self-taught Background David Bromley immigrated to Australia with his family in 1964. Bromley emerged as a painter in the mid 1980s. In the early stages of his career, he held solo exhibitions in Sydney and Adelaide and represented works in state and regional galleries, to include finalist in the Archibald…Read more »
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