Wednesday 20 December, 2017 marks the centenary of the death of one of Australia’s Great Landscape Painters, Frederick McCubbin. Frederick McCubbin or “The Proff” as he was affectionately known to his friends and his students was born on Sunday 25 February 1855 at 165 King Street, Melbourne, the third son of Alexander McCubbin, baker and […]
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Jenni Mitchell
Jenni Mitchell grew up in Eltham and has been actively involved in the region for most of her life. She was elected by the community to serve as a Shire Councilor and has been a leader in local conservation and cultural issues within the region. She began painting at the age of ten with private […]
Contributing artists to the development of visual arts in Nillumbik
The following article with permission from its author Jenni Mitchell originally appeared on the Shire of Nillumbik website and her own website. It was originally titled: Acknowledging artists who have contributed to the development of visual arts in Nillumbik. The article followed the exhibition titled ‘Capture’ which was shown at the Eltham Library in 2002, […]
Sonia Skipper
Sonia Skipper, a founding artist of Montsalvat died in 2008. A Retrospective of her work was held at Monstsalvat, Eltham in January 2009. The paintings span a lifetime of work and include pieces from her early paintings under the tuition of Justus Jörgensen to recent pastel works on paper. Sonia grew up around Ivanhoe and […]