Allan Baptist, Sun and Wind Shoalhaven (detail), 2014, acrylic on canvas.
The Shoalhaven, located only 2 hours from Sydney and 2.5 hours from Canberra, inspires locals and visitors with its unspoiled beauty. This unique place located on the South Coast of NSW also inspires its talented artists and artisans. Here you can relax, unwind and enjoy the artistic movement of the Shoalhaven. Use this directory to get in touch with your favourite artists and artisans and start discovering the fantastic creative community in this region. Enjoy!
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Allan Baptist OAM BAWLEY POINT NSW. Visit by appointment. P: (02) 4457 1282 E: allanbaptist@bigpond.com W: allanbaptist.com Allan Baptist has been painting and drawing throughout Australia, France and Indonesia. He is represented in many private and public collections including the Riverina Regional Gallery and the State Government Collection. Anne-France Fulgence M: 0408 995 399 E: aff@affulgence.com.au W: affulgence.com.au Anne-France paints many aspects of the Australian landscape. Its vastness, serenity, fury and other parts: leaves, portraits of pig hunting dogs and flies. Her work has been acquired by Artbank, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery and private collectors. Visits to her studio in Kangaroo Valley and workshops also available, contact her for more information. ELENA GREEN Commissions / workshops / private tuition M: 0459 980 623 E: elhi@sydgreen.com.au W: elenaegreen.com Blog: elenaegreen.tumblr.com Elena, a contemporary artist, creates highly illusionistic drawings and paintings. She has exhibited in New York and her work is held in collections in the USA, London and Australia. Studio tours by appointment. Kyla Stone Exhibiting artist / commissions M: 0410 295 634 E: kylaastone14@gmail.com W: kylastoneart.com Kyla Stone Art Kyla, a contemporary artist, creates sensitive watercolour paintings that glorify nature. Kyla’s works contemplate the connection between people and nature. Follow Kyla on social media or email her for information on upcoming exhibitions.
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Warwick Keen (WOK) M: 0403 642 087 E: woxart@bigpond.com Warwick is an artist with almost 40 years of experience. He creates and teaches in both Aboriginal and Mainstream Arts. Warwick likes to experiment and explore with a wide range of differing mediums to express his ‘stories’.
Julie Sydenham Artist / illustrator / art teacher 12 Myrtle St, MILTON NSW P: (02) 4454 5993 E: julie@houseofjules.com.au W: juliesydenham.com Professional artist, working from her own studio in beautiful Milton, offering various classes and workshops as well as a selection of artworks and other objects d’art. Studio open Mon, Tue, Thu.
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Allan Baptist Landscape as Fiesta (detail) , 2008, acrylic on canvas
It’s not an easy task to introduce the talented Allan Baptist. From the age of 18 Allan has been working on his art and exhibiting around Australia. Nowadays, he is represented in many private and public collections. During his career he has enjoyed several sources of inspiration such as the translucent light and moods of the South Coast, the historic and gracious landscape of France, the vast openness and visual drama of the Australian outback and the amazing human form and the profound dignity of the peoples of Bali and Africa. However, Allan’s legacy to the region is not only expressed by his artworks, but also by his vision and support of the Arts in the Shoalhaven. If you were able to describe your evolution as an artist, how would you describe it to us?From inwardness and self-reflective drawing to falling in love with Australian landscape and then the world. I discovered Drysdale and Streeton, Roberts and Rees, McCubbin and Boyd and the way they physically painted. Their painterly marks and quick strokes, the way they painted so fast and yet so deftly, and what they said and felt in paint of the bush and its harshness, its beauty and its isolation of the blazing light, and of the character of outback people. I had to leave the city and discover this place, in reality and visually. I have been discovering and searching ever since across Australia, Europe, China and the Islands for over 50 years. You began exhibiting solo in 1977 in Mildura, Victoria. What did this mean to your career? I had my first solo in Mildura. It was wonderful, exposing, testing, exhilarating. Yet at the opening night I had my wonderful sister and her young family with me, greeting and serving drinks as well as some wonderful friends forged around the Murray Basin playing music, a great mix of food, wine, music and art. It was a wondrous and warm time in my memory. It sparked really new experiments in drawing and painting sitting on the river banks painting monarch gums, creating a yabbie image using wood glue and house paint, funny stories of the eccentricities of desert communities. It certainly was a turning point, because from then on I worked constantly at developing large bodies of work for Exhibition, a professional epiphany! In 1994 you took your first foray as a full-time artist, with a threemonth painting excursion to a tiny village in the South of France. After this period, you moved to the Shoalhaven region to paint, write and devote your life fully to the arts. Since then, how do you think you explore the Shoalhaven through your art? Living in France was brilliant. I discovered the light, new subject matter. I understood
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the impressionists and I painted and sketched my surroundings every day. I loosened up my style and my spirit. I was awakened to the world. After I came back to the Shoalhaven I devoted myself to art, always painting on the beach or in the forest, exhibitions, group shows, writing my Bali book, organising events for artists to present in lovely Guest houses with food and wine. Activities just grew, as did my art, literally into very large African and Balinese portraits and big open abstracted landscapes, free and vibrant and energetic. In 2007 you were invited to present a solo exhibition at the Regional Gallery in Nowra. Tell us about this exhibition. After many years of working with so many artists and also trying to develop their skills and show their talents, I was asked to present a retrospective show at the new Regional Gallery. It was an honour to be invited by the Mayor and Deputy who appreciated my work in the arts over a ten-year period throughout the Shoalhaven City. The responses to my work were humbling and inspiring. So, what’s next? I am working for a large exhibition in 2017 with a collection of drawings and some big paintings. By then there will be new stories to tell, I bet there’ll still be some busy ones as well as some reflective sunrise works and images that provide a personal narrative over a four-year period of life and love and change. If you were to interview a local artist, who would that be? I really like artists who embrace change and yet reflect on their world. Linda Dening is an artist for all seasons and person of great depth and character.
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Allan’s studio at Bawley Point is open by appointment. He is also represented by Shoalhaven Fine Art and Framing
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GRANT FINDLAY UNREAL ROCKS STATUE GALLERY 16 Coolangatta Rd, SHOALHAVEN HEADS NSW M: 0411 670 593 E: unrealrocks1@gmail.com W: unrealrocks.com.au Grant Findlay, a local artist from Shoalhaven Heads produces unique statues, offering a huge range in diverse genres and styles. Stroll through the gardens of this gallery and discover his magnificent creations. All works are hand crafted and made on site in his studio. “LET YOUR IMAGINATION BE OUR CREATION!”
Custom orders are a specialty for Grant, he can work closely with you from design through to installation. Only 8 min drive from Berry, open 7 days.
Anica art gallery Print & Gift Shop Shop 3/85 Tallwood Ave, MOLLYMOOK BEACH NSW P: 0418 237 297 E: anne@anicaartphotography.com W: anicaartphotography.com Collection of art and craft-works by Anne (Anica) Amphlett and other contributing local artists/photographers and crafts-people. Anne digitally restores photographs and provides quality custom printing and framing.
Art Gallery at Ulladulla Guest House Exhibiting artworks by George Sobierajski 39 Burrill St, ULLADULLA NSW P: (02) 4455 1796 W: guesthouse.com.au In 1981, George moved to the South Coast where he enjoys painting the many varied aspects of this beautiful area. His love for the Australian countryside is evident in his vibrant land and seascapes, and using oil paints he captures the true beauty of our country. George is represented in several Australian and overseas collections.
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MaRGARET WHITE M: 0418 249 148 E: whitey049@gmail.com Collection of handcrafted leather brooches, braided necklaces, belts. Available at The Point Gallery & Craft on 76B Greenwell Point Rd, Greenwell Point, or orders via email.
Cecilia Taylor Thorpe E: c41taylor@icloud.com When you hold one of Cecilia’s creations it will instantly bring a smile to your face. She knits the most beautiful soft toys that will delight children or grownups. Perfect for a gift or as part of a collection. Her toys are available at Bayside Emporium on 67-71 Owen St, Huskisson.
THERESE MCMAHON M: 0414 245 780 E: therese.mcmahon4@bigpond.com W: etsy.com/shop/ceramicsbytherese Contemporary tableware and artworks designed and made by Therese. Inspired by patterns in nature, she creates work that reflects a personal response to her surroundings. Regular classes and workshops offered throughout the year. Enquiries welcome. Small groups mean each person receives one on one tuition. The studio near Jervis Bay is open by appointment only.
KIAHDESIGN E: armsha@tpg.com.au kiahdesign A love of paper and colour led Milton based artist, Sharon Armstead, to create a range of paper jewellery she calls Kiahdesign. Her pieces can be found at Berry and Mollymook markets. They are also stocked at the Shoalhaven City Arts Centre. IN SHOALHAVEN
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1. Porcelaine milk jar by Claire Sloane $25 2.Mosaic mirror by Lesley Reed 15’ $65 3.Floor lamp by Warwick Wright $300 4.Ceramic tea pot by Yuriko Kunizawa $40 5.‘Blossom Time’, pastel, by Margaret White 20 x 25.4cm $80 6.‘Wirajuri Dreaming’, pyrography, by Diane Pirotta 31 x 31cm $70 7.Knitted throws by Ilsa O’Connor $80ea. All the above items can be found at The Point Gallery & Craft (76B Greenwell Point Rd, Greenwell Point NSW), a community gallery proudly supporting local arts and craft. All prices and details are indicative only and may vary at any time.
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Here you’ll find a selection of some of the most interesting markets in the Shoalhaven. Spend a weekend morning browsing and hopping from stall to stall. Meet the artists and artisans in person and experience their beautiful creations.
Jervis Bay Maritime Museum MARKETS 1st Sat • Jervis Bay Maritime Museum, 11 Dent St, HUSKISSON. milton village markets 1st Sat • Milton Township, Princes Hwy, MILTON. BERRY COUNTRY FAIR 1st Sun • Berry Showground, Alexandra St, BERRY. CULBURRA Beach MarketS 1st Sun • Cnr West Cres & Prince Edward Ave, CULBURRA. KANGAROO VALLEY VILLAGE MARKETS 2nd Sat • Kangaroo Valley Showground, 177 Moss Vale Rd, KANGAROO VALLEY. HUSKISSON MARKETS 2nd Sun • Huskisson Sporting Ground, HUSKISSON. ULLADULLA HARBOUR MARKETS 2nd Sun • Ulladulla Harbour, ULLADULLA. TOMERONG VILLAGE MARKETS 3rd Sat • Tomerong School of Arts, Hawken Rd, TOMERONG. GREENWELL POINT RIVERSIDE MARKETs 3rd Sun • Titania Park, GREENWELL POINT. PYREE village art & Handmade MARKET 4th Sun • 888 Greenwell Point Rd, PYREE. mOLLYMOOK MARKETS 5th Sun • Mollymook Beach Reserve, MOLLYMOOK.
Greenwell Point Riverside Markets, 3rd Sunday of the month
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