VCE Art Show

Celebrating our Virtual Launch and Online Gallery

Loreto Toorak is proud to present the work of our talented students in the virtual VCE Art Show.

Launched on Tuesday 13 October at 7.00pm by Australian contemporary artist Petrina Hicks, the VCE Art Show showcased artworks from 70 of our finest VCE Art, Studio Arts, Visual Communication Design (VCD) and Media students.

“The challenge that 2020 has placed on our students, staff and parents during the remote teaching and learning model has been considerable. So, the fact that our students have worked so diligently, creatively and professionally during this time, is profound”, shared our Head of Visual Arts, Sue Burke. “I am inordinately proud of their commitment to their creativity and their craft”.

You are invited to view the Opening Launch video and browse the virtual gallery using the hyperlinks provided. We are thrilled to share this exciting digital experience with you.

VCE Art Show Awards

We acknowledge the winners of the VCE Art Show People’s Choice Awards and the Industry Awards.

People’s Choice Awards Art - Bridget Earner and Sophie Tanner

VCD - Yasmin Fuller and Daniella CamugliaMedia - Lila McPheeStudio Art - Emma Weinstein

Deans Art Art - Flora Kelly and Anastasia Purcell

Eckersley’s Media - Rachel Zhu and Alessia Chapman

Cavalier Art VCD- Juliette Marquat Studio Art - Madeleine Hooker

Studium Signs VCD - Alyssa Betts Studio Art - Olivia Martin

Alyssa Betts - Doggi Delights Brand Identity and Logo

Visual Communication Design, Digital Media Adobe Illustrator

Doggi Delights is a company that sells organic treats for dogs. This product was created as there are very few dog brands that provide healthy, chemical-free treats for dogs. The organic colour palette and simple design aesthetic, create a logo and packaging concept that make this brand look healthy and fun for dogs to enjoy!

Bridget Earner - Stuck In a Moment

Art, Oil and acrylic on canvas

This artwork explores ideas of inevitability in life. It uses the image of dripping honey, a natural preservative, to represent the futile and uncomfortable attempt to still the inevitable challenges and changes of time within one’s life. The artwork challenges the viewer’s perception of what modern-day media depicts as the ‘perfect life’ and the absurdity of expecting to live up to this unrealistic expectation without the natural and inevitable experiences of ageing and loss.

Madeleine Hooker - Searching for Clarity

Studio Arts, Ink jet print on foam core with resin

The aim of my artwork is to capture the intensity of emotion that some of us are feeling in the current isolation climate. The young girl’s portrait longingly gazes to the left reflecting elements of anxiety and insecurities, she appears out of focus with glass in front of her covered in clearly formed three-dimensional water droplets which disturb and confuse her vision. The clarity seen in the droplets, could symbolise a solid and clear future or impending obstacle to overcome.

Flora Kelly - Animalia

Art, Acrylic paint on wood

My artwork is a composition of stylised animal figures that attempt to reflect the hierarchy engrained in our society today, that renders animals as inferior to humans. My piece aims to question this perceived human superiority by encouraging viewers to consider how the concept of dominance over animals has influenced the mistreatment and abuse of them globally. Moreover, my artwork invites the audience to reflect upon their own personal connections to animals and asks them to view the animal kingdom from an alternative perspective.

Olivia Martin - Freedom

Studio Arts, Digital ink jet print

My artwork aims to reflect on the struggle of humans to find a sense of freedom. Throughout our lives there are times where we can feel trapped and entombed by our problems and sense of self. This has been particularly relevant in 2020. Through a positive mindset we can learn to move on from troubling times and escape to find the freedom and joy life has to offer. The symbolism of the entrapped figure cocooned in fabric, then gradually emerging from her enclosure to escape and fly freely, is something that I hope will bring enjoyment to the viewer.

Sophie Tanner - Lifesize

Art, Oil and charcoal on canvas

My personal concept is a focus on the unobserved calamities that are often deeply felt within in a single moment in time, yet rarely spared any thought or reflection, and subconsciously dismissed. Subsequently, I wish to shine a light on these overlooked moments of the everyday and present a narrative that highlights the importance of being acutely aware of the occurrences that can be charged with an intensity that congeals the air.