Marg Lewis

Objective
My intention is to continue fulfilling my life through painting, to exhibit world wide, and to spread the word – on the wonder of art & my passion for paint & life experience

Education
Began painting in my fourth decade, painting professionally near 30 years. Though originally totally painting in watercolour, now the total art adventure entrances me accepting commissions in all mediums.

Member [past]
Victorian Artists Society, Ringwood Arts, & AGRA
Australian Guild of Realist Artists

Art Travel – Extensive overseas and in Australia
1970’s - Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand
Overseas –1982 Northern Europe – UK, France, Germany, Scandinavia.
1986 Mediterranean Countries of Southern Europe - Portugal, Spain,France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy.
1990’s -South East Asia

Extensive Watercolour foundation ie., Andre Solier - Sumie VAS – David Taylor – Watercolour 6 years plus self learning
Flinders Ranges Painting trip - David Taylor
Overseas Egyptian/Greek painting tour – David Taylor

Workshops
Joseph Zubuknic Herman Pekel Robert Wade. Charles Reid etc., 1990’s - Arranged Renewan Art Workshops over 9 years in Swan Hill Tutors - Max Wilks, Colin Johnson, Ross Paterson, Di King, Wendy Rees Harrison.

Established
1990s - Swan Hill Art Workshops – tutors sourced from 20 Melbourne painters
2001 - Mallee Artists of Swan Hill – MASH in 2001
[Inaugural President]
2008 - Murray School of Art – regular master workshops in conjunction with Best Western Resort

Exhibitions

Commercial Galleries

Melbourne - Spectrum - Balwyn, Elgin Gallery –Carlton.

STUDENT
VAS –Exhibitions over 6 yrs

SOLO 
1988 Cec’s Melbourne Gallery,
1989 Victorian Artists Society – CATO GALLERY
1990’S Wyreena House– Croydon
1990- 2005 - Swan Hill Regional Gallery x 2

JOINT
1980’s - KALIEDOSCOPE AG - RACV AGRA 
1990’s –2008 - Mallee Artists of Swan Hill [MASH] at Dowling House Gallery and SWAN HILL REGIONAL GALLERY - [MASH]

Awards
Multi awards – Melbourne & Regional Victoria

Regular Camberwell Rotary Exhibitor into the 90’s

Paintings purchased by overseas and local travellers & visitors to the Cellar Door.

Recent award – Best Overall Judge Ian Tully
Media Mildura Campus of TAFE
Judges Comment: This small painting [almost a miniature] impressionistic view of the vines & trees behind, is a well composed arrangement of form. Confident and competent in use of paint. A square format is often difficult to negotiate, but the artist has managed this well. Here we see a fine example of the maxim that “great art can be made on a matchbox”.

Interests 
Small Vineyard overlooking the Murray, Wine business, Framing, Family– Grandchildren, Friends, entertaining, Gardening, ravelling.

 

26 Branson Lane 
PIANGIL Victoria 3597 
P: 03 5030 5525 
F: 03 5030 5695 
M: 0407 481 723
e.mail: renewan@iinet.net.au

 

 

 

 

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SPRINGTIME
Watercolour, 17.5" x 20.25"