2011 loreto art exhibition - Loreto College

Artists’ Profiles
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Lorelei Medcalf
Trent Manning
Trent has been living in the Barossa for
the past 15 years. Growing up with a
family owned engineering workshop
in the back yard led to an interest in
working with steel and completing a
short Blacksmithing course. When time
permits he enjoys creating works that
that are orientated towards the natural
environment, that he hopes people
appreciate looking at and using as
much as he enjoys making them.
Ty Manning
Ty is a primary school teacher who
completed a Major in Visual Arts at the
Flinders University as part of a Bachelor
of Education. His interest in steel and
wire animal sculpture has developed
from a culmination of personal interests.
A life time of living on the land, a family
interest in breeding and competing
with horses and the family engineering
business have all been contributing
inspiration for many of the equine and
canine sculptures that he has completed.
Since beginning sculpting in 2008 he has
won the 2009 Kidman Art Show — Best
Sculpture or 3D work and The 2010
Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures by the
Sea — People’s Choice award.
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151. Triple Seahorse
Cristina Metelli
Naomi McCann
Naomi’s work draws lessons from
the relationship between pattern and
chaos found in nature. An emphasis
on line and contrast together with
balanced, natural compositions
characterise her work. She has an
interest in geometry and the anatomy
of both human and plant forms and
her bold, graphic style is informed
by her experience both as a graphic
designer in her early career, and more
recently, eight years studying and
working as a visual artist.
Lorelei Medcalf
Lorelei Medcalf is an emerging
Adelaide printmaker. Earlier this year
she was awarded the People’s Choice
Award and the prestigious Raffen
Award at the Helpmann Academy
Exhibition. She has also been selected
by the Print Council of Australia to
produce an edition of works for their
2011 Print Commission.
156. The Match
Grace Murphy
Cristina Metelli
Cristina studied art in her birthplace,
Milano, Italy and in Australia. This
series is inspired by the elegance of
sea-creatures. The wire mesh allows
light to pass through each sculpture,
creating a weightless feel and
capturing their ephemeral silhouettes.
This work has featured in the
Advertiser, received a Merit Award and
is in the finals of the 2011 Waterhouse
Art Prize.
Debra Morley
Emerging Artist
Debra Morley graduated with honours
from the Adelaide Central School of Art
in 2010. Currently, Debra is teaching
children’s art classes on a part-time
basis, while she continues to create
work for up and coming exhibitions
in 2011. Debra was awarded the
Adelaide Central School of Art Alumni
Scholarship in 2009.