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Toyota Community Spirit Gallery presents 

riptide 

an undercurrent of emerging artists 

from the communities 

of Hobsons Bay and Port Phillip 

October 5 to December 3 

155 Bertie St Port Melbourne 

Gallery Hours 

Thursday & Friday 1pm to 6pm or by appointment 

Inquiries phone Ken Wong 03 9690 0902

Introduction 

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Toyota Community Spirit Gallery 

The Toyota Community Spirit Gallery is an initiative 

of the Toyota Community Spirit program. 

The Toyota Community Spirit Gallery aims to 

provide space for artists from the City of Port 

Phillip and City of Hobsons Bay to exhibit their 

work. 

Toyota is pleased to present RIPTIDE curated by 

Ken Wong. Toyota is working with the Hobsons 

Bay City Council and the City of Port Phillip on this 

project.

iptide 

an undercurrent of emerging artists from the communities of 

Hobsons Bay and Port Phillip 

Artists 

Curator 

Garry Arnephy 

Anita Bielinski 

Florence Blanchot 

Mahmoud Zein Elabdin 

Peter Gresham 

David Jephcott 

Jenny Johnson 

Joel Magpayo 

Gregory Mather 

Ross Morgan 

Ronald John Neal 

Carl Reis 

Graham Satterley 

David Weston 

Gail Willoughby 

Sabine Von Graz 

Ken Wong 

Thanks to Katarina Persic, Hobsons Bay City Council 

Sharyn Dawson, City of Port Phillip 

Cath Templeton, Toyota Community Spirit 

Eliza Swinton, DAS Management 

Mary-Anne Doyle, Toyota 

Invitation and catalogue design 

Watch Tower Studio

Ken Wong 

Curator 

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Welcome to Riptide, the first exhibition for the Toyota Community Spirit Gallery dedicated 

specifically to the works of emerging artists from the communities of Hobsons Bay and Port 

Phillip. 

The term emerging artist generally is associated with younger artists who are at the 

beginning of their careers, but the definition of emerging for the purposes of this exhibition 

has been taken from the Australia Council for the Arts grant application literature which 

defines an emerging artist as someone in the first five years of their current practice or who 

for reasons of their own, still regard themselves as emerging. 

Consequently, Riptide features the works of sixteen artists who live, work or have connection 

to the local community from a broad range of age groups and social and cultural 

backgrounds. This diversity of participants provides a broad cross-section of the diversity of 

local practice and also I believe highlights the quality of the work being produced locally. 

While many of the artists participating in this exhibition are successfully pursuing a career in 

their chosen art form, there are also those who are purely pursuing their practice for its own 

sake. Whatever the reason, the serious pursuit of art is a process rather than a destination, 

a process that inspires and challenges us to explore our humanity and the physical, 

emotional and social environment we all exist in. 

We live in a world which has many problems, many of which could be seen as of our own 

making. If this is true then the pursuit of a better understanding of ourselves as human 

beings must be a valuable tool for use in the pursuit of solutions. 

One of our great attributes as humans is the ability to learn, the ability to take the knowledge 

of what and who we were yesterday, and incorporate that into who we are today and who we 

will be tomorrow. In this way, we are indeed all "emerging" and an awareness and dedication 

to the serious pursuit of this process can hopefully lead us toward a brighter future for 

ourselves and our children. 

While the selection of artists for Riptide was based around the works submitted, it is 

noteworthy (and perhaps more than just a matter of coincidence) that seven of the sixteen 

artists are migrants from other countries around the world. This fact highlights the enormous 

benefits derived from our multicultural society and the potential to incorporate the best of 

what the world has to offer into our ever emerging Australian culture. 

Hopefully the creative spark that inspires the artists in this exhibition to create their art will 

also inspire you the viewer to think more deeply and creatively about our common emerging 

humanity. 

Biography 

Ken Wong has been working in the fine arts industry since 1997, as the Director of Watch 

Tower Studio. Between 2001-2004 he worked at Gasworks Arts Park in Albert Park, most 

recently as the Visual Arts Manager. He has curated and managed a host of projects 

including gallery and outdoor sculpture exhibitions. He is a founding member of Southside 

Arts and curated the inaugural exhibition at Treasury Place and the launch of the Southside 

Arts Precinct Map at Linden Gallery. He has recently returned to private arts consultancy 

with Watch Tower Studio and was the curator of the inaugural exhibition for the Toyota 

Community Spirit Gallery.

Catalogue of works 

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Artist & Title Medium Year Size Price 

Garry Arnephy 

Crimson Pirate Oil on canvas 2004 125x95cm $2500 


Incendiary Acrylic on linen 2004 120x120cm $900 


The Birth of Lyrics Pastel on paper/music sheet 2002 168x139cm $4800 

Mahmoud Zein Elabdin 

Buffalo Dancing Acrylic on canvas 2004 60x90cm $1700 

Peter Gresham 

The Long Run Oil on canvas 2004 120x90cm $1500 


West Gate Bridge 1 Enamel on acrylic 2004 60x30cm $275 

Tower Enamel on acrylic 2004 60x30cm $275 

Walkers Enamel on acrylic 2004 30x105.5cm $275 

Jenny Johnson 

Mirror Image Lambda Print 1/5 2003 81x81cm $650 

Joel Magpayo 

Mates Watercolour on paper 2003 71x91cm $950 


Juggler Acrylic on canvas 2004 70x52cm $1100 

Ross Morgan 

Meeting Place Acrylic on canvas 2003 120x100cm $1100 


Backyard Oil on canvas 2004 200x300cm $17,500 

Carl Reis 

Seascape Oil on canvas 2004 92x168cm $1700 


Pier Street Watercolour on paper 2004 44x53cm $175 

David Weston 

Ozone Wreck Ilfochrome print 1/25 2002 68x77cm $700 


Resting Place Oil on canvas 2004 122x107cm $1200 


My Harbour Acrylic on canvas 2004 92x92cm $1390

Garry Arnephy 

Crimson Pirate 

Oil on canvas 2004 

125cm x 95cm 

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Community of Port Phillip 

Garry Arnephy was born in South Melbourne in 1967 and has lived there all his life. He has 

pursued a passionate interest in painting for many years. His works have been shown in many 

community based exhibitions as well as Art in Motion in South Yarra and Richmond and more 

recently at Gallery M in South Melbourne. He is currently the proprietor of his own business 

selling promotional products but would one day like to develop a career from his art practice. 

Artist Statement 

My interest in painting began in high school and over the years I have experimented with 

surreal and contemporary styles. Recently I have become more interested in abstract art and 

am enjoying the simplicity and freedom of working purely with colour and form. Crimson Pirate 

was inspired by a particular aspect of an earlier painting.


Incendiary 

Acrylic on linen 2004, 120cm x120cm 

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Anita Bielinski was born in Krakow, Poland in 1965 and migrated to Australia with her parents 

in 1983. While raising her family she decided to pursue her lifelong interest in painting and 

returned to study at Monash University, graduating in 2001. Earlier this year she held her 

second solo exhibition at Gasworks Arts Park in Albert Park. She is married and has three 

children. 

Artist CV 

1995-96 Associate Diploma in Fine Arts, Dandenong TAFE 

2000 'Fast Lane Exit', Monash Students Group Exhibition. Installation work won the $500 

cash award, judged by Robert Nelson 

Participated in the repainting of the art panels project at CHAPEL OF CHAPEL Arts 

Leisure, Tourism Centre 

2001 Graduated at Monash University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Fine 

Arts,Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) 

2003 Solo Exhibition at the Civic Centre ART Space, Council Offices,Narre Warren 

2004 Solo Exhibition at the Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery, Gasworks Arts Park, Albert Park 


I consider my work to be a subconscious response and reaction to the real and unreal world- 

my own interpretation and expression of what I see of our existence. In my work, I like to 

include an element of chance (e.g. spilling washes of paint on the canvas) followed by a 

decision-making process about which surfaces to keep and which will be painted over and 

developed further. This process is dedicated to the investigation of what can happen by 

chance as opposed to what I can achieve by a premeditated action. This is then passed on to 

the viewer when they examine the works and compare the different surfaces. It is a constant 

struggle between the natural law of chance against the traditional laws and logic of painting. 

I use this process as a metaphor for the human existence, our constant struggle to control our 

own destiny. My aim is to create an environment that encourages contemplation and a 

positive spiritual emotion and to evoke feelings of strength, peacefulness and contentment 

through the experience of beauty in art.


The Birth of Lyrics 

Pastel on paper & music sheet 2002, 168cm x 139cm 

Florence Blanchot was born in 1969 in Brittany, France and migrated to Australia with her 

parents as a young child. In the late eighties she studied drawing at Prahran College and went 

on to complete a BA in Fine Arts (painting) at RMIT in 1994. While she is currently raising a 

young family she has still managed to continue to pursue her practice. 

She has exhibited regularly at her father's restaurant in Williamstown over the past 3 years. 

Artist CV 

1994 Les Parfums de La Vie, East Melbourne Gallery 

Romeo et Juliette, Hawthorn Town Hall 

Pientures Recents, Hawthorn Town Hall 

1995 Beach Bums, Alchemy 

Ici ou Aillers, Gallery 5 

L'embrace, MTEKI Gallery 

1996 Blanchot et Baudelaire, Arah Gallery 

1997 Faith and Fertility, MTEKI Gallery 

Symbols, MTEKI Gallery 

1998 Earth, Wind and Fire, Qdos, Lorne 

Slices of Life, Convent Gallery, Daylesford 

Opening of Gallery Florence Blanchot, Hawthorn, Victoria. 

1999 Symbols for the Millennium, Gallery Florence Blanchot 

2001 Opened Glen Iris Studio 

2002 Recent Works, Kudos Gallery, Phillip Island 

2003 Recent Works, Cafe Boheme, Richmond. 

2004 A World Within, Citroen Gallery, Doncaster 

People & Place, Gasworks Arts Park, Albert Park 

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Community of Hobsons Bay 


Whenever possible, I make the time to be in the natural environment. The sea always gives 

me a sense of freedom and peace.

Mahmoud Zein Elabdin riptide 


Mahmoud Zein Elabdin was born in Sudan and graduated with a Degree from the Polytechnic 

Fine Arts College in 1989. He has enjoyed a long and successful career, but as a recent 

migrant to this country, his work is only now becoming widely known in Australia. He was 

recently featured on ABC TV's George Negus Tonight program. He currently resides in 

Williamstown and his work is held in public and private collections in London, Cairo, Singapore, 

Khartoum, Auckland and across Australia. 

Solo Exhibitions 

1990, 1991 Khartoum University, Sudan 

1993 Hilton International Hotel, Sudan 

1994 Goeth Institute, Sudan 

1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 

Cairo Berlin Gallery, Cairo, Egypt 

2001 Axiom Gallery, North Melbourne. 

2002 Gabriel Gallery Footscray Community Arts 

2002 Art Affairs Gallery Carlton, Melbourne 

2003 Art Affairs Gallery, Carlton, Melbourne 

2003 Customs Wharf Gallery, Williamstown 

Joint Exhibitions 

2002 Convent Gallery, Daylesford, Victoria 

2003 Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza 

2003 Convent Gallery, Daylesford 

2004 Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza 

Buffalo Dancing 

Acrylic on canvas 2004, 60cm x 90cm 

Group Exhibitions 

1992 Goethe Institute, Khartoum, Sudan 

1993 Sudanese Environment Society, Sudan 

1993 Sudanese National Museum, Sudan 

1993 Sudanese Arabic Academy, Sudan 

1993 Bashir EIriah Library, Sudanese Theatre 

1995 UNESCO, Friendship Hall, Sudan 

1996 American University, under the auspices 

of the Sudanese Victims of Torture 

Group, Cairo 

1996 St Andrews African Arts program, Cairo 

2001 Adult Multi-cultural Education Services, 

Melbourne 

2002 Manningham Art Gallery, Melbourne 

2002 Equal Opportunity Board, Melbourne 

2004 Melbourne Affordable Art Show 


My father’s tribe, the Dinka (pronounced Denka) are herdsmen in the Sudan whose long-horned 

cattle are revered for providing milk daily and, very occasionally, meat for special celebrations. 

The horned figure has a human face. This painting poses the question whether it is man or 

animal which is the beast of burden. The figure is dancing under the hot sun to find pleasure in 

its work, for both man and beast must toil and be joyful.

Peter Gresham 

The Long Run 


120cm x 90cm 

Peter Gresham was born in Melbourne in 1957 and has worked in the printing and graphics 

trade for 30 years. He has painted for his own enjoyment for many years but has only recently 

developed a strong desire to create and show an original body of work. His first experience of 

exhibiting came at a group exhibition in the City of Port Phillip earlier this year. 


2004 'People & Place' Gasworks Arts Park, Melbourne, Australia 

Bendigo Easter Art Show 

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Over the past year or two while searching for a subject for a series of works, I have become 

fascinated by these "urban installations" which I assume are some sort of symbol for youth 

culture. As I discover these pieces, I document them photographically to use as points of 

reference for my own original compositions. Strangely, as I get older, I realise that I identify 

strongly with these obscure yet subliminal attempts to be seen or heard and recognise that I 

too have become interested in making my mark.


Tower 

Enamel on acrylic 2004, 60cm x 30cm 

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Born and raised in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne David had a liberal education which 

led him on a path to creativity. After finishing high school David studied Furniture Design at 

Box Hill Institute (1998-2000), after which he moved to London to travel and work in museums 

around the world. Returning in early 2003, David moved west of the bridge for the first time. 

He found that the urban landscape and the area's industrial history quickly became the most 

prominent influence on his art. David is currently exploring different mediums to best 

showcase the area around the West Gate Bridge. 

Artist CV 

1998 Chiaro Scuro – Group Sculpture, Box Hill Institute 

Furniture Firsts – Group Furniture, Box Hill Community Centre 

1999 Melbourne Fringe Furniture – Group Furniture, Fitzroy Town Hall 

Splinter ’99 – Group Furniture, Reserve Bank of Australia 

2004 Quenos Art Prize – Group Painting, Altona Civic Centre 

Art Vendor – Group Art, New Wave Festival 

Other Art 

2000-04 Stencil Art - Streets of London and Melbourne 

2001-04 T-Shirt Art - London and Melbourne 

2004 daveinyourear.com – Currently constructing a web site dedicated to Melbourne 

visual arts and artists 

Guest Lecturing to arts and design students on exhibition design and installation, 

Box Hill Institute, RMIT, Melbourne Uni and Preshil School 

. 


Taking the everyday urban landscape and turning it into art primarily using industrial waste 

materials that are bound for landfill.

Jenny Johnson 

Mirror Image 

Lambda Print 1/5 2003 

81cm x 81cm block mounted 

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Jenny Johnson resides in Albert Park but was born in Vienna in 1980. She came to Australia 

to study in 2000 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Photography) from RMIT in 2003. 

She has exhibited widely in both group and solo exhibitions across Australia. 


2001 'Child Like View', Kingston Arts Centre, Moorabbin 

2002 'Untitled' at the Restaurant Sugar, Collingwood 

2003 'Melbourne Unnoticed', Lab X Gallery, St Kilda 

2004 'Unnoticed' In Situ, Sydney 

'Nocturnal Fantasies' with Designer Label Tunguska, Charles Smith Gallery, Fitzroy 

Grants & Awards 

2001 Roslyn A. King Memorial Award, Best Alternative Photo - Processes Portfolio, RMIT 

Nominated Member of the Golden Key International Honor Society 

Kingston Arts Centre Award for the work titled Face Off 

2002 Winner of the Sanpellegrino Melbourne Café Society Photography Competition 

2004 Invitation for Artist Representation and Participation in The Fine Art Photography 

Exhibition, by Agora Gallery, Soho & Chelsea, New York City 

Finalist 16th Annual Heritage Acquisitive Photographic Competition 

Finalist Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Foundation of the Arts Photography Award 


This photograph was taken in Port Phillip Bay as part of the 17 piece series “Nocturnal 

Fantasies”. It was created at night utilizing a long exposure and has not been digitally 

manipulated in any way. The image presents a visual dream and/or fantasy designed to take 

the viewer into a world of emotions evoking pleasure, fear and desire. It also portrays the sort 

of duality that surrounds us and life at all times.

Joel Magpayo 

Mates 

Watercolour on paper 2003, 71cm x 91cm 

Joel Magpayo was born in the Philippines in 1941 and migrated to Australia in 1979 with his 

wife Linda and five children. He is a co-founder and past president of FAME (Filipino 

Australian Artists of Melbourne). As a migrant, Joel still finds himself emerging culturally and 

artistically in Australia. Over the past few years he has been exhibiting in art shows in Altona 

and Williamstown. 

Education 

1962 Fine Arts, University of the Philippines 

Cartooning & Design, Cartoonist exchange, Ohio, USA 


1976- 77 Solidaridad Galleries, Manila, Philippines 

1978 Mabini Arts Centre, Manila, Philippines 

1990 Red Cross Headquarters, Geelong, Victoria 

1996 Casa Marciana, Prahran, Melbourne 

1997 Keilor Gatehouse, Keilor, Victoria 

1998 Daimaru Gallery, Melbourne 

1999 Shearers Arms Gallery, Geelong 

2000 Shearers Arms Gallery, Geelong 

2001-04 Rotary Art Show, Victoria Circuit 

Private Collections held in Philippines, Australia, USA, Japan, England, Hong Kong, Germany 

and Scotland. 

Awards 

Winner of over 100 arts awards and commendations since 1990 

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Community of Hobsons Bay


represented by Greenwich Gallery 

Juggler 


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Gregory Mather was born in Melbourne in 1955 and spent the early part of his working life in 

the building industry. In 1987 he returned to study and completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at 

Monash University. He has worked patiently away at his craft for many years developing his 

whimsical, almost magical style of painting. His works have been represented locally at 

Greenwich Gallery in Williamstown since 2001. A perfectionist, Greg still considers himself an 

emerging artist as he believes there is more work to do before he will be personally satisfied 

with his painting. 

Artist CV 

1995 End of Year Selected Group Show & 'Winter Works on Paper', Yume Ya Gallery 

Summer Exhibition & Group Exhibition, 292 Gallery 

1996 Artwork for 'Satellite' CD, 'Feed the Monster', T-shirt and posters. 

Created cartoon strip 'Peter and Lenny', first published in Drivel Indiemagcomixeen 

Closing exhibition, 292 Gallery 

1997 Solo Exhibition '10,000 Trees', Kingston Arts Centre 

'Collective Singularities' Group Exhibition, Yume Ya Gallery 

Glen Eira Festival, Caulfield Arts Complex 

'A3 Piece', end of year Group Exhibition, Moorabbin Arts Centre 

1999 Represented at Muddy Waters Cafe, Prahran 

'8x8' Group Exhibition, Roar Studios, Fitzroy 

Art Blitz Community Competition, Kingston Arts Centre 

2000 '8x8' Group Exhibition, Roar Studios, Fitzroy 

'Line' Group Exhibition, Trinity Grammer School Daley Art Gallery 

2001 Greenwich Gallery, Williamstown 

2002 '8x8' Hortihall, Melbourne 


If my work can cause the spectator to pause and consider something about it, then I feel some 

sense of achievement.

Ross Morgan 

Meeting Place 


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Ross Morgan was born in 1977 and comes from a family of artists whose traditions go back 

thousands of years. His father Ross senior and brother Wayne are also painters. Originally 

from the Goulburn Valley in Victoria, their work has its origins in the traditional tribal culture of 

their clan the Yorta Yorta. 

In the 1990's, the Morgans moved to St Kilda and held a stall at the St Kilda Esplanade market 

for many years selling their own art and craft. 

Exhibitions, Prizes & Publications 

1999 First Prize, Ecotopia Exhibition, Blue Devil Day Environmental Arts Festival, Yarra 

Bend 

2000 SOUTH 2001 emerging artists calendar signing and launch, South Melbourne 

Town Hall 

2001 Southside Arts inagural exhibition, Office of the Deputy Premier, Treasury Place, 

Melbourne 

Southside Arts, Office of the Premier of Victoria, Treasury Place, Melbourne 

2002 Southern Indigenous Artists, Gasworks Arts Park, Albert Park 

2004 People & Place, Gasworks Arts Park, Albert Park 


This piece is based around tribal story and is my interpretation of the waterhole as a meeting 

place for all kinds of creatures. It uses traditional place and animal spirit symbols.


represented by Pollock Gallery 

Backyard 

Oil on canvas 2004, 200cm x 300cm 

Ronald John Neal lived and worked in Albert Park in the late 1990's. He has exhibited widely 

and his extraordinary ability as a painter has seen him the recipient of numerous awards. In 

2002 he completed his Masters in Fine Art at Monash University. He currently lives on the 

Mornington Peninsula with his wife and two children. 

Biography 

1997-98 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Victoria 

1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Victoria 

The New York Studio School Drawing Marathon, Adelaide Centra School of Art, SA 

2000-02 Masters of Fine Arts (by research), Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Vic 


2002 'Headspace' Windows on Church Galleries, Richmond, Victoria 

2003 Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Seaforth, NSW 

'Recent Works' Windows on Church Galleries, Richmond, Victoria 

2004 'The Journeyman' Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Seaforth, NSW 

'Peregrinator' Pollock Gallery, Richmond, Victoria 

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1998 'Impact: Art for a World Identity' Monash Gallery, Clayton, Victoria 

'Graduate Exhibition' Monash University, Faculty of Art & Design, Victoria 

1999 'Stand 33', 'Review 99' & 'Panorama' Gallery 101, Melbourne, Victoria 

'The Lucato Peace Prize' Monash University, Faculty of Art & Design 

2000 'Square' Gallery 101, Melbourne, Victoria 

'ARTART' Monash Gallery, Clayton, Victoria 

Finalist 'The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 2000' exhibition, Sydney, NSW 

2001 Southside Arts inagural exhibition, Deputy Premier's Office, Melbourne, Victoria 

'South, Watch Tower Studio, South Melbourne, Victoria 

2002 32nd Alice Invitation Prize, Alice Springs, NT 

2004 Pollock Gallery, Affordable Art Show 

Temple Gallery, Sorrento, Victoria

Carl Reis 

Seascape 


92cm x 168cm 

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English born, Melbourne raised Carl Reis has been involved in the creative field for several 

years. Originally trained as a signwriter, Carl’s talent developed and led him into the design 

arena within the display/exhibition and retail environment. It was from this point that Carl 

recognized another need within him and commenced his journey into the creative field of 

contemporary modern oil painting. 

Carl created a new body of work developed around the theme of the transient landscape, from 

an urban, rural and now the bayside perspective. These impressive works depict the 

landscape and seascape in an innovative and exciting form – capturing a moment moving 

through space and transcending time. Carl has boldly used color and composition to effectively 

communicate movement in a manner that transcends the landscape and delivers us to a point 

of clarity and tranquility. 

Throughout 2004, Carl continues to explore his relationship with the urban landscape with the 

introduction of new works exploring a journey through the ever changing and unpredictable 

transient seascape, the lure of the bay and the unpredictable powerful force of mother nature. 

Artist CV 

2003 Solo Exhibition, Metropolis Gallery, St Kilda 

2004 Group Exhibition 'People & Place', Gasworks, Albert Park 

Group Exhibition 'Winter', Miller Gallery, Hampton 

Group Exhibition 'Bridge', Toyota Community Spirit Gallery Launch, Port Melbourne 


The new “night-tide” seascape works are a continuation of the exploration of the urban 

landscape, with the focus shifting from the land to the bay. The work depicts a journey through 

the ever changing and unpredictable transient seascape - an image representative of the 

journey I have experienced in pursuing my art.


Pier Street 

Watercolour on paper 2004 

44cm x 53cm 

Graham Satterley was born in Adelaide in 1933 and moved to Melbourne during the 1970's. 

He is a retired insurance executive who took up painting only four years ago. He currently 

attends an art class each week at the Altona Meadows Community Centre. 

Artist CV 

I have exhibited my watercolour paintings in the Hobsons Bay and Wyndham Libraries. In 

2001, I won the first prize for the best watercolour painting at the Sanctuary Lakes inaugural 

art exhibition. 

This work 'Pier Street' was exhibited recently in the Williamstown Art Show. 

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Community of Hobsons Bay

David Weston 

Ozone Wreck 

Ilfochrome print 2002, Edition 1 of 25 

68cm x 77cm framed 

David Weston was born in Melbourne in 1966. In the 1980's he was apprenticed as an 

electrician with the Port of Melbourne Harbour Authority based in Williamstown. His interest in 

photography began in early childhood, but it is only in recent years that he has begun to 

pursue it as a potential career path. 

Education 

2002 RMIT Diploma, Applied Photography (incomplete) 

Solo Exhibition 

2004 Reportage Gallery, Collingwood 

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This was one of the paddle steamers that transported people from Melbourne to Queenscliff. 

While the wives and families of businessmen holidayed in the coastal town during the summer 

months, the men would return to Melbourne for the week via paddle steamer. 

This image captures the incredible beauty of natural light combined with the environment and 

was created without the aid of any special filters or digital enhancement in the reproduction 

process.


Resting Place 

Oil on canvas 2004, 122cm x 107cm 

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Gail Willoughby was born in Melbourne in 1957 and has been a resident of Hobsons Bay for 

the past ten years. In 1977 she completed a BA in Fine Arts (painting) at RMIT and a 

Graduate Diploma in Art Education at the State College of Victoria in 1979. While she has 

participated in many exhibitions over the years, she still considers herself an emerging artist, 

ever trying to bring together a body of work that will satisfy her artistic aspiration. Her works 

are held in private collections in Amsterdam and throughout Australia. She currently lives in 

Newport with her husband and two children. 

Artist CV 

1980 Lynch’s Restaurant, Sth Yarra 

1983 Rhumberallas Gallery, Fitzroy 

1985 Arthaus, Darlinghurst 

1990 Artefact, Richmond 

1991 Artefact, Richmond; Settlement Gallery, Sorrento. 

1993 Settlement Gallery, Sorrento 

1996 Customs Wharf Gallery Williamstown; MaenadArt, Kensington 

1997 Solo Exhibition ‘Recent Paintings’, Maenad Art, Kensington 

1998 Customs Wharf Gallery, Williamstown; Maenad Art, Kensington 

1999 Melbourne Arts Club, St.Kilda; Customs Wharf Gallery,Williamstown 

2000 Shell Contemporary Art Prize Exhibition, Williamstown 

Customs Wharf Gallery, Williamstown; Melbourne Arts Club, Nth Melbourne 

2001 Customs Wharf Gallery, Williamstown 

2002 Smorgon Contemporary Art Prize Exhibition, Williamstown 

2003 ‘Urban Life’ Jackman Gallery, St Kilda. 

‘Blue Show’ Jackman Gallery, St Kilda 


By using figurative elements I have an anchor from where I can push or challenge the colour 

and expression in the act of painting. The domestic images I hope create a little sense of fun 

or warmth for the viewer. I am always striving to achieve a satisfying outcome.


represented by Jackman Gallery 

Sabine von Graz grew up in a household that lived and breathed art, surrounded by the work 

of her mother, well-known Austrian sculpture and painter Gerlinde Bartelt-Stelzer. As a young 

woman she studied fashion design in Austria and then moved to LA where she worked crafting 

unique fashion pieces for an exclusive Melrose Drive retailer. Eventually moving to Australia, 

she opened her own fashion retail outlets in Melbourne and then worked in costume design for 

the multi-million dollar musical “Beauty and the Beast” and later the Victorian State Opera. But 

Sabine’s creative drive was beginning to take a new turn. Having studied graphic design, 

illustration and multimedia, Sabine is now known for being the creative force behind her own 

successful new media design studio, SVG. The pursuit of her painting practice began in 

earnest in 2001. 


2002 Alloura Plaza, Melbourne 

2003 CO.AS.IT Center, Carlton 

Where Art Is At, Fitzroy 

My Harbour 



2002 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda 

2003 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda 

Castle Harrachegg St Andra Hoch, Austria 

Artholes, Fitzroy 

Galerie Kleiner Prinz, Baden-Baden, Germany 

Pavillon Josephine, Avenue De L’Europe, Strasbourg, France 

2004 Kreuzwirt Gutjahr, Austria 

Women’s Art Register Inc. ‘Genetics’ exhibition, Horti Hall, Melbourne. 

Artholes, Fitzroy 

Maree Mizon Gallery, Sydney Affordable Art Show 

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The ideas and technique for a painting begin well before I start to paint. My work is finished 

when my first intentions have evolved into visual messages as bold as I can make them. 

The inspiration for this painting was a reunion and 60th birthday celebration for my mother 

around Port Phillip Bay. We roared over to Williamstown riding a Harley Davidson returning by 

water taxi to Southbank. The image is an impression of my powerful day on the waterfront.

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