Artists β€” M~M

Story Vessel Artist

Victoria Edgar

2009 Story Vessel for Brownbill Ward

Story Vessel Artist - Brownbill Ward

Victoria Edgar is an award winning Australian artist and prolific maker of superbly crafted sterling silver and gold jewellery. Victoria specialises in bespoke, one off commissioned sculpture, jewellery and body sculpture (Bodiware) for weddings, formal occasions, films, theatre, haute couture, fashion parades and everyday wear - her designs are dramatic and show her distinctive flair for creating strong yet sensuous works of Art that come alive on the wearer.


Jacinta Leitch

2009 Story Vessel for Cowie Ward

Story Vessel Artist - Cowie Ward

Jacinta Leitch found her passion for the arts very early and it outweighed other career choices, her only true ambition to become an artist. She studied Fine Art/Sculpture at RMIT for insight and technical skills and found inspiration in many facets of her life and surroundings, with the femininity and fluidity of her designs drawn particularly from her years as a dancer. Jacinta conducts workshops and private sculpting classes and her work is available through various galleries in the region. She enjoys the challenges of undertaking commission based projects both private and corporate.


Shelley Hannigan

Story Vessel for Deakin Ward

Story Vessel Artist - Deakin Ward

Shelley has been working as a visual artist since completing her first degree (BFA) in 1989. Her work is often described as metaphorical and common themes explored in her art have been β€˜identity with place’ and β€˜the transcient nature of life’. Over the years she has worked in the mediums of Painting, Mixed Media and Sculpture and has a particular interest in working with colour and pattern. She has also studied Art Therapy and Art Education at postgraduate level and has worked extensively in these fields.

β€œI am keen to work with the community of Deakin Ward as an artist as I live in this area, spent years studying and working at Deakin University and have watched the ward change. I look forward to learning more, through talking to people who know this area in other ways.”
β€” Shelley Hannigan

Rene Inei

2009 Story Vessel for Kardinia Ward

Story Vessel Artist - Kardinia Ward

I completed my T.O.P (Foundation Year in Art) at the Gordon in 1986 and then went on to finish a Bachelor of Arts (Applied Art) majoring in Sculpture at Deakin University, Warrnambool in 1990. This provided a solid foundation for my art practice. I now live and work in Maude and teach art and design locally. I am looking forward to working with the community of the Kardinia Ward interpreting their memories, thoughts and feelings into a sculptural form. 

www.reneinei.com


Phillip Doggett-Williams

2009 Story Vessel for Kildare Ward

Story Vessel Artist – Kildare Ward

My artistic career spans 30 years and I have work represented in major collections that include the Australian National Gallery, Canberra; Gallery of NSW and Artbank. I have been a resident of Geelong for 10 years and in 2007 was commissioned by the City of Greater Geelong to produce the St Leonards 150th anniversary Commemorative sculpture (titled β€˜Coles Journey’). The subject of β€˜Belonging’ and β€˜Place’ are common themes in my artwork. This project ’Connecting Identities’ is a unique opportunity to reflect on this subject with the privilege of local knowledge, shared experience and the promise of a deeper insight as to who we are as individuals and community.


Cinnamon Stephens

2009 Story Vessel for Cheetham Ward

Story Vessel Artist - Cheetham Ward

Originally from Geelong, this Surf Coast artist creates distinctive metalwork sculptures. Inspired by her natural environment, Cinnamon enjoys incorporating flowing lines, spirals, copper embellishment and a touch of whimsy to her creations. Successfully living from her artwork for close to 20 years, Cinnamon has experienced many facets of the artworld by producing a cultural newsletter for 11 years, reviewing art exhibitions for the Geelong Advertiser, owning an art gallery for 2 1/2 years, encouraging emerging artists, and artistically collaborating with communities and schools.

"I am looking forward to working with the inspiration gleaned from my designated community of Cheetham, and creating a story vessel to be utilised in the mouth to mountain project 2009." Cinnamon Stephens

 


Nicole Thompson and Helen Brotherton

2009 Story Vessel for Windermere Ward

Story Vessel Artists - Windermere Ward

Born in Geelong artist Nicole Thompson has embraced the Connecting Identities Story Vessel project with enthusiasm for the themes of β€˜story telling’ and the exploration of β€˜a sense of place’. These are two themes central to her growing body of sculptural work, influenced by many years of living away from Geelong in diverse locations from remote Indigenous communities to the vibrancy and pace of Sydney.

β€œReturning to my hometown is like a rediscovery and it is exciting to see with fresh eyes that which would have previously been overlooked had I not left and returned after some time. I have thoroughly enjoyed engaging with the community within Windermere ward and hearing their personal stories of connection to their place”.

The Connecting Identities project has also created an opportunity for Nicole to continue to collaborate artistically with the large talent pool of local Indigenous artists. Helen Brotherton has eagerly applied both her local knowledge and contemporary painting techniques to contribute an uplifting, colourful and contemporary Indigenous design for the Windermere Story Vessel.


Trevor Sault

2009 Story Vessel for Beangala Ward

Story Vessel Artist - Beangala Ward

My work has always had something of Zen about it. Not "simple", but I like to keep it uncluttered. I like texture. Surface and form stand out for me. Sometimes I despair at the amount of talk about Art. The visual arts are for looking at - they shouldn't need an explanation. But this work is part of a much broader scheme. Music, stories and peoples' event as well as sculpture. My hope is for a sculpture that works as a part of this larger event and also stands and speaks for itself, in its own way. I hope that people will be able to look at my sculpture and get a sense of the water, the tides, the dunes, the river with it's bridge, the farms and towns and the lifestyle we enjoy - all that is Beangala.


Zoe Snyder

2009 Story Vessel for Austen Ward

Story Vessel Artist - Austin Ward

I have been working been working as a teacher and a visual artist since coming to Australia 35 years ago. Since 1985 I have returned to study to refine my skills in ceramics and sculpture, been involved in over 70 exhibitions and an artist on 20 community art projects, locally and as far away as Western Australia. This project has connected me with the Whittington Community Centre and the Geelong Invitation Homing Pigeon Club. Neither group has worked with an artist before and they seem excited about the process of collectively making a potent and lasting statement about their communities.


Victor Ceburgs

2009 Story Vessel for Coryule Ward

Story Vessel Artist - Coryule Ward

Site Specific Art has completed many sculptural installations locally, Australia wide and internationally. Victor Cebergs project manages all aspects of the design and implementation process. Viktor believes that including the community in all stages of the design process helps to foster a strong ownership and connection to the public art piece. In turn helping them find relevance in the history of the places they live, and the people and culture that came before them. Working in the Coryule ward will be really interesting, the area has such a rich histories and many community groups. They have all shown real interest in the project and a strong passion for their ancestry and the environment in which they live.

www.sitespecificart.com.au