Free artist talk with Michael Vale

Thursday 9 July, 7–8.30pm
HAS studio - Performance Space

Studio practice, creative process & professional journey

 Join us for a free artist talk with Melbourne artist Michael Vale, a three-time Archibald Prize finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize winner, and one of Australia's most distinctive contemporary painters.

Michael's work fuses romantic landscapes with surreal, theatrical figures and a darkly comic sensibility that is entirely his own. In this talk, he'll share insights into his creative process, where he finds inspiration, and the professional journey behind a decades-long career in art.

Free to attend, bookings are essential, all are welcome. Refreshments served and time to mingle after the talk.

About the artist

Michael Vale has held 22 solo exhibitions since 1986, as well as curating and participating in numerous group exhibitions and short film festivals. For the last twenty years has been teaching in art schools including Monash University, RMIT, and the Hong Kong Art School. He is currently a senior lecturer in Fine Art in the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (MADA) at Monash University. His artworks are held in several public collections in Australia, as well as private collections in Australia and overseas. His paintings can also be seen in Luna Park’s ‘Ghost Train’.

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Thursday 9 July, 7–8.30pm
HAS studio - Performance Space, 360 Burwood Rd Hawthorn. Rear of Hawthorn Arts Centre

This is a FREE event for members and the wider community.