Exploring your inner artist

WITH SUSIE RAZ

Saturday 1.30pm - 4.30pm
8 week term

2 May - 20 June, 2026
Cost: $450 for a 8 week term
For all levels – including absolute beginners

Contact Susie on 0414 476 059 or drop an email to susie.e.raz@gmail.com
www.susieraz.com
Follow Susie on instagram

Exploring your inner artist - studio term course

After four years of running as a structured course, Exploring Your Inner Artist will now continue in studio format. This means you’ll work on your own projects while still enjoying guided warm-ups, inspiration from artists, and support in developing your creative confidence and skills. Individual guidance will be available, including help with entering exhibitions for those interested.The studio is open to both past participants and new people, and all levels are welcome.

About Susie

Susie is a self-taught artist. She began to sell her works and exhibit when she was in her 50’s. Her art evolved while spending a number of years painting in a beautiful stable repurposed as a studio in Kangaroo Ground in the Yarra Valley. In this quiet location she developed her current practice. Susie now paints from her studio in Glen Iris where she continues to explore, experiment and learn. Her repertoire includes portraiture, landscape, life drawing, and the poetic.

Susie believes that creativity is a birthright that all people can enjoy. She created the above course to help others to tap into this life force and enjoy its gifts.


Exhibitions

Feb-March 2025 Solo exhibition
Hawthorn Town Hall Gallery
On Whose Shoulders I Stand - a homage to under-recognised Australian women artists

Oct-Nov 2024 Solo exhibition
Montsalvat Artist Community – The Long Gallery
On Whose Shoulders I Stand – a homage to under-recognised Australian women artists

Oct-Nov 2022 Solo exhibition
Montsalvat Artist Community – The Long Gallery
For The One Whose Voice Was Silenced – a family’s story of surviving persecution

March-April 2022 Group exhibition
Hawthorn Town Hall Gallery
Between Worlds – Stories of migration

National competitions

Prospect Portrait Prize  2025  Finalist

Gosford Painting Prize 2023 Finalist

Gosford Painting Prize 2021 Finalist

National Capital Art Prize 2021 Finalist

Gosford Painting Prize 2020 Finalist

Percival Portrait Prize 2020 Finalist

 

Thanks, Susie for a wonderful experience in your Exploring Your Inner Artist Course. It was great to challenge my mindset and not be too precious with art making. I loved being able to experiment and have fun with new mediums and techniques, and even new techniques with familiar mediums!!!

I really enjoyed the variety of class topics over the eight weeks and the insightful discussions about other artists; works and general art practice issues. All delivered with clear instruction and practical demonstrations in a very supportive and encouraging way. I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to expand the way they go about making art! Loved every minute! Lynn

I thoroughly enjoyed Susie’s classes. With her project based learning she did a great job in keeping her classes both participative; interactive.  By the end of the term I found many new creative skills supported with some great encouragement, tips and direction.  Costas

If you are at all unwell do not attend sessions at HAS. If you have tested positive, or feel you may have COVID-19, do not come to the studio until a week after you have recovered.