14 & 15 SEPTEMBER
14 & 15 SEPTEMBER
The picture plane can be a place of boundaries and overwhelm, or a space of limitlessness; a portal to
presence and stillness. How do we embrace the clean surface with confidence and sensitivity every time we paint?
This program provides space for artists to broaden their painting vocabulary by responding to the
physical properties of paint and surface. By approaching painting as an open-ended process rather than a fixed outcome, participants will develop a stronger sense of personal expression and discover that every mark has a value and place.
With a materials-driven, intuitive approach that encourages moving beyond representational
boundaries, emphasis will be placed on embracing experimentation, using water based paints, guided by exercises informed by historical art movements.
This program provides space for artists to reflect on their own practice and explore different methods of making a painting.
Stephanie Eather is a visual artist, living and working between Naarm, (Melbourne), Gadigal land, (Sydney) and rural Eastern Australia. Her painting practice explores the intersection of memory and materiality, informed by both traditional and contemporary drawing sensibilities.
Eather completed a Master of Fine Art (Drawing) in 2023 at National Art School in Darlinghurst. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Art History from the University of Melbourne in 2013, and a Bachelor of Fine Art (Drawing) obtained from RMIT in 2009.
Eather’s artwork has been showcased in group and solo exhibitions across Australia, and has been selected for prizes including the Dobell Drawing Prize #21 and #22. In 2022, Eather was awarded the Bonner and Tonkin Drawing Award and won runner-up for the Vincent Prize in 2024. She is currently an exhibiting artist at Nanda\Hobbs in Chippendale, NSW. Stephanie teaches drawing and painting at National Art School and at The Art Room in Footscray, Victoria.
