Michelle GILES
Untitled, 1984
Press moulded ceramic
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB0022)
Koji HOASHI
Blossom Jar, 1987
Reduction fired stoneware with
oxblood glaze
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB003)
Gwyn HANSSEN-PIGOTT
Born 1935, Ballarat
[Ceramic Bowl], 1990
Ceramic
Gwen Hanson-Piggott graduated in
Ceramics at the Ballarat School of
Mines (SMB) during the 1960s. She
returned to SMB in 1994 as artistin-residence.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB 004)
Douglas ALEXANDER
(1945-1983)
Born Skipton
Stoneware Platter
Ceramic
Alexander studied at the Ballarat
School
of
Mines,
gaining
employment at Bendigo Pottery
in 1968. In 1970 he established
Spring
Mount
Pottery
at
Creswick.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB 006)
Denise LAS
Untitled, 1984
Saggar fired ceramic forms
University of Ballarat Art Collection
Student Art Acquisition Prize, 1984
UB 007.2
Milton MOON
Platter No. 131
Ceramic
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB008)
Paul MONTFORD (1868 – 1938)
Born London. Arrived Melbourne 1923.
Alfred Mica Smith, 1924
Marble Sculpture
Alfred Mica Smith was the well-loved
Professor of Chemistry and Metallurgy at
the Ballarat School of Mines between
1881 and 1922. Upon reaching the age
of 78 Mica Smith retired.
The SMB Students’ Magazine reported:
In the annals of the School, the year
1922 will be noted chiefly as the last year
in which Professor Mica Smith taught
here. With his retirement, a memorable
epoch closed. The Professor has served
the School for 42 years with a service,
the length and thoroughness of which
are unique. … It is not quite realised in
this city how famous the School became
throughout the world, nor to what extent
the Professor was responsible for its
high position in the mining and
metallurgical world. …
Gift of ex-SMB students in Western Australia, 1924
University of Ballarat Art Collection
Cat. No. UB009
Greg DALY (1954- )
Born Melbourne
Lustred Form, 1984
Stoneware with lustre glaze.
Greg Daly studied at the Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology
(1975-6). Since 1992 he has lectured
part-time at the Australian National
University, Canberra.
Greg was President of the Craft
Council of Australia for 3 years (19925) and has been involved with many
different arts organisations throughout
his career. He is currently the Chair of
Cowra Art Gallery Management
Committee.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB10)
Heinz MORITZ (1931-)
Born Mainz, Germany
College Logo, 1979
Marquetry (using fine woods chosen for
their grain & reflective properties: silver
ash, cedar, Queensland walnut grey
bird’s eye maple and African gaboon.
Moritz lectured at the Ballarat School of
Mines (SMB), and was head of the
Ballarat College of Advanced Education
(BCAE) Art School when he presented
this work to the institution. The logo was
derived from the Southern Cross
depicted on the Eureka Flag, which was
adopted by BCAE in 1978. The logo was
designed by former student, Debra
Garton, who graduated with a Diploma of
Art and Diploma of Education.
Gift of the Artist. 1979
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB11)
Yvonne JAMES
Reef (No III Coral Reef
Series), 1991
Ceramic
Winner Selkirk Award 1991
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB16)
Alun LEACH-JONES (1937-)
Born Maghill, Wales. Arrived Australia 1960
Vaironcana – A Variation on Theme 45, 1974
Acrylic on Canvas
Purchased by the Council of State College of Victoria, Ballarat, 1974
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB19)
Lauren JACKSON
Menninger
Suite, 1989
Woodcut
Lauren Jackson was a student at the
University of Ballarat when the
Menninger Suite was produced.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB21 & 23)
Lauren JACKSON
Meninger Suite
Woodcut
Lauren Jackson was a student
at the University of Ballarat
when this work was produced.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB024)
Lauren JACKSON (1968-)
Menninger Suite, 1989
Woodcut, student work
acquired 1989
University of Ballarat (UB25)
Grant BREUER
Death
Study II
Oil on Canvas
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB026)
Nicole MAYNE
Untitled, 1985
Ceramic
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB29)
Peter PILVEN
Born 1956 Ballarat
Nocturnal Jar, 1988
Porcelain
University of Ballarat Academic Staff
Member: Visual Arts from 1979.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB30)
Rachel APPLETON
Bailey’s Companion–Arthur, c1990
Etching
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB32)
Vic WOOD (1939- )
Born Melbourne
Compassionate
Lathe-turned timber sculptural relief
Vic Wood is an internationally famous
woodturner and a trained teacher with
qualifications in Cabinet Making,
Woodturning, and a Fellowship
Diploma of Gold and Silver-smithing.
Vic has been widely involved in all
areas related to wood. He was the
convener of the inaugural National
Woodworking Conference of Australia
and the Inaugural President of the
Victorian Woodworkers Association.
University of Ballarat
(UB036)
Peter CLARKE (1935-)
Born Deloraine, Tasmania
Escape From the Fish, 1958
Pen and Wash
Peter Clarke was both artist and
teacher. He held 14 exhibitions
between 1957 and 1977, as well as
participating in a number of group
exhibitions, including Contemporary
Australian Painting shown in Los
Angelos and San Francisco. He is
best known for large colour-field
works.
Acquired by Ballarat Teachers’ College
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB38)
Rupert Charles BUNNY (1864-1947)
Born St Kilda
Nude Study
Pen and ink on paper
Bunny spent most of his life as an
expatriate in France, returning to Australia
in 1933. He was a foundation member of
the Contemporary Art Society in 1939.
In 1946 the National Gallery of Victoria
held a retrospective exhibition of Bunny’s
work. This was the first time the gallery
had held a retrospective of a living artist’s
work.
Presented by W. Ritchie, 1965
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB40)
E. VOGEL
The Farm, 1956
Watercolour
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB49)
Peter CLARKE (1935-)
Born Deloraine, Tasmania
Forest Ritual,
c1956
Oil on Board
Peter Clarke was both artist and teacher.
He held 14 exhibitions between 1957 and
1977, as well as participating in a number
of
group
exhibitions,
including
Contemporary Australian Painting shown
in Los Angelos and San Francisco. He is
best known for large colour-field works.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB51)
George JOHNSON (1926-)
Born Nelson, New Zealand, arrived Australia 1953
Symbols of Life, 1965
Acrylic on canvas with Hessian
This mural, commissioned by the Ballarat Teachers’ College
Students’ Representative Council in 1965, was paid for by
the students and staff of the Ballarat Teachers’ College
1965.
At that time it was stated that George Johnson belonged to
the ‘Hard Edged’ school of abstract painters who has set
themselves far above the mass of abstract painters by the
vitality and artistic ability displayed in their work.
At the unveiling of the mural the artist said We are all part of
life and are growing and developing in many different ways,
the process of development is often taking place without us
even being aware of it. In my painting the embryo shapes
appear and grow. I have tried to make the mural symbolic of
life and growth. … It has balance and harmony and perhaps
discord, as does life – one malfunction or imbalance throws
everything out.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB52)
Peter CLARKE (1935-)
Born Deloraine, Tasmania
The Pale Sun Bird Rising, c1958
Mixed Media
Peter Clarke was both artist and
teacher. He held 14 exhibitions
between 1957 and 1977, as well as
participating in a number of group
exhibitions, including Contemporary
Australian Painting shown in Los
Angelos and San Francisco. He is
best known for large colour-field
works.
Acquired by Ballarat Teachers’ College
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB54)
Franz KEMP
Untitled
Silkscreen
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB057)
Alun LEACH-JONES (1937- )
Born Maghill, Wales, arrived Australia
1960
Untitled Screenprint No 111,
c1967
Leach-Jones participated in the Field
Exhibition. His abstract paintings and
related screenprints consist of small
quasi-organic shapes, compressed
within a circle or oval on a plain
rectangular background.
University of Ballarat
(UB058)
Henry MOORE (1898 – 1895)
Born Yorkshire, UK
Lithograph
Known as one of the greatest
British sculptors of his time,
drawing played an important
role in Moore’s work.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB62)
Murray GRIFFEN (1903-)
Born Melbourne
The Heron, 1950
Linocut
Griffin studied at the National Gallery
School from 1919 to 1922. His first
experiments with linocuts were in 1921,
reaching a highpoint in the late 1920s. He
best known work is of birds, printed in a
dense oily ink. He used the elimination
process of cutting his blocks, and his
editions are usually less than 20.
Acquired by Ballarat Teachers’ College
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB67)
Lionel LINDSAY (1874-1961)
Born Creswick, Victoria
Goat and Rhododenron, 1925
Woodcut on paper
Lindsay’s first art lessons were at
Creswick, with English watercolourist
J. Miller Marshall, later studying at the
National Gallery School.
Lindsay was one of the most influential
art writers of his time, and he revived
wood-engraving as an art medium,
producing more than 200 blocks.
Lindsay is particularly known for his
woodcuts of Australian animals and
birds.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB70)
Ian PAGE
Bronze
Gouache on paper
Ian Page was an Art Lecturer at
Ballarat Teachers’ College and the
Ballarat
College
of
Advanced
Education.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB072)
William FRATER (1990-1974)
Born Scotland, arrived Australia
1910
[Nude], 1932
Oil on paper
Along with George Bell and Arnold
Shore Frater holds an important place
in Australian Art history as a pioneer
of modernism in Victoria. Frater was
influenced by the work of Paul
Cezanne, and applied Cezanne’s
principles to portrait painting.
Acquired 1966 by the Ballarat Teachers’
College
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB73)
Pro (Kevin) HART (1928-2006)
Born 1928 Broken Hill, Australia
Ant, 1967
Oil on board
Gift of Barry Stern Galleries 1967
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB76)
Paul KLEE (1879-1940)
B. Berne, Switzerland
Untitled
Lithograph
Color became central to Klee’s art
after visiting Tunisia in 1914.
Overwhelmed by the intense light
there he wrote colour has taken
possession of me; no longer do I have
to chase after it. Klee started to build
up compositions of colored squares
that had the radiance of the mosaics
he saw on his Italian sojourn.
Gift of Jerry Van Beek, 1968
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB77)
Barbara HANRAHAN
Heroine, 1974
Etching
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB81)
Isobel HUNTINGDON
Sunflowers
Gouache
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB086)
Samuel Thomas GILL (18181880)
Ballarat Flat From Black Hill, 1857
Lydiard St From Bath’s Hotel,
Ballarat, 1857
Lithographs
S.T. Gill is known for his artworks
depicting the Victorian goldfields.
Often working in Ballarat, it is often
‘through his eyes’ that we see
Ballarat as it was in the 1850s.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB85 & UB84)
Alun LEACH-JONES (1937 -)
Born Wales, arrived Australia
1959.
No 2. Untitled (Orange Disk), 1967
Screenprint on Superfine paper
Leach-Jones is known for compressing
small quasi-organic shapes within a
circle on a plain rectangular circle.
These works represent mental states
underlying
the
phenomena
of
experience and relate to reductionist
theories
of
Structuralism
and
Minimalism.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB92)
Domenico MICICH
Born
Nude Reporting Shrine
Mixed Media
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB102)
STUDENT PROJECT
Untitled c.1982
Oil on masonite
University of Ballarat (UB104)
Norman BAGGALEY (1937- )
Exigent Tower, 1981
Oil on canvas
Norman Baggaley was Dean of the
Ballarat College of Education Art
School from 1978 to 1980. He has
held 18 solo exhibition, and his work is
found in numerous collections around
Australia.
Gift of the Artist
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB109)
Tarli GLOVER
Triptych
Oil on board
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB111.3)
David NOONAN
Ring of the Nibellings
Oil on canvas
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB114)
Geoffrey MAINWARING
Born 1912, South Australia
Portrait of E.J.T. Tippett, 1974
Oil on canvasboard
Geoff Mainwaring was head of the School of Mines
Technical Art School for 25 years. Upon presentation
of this artwork Mainwaring wrote:
I was happy to present to the College [this portrait]
as a small gesture of my gratitude for the happy
years of association with the College. John Tippett
has always shown an interest in the welfare of the
Art Department, and for that fact I have always been
most grateful.
Donated by Geoff Mainwaring, 1977
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB121)
Donald CAMERON
Born 1927
Exotic Garden
Screenprint
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB129)
Felicity Marshall
Fishing Village
Oil on Board
Acquired by the Ballarat Teachers’ College,
1961
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB130)
Kevin RHODES
Untitled
Graphite and pencil on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB132)
Michael KRATOFIL
Calendar
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB133)
David NOONAN
Through a Glass
Darkly
Oil on Canvas
University of Ballarat (UB134)
M.O. QUIGLEY
Untitled
Watercolour
Gift of Miss A. Prudence Hamano, VicePrincipal, Ballarat Teachers College, 1927-1931.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB135)
Jeanneret Le CORBUSIER
Born 1887, France. Died 1965
Lithograph
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB139)
Victor LITHERLAND (1897-1978)
Born Odessa, South Russia
Arrived Australia in 1925
Creswick and Camp Hill, 1963
Acrylic on canvas
Over a 50 year period the self-taught
artists, Victor Litherland, depicted the
landscape and events in the town of
Creswick using the immediacy and
intensity of the Naïve art style.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB141)
Max MIDDLETON
Born 1922, Melbourne
Road to Tallangatta, 1946
Oil on canvas
Max Middleton is known for his
traditional ‘light’ landscapes. He
studied at the National Gallery School
between 1938-1942, as well as in
London and Florence. He conducted
art classes at Camden Art Centre
before running his own school
between 1964 and 1968.
Donated by E.J.T. Tippett, 1984
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB142)
NINGEEVA
Winged Spirit, 1966
Soapstone print
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB143)
Noel COUNIHAN (1913-1986)
Born Melbourne
Laughing Christ, 1970
Linocut
Noel Counihan is one of Australia’s
best-known
social
realist
and
expressionist artists. Studying at the
National Gallery School in the early
1930s, Counihan met social-realists
Herbert McClintock and Roy Dalgarno.
Counihan became a confirmed atheist
and communist, and in 1931 helped
found the Workers Art Guild. He
maintained that the artist had a duty to
'gather information from the political
developments of the time'.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB146)
Lorelle BLIZZARD
There’s More Inside, 1991
Etching, acquired 1992
Student work, Ballarat University
College
University of Ballarat (UB147)
Lorelle BLIZZARD
Ladyland, 1991
Etching, acquired 1992
Student work, Ballarat University
College
University of Ballarat (UB148)
James GLEESON (1915-)
Born Sydney
Bellerophon Entreats the Aid of
Poseidon, 1961
Oil on Board in original frame
James Gleeson is one of the few Australian
Surrealist artists. His early Surrealist and
apocalyptic paintings were a response to
social conditions and despair of the world
around him, the human condition being a
major theme in his painting. This is often
expressed through the masculine body
realistically portrayed in a world of cosmic flux
symbolizing the metaphysical reality of the
subconscious.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB149)
Lorelle BLIZZARD
Come With Me, 1991
Etching, acquired 1992
Student work, Ballarat University
College
University of Ballarat (UB150)
Lorelle BLIZZARD
Sometimes It’s Best to Talk,
1991
Etching, acquired 1992
Student work, Ballarat University
College
University of Ballarat (UB151)
Lorelle BLIZZARD
Come With Me, 1991
There’s More Inside, 1991
Lady Land, 1991
Sometimes its best to Fall, 1991
Etching
Lorelle
Blizzard
completed
these
etchings while studying at Ballarat
University College
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(L-R: UB150, UB 147, UB 148, UB 151)
J. FOWLER
Peak Street, Mount Pleasant,
1979
Watercolour
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB152)
Josephine ANTONELLI
Erotic Blooms
Mixed Media
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB153)
Mary MACQUEEN
Ostrich Cleaning
Pencil drawing
University of Ballarat (UB 156)
Vic GREENAWAY (1947-)
Born Sale, Victoria
Ceramic Pot
Commissioned by Ballarat College of
Advanced Education, 1983
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB157)
Domenico Milivoj MICICH
Girl on Swing, 1971
Oil on canvas
This work is one of a number
completed by Art Students at the
Ballarat School of Mines for the
opening of the new campus at Mt
Helen.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB169)
Domenico MICICH (1949- )
Born Zadar, Croatia
Arrived Australia 1960
Gymnists, 1971
Oil & Acrylic on canvas
This is one of a number of
paintings by SMB Art students
produced for the opening of the
new Campus at Mt Helen.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB171)
David ROSE
Radical
Screenprint
University of Ballarat Art
Collection (UB172)
Celia ROSSER
Banksia Marginata Cav. – Silver
Banksia
Rosser exhibited her first paintings of
Australian wildflowers in 1865. Since that time
her reputation for artistic and accurate botanical
illustration has grown.
Recognised internationally for Banksia
paintings, Rosser was awarded the coveted
Jill Smythies Award for Botanical Illustration
in 1977; and in 1966, the Order of Australia
Medal (O.A.M.) for her contribution to
botanical art.
Donated by E.J. Tippett, MBE.
SMB and BCAE Council member 1934-1983
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB172
Jacqueline SLAYMAKER
Untitled, 1992
Oil on canvas
Ballarat University College 3rd Year
Final Exhibition Acquisition, 1993.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB174)
Christine Stewart
Born
Iridis Navigium
Etching
University of Ballarat Art
Collection (UB176)
Elaine D’ESTERRE
Woman of the Interior, 1992
Multi-media print
This work was produced by a
Third Year University of Ballarat
Student. D’Esterre wrote of her
work: ‘My art work is feminist in
content, depicting states of mind,
interior space, passages of time,
the
human
condition
and
relationships.’
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB177)
Fiona ROGERS
Yvette
Untitled,SCHEPEL
1992
Mixed media on paper
Inverted hindquarters, 1991
Fiona Rogers was a Third Year
Pastel,
acquiredUniversity
studentStudent
at work
Ballarat
1992
College
when she produced this
University of Ballarat (UB 179)
work.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB178)
Julie MULLEN
Born
Untitled, 1992
Earthenware
Winner Selkirk Award 1992
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB181)
Craig MOORE
Born Horsham, Victoria
Poppy Jar, 1992
Stoneware, acquired 1993 - 3rd
Year Work, Ballarat University
College
University of Ballarat (UB182)
Cinnamon FRANCIS
Sculpture (No. 9)
Metal Sculpture
Cinnamon Francis was a student
of the Ballarat University College
School of Arts: Sculpture, 1992
University of Ballarat
(UB184)
Neville BUNNING (1902-1990)
Born Rockhampton, Queensland
The Firebird
Watercolour and ink on board
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and Ceramics
at the School of Mines and Industry, Ballarat
between 1945 and 1964. During that time he
formed the Ballarat Artist’s Society, a group
that sponsored art and invited modernist artists
to visit Ballarat to speak to students and the
public. Bunning wrote a weekly art column in
The Courier, where his insightful comments
made readers aware of significant trends in Art.
Gift of Pauline Diggins, 1994
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB192)
Jock CLUTTERBUCK (1945-)
Born Edenhope, Victoria
Mahomed and the Original
Lightening No.1, 1982
Etching
University of Ballarat (UB199)
Geoffrey RICARDO (1964-)
Born Frankston
Dog
Etching/Aquatint
Purchased 1995
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB210)
Geoffrey RICARDO (1964-)
Born Frankston
Elephant Man
Etching/Aquatint
Purchased 1995
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB211)
Alan BATES (1941-)
Born Sydney
Pink Landscape, 1994
Acquired 1995
University of Ballarat (UB212)
James MELDRUM
Born 1931, Melbourne
Two Boxes, c1970
Acrylic on canvas
James Meldrum was the winner of the
1971 John Sulman Prize.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB214)
Tracey PUNSHON
New Growth
Oil on canvas
Punshon completed this work as part
of a final year folio at Ballarat
University College. The waterlily
series portrayed physical change in
vegetation through different seasons
noting
colour
and
character
variations.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB217)
Unknown Chinese Artist
Papercut, c1994
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB220)
Trefor PREST
University Mace
Presented to the University of Ballarat by
the City of Ballarat, 2 February 1996
University of Ballarat (UB221)
Chinese School
Ballarat University Student’s
Figure
Watercolour on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB223)
Henry MORITZ
Born 1931 Mainz, Germany
Bill Durant in Neville Bunning’s
Chair, 1964
Ink on card
Bill Durant was appointed to the SMB
Tertiary Physics Department in 1859.
He later became a member of the
Academic Board and numerous other
committees. This caricature was
ceremoniously presented to Bill
Durant in the Art School staffroom at
Neville Bunning’s retirement function.
Gift of Heather Durant, 2002
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB228)
Neville BUNNING
Self Portrait (unfinished)
Oil on board
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and
Ceramics at the School of Mines and
Industry, Ballarat between 1945 and
1964. During that time he formed the
Ballarat Artist’s Society, a group that
sponsored art and invited modernist
artists to visit Ballarat to speak to
students and the public. Bunning wrote
a weekly art column in The Courier,
where his insightful comments made
readers aware of significant trends in
Art.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB228)
POLISH POSTERS
Wieslaw WALKUSKI (1956- )
Caligula, 1990
For Albert Camus’ play
Offset print
Wieslaw ROSOCHA (1945- )
Woyzeck, 1992
For Georg Buchner’s play
Offset print
Wiktor SADOWSKI
Laureaci IX Miedzynarodowego Biennale Plakatu,
1986
Exhibition poster for the Museum Wilanow
featuring the work of three poster artists Grindler,
Saito and Sadowski.
Offset print
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB231, 232 & 236)
Roslaw Szaybo
Opera Za Trzy…
Offset Print
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB235)
Wikter SADOWSKI (1956-)
Laureaci IX Miedzynarodowego
Biennale Plakatu, 1986
Offset print
A poster for an exhibition at the
poster Museum Wilanow of work
by three poster artists Grindler,
Saito and Sadowski.
Acquired 1996
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB236)
Penny CAREY-WELLS
Born
Women are Ivavrious
Paper sculpture
University of Ballarat Art
Collection (UB240)
Danny MACDONALD
Born Melbourne, Victoria
Taxonomer’s Vision, 1997
From ‘Curio Science’ series
Colour
jet
spray
polycarbonate.
and
serigraph
on
Danny McDonald was the inaugural Artist in
Residence in the University of Melbourne Research
Laboratories at the Royal Children’s Hospital, 1996.
The resulting series, Curio Science, show how his
deliberations art and science perceive and explain
their experience of a Nature that remains
fundamentally indifferent to the interest we show.
McDonald collaged, scanned and computer
manipulated photographic bromides, x-rays, slides
and diagrammatic material from the laboratory’s
genetic investigations for subsequent colour jet
spraying and silkscreen printing.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB 243)
Tristan READ
Untitled, 1994
Stoneware
Winner Selkirk Award 1994
University of Ballarat Art
Collection (UB244)
Matilda ROONEY
Born
Halfway Up The Stairs, 1995
Earthenware
Winner Selkirk Award 1995
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB245)
Marianne HENNING
Born
Cat, 1996
Raku
Winner Selkirk Award 1996
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB246)
Chester NEALIE
Untitled
Wood fired ceramic
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB247)
Michael CLARK
Untitled, 1997
Woodfired Ceramic
Winner Selkirk Award 2001
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB248)
Nicole Pike
Born
Untitled, 1993
Ceramic
Winner Selkirk Award 1993
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB253)
Mavis COUGLE
Untitled, 1987
Mixed media & Charcoal
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB257)
Claim of the Waterloo Mining Company –
Golden Point Lead – Ballarat 1856
Watercolour on paper
This work was copied from a watercolour in the
possession of the Hon. J.Y. McDonald MLC,
and presented to the school of Mines on 29
August 1909. The church in the background is
the current site of SMB.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB262)
Katherine BIRKEN
Sun Gilded Shed
Photography
Winner of University of Ballarat
Acquisition Prize, Buninyong Gold
Festival, 1998.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB262)
Japanese School?
Kobe Earthquake
Photography
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB265)
Peter PILVEN
Born Ballarat, Victoria
Autumn Vessel, 1997
Stoneware and gold lustre
University of Ballarat
Ceramics since 1979.
Lecturer
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB266)
Dianne JACONO
En Closure
Monoprint
in
This work was completed as part of a
Graduate Diploma at the University of
Ballarat.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB267)
Julie HERON (1953-)
Born Bendigo
Beauty, quietly determined, picked up the
secateurs and began to chop the hedge, 1998
Charcoal on paper
Beauty takes control of her own life instead of waiting
for the prince to come – so she cuts her way out with
secateurs.
The University of Ballarat David Pratt Award was won
by Julie Heron for this drawing. She completed a
M.A. thesis at the University of Ballarat Arts Academy
in 2002, and in 2006 was appointed lecturer in Art
Education.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB271)
Maryanne COUTTS
Oil on Canvas
Maryanne Coutts was the first successful
Visual Arts PhD from the University of
Ballarat School of Arts in 1999. Her thesis,
Using narrative strategies in contemporary
figurative painting, applies an analysis of
narrative, its elements, strategies and
devices to figurative painting within the
practical project of producing visual
narrative fiction.
University of Ballarat
(UB276)
David BRADSHAW
Born
Death Takes A Break,
1998
Ceramic and mixed media
Winner Selkirk Award 1998
University of Ballarat Art
Collection (UB277)
Samuel Thomas GILL (1818-1880)
Creswick Creek (near Ballarat) from Spring
Hill, 1855
Ballarat in 1852 Looking North West from
Mt Buninyong, 1857
Madame Berry GMC No. 1 Shaft Creswick
Near Ballarat, c1857
Lithographs
These works by S.T. Gill were printed by
Ballarat Firm, F.W. Niven & Co. They were
reproduced in the 1887 edition of W.B.
Withers renowned publication History of
Ballarat.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB277, UB376, UB278)
Michael HENWOOD
Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Blainey AC
Oil on Canvas
Foundation Chancellor of the University of
Ballarat
Commissioned by the University of Ballarat Council, 2000
University of Ballarat (UB279)
Michael HENWOOD
Prof. Emeritus Geoffrey Blainey AC
Copy on an original painting
Prof. Emeritus Geoffrey Blainey was
foundation Chancellor of the University
of Ballarat. He was appointed when the
University was declared on 1 January
1994, and retired in March 1998.
Original artwork commissioned by
University of Ballarat Council, 2000
University of Ballarat (UB279)
Michael HENWOOD
Prof. Emeritus Geoffrey Blainey AC
Copy on an original painting
Prof. Emeritus Geoffrey Blainey was
foundation Chancellor of the University of
Ballarat. He was appointed when the
University was declared on 1 January
1994, and retired in March 1998.
Original artwork commissioned by
University of Ballarat Council, 2000
University of Ballarat (UB279)
Aja BONGIORNO
Born
Title, 1999
Ceramic
Winner Selkirk Award 1999
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB280)
Dianne REEVES
Show Your Claws …
Ceramic
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB281)
Unknown Artist
[Portrait of a Man]
Acrylic on Board
It is thought that this is a painting of a
model at the Ballarat School of Mines
in the 1970s.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB282)
Mary MODEEN
Born United States
Three Graces
Encroaching
Screenprint with wood relief
Mary Modeen is Senior Lecturer for the
Department of Fine Art at the University of
Dundee, Scotland. In 2000 she was the
University of Ballarat’s Inaugural Visiting
Research Fellow. During her time at Ballarat
Mary worked within the School of Arts.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB283)
Mary MODEEN
Born United States
Three Mothers: Source of Life,
1995
Screenprint
Ballarat University School of Arts Acquisition,
2000.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB284)
Mary MODEEN
Born United States
Three Mothers: Infants, 1995
Screenprint
Mary Modeen is Senior Lecturer
for the Department of Fine Art at
the
University
of
Dundee,
Scotland. In 2000 she was the
University of Ballarat’s Inaugural
Research Fellow. During her time
at Ballarat Mary worked within the
School of Arts.
Ballarat University School of Arts Acquisition,
2000.
(UB285)
Mary MODEEN
Born United States
Three Wise Women
Screenprint
Mary Modeen was the inaugural
Visiting Research Fellow at the
University of Ballarat. Her works are
represented in public and private
collections in Europe and the United
States.
As
a
printmaker
Modeen
utilises
screenprinting often in conjunction with
other print media. Of this work Modeen
said: While making this work I have
pondered the importance of a motif
that springs from the core of human
experience as well as aspects of
trinities, of femaleness, of cultural
attitudes and what they reflect.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB286)
Allan Thomas BERNALDO (1900-1988)
Born Creswick
Sovereign’s Escort, 1960
Watercolour
In 1914, at the age of fourteen, Bernaldo won a
scholarship to the Ballarat School of Mines
(SMB) to study architecture, receiving a medal
for the most meritorious Art Student in 1917. He
was editor of the SMB Students’ Magazine in
1918.
Known as a commercial artist, teacher and
watercolourist Bernaldo specialised in horses
and flowers.
Presented by the artist ‘in memory of the many fine teachers who
had distinguished the School’s history’, 1981
University of Ballarat Historical Collection
Cat. No.UB290
Unknown
Claim of the Waterloo Mining
Company – Golden Point Lead –
Ballarat 1856
Presented to the Ballarat School of
Mines by the Hon. J. McDonald MLC,
24 August 1909.
University of Ballarat (UB291)
Belinda JANETZKI
Lux Soap: Helping Mothers Erase
the Filth, 2000
Acquired from University of Ballarat Student
Arts Show, 2000.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB293)
Wes PRENDERGAST
Carbon Dioxide, 2000
Oil on canvas
Acquired from the University of Ballarat
Student Arts Show, 2000.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB294)
Tobias BRADLEY
Urban Saint, 2000
Acquired from the University of
Ballarat Student Exhibition, 2000.
University of Ballarat (UB295)
Nornie GUDE (1915-2002)
Born Ballarat
Attended Ballarat Technical Art School 19311936
Ballarat – The Garden City, c1934
Gouache on paper
At the age of 15 Nornie Gude was so advanced in
painting she was accepted into the Ballarat School of
Mines. She continued her studies at Ballarat for 5
years before progressing to Melbourne’s National
Gallery of Victoria School.
Ballarat – The Garden City was produced for one of
the regular poster competitions held during the
1930s (the exhibition stickers are still evident on the
lower left hand side).
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB 296)
Dean BOWEN (1957-)
Born Maryborough, Victoria
The Car Park, 1994
Multi-plate etching
Observations of the everyday experience feature in
Bowen’s work. Objects are flattened in perspective
or seen in cross-section slices.
The Car Park was winner of the 1994 Fremantle
Print Award. Art historian Susan McCulloch says:
“Born out of the daily grind of stop-start commuting
by car along Melbourne's Punt Road to and from
his former workplace, the feeling of this large work
is of duality. On the one hand there is the crowded
chaos of a relentless number of cars choking the
roads; on the other, order is imposed in his aerial
view of cars "parked" around intersecting roads as
well as the actual charting of roads and interstitial
spaces.”
Purchased 1995
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB297)
Frank Patrick GOLDING
Three-quarter Time, 2001
Acquired through the Buninyong Gold
Festival Photographic Show, 2001.
This work won the Flora and Fauna
section.
University of Ballarat
UB298)
Nicole SHUGG
Blue Escape
Original print
Nicole Shugg was a student at the
University of Ballarat when this work
was produced.
Purchased at the University of Ballart
Student Art Show, 2000
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB300)
Cinnamon FRANCIS
Chrysalid, 1997
Metal sculpture
Cinnamon Francis studied Sculpture at
the Ballarat University College School
of Art in 1992.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB301)
Neville BUNNING
Born 1902 Rockhampton, Queensland
Untitled [Landscape]
Watercolour on paper
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and Ceramics at
the School of Mines and Industry, Ballarat, 1945-
1964. The SMB Students Magazine of 1946
reported:
The Art School recently acquired 2 new tutors in
Mr N.T. Bunning, who has charge of modelling
and Ceramics and Mr D. T. Kellock, …. We
extend a hearty welcome to these new members
of the staff, and hope their time with us will be
both long and pleasant.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB303)
Neville Bunning
[Landscapes]
Watercolour on paper
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and
Ceramics at the School of Mines and
Industry, Ballarat between 1945 and 1964.
During that time he formed the Ballarat
Artist’s Society, a group that sponsored art
and invited modernist artists to visit
Ballarat to speak to students and the
public. Bunning wrote a weekly art column
in The Courier, where his insightful
comments made readers aware of
significant trends in Art.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB303 & 324)
Bolton Abbey in the Olden Time
(after Sir Edwin Landseer's painting)
Machine Tapestry
This tapestry was woven on a Hattersly loom, which
was shown in operation at the Franco-British
Exhibition in 1908.
For the production of this panel, two jacquard
machines were mounted on the loom, consisting of
2,680 needles, and requiring 11,600 cards for the
design.
The warp is composed of 10,250 different threads,
the weft features 30 colours and there are 175
picks per inch.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB304)
Sybil CRAIG (1901-1989)
Born Enfield, London
[Flower Bowl], 1979
Texta on paper
Sybil Craig studied in Melbourne at various schools
between 1920 and 1950, under teachers such as
George Bell and John Shirlow. In 1932 she
exhibited with the new Melbourne Art Club, and from
1933 with the Melbourne Society of Women
Painters. She was commissioned a war artist in
1945, but is known for her still-life paintings.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB305)
Sybil CRAIG (1901-1989)
Born Enfield, London
[Flower Bowl], 1979
Felt Markers on paper
Sybil Craig studied in Melbourne under
various teachers and schools between 1920
and 1950. In her later years Craig used felt
markers in smaller experimental works. She
delighted in the sharp lines and bright colours
that they produced as she aimed for childlike
spontaneity of expression. The instantaneous
element of the medium appealed.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB305)
Sybil CRAIG (1901-1989)
Born Enfield, London
[Flower Study]
Pencil on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB307)
Sybil CRAIG (1901-1989)
Born Enfield, London
In Chamber African Daisies, 1978
[Tree Study]
Sybil Craig studied in Melbourne under
various teachers and schools between
1920 and 1950. From 1932 she exhibited
with the new Melbourne Art Club, and from
1933 with the Melbourne Society of
Women Painters. She was commissioned
a War Artist in 1945, but is known for her
still-life paintings.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB306 and UB308)
Sybil CRAIG (1901-1989)
Born Enfield, London
[Sketch of Lady Sitting]
Charcoal on paper
Sybil Craig studied in Melbourne between 1920 and
1950 under teachers such as George Bell and John
Shirlow. In 1932 she exhibited with the new Melbourne
Art Club, and from 1933 with the Melbourne Society of
Women Painters. She was commissioned as a war
artist in 1945, but is best known for her still-life
paintings.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB311)
Neville BUNNING
Born 1902, Rockhampton, Queensland
Hand of Friendship
Oil on board
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and Ceramics
at the School of Mines and Industry, Ballarat
between 1945 and 1964. During that time he
formed the Ballarat Artist’s Society, a group
that sponsored art and invited modernist artists
to visit Ballarat to speak to students and the
public. Bunning wrote a weekly art column in
The Courier, where his insightful comments
made readers aware of significant trends in Art.
Gift of Pauline Diggins, 1994
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB312)
M. ZULIC
Guardian Angel
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB316)
Nyukana BAKER
Born Australia.
Tjitji Kutjara (Two Children),
1996
Linoprint
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB319)
Nyuwara Tapaya (Flowers and
Leaves), 1996
Linoprint
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB320)
Gwen GRAHAM
Evening Impression
Oil sketch
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB323)
Neville BUNNING (1902-1990)
Born Rockhampton, Queensland
Untitled
Watercolour on paper
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and Ceramics at
the School of Mines and Industry, Ballarat between
1945 and 1964. The SMB Magazine of 1946
reported:
The Art School recently acquired 2 new tutors in
Mr N.T. Bunning, who has charge of modelling
and Ceramics and Mr D. T. Kellock, …. We
extend a hearty welcome to these new members
of the staff, and hope their time with us will be
both long and pleasant.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB324)
Neville BUNNING (1902-1990)
Born Rockhampton, Queensland
Untitled [Landscape]
Watercolour on paper
Untitled [Landscape]
Watercolour on paper
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and Ceramics
at the School of Mines and Industry, Ballarat
between 1945 and 1964. The SMB Magazine of
1946 reported: The Art School recently acquired
2 new tutors in Mr N.T. Bunning, who has charge
of modelling and Ceramics and Mr D. T. Kellock,
…. We extend a hearty welcome to these new
members of the staff, and hope their time with us
will be both long and pleasant.
Gift from the N.M. Bunning Estate, 1996
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB324 & UB303)
Lloyd CRUMP
Untitled, 1985
Ceramic
Lloyd Crump completed studies in
Ceramics at Ballarat College of
Advanced Education in 1985. He
exhibited this work in the end of year
'Graduart '85' exhibition which was
opened by Michael Leunig.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB318)
Neville BUNNING (1902-1990)
Born Rockhampton, Queensland
L’Opli On L’He Seashore
Mixed media on paper
Untitled
Mixed Media on paper
Neville Bunning was a teacher of
Sculpture and Ceramics at the School
of Mines and Industry, Ballarat, 19451964.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB325 and UB326)
Neville BUNNING (1902-1990)
Born Rockhampton, Queensland
[Landscapes]
Watercolour
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and
Ceramics at the School of Mines and
Industry, Ballarat between 1945 and 1964.
During that time he formed the Ballarat
Artist’s Society, a group that sponsored art
and invited modernist artists to speak to the
students and public of Ballarat. Bunning
wrote a weekly art column in The Courier,
where his insightful comments made
readers aware of significant trends in Art.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB325 and UB326)
Neville BUNNING (1902-1990)
Born Rockhampton, Queensland
Untitled [Beach Scene]
Watercolour on paper
Untitled [Landscape]
Watercolour on paper
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and Ceramics at
the School of Mines and Industry, Ballarat between
1945 and 1964. During that time he formed the
Ballarat Artist’s Society, a group that sponsored art
and invited modernist artists to speak to the students
and public of Ballarat. Bunning wrote a weekly art
column in The Courier, where his insightful
comments made readers aware of significant trends
in Art.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB328 and UB327)
Michael HENWOOD
Emeritus Professor David James AO
Oil on Canvas
Foundation Vice-Chancellor of the University of
Ballarat
Commissioned by the University of Ballarat Council, 2001
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB329)
Anna BLANFORD
I Can't Hear You - My Head is in the Sand,
1981
Stretch fabric, cotton, acrylic paint, ink
Anna Blanford was the winner of the 2001
University of Ballarat Arts Academy Travel Award.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB331)
Marie PURTILL
Born Liverpool
Arrived Australia 1968
Dam! Series 2, 2001
Pastel & Charcoal on paper
Marie’s work is based on landscape with an
intense focus on a large dam that provides
ongoing inspiration. She sees the dam as a
source of life and renewal to domestic animals
and native flora and fauna. Her property forms
part of the Jim Crow Creek catchment, so there
are always important decisions to be made in the
interests of the environment.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB333)
Claire BLAKE
Teapot with 5 Spikes, 2001
Ceramic
Winner Selkirk Award 2001
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB334)
Bernard OLLIS (1951-)
Born England, arrived Australia 1976.
Introductions, 1998
Oil on Canvas board
Ollis was head of painting at Latrobe University,
Bendigo, before his appointment as head of the
Sydney Art School. His work has been described as
allegorical expressionism.
While the simplification of shapes and humorous
content of the paintings suggest life-size
cartoons, the paintwork, colour, composition and
the lack of overt satiric forces the viewer into a
more subtle relationship with the painter and the
painting than with the more explicit cartoon
format.
Sandra McGrath, 1984
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB335)
Ian Hemingway
Café au Lait
Mixed media sculpture
Ian Hemingway was a staff
member of the School of Arts at
the
University
of
Ballarat
between 1964 and 1994. At the
time of his retirement Ian was an
Associate Professor and Head of
School.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB336)
Miwako INOUE
Untitled, 2001
Acrylic on Canvas
Acquired from the University of
Ballarat Student Arts Show, 2001.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB337)
Ballarat’s First Ideal Homes Exhibition,
1933
Gouache on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB337)
Carole WILSON
Heart Mat, 2001
Forty-nine individual pieces combine the
techniques of stitchery, haberdashery
and monoprinting applied to the surface.
Carole Wilson completed a Doctor Of
Philosophy (Visual Art), at the University of
Ballarat in 2001, and is currently a sessional
lecturer at the Arts Academy.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB338)
Chris Creaney
Lung Chun Fish Platter, 2002
Ceramic
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB339)
Dave Gibb
University of Ballarat, 2001
Cartoon
Gift of the Ballarat Courier
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB340)
Lindy BAYLEY
Untitled, 2000
Earthenware
Winner Selkirk Award 2000
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB341)
Anne SAUNDERS
Born 1955 Edinburgh, Scotland
Arrived Australia 1977
Halcyon, 2001
Acrylic and Oil on Linen
Mesh, 2001
Acrylic and Oil on Linen
Anne Saunders was appointed lecturer of
drawing and printmaking at the University of
Ballarat in 1987, becoming Senior Lecturer /
Drawing Studio Coordinator in 1999. From 2002
Anne has held the position of Coordinator of
Fine Arts Higher Education.
University of Ballarat (UB343 & UB344)
William PEASCOD (1920-1985)
Born Maryland, Cumberland, UK
Arrived Australia 1952.
Antique Land, 1961
Oil on Canvas on Masonite
Peascod arrived in Australia to lecture in
Mining. He became known for his abstractexpressionist works, winning many prizes in
the 1960s. After a 1972 visit to Japan
Peascod’s work became more textural. He
returned to England in 1980.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB347)
Dave GIBB
University of Ballarat, 2001
Cartoon
Gift of the Ballarat Courier, 2001
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB340)
Melissa CODY
[Portrait of a Woman]
Pastel on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB345)
(R. [Don Refshauge?]
Ideal Homes Exhibition, c1935
Gouache on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB377)
Don REFSHAUGE
Ideal Home Exhibition
Goauche on Paper
Don REFSHAUGE
Ideal Home Exhibition
Gouache on Paper
S.J. ALLAN
Ideal Home Exhibition
Gauche on Paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB377, UB388, UB391)
A. PAGANETTI
The Farmer’s Hope, c1934
Gouache on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB378)
Gilda GUDE
Born 1918 Ballarat
Vi-Lactogen, 1935
Gouache on paper
Gilda Gude worked in various media
throughout her career, favouring figure
and flower studies. She attended the
Ballarat Technical Art School during the
early 1930s. This artwork was
completed for a competition sponsored
by a large art supply company. In 1952
Gude won the Royal Art Society
Drawing Prize, and began lecturing at
RMIT in 1861.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB380
Nornie GUDE
Born 1915 Ballarat
Melbourne Annual Royal Show, 1935
Gouache on paper
Nornie Gude attended the Ballarat Technical Art
School between 1931-1936. She won many art
competitions, including first prize at the 1936
Melbourne Royal Agricultural Show for still life
drawing, and in 1941 became the first woman to
win the National Gallery Students Travelling
Scholarship.
As an artist Nornie Gude held no theories and was
once heard to say, “You spend your first 20 years
learning technique and the next 20 years losing it”.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB381)
Fred LONGHURST
Be Up to the Mark, c1935
Gouache on paper
Fred Longhurst attended the SMB
Technical Art School. In 1933 he won
second prize in the Wiltshire Poster
Competition.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB382)
Nornie GUDE
Born 1915 Ballarat
Everybody’s Favourite, 1935
Gouache on paper
Nornie Gude studied at SMB from
1932 to 1936.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB383)
Don Refshauge
Victorian Centenary Band Contest, 1934
Gouache on paper
In 1930 Don Refshauge won the Senior Technical
Scholarship. He also won an honourable mention in
the 1932 Wiltshire Poster Competition.
In 1936 the Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report
reported It is my pleasure to report a most successful
year in the Technical Art School. In the Annual Poster
Competition for Technical Schools, organised by
Wiltshires Pty Ltd, 16 prizes valued £33.8.0 – out of 23
prizes valued at £56 – were won by our students.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB384)
Gilda GUDE
Born 1918 Ballarat
It Pays to Read, 1937
Gouache on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB385)
Nornie GUDE
Born 1915 Ballarat
Royal Show, 1935
Gouache on paper.
Nornie Gude attended SMB Technical
Art School between 1932 and 1936.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB386)
R.W. WARNOCK
Mobil Oil, 1935
Gouache on paper
The University of Ballarat Art Collection boasts an
incredible range of posters completed at the SMB
Technical Art School during the 1930s, including this one
by R.W. Warnock.
In 1936 the Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report
reported It is my pleasure to report a most successful year
in the Technical Art School. In the Annual Poster
Competition for Technical Schools, organised by
Wiltshires Pty Ltd, 16 prizes valued £33.8.0 – out of 23
prizes valued at £56 – were won by our students.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB387)
(Don?) REFSHAUGE
Ideal Homes Exhibition, c1935
Gouache on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB388)
Fred Longhurst
Ideal Homes Exhibition, c1935
Gouache on paper
Fred Longhurst won second prize in the
1933 Wiltshire Poster Competition.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB388)
J. HOPWOOD
Fred LONGHURST
(?) KEITH
Ballarat’s
First
Ideal
Homes
Exhibition at Colpin Avenue, c1935
Gouache on paper
Some of the houses represented in these
posters have been built in Colpin Avenue.
The artists attended the Ballarat School of
Mines Technical Art School.
In 1933 Fred Longhurst won second prize
in the Wiltshire Poster Competition.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(Left to right UB435, UB389 & UB392)
Evelyn SHAW
Ideal Homes Exhibition, c1935
Gouache on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB390)
S.J. ALLEN
Ideal Homes Exhibition, c1935
Gouache on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB391)
(?) KEITH
Ideal Homes Exhibition, c1935
Gouache on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB392)
Gilda GUDE
Born 1918 Ballarat
Nestle’s Malted Milk, 1937
Gouache on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB393)
Gilda GUDE
Born 1918 Ballarat
Nestle with Nestle’s, 1935
Gouache on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB394)
Gilda GUDE
Born 1918 Ballarat
Molly Bushell’s Toffees, 1935
Gouache on paper
Gilda Gude worked in various media
throughout her career, favouring figure
and flower studies. She attended the
Ballarat Technical Art School in the
early 1930s. This artwork was
completed for a competition run by a
large art supply company. In 1952
Gude won the Royal Art Society
Drawing Prize. She began lecturing at
RMIT in 1861.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB395)
Neville BUNNING
The Buckjumper
Oil on board
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and
Ceramics at the School of Mines and Industry,
Ballarat between 1945 and 1964. During that
time he formed the Ballarat Artist’s Society, a
group that sponsored art and invited
modernist artists to visit Ballarat to speak to
students and the public. Bunning wrote a
weekly art column in The Courier, where his
insightful comments made readers aware of
significant trends in Art.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB 396)
L. DICKENS
[Oriental], 2000
Original Print
L. Dickens was a student at the
University of Ballarat in 2000.
Purchased at the University of Ballarat Student
Art Show, 2000
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB400)
Dianne JACONO
Provisions for a Journey: Tools of the
Trade
Monoprint (diptych)
This work was completed as part of a Master
of Arts by Research. It was purchased from
the first exhibition held at the Post Office
Gallery, during the artist’s Examination
Exhibition.
Jacono stated: “Each monotype I pull shows
me something new, a sweeping mark or
passage of overlapping tone can be poetic.
… here, the printmaker’s tools and
equipment – printing roller, spatula, tubes of
ink – appear as the protagonist’s means of
acquiring the image, of transforming inner
reality into a palpable visual reality.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB401)
Julie HERON
Circling, 2002
Two for Joy, 2002
Moondance, 2002
Charcoal on paper
Julie Heron produced this work as part of
a M.A. thesis undertaken at the University
of Ballarat Arts Academy. The thesis
centred on waiting, the need to feel at
home in the world, and homecoming. The
drawings depict moments of joy and
longing in the life of the woman in the
image, known throughout the exegesis
writing as "The Woman Who Waits".
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB402)
Jo FOLEY
Leaping and Jumping
Mobile
University of Ballarat School of
Human Movement Art Collection
(UB404)
Duncan LANNAN
Body With Offerings
Pencil and watercolour
University of Ballarat School of Human
Movement Art Collection (UB410)
Duncan LANNAN
Cadaver 2
Pencil and watercolour
University of Ballarat School of Human
Movement Art Collection (UB409)
Andrew BECKERS
The Other, 2001
Soft Pastel on Paper
Andrew Beckers was a student at the
University of Ballarat when this work
was produced.
University of Ballarat School of Human
Movement Art Collection (UB413)
Roshelle DECKER
Repulsion
Oil on Canvas
University of Ballarat School of Human
Movement Art Collection (UB415)
Ian CHANNING
Gondolas – Venice, 2000
Acrylic and Oil
University of Ballarat School of Human
Movement Art Collection (UB417)
Neville M. BUNNING 19021990
Born Rockhampton, Queensland
[Landscapes]
Watercolour on paper
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and
Ceramics at the School of Mines and
Industry, Ballarat between 1945 and
1964. Bunning wrote a weekly art
column in The Courier, where his
insightful comments made readers
aware of significant trends in Art.
Gift from estate of N. M. Bunning 1996
University of Ballarat
(UB419)
Heinz MORITZ
Born 1931 Mainz, Germany
Mr.Chairman
This caricature shows staff member Bill
Durant in Neville Bunning’s Chair. This work
was ceremonially presented to Bill Durant in
the Art School staffroom at Neville Bunning’s
retirement function.
Presented by Heather Durant, 2002
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB421)
Michael GROMM
Milden
Oil on canvas
University of Ballarat School of
Human Movement Art Collection
(UB411)
Robert WHITSON
Construction, 2001
Oil on primed paper
Robert Whitson completed a Masters degree
in 2002 at the University of Ballarat. This work
was part of his folio titled Sacred Landscape:
An Unsettling. The project was concerned with
a visual exploration of the land of the Western
Plains of Victoria and the nature of ‘the sacred’
in the landscape. The artwork attempts to
develop images of layered multiple histories,
juxtaposed within the landscape.
Acquired 2002
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB422)
Sybil CRAIG (1901-1989)
Born London.
[In the Kitchen], 1935
Pencil on paper
Sybil Craig studied in Melbourne at various schools
between 1920 and 1950, under teachers such as
George Bell and John Shirlow. In 1932 she
exhibited with the new Melbourne Art Club, and from
1933 with the Melbourne Society of Women
Painters. She was commissioned a war artist in
1945, but is known for her still-life paintings.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB423)
Fiona LYNCH
“How?”, 1995
Etching and Chine Colle
Helen ERRINGTON
Fusion, 1995
Drypoint
These works were produced by
students at the University of
Ballarat.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB430.2 & UB 430.15)
J. HOPWOOD
Fred LONGHURST
(?) KEITH
Ideal Homes Exhibition, c1935
Gouache on paper
Some of the houses represented in
these posters have been built in Colpin
Avenue. The artists attended the Ballarat
School of Mines Technical Art School.
In 1933Fred Longhurst won second prize
in the Wiltshire Poster Competition.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(Left to right UB435, UB389 & UB392)
Sybil CRAIG (1901-1989)
Born Enfield, London
Arrived Australia 1902 (with Australian parents)
[Flower Study]
Watercolour & pen on paper
Sybil Craig studied in Melbourne at various schools
between 1920 and 1950, under teachers such as George
Bell and John Shirlow. In 1932 she exhibited with the
new Melbourne Art Club, and from 1933 with the
Melbourne Society of Women Painters. She was
commissioned a war artist in 1945, but is known for her
still-life paintings.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB425)
Marisa CORRAL
Amidst the Darkness, 1995
Multiplate Etching
Marisa Corral was a student at the
University of Ballarat when she
produced this work.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB430.8)
Nino ATZORI
“Yo”, 1995
Etching
Nini Atzori was a student at the
University of Ballarat when this work
was produced.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB430.9)
Andrew GUNNELL
Finding Place, 1995
Silkscreen
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB430.16
Dianne FOGWELL
Love Song 1998
Etching
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB437)
Rona GREEN (1972-)
Born Geelong
Non Compos Mentis, 1998
Linocut
Rona Green is a fancier of
characters and the absurd. Her work
examines the darker side of the
psyche.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB438)
Anne STARLING
Inner West, 2002
Woodblock relief print
Focussing on the architecture, streetscapes and
layout of the city, Anne Starling is intrigued with
the organisation of cities. In this work she had
amalgamated site drawings, buildings, streets
and various structures to create a fish eye view of
the inner west of Sydney.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB439)
Heather SHIMMEN (1957- )
Born Melbourne
The Ubiquitous Balance, 2003
Linocut with fabric overlay
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB440)
David LARWILL
Born 1956 Ballarat
On the Digs, 2003
On the Pick, 2003
Gouache on paper
The University of Ballarat commissioned David Larwill to
create a work to be woven by the Victorian Tapestry
Workshop. The tapestry will be displayed at the historic
Arts Academy Camp Street campus so the artist was
encouraged to show a correlation with the history of the
site as well as the artistic heritage of Ballarat.
David Larwill was a founding member of Melbourne’s
Roar Studios. His work is influenced by movements as
diverse as tribal art, Aboriginal art and abstracted
figuration of the 1940s and 1950s. Larwill’s paintings are
characterised by their simplified forms and overall pattern.
Figures and animals populate his images, painted in an
almost child-like naïve manner that is technically very
sophisticated. Larwill’s expressionistic images of
contemporary urban and rural life.
Commissioned 2003
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB441 & UB442)
David LARWILL (1956-)
Born Ballarat
On the Digs, 2003
Gouache on paper
David Larwill was a founding member of Melbourne’s
Roar Studios. His work is influenced by movements
as diverse as tribal art, Aboriginal art and abstracted
figuration of the 1940s and 1950s. Larwill’s paintings
are characterised by their simplified forms and overall
pattern. Figures and animals populate his images,
painted in an almost child-like naïve manner that is
technically very sophisticated. Larwill’s expressionistic
images of contemporary urban and rural life.
The University of Ballarat commissioned David Larwill
to create a work to be woven by the Victorian
Tapestry Workshop. As the tapestry was to be
displayed at the historic Arts Academy in Camp Street
the artist was encouraged to show a correlation
between the history of the site and the artistic
heritage of Ballarat. On the Digs is one of four works
produced for the commission.
The stunning tapestry, woven from this design, can
be viewed in the Foyer of the Helen Macpherson
Smith Theatre at the Arts Academy in Camp Street
Ballarat.
Commissioned 2003
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB441)
David LARWILL (1956-)
Born Ballarat
On the Digs, 2003
Gouache on paper
David Larwill was a founding member of Melbourne’s
Roar Studios. His work is influenced by movements as
diverse as tribal art, Aboriginal art and abstracted
figuration of the 1940s and 1950s. Larwill’s paintings
are characterised by their simplified forms and overall
pattern. Figures and animals populate his images,
painted in an almost child-like naïve manner that is
technically very sophisticated. Larwill’s expressionistic
images of contemporary urban and rural life.
The University of Ballarat commissioned David Larwill
to create a work to be woven by the Victorian Tapestry
Workshop. As the tapestry was to be displayed at the
historic Arts Academy in Camp Street the artist was
encouraged to show a correlation between the history
of the site and the artistic heritage of Ballarat. On the
Digs is one of four works produced for the commission.
The stunning tapestry, woven from this design, can be
viewed in the Foyer of the Helen Macpherson Smith
Theatre at the Arts Academy in Camp Street Ballarat.
Commissioned 2003
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB443)
Rew HANKS
Born Sydney
King Billy, Fetch Me My …!, 2003
Linocut
This faithful canine servant awaits his next command from an absent
monarch. Like William Lanney, the last male Tasmanian Aborigine, he
has been given the grand title of king. This loyal corgi is surrounded by
royal accessories – covered with the pelts from the colonial tiger – the
thylacine. He wears a regal woolly coat which refers to the colonisation
of the thylacine’s habitat by the sheep industry. The discarded glove
represents the cultural defeat of the indigenous inhabitants.
Rew Hanks, 2003
Purchased 2003
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB444)
Ben ZILRY
[Vintage Car]
Acrylic on canvas
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB485)
Unknown Artist
[Advance Australia]
Acrylic on canvas
This artwork was found among items associated with the
Ballarat School of Mines. Although its purpose remains
unknown, it was possibly painted by a staff member or student
for use on Wattle Day.
Wattle Day originated in October 1889 by the Wattle Blossom
League, and was associated with the Australian Natives
Association during the lead up to the Federation of Australian
States. The first 'national' Wattle Day was celebrated on 1
September 1910. Early Wattle Days involved planting wattle
trees in school grounds, street decorations of wattle blossom,
and wearing sprigs of wattle.
As public support for Wattle Day peaked, World War I broke out.
Wattle took on a new significance during the war years,
symbolising home for military personnel serving overseas.
Beautifully designed Wattle Day badges, as well as wattle sprigs,
were sold as a means of raising money for organisations such as
the Red Cross.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB446)
Louise SAXTON
Lace Fragments,
2002
Lace encrusted with layers of paint
This work was the final piece produced
for
Louise
Saxton’s
Masters,
Domesticating Surface, Domesticating
Space, which was completed at the
University of Ballarat in 2002.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB449)
Neville BUNNING (1902-1990)
Born Rockhampton, Queensland
Untitled [Dream Scene]
Watercolour and ink on paper
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and
Ceramics at the School of Mines and
Industry, Ballarat between 1945 and 1964.
Bunning wrote a weekly art column in The
Courier, where his insightful comments
made readers aware of significant trends
in Art.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
Gift from estate of N.M. Bunning 1996
(UB450.24)
Neville BUNNING (1902-1990)
Born Rockhampton, Queensland
Untitled [The Violin]
Watercolour and ink on paper
Neville Bunning taught Sculpture and
Ceramics at the School of Mines and
Industry, Ballarat between 1945 and 1964.
During that time he formed the Ballarat
Artist’s Society, a group that sponsored art
and invited modernist artists to speak to the
students and public of Ballarat.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
Gift from estate of N.M. Bunning 1996
(UB450.38)
Doug WRIGHT
Born 1944 Ballarat
Wattle Ridge
Oil on linen
Doug Wright studied at Ballarat School
of Mines from 1963 to 1964. He was
Senior Lecturer and Unit Co-ordinator in
Painting at the University of Ballarat.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB451)
Deborah KLEIN (1951-)
Red Gown
Oil pastel
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB452)
Shane JONES (1955- )
B. Melbourne
Untitled #75
Oil on canvas
A graduate with a Masters in Fine Arts,
from Monash University, Shane Jones
has
exhibited
in
several
solo
exhibitions, many group shows, and has
examined University of Ballarat Visual
Arts students.
Jones keeps the identity of his subjects
hidden, but it’s the unknown, rather
than anonymity, that inhabits his
imagery. Menace is implied in the
gloved hands. The work of Shane
Jones is featured in many Australian
collections.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB453)
Cat POLJSKI
Born Melbourne
After Euclid’s Rule (Diptych), 2003
Etching, aquatint, photo etching
Euclid’s elements show how to construct
infinitely varied geometric compositions from
points, straight lines and arcs of circles. This
diptych is based on spaces constructed using
Euclid’s rule with emphasis on architectural
forms and the polemics of space. Four copper
plates have been used in an attempt to suggest
that the layers beneath each determine a
specific experience of a space: a kind of chaos
and order emerges in its completion.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB455)
Maggie BARNES-OAKE
Ishna, 2003
Raku Slab Construction
This work was completed as part of
the University of Ballarat Diploma of
Arts (Ceramics).
Acquired by UB TAFE Division 2003
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB456)
Neville FRENCH
Born 1955 Maryborough, Victoria
Helmet Bowl and Vessel, 2003
Thrown and altered porcelain with limestone glazes.
Neville French is a graduate of Ballarat College of
Advanced Education, a predecessor of the University of
Ballarat. He has lectured in Ceramics at the University of
Ballarat Arts Academy from 1982. He is inspired by the
soft light and isolated, bald rolling hills near Ballarat where
he lives, and the big domed skies of Maryborough in
Central Victoria where he grew up.
The work of Neville French involves an exploration of
elemental vessels: extending porcelain to develop taut
contours and spatial dynamics. Forms are wheel-thrown,
altered and slowly scraped to develop a soft line and
solidity. Coloured matt glazes are layered and fused to
the porcelain body through multiple firings to give
expression and luminosity to the surface.
Acquired 2003
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB457.2)
Leoda ATKINSON
Batik
Leoda Atkinson completed this batik
during the first Koorie Art and Design
course at SMB Campus. The course
was conducted by renowned lecturer
Val D’Angri.
Gift of Val D’Angri, 2003
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB457)
David Tulloch (artist) & Thomas Ham
(engraver)
Great Meeting of Gold Diggers December.
15th 1851, 1852
Coloured engraving
One of the first large goldfield meetings was at
Castlemaine in 1851. After the extraordinary
success of the Mt Alexander Diggings the
Government issued a proclamation, raising the
licence fee from thirty shillings to three pounds. As
soon as these intentions became known a public
meeting of miners was held. For miles around work
ceased, with diggers travelling as far as Bendigo to
attend the meeting. It is estimated that around
18,000 people attended the meeting.
The notes with the engraving state The trees in this
locality are chiefly stringybark; some of them are
peeled of their covering, as many persons prefer
erecting bark huts to living in a comfortless tent. The
various groups, and costumes of the men, are
characteristic of our gold digging community.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB463)
Marion POPPLEWELL
Born 1912, Yorkshire
[Red Bowl], 1959
Ceramic
Gift of Marion Popplewell
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB468)
Marion POPPLEWELL
Born 1912, Yorkshire
[Group of small bowls and jugs]
Ceramic
Marion Popplewell was a student at the
Ballarat School of Mines.
Gift of Marion Popplewell
University of Ballarat Art Collection
Rick AMOR (1948 -)
Born Frankston
Professor Emeritus David Caro, AO OBE
Oil on Linen
Chancellor of the University of Ballarat for two
terms, between 1998 and 2004.
Commissioned by the University of Ballarat Council, 2004
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB469)
Petrus SPRONK (1939-)
Born Holland, arrived Australia 1957
From one seed a forest grows:
Water the seeds of joy first, 2001
Burnished blackware ceramics
This bowl is part of Spronk’s Korean called Meditations
on a Korean Odyssy, which was the result of his work in
Korea and interest in calligraphy. The bowl is like a
concrete poem. Although we see a pattern, Korean
people could actually read this. The character means
‘trees’ and a configuration of some trees makes the
character ‘forest’. The gold point represents a seed.
Petrus Spronk lectured in Ceramics at the University of
Ballarat between 1991-1992.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB470)
Lin ONUS (1948 – 1996)
Born Melbourne
Walawala Garkman
Screenprint
Born in Melbourne in 1948 this urban
Aboriginal artist was largely self-taught.
By the mid-1990’s just before his tragic and
untimely death in 1996 he had established
himself as a highly successful artist creating
paintings, prints and sculptures. Career
highlights include numerous solo exhibitions,
art awards and acquisition by major
collections including the National Gallery of
Australia and the Melbourne Museum.
University of Ballarat Art Collection (UB471)
Minnie PWERLE (c1920-2006)
Born Utopia region
Awelye & Bush Melon Dreaming, 2004
Acrylic on canvas
The paintings of Minnie Pwerle depict traditional
body designs and bush melons, which are part
of Pwerle’s knowledge of the life around her,
and convey her connection with her country and
the food it provides the people.
Minnie Pwerle’s country is Atnwengerrp and her
language is Anmatyerre.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB472, 473, 474)
Paul McKINNON
130 Victoria Street
Watercolour
In 1886 James and Piper designed a
residence for Mr J. Phillips. The property
was
purchased
by
the
Education
Department for a hostel for young ladies,
and later became a Ballarat Teachers’
College residence.
1990 saw the further development of the
Victoria Street Student Residential Complex
with the refurbishment of No. 128 and 130,
with new motel style units in between.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB476)
Ilsa ATKINS
Isha
Handtooled limestone
granite base.
on
black
Ilsa Atkins completed a Diploma of
Arts (Sculpture) at the University of
Ballarat in 2002.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB477)
Gail TREMBATH
Lake Mungo National Park
Photograph
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB479.2)
Celia ROSSER
Banksia Ornata
Rosser first exhibited her paintings of uniquely
Australian wildflowers in 1865. Since that time her
reputation for artistic and accurate botanical
illustration has grown.
She is recognised internationally for her
banksia paintings. In 1977 she was awarded
the coveted Jill Smythies Award for Botanical
Illustration, and in 1966, the Medal of the
Order of Australia (O.A.M.) for her
contribution to botanical art.
Donated by E.J. Tippett, MBE.
Member of the SMB and BCAE Councils
1934-1983
University of Ballarat (UB481)
Jessie STEINFORT
Mushrooms
Photograph
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB482)
Marley SMITH
[Spirit], 2004
Acrylic on Canvas
This painting depicts the spirit of the
Australian Indigenous Education
Conference held at the University in 2004.
The central circle represents a meeting
place. It’s all about … coming together
and to understand and educate one
another on everyone else’s colture – if
you have no understanding, then there’s
no way of learning. [Marley Smith]
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB483)
Marley SMITH
[Spirit]
Acrylic on Canvas
Marley Smith created this work for the
launch of the 2004 Australian
Indigenous Education Conference
held at the University of Ballarat Caro
Conference Centre.
The work depicts a coming together.
The centre of the painting, featuring a
circle representing a meeting place,
was used as the conference logo.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB483)
Allan MANN
Born Scotland
Arrived Australia 1987
Charts and Ciphers, 1994
Screenprint on Fabriano5
Allan Mann is Associate Professor of the
University of Ballarat Arts Academy.
Leaving Scotland in 1987, Allan Mann
was employed at Ballarat in that year,
lecturing in printmaking.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB484
Ben ZILRY
[Vintage Car], 1995
Acrylic on canvas
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB485
Sally MILLER
Volcanos
Sally Miller was a student at the
University of Ballarat when this
work was produced.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB488)
Marion POPPLEWELL
Born 1912, Yorkshire
[Blue Bowl], 1959
Ceramic
Gift of Marion Popplewell
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB489)
Marion POPPLEWELL
Born 1912, Yorkshire
[Blue Urn], 1960
Ceramic
Gift of Marion Popplewell
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB490)
Marion POPPLEWELL
Born 1912, Yorkshire
[Handled Bowl], 1974
Ceramic
Gift of Marion Popplewell
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB491)
Marion POPPLEWELL
Born 1912, Yorkshire
[Group of small bowls]
Ceramic
Gift of Marion Popplewell
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB494)
Peter PILVEN
Born in Ballarat, Victoria
"Kondren" 2, 2004
Double walled, wheel thrown and
handbuilt ceramic vessel.
Peter Pilven, a University of Ballarat
Lecturer in Ceramics since 1979, used local
clays and firing materials to produce this
work.
“Kondren” 2
was
woodfired
continuously for 80 hours in an Anagama
style kiln, and features natural ash glaze
and atmospheric "flashing".
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB497)
E. ROBINSON
Painters and Things, 1932
Linocut
E. Robinson was an Art Student
at the Ballarat School of Mines
Technical Art School. This work
was prepared for the 1932
Students’ Magazine.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB498
E. ROBINSON
Painters and Things, 1932
Linocut
Don Refshauge
Black and White
Linocut
Don Refshauge and E. Robinson were
Art Student at the Ballarat School of
Mines Technical Art School. These
works were prepared for the 1932
Students’ Magazine.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB498 & UB499
Don Refshauge
Black and White
Linocut
Don Refshauge was a student
at the Ballarat School of Mines
Technical Art School. This work
was prepared for the 1932
Students’ Magazine.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB499
Andrew ARE
The Back Pages, 2004
Etching
This work was inspired by ‘Theatre of
the Absurd’, pantomime and other
forms of fantasy drama. This cast of
characters is captured in a moment of
absurdity, of contemplation and
unspoken intent, which viewers must
determine for themselves.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB500)
Alexis BECKETT
Fleeting, 2004
Etched blind
digital print
embossing,
archival
This work was inspired by the increasing
absence of wild native birds from our cities.
Small embossed portraits of a selection of
lost bird species are combined with a bird’s
eye view of the city, looking from the city
centre to the outskirts and vice versa. Silent
songs are reversed out of this panorama.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB501)
Scott PEARCE
…Giver of Breath and Bread
Acrylic on Canvas
University of Ballarat Art
Student Association Collection
(UB503)
Loris BUTTON
Hand III, 2004
Oil on board
University of Ballarat Art
Student Association Collection
(UB504)
Leah McKEE
Untitled, 2004
Oil on paper
Leah McKee was a student at the
University of Ballarat Arts Academy.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB505)
Jackie SLEIGHT
Crossroads, 2004
Monoprint, solarprint & acrylic
Leah McKee was a student at the
University of Ballarat Arts Academy.
University of Ballarat Art
Student Association Collection
(UB506)
Ponsenby May CAREW-SMYTH
[Woman Carrying a Vase], 1879
Pencil on paper
Carew-Smith was born at Cork,
Ireland, and studied at the Belfast
School of Art and Design. CarewSmyth taught at the National Art
Training School, London and Rugby
School. He arrived in Australia in
January 1891, and was appointed
Principal at Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
School (Ballarat West Technical Art
School). In 1907 Carew Smyth was
Chief Inspector of Art for the Victorian
Education Department. He designed
the commemorative wall plaques for
state schools after World War One. In
1936 Carew Smyth was Acting Director
at the National Gallery of Victoria.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB508
Birgit PANKE (1949-)
Born Germany, arrived Australia 1957
[Landscape], c1971
Oil on Canvas
Birgit Panke studied at the Ballarat
College of Advanced Education.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB510)
Marley SMITH
(Serpent) Owner of the Land, 2005
Acrylic on Canvas
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB512)
Jan SENBERGS (1939-)
Born Latvia
Arrived Australia 1950
Love the Stage, 1970
Silkscreen
Senbergs’ early work employed a
collage-like technique from ideas that
came from a wide range of sources
including literature, scientific notions
and different cultures. Senbergs
worked around the picture plane until
a formal resolution was achieved.
University of Ballarat Student Association
Art Collection (UB523)
‘Imaging the Apple’
Selections from a University of
Ballarat
supported
travelling
exhibition. Exhibition curator, Jon
Neeson, is a sessional lecturer at
the University of Ballarat Arts
Academy.
Left to right:
Lewis MILLER
Untitled, 2003
Vera MOLLER
Colette, 2003
Dale HICKEY
Apple, 2003
Margaret OLLEY
Apple with Glass, 2003
Gift of Artist, 2005
John NEESON
Snow White, 2003
Jon CAMPBELL
Golden Delicious, 2003
Guy STUART
November Apple, 2003
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB526, 524, 528, 533, 529, 525, 527
Unknown
[James Dean]
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB530)
Stan THOMAS
126 Webster St Ballarat
Watercolour on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB539)
Mark KOBAL
Face the Future II, 2005
Woodcut
Kobal’s work predominantly shows views
of solitary figures depicting fragments of
everyday life and domesticity. His work
explores psychological aspects of
relating to interpersonal relationships;
intimacy and detachment; the mundane
repetition of daily television gatherings,
and subtle gestures which aim to evoke
a variety of moods and emotions.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB546
‘
Sophia SZILAGYI
Where Shadows Lie [diptych], 2005
Pigment Inkjet Print
Szilagyi’s work expresses a sense of
uncertainty through the exploration of
dualities such as reality and fiction, past
and present, personal and cultural,
memory and interpretation. The artist is
interested in the meanings viewers make
from
juxtapositions
of
archetypal
imagery, and the gaps that occur
between images.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB547
Robert JACKS (1943-)
B. Melbourne
Sketches of Spain, 2003
Silkscreen
Robert Jacks first exhibited in 1966,
including The New Generation and
The Field shows. Jacks abstract work
is aligned with minimalism and colourfield painting.'
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB548
Wendy STAVRIANOS (1941-)
Born Melbourne
Vision Through Darwin, 1976
Synthetic polymer paint, pen & ink on
canvas
The art of Wendy Stavrianos' art is
intensely personal; and has an intensity
which permeates the surface into the
very imagery that expresses her deeply
felt inner progress, while acknowledging
and calling upon the figurative
associations of her outward journey.
‘Vision Through Darwin’ was completed
during Wendy Stavrianos’ term as
lecturer at Darwin Community College
(1973-5). This work results from
experiencing and surviving Cyclone
Tracey.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB551)
Nicole MURRAY
Untitled
Graphite on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB552)
Barbara WEIR
Born Utopia, Australia
Grass Seeds, 1999
This Dreaming tells the story of the grass
seed that is part of the bush tucker found in
the region of Utopia. This seed is collected,
crushed to a fine powder and is then used
to make bread, very similar to damper. The
people of Utopia were still using this seed
as late as the 1950s. During that time the
seed grew in abundance but as the years
passed there were very few good seeds to
be found due to bullocks roaming the land
and eating the grasses. The people then
began to eat a substitute that the white man
provided, and today very few Aboriginal
people collect these seeds.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB558)
Walala TJAPALTJARRI (born 1960s)
Born Pintupi, Australia
Tingari Cycle, 1999
This Painting depicts ‘tali tjuta’ – many sand
hills of the Murrawa area West of Lake
McKay. In a minimal linear style, the artist
has depicted a particular site known as
Wanapatangu, which is recorded as being
north-east of Wilkinkarra (Lake McKay) in
Western Australia. This is one of the points
where the Tingari ancestors stopped for
ceremonial and social activity in their long
journey across the desert. According to the
artist, the rectangles mark the watery areas
that surround Wanapatangu.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB559)
Gloria PETYARRE
Born Utopia, Australia
Bush Medicine
‘Bush Medicine Dreaming’ depicts the
leaves of a special plant that is used to
aid in the healing process. The leaves
are collected and then boiled to extract
the resin. Following this, the resin is
mixed with kangaroo fat collected from
the kangaroo’s stomach. This creates a
paste that can be stored for up to six
months in bush conditions. This
medicine is used to heal cuts, wounds,
bites, rashes and as an insect repellent.
The Dreaming that is the basis for
Petyarre’s paintings comes from the
important ceremonies and traditions
held by the people of Atnwengerrp.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB560)
Jan SENBERGS (1939- )
B. Latvia, arrived Australia 1950
Melbourne, 2003
Lithograph
Ten-year-old Jan Senbergs landed at Melbourne in
1950 with his family. His story is a remarkable
voyage, from refugee driven by events in the
closing months of World War II, to major Australian
painter.
Largely self-taught, Senbergs has formulated an
expressive, highly idiosyncratic style that is capable
of great social and political comment. His subjects
range from the dramatic landscapes and cityscapes
of Port Melbourne, the mines of Mt Lyell in
Tasmania, the Antarctic, to figures in history, such
as William Buckley and Wilbraham Liardet. His
distorted, map-like views of Melbourne and Sydney
are resonant and original images of Australia.
Senbergs' received the prestigious posting as
Visiting Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard
University in the late 1980s. He is the only
Australian artist to receive this honour.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB561)
Noella STRATFORD
Avenue of Desire, 2005
Acrylic & charcoal on paper
This artwork was produced while the
artist was an artist-in-residence at
Mojacar. Visiting the place where the
story of Lorca’s play ‘Blood Wedding’
was enacted – a narrative of passion
and murder. The drama of this story is
told artistically through gesture and
colour.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB563)
Noella STRATFORD (1940- )
Intersection
Charcoal on paper
This work depicts rocks at Hanging
Rock.
Gift of the Artist
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB564)
Peter CHURCHER (1964-)
Born Brisbane, Queensland
Portrait of Professor Kerry O. Cox,
2006
Oil on linen
Peter Churcher is one of Australia’s
foremost portrait painters. His work is
held in many important collections
including the National Gallery of
Australia, the National Portrait Gallery,
the Australian War Memorial and
Parliament House in Canberra and
Victoria.
Professor Kerry Cox was the second
University of Ballarat Vice-Chancellor
(2001-2005).
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB565)
William (Bill) GRIBBLE
Venice, c1955
Etching on copper plate
Bill Gribble studied Art at the Ballarat
School of Mines (SMB) before enrolling
at the East Sydney Technical School,
followed by the Central School of Arts
and Crafts, London. This work was
completed during his time in London.
After a very successful career in
engineering Bill Gribble became a
member of the SMB Council (19891996), serving as President from 1992
to 1996.
Gift of the artist, 2006
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB591)
David HIGGINS
Wombat
Offset Print
Acclaimed wildlife artist, David
Higgins, is known for his observation
of nature.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB592)
David HIGGINS
Platypus
Offset Print
Acclaimed wildlife artist, David
Higgins, is known for his observation
of nature.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB593)
Zo BASSETT
Dayle SMITHWICK
Christy
‘Photo’s-Framed’
Photograph
‘Squares’
Paint (if you can tell it is better
to out ‘Oil on canvas’ or ‘acrylic
on paper’
‘Face: M
Silver Ge
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School of Business Services, SMB
Art Collection
(UB598)
U
School o
University of Ballarat
School of Business Services, SMB
Art Collection
(UB599)
(UB600)
Linda STOCK
Angela COMBEN
Rebecc
‘Journey’
Sculpture : Acrylic and Green
Granite
‘Leap of Faith’
Acrylic on canvas
‘BEC 2’
Charcoa
canvas
University of Ballarat
School of Business Services, SMB
Art Collection
(UB601)
University of Ballarat
School of Business Services, SMB
Art Collection
(UB602)
U
School o
(UB603)
Rebecca BARKER
Elizabeth SIGNORELLO
Elizabe
‘BEC 3’
Charcoal and collage on canvas
‘Aerial Scape’
Mixed media on canvas
‘Aerial S
Mixed m
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School of Business Services, SMB
Art Collection
(UB604)
University of Ballarat
School of Business Services, SMB
Art Collection
(UB605a)
Pauline O’SHANNESSYDOWLING
Pauline O’SHANNESSYDOWLING
‘The (V)’
Mixed media on canvas
University of Ballarat
School of Business Services, SMB
Art Collection
(UB606)
‘Flame Tree’
Acrylic and Gold leaf on
canvas ‘ paper??
U
School o
(UB605b)
Beth G
‘Girl in th
Conte an
U
School o
University of Ballarat
School of Business Services, SMB
Art Collection
(UB607)
Connie NGAI
Black and White Teapot
Porcelain
This work was purchased from the 2007
End of Year Student Exhibition EYE.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
UB612
Gary SHINFIELD (1950- )
Born Sydney
Drop Tank, 2006
Etching
Drop Tank is the name given to a
World War II aircraft fuel tank. Three
(UB608)
similar tanks were used by the artist Ian
Fairweather to construct a raft in which
he attempted to sail from Darwin to
Indonesia in 1952. The journey was
perilous, and Fairweather and the
remains of the raft were washed up on
the island of Roti. The artist is
interested
in
the
metaphoric
significance of the ‘drop tank’.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB613)
Tonya BLIZZARD
Untitled
Acrylic on paper
Tonya Blizzard was a student at the
University of Ballarat.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB618)
Georgie GREEN
Closing Hour Friday Night Shopping
Linocut
Georgie Green was a student and
sessional lecturer at the University of
Ballarat Arts Academy.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB619)
Shirleyrose SMITH
[Yong/Yang], 2007
Gouache on paper
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB626)
Debbie HILL
Data In, 2006
Charcoal on printed drafting paper
This work borrows, juxtaposes and
initiates new commentary regarding
what we believe and what we accept to
be matters of fact.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB631)
Victor COBB (1976-1945)
B. Footscray, Victoria
The Approach of the Old Stables
of Cobb & Co., Melbourne, 1926
Etching
Cobb's reputation rests on a large
oeuvre of etchings, built up during his
lifetime and depicting with meticulous
accuracy the architectural splendor of
Melbourne's colleges and churches,
vistas of the city, the tea-tree patterned
foreshore and the outer areas of bush
and countryside. State galleries hold
many examples of his work.
Cobb & Company was first formed in
Australia in the year 1854 by John
Peck who had arrived in Melbourne the
previous year from the United States of
America. There he had been employed
by the American Stagecoach Company
named Wells Fargo. He used his
knowledge and expertise and joined up
with fellow American's, Freeman Cobb,
James Swanton and John Lamber as
the founder members of Cobb and Co.
in Melbourne. Their first coach began
running in 1854. The last few of the
Cobb & Co horse-drawn coach lines in
Australia, were still running in the year
1924.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB633)
David NIXON (1980- )
Born USA
Nebula, 2007
Linocut
A meditative, devotional process that
employs repetition and evokes a
calming presence is combined with the
technically innovative use of a builder's
hand drill, imbuing an immediacy and
physically into the presence of linocuts.
The rhythmic emanations of Nebula
suggest that matter derives from sound
vibrations celebrating the music of
spheres.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB636)
Philip BERRY
The Race, 2007
Oil on canvas
Philip Berry was a student at the
University of Ballarat Arts Academy in
2007.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB637)
Fiona MALTHOUSE
Blue Poppies, 2007
Acrylic on canvas
Fiona Malthouse was a student at the
University of Ballarat Arts Academy in
2007.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB638)
Richard EVANS
Wood Fired Vessel, 2007
Ceramic, shop and natural ash glaze
Richard Evans completed a Bachelor
of Visual Arts (Fine Arts) Ceramics at
the University of Ballarat Arts Academy
in 2007.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB639)
Hiroyuki SAITOH
Born Japan
Ceramic
Saitoh studied at the University of
Ballarat Arts Academy, completing a
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Fine Arts)
Ceramics at the University of Ballarat
Arts Academy in 2007.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB641)
Daniel HENDERSON
View, 2007
Oil on canvas
Daniel Henderson completed a
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Fine Arts) at
the University of Ballarat Arts
Academy in 2007.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB503)
Robert KELTY
Faceless and Forgotten, 2007
Ceramic
War, famine and oppression were the
themes behind this work. It was the
winning submission for the 2007
Lucato Peace Prize, an award that
focuses students’ attention on world
peace. When this work was produced
Robert Kelty was a first year Bachelor
of Visual Arts student at the
University of Ballarat.
University of Ballarat
(UB651.5)
Jan SENBERGS (1939- )
Born Latvia
Arrived Australia 1950
Central Ballarat, 2007
Compressed charcoal & acrylic on paper
This work was undertaken during a
commission by the Ballarat Fine Art
Gallery for Senbergs to create a
Portrait of Ballarat. The work features
the University of Ballarat Arts
Academy in the centre of the drawing.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB652)
Michelle ZUCCOLO
Spring Lamb, 2006
Wash on paper
Michelle Zuccolo works with still life
and uses collected ornaments and
figurines to contemplate childhood
experiences and memories such as
love, death, jealousy and ownership.
University of Ballarat Art Collection
(UB653)