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Rod Holdaway

Rod Holdaway has studied painting and sculpture at the Adelaide School of Advanced Education, philosophy and linear perspective in Italian Renaissance art at Deakin University as well as printing, photography and drawing at TAFE.  Holdaway has exhibited in several solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions, including three years consecutively in the Dobell Prize for Drawing (2007, 2008, 2009). In 2010 Holdaway was a finalist in the Kedumba Drawing Award and previously he has had work selected for the Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Mosman Art Prize and the Waverly Art Prize. His work is represented in corporate and private collections in Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Ireland.

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Polyphony -Woman and Car in Newtown 2022 Rod Holdaway

Polyphony -Woman and Car in Newtown 2022 Rod Holdaway

Oil and college on polyester 51cm x 51cm

bottle with funnel inside_edited

bottle with funnel inside_edited

Prue Venables

Braque's Muse Rod Holdaway

Braque's Muse Rod Holdaway

College on canvas board 36cm x 14.5cm

7 yellow and white group of 6 pieces,  2022 Prue Venables

7 yellow and white group of 6 pieces, 2022 Prue Venables

(a) yellow and white stemmed bowl, Limoges porcelain, thrown, reduction fired, yellow and white glaze (h) 160 x (w) 225x (d) 180 mm (b) white bottle with fine silver lid, Limoges porcelain, thrown, reduction fired, white glaze, fine silver (h) 200 x (w) 100 x (d) 70 mm ( c) yellow and white jug, Limoges porcelain, thrown, reduction fired, white glaze (h) 110 x (w) 85 x (d) 55 mm (d) yellow and white pierced funnel, Jingdezhen porcelain, cast, reduction fired, fine silver detail, yellow and white

Cyclist Framed 2022 Rod Holdaway

Cyclist Framed 2022 Rod Holdaway

Acrylic, college and pastel on plywood

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Prue Venables

Pair of yellow jugs Prue Venables

Pair of yellow jugs Prue Venables

Lagoon 2022

Lagoon 2022

Oil and college on canvas board 19cm x 27cm

Step Out of Time 2022 Rod Holdaway

Step Out of Time 2022 Rod Holdaway

Oil and canvas on canvas board 51cm x 63.7cm

grey & black jug Prue Venables

grey & black jug Prue Venables

grey & black pair_edited

grey & black pair_edited

Bridges 2022

Bridges 2022

Oil and college on cotton duck 58cm x 76.5cm

White bowl on stem, 2022

White bowl on stem, 2022

Limoges porcelain, thrown and altered, reduction fired, white glaze (h) 130 x (w) 210 x (d) 175 mm

Rising Tide in Newtown 2021

Rising Tide in Newtown 2021

Oil and college on primed paper 45cm x 36cm

(a) and (b) White bottle and funnel, 2022

(a) and (b) White bottle and funnel, 2022

Thrown and altered Limoges porcelain, fine silver addition to funnel. Reduction fired, white glaze. Bottle (h) 210 x (w) 100 x (d) 100 mm Funnel (l) 255 x (w) 80 x (d) 80 mm

Walking Man in Enmore 2022

Walking Man in Enmore 2022

Oil and collage on primed paper 20.9cm x 12cm

White bottle and funnel, 2022

White bottle and funnel, 2022

Thrown and altered Limoges porcelain, fine silver addition to funnel. Reduction fired, white glaze. Bottle (h) 210 x (w) 100 x (d) 100 mm Funnel (l) 255 x (w) 80 x (d) 80 mm

She Walks in Beauty 2022

She Walks in Beauty 2022

34 x19.5cm. Oil, acrylic and collage on canvas board

bowl on stem in black_edited

bowl on stem in black_edited

Encounter on King Street 2020

Encounter on King Street 2020

Oil and collage on primed paper 42cm x 29.5cm

a) and (b) Black pointed oval with black and rose jug, 2022

a) and (b) Black pointed oval with black and rose jug, 2022

Limoges porcelain, thrown and altered, reduction fired, black and rose glaze (a)Jug (h) 110 x (w) 100 x (d) 55 mm (b)Oval (h) 1500 x (w) 2400 x (d) 1300 mm SOLD

Colonial Outpost 2022

Colonial Outpost 2022

49.7 x 63.7cm.Oil on Canvas board

(a) and (b) Black triangulated bowl and black sieve with red lacquer handle, 2021

(a) and (b) Black triangulated bowl and black sieve with red lacquer handle, 2021

Limoges porcelain, thrown and altered, pierced, reduction fired, black glaze, red Chinese lacquer on wood. (a) Black triangulated bowl, (h) 110 x (w) 140 x (d) 140 mm (b) Black sieve with red handle (l) 175 x (w) 55 x (d) 30 mm

Woman in Doorway 2022

Woman in Doorway 2022

Oil and collage on canvas board 27.8cm x 14.6cm

a) and (b) Black triangulated bowl and black sieve with red lacquer handle, 2021

a) and (b) Black triangulated bowl and black sieve with red lacquer handle, 2021

Limoges porcelain, thrown and altered, pierced, reduction fired, black glaze, red Chinese lacquer on wood. (a) Black triangulated bowl, (h) 110 x (w) 140 x (d) 140 mm (b) Black sieve with red handle (l) 175 x (w) 55 x (d) 30 mm

Beach Walk on King St 2019

Beach Walk on King St 2019

Oil and college on primed paper 42cm x 29.8

Prue Venables is a multi-award winning, major Australian ceramicist, Educated at the Harrow College of Art in London with a Masters of Fine Art - Ceramics from RMIT. With a distinguished exhibition history, Prue has also mentored and taught generations of ceramicists. Prue's work is collected by major institutions in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, UK, USA, Canada, and Japan.
She is a former President of Craft Victoria, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in London.

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