Opening event 6pm, 6 November
Location: Cato Gallery
Drawn from their local surroundings and travels around Australia, both artists portray the inhabitants of the landscape with sensitivity and appreciation drawing on their respective skills and experience. Liz is well known for her portraits of the two dingoes that live with her family.
Liz Millsom is a Melbourne based artist who has exhibited throughout Melbourne solely and collaboratively. A passionate portrait painter, printmaker and illustrator who depicts the human and animal form in various settings. I am interested in the Australian environment and concerned about the ongoing threats to the Australian ecosystems.
Susan Morris graduated from Swinburne University in 1981 with a BA in Graphic Design. Her product and textile design often centred around the botanical which is now expressed in her oil paintings. Based in Melbourne, Susan exhibits regularly with the Victorian Artists Society and has been a finalist in numerous shows including the Waterhouse Natural Science and Art Prize, the Mosman Art prize, the Lethbridge 20000, the Waverley Art Prize, the York Botanic Prize and Galleries including Pack Gallery in Byron Bay and Michael Reid Southern Highlands.
We would like to pay our respects to the traditional owners of the land on which our building stands, their leaders, past, present and emerging.