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VAS Edward Heffernan Drawing Exhibition 2025


20 Aug 2025 – 31 Aug 2025

Opening Caricature Event Sunday 24 August from 2pm, Awards Presentation from 3:30pm

Location: Cato Gallery & Mackley Members' Room


The 'Edward Heffernan Memorial Drawing Prizes' are awarded in honour of Edward Heffernan, past president of VAS from 1977 to 1980. He served on the VAS Council for 12 years and was also awarded the Distinguished VAS Service Award, Honorary life Membership, VAS Fellowship and the Order of Australia Medal for his services to Arts.
Alice Martin A Study of Hands

Alice Martin A Study of Hands

VAS Edward Heffernan Drawing Exhibition 2025

Location: Cato Gallery & Mackley Members' Room


20 Aug 2025 – 31 Aug 2025

Opening Caricature Event Sunday 24 August from 2pm, Awards Presentation from 3:30pm

The 'Edward Heffernan Memorial Drawing Prizes' are awarded in honour of Edward Heffernan, past president of VAS from 1977 to 1980. He served on the VAS Council for 12 years and was also awarded the Distinguished VAS Service Award, Honorary life Membership, VAS Fellowship and the Order of Australia Medal for his services to Arts.

This exhibition is made possible through a bequest from the estate of his wife Maree Elizabeth Heffernan, who was the proprietor of the Gordon Edgerton Gallery and assisted Edward with editing the Victorian Artists Society’s Journal. 

The Edward Heffernan Memorial Drawing Exhibition features Prizes for:

  • 1st prize, $900
  • 2nd prize, $400
  • 3rd prize $200

 

Image: A Study of Hands by Alice Martin.

A Caricature Sketching Event with Lucy Fekete


We invite you to join us on Sunday 24 August from 2pm for an out of the box session with award winning artist and Illustrator Lucy Fekete, on how to draw Caricatures with a twist!

Is stylistic cartoon portraiture an art form? We encourage you to come along and participate in this colourful fun session. Free and a VAS family friendly experience. Spaces are limited, so bookings are essential.

This is a free event. Drawing boards, paper and crayons will be provided.

Following this drawing session will be the awards presentation for the 2025 VAS Edward Heffernan Drawing Exhibition at 3:30pm.

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This caricature session will be facilitated by award winning artist and Illustrator Lucy Fekete.

Lucy exhibits and teaches regularly at VAS, covering classes in oil painting, acrylic painting and also drawing. Her experience includes 15+ years as a very versatile and creative freelance Illustrator.

In 2024 and 2023 she received Highly Commended for her work in the VAS George Hicks Contemporary Exhibition and the 2023 VAS Portrait Exhibition. Lucy was also a 2023 Kennedy Prize Finalist, and a 2024 Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Finalist.


Browse Artworks

Artist - Robyn Pridham Title - 3 x 5 minutes Medium - Pencil on paper Price - $500.00.jpg
3 x 5 Minutes
Robyn Pridham
66cm (W) x 54cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Pencil on paper
$ 500.00
ARDIAN, pencil.jpg
Ardian
Zoja Trofimiuk
30cm (W) x 40cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Graphite
$ 500.00
WhatsApp 图像2025-08-10于22.47.45_3985977d.jpg
Beautiful Lady
Kai hong Tsang
Charcoal
$ 1,600.00
20250819_110859~01~01.jpg
Brumby / Whispers through the Mane
Gregory P Fernandes
60cm (W) x 90cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Graphite on fabriano paper
$ 700.00
CaneTrain.jpg
Cane Train
Linda Weil
80cm (W) x 67cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Colour/graphite on tea stained paper
$ 2,200.00
etude1a.jpg
Etude
Scott Bamford
45cm (W) x 65cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Charcoal on toned paper
$ 650.00
IMG_2076.jpeg (Edit) (Edit)
Evan
Teresa Brimo
48cm (W) x 58cm (H) x 2.5cm (D)
Charcoal and white pastel
$ 300.00
Fragments of memory_JOBBAGY Alex.jpg
Fragments of Memory
Alex Jobbagy
33cm (W) x 45.5cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Ink on paper
$ 450.00
VSA 2 copy.jpg
Greenlight
Samuel Densem
Pencil on drawing paper
$ 600.00
IMG_1116.jpeg (Edit) (Edit)
Life Drawing
John Wakefield
55cm (W) x 47cm (H) x 330cm (D)
Conte
$ 900.00
'Maternal Line' .JPG
Maternal Line
Jill Shalless
80cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Pastel pencil and soft pastel
$ 4,000.00
Artist - Joseph Luczynski Title - Portrait Medium - Charcoal on paper Price - $750.00.jpg
Portrait
Joseph Luczynski
66cm (W) x 82cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Charcoal on paper
$ 750.00
IMG_1343.jpg
Portrait Day
Rodney Edelsten
Pastel on board
$ 1,200.00
Huang_05_01_Self Portrait at Age 24.jpg
Self Portrait at 24
Jennifer Huang
34cm (W) x 41cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Mixed media on paper
$ 550.00
IMG_0329.jpeg (Edit) (Edit)
The Mallee Root
Ms Gayle Whyte
Graphite and coloured pencil
$ 350.00
IMG_1614.jpeg
Venus II
Genevieve Gadd-Carolan
55cm (W) x 75cm (H)
Charcoal on paper
$ 800.00

Browse Artworks

Artist - Robyn Pridham Title - 3 x 5 minutes Medium - Pencil on paper Price - $500.00.jpg
3 x 5 Minutes
Robyn Pridham
66cm (W) x 54cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Pencil on paper
$ 500.00
ARDIAN, pencil.jpg
Ardian
Zoja Trofimiuk
30cm (W) x 40cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Graphite
$ 500.00
WhatsApp 图像2025-08-10于22.47.45_3985977d.jpg
Beautiful Lady
Kai hong Tsang
Charcoal
$ 1,600.00
20250819_110859~01~01.jpg
Brumby / Whispers through the Mane
Gregory P Fernandes
60cm (W) x 90cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Graphite on fabriano paper
$ 700.00
CaneTrain.jpg
Cane Train
Linda Weil
80cm (W) x 67cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Colour/graphite on tea stained paper
$ 2,200.00
etude1a.jpg
Etude
Scott Bamford
45cm (W) x 65cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Charcoal on toned paper
$ 650.00
IMG_2076.jpeg (Edit) (Edit)
Evan
Teresa Brimo
48cm (W) x 58cm (H) x 2.5cm (D)
Charcoal and white pastel
$ 300.00
Fragments of memory_JOBBAGY Alex.jpg
Fragments of Memory
Alex Jobbagy
33cm (W) x 45.5cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Ink on paper
$ 450.00
VSA 2 copy.jpg
Greenlight
Samuel Densem
Pencil on drawing paper
$ 600.00
IMG_1116.jpeg (Edit) (Edit)
Life Drawing
John Wakefield
55cm (W) x 47cm (H) x 330cm (D)
Conte
$ 900.00
'Maternal Line' .JPG
Maternal Line
Jill Shalless
80cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Pastel pencil and soft pastel
$ 4,000.00
Artist - Joseph Luczynski Title - Portrait Medium - Charcoal on paper Price - $750.00.jpg
Portrait
Joseph Luczynski
66cm (W) x 82cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Charcoal on paper
$ 750.00
IMG_1343.jpg
Portrait Day
Rodney Edelsten
Pastel on board
$ 1,200.00
Huang_05_01_Self Portrait at Age 24.jpg
Self Portrait at 24
Jennifer Huang
34cm (W) x 41cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Mixed media on paper
$ 550.00
IMG_0329.jpeg (Edit) (Edit)
The Mallee Root
Ms Gayle Whyte
Graphite and coloured pencil
$ 350.00
IMG_1614.jpeg
Venus II
Genevieve Gadd-Carolan
55cm (W) x 75cm (H)
Charcoal on paper
$ 800.00

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