MAS Winter Exhibition 2026: Featuring C.E.G. Beveridge Prize
C.E.G. Beveridge Prize forBest In Show “Jazz Band” by Nicole Hain An energetic painting where one can sense the rhythmic flow of music coming from the musicians through the colourful mark-making surrounding them. The use of palette knife texture emphasizes the high energy of the work. A very well presented painting, simply framed, without impinging […]
MAS Autumn Exhibition 2026: Featuring Barbara Peake Prize
Barbara Peake Prize for Best In Show Winner “Mossman Gorge, Daintree” by Margaret Meadows This work stood out for me. Its excellent asymmetrical composition when viewed from afar was augmented by its intricate mark making on close observation. For me, a black and white work need a full range of tones which this successfully achieves. […]
MAS Spring Exhibition 2025
Best in Show Winner “The Clearing”by Sue Vance Image 1: “The Clearing” Image 2: Sue (LHS) and President Terry O’Keeffe A diamond-shaped centre path leads the way into a smokey pink haze, and into the antithesis of a focal point, where a focus point ordinarily ought to be. The artist has created beautifully textured foliage […]
MAS Winter Exhibition 2025: Featuring C.E.G. Beveridge Prize
C.E.G. Beveridge Prize forBest In Show “Silken Innocence” by Linda McEwan “Silken Innocence” immediately commands attention with its limited yet bold colour palette of red, gold, and white—an arresting combination that gives the piece both elegance and power. The image of a young Chinese girl beneath a gold sun umbrella is visually striking, and the […]
MAS Autumn Exhibition 2025: Featuring Barbara Peake Prize
Barbara Peake Prize for Best In Show Winner “First Snow” by Margaret Picken This painting of the first snow is a masterful study of atmosphere, and emotional nuance. With a minimalist winter palette, the artist captures the quiet drama of the season’s first transformation with a powerful sense of mood and spatial depth proving that […]
MAS Spring Exhibition 2024
Best in Show Winner “Late Afternoon Light”by Helene Oberman Image 1: Helene and Sunny from Exhibition Sponsor Community Bank Malvern East Image 2: “Late Afternoon Light” Trees have been depicted for centuries what is there left to say. The artist successfully took this challenge. We are drawn in the infinite details of this […]
MAS Winter Exhibition 2024: Featuring C.E.G. Beveridge Prize
C.E.G. Beveridge Prize forBest In Show “Who Let the Chooks Out – Castlemaine” by Wendy Colliver Classic composition and arrangement of form: a joyous painting. Second Prize “Albion Silos” by Geoff Cook Heightening a bland subject to a higher level of observation. Third Prize “Lellow Lillies (sic)” by Nic Kirkman Love the organic nature of […]
MAS Autumn Exhibition 2024
Best In Show Winner “The Day Brought Another Surprise” by Liza Elkonin The winner for me is the one I would hang in my own home. This is a lovely drawn work with lots of lost and found lines. A moody, abstracted figure with strong lines and shapes. Emerging Artist Prize Winner “Figs” by Bernadette […]
MAS Spring Exhibition 2023
Community Bank Malvern East Acquisitive Prize Winner “A Quiet Walk”by Suzanne Johnstone Judged by Community Bank Malvern East Best Still Life / Flora & Fauna Winner “Seaweed Dragon” by Tegan Colliver Interesting subject matter and colour harmony. Highly Commended “Magpie Peach Blossom”by Li-Lee Archer Great use of line and colour working together. Best Figure / […]
MAS Winter Exhibition 2023: Featuring C.E.G. Beveridge Prize
C.E.G. Beveridge Prize forBest In Show No. 21 “Capertee Evening NSW” by Heinz Fickler A soft and moody painting with a great variety of brush and palette knife work. The artist has an excellent understanding of colour theory and aerial perspective, hence allowing the viewer to travel through the work. Second Prize No. 59 “Galician […]