Watercolour Society of Victoria

The Watercolour Society of Victoria is a vibrant group of watercolour enthusiasts.

The society shares all things watercolour with quality demonstrations, talks, excursions, paint outs and occasional group exhibitions. Our friendly, respectful members provide support and share a lifetime of skill while nurturing individual endeavours.

Monthly meetings are held at the Victorian Artists Society (VAS). Membership gives access to all facets of this continually evolving network of watercolour artists.

Watercolour Society of Victoria

Victorian Artists Society, 430 Albert Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

watercoloursocietyofvictoria.com.au

Mon to Fri 10am–
4pm, Sat & Sun 11am–4pm.
Free admission.

Preview

Julie Mehretu and the new contemporary

Julie Mehretu’s first solo exhibition in the southern hemisphere, now showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art, attempts to harness the urgency and energy of the Ethiopian-born New Yorker’s multilayered painting practice.

Courtney Kidd

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Stranger than fiction: Magritte and Cao Fei

In two new exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, René Magritte and Cao Fei speak to each other across cultures and eras about the way that perception can unsettle reality—and the places the real intersects with the surreal.

Sally Gearon

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The undeniable power of Josina Pumani’s Maralinga

Josina Pumani’s electric ceramic work Maralinga—recently recognised at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards— deftly excavates a long-hidden past.

Jessica Alderton

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Ellen Dahl creates a dialogue between places

In her latest exhibition at THIS IS NO FANTASY, Ellen Dahl presents works from an ongoing photographic series that has captured many sites—from the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard to Tasmania—creating a dialogue between works that center place.

Sally Gearon

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Trevor Vickers and the abstraction of light

Trevor Vickers reflects on his six-decade career in hard-edged abstraction, the value that Perth’s light offers painters, and how his latest exhibition at Art Collective WA focuses on a series of quieter works.

Steve Dow

Book Reviews

‘About Face’ mirrors the alluring world of contemporary portrait painting

About Face is a smart piece of marketing. The new book on portrait painting from Australia and New Zealand has a mission to change buyers’ minds about the field. But as Jane O’Sullivan discovers, any sales pitch wears thin if it’s repeated often enough, and the close attention to how portrait painting is received by the market means that other important conversations fade to the background.

Watercolour Society of Victoria

Watercolour Society of Victoria

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