Portrait Artists Australia presents…

Face Off!

The latest exhibition from Australia’s largest por trait ar tist association
60 AMA Z I N G  P O R T R A I T S
40 I N C R E D I B L E  A R T I S T S l
1 E XC L U S I V E  O P E N I N G  N I G H T

Portrait Artists Australia presents an IN YOUR FACE exhibition of CLOSE-UPS! 60 penetrating paintings on 40×40 cm canvas examining the full spectrum of moods – intimate, intense, guarded, melancholic, whimsical, witty….
Opening Night: Tuesday 9th March 2010, 7pm to 9pm
@ MLC Gallery 449 Harris St Ultimo (02) 9692 9222

For more information or RSVP for opening night
contact Janis Lander, President 0425 353 790
or Kathrin Longhurst, Vice President 0411 144 893
art@portraitartistsaustralia.com.au
www.portraitartistsaustralia.com.au
EXHIBITION RUNS 8-20TH MARCH 2010

Gallery Hours

Monday – Friday 11.00am – 6.00pm, Saturday 12.00 – 4.00pm

For further information on the gallery please contact Garrett, Victor or Miriam
Phone: +61 2 9692 9222

“Parliament Objects!“

Portraits of the Honourable Members of Parliament with an object of significance to their lives.

Venue: Fountain Court, Parliament House, Macquarie St, Sydney

Opening Night: Wednesday April 1st, 2009, 6pm-8pm

Guest Speaker:  the Hon Bruce Attire

People’s Choice Award: Peter Smeeth & Constance Farquharson

October – November  2008. Annual  Exhibition: “The Art of Healing”

Opening Night: Monday 13^th October.

Guest Speaker: Dr Kerwin Shannon
Director, Sydney Head & Neck Cancer Institute  – Spoke on behalf of  Professor Chris O’Brien

Peoples Choice Award: Jules Sevelson

Venue: The ArtHouse Hotel, Sydney

November – December 2007 Annual Exhibition: “Best Friend”

Opening Night: Monday 12^th November

Guest Speaker: Paul Delprat

Venue: The ArtHouse Hotel, Sydney,

Exhibition: “Power in the House”

Opening Night: 3^rd April,

Guest Speaker: Hon. Peter Debnam.

Venue: The Fountain Court, Parliament House, Sydney.

November 2006: “Idols & Icons”

Opening Night: Monday 6^th November

Guest Speaker: John Mangos

Venue: The ArtHouse Hotel, Sydney.

1^st March – 27^th April 2006: “Courtroom Faces.”

Opening Night: Friday 10^th March

Guest Speaker: The Honourable Roddy Meagher.

Venue: Buena Vista Bar & Bistro, 14^th Floor of the Supreme Court, Queens Square Sydney.

September– October 2005: Annual Exhibition:

“Fur & Feathers: Friend Or Foe.”

Opening Night: Monday 26^th September.

Guest Speaker: Maria Venutti

Venue: The ArtHouse Hotel, Sydney.

15^th May 2005. A Special Reception at the Australian Embassy in Washington: On the last afternoon of the Portrait Society of America’s Annual Conference, three hundred PSA Delegates were transported by coach from the conference centre to the Embassy. Cultural Ambassador Ron Ramsey and the Cultural Projects Officer Lori Hogan welcomed the guests.

Guest Speakers:  Mark Pachter, Director of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, and Australian Cultural Ambassador Ron Ramsey.

Exhibition Catalogue: Sally Robinson.

10 of the 30 Exhibiting PAA artists flew to Washington for the 2005 Macquarie International PAA exhibition: Jaiwei Shen; Constance Farquharson; Robyn Ross; Nafisa Naomi; Janis Lander; Julie Ballis; Li Bao Hua; Paul Newton; Yoli Salmona; Evert Ploeg.

On the last afternoon of the Portrait Society of America’s Annual Conference, three hundred PSA Delegates were transported by coach from the conference centre at Reston Virginia, to the Australian Embassy in Washington for the function, and to view works by their Australian counterparts.

The Australian artists had attended the 3-day PSA Convention, including lectures and demonstrations, as well as a gala dinner. Both Nafisa Naomi and Paul Newton had won awards in the International section of the PSA annual exhibitions, which stimulated interest in the emerging PAA group.

The PAA function at the Australian Embassy gave the American portrait artists an opportunity to view a different approach to the genre.