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This is a time lapse video showing the final stages of a painting called “Chequered Shirt With Pocket”. See this vimeo link to watch it.

Art Month 2012 has been conducting a blog, posting interviews and questionnaires with exhibiting artists in order to offer insights into their work. Here’s my submission in the form of a Q and A where eight subjects of my paintings each asked a question … Continue reading →

My Exhibition ‘On Air’ at Maunsell Wickes Gallery in Paddington, is part of Art Month Sydney 2012. This Thursday the 8th of March there will be a ‘Precinct Party’ in the Paddington/ Woollahra area. Visit this website for more details. … Continue reading →

I am a finalist in the 2011 Portia Geach Memorial Award for a self portrait. I will be doing an artist talk this Sunday the 23rd of October 2011 at 3 pm at the SH Ervin Gallery. Be there or … Continue reading →

Following my trip to New York, I spent 2 weeks making prints, drawing, and exploring Skopelos at the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts in Greece. Below are some of the prints I made.   Gria Shead working in the Skopelos studio:

I have just finished Day 9 of the Drawing Marathon at the New York Studio School. Most days go from 9 am – 9pm including a long critique of the day’s work. Drawings are evaluated by the Dean of the … Continue reading →

I have been accepted into the New York Studio School‘s Drawing Marathon this June. The course is described as ” Intellectually rigorous, physically challenging, and surprising in its stratagem for discoveries, this marathon gives the student a real understanding of … Continue reading →

I will be doing an artist talk at the SH Ervin Gallery this Sunday the 15th May at 3pm. Julian Meagher and John Braudis will also be talking. Details can be found here

I have been selected for the Salon Des Refuses for my portrait of Lanie Lane. The exhibition is up now and will go until the 19 June 2011 details can be found hereAnd for more about the lovely Lanie Lane … Continue reading →

I am having my first solo exhibition in Sydney, at Sheffer Gallery in Darlington, opening on the 23rd of March 2011. Below are a couple of images from the exhibition, the poem that was the namesake for the show, and … Continue reading →