Les Blakebrough
In a career spanning five decades, Les Blakebrough has become one of Australia’s most acclaimed and influential master ceramic artists – a Living National Treasure.

His body of work has ranged from early functional wares to the more recent, delicate and highly refined forms he currently produces. The great beauty of these later works emphasises the translucency, fragility and strength of the Southern Ice porcelain, which he trademarked and spent more than five years developing.

His work is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, all Australian state galleries and many
international collections, including the British and Danish Royal collections. He is the recipient of
numerous awards including a gold medal at the International Exhibition of Ceramic Art, Faenza, Italy, 1974 and a Churchill Fellowship in 1992.

Prices range from $2,000 – $8,500

Barbie Kjar
Needing no introduction, Barbie Kjar is one of Tasmania’s most successful artists with a national and international reputation as one of the finest contemporary printmakers working in Australia today. Her beautiful and evocative imagery delicately harmonises colour, form and the rituals of human behaviour to create works that collectors everywhere instantly respond to.

Barbie Kjar has exhibited extensively across Australia both in solo exhibitions and group shows. She is the recipient of numerous grants and wards and is included in major public and private collections in Australia, New Zealand, USA, France and England. Important public collections include: the Australian National Gallery and Parliament House Collection in Canberra; The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Queensland University of Technology and the University of Southern Queensland, Brisbane; Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart and Artbank, Sydney.

Prices range from $1,100 – $3,000

Tom Samek
Tom Samek has been entertaining audiences with his wit as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, mural
artist, film animator and tapestry designer for four decades.

Samek’s gastronomic adventures and great appreciation for music are recurring motifs in his work. He is the master of the one line pun, but like all good joke tellers, the punch line is only one part of the story, the other is his wonderful creative imagination and great technical ability.

The exhibition includes new range of etchings, paintings, a wooden relief sculpture and a tapestry,
all of which are being shown for the first time.

Tom Samek has exhibited extensively since 1971 including numerous solo exhibitions in Melbourne, Tasmania, Darwin, Austria and the Czech Republic. Collections include The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Auckland City Gallery, New Zealand; Artbank, Sydney; South Australian Art Gallery, Adelaide and The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart. His work appeals to a wide cross-section of nationalities and hence, he is collected privately worldwide.

Prices range from $300 – $46,000

Patricia Bromley-Marks
Patricia Bromley-Marks specialises in handcrafted, designer jewellery, which incorporate the use of
precious and semi-precious gems, pearls and natural materials such as silks and leather.

Her organic forms are sourced from the sea, the Tasmanian bush and her garden. The gold and
silver shell works are cast from real shells gathered from beaches around Australia and Jersey in
the Channel Islands. Patricia has direct contact with an opal mine and uses the most unusual and
collectable opals.

This stunning collection reflects her extensive travels, combining interesting components and creative inspiration gathered from all over the world.

Patricia Bromley-Marks has staged a number of solo exhibitions in Australia, has sold in major
galleries across the country and is featured in private collections in London, Paris, Copenhagen,
Singapore and the USA.

Prices range from $500 – $30,000