G A Austin

Artist Details

Artist Name: G A Austin
Artist Home Page: www.gilliaustin.co.uk
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Tuition

GILLI AUSTIN
WORKSHOPS FOR 2012:-

Tim Art Supplies have moved to a new location at 17 Churchgate, Hitchin, Herts. All art workshops/classes will no longer be running in the future at that venue. I have been teaching Pastel & Acrylic painting at Tim's for 6 and half years and it has been a total pleasure and I would like to take this opportunity to wish Tim & Stella Farr all the best for the future.

I have two possible venues lined up in Hitchin for future classes/workshops. If you are interested in booking a place, please email me your name, postal address and contact telephone number and I will place you on my mailing list. WE NEED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY INTERESTED PARTIES SO WE CAN BOOK THE VENUE. Both venues have ample FREE parking and one of the venues has some disabled access. I will try to keep prices the same as Tim's. So prices start at £15 for a taster workshop lasting 2 & half hours.

I am also currently looking for future venues on which to teach, as I am no longer currently teaching at the B Gallery in Toddington, Beds either.



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WORKSHOPS FOR ART SOCIETIES:-

I CHARGE £20 PER HOUR PLUS TRAVELLING EXPENSES AND COVER A RADIUS OF 30 MILES - HERTFORDSHIRE/BEDFORDSHIRE AREA, I RECOMMEND AT LEAST TWO & HALF HOURS. TO PRODUCE A COMPLETE PAINTING 5 HOURS IS RECOMMENDED (WHICH WOULD COST IN THE REGION OF £140 IN TOTAL). I HAVE TAUGHT CLASSES OF 20 - 25 STUDENTS, SO THIS COULD SPREAD THE COST QUITE CONSIDERABLY. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND WORKSHOPS WITH MORE STUDENTS THAN THAT.

I NO LONGER DEMONSTRATE FOR ART SOCIETIES OR EVENTS.

ACRYLICS

 

Biography

Gilli Austin was born in Watford, Hertfordshire in 1966.

She was painting from a very young age, partly due to her Uncle's influence.
She is mainly self-taught, with a little formal training. Her first exhibition was at The Denington Gallery, Stevenage in 1988, where she later went onto exhibitions in London. She joined Alwyns Artists and then joined The Society for All Artists in 1992. In 2000 Gilli's reputation grew, resulting in her officially going professional. She hasn't looked back since!
Gilli has done Artist Training with the Arts Council and Hitchin College. She's done numerous private commissions and national exhibitions (including 4 SAA exhibitions, 1 SWA and 1 RBSA exhibition, Prelude & Alexandra Palace, London). To date she has had four solo shows of her own in Hertfordshire & Kent. She has had her work published through The Design Artists Copyright Society (DACS), appeared on television, held demonstrations and has been involved in charity fund-raising. An International-selling artist who's work is housed in Public, Commercial and Private art collections across the Globe. She has even been featured in the World Guinness Book of Records. She's a member of Axis (biggest database of Professional artists in the UK), an active member of DACS (Design & Artists Copyright Society) & an AN AIR representative. Campaigning for artist's resale rights alongside other DACS members including Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin & Stella Vine. She has also published her own greeting card range. She has up until recently been teaching pastel and acrylic painting at Tim's Art Supplies in Hitchin, Herts & at the B Gallery in Toddington, Beds. She taught at Tim's for 6 & half years in total.

She is currently living in Hitchin, Hertfordshire with her husband and two children.

She is currently exhibiting a large canvas entitled From the edge of darkness for the World's Wife exhibition at Obsidian Art, Stoke Mandeville, Bucks HP22 5XJ running from 13th April to 29th April 2012. This exhibition is in conjunction with poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy & UNESCO World Book night. For futher details and to keep up to date with Gilli's art events please look below for site addresses or go to her Official website at www.gilliaustin.co.uk



You can see more of Gilli's work on the following websites:

www.axisweb.org/artist/gilliaustin
www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist/details.php?id4008

or alternatively search Gilli Austin on Google.

 

Exhibitions

Gilli Austin has a large acrylic painting showing at:

The World's Wife, Obsidian Art, Layby Farm, Old Risborough Road, Stoke Mandeville, Bucks, HP22 5XJ.

From 13th April to 29th April 2012



Gilli Austin ART ON THE INTERNET:

www.gilliaustin.co.uk
www.axisweb.org/artist/gilliaustin


YOU CAN SEARCH GILLI AUSTIN ON:
www.myartspace.com
www.saatchigallery.co.uk

AND OF COURSE SEARCH GILLI AUSTIN ON:

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Gilli Austin - Acrylics

 

Awards

SAA 1st exhibition, Westminster, London

Won prize for best pencil drawing

 

Media

Acrylics, Canvas, Coloured Pencil, Drawing, Gouache, Mixed Media, Pastels, Pen & Ink, Pencil/Charcoal, Watercolour Pencil

 

Subjects

Abstract, Buildings, Cars & Trains, Colour Mixing, Copyright, Decorative Art, Flowers And Gardens, Illustration, Landscape, Old Masters, Portrait, Seascapes and Water, Skies, Still Life, Townscapes, Trees and Foliage