Art2muse a Vibrant Art Gallery

Art2Muse A vibrant art gallery

Located in the heart of Double Bay, Art2Muse Gallery attracts locals, designers, national and international art lovers who can also view and purchase artworks online. Established in 2001 by Katrina Hampton, Art2Muse Gallery represents a diverse range of artworks from 45 established artists at an affordable price. The gallery has been operating in Double Bay since 2008 with an exciting program of regular exhibitions and provides ongoing personalised service. In November 2014 Art2Muse Gallery was the first Australian gallery to be invited to participate in the Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair in Turkey.

We offer a home consultation service to advise on artworks. An initial visit to your home or office will include photographing the space and discussing your preferences. We will then produce a catalogue of recommended artworks superimposed on your walls as a preview before trying the pieces in your home. The $150 consultation fee is then deducted from your first art purchase.

Here is a selection of available artworks by Lara Scolari. Please feel free to contact us for high resolution photographs and catalogues of artworks you are interested in and to discuss your requirements.

Katrina Hampton

Director Art2Muse Gallery

Katrina Hampton Art2Muse Gallery www.art2muse.com.au 357 New South Head Rd Double Bay Sydney P. O. Box 211 Woollahra NSW 1350 Australia Phone: 0424 809 849 Email: [email protected]

Lara Scolari

After many years employed within the regional cultural sector, and working on her arts practice, part time. In 2012 Lara embraced an artist residency in Sydney, this was the catalyst for change, and Lara now lives and works full time on her art making practice within her Hunters Hill Studio.

Within Lara’s art making practice the mediums she focuses on exploring are Painting & Drawing (large scale, mixed media), Sculpture (clay – hand building), Printmaking (Collographs, and Relief), Digital Media as well as Textiles.

Lara is also currently undertaking a Masters in Cross Disciplinary Arts and Design with COFA UNSW.

Her work is produced in an Abstract Expressionist style, with focus on the use of line, organic shape, layering, and colour.

Reflecting on personal experiences and discussing nurturing and love as well as the hidden undercurrents and agendas that are involved with these emotive states. Lara has expanded and developed this concept which informs an intimate visual language that is expressed within her work.

Lara is an action painter and using developed experimental techniques and processes builds up layers of media focusing on composition.

“As if diving beneath the surface (dreaming of what cannot be seen).” - Lara Scolari

Bio Born: Sydney, Australia, 1972 Lives and works in Sydney, Australia Diploma of Fine Arts (Distinction) Post Graduate Visual Arts Residency (Selective) - Western Institute of TAFE Arts Administration (Distinction) Certificate III Ceramics Graduate Certificate, Cross Disciplinary Art & Design (Masters), COFA, UNSW - currently undertaking Solo Exhibitions

2015 Art2Muse, Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales 2014 Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Hunters Hill, New South Wales 2014 AIR, Depot II Gallery, Danks St, Waterloo, New South Wales 2012 Lazy River Estate Winery, Dubbo, New South Wales 2011 LUDO, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, New South Wales 2010 Occulo, Jayes Gallery, Molong, New South Wales 2010 Fairview Art Space, Mudgee, New South Wales 2009 Latent, Dubbo Regional Gallery - The Armati Bequest, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, NSW 2009 Lazy River Estate Winery, Dubbo, New South Wales Selected Group Exhibitions

2015 Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Hunters Hill, New South Wales 2014 TUSK Gallery, South Yarra, Victoria 2014 Selected Finalist Mosman Art Prize, Mosman, New South Wales 2014 Balmain Art Gallery, Balmain, New South Wales 2014 Wenona Alumni, Art Show, Milsons Point, New South Wales 2014 Soul Food Design Depot, Narromine, New South Wales 2014 SOHO Galleries, Woolloomooloo, New South Wales 2014 NG Gallery, ART NOW, Chippendale Creative Precinct, New South Wales 2014 Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Hunters Hill, New South Wales 2014 Brisbane Modern Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Queensland 2014 Nexus Gallery, Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria 2014 Paper Pear Art Gallery, Wagga Waga, New South Wales 2014 Jayes Gallery, Molong, New South Wales 2014 Panoply Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria 2014 Art2Muse, Double Bay, New South Wales 2014 Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Balmian Pop Up, Balmian, New South Wales 2013 A Decade of Stories - Artist in Residence Exhibition, Ashfield, New South Wales 2013 Tracks, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, New South Wales 2012 Blake Prize Directors Cut Exhibition 2012 Salerno Gallery, Glebe, New South Wales 2012 Calleen Art Award Finalist, Corwa Art Gallery, Cowra, New South Wales 2012 Shimmer on the Bay, St Josephs College Exhibition, Walsh Bay, Sydney, New South Wales 2012 I Love Art Exhibition, St Augustines School, Narromine, New South Wales 2012 Fresh Arts, Dubbo Theatre and Convention Centre, Dubbo, New South Wales 2011 Finalist Calleen Acquisition Prize, Cowra Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales 2011 Paper Pear Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2011 Hill Gallery, Hunters Hill, New South Wales 2011 Alchemy, Jayes Gallery, Molong, New South Wales 2011 Art Unlimited Prize, Dunedoo, New South Wales 2011 Fresh Paint, Red Door Gallery, Dubbo, New South Wales 2010 Michael Reid Gallery, Murrurundi, New South Wales 2010 St Josephs Art Show, Hunters Hill, New South Wales 2010 Newport Artworks, Newport Beach, New South Wales 2010 Hill Gallery, Hunters Hill, New South Wales 2010 Jayes Gallery, Molong, New South Wales 2010 Finalist Calleen Acquisition Prize, Cowra Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales 2010 Around The World, Fresh Arts Group Show, Macquarie Regional Library, Dubbo, New South Wales 2009 Finalist Morton Bay Art Awards, Strathpine, Queensland 2009 Fresh Meat, Fresh Arts Group Show, Chop Art Shop, Milthorpe, New South Wales 2009 Fairview Art Space, Mudgee, New South Wales 2009 Jayes Gallery, Molong, New South Wales 2009 Percy Street Gallery, Wellington, New South Wales 2009 Wood for the Trees Fresh Arts Group Show, Dubbo, New South Wales 2009 Winner Into the Drip Art Prize, Fairview Artspace, Mudgee, New South Wales 2008 Bowerhouse, Western Institute of TAFE, Dubbo, New South Wales 2008 Fairview Artspace, Mudgee, New South Wales 2008 Finalist Art Unlimited Prize, Dunedoo, New South Wales 2008 Fresh Arts 08, Dubbo Regional Gallery - The Armaty Bequest, New South Wales 2008 Finalist Calleen Acquisition Prize, Cowra Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales 2007 Expose, Western Institute of TAFE, Dubbo, New South Wales 2007 Fresh off the Plains, Canowindra Art Gallery, New South Wales 2006 Visible, Western Institute of TAFE, Dubbi, New South Wales 2006 Fresh & Fruity, The Art Gallery Coonabarabranm New South Wales 2006 Fresh & Fruity, Dubbo Regional Gallery, New South Wales 2006 A Fresh Look, Dundullimal Homestead, Dubbo New South Wales 2006 Rigi Dige, Western Institute of TAFE, Dubbo, New South Wales 2005 Upstarts, Western Institute of TAFE, Dubbo, New South Wales 2005 Save the Sumartran Tiger, Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, New South Wales Residences

2014 Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Hunters Hill, New South Wales 2013 Artist in Residence, Ashfield Council, Pratten Park, Ashfield, New South Wales 2006 Fresh Arts Residency, Dundullimal Homestead, Dubbo, New South Wales 2008 Western Institute of TAFE, Dubbo Campus, New South Wales Associated Bodies

Viscopy, Member NAVA (National Association for the Visual Arts), Member Orana Arts, Member Fresh Arts, Member Artist Run Initiatives

Hunters Hill Art Gallery – Director Balmain Art Gallery – Director

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