Heather Shimmen 'Hop-off' black & white

Heather Shimmen 'Hop-off' black & whiteExpressionistic and figurative printmaker Heather Shimmen was born in Melbourne and completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at RMIT in 1978. Shimmen has held solo exhibitions in Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide. Her work has been included in numerous group shows, including exhibitions at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra and the Print Council of Australia, Melbourne. Shimmen was awarded Victorian Arts Board grants in 1983 and 1989, Print Council of

'Before the Time of Fire' 2018

This work is a pochoir (posh-waar) print

He is also a twelve-time Archibald Prize finalist and in 2014

Leaves cascade from the trees

Image Size: 65 x 96 cm

Like his teacher Pietro Annigoni

a European flower blooms above the Australian landscape

While living in London

At once intimate and universal

Hanks' draws a lineage between the unruly convict and the tiger

Oil on board

Sebastian Smee wrote of Amor: “there is nobody really like him… his commitment [is] unmistakable