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2025 Members Art Awards exhibition

Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories
Opening Night and Judging Day Memories

Judge for the show was Christine Webb (https://www.christinewebb.com/)

10.00am - 5.00pm daily, Final Day 10am – 4pm, FREE admission

CATEGORIES & AWARDS

Joshua Smith Memorial Award for Best in Show – selected from all entries - Winner, Lewis Mendis

1. Traditional - Winner, Tim Dabbs
2. Watercolour - Winner, Jean Murray
3. Abstract & Contemporary - Winner, Felicia Finlayson
4. Drawings & Prints - Winner, Lois Janik
5. City of Canada Bay - Winner, Diana Borinski
6. Derivan Award for Excellence in Acrylic - Winner, Fleur Stevenson
7. Small Artworks - Winner, Tim Major
8. Peoples Choice - To be announced....


Feature cover Lois Janik


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About Christine Curtis:

Christine is an artist through and through, she grew up in England where she always showed a passion for art by excelling in all her classes from an early age through to adulthood. After studying at Art College she went on to do a degree in Graphic Design.

Her art gained recognition by winning the National Sign Centre Award after which she was offered employment in London with a prestigious design agency which formed a basis for her creative career, later refining her skills to become a proficient art teacher with a gift for building an exceptional rapport with children.

Christine travelled extensively and taught art in schools for more than ten years in Germany and the UAE, before taking up residence and teaching in Queensland and is now enjoying living in Sydney.

Kids Workshop - The Art of Discovery

If you are searching for creative art workshops for your little ones this Easter, then look no further. Our tutor Christine is ready to take booking now!
Your Children will learn to paint like a master…

Draw like a professional and have fun to their hearts content!

Art is so much fun and we, at Gallery 57  have the best kids art classes!

We ensure that they go home smiling.

Wednesday 14 April

10am -1 pm

Bring light lunch and drinks.

$80 per child 

All materials included… plenty of creations to take home!

Creative kids vouchers welcome.

https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-creative-kids-voucher

Limited numbers so register now to secure a spot by clicking on the button to Christine.

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About Dana Sypniewski

As a child Dana showed great interest in drawing, so beautifully illustrating her books and school projects that teachers often kept them. With a passion for colour and interior decorating, Dana went on to study at the Julian Ashton School of Arts followed by sculpture and colour and design at East Sydney Technical College. Dana was later inspired by art tutor colleagues, whilst employed at Macquarie University.

Dana has taken classes and workshops with local art societies, conducted by high profile artists including Drummoyne Art Society’s John Perkins, whom she finds inspiring. She has attended ‘Art in Action’ for over 20 years and painted in Tuscany with artist Ron Muller of Melbourne. Her paintings can be found in England, Italy and Poland in high profile establishments.

Dana’s Australian landscape work captures a translucent quality with her use of colour, light and harmony, achieved by loading the brush with very thick paint and little medium. Composition is also very important. Dana draws and paints in oils, acrylics and watercolour, and her subject matter is diversified including both modern and traditional. Dana has won many art awards and first prizes including the Bankstown and Drummoyne Art Societies, the Combined Art Society and Rotary Exhibitions.

At Drummoyne’s Open Awards 2011, Dana won the Member’s Section with Country Magic. The Judge said of this work “This painting captures everything about the subject – taking the viewer on a relaxed journey. It has a pleasing simplicity and interesting surface texture. Dana’s winning painting has also appeared in the Australian Artist Magazine on two occasions”.

Dana's Artworks

Dana_Sypniekli_Ben_L1
Dana_Sypniekli_Irise1
Dana_Sypniekli_Under1
Dana_Sypniekli_Worki1