Gwendolin Lewis

GWENDOLIN LEWIS BFA ASMA is the winner of a number of awards for her art work. Gwendolin has a particular passion for painting in Soft Pastels as they seem to suit the nature of her subjects.

Drawing is also a strong component of Gwendolin’s work, as well as painting in oils; but mostly leaves this medium to her larger, Maritime subjects, which have bright colours, textures and stronger, bold contours.

Originally from Melbourne, Gwendolin trained in design at Swinburne college of Art where she learnt the disciplines that she continues to use as in her artworks today.

Gwendolin studied Fine Art at University of Newcastle in 1999 / 2000 and currently works as an artist and art teacher from her studio in Mayfield, an inner suburb of Newcastle.

Artist Statement:

TUSCANY …In 2019 Italy was the focus where I had been accepted to takea5week residency painting in the village of Greva whilst living at the monasteryLaMacina de san Cresci. Here I painted every day amongst the olive groves and11th Century stone villages of the region and produced a body of work relatedtothismost beautiful area of Tuscany. That same journey saw me going to Athens and for 3 weeks walking theruggedstony paths to swim in the aqua waters and to eat delicious Greek food, livinglikea local on the Greek island of Hydra.