Art Production
My interests and activities in art production have centered on my experience as a master printer in the printing industry. I had for a long time a fascination in print making, as one of my first clients in my business was "Rex Irwin Galleries". I worked with Rex as a consultant to produce his invitations for exhibitions and other gallery literature. This often-involved working alongside the artists he represented, many who were print makers. I had the opportunity to see first hand a great number of fine art prints and was inspired by the work I saw. Amongst some of the artists he represented were luminaries such as "David Hockney", "Randell Del Nin", "Sidney Nolan", "Andy Warhole" and "Lucien Fraud".
I later established a fine art print-making studio in the Northern Rivers region servicing artists with the production of original limited editions. The studio was successful enough to attract artists from as far away as Melbourne and the Gold Coast, who would come and stay in the studio with me for two to three weeks whilst we worked on their editions.
Some of the artists include "Drew Gregory", "Metka Skroba", Rose McKinley", "Alec George" and "Dimce Stojanovski". I have since worked exclusively with Dimce as he inspired me to set up to create extra large prints up to 1500mm x 1000mm. This required a total redesign and rebuild of the studio and the equipment in order to accommodate such large sizes. I continue to work with Dimce as a musician and also manage his website.
The experience I gained in my print making activities helped me to secure a position at Lismore Regional Gallery as Gallery Technician where I studied conservation framing and art restoration. I also maintained the galleries art collection and the upkeep of the gallery itself. Other activities included the installation of exhibitions, event co-ordination, such as "The Spring Arts Ball", the creation and production of gallery literature and the establishment of the gallery's workshop.
I also took part in the design and construction of the gallery's controlled environment storage vault.
Click on the button below to see a brief viewing of some of the works of "Dimce Stojanovski", which were produced in my studio as limited edition serigraphs.