THE HISTORY OF OUR SOCIETY

 

The society was conceived by Australian artist Janine Bravery.  The first official meeting was held on 21st June 1985.

There are also Miniature Art Societies in Victoria and Tasmania.  The Queensland Miniature Art Society, which was formed in 1987, has since disbanded.

 

AIMS OF THE SOCIETY

 

·       To create miniature works of excellence

·       To foster traditional and modern works in miniature.

·       To encourage public awareness and enjoyment of miniature works of art.

 

Watercolour   Doreen Shaw "Road to the Apple Orchard"

Printmaking   Bernhardine Mueller "Balance" (52 x 102 mm)

Acrylic      Angela Van Wyck     "Holiday Time"     (85 x 85 mm)

 

Oil   Eleanor Torr "Middle Earth Alchemist" (65 x 87 mm) Mixed Media Jann Craw "The Visitor" (100 x 95 mm)

Drawing Mineko Raven "Chaos and Serenity" (115 x 72 mm) 3D Works & Books Angela Gill "Passionate Pastimes" (9 images 100 x 80 mm)

 

 

MEDIUMS USED BY ARTISTS IN THE MINIATURE SOCIETY

 

The Society fosters both traditional and contemporary art, realist and abstract.

 

A visitor to an exhibition of works by the Australian Society of Miniature Art will be aware of an amazing diversity of style and technique within the boundaries of the art form.



Painting: Mediums such as (but not restricted to) oil, acrylic or watercolour are executed on any surface.

Drawing: Original drawings in (but not restricted to) pen and ink, graphite pencil, coloured pencil, charcoal & pastel, on any surface.

Original Prints:  All prints must be original works of art, and must have been hand pulled by the artist.

Mixed Media and other: A combination of techniques and mediums used together.  The images can be 3 dimensional and often include found objects (eg. seed pods or pieces of metal).

3 Dimensional: Any 3D miniature work (including sculpture) which complies with a size limitation of 1000 cubic cm, all of which must be hand made by the artist

We do not as a Society omit any medium as excellence in the chosen medium is paramount.

 

 

Go to ‘Gallery’ for more examples