Maxine Wade (B.Arts. Dip.Ed.)

 Maxine Wade has always had an interest in creativity and trained as an Art teacher at Melbourne University, going on to teach in a variety of secondary colleges for 27 years. She then operated a picture framing business for 5 years, before beginning tutoring adults in watercolour, drawing, life drawing and mixed media at many art societies in Melbourne. She was a signatory member of the Australian Guild of Realist Artists (AGRA) for 15 years (2 of those serving as a councillor there, as Professional development Officer) and a member of the Watercolour Society of Victoria for 20 years. Maxine has won many awards for her work, most recently Highly Commended Kenneth Jack Memorial Award, Montsalvat 2010  and Best Watercolour at the 2009 Castlemaine Art Show, and her work is held in many collections. She has held many solo and joint exhibitions over 35 years and is currently tutoring at Victorian Artists' Society (watercolour), Brighton Art Society (watercolour & mixed media), Glen Eira Cheltenham Art Group (watercolour),  Beaumaris Art Group (painting & drawing), life drawing at Ashburton Community Centre, and life drawing at McClelland Guild of Artists. She was Artist in Residence for 2 years, teaching watercolour at Camberwell Grammar School.  She also teaches workshops and demonstrates at many Melbourne and regional art societies throughout the year. Maxine also judges art shows in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. She operates paintED. Tours to Italy (2011), France (2013), Italy (2015) and Italy (2017) (Venice & Santa Margherita).and a planned tour for 2019 to France (Nice and Aix en Provence)...... where painting & sketching on-site is combined with gallery visits and a lecture by Maxine on the artist in focus for the tour.
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paintED.Tours had very successful tours to Italy in 2011, then France in 2013, and then in 2015 to VENICE & RADDA in CHIANTI .....
Next tour was again to ITALY 2017 to Venice & Santa Margherita on the Italian Riviera,......I returned on October 8th after a wonderful tour with sunny days (except one!) All 11 of my students had a great time...though Venice was very crowded...difficult to find large enough painting sites for all of us!! Santa Margherita was stunning.....next planned tour is in 2019...TO FRANCE!!  NICE as our city location and AIX en PROVENCE as our regional one. 
BOOKINGS NOW closed for this tour. NEXT TOUR WILL BE IN 2021

other news........I have some vacancies in my WATERCOLOUR PAINTING CLASS at Victorian Artists' Society beginning term 1 2019!!
If you would like to enrol in my class (SUNDAYS   1.30 - 3.30PM)  contact VicArts on 9662 1484 or  WEBSITE www.victorianartistssociety.com.au for details.


MAXINE'S WORKSHOPS & DEMONSTRATIONS BOOKED FOR 2019 so far:

Whitehorse Arts Association......Saturday 16th March Demonstration in watercolour & gouache
Peninsula Arts Society.......Monday 18th March  Demonstration: "Traveller's Sketchbok"
Emerald Art Society......Saturday 13th April   Workshop "Just Add Water!"
Geelong Art Society.....Tuesday 16th April  Demonstration (Boats) in watercolour
Malvern Art Society......Sunday 7th July  Workshop in watercolour
Seymour Art Society......Saturday 13th July  Workshop in watercolour
Sherbrooke Art Society......Saturday 3rd August Demonstration in water soluble media
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Grampians Brushes........Friday 6th - 12th September Workshops in watercolour
my paintED.Tour to France.......Tuesday 17th September - Tuesday 1st October On-site work
Glen Eira Chelyenham Art Group......Sunday 17th November   "Artists in the Round"

If you would like to attend any of these, contact Maxine:  email: maxinewade8@msn.com
NB.   Some art societies allow 'members only' attendance, others are open to non-members.

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