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 is 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 15 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 Brighton Art Society (watercolour & mixed media), Glen Eira Cheltenham Art Group (watercolour), Box Hill (watercolour & creative drawing), life drawing at Ashburton Community Centre, she is Artist in Residence teaching watercolour at Camberwell Grammar School, and life drawing at McClelland Guild of Artists, Langwarrin. *******STARTING ON 17 JULY 2016, SHE BEGINS TEACHING A WATERCOLOUR CLASS AT VICTORIAN ARTIST'S SOCIETY. She also teaches workshops and demonstrates at many Melbourne and regional art societies thoughout the year. She operates paintED. Tours to Italy (2011), France (2013), & Italy (2015) NEXT TOUR IS IN 2017 to ITALY (Venice & Santa Margherita)....... Painting & sketching on-site is combined with gallery visits and a lecture by Maxine on the artist in focus for the tour.

UPDATES.......
 

NEW APPOINTMENT!! beginning in Term 3 on SUNDAY 17th July
2016........MAXINE begins teaching a watercolour painting class at VICTORIAN ARTISTS' SOCIETY.....contact VicArts on 9662 1484 or look at website
www.victorianartistssociety.com.au to book the class

 

paintED. tours had a very successful tour to Italy in 2011, then France in 2013, and then in Sept/Oct 2015 to VENICE & RADDA in CHIANTI .....
I have since returned from the 2015 painted. Tour to Venice & Radda...a very successful tour with all 12 students working very hard on site! Next tour to Italy planned for 2017 to Venice & Santa Margherita on the Italian Riviera, with side trips to Cinque Terra & Portofino on the itinerary.


WORKSHOPS..SUNDAY 3 APRIL & SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 at Camberwell Community Centre  10am - 4pm.....call Maxine for details 0400835057 or email!...........26th June workshop is booked out....SORRY! 

NEXT EVENT:   DEMONSTRATION AT CAMBERWELL ROTARY ART SHOW....WEDNESDAY 13th JULY @ 2.30PM Swinburne Uni.(see Camberwell Rotary website for details

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