Melbourne artist Prudence Flint’s paintings of women escape easy interpretation. Seemingly lost in thought, the figures are surrounded by everyday objects that serve as metaphors for the inner world.
For NGV Triennial, Flint shares her new body of work, titled Hunting and Fishing, which reflects the artist’s ongoing interest in the traditions of figurative painting and the representation of women throughout art history.
In an exclusive opportunity offered just to NGV Members and their guests, Flint leads an intimate after-hours nude life drawing workshop in the gallery with one of her models, Michaela Meadow.
The evening will begin with wine and cheese in the Members Lounge and a short introduction to this new body of work by the artist before the workshop commences.
Program Outline
6:00–6:15pm
Welcome over wine and cheese
6:15–6:30pm
Artist talk
6:30–7.30pm
Workshop
About the artist
Prudence Flint is an artist based in Melbourne. Over three decades Flint has made work that is populated by mostly female figures in interior spaces and occasionally outdoors. She has held solo exhibitions in London, Dublin, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart, and has exhibited in major state and regional galleries. She is a seven-time finalist in the Archibald Prize. She has won the Len Fox Painting Award 2016, the Portia Geach Memorial Award 2010 and the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2004. Her work is held by collections including the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, City of Port Phillip, Artbank, BHP Billiton, City of Gold Coast, University of Wollongong, Castlemaine Art Museum, X Museum, and numerous private collections.
Please note this workshop is for adults only.