Are you working on your art folio at school or perhaps you enjoy drawing in your free-time? Sharpen up your observational drawing skills with artist Swathi Madike in these drop-by drawing sessions just for teens.
Set in the galleries of the 19th Century Australian Art Collection, enjoy drawing challenges related to art works while practicing skills and techniques such as contour, shading and texture to achieve three-dimensional effects with pencil and paper.
These sessions are created especially for secondary school students aged 12 to 18 years. No prior art experience is required, and all materials will be provided. Parents/Guardians please note, this is a staffed event. Teens are free to drop in and out throughout the session.
Numbers are limited, so booking is recommended.
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Swathi Madike is a South Asian artist who specialises in portraiture. Swathi’s creativity has taken on different forms throughout her life.
She first fell in love with the idea of painting in Mumbai, India when her housemate, an art curator at a prestigious gallery took her to a community art night. Here began her journey in art, that led her to join a classical painting course in Italy over the summer of 2016. Following this, she was successful in receiving scholarships, leading to further training in Sydney and Argentonnay (France).
Exclusively working in oil paint, Swathi follows traditional techniques but uses them to depict people in a contemporary style.
In recent years, her deep rooted passion has resulted in awards such as the Norma Bull Portrait Prize and portrait commissions. Swathi has also taught drawing at RMIT and currently teaches painting at various institutions including the Victorian Artists Society in East Melbourne.
The NGV Teens program is generously supported by Beatrice Moignard, The Betsy and Ollie Polasek Endowment, JTM Foundation, Serp Hills Foundation, Alex & Brady Scanlon and Rachel Kwei.