FRUSTRATED ARTIST

Suor Plautilla Nelli (1523-1588) was born into a noble Florentine family. She entered the convent of Santa Caterina di Siena in Florence (which taught painting and sculpting of terracotta figures) in 1538, at the age of 14, and eventually became its prioress, several times.   The convent, founded by Camilla Bartolini Rucellai in 1496, was ‘run’ by the friars of San Marco, the most famous friar being Savonarola. The convent (now destroyed), located in Piazza San Marco, was supposedly annexed into the Galleria dell’Accademia in 1853 and was briefly part of the Accademia delle Belle Arti. In her time she was widely praised and received many important commissions, but today, only four of her paintings have been authenticated.  The Lamentation with Saints  in the Refectory of San Marco Museum is her most famous public work, which expresses a rare raw emotional grief of Christ’s death, depicted through the red eyes and visible tears of the figures. Her  Last Supper  originally hung in th

Tracey Moffatt (born 1960, Brisbane, Australia) is one of Australia's leading contemporary artists and, our most successful artist internationally.  Tracey has had  50 s olo exhibitions of her work in Europe, the USA and Australia.  Highly regarded for her formal and stylistic experimentation in film, photography and video, and described as a director of photo-narratives, Moffatt's highly stylised photographs often reference the history of art and photography, as well as her own childhood memories and fantasies and explore issues of race, gender, sexuality and identity. (MCA). Absolutely love this womans work. http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/collections/documents/t_moffatt.pdf https://artblart.com/2016/04/03/exhibition-the-world-is-beautiful-at-the-national-gallery-of-australia-canberra/ https://www.google.com.au/search?q=tracey+moffatt+artwork&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0scWR3aXTAhXBUbwKHS-XAW0Q_AUIBigB&biw=1105&bih=611

Reg Mombassa:   born in New Zealand in 1951, immigrated to Australia with his family in 1969. Attended the National Art School, Sydney 1969-70. Returned to art school in 1975 and obtained his diploma of painting in 1977. Formed rock band Mental as Anything in 1976 with four other art students. They became a popular band and have released 11 albums and 27 singles, with 20 entering the top forty. They have toured in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England, Europe, the United States and Asia.His first painting exhibition was held at Watters Gallery, Sydney in 1975. He has had one man shows at Watter’s in 1986, 91, 93, 95, 98, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007. 

A survey show of Reg’s artwork spanning the last thirty years or so opened at the S.H. Ervin in January 2007. The show was opened by the actor Jack Thompson. He has worked closely with Mambo Graphics since 1986 designing t-shirts and posters. The Ray Hughes gallery in Sydney has held two Mambo exhibitions in 1990 and 93 His ‘Real Wil