Lyn Mellady A.G.R.A.F

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Lyn Mellady

Lyn is a 5th generation Australian and paints the images, atmospheres, light and colours of the Australia she loves. She still haunts the waters edge in many weathers gaining continuing satisfaction from its solitude, its life, its constant change yet timeless permanence.Her latest challenge is to capture the energy and character of waves as they interact with the shore..

Adept with both oil or pastel, Lyn works frequently with the soft pastel medium (pure, compressed art pigment with very little binder - the same pigment used in both oil and w/colour but without liquid content.)

In 1964, Lyn was introduced to oils at teachers college and in 1966 she graduated with a distinction for art. By 1981, after being very involved with ballet, primary teaching, art education and raising a family, her own artwork took priority. Thousands of kilometres of travel are now the starting point for her paintings portraying what she describes as the untamed, but beautiful nature of our rivers, beaches and forests. Back home, work in the studio is a result of being on site absorbing the varying images, atmospheres, light and colours. She interprets and paints, drawing from her photographs, notes and sketches as data to back up her thought for the painting.

In 1997 she dropped her previous marriage name Gorman from Lyn Gorman- Mellady to paint under the more accurate Lyn Mellady

Lyn's work has now won many dozens of awards, and commendations including Finalist in the International Pastel landscape Excellence Awards 2001. She appears in three art reference books including '50 Australian Artists' the newly released 'About Face, permanent collection and Worlds Best Charcoal, Pastel and Pencil Artists 2010 by Kennedy Press. Four paintings were reproduced by Art Publications(sold out). Her work hangs in five government collections; Frankston and her Sister City Susumo, Sutherland, Campbelltown and Nagoya. Lyn Mellady paintings are owned by corporate and private collectors on 5 continents. (They are unlikely to be found on the 6th continent - Antarctica!)

Lyn shares her love of painting with classes, demonstrations for art societies and judging. Lyn was a councillor and 'Hues' Editor for 4 years from 1993 and President of The Australian Guild of Realist Artists in 2000 & 2001. During this term she was instrumental in establishing the annual 'Australian Art Excellence Medallion', The process of earning A.G.R.A. signatory fellowship independently from 'in house' decisions was also established. She has also maintained the AGRA web site since 2000….
These activities don't change her resolve which still remains to portray her own vision of Australia in a way that she hopes will need no words of explanation.

In 2004, Fusion Six was formed - 6 artists working on a major portrait project. This has resulted in a unique portrait collection which is presently on tour to Government Regional Galleries in 2008 -09.

In 2011 Fusion6 will present their next project. This has taken three years of collaboration. It is based on the detour that six young people have taken that bought them into contact with Melbourne City Mission. What qualities do these people now portray? November 8 will see the opening.

MEMBER:-Charter member of Landscape Artists International, Fusion Six, Pastel Society of Victoria,
Fellow and Life Member of The Australian Guild of Realist Artists.