"My inspirations are as diverse as the places I have visited. The history of England is central to my creative explorations and I have come to be an urban magpie, amassing my own anthropological collections and collating my observations.
Themes central to my practise are the observer and the outsider, institution versus the individual, facades and disguises and modes of communication and interpretation. These are conveyed through the representation of the patterns and repetition present in English architecture.
I have developed new practical processes and each work is the culmination of numerous layers of paint. The choice of 'collections' of shapes references both the physical and psychological layers present in the work adding to the dialogue and ideas central to the exhibition."

Sarah Maddern 

Tim Bassett has called this current body ofwork ‘Contemporary Chandeliers’ when they could more accurately be called illuminatedcontemporary sculptures.The work ranges from the sublime,satin-like glass in ‘Beam II’, to explosions of coloured glass in theinstallation ‘Fireworks’. ‘Monsoon’ with it’s sealed tubes containing water and aseries of water filled bowls is just so evocative of it’s title and is apertinent reminder of the value of water. In the work titled ‘Search’ the reaching tendrils of shinyblack glass at first looks menacing yet the artists reference to pop culture inthe central bowl lighten the piece and give it an almost humorous edge.Whilst none of the work is site-specific,the artist feels that these pieces have the opportunity to make the space inwhich they are installed more engaging and complete.The synergy between light and glass isskillfully manipulated to make the most of this medium.

Tim Bassett currently has one major piecein the National Art Glass Collection and is currently working on a commissionfor this same collection.Tim has recently exhibited at Melbourne’sFederation Square to fantastic reviews.

Victorian Artist Brenda Page is a new edition to ABD The Gallery. A Graduate of Monash University her contemporary work display a unique and functional style.

Brenda has exhibited both in Australia and Internationally and her work is in numerous private collections throughout Australia, Europe and North America

Rebecca Pierce is an Australian artist based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. Rebecca's passion for dramatic colour and nonconformist approach has earned her an enviable reputation and many awards and accolades in the fashion, design and art fields locally and overseas

A self taught artist and designer, Rebecca has created works for numerous organisations including The Sydney 2000 Olympic Bid and the Peter Pan Japan Charity . As Principal Artist for Australia's Centenary of Federation(1901 - 2001) Rebecca's designs were used by major Australian companies such as The Royal Australian Mint Canberra, Wedgwood Australia and Drizabone

Rebecca successfully designs and paints, featuring in mixed and solo exhibitions throughout Australia and internationally. Her works are found in private and corporate collections worldwide. Rebecca's striking work varies from the truly Australian "day at the beach" to stunning floral arrangements and dramatic abstracts - all reliant on vivid, unusual colour combinations and the often thick and intense application of paint leaving the subject to almost appear three dimensional. Click Here To View Her Work 

An emerging artist who pushes the boundaries of convention, Neil Elliott and his works are gaining prominence in the astute private art buying sector.

Inspired by his own journey through life Elliott’s artworks extrude a rawness of emotion and extend the boundaries of traditional fine art, combing the rules of design with the surreal expressive world of art.

Always seeking to explore and expand his own boundaries, Elliott has trained in many fine art mediums, including but not exclusive to, printmaking, photography, painting, life drawing and mixed media. These skills, coupled with his ability to merge the technical world of design with the emotional and often sensitive world of visual art, has created a style that is distinctively ‘Elliott’.

Elliott’s works are fresh, provocative and moody, yet remain honest. It is the rawness of emotion, the honesty that captures the viewer’s attention and builds direct relatedness with the work.

After emigrating to Perth from South Africa in 1988, Leigh completed a degree in Visual Arts at Edith Cowan University , Western Australia , majoring in textiles .

Since then Leigh has had a strong background in design and in 1995 set up her own homeware design business , Lethal Leigh Designs.

Her homeware products which feature instantly recognizable and bold designs have been sold throughout Australia and internationally, including New Zealand, South Africa and U.S.A .The products have also been exhibited in trade fairs in Australia and New York.

Being a mixed media artist provides Lyn Franke with a broad palette from which to create images.

In her recent series of works 'Souls of the Earth' Lyn Franke has incorporated aspects of acrylic, silk, silk paper, fibres, metallic threads, sand and stitch among others. Her inspiration has been to capture the colour and the feel of Western Australia and her mixing of media offers a greater scope for texture in her images.

The natural wealth abundant in Western Australia, and as it is depicted by Franke, incorporates flora, fauna and minerals and is uniquely from this corner of the earth. It provides the artist with strong inspirational opportunities to re-create the ancient and dynamic environment. The harshness belies fragility.

Carol Rowling's images are striking combinations of  and painting with layered canvases that are sawed through with an angle grinder. Following her art education Rowling has exhibited in many solo and mixed exhibitions throughout her career. She has also has won a range of both painting and sculpture awards.

Jenny left Australia in 1991 for Antibes, in the south of France. She began painting there and continued to develop her work during the twelve years she spent there and in Silicon Valley in California and in rural England. Her inspiration has largely been the masters of abstract, like Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock. She fell in love with the big, bold landscapes of East Anglia in England, California and now Western Australia and has found a way to combine a sense of those dramatic vistas in abstract form.

The self and the ‘selves’ within - the circles in my paintings represent self or the aspects of self.

When my father died in April 1998 it triggered something big in me - a quest to find out who I was. Perhaps because I had immigrated to Australia the year before and was truly separated from my family, country and culture the sense of loss and disorientation was amplified.  My grail took me to psychologists and shamans, spiritual teachers, the metaphysical and beyond; but nothing has revealed more about my Truth than the journey through my painting process in the last decade.

'The concept behind my work is the abstract expression of intimate space and emotion within personal relationships. Each sculpture expresses a glimpse into a personal space, capturing an intimate moment, frozen in time.

It is my intent that the works evoke in the viewer memories of current or past relationships or dreams and hopes for their personal future.

By stimulating in the viewer memories of personal experiences I hope to instantly involve them with the works, capturing their interest and encouraging interpretation and understanding of each piece.'

                                 Tali Dalton