ABOUT
Here all the artwork has been produced by our young artists and experienced artists, as well as members of Canterbury Home of Chinese.
Some of our young artists are interested in Animation (as well as Graphics, Industry design, Architecture, etc.) courses in university for the future.
By the way, Magic Brush Art was established in 1997. We are offering tuition in Fine Art, and other subjects. In their spare time, students are learning Art, or other subjects to improve their levels.
If other students want have English/ Maths, and other subjects tuition, - Tuition refered to other teachers who are experienced and have had high education as well as soft, warming hearts. We are welcoming and willing to help all students who would like to achieve their study goal.
- Magic Brush Art
Managing Director Profile
Ms Danni Gu
美术中心负责人Danni 顾
Ms Danni Gu
- Bachelor of Arts, RMIT University.
- Post-graduate in Education, Melbourne University.
- Part time Lecturing in Faculty of Art at RMIT University, offered lessons including: Chinese Painting, calligraphy, personal stamps design and make, Chinese print making, teach Chinese language.
- Especially for the Cross-Culture program (1990s), RMIT Faculty of Arts students exchanged to overseas program.
- Broadcasted - Melbourne SBS radio station - Cantonese program specially interviewed with Ms Danni Gu, and the head of Faculty of Art of RMIT University, Professor G. Hannan that time.
Guangzhou local TV station has a TV program shows about RMIT University - Cross Culture program art exhibition in Lingnan Art gallery of GuangZhou Academy of Art. - Organised Overseas (Chinese) Professors to lecture at RMIT University
- Organised Art Exhibitions in GuangZhou Academy of Art, China and the Faculty of Art Gallery at RMIT University
- Written and illustrated children's picture books which were published in Hong Kong (e.g. "KiKi Mouse Comes to Town", "Tickey Travels under the Sea", "A Little Sister", "Mary's Good Friend", etc.). 01. 2015 published a book called “How to create your own Art Work” in English.
- Many times exhibitions in the Faculty of Art Gallery at RMIT University, and Lingnan Art Gallery Art gallery of GuangZhou Academy of Art, China. And exhibitions in other places.
- Many years of Art teaching experience
- Collection: Her art work can be found in private collections in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong & China, Taiwan, etc.
- Private collectors included a former Australia prime minister's family, a former well know news paper’s editor, and so on.
美术中心负责人Danni 顾
- 简介 –
- 皇家墨尔本理工大学艺术学士学位.
- 墨尔本大学教育系研究生.
- 1990’在皇家墨尔本理工大学艺术系当教师,教授综合课程包括中国画,书法,个人图章设计和制作, 中国木刻,中文等。
- 专门负责艺术文化交流计划和培训(1990年代末期),皇家墨尔本理工大学的学生艺术文化交流到海外计划。对于这个皇家墨尔本理工大学艺术部门8个系与亚洲其它國家大学进行艺术文化交流计划,墨尔本SBS广播电台 - 广东节目特别采访了顾老师和该大学艺术部门总负责人-教授G.汉南教授, 并且电台广播了采访。
- 负责安排海外(华人)的教授们在RMIT大学艺术系讲课
- 负责安排在中国广州艺术学院组织的艺术展览和在RMIT大学的艺术画廊
- 作品出版 写作-自1998年在香港出版儿童图画书和插图(例如“鼠奇奇进城记”,迪奇海底旅行记”, “小妹妹玛丽”, “玛丽的好朋友”. 2015年1月在亚马逊河网站上出版英文版一书“如何创作出自己艺术的作品”.
- 艺术作品多次在RMIT大学艺术画廊展出,和在中国广州艺术学院 岭南美术馆展出。及参加其他画展。
- 多年的艺术教学经验
- 收藏:她的艺术作品是在澳大利亚,加拿大,香港和中国,台湾等地的私人收藏。
- 私人收藏家包括前澳大利亚总理的家庭,前知名的新闻报社编辑,等等。
Victorian Countryside
Oil on canvas. By Danni Gu. |
View of Tamar River - Launceston, Tasmania AUS
Acrylic on paper. By Danni Gu. |
Mathew – Teaching Animation, Graphic, etc.
Education background:
Bachelor of Animation and Interactive Media, RMIT University (2011)
Bachelor of Multimedia, RMIT University (4 year course, 2015)
He had been a long term student in our Art Centre since he was in year 9.
Mathew Mak was born in Australia, raised in Hong Kong at a very young age and then moved back to Australia to continue with his studies. During Mathew's primary school years, he took up drawing as a hobby and ever since he has been producing artwork and also started to develop a mindset of becoming an animator/vector artist. Working mainly with pen on paper to begin this process then slowly progress on to computer to present his work digitally.
He doesn't only produce artwork but also present them in motion, having an animation degree he has the ability to turn any of his artwork into a motion picture. Mathew has acquired the skills to deliver accurate artwork, whether it is a short animated sequence for an advertisement or a vector artwork for a poster.
(http://mathewmak.com/)
Education background:
Bachelor of Animation and Interactive Media, RMIT University (2011)
Bachelor of Multimedia, RMIT University (4 year course, 2015)
He had been a long term student in our Art Centre since he was in year 9.
Mathew Mak was born in Australia, raised in Hong Kong at a very young age and then moved back to Australia to continue with his studies. During Mathew's primary school years, he took up drawing as a hobby and ever since he has been producing artwork and also started to develop a mindset of becoming an animator/vector artist. Working mainly with pen on paper to begin this process then slowly progress on to computer to present his work digitally.
He doesn't only produce artwork but also present them in motion, having an animation degree he has the ability to turn any of his artwork into a motion picture. Mathew has acquired the skills to deliver accurate artwork, whether it is a short animated sequence for an advertisement or a vector artwork for a poster.
(http://mathewmak.com/)
Drawing by Mathew.
* Krista – Experienced in IT, she designs our centre’s website.
Education background:
Currently studying Bachelor of Information Technology/Commerce at Monash University.
She had been a long term student in our Art Centre since she was in year 3.
She has won art awards since year 4, once the only Art Award in the school for students, and she received a lot gifts from this award.
When she was in high school, her piece of art work represented our Victoria State in a nation wide art competition.
And another of her art pieces were held in the private high school main hallway.
Education background:
Currently studying Bachelor of Information Technology/Commerce at Monash University.
She had been a long term student in our Art Centre since she was in year 3.
She has won art awards since year 4, once the only Art Award in the school for students, and she received a lot gifts from this award.
When she was in high school, her piece of art work represented our Victoria State in a nation wide art competition.
And another of her art pieces were held in the private high school main hallway.