Exhibition: Breaking Ground

Yvonne East's students at the Willoughby Arts Centre exhibit their new paintings and drawings in their latest exhibition: Breaking Ground.

Students currently learn from Yvonne in one of three classes:

• Exploring painting & drawing

• Exploring oil & acrylic painting

• Watercolour techniques

About tutor Yvonne East: Themes of the human figure, observational drawing, and portraiture are central to Yvonne’s art practice. An award winning artist, Yvonne’s work has been hung in major prizes and institutions across Australia including the Archibald Prize and the Doug Moran Portrait Prize. Her portrait of the Honourable Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Susan Kiefel AC was acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in 2020. Yvonne is a passionate educator and teaches painting, life drawing, and observational drawing at the University of New South Wales Art + Design (formally COFA) and Willoughby Arts Centre.