Maggie Stein 'A Fine Balance'

"We walk a delicate line to maintain equilibrium amidst chaos in our lives, a balance between hope and despair, love and loss, survival and defeat. A Fine Balance is what I strive for in each piece of art I make and in the way I live.

Of course balance is one of the principles of design, and in my art making I constantly seek a "just right" arrangement of shapes, colour, texture and space.

This show brings together work from the last 5 years (with a few older pieces thrown in).

The two larger bodies of works within this show are Disappearing Traders 2020-22 and Interior Motives 2023-24. Sprinkled amongst these, are land/sea scapes, interiors and landmark pieces."

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About Maggie Stein

I have been following a creative path since I was quite young, growing up in Goulburn NSW, I had one of those art teachers who was a true mentor. I only realised fairly recently that art has been my anchor, helping me survive the early loss of my mother. At 21yrs old, I attended COFA , Sydney (Then the City Art Institute ) from 1985 -87 and absolutely loved it. It was there I developed my first printmaking skills, but ended up doing a bit of everything. In 2006 I created a linoprint again after a big break, it was then I realised that lino was such an accessible medium – perfect for me trying to squish some creative time in between parenting and teaching. Over the last 15 years as I have had more time and desire I have been able to delve more deeply into lino carving and printing techniques. Then, in 2023–24 I switched my focus to mixed media as it provided more immediate satisfaction, leading me to recapture a sense of play in my work.