Merran Fuller

Biography

Introduction
I am a mixed-media Melbourne-based artist living in Elsternwick.
My works range from realist, semi abstract and abstract artworks on paper,
board and canvas, and original digital prints on archival quality photographic
rag paper. I studied Art & Design, majoring in printmaking at Victoria College
(now Swinburne) from 1980-1982.
My prints and works on paper are held in various state institutions and
private collections around the world, including the Tasmanian Museum and
Art Gallery.
Coming primarily from a printmaking background, I’m interested in using line,
colour and texture equally with imagery to elicit a contemplative mood in the
viewer. I tend to have an interior view of the world, often drawing on
dreamscapes and imaginings, even when depicting real landscapes.
In 2015 I was lucky enough to do an encaustic workshop at R&F Paints in
upstate New York where my love for the medium was rekindled. I am
currently working almost exclusively in encaustic as it can be used to great
effect on a variety of surfaces in conjunction with other art media.
The technique can be unpredictable sometimes, but always rewarding.
Group Shows
1983 Seal Club, student printmakers show, South Melbourne
1983 Australian Student Printmakers, National and International Touring Show
1984 Tower Show, Chameleon Gallery, Hobart
2013 Knox Art Show
2013 Hobsons Bay Art Show
2014 Mornington Art Exhibition
2014 Linden Postcard Show, Linden Gallery, St Kilda
2014 Bella Arti Prize, Chapman & Bailey, Abbotsford
2015 Linden Postcard Show
2016 Linden Postcard Show
2017 Brunswick Street Gallery Small Works
2017 Camberwell Art Show
2017 Bayside Art Show
2017 VFFA Art Show
Solo Shows
2014 Louey and Lane
Awards
1982 Collie Printmaking Award
2014 Member For Albert Park Prize, Linden Postcard Show
2017 Murrundindi Shire Council Best Hung Exhibit, Marysville Art Show (Smoke)
2017 Commendation Award, Marysville Art Show (Headland)