Frank Schooneveldt

Born Haarlem, Netherlands 13 March 1950
Migrated to Melbourne, Australia 1951
Frank lives and works in Melbourne in the bayside suburb of Brighton East. Primarily a contemporary landscape painter, Frank Schooneveldt also has fun with mixed media that incorporates found objects.

Frank's work is influenced by a number of factors: the time he spent as a child exploring the bush environment near homes in Greensborough and Healesville, Victoria; the proximity of some well known artists that gave glimpses of life in the studio that excited his youthful imagination; the juxtaposition of the natural and built environments observed through his "day job" in building and construction; and a passionate interest in both Australian and international art.

Frank's work has developed over 30 years and has an intense energy that emphasises colour, shape and form.

Diploma of Visual Arts, Chisholm Institute
He has participated in a number of exhibitions including Walker Street Gallery's "9 x 5", City of Kingston's Arts Blitz, Chapel Off Chapel Gallery Momentos and a joint exhbition with Frank Merchant Two Points of View - Chapel Off Chapel Gallery. His work is represented in private and corporate collections. ,

Goat Island Gallery
Inverloch Victoria Australia
January 2011