Mel Bedggood

Mel was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1976. Formally trained at Ballarat University in Victoria, Mel has learnt the necessary drawing skills to develop into an expressive mixed media artist.

Whilst she is clearly inspired by the Expressionism period, she is fascinated by the likes of many artists, including Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, Mike Parr, Brett Whiteley, Picasso, Goya and Rick Amor.

Mel has a particular interest in the female form but does delve into landscapes and all aspects of life drawing including portraiture.

Whilst being out of the art world for sixteen years, she has been creative in other aspects such as web and multimedia design. Her favourite mediums include graphite, gouache, chalk pastel, collage and acrylic.

Bachelor of Visual Arts - Drawing Major
The University of Ballarat, Australia

Grad Dip Ed - Secondary - Visual Arts
The University of Ballarat, Australia

Graduate Diploma, Multimedia
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

-- Selected Group Exhibitions --

1996 -‘Paper works’, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
1997 -‘Hung, Drawn and quartered’, The CUB Malthouse Gallery
1997 - 'Six Assemblies', University of Ballarat
2013 - 'LavARTon Art Show', Woods Street Arts Space
2013 - 'Freedom', Collingwood Gallery
2013 - 'righting/writing the direction', Rob McNamara Exhibition, Collingwood Gallery
2013 - 'The FEMAIL Project', ARTicle Gallery, Birmingham, UK
2013 - Laverton Life Drawing, Woods Street Arts Space

-- Other events --

2013 - 'Paint the Gardens', Williamstown Botanical Gardens
2013 - 'Street SmART Auction', Woods Street Arts Space