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Gallery 5
5 Sandy Street, Urangan
Phone: 07 4124 9200
Open Hours
Monday to Friday 10am–3pm
Saturday and Sund 10am–3pm
JUNE FEATURED ARTIST
Jill Kromkamp.
Our feature artist for the month of July is Jill Kromkamp.
Jill’s love of art began during her school years, when she first discovered drawing. Although life and running a business with her husband left little time for painting, she returned to her creativity after they retired and has continued painting ever since.
Originally drawn to oils, Jill later changed to acrylics after developing allergies to oil paints. She soon found acrylics equally enjoyable. Apart from early drawing classes at Caulfield Technical College, Jill’s artistic journey has largely developed through personal exploration, community involvement and workshops. While living in Central Victoria, she joined a local art group in Castlemaine, where the friendship and encouragement of fellow artists helped deepen her enjoyment of painting.
Now living in Queensland, Jill draws inspiration from the local environment and its colours, which she finds wonderfully different from those of Victoria.
Her approach is instinctive rather than formal, often beginning with something that captures her attention and inspires her to “have a tackle at it.”
For Jill, painting is a peaceful escape, a creative outlet and a form of meditation. She joined Gallery 5 approximately eighteen months ago and continues to enjoy painting, participating in classes and being part of the Society’s welcoming artistic community.
We are a non-profit organisation that has a huge benefit within our local community. Running since 1971 we offer many enrichments to our area in both mental and physical health as well as featuring the arts to the Hervey Bay region.
As a sponsor you will gain many benefits and all support is tax deductible.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Gallery 5 and The Hervey Bay Art Society acknowledges to the east, the Butchulla (Badtjala) and to the west, the Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) People, their connection to Country (land, sea and sky) and recognises the many places of cultural, spiritual, social and economic significance in the community. We pay respects to their Elders – past, present and emerging. Gallery 5 and The Hervey Bay Art Society also acknowledges other First Nation Aboriginals and the Torres Strait Islander people, who reside in the Fraser Coast Region.