Mansfield
Easter
Art Show

Works by 40 artists
All paintings and glass for sale
open Good Friday
APRIL 18 THROUGH
Sunday 27 April
Tony pridham
Tony Pridham is widely regarded as Australia's premier painter of birds . Specialising in subjects of the natural world, painted in the traditions of classical realism and more recently Hyperrealism.As an artist, his beliefs are very much entwined in the theology behind the New Realism movement . And that something beautiful, painted beautifully, is a justification in itself! and from this ideal, paintings can inspire and bring a sense of wonder to the viewer! A keen naturalist, Tony travels widely, searching for new ideas and challenges! He is a founding member of Artist Ambassadors against Poaching ,a non profit organisation whose aim is to create awareness of conservation issues through their art.
Tony's art has been published in a number of science based natural history books.Most notably the Whitley award winning "Grassfinches in Australia", CSIRO Publishing 2012. He is a signature member of the Society of Animal Artist, and has twice taken out that Societies highest honour the "award of excellence". In 1917, His painting of a Wedge tailed Eagle titled “Quil”, took out first prize at the Holmes Prize for realistic Bird art. The artists work has been accepted 10 times into the prestigious "Birds in Art"show! Pridham originals have appeared in all the major auction Houses, most notably Christies, Sotheby's and Bonham's. Originals are held in the following museums. Hiram Blauvelt, Bennington, Leigh Yawkey and the Victorian Racing Museum.