Congratulations to all of our Fresh! artists!

Our last exhibition for the year, Fresh! is our annual survey of some of Victoria's brighest graduating students. This year, 12 artists were selected by a committee comprising of Jennifer Bartholomew, Anna Davern, Stephen Gallagher, Kate Hannaford, Melanie Katsalidis, MATERIALBYPRODUCT, Ben Landau, Christine Ledwich, Melissa Loughnan, Dani Maugeri, Stuart McFarlane, Elaine Miles, Sophie Milne, Ellie Mücke, Brenda Page, Malcolm Thomas, and of course Craft Victoria staff. Phew what a list!

A big congratulations to Thomas Llewellyn for taking home not one but two great prizes including the Fresh! award. Hooray for Tom!

More information about Fresh! can be found here, and here's a selection of images from the exhibition (which ends today!)

Esther Stewart Faculty of the VCA and Music, Bachelor of Fine Art – Honours Sculpture



Isabel Holloway Monash University, Bachelor of Fine Art (Sculpture)

Winner of the Screaming Pixel Professional Photography Portfolio Award: Professional photography of body of work.

Thomas Llewellyn RMIT, Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)

Winner of the Craft Victoria Fresh! Award: $2000 cash prize plus free professional development with Craft Victoria. Selected by Craft Victoria CEO & Artistic Director Joe Pascoe. (This award is supported by TAIT and the Craft Supporters Program.) and the Green Magazine Sustainable Practice Award: Full page feature in Green Magazine.

Elise Pollard RMIT, Bachelor of Design (Interior Design)

Laura Wade RMIT, Bachelor of Design (Fashion)



Simone Steel RMIT, Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)

Inari Kiuru RMIT, Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art – Gold and Silversmithing)

Winner of the TAIT Design Mentorship Award: Mentoring program with Gordon Tait and the Studio Round Brand Development Award: Identity, logo or packaging concept design.

Stephanie Craig Monash University, Bachelor of Visual Art (Sculpture)







Ben Taranto Faculty of the VCA and Music, Bachelor of Fine Art (Sculpture and Spatial Practice)



Robyn Hosking RMIT, Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art – Ceramics)

Winner of the Northcote Pottery Supplies Award: Exhibition and launch event at Pan Gallery.
Winner of the Sofitel Melbourne Exhibition in a Public Space Award: Exhibition and launch event at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.

Justine Rouse Monash University, Bachelor of Fine Art (Sculpture) Honours

Boe-Lin Bastian RMIT, Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art – Drawing) Honours

Winner of the Artichoke Magazine Award: Two year Artichoke subscription and editorial coverage.

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Photography credit: the always awesome Lily Feng