About the Artist:  Madeleine Elkin

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My journey started quite a few years ago when I started going to a weekly workshop at a local arts and craft store, however it wasn't until about 2010 when I started to make art a priority in my life.  I regularly attend workshops held by renowned local artists and continuously attend general painting classes to hone my skills and broaden my knowledge.

2013 saw me start displaying my work at a local winery restaurant, Ekhidna Wines at McLaren Vale who also graciously commissioned a piece "Ekhidna Staff", and 2016 saw me take on the additional challenge of commencing my Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts.

My work tends to be bright and bold, somewhere in the category of colourist/impressionist, however, i'm still discovering new techniques and styles so who knows where this journey will take me!  I hope I can share it with you. 

Achievements:

  • 1 of 37 Finalists in the Gallery M Contemporary Art Prize - 2017

Training:

  • Cat Leonard - Skin Deep (1 day workshop November 2014)
  • Splashout Studios Art - Spring into Art Retreat (2 day retreat en plein air workshop October 2014)
  • Krysia Ciesiolkiewicz - Life Drawing/Painting Male Nude (1 day workshop July 2014)
  • Cat Leonard - Eye's (1 day workshop July 2014)
  • Allan Ramachandran - Watercolour (1 day workshop July 2014)
  • Krysia Ciesiolkiewicz - Life Drawing/Painting the Nude (1 day workshop May 2014)
  • Cat Leonard - Urban Portrait Acrylics (1 day workshop March 2014)
  • Splashout Studios Art - General Painting Classes (April 2013 onwards)
  • Richard Rogers - Landscapes with Acrylics (1 day workshop November 2012)
  • WEA - Painting for Beginners (July to August 2012)
  • Cat Leonard - Portrait with Acrylics (1 day workshop July 2011)

Solo Exhibitions:

  • "Display of Various Paintings" - Ekhidna Wines, McLaren Vale (ongoing)
  • "Colourfield"  -  Ekhidna Wines, McLaren Vale (Mch 2014)
  • "Tour Down Under" - Ekhidna Wines, McLaren Vale (Jan 2014)
  • "Surfer Series"  - Ekhidna Wines, McLaren Vale (June 2013)
  • "Caricatures" - Ekhidna Wines, McLaren Vale (February 2013)​

Group Exhibitions:

  • "Blue" (a collective with fellow artists, Jo Headon, Sue Fuller & Vicki Taylor Creek) - Red Poles, McLaren Vale (Oct 2017)
  • "Splashout on SALA" - Various locations around Unley, Hyde Park (August 2014)
  • "SALT" Splashout Studios Art - Adelaide Sailing Club, West Beach (March 2014)
  • "The Fleurieu"  Willunga Hills Art Group - Alma Hotel, Willunga (January 2014)
  • General Painting"  Willunga Hills Art Group - GP Plus, Aldinga (August 2013)

Testimonials:

"Madi painted a beautiful Paris inspired painting for my daughter Shaye's bedroom as a Christmas present. The colours Madi used in the painting match perfectly with her bedroom linen. Shaye absolutely loves the painting and has just recently asked for another one.  Madi is very talented and would definitely recommend you view her wonderful talent."
                                                                                     Judy Weckert

"Hi Madeleine, I hope you had a lovely Christmas and New Year.  I just wanted to let you know that the two caricatures you painted were a great hit and very well received on Christmas day.  Both my sons and their wives loved them, they thought they were fantastic.  So again thank you for your creativity and patience in delivering the final pictures.  Kind regards"
                                                                                      A Van Trigt