Limited: Archibald finalist Hong Fu runs intimate painting workshops

An intensive oil painting masterclass focused on how artists truly see —
before technique, before style.

Led by 傅红 | Hong Fu, the program invites participants to refine their sensitivity to light, colour, form, and composition through focused studio practice. Rather than emphasising surface effects, the masterclass centres on visual judgement, colour relationships, and artistic awareness.

This is not a casual painting class.
It is a concentrated exploration of observation and perception — on and beyond the canvas.

Hong Fu (b. 1946, China) migrated to Australia in 1990 and has held 68 solo exhibitions worldwide since 1988. He is widely recognised for his contribution to contemporary portrait painting in Australia.

He was awarded the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize (2002) and has been a multiple finalist of the Archibald Prize (2008, 2009, 2021, 2022). His work was selected for the “Archie 100” exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. In 2022, he was a finalist for the Darling Portrait Prize, receiving a Highly Commended Award, and has also been shortlisted for the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and the Dobell Prize of Drawing.

With over 15 years of teaching and masterclass experience, Hong Fu has been invited to teach across art museums, cultural institutions, university art programs, independent galleries, and professional studios in Australia and internationally. His teaching focuses on portrait construction, form, colour, and the development of a strong individual artistic language.

Designed for participants with prior drawing or painting experience who are comfortable with focused, full-day studio sessions.

Not suitable for complete beginners.
Age: 14+ (figure sessions 18+ only)

• Still Life & Flowers — 18 April
• Landscape — 7 March & 15 March &19 April
• Figure Drawing — 21 March
• Portrait Oil Painting with Live Model — 25 April & 3 May

🕘 One day per week · 7 hours per session

Participants may enrol in one or multiple themes.

• 12-hour theme: $688
• Single 6-hour day: $388

Places are limited. Minimum 4 participants per session.

Provided: easels, canvases, general equipment, models (if required), tea & light refreshments
Bring: preferred paints and brushes

A $100 non-refundable deposit or full payment is required to secure a place.
Full payment is due one week before the start date.

Cancellations within one week are non-refundable
(participants may transfer to a future session if space allows).
If minimum enrolment is not reached, all payments will be fully refunded.

For those who believe that learning to see is the foundation of meaningful painting —
this masterclass offers a quiet but rigorous starting point.

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370 St Kilda Rd, 370 Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia

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