About this Event
People Painting People : Gouache portraits of each other
Presented by Amani Tia, Rob Mchaffie, and Arts Project Australia
Date: Saturday 21st February 2026, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Venue: Arts Project Australia Studio, Booth K10, Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 2A Clarendon Street, South Wharf 3006
Price: To attend this workshop, please purchase a ticket to Melbourne Art Fair here.
Materials provided
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Arts Project Australia portrait professional Amani Tia invites participants of this workshop to do what he loves most, painting people from life.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Amani Tia is a confident draughtsperson with an aptitude for both technical drawings and quick capture sketches. Amani effortlessly shifts between styles, which reflect his subject and environment, demonstrating his observational awareness and artistic knowledge. Amani is skilled at rendering the spaces around him and capturing people’s likeness. He enjoys sketching crowds and creating live event portraits.
Amani joined Arts Project Australia in 2013. His work is held in the State Library of Victoria and The University of Melbourne collections.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Fair is located on the ground floor of MCEC at Door 1, with ramp access at the building’s entrance and elevator access from the parking lot. MCEC offer limited wheelchairs for day loans, with wider wheelchairs available if needed.
To arrange wheelchair hire, contact MCEC Customer Service team at +61 3 9235 8000 or email [email protected]
Accessible toilets, ramps and lifts are available throughout the venue. Companion cards are accepted.
A quiet space is available inside the venue, please see a Melbourne Art Fair staff member for directions.
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is on the bank of the Yarra River in South Wharf. It is a short walk from Melbourne’s central business district and a 20-minute drive from Melbourne Airport.
Enter via Exhibition Door 1. The nearest MCEC entrance is on Clarendon Street.
Image credit: Self Portrait (detail), Amani Tia, 2019
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), 2a Clarendon Street, South Wharf, Australia
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