Wyn looks to apply her professional and artistic experience to create new & innovative opportunities for the Fish Lane Studios Network. The most recent – the creation of the Australian Watercolour Muster.

Since 2018, Wyn has been the invited Leader of The Australian Watercolour Delegation to FabrianoInAcquarello – Italy, with her watercolour work showcased as part of the juried Finalists selected to showcase their work in Italy each year, with Artists from over 8o Countries.

Wyn has exhibited her watercolour work in joint Exhibitions in Coquelles and Gaillon – France and delivered Watercolour Workshops in Gaillon 2018 and the French Village of Saint-Maixme-Hauterive – 2019 and was part of an International Delegation – Exhibiting at the 6th Silk Road International Art Exhibition in Xi’an China in September – 2019, and demonstrating at the Shaanxi Provincial Museum of Fine Arts during that visit.

With professional experience in developing systems for the management of software/multimedia development environments associated with the production of interactive simulation training platforms for defence and aerospace…… Wyn is an experienced project manager.

Life is an exciting challenge juggled her professional and creative life with family and friends – managing studios along side of her desk and computer – with studios in recent years in Victoria and Queensland and now back in Victoria – Australia, Wyn loves to explore the essence of her world – the colours, shapes and light that evolve around her.

Wyn’s large format works vary from drawn work to oil and acrylic glazing – to smaller watercolour, pastel and mixed media work on paper, canvas and many hard surface substrates to ‘Built Installations’ – both public and private.

Subject and genre vary from visual art to literature and video production – creating a many layered world. Studio@Vantage – was Wyn’s workshop on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland has been home to her spray booth – water colour tables and large format easel, providing her with the capability to work on many subjects and interact with other artists depending on the project at hand.

Now – Wyn is based in her new Studio – Fish Lane Studios – 21 Brown Street Hamilton Victoria – 3300 and is open Tuesdays to Thursdays 10am to 2pm and other times by appointment – you are welcome to contact Wyn >>> https://www.fishlanestudios.com/contact/

Fish Lane Studios enables a base and network of artists who work with Wyn on her ‘Installation Work’ and the related ‘Research’

Exhibition and Workshop Program since 2018 – to date |

  • 2024 – This year will be an exciting year for Wyn’s Studio Work – and in August 2024 Wyn will be leading in conjunction with ‘On The Verandah’ Painting Tours a Painting Trip ‘Remote and Rural’ to the Kimberley in Western Australia – explore the opportunity and there are 4 spots left >>>  Join Artist Wyn Vogel – In The Kimberley August 2024 – Remote and Rural Painting Trip
  • 2023 – to cap the year off Wyn opened her Studio for Exhibition and shared with Artist – Tony Walker a very successful Christmas celebration of both their Artworks – including Watercolour – Oils and Acrylic >>> Final Fling For 2023 – Studio x 2 Exhibition – Artists – Tony Walker and Wyn Vogel – Fish Lane Studios – South Brisbane
  • 2023 – Again, we pulled all stops out and Wyn was able to bring together in Cairns North Queensland, Australia The Australian Watercolour Muster Biennale – 2023 over the days of the 6th to 11th September 2023, with the Exhibition of our ‘32 Best In Muster’ Australian Artists and 23 International Artists >>> https://www.facebook.com/AustralianWatercolourMuster/ with the opening of our boarders we were able to welcome our visitors from Italy, Peru, Canada and many other overseas and interstate destinations – with Workshops and our traditional “Picnic and Paint’ Remote painting trips taking on a whole other style – with visits to the Quinkan Caves with a catered Picnic, and the Millaa Millaa Falls and the Mungalli Creek Dairy for our Picnic!
  • 2023 we have emerged from all our restrictions and Wyn travelled to Italy for the April/May 2023 – FabrianoInAcquarello – Italy Symposium of Art – spending 3 days meeting and enjoying the company of the other Leaders from over 80 countries and then exploring and sharing in Exhibition the Work of 32 Australian Artists in Bologna Italy – for the next week and then the Work was taken down to Fabriano Italy for Exhibition ending in September 2023 – a great showcase for Australian Artists to be part of!
  • 2022 has been fun – with the time for completion of some studio Work and also several commission pieces, as well as a new piece for FabrianoInAcquarello – Italy 2022 ‘A Mother’s Love’
  • Creation of concepts and infrastructure to hold an Australian Watercolour Muster – 2019 – 2021 The ‘Australian Watercolour Muster’ is designed to give Australian Artists a broader platform to showcase our Artwork to the World, to create opportunities to interact with each other and international markets, and to share/exchange studios and exhibit where possible in this World‘ Submission’ of Work by Australian Watercolour Artists to this Australian Watercolour Muster, is also the way to be part of the annual selection process for FabrianoInAcquarello – Italy an amazing Meetup of over 80 Countries worldwide, and an opportunity to showcase our Artwork internationally.
  • Call for Artists do FabrianoInAcquarello – Italy – Submission Dates 15 October to 15 December – 2018 – Date of the Fabriano Meetup – were Italy – 25/29th April 2019
  • Watercolour Workshop – Colours and Moods – Lake Wyeba – Noosa Heads 18 November 2018
  • 26_27th July 2018 – Juror with co judge – Karl de Waal – Matthew Flinders Art Prize – Australia 2018
  • Exhibition of Watercolour Work – 5 to 13 May 2018 – Gaillon – France
  • Watercolour Demonstration Workshop – ‘Couleurs et formes de l’Australie’ 10 May 2018 – Gaillon – France
  • Watercolour work for – Exhibition 28 April to 13 May 2018 – https://www.facebook.com/Biennale-Internationale-dAquarelle-de-Coquelles-508499972656675/ Coquelles – France
  • January and February 2018 – Artist-in-Residence at The St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane – Kangaroo Point

Exhibitions, Workshops and Public Space

2016 – 2017 – 2018 Design and Curating the Yaroomba Beach Artist-in-Residence Program –  introducting 4 International Artists to the Sunshine Coast and the local community with Workshops and time to explore and be inspired – Artists 2016: Yuko Nagayama – Japan and Muriel Buthier-Chartrain – France and 2017: Vasenior Akira Murata – Japan 2018 Jonas Pettersson – Sweden

2016 – to present – Startup, Designer and Curator – New Brisbane Footprint in Fish Lane – South Brisbane and On-line Gallery/Art Hub – Shop – Fish Lane Studios – https://www.fishlanestudios.com

2015 ongoing in 2016 & 17 – Exhibiting Artist – St Vincent Hospital Arts – Program – 2D art work and immersive video/sound installation

And Retrospective:

  • 2014 – Large series of Commission Work for a private installation – ‘Mooloolaba Water Ways’
  • 2014 – Exhibiting Artist – St Vincent Hospital Arts – Program – September – 2014 to January 2015. Incld. Workshops
  • 2014 – Invitation to hang in the Tattersall’s Queensland Exhibition – 2014 in conjunction with the Landscape Art Prize – 1 to 19 Sept.
  • 2014 – Studio Visits – Germany and Paris `France – July 2014
  • 2014 – Group Exhibition and fund raising Auction – for Little Finn – $10,000 raised in the afternoon Auction – 1st February 2014
  • 2013 – Finalist Life Art World Wide – Inaugural Art Prize – 10 day Exhibition – supported by Sunshine Coast TAFE – Mountain Creek Campus – November `13
  • 2013 – 2 pieces of Work accepted for – the 2013 Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize and Sports Art Exhibition – September 2 – Friday September 6 – then Waterfront Place – 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane – for exhibition from the 7th to 20th September 2013
  • 2013 – Studio work April_June completing ‘The Games We Play’ for MDARTX2013
  • 2013 – Artist in Residence – March 2013 Palmer Coolum Resort
  • 2012 – Artist Marks Exhibition 23rd Nov to 6th Dec 2012 – Three White Rooms – Paddington Qld
  • 2012 – Christmas Group Exhibition – Eudlo Rosebed St Gallery – 23rd November to 16th Dec 2012
  • 2012 – Studio interactive working sessions – New York – USA – July 2012
  • 2012 – Group Exhibition ‘Culture to Culture’  – Rosebed Street Gallery – Eudlo – May 23rd  to June 17th  – 2012
  • 2012 – Group Exhibition@Studio 4 Gallery – Town of Seaside – Qld
  • 2011 – Finalist Mirvac – Gainsborough Green Art Exhibition and Comp. – Gold Coast Qld
  • 2011 – Group Exhibition @ Sanctuary Cove Art Fair 2011
  • 2010 – Group Exhibition @ Sanctuary Cove Art Fair 2010
  • 2010 – Group Exhibition @ Hyatt Regency Art Market 2010
  • 2010 – Mini Solo Exhibition – Ardleigh Cleveland Gallery@The Hyatt Regency Coolum – Qld
  • 2009 – Solo Exhibition @ Wishart Art Gallery – Port Fairy – Victoria
  • 2008 – 1996 – Studio work in Melbourne – Victoria – Australia with various exhibition pieces held by the Olinda and Wishart Art Galleries – group showings in Melbourne and Port Fairy, including demonstration workshops and inclusion of work in the collection at that time – Kenloch in the Dandenong’s.
  • 1990 – Group Exhibition – including exhibition of figurative and flora silk works – Sanctuary Cove Art Exhibition (Art Promotions Qld)
  • 1989 – 1991 Commercial studio space in the newly renovated, then – Heritage Hotel (now The Stamford) – near the Botanical Gardens – Brisbane Qld – housing a permanent exhibition of Wyn’s work and 8 exhibitions of visiting artists
  • 1982 – Group Exhibition – Gladstone Theatre Foyer – (hung beside Rolf Harris)
  • 1981 – Group Exhibition – the Potters Gallery – Gladstone – Qld
  • 1976 – Establishment of an Art Collective – Collinsville Nth Qld
  • 1973 – Awarded Certificate of Merit for Level 1 Art in NSW – Australia
  • 1968 – 73 studied art under the guidance of Artist and Teacher – Peter Dolan – Katoomba – NSW

Works are held in a number of private collections both in Australia and internationally:

  1. Australia – incld. work held by the Royal Australian Navy HMAS Watson – Sydney
  2. Virgin Islands
  3. South Africa, and
  4. Chile

SHOP WYN’S GALLERY

Wyn is know for her use of marks and glazing techniques which form a layering of ‘memories’ across her Work – be it watercolour, oils or acrylic as below – explore with Wyn her techniques during the Workshops – we will be running in the new year 2024

‘Experimental Workshops’ in the Fish Lane Studio’s Art Space

4 Edmondstone Street – South Brisbane – check availability and style of course to suit you >>>  click our ‘Events’ pages from the top menu to find out more!

a sample only | Detail from Layers of Memories Series 2020 – ‘Gala Nights – Tulle’

Layering the memories of silks and ribbons, flowers and scent of many gala nights!

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