Ballarat Society of Artists, Inc

Jon Lam

Jon Lam.  Artist, Muralist, Tutor and Judge.                        ABN: 29 655 302 354

email: jonlam.art51@gmail.comMobile: +61 425755839

http://jonfonglam.wix.com/mysite                            Instagram: @jonlam.art51     

As a young boy, Jon has always been fascinated by paintings and how the world is represented through the eyes of artists. This early interest was further developed when he landed in Melbourne to pursue a Diploma of Art and Design at The Gordon Institute of Technology.

After working as a Graphic Designer in Melbourne for two years, Jon completed a Bachelor of Education at Melbourne State College. He retired early as a teacher to become a fulltime artist.

Jon won over 60 awards in the last 9 years including the $5000 first prize in the annual Rochester Mural Festival in 2016 for his dramatic piece “Changes” centred on the Australian landscape which is on permanent display in the Northern Highway in Rochester, Victoria. He has since been a finalist three more times and completed six murals in the Campespe region in Victoria.

Amongst other achievements are his awards for Watercolours, Oils and Acrylics paintings, from Best in Shows to acquisitive competitions and has works hanging in civic buildings around Australia and overseas. He has works in the Edward River Council Collection, the Murray River Council, Ballarat Base Hospital and St John of God Berwick Hospital Collection. Jon was commissioned to paint a mural for St Joseph primary school in Rochester and Veolia Education Room in Echuca, making him a muralist and fine artist. Jon’s work has been published on the cover of the Art Education magazine and has appeared in the Australian Artist magazine on various occasions.

Jon is a familiar face in many art shows, such as the ones held by the Victorian Artists Society, Australian Guild of Realist Artists and the Rotary Club shows and has eight successful solo exhibitions to date.

 

Today Jon tutors in Art societies, runs painting workshops and judge art shows.

Jon is the past president of The Whitehorse Arts Association and is a member of the

Victorian Artists Society, Echuca Moama Arts Initiatives, Ballarat Arts Alive and the vice president of the Ballarat Society of Artists.

Jon won the “Artist of the Year” award for 2022 with the Ballarat Society of artists.

 

Solo exhibitions:

March to May 2023 – “Passage” – Blue Pyrenees Estate, Avoca

August to October 2022 – “Empiricism” – Blue Pyrenees Estate, Avoca

May 2022 – “Accent” – Accent Framing and Fine Art, Ballarat

April 2022 – “Praxis” – Mercure Hotel and Convention Centre, Ballarat

May 2021 – “Unplugged” – The Customs House Gallery, Echuca

October 2018 – “Miscellany” – The Foundry Arts Space, Echuca

February/March – 2016 – “Heart to Art” – Alton Gallery, Echuca

October 2014 – “Expressions of Interest”– Alton Gallery, Echuca

October 1995 – “Changes” – Whitefriars Park Gallery, Donvale

20/02/2023 

Jon’s latest Exhibition