Bill Beavan
Award winning Artist Bill Beavan has been chosen to front the cover
of Mornington Peninsula Gallery Guide. His portrayal of images
from the Peninsula has captured the hearts of many.. Bill is a self taught artist who has lived on the Mornington
Peninsula for most of his life. He is a member of Landcare
and for many years he has been involved with the R.S.P.C.A.,
helping with the survival of native animals.
Bill has held over forty successful exhibitions throughout
Australia and overseas. His work is represented in corporate
and private collections around the world, including Qantas,
Western Mining, The Southern Cross Hotel, Rigbys, James Hardy,
BHP and Coolart Homestead. Bill’s paintings have been
published in several books including the beautiful “A
Sunburnt Country’, a collection of many of Bills earlier
paintings. Bill is recognized in the Dictionary of Australian
Artists and has been published in calendars three times.
Today, a full time professional artists, Bill continues to
push the boundaries with his paintings. The technique Bill
uses with paint capturing his subject whether it be a bird
in flight or sunlight on a hay shed is eye catching and almost
mesmerizing.
Bill exhibits at Sorrento and Flinders Fine Art Galleries on
the Mornington Peninsula.
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