Regina Hona

Born in Melbourne, Regina initially began her career as a Private Secretary after completing an Associate Diploma in Private Secretarial Practice at Caufield Institute of Technology. She is married with two adult children and what started out as an interest in painting as a child and then taken up again soon after marriage, quickly grew into a burning desire to achieve more. Her initial training was in classical tonal realism in oil and some ten years later she embraced her painting with a new intensity due to the discovery of pastels.
Regina has gained instruction and guidance under notable artists such as Helga Ivanyi, Walter Magilton, June Woods, Shirley Staford, Malcolm Beatie and Maxwell Wilks.
She is past president of the Pastel Society of Victoria, Councillor with AGRA, volunteer and Assistant Curator for Friends of Art for very special kids charity.
Regina has held many group and solo exhibitions and has been winning many major awards since 1999. Her works have been printed in several issues of the Australian Artist Magazine and a feature article published in the International Artist Magazine.
Although she is predominately known for her seascapes and landscapes, she is equally at home painting portraits, still life and other subjects.