Workshops and Events
Encaustic Painting Workshop: “Exploring our landscape” with Randal Arvilla
beginner & intermediate - Winter workshop
Wed 13 July - Thur 14 July 2022
10am - 4pm (2 sessions, 12 hours total)
Willoughby Arts Centre - North Willoughby, Sydney
Encaustic painting is one of the oldest painting techniques in the history of art and this 2-day course brings a contemporary perspective to it. The workshop will focus on explorations of landscape through the layering of encaustic medium, creating transparencies, using line and variety of mark making as well as mixed media. This workshop will inspire beginners and Intermediate encaustic painters who will benefit from the variety of applications as artists develop their artworks throughout this 2 day workshop.
The class entails an introduction to the materials, tools safety and an array of techniques. Learn how to prepare the encaustic medium from scratch, its history as well as experiment with layering of paint, scraping, carving, embedding and drawing to enhance your landscape narrative. Build more confidence in the development of your abstract, intuitive, landscape art works with this beeswax and pigments based art medium.
Students will develop their own narrative and style through a series of studies on 20 x 20 wood panels and will benefit from group discussion and feedback.
Full details and enrolment: https://willoughbyarts.org.au/course/MixedMediaEncausticRArvilla
Please contact the tutor directly via email with any questions.
Email: arvillaworkshops@gmail.com
Encaustic Painting – 2 day crash course with Randal Arvilla - 2021 Summer holiday Workshop at the Willoughby Art Center in North Willoughby, NSW
Wed 13 Jan – Thu 14 Jan 2021
10 am – 4pm (2 sessions. 12 hours total)
Willoughby Arts Centre - North Willoughby, Sydney
This encaustic painting crash course is very popular and I recommend that you book soon (see link below) . Introduce yourself to, or continue developing your art skills in this 2 Day Encaustic Painting Crash Course. We will experiment with layering, drawing, scraping, carving, embedding, image transfers & sculpting exercises, working on small formats on board. Expand your confidence in the development of your encaustic painting art works. Encaustic painting is one of the oldest painting techniques in the history of art, yet this course brings it to a contemporary perspective where you can “embed” and tell your own story. All materials needed are included for this course. However, I (the artist Randal Arvilla) will send you a list of items/tools you may bring for your own personal use during the workshop.
Full details and enrolment: https://www.workshoparts.org.au/course/EncausticCrashCourseRArvilla
Please contact me if you have any questions at arvillaworkshops@gmail.com
Encaustic Painting – 2 day crash course with Randal Arvilla - 2020 Spring holiday Workshop at the Willoughby Art Center in North Willoughby, NSW
Tuesday 6 Oct – Wed 7 Oct 2020 10 am – 4pm (2 sessions. 12 hours total)
Willoughby Arts Centre - North Willoughby, Sydney
Introduce yourself to, or continue developing your art skills in this 2 Day Encaustic Painting Crash Course. We will experiment with layering, drawing, scraping, carving, embedding, image transferring & sculpting exercises. Expand your confidence in the development of your encaustic painting art works. Encaustic painting is one of the oldest painting techniques in the history of art, yet this course brings it to a contemporary perspective where you can “embed” and tell your own story. All materials needed are included for this course. However, I (the artist/tutor Randal Arvilla) will send you a list of items/tools you may bring for your own personal use during the workshop.
Please contact me if you have any questions at arvillaworkshops@gmail.com
Encaustic Painting – 2 day crash course with Randal Arvilla - Holiday Workshop at the Workshop Art Center in Willoughby
Tuesday 17 Dec – Wed 18 Dec 2019
10 am – 4pm (2 sessions. 12 hours total)
Workshop Arts Centre - Willoughby, Sydney
Introduce yourself to, or continue developing your art skills in this 2 Day Encaustic Painting Crash Course. Through experimentation with layering, drawing, scraping, carving, embedding and sculpting exercises. Expand your confidence in the development of your encaustic painting art works. Encaustic painting is one of the oldest painting techniques in the history of art, yet this course brings it to a contemporary perspective where you can “embed” and tell your own story.
Please contact me if you have any questions at arvillaworkshops@gmail.com
Encaustic Painting: 2 Day Crash Course with Randal Arvilla
Wed 9 October - Thur 10 October 2019
10am - 4pm (2 sessions - 12 hours total)
Explore Encaustic Painting with Randal this Spring at the Workshop Arts Centre - Willoughby, Sydney
Introduce yourself to, or continue developing your art skills in this 2 Day Encaustic Painting Crash Course through experimentation with layering, drawing, scraping, carving, embedding and sculpting exercises. Expand your confidence in the development of your art works. This course brings a contemporary perspective to Encaustic, one of the oldest painting techniques in the history of art, you will “embed” and tell your own story.
Beginners and experienced students welcome.
Course fee $343.40 (includes $25 of materials).
Full details and enrolment: https://www.workshoparts.org.au/course/EncausticCrashCourseRArvilla
Taller de Pintura Encáustica
Taller Intenso de Pintura Encáustica: “Fundamentos de la Pintura Encáustica Contemporánea”
Lunes 16 y Martes 17 de Septiembre de 9:30am a 4:30pm
Para más información y más detalle favor de comunicarse con el artísta por medio del correo electronico: arvillaworkshops@gmail.com
Este taller de Pintura Encáustica: “Fundamentos de la Pintura Encáustica Contemporánea” es un taller artístico intenso de dos días para todo (a) artísta y público en general que estén interesados en esta forma de expresión artística. Este tipo de técnica de pintura es una de las mas antiguas utilizada por los Greco-Romanos en Egipto hace mas de 2200 años. Arvilla ha investigado esta técnica ofreciendo una perspectiva contemporánea y está muy interesado en incluir la encáustica en la conversación artístico-visual en Costa Rica.
Este taller tipo retiro-artístico de dos días es intenso y totalmente práctico. Se enfocará en los principios fundamentales de la creación de obras en Encáustica utilizando cera de avejas derretida y en caliente como medio principal. El participante aprenderá: sobre los tipos de cera que se pueden utilizar en esta técnica, la preparación del medio, la preparación de colores y pigmentos, aprenderá como fucionar diferentes capas de pintura, cómo tratar y manipular diferentes superficies, además de como utilizar diferentes herramientas de dibujo, escultura, y cerámica, etc para lograr diferentes texturas en la obra. Durante el taller, se aprenderá sobre varias técnicas compatibles con la encáustica. Estas, ampliarán su conocimiento y le dará herramientas y posibilidades para que usted como artísta desarrolle sus propias formas de aplicar la encáustica en su propia obra en un contexto contemporáneo.
Cada artista creará una pequeña serie de obras en encaústica através y durante el taller de acuerdo a sus intereses estéticos y visuales. Sin embargo investigaremos juntos el tema: “Fake News o Noticias Falsas” el cuál es una preocupación contemporánea. Cuál es la respuesta visual personal de cada artísta sobre este tema?. Además, tendremos una crítica grupal durante y al final del taller.
“Pintura Encáustica”
Su historia milenaria y sus perspectivas en el Arte Contemporáneo
Galería Talentum, Barrio Amón - Martes 27 de agosto, 2019 5:30pm.
La pintura encáustica es un de las técnicas más antiguas de pintura; será presentado por el artísta visual Randal Arvilla. El conversatorio presentará un recorrido de la historia de la técnica de pintura de encáustica, la cuál ha iniciado un resurgimiento como medio y técnica en el arte de hoy.
La Pintura Encáustica es una de las técnicas de pintura más antiguas utilizada por las culturas Greco-Romanas en Egipto desde hace más de 2200 años. La utilización de la cera de avejas y pigmentos naturales -entre otros materiales- a facinado al artista visual Costarricense-Australiano Randal Arvilla quién ha utilizado e investigado esta técnica por 11 años desde que estudió pintura en la National Art School en Sídney – Australia.
Randal Arvilla presentará ejemplos Contemporánoes de varios artístas con quiénes compartió en la 11va Conferencia Internacional de Encáustica en el Truro Center of the Arts en Cape Cod-Massachussets. Además conversará sobre su propuesta artística en encáustica y su técnica, mostrándo imagines de su obra en encáustica y su perspectiva contemporánea. Arvilla, también hablará sobre su muestra individual llamada “Encáustica Contemporánea” y “Terra habitatur”.
Además del conversatorio; el Sr. Arvilla impartirá un Taller Intenso de Pintura: “Fundamentos de la Pintura Encáustica”. El taller está diseñado tanto para artístas visuales experimentados, como para principiantes y público en general que esté interesado en aprender sobre la técnica. El Lunes 16 y Martes 17 de Septiembre de 9:30am a 4:30pm). Para más información y más detalle favor de comunicarse con el artísta por correo electrónico: arvillaworkshops@gmail.com
Terra habitatur
17 — 28 October 2018 | ARO Gallery
Terra habitatur is a solo exhibition of Randal Arvilla’s latest encaustic work.
The exhibition title honours the rich cultural history of first nations which have been eroded by colonisation. The term proclaims existence, identity and life in the face of its denial. In his latest body of work, Arvilla explores our connections to the land and his ancestral bond with Costa Rica as an Australian dual citizen with Latin American heritage. Arvilla’s encaustic paintings resonate with the nuanced substrates of history, through pattern, layer and erasure. Curated by Susannah Smith
PLACE/place
23 November - 3 December 2017 | Scratch Art Space
PLACE/place presents works by three Sydney artists using form and colour to realise a sense of place.
Among its multiple meanings, ‘place’ refers to both a gentle action and a particular physical location. The exhibition showcases a number of Randal's atmospheric Rainforest Garden series of encaustic paintings, alongside work by Julia Flanagan and Sophie Todd.
DNA Costa Rica
8 April - 4 June 2017 | Municipal Museum of Cartago
Randal Arvilla’s mixed media art work Mal de Patria or Homesickness will be featured in the 3rd Annual Salon organised by the Costa Rican Association of Visual Artists. The 2017 theme is “What is Costa Rican Identity?” (ADN-CRI) and will be held at the Municipal Museum of Cartago, Costa Rica (Central-America). Arvilla presents a diptych self portrait, juxtaposing a digital photo and an encaustic painting on board. Through this abstracted self-portrait, Arvilla questions his Costa Rican identity and explores his dual citizenship.
1 - 26 March 2017 | Collab Gallery
miniature is a group show designed and curated by Heather Tralaggan and Susannah Smith of Collab. As per Collab’s concept, miniature asks us to lean in, look closer and find the infinite in the minute. Participating artists have been engaged in the small scale in form or subject – all reconsider a playful re-encounter with the tradition of the ‘miniature’. Arvilla's Self Portrait series of encaustic paintings will be featured in the show.
Encáustica Contemporánea
Solo Show
25 October - 6 November 2017 | Gauge Gallery
Encáustica Contemporánea will present Randal Arvilla’s latest encaustic work.
Like a palimpsest layered with levels of inscription, effacing and building on the layers beneath, Arvilla’s encaustic paintings and sculptures map a history of layered mark-making in wax. Arvilla considers the history of this ancient painting technique through a contemporary lens of colour and abstraction, whilst exploring nuanced personal themes of cultural identity, memory, loss and place. Curated by Susannah Smith.
EXPRESIONES 2016
22 - 31 August 2016 | Galería Kroma
ACAV (Asociación Costarricense de Artistas Visuales) and Galería KROMA present: EXPRESIONES 2016, a survey of contemporary Costa Rican art, featuring work by 70 members of the Costa Rican Association of Visual Artists. This comprehensive group show takes place at Kroma Gallery located at Combai Center in Escazú, Costa Rica (Central America). Three encaustic studies on board from Randal Arvilla's Estudio de Encáustica series have been selected for the exhibition.
The Fleurieu Food and Wine Art Prize 2016
4 June - 29 July 2016 | McLaren Vale, South Australia
Central to the Fleurieu Festival celebrating the art, food and wine of the Fleurieu Peninsula region, the 2016 Food + Wine Art Prize is a $10,000 non-acquisitive prize for paintings with a food and wine theme. The finalists are exhibited across nine venues in McLaren Vale.
Randal Arvilla’s finalist entry Baccanal I, encaustic and oil painting on board (76 x 56cm) envisages a contemporary Bacchanal image, inflected with the abundant, heady imagery of modern advertising. Arvilla’s work was exhibited in Chapel Hill Winery.
The judges for the 2016 prize were Associate Professor Chris Orchard of the Adelaide Central School of Art, Erica Green, Director of the Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art and Peter Walker of Peter Walker Fine Art Gallery.
Chippendale New World Art Prize 2016
2 - 29 June 2016 | Old Rum Store, Chippendale Creative Precinct
Randal Arvilla was selected as a finalist for the Chippendale New World Art Prize 2016 for his encaustic and oil painting Tonaltzintli.
The prize was judged by head curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of NSW, Wayne Tunnicliffe, celebrated Australian artist Janet Lawrence, renowned Australian Art Collector, Pat Corrigan and arts philanthropist and the prize’s benefactor, Dr Stanley Quek.
Refugeez!
4 - 26 June 2016 | Hurstville Museum & Gallery
Randal Arvilla’s North, East, South, West (encaustic and oil painting on board, 76 x 56cm) was included in the Refugeez! exhibition celebrating Australia’s National Refugee Week (19-25 June 2016). The exhibition was organized by Hurstville City Council and Advance Diversity Services and took place at the Dragon’s Lair Gallery in Hurstville Museum & Gallery.
Fisher's Ghost Art Award 2015
31 October - 12 December 2015 | Campbelltown Arts Centre
Randal Arvilla was selected as a finalist for the 2015 Fisher’s Ghost Art Awards in the Contemporary Category with his Cardumen IV (oil and oil stick on canvas from the Cardumen series).
Contemporary's Contemporaries
27 November - 19 December 2014 | MCA, Sydney
Contemporary’s Contemporaries is a celebration of the immense and varied talent of approximately fifty artists who work at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. This multifaceted exhibition connects staff members at the Museum, many of whom are leading and emerging artists in their own right. Inspired by the affinities and contrasts in artistic relationships, landscapes, memory and time, Contemporary’s Contemporaries explores the dynamic and versatile nature of contemporary art through a wide range of conceptual and material practices.
For this group exhibition, Randal Arvilla showcased his series titled El Aguacero (30 Minutes of Rain), encaustic and oils on board 2013-2014.
St. George Art Awards 2014
October - December 2014 | Hurstville Museum and Gallery
Randal Arvilla was a finalist at the 2014 St. George Art Awards presented by the Hurstville City Council and Library Museum Gallery in Sydney. Arvilla’s entry was Amidst The Storm (oil and oil stick on canvas 91.5 X 122cm) from his Ocean series.
Art Now
17 June - 5 July 2014 | NG Art Gallery
Art Now aims to take a snapshot of the current state of contemporary art in Sydney and presents works in a variety of media, styles, schools and methodologies. 12 pieces from Arvilla's 30-piece El Aguacero (30 Minutes of Rain) series were featured in this exhibition.
Small is beautiful
14 - 27 August 2013 | Charles Hewitt Gallery
A large group show of invited artists, featuring 223 paintings all 60 x 60cm or smaller. The show presented a selection of Arvilla's Terra Habitatur series of paintings.
Is it a bird, is it a plane?
1 - 11 July 2013 | Charles Hewitt Gallery
A group exhibition of abstract paintings. As the cheeky exhibition title suggests, patterns can be found in the abstract. The exhibition presented Randal Arvilla's Terra Habitatur XIII.
Surely you gesture
20 May - 8 June 2013 | Salerno Gallery
Surely you Gesture exhibits the work of 7 artists who bring together a range of attitudes and approaches within the abstract tradition to investigate their individual conceptions of what “gesture” may be within the field of painting. Alongside Randal Arvilla the exhibition showcases work by fellow National Art School graduates Merryn Hull, Heather Eagan, Alexandra Clark, Vanessa Gandy, Gabriella Kennard and Chris Packer.
New, New, New
9 - 25 May | Charles Hewitt Gallery
A group show featuring invited artists Randal Arvilla, Gaye Chapman, Lucinda Chambers, Stephen Dernocoure, Susie Dureau, Coco Elder, James Freiberg, Ivan Goodacre, Tim Hutchinson, Kalpa Jadeja, Dmitry Kuznichenko, Barbara Licha, Liz Perfect, Ginni Quinn, Carola Rivera, Nigel Sense, Mary Shackman, Anne Spencer, Vanessa Stockard, Sue Vesely and Dick Weight.
St. George Art Awards 2012
20 October - 16 December 2012 | Hurstville Museum and Gallery
Randal Arvilla was a finalist at the 2014 St. George Art Awards presented by the Hurstville City Council and Library Museum Gallery in Sydney. Arvilla’s entry was Total eclipse 22N 105.2W, (oil, oil stick, acrylic and soluble graphite on canvas 91.5 X 122cm) from his Point of Departure series.
Waverley Art Prize 2012
5 - 15 July 2012 | Bondi Waverley School of Arts
Randal Arvilla was a finalist in the Waverley Art Prize 2012. His work Terra Habitatur was selected as a finalist in the mixed media category.
Point of Departure
Solo Show
Winner of the St. Vincent's Hospital and FONAS Exhibition Award for Painting (National Art School)
19 May - 21 June 2012 | Xavier Art Space, St. Vincent's Hospital Darlinghurst