Tutors
Alana McVeigh
Alana McVeigh is a premier Western Australian ceramicist whose delicate porcelain vessels focus on simplicity and form.
Read MoreAlejandro Tearney
Alejandro Tearney has been an artist for over 20 years, in that time always exploring new ways of creating and visualising work.
Read MoreAlister Yiap
Alister Yiap’s unusual approach to design has seen him create everything from contemporary rings to gemstone-shaped public seating in the Perth CBD
Read MoreAmy Perejuan-Capone
Amy Perejuan-Capone is a multidisciplinary artist based in Fremantle working in media as diverse and weird as ceramics, snow, watercolour, video, and old aircraft.
Angela Ferolla
Angela is a warm, inspiring tutor with an enviable wealth of practical knowledge and skills that she is all too ready to share.
Read MoreAngela Stewart
Angela Stewart is practising visual artist with a passion for drawing, completing a Doctorate of Creative Arts at Curtin University in 2011.
Read MoreAnnick Akanni
Annick Akanni is a textile artist specialising in printed and woven textile design. Annick explores her rich heritage and love for the natural world, expressing her art through colour, pattern and texture, sharing her love for textiles through storytelling.
Ben Crappsley
Since completing his Masters degree in visual art at Curtin University in 2011 Ben Crappsley has continued to develop his arts practice, contributing to numerous group exhibitions, awards and three solo exhibitions.
Beverley Jackson-Hooper
Bev Jackson-Hooper is a drama, history and literature aficionado who has taught at many schools across Perth as well as running her own drama school Kidact.
Read MoreBori Benko
Bori Benko, a multidisciplinary artist and art educator, holds a Master in Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest.
Read MoreBrooke Dunnell
Brooke Dunnell is a writer, editor and workshop facilitator whose short stories have been published in a range of anthologies and commended in various competitions. She loves discussing writing skills and techniques and helping students improve their craft.
Caspar Fairhall
Caspar Fairhall’s multidisciplinary art practice over more than 25 years incorporates painting, video and interactive video art — all with a foundation in observational drawing.
Read MoreCathy Schultz
Cathy Schultz has been an artist for over 30 years, exploring many mediums during this time. She has a passion in enabling would-be creatives to find their own creative spark.
Read MoreClaire Townsend
Claire lives and works in The Perth hills, surrounded by nature and her family. Claire has been a jewellery educator for the past 15 years, working at University & TAFE.
Read MoreDanielle Stewart
Danielle Stewart is a fibre artist who is largely inspired by colour and texture. She enjoys exploring a variety of processes to incorporate within her work including weaving, dyeing, handspinning and knotting.
David Hyams
David Hyams is one of Western Australia's most accomplished composers, producers, and multi - instrumentalists. Playing acoustic, electric and steel guitars, as well as mandolin, bass, dobro and harmonica.
Read MoreDebora Gregorio
Debora Gregorio is a professional Manga Art Illustrator based in Perth. She has had a passion for Manga since childhood, professionally drawing manga for the past 12 years. Debora studied manga drawing at the European Manga Academy in Italy, where original manga drawing skills, as those taught in Japanese schools, are taught.
Read MoreDee Jaeger
Dee Jaeger is a passionate about all aspects of pottery, from the properties of wet clay, to the colours and effects of glazing, to the firing itself.
Read MoreDesmond Sweeney
Desmond Sweeney is a visual artist creating landscape paintings and seascape murals with 20 years experience in the arts and creative industries.
Finn Anderson
Finn Anderson is an artist whose work combines elements of traditional pottery with modern design.
Read MoreFiona Gavino
Fiona Gavino is an artist who works with a broad range of textiles, fibres and natural or found materials to create sculptural, woven artworks that are beautiful as well as environmentally sensitive.
Read MoreGera Woltjer
Gera Woltjer is a multi-award winning and multidisciplinary artist, originally from the Netherlands who is currently based in Perth.
Read MoreGrant Donald
Grant is a Landscape Architect and Garden Designer who has created gardens and landscapes all over the world. From working on Palaces and Waterfronts to designing for Mr and Mrs Smith backyard paradise next door.
Read MoreGreg Crowe
Greg Crowe has a long history with Fremantle Arts Centre, having exhibited here in the 1980s and 1990s. He has more than 40 years experience in making ceramics and over 30 years of teaching in Perth, Sydney and many other national and international locations.
Read MoreGreg Miller
Greg is a Cabinetmaker/Joiner, with a lifetime of experience working with wood and working with people.
While he loves working on old and heritage buildings, his real passion is teaching traditional woodworking hand skills and techniques to people of all ages, which he has been doing now for over 12 years.
He learnt much of these traditional skills from his father, Doug Miller, who had begun his Carpentry/Joinery apprenticeship in 1945. Greg was inspired by local indigenous artists to get into woodcarving while living in Arnhem Land in the mid-1980’s. His interest in pre-industrial woodworking received a big boost when he went to the USA for a couple of months in 2013 to learn Green Woodworking skills.
Greg loves old tools, old skills, and sharing the joy of hand tool woodworking with others.
Holly O’Meehan
Holly O'Meehan is an emerging West Australian artist whose practice focuses on combining ceramics with textiles.
Read MoreJay Heifetz
Jay Heifetz has loved taking pictures starting when he was in grade school in Southern California.
Read MoreJenessa King
Jenessa King is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans across illustration, graphic design, typography and watercolour.
Read MoreJill Parnell
Jill Parnell has been teaching at FAC for over 15 years and her jewellery classes are still among the most popular in our learning program.
Read MoreJim Buchanan
Jim Buchanan is an artist, designer and tutor who has taught in the Perth metro area and remote WA. He is passionate about creating art in soft pastel and charcoal mediums, Jim explores the interplay of light and colour in the natural and built landscapes.
Read MoreJoanne Bowman
Jo Bowmann's work varies in style & medium, from sculptural to stitched forms, large knitted works using surveyor's tape and jute and assembling found pieces of timber into house forms and icons. Jo's work ethic arises from growing up in the Eastern Wheatbelt on a farm observing her family work.
Read MoreJoss Gregson
Joss Gregson is a prominent WA artist and a popular tutor at Fremantle Arts Centre.
Read MoreJulie Holmes
Julie Holmes is a jewellery designer and maker. Tribal and ancient cultures and their customs are the main influence of her work.
Read MoreKate Sale
Kate studied Jewellery at NMIT in Melbourne. She enjoys using traditionally taught jewellery techniques but pushes the boundaries to create modern, unique and very colourful pieces.
Read MoreKatie Leenan
Katie has been using essential oils for about 25 years. She became fascinated with them as a teenager, and the love affair just grew from there. Prior to launching The Second Salon in 2016, Katie took courses in cosmetic chemistry and engaged with a cosmetic chemist to help her understand the industry.
Read MoreKen Wadrop
Ken Wadrop returns to FAC as a painting tutor to bring his expertise as a painter of realism, Fremantle and the urban environment into the classroom.
Read MoreKim Gillespie
Kim has been working in ceramics for many years, in her own practice as well as teaching both adults and children. Having worked at Shenton College and more recently at Perth Studio Potters, Kim has a vast knowledge of different techniques for throwing, hand building and using various types of clay.
Read MoreLeanna Taylor
Over the recent years Leanna Taylor's artistic expression has been focused on the beautiful land and seascapes of Western Australia. Using Oil paint, charcoal and dry Pastels as mediums Leanna endeavours to capture the subtleties of colour and light in a semi impressionist manner.
Read MoreLee Woodcock
Lee Woodcock is fascinated with all things clay, creating and experimenting with all forms of the medium, from making his own clay from nature and creating glaze formulas to his own handmade wood fired kiln which spans over two hundred cubic feet.
Leslee Rowlands
Leslee Rowlands is an Art educator with over 30 years of experience teaching students of all ages. Her aim is to offer a supportive learning environment in which the participants are inspired and can develop the confidence to explore and pursue their artistic side.
Lesley Munro
Lesley Munro is a West Australian artist working in Fremantle. She has had a diverse art practice over 40 years with an extensive history of exhibitions and teaching painting, drawing, and printmaking.
Read MoreLouise Snook
Louise Snook is a prominent artist in WA for her work with textiles, whether as fashion pieces or as 3D art installations.
Read MoreMarlish Glorie
Marlish Glorie is a novelist and playwright. She is a popular teacher of creative writing and mentors young and emerging novelists.
Read MoreMax Butcher
Max Butcher is a qualified master trade jeweller with 40 years experience making for the fine jewellery market.
Read MoreMeredith Higgins
After 20 years performing around Fremantle and Perth, Meredith has been teaching music to all age groups and levels using the easy methods she has developed.
Read MoreMiles Carpenter
Miles is a passionate tutor, his classes are an encouraging, practical introduction to possibilities of painting.
Read MoreMonia Allegre
Monia is originally from France and studied at the Parsons School of Design in Paris.
Read MoreNathan Hoyle
Nathan Hoyle is a visual artist working with mixed media. When teaching, he enjoys introducing students to new and sometimes strange ways of making art - including using spray paint, power tools and household objects. He always encourages experimentation and curiosity.
Nicole Lance
Nicole's flexible and informative teaching style puts an emphasis on careful design and her classes will equip newcomers with both contemporary and traditional techniques.
Read MorePadma Hamilton
Padma is a practicing watercolour artist, specializing in capturing the essence of the human body from observation (life model). A passionate outdoors sketcher who loves to create quick watercolour impressions from life.
Read MoreRegina Noakes
Regina Noakes has had a very international art education, having studied painting in Boston and Singapore before returning to Perth to develop her practise
Read MoreRenae Martin
Renae's classes provide a fun and inspiring introduction to the world of mosaics that will equip students with the skills to undertake their own mosaicing projects.
Read MoreRichard Gunning
Richard Gunning has a broad knowledge of art and art history and has taught at many tertiary institutions and universities in WA
Read MoreRima Zabaneh
Rima Zabaneh is an award winning artist. Her work explores the methods and processes artists use to propel everyday materials into the realm of wonder, using found, recycled & repurposed materials in interesting ways.
Read MoreRoberta Leary
Roberta Leary knows textiles and colour. With over 25 years of teaching experience and success as a freelance designer specializing in hand painted and screenprinted textiles for interior design and fashion garments.
Read MoreRobyn Varpins
Robyn Varpins has been working with clay as a sculptural material for over 25 years.
Read MoreRodney Sinclair
Rodney Sinclair is a practicing WA artist living in Wembley, Western Australia. Painting and drawing since childhood, he first studied Graphic Art and Illustration at Perth Technical College
Read MoreSandra Black
Sandra Black’s delicate, hand-detailed porcelain pieces are distinctive and well known in Western Australia for their refinement.
Read MoreSean Wain
Sean Wain has been teaching drawing and painting since 1986. He first exhibited at the FAC in 1993 with oil and watercolour paintings, exploring pattern, colour and architectural space.
Read MoreShana James
Shana James is known for her narrative style in both painting and printmaking.
Read MoreStephanie Hammill
Stephanie Hammill is a local, Fremantle based ceramic artist. She is passionate about all things ceramic and runs a successful ceramics business creating works of art, both functional and beautiful.
Read MoreStephanie Hammill (Kintsugi)
Stephanie has studied the technique of Kintsugi for 7 years and is a leading English speaking expert in the use of Urushi lacquer in ceramic repairs.
Read MoreStephanie Reisch
Born in Belgium and based in Perth, Stephanie Reisch is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, researcher and arts educator. Her practice references prehistory and natural phenomena through drawing, painting, sound and digital media.
Read MoreSteven Aiton
Steven Aiton’s classes are by far the quickest to book out in each school holiday program. His knack for getting the best out of a room full of cameras, kids and plasticine results each term in a treasure trove of weird, wonderful and wacky animations.
Read MoreStewart Scambler
Stewart Scambler is one of WA’s most prolific and respected ceramic artists. His studio produces Bohemian Ceramics produces both fine art sculptures and useable domestic wares.
Read MoreSusie Blatchford
Susie Blatchford is a Perth-based photographer, designer and creative specialist with over ten years’ experience in the field. She specialises in portrait, lifestyle and art photography.
Read MoreTania Ferrier
Tania Ferrier’s painting practice has expanded into the use of video to explore race relations in installations that transgress the boundaries between the art gallery and museum.
Read MoreTyler Ray Michie
Tyler Ray Michie is currently one of Perth's most in demand drummers. Having received his bachelor in Jazz Studies from WAAPA in 2013, Tyler has gone on to cement himself as one of Perth's most reliable sidemen across a myriad of musical styles and genres.
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