Wednesday Night Workshop: Layered Portraits

Get inspired by the art of the 2022 Archibald Prize and create your own experimental portrait during this layered portrait-making workshop. Artist Yaz Gaté will guide you step by step as you use paints, permanent markers and transparency sheets to create your own artwork.

Over two hours, learn the basics of colour mixing acrylic paints and the magic of transparency sheets to challenge how a portrait painting can be constructed. Materials, light bites and delicious drinks are all provided – all you need to bring is your curiosity.

Suitable for those aged 18+. No prior experience required. Materials and food provided.

About your teaching artist: Yaz Gaté

Melbourne-based Yaz Gaté, née del Mar, is founder of Tiny Cupboard Creatives - a small enterprise providing exciting in-home studio and virtual classes, workshops and events for learners of all ages, as well as commissioned artwork and creative collaborations with other artists and organisations such as The Tarra Warra Museum of Art, The City of Greater Dandenong and the Philippine Embassy of Australia.

Yaz specialises in canvas and digital art but has a wide practice that includes textiles and sewing, lino printing and drawing. She has a strong interest in botanicals, their connection to cultural identity and the way culture and life stories shape art making. Over the last two years, she has drawn on her own Filipino Australian background to explore the way migration and family can impact storytelling in art. Yaz typically uses bold black lines and vibrant colour palette making her work distinctive.