Committee Members
Sunshine Print Space is a non for profit organisation run by our committe members who are responsible for its good governance. We invite people with experience in finance, marketing, journalism, and law as well as from the arts to assist in the support and development of SPA.
We are always interested to hear from people who may wish to join the Board, and there are opportunities also to be part of the sub-committees that consist of Board members, staff and members of the Print Studio: Exhibitions, Marketing & Fundraising, Education, Finance.
Who We Are
Phillip Doggett-Williams
President
Phillip Doggett-Williams is a co-founder and President of the Not for Profit access printmaking studio ‘Sunshine Print Artspace’ (SPA).
He is an established Melbourne artist with close to 5 decades of experience in artistic practice, teaching and arts consultancy. He is a printmaker, painter and sculptor but has also worked in collaborations that include theatre, performance, and community education.
Phillip is a graduate of RMIT Fine Arts (1978) having studied printmaking under the late George Baldessin, Graeme King, sculpture under Anthony Pryor, and painting under Andrew Sibley and Ron Miller. His artworks are represented in major collections including the Australian National Gallery, Canberra; Artbank and the Gallery of NSW.
Adrian Spurr
Vice President
Adrian is a co-founder of SPA, his interest in printmaking commenced in the Tin Sheds whilst studying English Literature at Sydney University. Returning to the UK he completed an honours degree in sculpture at Cheltenham School of Art and then completed extensive studies to become a Master printmaker at Brighton Polytechnic (UK) and the Druckwerkstatt in Berlin. Whilst in Europe he had the opportunity to study under and work alongside, some of Europe’s most celebrated artists such as Bruce Maclean and the late A.R Penk.
For a quarter century, Adrian has worked as an artist and educator in both Europe and Australia. Until the end of 2017 Adrian had been, for twelve years, the Head of Arts, Performing Arts and Technology at a Government Secondary College in S.E Melbourne. He has won numerous awards as an artist including the Toorak Sculpture Prize in 2012. He is currently a member (and the Artist’s representative) of the Shakespeare Grove Art Studios in St Kilda and is later in 2018 to be printmaker advisor to Kingston City Arts in Moorabbin.
Adrian spends as much time as is possible in the Wimmera in NW Victoria and each year travels to rural Italy to work as a printmaker and sculptor.
Evan Lowenstein
Secretary
Evan Lowenstein graduated from Monash University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Economics, majoring in Accounting and was awarded CPA status in 1988.
From graduation until 1985, he was working as a trade accountant with the Australian National Line. After leaving in 1985, Evan started his career in public accounting with Lowenstein Sharp and immediately began looking after the financial affairs of many artists. In 2002 he commenced Lowensteins Arts Management together with this father Tom and colleague in Sydney Adam Micmacher.
This firm took the commitment to the arts even further with a concerted effort to focus on arts as a speciality and to assist in other financial services for artists. The firm now manages the financial affairs of approximately 3000 artists in all creative fields.
Evan brings extensive experience as a Treasurer on many Boards in the Arts Sector. He had an active role on the Board of Directors of the Australian Artists Association Ltd.
More recently he has been involved in the campaign – Save Super Art, which is a lobby group set up to fight the recommendations of the Cooper report on Superannuation and the adverse effects it would have on Artists.
Board Experience
• 200 Gertrude Street Artist Spaces Treasurer for 9 years
• Centre for Contemporary Photography Treasurer for 5 years
• National Association for the Visual Arts Treasurer
• Board of Resale Royalties Art Market Professionals Advisory Panel
• Treasurer of Westspace Artists Spaces in Melbourne
• Theatreworks, Q44 Inc., Embraced Inc
• Southern Disability Advocacy Inc
• Shir Jewish Music Festival
• Sunshine Print Artspace Inc
Christine White
Christine is a highly skilled communications specialist experienced in all aspects of media and communications management. She brings her expertise in strategic communications planning and advice and development of media strategies to SPA. Her knowledge of production and dissemination of media releases; reputation and crisis management; brand management; journalism; social media strategy and media production skills will support SPA to build our profile.
Christine has been particularly successful at improving media profiles, increasing brand awareness, developing high performing teams, managing complex projects, and building strong relationships with key stakeholders.
Board Experience
• Board member and Secretary The Dog Theatre
• Secretary, Committee of Management Volunteer West
• Ordinary member Committee of Management, Volunteer West
• Ordinary member Committee of Management, Sunshine Print Artspace
John Barcham
John Barcham has had a distinguished 25-year career reflecting an exemplary contribution to Melbourne’s cultural capital, and worldwide.
He has successfully worked across the interpretative, entertainment, construction, multimedia, film and television sectors, often combining all elements in a single project.
A highly experienced manager and producer in the specialised and complex field of arts and entertainment management. He brings his vast experience at an executive level with some of Australia’s most successful arts and entertainment companies to SPA. John has delivered projects in both the public and private sector and has extensive knowledge of publicly funded works and the associated due diligence, tendering processes and responsibilities.
He is an outstanding leader with a vast array of technical skills for multimillion-dollar projects: art direction, production, project management including first in/last out, budget management, tender and contract management, site supervision, human resources, conflict resolution and OH&S.
John has proven experience as Chairman and Member of a variety of Boards and is a practising and exhibiting fine artist in oil painting, lithography, watercolour and pastel.
Board Experience
• Member – Victorian Artists Society
• Chairman “Art Play” Advisory Panel – City of Melbourne
• Industrial Design Curriculum Advisory Panel – Swinburne University Faculty of Design
• Committee Member – National Puppetry Summit (held at VCA)
Andrew Clapham
After completing his Honours in Fine Art and Masters of Communication Design at RMIT in Naarm/Melbourne, Andrew developed a hybrid practice as a print-based artist and designer. He specialised in printmaking, branding, illustration, and print design. Andrew now explores the role of craft by merging traditional and contemporary print techniques within art and design. His visual language is strongly influenced by activism and politics and always seeks to engage with the richness and history of manual processes where possible.
He has collaborated with international artists and award-winning Melbourne design/print studios Fabio Ongrato and Negative Press in custom screen printing projects and art commissions. He provides niche knowledge and unique perspectives for exhibition design and graphic identities.
As an artist, Andrew has exhibited at galleries such as Port Jackson Press, RMIT School of Art Gallery, Testing Grounds. He has also worked on public art projects for the City of Moreland, Stonnington Council, and the City of Melbourne.
Andrew is a sessional lecturer at RMIT in the School of Art as an industry professional, teaching contemporary printmaking practice. In November 2018, Andrew founded AMCD Studio.
Elizabeth McKinnon
Elizabeth is a highly experienced and skilled practising visual artist/mosaicist who specialises in creating large-scale public mosaic artworks with diverse communities across Melbourne’s west as well as in regional areas of Victoria. Training as a sculptor, (both traditional and conceptual) at the South Australian School of Art during the 1970s she took time out involving herself in the set up of New Circus, the precursor to Circus Oz – then travelling with traditional Swiss Circus Royale 1975 -77 and Circus Oz in 1982.
Moving to Footscray in 1985, Elizabeth resumed her sculptural journey and developed a studio based prefabrication technique for mosaic panels with mentor George Seelaf and using this innovation opened up endless possibilities to build mosaic artworks at any scale with community engagement for public places, a good example being the History of the Land Gardens in Pipemakers Park, Maribyrnong.
When researching, designing, fabricating, and installing public artworks relating to place, Elizabeth takes into account the ecology, geology, archaeology, and landscape and prioritises working with First Nations peoples via the Wurundjeri Tribe Council and the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative. Projects are funded by local, state & federal government grants, schools, consultancies, and private commissions.
Board Experience
• Melbourne’s Living Museum of the West Committee of Management Board member, including the role of President.
• Footscray Community Arts Centre Committee of Management Board member.
• Co-initiated the set up and incorporation of Maribyrnong River Edge Art Movement Inc. (MREAM)
• Co-initiated the set up and incorporation of the Mosaic Art Group Inc.(MAGI)
Past Committee Members
Julia Boros:
Julia Raath:
Malcolm Thompson:
December 2017 – August 2018
December 2017– September 2019
December 2017– September 2019
