Image: Wind Contrivance sculpture at Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne by Pauline Fraser

Monday 6 July 2026, 10—11AM

Join Lurg-based artist, Pauline Fraser, in the lead up to her Gallery shop exhibition, A Hint of Japonisme. Fresh from travels to Japan, Pauline will share how this experience has influenced her recent work and speak about her diverse practice that includes, sculpture, ceramics, drawing, public art and printmaking.

 About the artist

Pauline Fraser is a nationally regarded artist. She has worked for several decades from a home studio in the rolling hills of Lurg, an outlying farming area of Benalla. Fraser holds formal qualifications in Sculpture through RMIT (1990) and Monash University (1992), where she also completed a Master of Fine Art by Research which explored sculpture in public spaces (2007). Her work has been exhibited widely in commercial and regional galleries in Victoria and interstate, and is included in museum, corporate and private collections. Significant Public Art commissions include; Melbourne City Council, Wind Contrivance (1995); City of Boroondara, 4 Large Wood Carvings (1997); Albury Wodonga Development Corporation, Feather and Leaf (2004); and Hobsons Bay City Council, Seaborn (2005).

Registration essential: To secure your place, register online below, visit the Gallery, call on 03 5760 2619, or email gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au

Cost: $2

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