Jim van Geet

{"Id":8850,"Name":"Jim van Geet","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003EArtist Profile Jim van Geet\u003Cbr /\u003EJim van Geet is a professional artist living in the beautiful mountain country of N.E. Victoria at the foothills of Mt. Buffalo.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter completing a Diploma of Applied Science and working as a Technical Advisor to Patent Attorneys, he then undertook a Diploma of Fine Art, became a Furniture Designer and manufacturer and continued to paint.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the pursuit of excellence he undertook tuition from artists such as John Borrack, Sir William Dargie, Ron Crawford and The Melbourne Realist Art School.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESought after for commissions, especially his portraits, his paintings grace the walls of residences in Australia, Britain, France, U.S.A. and Holland.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe was Principal of the Black Range Art School and inaugurated the King Valley Art Show and Festival in 1996 as well as convening the Campfires against Cancer major charity art show in Albury in 2003.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe was invited to Exhibit in the Florence Biennale in Italy in December 2007 and was one of 12 Australians amongst 840 International artists from 74 countries to participate. He convened the Contemporanea Exhibition in Melbourne and Canberra to showcase the Australian artists represented there.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlthough represented by other Australian galleries he is also the owner/director of Myrtleford Gallery where he showcases the work of 30\u002B artists from around Australia as well as some of his own paintings.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJim is a multi-award winner and a regular entrant in the major portrait exhibitions such as the Archibald, Moran, Percival and Lester Portrait exhibitions.\u003C/p\u003E","Awards":"\u003Cp\u003E2024 Finalist ARC Salon International , 2024 Double Finalist RSASA Portrait Prize SA,2024 Highly commended Bright A.S VIC, 2023 Finalist Naked \u0026amp; Nude Prize NSW, 2022 Best oil Bal-Archies NSW, 2022 Finalist Percival Portrait Prize QLD, 2021 Finalist Brisbane Portrait Prize QLD, 2021 Finalist Lester Prize WA, 2020 Double Finalist Percival Portrait Prize QLD, \u002B 52 Others from 2003 to 2020.\u003C/p\u003E","HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":false,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":false,"TotalArtworks":18}