Nathalie Gautier-Hartog
Nathalie Hartog-Gautier’s works are in prestigious collections in Australia and overseas. She has received grants from Create NSW, NAVA and the French Embassy in Australia as well as residencies at the CiteĢ Internationale des Arts in Paris, Hill End and Tweed Regional Gallery in Australia. In 2021 she has been awarded Artist in Residence at Bundanon where she will keep working on her River project.
Hartog-Gautier is constantly searching through archives, image banks, memories and landscapes looking for new ways to 'see' as an artist. This process of scanning allows her to uncover unique connections between seemingly disparate elements that are in turn unified by her own major themes and preoccupations. It is through this process of comparing her vision with that of others, that she attempts to depict nature in a new light – as if seen for the first time. Using different techniques, Hartog-Gautier offers a physical and conceptual journey questioning in a contemporary way the topics of the encounter as well as the memory and the identity.
@nathalie.gautier.hartog
Akky van Ogtrop
Akky van Ogtrop (born in The Netherlands), graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands majoring in printmaking, and has a Masters Degree Fine Arts, Sydney University.
Akky has worked for major arts events with national and international arts organisations, including Public Programs and Marketing Director for the Biennale of Sydney, Founder and Director of the Sydney Art on Paper Fair, and is currently Curator for PAPER at Sydney Contemporary, and President of the Print Council of Australia.
Akky works as an independent curator with museums, galleries and contemporary art spaces, presenting exhibitions by Australian and international artists. She was the organiser, speaker and facilitator of a number of national and international symposia and workshops and is an Approved Valuer for the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program. Akky is an avid collector of Australian and international works of art on paper, artists books and zines.
Akky is presently serving on various boards, including: President Print Council of Australia Inc President Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc Boardmember Dutchlink Inc. She is a Foundation Member of the Art Gallery of NSW.
@akkyvanogtrop