Artist Profile

MOSS MANOR

The owners of Moss Vale’s newest accommodation, Moss Manor, Louella and Tony Grattan-Smith, first met Defiance Gallery director Campbell Robertson-Swann at a dinner years ago, where they began an enduring friendship. Moss Manor is the result of this shared passion for the arts, featuring fifty-five of Defiance’s artworks which have been intuitively curated by both Campbell and Louella.

The art at Moss Manor is given its sense of place not only by the interiors and textiles but by the architecture itself. Behind the haughty Victorian-era council chambers

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Artist Profile

Artist Profile4 min read
Danae Stratou Making The Invisible Visible
Danae Stratou was born in Athens in 1964. In the 1980s she studied sculpture at Central St. Martins College of Aand Design, London Institute. In 1997, Stratou, as part of the collaborative three woman group D.A.ST. Arteam, including industrial design
Artist Profile4 min read
Annemieke Mein An Unwavering Vision
The Dutch-born textile artist Annemieke Mein, OAM, moved to Australia in 1951 when she was seven and developed a fascination for the native environment that she has nurtured all her life. Having excelled at art during her school days, the desire for
Artist Profile5 min read
Chris Dyson A No Theory Vibe
Chris Dyson has spent the better part of fifty years producing a prolific body of work, including drawings, paintings, and sculptures. However, there is scant evidence of his legacy on the internet; a rare and refreshing phenomenon in the age of the

Related