It’s my great honour to receive the prestigious Louise Macfie Scholarship for Painting! Annually, a graduating student whose work "has shown the most improvement in painting, over the duration of the Bachelor of Visual Arts degree," is selected for the prize of $2,000 to spend towards their arts practice. Louise Macfie has been a true arts patron of Edith Cowan University for many years, and her passion for painting has been felt by generations of humbled students.

​A variety of privileges were awarded to this year’s graduates. Among these is a nomination for Hatched, the National Graduate Show at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA) for 2017. I’m delighted to say I am one of the five emerging artists at ECU to receive a nomination!

​2017 is looking to be a very exciting year! I wish to thank my mentors, whose vast knowledge I relied upon to advance; lecturers Paul Uhlmann and Gregory Pryor, and generous technicians Ben Waters and Vanessa Wallace. 

​And to those who came down to support me on the opening night, it was so nice to see friends from years past, whose love for art remains kindled in Perth. I hope to see you all again next year!

Our graduation exhibition remains open to the public until the 3rd of December. For more information, please see my open invitation.

''She tried to excite me, but the thing was cold with the chill of a thousand deaths.''
            Petronius (1st C. AD) The Satyricon
 
Warmest greetings, arts enthusiast!

I'm excited to invite you to my latest exhibition - the graduation showcase at Edith Cowan University! Here, I've been busy with the other 20 graduating and post-grad visual arts students, spread across three buildings on campus. This is the biggest annual event of the university, and I hope to see you there!

The work being showcased will be an accumulation of a solid year's-worth of development, through experimentation and discipline, between painting and drawing respectively. I received guidance from established Western Australian artists and lecturers Paul Uhlmann, Gregory Pryor, and Ben Waters. I'll be revealing sixteen fresh paintings, including my largest painting to-date, and also my very smallest.

As always, my works will be for sale, at extremely affordable prices.
 
This year I received the Artist in Focus Award from the City of Joondalup. The award includes my big event for the next year: my solo exhibition at the Joondalup Art Gallery!
 
In the meantime, please do visit my website and facebook for a taste of what's to come.
 
Kindest regards,
Ryck Rudd
ryckrudd@gmail.com
 
ArtsHum's opening night will commence at 6pm and end at 9pm. My paintings will be in Building 3.
 
And the exhibition continues, from November 25th to December 2nd every day from 9am until 4pm, on Edith Cowan's Mount Lawley campus - 2 Bradford St, Mount Lawley WA 6050