Meet the Studio A Artists Coming to our Sydney Fair

We are delighted to partner once again with our official Access Partner Studio A at our upcoming Sydney fair. The enterprise will present a beautiful curation of art with 100% of proceeds helping the organisation pave professional pathways for creatives with intellectual disabilities. Partnering with Affordable Art Fair gives Studio A’s artists the opportunity to meet face-to-face with buyers, receive valuable feedback and connect with the local art-loving community.  

To celebrate their return to our upcoming fair, we sat down with the team to learn more about what Studio A does and meet some of their artists coming to our fair.  

Can you tell us more about Studio A and its mission?  

Studio A is a Sydney-based social enterprise and arts company that makes great art and tackles the barriers artists with intellectual disability face in accessing conventional education, professional development pathways and opportunities needed to be successful and renowned visual artists. 

Studio A is driven to ensure artists with intellectual disability have a voice in contemporary Australian culture and to provide employment to our artists through sustainable creative industry careers. Supported by Studio A, our artists are exhibiting and selling work, receiving commissions, licensing their intellectual property and working with leading companies in the commercial and arts sectors. 

How does Studio A help to break down barriers for artists?  

Studio A provides a full time professional development service to our stable of artists with intellectual disability. We support the creative development of their artwork & the range of management services necessary to market their work. We match our artists strengths with contemporary artists/creatives who have complimentary skills.  

Along with the production of artwork, Studio A delivers an exhibition series, public engagement program & manages the sale & delivery of a range of creative services including the lease, licence & commission of artworks. Studio A delivers exhibitions & public programs nationally & now internationally.  

So, with Affordable Art Fair Sydney just two weeks away, lets meet Studio A artists coming to the fair!  

Meagan Pelham 

Could you tell us about yourself? 

Hi my name is Meagan Ann Pelham and I’m an artist. I love being an artist. You’ll never stop me. I want to meet new people, fashion people, disability people. Make more paintings. With love. I love spending weekends with my beautiful family and I love Micah my boyfriend.  I’m always going to be an artist, artist is in my future. I’ll never give up! I love being an artist. 

What has been the highlight of your career as an artist so far?

My collaboration with Luke and Anna of Romance Was Born. I do love them alot. I’m happy being famous and love fashion design. We made t-shirt designs, my owls, on pjs. Also my portrait of Anna. Anna is sitting down on a couch with flowers. For the art prize, Archibald Prize at Art Gallery of NSW. Made me feel happy, free and love.  

We’re thrilled to feature your work at Affordable Art Fair Sydney. What are you most excited about for the fair? 

Having fun, being friendly and kind. Everyone being an artist. Like to make new friends. Being famous, get lots of money! 

Guy Fredericks  

Could you tell us about yourself? 

My name is Guy Fredericks. I do artworks mainly about animals and the environment.

How did your career as an artist start? 

I created art at Studio ARTES all those years ago. In 2018 I came to Studio A, that’s sort of when my professional career started. Studio A leads you into a direction of a more professional art pathway and career.

We’re thrilled to feature your work at Affordable Art Fair Sydney. What are you most excited about for the fair? 

A chance to show some of my artworks off.  

  

Catherine McGuiness  

Could you tell us about yourself? 

My name is Catherine. My job is artist and working with artists at Studio A. 

What has been the highlight of your career as an artist, or perhaps the thing you’re most proud of? 

I’m very very proud of me. My Rosie Deacon and the seagull, I did for the Archibald. It was in the Art Gallery of NSW in the city. It’s good, it’s fun and I love it. The most exciting part was dancing at the opening party with Gab, Emma and Rosie.  

We’re thrilled to feature your work at Affordable Art Fair Sydney. What are you most excited about for the fair? 

Making people happy at the fair. It would make me very happy and proud and that’s it. 

Thank you to Meagan, Guy, Catherine and the Studio A team for sitting down with us! We look forward to seeing their stand in just two weeks at Affordable Art Fair Sydney 15 – 18 June.  

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