Atelier Melbourne Art Academy

Murali Surya is a Realist Artist who has passionately embraced drawing and painting since his early school days. He is inspired by the Natural Realism including Human Figure, Portraiture and the vast life in Nature. He has exhibited his artwork in many avenues and also has got recognition number of times. He has been commissioned to make murals in Melbourne to be used as backdrops for classical concerts and events. He has also been commissioned to make portraits of prominent Individuals in the community. Being inspired by the Masters he traveled to Global Art Capital - Florence, Italy to learn and experience the ‘Classical Art’ in an academic manner. He graduated in the studies of advanced Drawing and Painting from Florence Academy of Art, Italy in 2019. Murali mainly works with oils & charcoal. He also explores water colors and other contemporary mediums frequently.

In 2019 Murali Founded Atelier Melbourne Art Academy (AMAA) to provide skills based training for artists who are keen to learn Classical methods of Drawing and Painting in Melbourne, Australia.

Matthew is a representational painter based in Melbourne. He completed a Diploma of Visual Arts at RMIT University in 2016. In 2019, he moved to Sweden to pursue his studies at The Swedish Academy of Realist Art. In his second year, he undertook the role of Anatomy teacher, and in his third year served as a student teacher. He's not only passionate about painting, but also about sharing his knowledge.

Matthew is bringing excellent skills and is excited to be a part of AMAA, with the vision of providing effective instruction in drawing and painting, and developing the representational art community in Melbourne. Matthew is trained in the comparative measurement method and is passionate about its use for Realist Art training

Robert Kelly was born in Melbourne in 1988. After completing his studies in Science at the University of Melbourne, he traveled to Italy to train at the Florence Academy of Art. After graduating he became a principal Instructor at the Academy as well as teaching in the school’s ongoing intensive workshop courses. Continuing to teach and work there for another 4 years. In 2018 Robert returned to Australia to continue his career in painting. A move primarily driven by portraiture and the desire to paint the Australia Landscape. He strives to achieve the highest standard of craftsmanship and traditional technique, in doing so becoming an observer of natural light and the intricate way it reveals life, colour and impression.

Georgina Mills is a South Australian figurative sculptor and art instructor who, between 2015 and late 2020, lived, studied and taught in Florence, Italy. Georgina primarily works from life, generally the nude, interpreting her concepts in clay. This translation is then cast, with bronze being her preferred medium.

Georgina has trained locally and internationally at the Adelaide College of the Arts (BA-Sculpture); University of South Australia (GradDip – Arts and Event Cultural Management); and the Florence Academy of Art, Italy (Advanced Sculpture).  At the Florence Academy of Art she was awarded a Winter and Spring Scholarship (2017), Outstanding Performance in Écorché Sculpture (2017), and Best Écorché Sculpture (2018).

Graduation from the Florence Academy of Art (2018) was a pivotal point in Georgina’s career when she was awarded a Graduate in Residence position (2019). During this time she created work that was exhibited internationally at the European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona (2019). Other notable exhibitions to date include Florence Academy of Art Faculty Show, Florence (2019); finalist in the online Arts Renewal Centre Salon, United States (2019 & 2022); Tom Bass Prize, Sydney (2020 & 2022); Sheltering with Art, Florence Academy of Art Faculty Exhibition, Online (2020); The Main Gallery, Adelaide (2021); The David Roche Foundation, North Adelaide (2022).