Mary van den Broek

Mary has 20 years experience in Occupational Therapy and has been pursuing Sculpture for last 15 years, making and exhibiting work in solo and group exhibitions. Her public art commissions include St John of God Hospital, and Ballarat Health Services. She has a  Master of Fine Art, RMIT Melbourne and an Honours Fine Art (Sculpture) from Ballarat University. She has undertaken a residency at Imagine Gallery Beijing Feb/March 201. Awards include Dalchem prize at the Annual Awards of the Victorian Sculpture Society at Yarra Sculpture Gallery 2012 and 2015. Emerging artist prize at the Melbourne Flower and Garden Show 2009. Mary van den Broek’s focus around play, numbers and communication is often a subject for exploration in her works. ‘ By working towards playing together in our world we can achieve more than in isolation and fear of other.’

View Mary’s “Spheniscidaes Waddle” Exhibition Catalogue