Craig Penny

Born in Mildura in 1961, Craig showed an interest in art and drawing at a very young age. In 1970, his family moved to the Western District of Victoria. His love of art saw him enrol in the art course at Hamilton Technical School in 1976. At the age of 16 his artistic interests extended into ceramics and sculpture, and he constructed several wood fired kilns in his parents' backyard.

Craig studied art at the Ballarat College of Advanced Education, now Ballarat University, where painting and graphic design attracted most of his attention. He found his strongest influence was by master illustrator and artist, Dougal Ramsey. Craig pursued a career as an illustrator in the advertising industry and became a member of the Illustrators Association of Australia. In the early 1990's, Craig studied at night school in computer graphics. In the mid 1990's, he was approached by Victoria University and Swinburne University to teach in both drawing and illustration.

Having obtained the skills in digital graphics, Craig however, rediscovered his love of painting and the use of traditional methods.
Craig had his first major solo exhibition in 2001 and his solo exhibitions now total eleven.

Craig works in watercolour, gouache and acrylic.