Filomena Roberts
I was a member of the Diamond Valley/Nillumbik based “Thou Art Mum” art group from 2011 until 2022, and am with the Contemporary Artists Society of Victoria since 2016, I am also a member of the 69 Collective and MAVA (Melbourne and Victorian Artists).
Traditionally I have used ink on paper, however in the past few years I have used collage as well as ink. I am now using more and more acrylic and trying out canvas textured papers and stretched canvas, trying contemporary landscapes and "people" pictures.
I find it challenging to think of something for each new show following a theme, and am usually happy in the end that I have tried something a bit different from what I may have done without such a theme.
I like to take an idea or a phrase I’ve heard or something I’ve read and make a picture out of the themes discussed. At the moment I’m interested in portraying interpersonal relationships as well as current events such as Australia’s love affair with real estate; religious dogma and the tally of lives; and the plight of refugees and how we see them. Politics affects all aspects of our everyday lives. I like to use my own take on things to make people stop for a moment and see something a bit unusual.
Enquiries: landfrob@melbpc.org.au mobile: 0410 124 035
Exhibitions with Thou Art Mum
“Tribute” - The Long Gallery, Montsalvat, Eltham, November 2011
“Snapshot” (Looking at life’s small wonders) - Bridges, Hurstbridge, August 2012
“Iconically Australian” - Eltham Library, July 2013
“Little Birdy” - The Vines Cafe, Diamond Creek, December 2013
“Branching Out” - The Long Gallery, Montsalvat, Eltham, April 2014
“On the Surface” - Gasworks Art Parks Gallery, Albert Park, August 2014
“Fishy Business” - The Vines Cafe, Diamond Creek, December 2014
“Up, Up & Away” - The Long Gallery, Montsalvat, Eltham, March 2015
“Desaturation” - The Vines Cafe, Diamond Creek, June 2015
“Taste of TAM” – Bridges, Hurstbridge, November 2015
“Scarlet Stories” – Montsalvat, Eltham, April 2016
“Spring@Home” – Riveresque in Warrandyte, September 2016
“Cafe” - The Vines Cafe, Diamond Creek, December 2016
“Layers - What Lies Beneath” – Montsalvat, Eltham, May 2017
"Green with Envy" - Volumes, Eltham, July 2017
"Grid" - The Vines Cafe, Diamond Creek, December 2017
"In the Pink" – Montsalvat, Eltham, May 2018
"Contrast" - The Vines Cafe, Diamond Creek, October-November 2018
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show - March 2018, 2019 (1 sold), 2022
"Out of the Blue" – Montsalvat, Eltham, May 2019
Online shows 2020, 2021
69 Smith Street Gallery
“Book in a Bag” – 69 Smith St Gallery, July 2015
“End of year prize show” – 69 Smith St Gallery, December 2015
“Final members show for close of 69 Smith St” December 2016
The 69 Collective
"Movement" - Yarra Sculpture Gallery, June 2017
"The Horizontal Line" - Collingwood Gallery, Smith St, October 2018
The Awkward Hug" - Black Cat Gallery, Collingwood March 2021
"The Small Things" - Alternating Current Art Space, High St Windsor, December 2021 (4 sold)
"Catch 22" - Black Cat Gallery, Collingwood, November 2022
"Connective" - Yarra Sculpture Gallery, June 2023
Contemporary Art Society of Victoria (CAS)
A4 show on Herring Island with CAS, March – April, 2016, 2017, 2019 (1 sold), 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Art at Burnley Harbour with CAS - November 2016 (4 sold)
CAS landscape show on Herring Island, February – March, 2018, 2019
CAS Annual Show, Gallery 314 Richmond, September 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 (1 sold), Steps Gallery Carlton Dec 2020, 2021 (4th prize won) 2022 (1 sold), 2023
Decoy Cafe, Exhibition St, City, July - October 2018
Carringbush Hotel, Abbotsford, Pop-up shows, June 2022, Nov 2022, Feb 2023
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, 2023 (2 sold)
MAVA (Melbourne and Victorian Artists)
SurReal - AGRA, Camberwell, July 2022
Bloom - Kinross Centre,Toorak August 2022
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, 2023 (1 sold)
All1ance - MiRa gallery at Marysville, 2023
Other shows
Albert Park College Show - October 2019
Art4All Show - Fairfield Primary, September 2016, 2017 (1 sold), 2018, 2019, 2022
Art in Tune - Brighton, March 2017
Artists on Were St, Montmorency, August 2017
Brunswick St Gallery Photography Exhibition, September 2016
Camberwell Art Show, July 2018, 2019
Cube 37- Frankston Arts Centre, August 2023
Darebin Art Salon - The Bundoora Homestead, September 2016
Eltham Art Show - 2022, 2023
Hobsons Bay Show, Altona, October 2017, 2018
Linden Postcard Show - St Kilda, October 2016 (1 sold), 2017, 2019, 2022
Small - 45 Downstairs Gallery, November 2022
“Within the Grid” NCAT students 2016, at Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre, April 2017
Whitehorse Art Show - November 2017
"The Space Between Us" - NCAT show at the Balkon Art Incubator, Preston, November 2017
Certificate 3, Create, NCAT. 2016 | 
