Successful GATE Visual Art Graduates

Abdul Abdullah
Two time Archibald prize for portraiture Finalist. Abdul was named a Finalist in the prestigious Archibald prize for Portraiture for the second time in 2013. Abdul made headlines when he was first selected as a Finalist in 2011 as he was the youngest to ever become a Finalist, and the first Islamic artist to be represented in the history of the Award. Abdul graduated from the Gifted & Talented Visual Art Program in 2003.

Tom Alberts
Nationally and internationally acclaimed Painter.

Tane Andrews
Gifted Draughtsman & Fashion Designer. After graduating in 2003 Tane and fellow class member Kira Goodey developed their own highly successful fashion label. ‘Of Cabbages & Kings’, a label that has become very well known in the United Kingdom. Tane has also followed his interest in drawing and has had a number of highly successful gallery showings.

Professor Su Baker
Head of the School of Art – Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne) – professional artist.

John Barnett
Artist.

Mandy Brown
Printmaker.

Bjorn Dolva
Nationally acclaimed Painter.

Michael Edwards
Architectural Illustrator.

Kira Goodey
Gifted Draughtsman & Fashion Designer. After graduating in 2003 Kira and fellow class member Tane Andrews developed their own highly successful fashion label. ‘Of Cabbages & Kings’, a label that has become very well known in the United Kingdom.

Mark Ho (Chi Kuen Ho)
Subject Award for TEE Art in 1996 (Top Student in Western Australia) – Graphic Designer – Design Lecturer at Curtin University of Technology. Worked as a Graphic Design Tutor in Special Art program at Applecross SHS for a number of years.

David Hummerston (father)
Editorial Counsellor for The West Australian.

Janet Hummerston (mother)
Head of Visual Art Department at Perth College.

Si Hummerston (son)
Professional Artist.

Rebecca Hutchens
Subject Award for TEE Art 2006 (Top Student in Western Australia), General Exhibition, Certificates of Distinction (Art and English Literature), Certificate of Excellence – studying Medicine at the University of Western Australia. Winner of the Rob Riley Award for Highest TEE Achievement for an Aboriginal Student 2006.

Michael Iwanoff
Lecturer in Visual Art at Curtin University of Technology.

Willaim Lee
Subject Award for TEE Art 2007 (Top Student in Western Australia), Certificate of Distinction in Art 2007.

Andre Lipscombe
Curator – City of Fremantle Art Collection.

Malcolm MacLean
Senior Creative Advertising – ‘303 Advertising’ – Perth.

Sandy McKendrick
Textile Artist / Puppeteer – Recognised as a ‘National Treasure’.

Raoul Marks
Emmy Award Winning Designer – Raoul has won two Creative Arts Emmys for Outstanding Main Title Designs in 2016 for The Man In The High Castle and in 2014 for the True Detective.  Raoul is based in Melbourne working with design firm Elastic. www.raoulmarks.com

Andrew Pollard
Cartographer – Mines Department of Western Australia.

Kylie Porter
Artist. Worked as a Painting Tutor at Applecross SHS in 2006.

Lindsay Pow
Painter – in numerous art collections across Australia including the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Recognised as a ‘National Treasure’. Worked as Painting Tutor at Applecross SHS.

Elisha Quintal
Fashion Designer. Gained a considerable amount of exposure in the local fashion industry for her very popular label ‘The Butcher & The Crow’. Elisha, who continues to develop her label, and also works as a Fashion design Lecturer at Challenger TAFE, graduated from the GATE Visual Art program in 2003.

Darryl Robeson
Artist.

Professor Diane Stone PhD
Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at Warwick University, United Kingdom.

Andrew Stumpfel
Artist.

Wayne Vinten
Vinten Browning: Advertising Agency of the Year Award 2007.

Dustin Voggenreiter
QANTAS Spirit of Youth Awards 2006 – named as one of the top 24 Artists under 24 years of age in Australia. Worked as a Photography Tutor at Applecross SHS in 2006.

David Woodland
Became an exhibiting ceramic artist and part time fine art lecturer at Curtin University of Technology. Since 1999, David has worked as an Art Director and Matte Painter in Feature Film visual effects in Sydney and London.