Husband and wife Marc and Gillie Schattner are international award winning artists and Archibald Prize
Finalists. Gillie, born in London in 1965 and Marc born in Melbourne in 1961 have been painting together for
the last 15 years and have exhibited their art all over the world. Most of their artwork appears as diptychs. They
work collaboratively on the same art piece combining their talent to arrive at a single vision. Every aspect of the
art piece has both their minds and hands on it, reflecting their individual passions and influences in life.
Marc Schattner studied Graphic Design at Swinburne, Melbourne. Gillie Schattner is a self-taught artist. They
have had solo exhibitions in Sydney, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong and Belgium.

Gillie and Marc Schattner’s work is the perfect marriage of style and content: their art uses a colourful and exuberant meshing of figurative expressionism and Pop Art to explore themes of contentment and happiness. Their recent dog series was inspired by research that showed that if you want to live a happy life, the single most important thing you can do is get a dog. Gillie and Marc are fascinated by the things that give us pleasure, the things that make us happy, the things that make life worth living, and they make art which embodies that quest. The bold, simple shapes and rich colours and textures they use in their paintings and sculptures are a source of simple, positive pleasure, while also suggesting metaphors for our search for happiness.

Gillie and Marc Schattner are also successful
portrait artists, and were recent finalists in the Archibald Prize.
Specialising in children, pets and celebrities, their portraits are in international demand. Their subjects include Rhonda Birchmore, Scarlett Johannson, John Konrad, Archbishop Pell, Dr Harry Cooper, Elle Macpherson, and the late Peter Brock.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Wishful Thinking Linton and Kay Perth
2007 Modern Addiction Libby Edwards Melbourne
2006 Creature Comforts Libby Edwards Sydney
2005 Life Can't Wait Darling Park Gallery Sydney (Travelling exhibition around Australia)
1999 Sex in the City New York
1996 Circus New York
1994 Expats The Substation Singapore
1993 A Blue Eye View The Substation Singapore
1992 Eat Me Hilton Hotel Singapore
1990 Friends Hong Kong
1984 Travels Belguim
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Summer Exhibition Linton and Kay Perth
2008 Sunshine Coast Art Prize Finalist Caloundra Regional Art Gallery
2007 Christmas Show Linton and Kay Perth
2007 New Paintings Libby Edwards Brisbane
2007 Mosman Art Prize Finalist Mosman Art Gallery
2007 Water Libby Edwards Brisbane
2006 Blake Exceptions Exhibition Chase Contemporary & Tribal Arts Gallery, Sydney
2006 New Paintings Libby Edwards Melbourne
2006 Archibald Prize Finalist Art Gallery of NSW Sydney
2006 Corporate Art Burleigh Queensland
2000 Mamaroneck Artist Guild New York
1998 Mamaroneck Artist Guild New York
1997 Mamaroneck Artist Guild New York
1997 Asian Scenes Singapore
AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS
2008 2008 Sunshine Coast Art Prize Finalist Caloundra Regional Art Gallery
2007 Mosman Art Prize Finalist Mosman Art Gallery
2006 ARCHIBALD PRIZE Art Gallery of New South Wales 2006 (Portrait of John Konrads and Black Dog)
1999 MAMARONECK ART PRIZE (finalist)
1998 Cannes Advertising Festival for Scotch Brite and Ben Wear
1994 SINGAPORE CREATIVE CIRCLE ART PRIZE (winner)
American Illustrator, Graphic Annual, Archive Magazine, Communication Arts, Straits Times,
Graphis, American Illustrator
PUBLISHED BOOKS
1999 Wizards of Willow published by SNP
2005 Zac’s PB published by Hodder Headline
2006 The Happiest Day of My Life published by Random House. Best seller.
2007 The Perfect Gift published by Random House
COLLECTIONS
Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney
Darling Park, Sussex Street Sydney
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
The Hilton Group Singapore
COMMISSIONED WORK
Hilton Hotel Singapore, Macdonalds Corporate Headquarters Singapore, Dr Martens, Mercedes, Friends of the Earth,
The Philharmonic Orchestra, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Black Dog Institute, Smile Foundation

Girl and Boot dyptich (920 x 620mm)
Acrylic on Canvas

Another Time Another Place
(1220 x 610mm)
Acrylic on Canvas

Beneath The Clouds (1020 x 760mm)
Acrylic on Canvas

My Ride Green dyptich (1020 x 760mm)
Acrylic on Canvas

Outback Pushmi-Pullyu dyptich
(1820 x 1220mm)
Acrylic on Canvas

Moby dyptich (1820 x 1220mm)
Acrylic on Canvas

Sports Girl dyptich (1220 x 920mm)
Acrylic on Canvas