Llewena Newell

Sollys Shed is excited to have Llewena as a resident artist and mentor.

Llewena Newell has a colourful family history with her ancestors arriving in Tasmania in 1857. She was born in South Australia and has spent time in Western Australia and the Northern Territory and has lived for 37 years in the Clare Valley.

With a career spanning over 69 years Llewena Newell is a prominent and much admired artist across the mid north of South Australia and one who has made a signficant contribution to the regional art collective in our region.

Her work has been featured in exhibitions across South Australia and the Northern Territory and she has received a wide array of awards that include recognition from the Royal Society of Arts, SA Studio Potters and the Araluen Arts Centre.

Llewena participated in the first Ceramic Conference held by the University of Adelaide , is a founding member of the Riverton Art and Craft workshop and held the position of President of SA Studio Potters for a period of 2 years.

Having studied Arti Liberali at The University of Adelaide Llewena boasts a career filled with teaching silk painting, pottery, spinning and weaving and her own unique ability to harness the beauty of Australias botany to create functional pieces using wool, silk and clay. Her silk pieces are undoubtedly her most prolific work with each piece being created by the botany in her own garden.