21/09/2023
Not sure if I’ll be still painting at 94, but I do hope I’m as spritely as June is when I get there…
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For over 80 years, local 94 year old Artist June Boase has been making her mark with her paint brush. Finding great value and pleasure in the practice of art making; June was a Pioneer of Art Therapy and Occupational Therapy in this country, and is a living breathing history of critical and important developments of not only our nation’s artistic voice, but they way we approach mental health.
Since her exhibition in August, she has captivated interest from numerous media platforms, and seems to be popping up here and there on a regular basis.
Tonight she was featured on the ABC News for Arts Week.
Do take a look, and be inspired by the “Art of Life” that June has so passionately cultivated, developed, and shared with so many.
After 80 years in Australia's arts industry, Fremantle painter June Boase Weller is as passionate as the first day she picked up a paint brush. At the age of...