Our academically trained tutors are passionate about helping you acquire the technical skills required to draw, paint and sculpt with confidence..
Surya Murali
AMAA Founding Director and Principal Instructor
Murali is a Realist Painter and manufacturing professional living in Melbourne. With a unique combination of Art and Engineering skills, he has successfully progressed as a painter working with Charcoals and Oils. In 2014 he travelled to the Art capital Florence, Italy, to learn advanced painting at The Florence Academy of Art. The absence of similar training in Australia has always troubled him. He
graduated from the Drawing and Painting program from FAA in 2019. He became passionate about the idea of helping keen artists in Australia in pursuing their dreams of training in classical realism.
He worked to establish the Atelier Melbourne Art Academy. In 2020 he started the Atelier in a small scale within his house. Covid restrictions made it difficult to sustain however the small group of keen students kept it going. Early 2022 AMAA moved to an artists studio in Hallam, Victoria. Early 2023 we have moved to Oakleigh, Melbourne to a larger dedicated studio. AMAA’s vision is to provide the best facility focused on high quality training for artists seeking professional skills in classical realism. He is glad to be working with many aspiring artists, who are developing skills here in Melbourne which were once only available overseas. Through AMAA he is focussed on providing the training to achieve high level drawing and painting skills. AMAA has teamed up with a group of highly skilled teachers who are all classically trained from well known Ateliers in Europe.
Matthew is a representational painter based in Melbourne. He completed a Diploma of Visual Arts at RMIT University in 2016. In 2019, he moved to Sweden to pursue his studies at The Swedish Academy of Realist Art. In his second year, he undertook the role of Anatomy teacher, and in his third year served as a student teacher. He's not only passionate about painting, but also about sharing his knowledge. Read more…
Matthew McIntosh
Principal Instructor
Robert Kelly
Principal Instructor
Robert Kelly was born in Melbourne in 1988. After completing his studies in Science at the University of Melbourne, he traveled to Italy to train at the Florence Academy of Art. After graduating he became a principal Instructor at the Academy as well as teaching in the school’s ongoing intensive workshop courses. Continuing to teach and work there for another 4 years. In 2018 Robert returned to Australia to continue his career in painting. A move primarily driven by portraiture and the desire to paint the Australia Landscape. He strives to achieve the highest standard of craftsmanship and traditional technique, in doing so becoming an observer of natural light and the intricate way it reveals life, colour and impression. Read more…
Georgina Mills
Visiting Instructor - Sculpture
Georgina Mills is a South Australian figurative sculptor and art instructor who, between 2015 and late 2020, lived, studied and taught in Florence, Italy. Georgina primarily works from life, generally the nude, interpreting her concepts in clay. This translation is then cast, with bronze being her preferred medium.
Georgina has trained locally and internationally at the Adelaide College of the Arts (BA-Sculpture); University of South Australia (GradDip – Arts and Event Cultural Management); and the Florence Academy of Art, Italy (Advanced Sculpture). At the Florence Academy of Art she was awarded a Winter and Spring Scholarship (2017), Outstanding Performance in Écorché Sculpture (2017), and Best Écorché Sculpture (2018). Graduation from the Florence Academy of Art (2018) was a pivotal point in Georgina’s career when she was awarded a Graduate in Residence position (2019). During this time she created work that was exhibited internationally at the European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona (2019). Read more…
We can help you...
Learn the skills to Draw
It all begins with training your eye to see like an artist. Our structured exercises will help you in acquiring the skills required to improve your drawing ability.
Build your confidence
Learning the foundational skills of drawing and painting will provide you with a structure and process for creating your artwork. You will be able to express yourself and your creative ideas with confidence.
Expand your potential
Learning the skills to draw and paint professionally will help you meet your maximum potential, whether it’s helping you building your own style or expanding your business offerings.