Effie was born in Adelaide, South Australia where she received intitial training in sculpture, intstallation and performance art. She went on to study in European art schools, specialising in painting and drawing.
Much of the last 20 years has been devoted to developing skills in drawing and painting, in which time Effie has established a visual style of captivating beauty. Her paintings are evocative, intended to ‘pull at the heart strings’ and resonate with people’s inner storyteller.
Whilst studying Fine Arts in Greece Effie worked as a member of a Byzantine iconography guild and as a theatre set assistant. Effie’s eclecticism has also been applied to illustration, graphic design, mural art for schools and retail shops, theatre set and costume design, interior design and facilitation of creative expression workshops.
Effie is now living and making art in Melbourne, Australia.