University of Wollongong, Shoalhaven Campus has extended its creative collaboration to include a China / Australia project called "Parallel Dreams", working together with Shoalhaven artist Anna Glynn is supporting the development of an ongoing relationship between the two countries through the creative arts ands also through artist in residence exchanges.

Glynn has become intrigued & entranced with China. It all started with an exhibition in Shanghai in 2006 and she recently returned from 6 weeks in 2007 of exhibitions and adventures. She is excited to report after 18 months of planning that she will be heading off to do an Artist in Residence in Liaoning Province (Northern China) this year to work with contemporary Chinese artist Wu GuoWei for 3 months.

She hopes to learn a lot, behave herself and be a good Australian ambassador. Plans are also currently underway to enable Wu GuoWei to come to Australia as artist in residence.

Glynn's fabulous husband / curator / assistant Peter has joined her in this enchantment and will be accompanying her on this work trip to northern China where they will eat more strange things and hopefully learn more Mandarin which might come in handy one day when chatting with our new PM!

The Australia China Council has awarded Anna a grant to cover some of her artist in residence costs however she is currently coming up with other fun and inventive ways to raise funds for this exciting adventure.

This months plan is the Shoalhaven and Shanghai Studio Sale where she is inviting colleagues, friends and supporters to share in her love of these two places through some of her limited edition unframed lithographs.

They are hand printed using the traditional technique of Kelheim stone on a local press in Berry and are on fine quality art paper. These are numbered limited editions and there are only a few of some of the prints available. If you are interested she will also arrange to either get the works delivered to you if you are local, or will cover postage to you in Australia.

For more information on her latest exhibitions and unusual happenings - painting a brand new 'Roewe' car in Shanghai - go to Anna Glynn's Website