Urban Art Binge (UAB) is an Artist-Run-Initiative established in 2012 by Australian artists with the aim of igniting passion for creativity by documenting place through drawing and painting for aspiring and established creatives. 

UAB hosts a series of workshop blocks throughout the year as well as running art expeditions to places like Tasmania.  Inspired by the urban and natural environment, our workshops not only connect, teach and build essential skills around drawing and painting, they are also strengthening the voice of vibrant, creative communities.

We are constantly seeking exciting, creative partnerships and opportunities. 

Please contact us if you would like more information or have a question for us.

Artist Information

Emily Fong 
Sketch Artist Extraordinaire

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Emily is an artist for whom the pen is a natural extension of her arm.  It has been said that Emily was born with a pencil in her hand.

Originally trained in the field of Architecture, Emily works as an artist in Fife Scotland. She has a Bachelor of Design in Architectural Studies from the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane and studied Fine Art at the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane with one year erasmus at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee, Scotland.

After two years traveling and studying at ENSAG in Grenoble, France, Emily returned to Brisbane in 2011 and began her practice as a full-time artist. 

She now lives and works in Scotland, UK.

Visit www.emilyfongstudio.com to view her work.

Joannah Underhill 
Painter & Colour Guru

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Jo Underhill, visual artist, lived and worked in Brisbane, Australia. Her work explores the relationship between the cellular and the environment with a particular emphasis on notions of the micro and macrocosms. Jo received an honours Degree in Fine Art from The Queensland College of Art, Griffith University and spent more than 8 years living and working in London.

A personal journey through serious illness fuelled Jo’s artistic experience. Her work proceeds within the context of the meditative and contemplative coupled with a playful and positive approach to life. Between 2011 and 2014 Jo was Artist-in-Residence at the Institute of Molecular Bioscience, at The University of Queensland. 

In 2014 Jo's cancer took her life all too soon. Her legacy of pure joy and passion for both life and art lives on in every person she encountered. Especially in the hearts of her family, friends and students. 

We love you dearly Jo. Always x

Visit www.jounderhill.com to view her work.