This publication celebrates 50 years of the Harold Wright and Sarah & William Holmes Scholarship, which every year is awarded to a print scholar from Australia or New Zealand, to travel to London and spend up to 12 months carrying out self directed study in the Prints and Drawings Department of the British Museum. I … Continue reading
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Only Human
ONLY HUMAN An exhibition exploring contemporary figurative art through the work of 5 Australian artists. 7 – 25th May, 2018 COLLINS PLACE GALLERY Collins Place, 45 Collins St, Melbourne VIC KIM ANDERSON This series ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ is a deeply personal journey of intense psychological scrutiny, exploring the physical manifestations of a … Continue reading
OUTSIDE / IN – Karen Gray and John Sheehan
OUTSIDE / IN KAREN GRAY and JOHN SHEEHAN May 15 – 29, 2017 Collins Place Gallery Shop 19, Collins Place (near entrance to Sofitel) 45 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC Join us for Closing Drinks with the Artists: Saturday 27 May, 2.00 – 4.00pm Paintings and works on paper by two Melbourne based artists that explore … Continue reading
Moments – DAGMAR CYRULLA
DAGMAR CYRULLA Moments 10 – 29 September, 2016 Wagner Contemporary, Hampden St, Paddington NSW In this new body of work Dagmar Cyrulla continues her ongoing exploration into the private lives of individuals played out behind closed doors. Cyrulla’s anonymous female figures take centre stage in these artfully constructed mise-en-scènes, and drive the ambiguous narratives that … Continue reading
Printed in Portland – CARMEL WALLACE
I was delighted to speak at Carmel Wallace’s survey exhibition Printed in Portland at Portland Bay Press in south-west Victoria over the weekend. Exhibition is current until 2 October, 2016. Opening remarks below. It’s always fascinating to hear about an artist’s personal creative journey, and the pathways they have followed to find their artistic voice. … Continue reading
New Work – KIRRA JAMISON
Kirra Jamison 09 August – 27 August 2016 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane QLD One of the most well known aspects of Kirra Jamison’s work has long been her fearless use of colour. Whether in pastel palettes or bold hues, Jamison arranges colours in seemingly infinite ways on the canvas, with a rhythmic sensibility that keeps … Continue reading
Illuminous – CAROLINE RANNERSBERGER
Catalogue essay for Caroline Rannersberger’s solo exhibition ILLUMINOUS, 19th July – 6th August 2016, Flinders Lane Gallery, 137 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC Australia. It must be difficult for visual artists who live in Tasmania to not be affected by the spectacular natural environment that surrounds them. Maybe its something in the air, or perhaps its carried on the … Continue reading
Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Lithography from LANCASTER PRESS
Bavarian limestone, grease and water – these are the essential elements that alchemist of sorts Peter Lancaster has been using for 26 years to transfer imagery from stone to paper, through the magical process of lithography. Since 1990 Lancaster Press has operated as a small independent printmaking studio in Melbourne that specialises solely in the … Continue reading
Paintings from Sicily – EOLO PAUL BOTTARO
EOLO PAUL BOTTARO Paintings from Sicily 22 March – 16 April, 2016 Catalogue essay from forthcoming exhibition at Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne AUST. In the artist statement for this exhibition, Eolo Paul Bottaro writes “Sicily has always been present in my work, because it has been present in me.” A brief survey of his last … Continue reading
Anything just to belong – ADAM NUDELMAN
ADAM NUDELMAN Anything Just to Belong NKN Gallery, Collins Place, 10 – 26 February, 2016. NKN Gallery of Melbourne & Nanda\Hobbs Contemporary is pleased to present a major exhibition by Australian artist Adam Nudelman, featuring a selection of sublime new paintings. With an artistic career spanning 25 years, Nudelman has exhibited widely and his works … Continue reading
Visual Pursuits 