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
A group exhibition exploring the surreal, cosmic and otherworldly through the eyes of eight artists. CONTACT Marguerite Brown: visualpursuits@gmail.com Continue reading
Restless Nature March 28 – April 24, 2017 Elizabeth Banfield, Eolo Paul Bottaro, Kerrie Cleverdon, Kyoko Imazu, Adam Nudelman, Bronwyn Rees, John Sheehan, Sophia Szilagyi Collins Place Gallery Shop 19 Collins Place, 45 Collins St, Melbourne VIC This exhibition brings together the work of eight contemporary Australian artists who each explore differing interpretations of the natural … Continue reading
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
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
GLOW Australia printmaking December 3rd 2015 – 16th January 2016 The Framing Salon 10 Dartmouth Rd, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3XU In this exhibition at The Framing Salon, London, 47 Australian artists working from two printmaking studios at opposite ends of Australia have a produced a diverse collection prints in various techniques. These works make their UK … Continue reading
Bronwyn Rees’ new exhibition at Firestation Print Studio, Opening Thursday 19th November – 28th November. Essay as appears in ArtView, November 2015. Over the past 15 years of creative practice, Bronwyn Rees has focused on making richly textured prints that express her particular vision of Australia’s landscape and wilderness areas. Evoking the inherent beauty of … Continue reading
Catalogue essay for Sophia Szilagyi’s exhibition drifting back, 9th October – 1st November 2015, Port Jackson Press Australia “The horizon is not a straight line, but a segment of a great arc.” – Hiroshi Sugimoto This fragmented arc has long been present in the digital prints of Sophia Szilagyi. Contained by the edges of the picture plane, occasionally … Continue reading
Over the past year I have been working with Stag & Bow and The Framing Salon, two unique businesses in South East London that are all about reviving craft based skills from a grass roots level. Pascale Spall and Cyrus Colquitt founded Stag & Bow nearly five years ago at 8 Dartmouth Rd in Forest … Continue reading
An essay that explores the printmaking practice of Melbourne based artist Robert Hague, coinciding with his exhibition ‘Erasure’ at The Art Vault, Mildura, Australia. 15th July – 2nd August, 2015 In Robert Hague’s lithographic prints, individual objects are isolated for close study as the artist draws out the meaning behind their form and function. Rendering his images with … Continue reading
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