Dorothy Berry, Not titled, 2002, foam, material, texta and cotton, 40 x 36 x 1 cm
Meditation on a Bone: Albert Tucker beyond the Modern at Heide
Artist and curator Glenn Barkley has mined Albert Tucker’s library and archive to explore how Tucker’s fascination with art of the past and other cultures informed his painting over the decades. The work of Dorothy Berry and Adrian Lazzaro will be included in the exhibition Meditation on a Bone: Albert Tucker beyond the Modern at Heide Museum of Modern Art, running from 1 September 2018 to 24 February 2019.
Julian Martin, Not Titled (AFL Player), 2014, pastel on paper, 38 X 28.5 cm (detail)
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Pop! Reflections on Popular Culture @ Wangaratta Art Gallery
We're excited to say heading to regional Victoria to collaborate on a fabulous project Pop! Reflections on Popular Culture, which runs from 24 November 2018 to 3 February 2019. Throughout recent history, popular culture themes, aesthetics and sensibilities have informed what artists create, shaping the way we reflect on our culture and mirroring our values and culture back to us. Featuring over 20 artists from Arts Project Australia, broader Melbourne and Wangaratta, POP! Reflections on Popular Culture explores this continual impulse through collaboration between Wangaratta Art Gallery and Arts Project Australia; featuring the work of Arts Project studio artists alongside invited contemporary artists and works from the Wangaratta Art Gallery Collection.
Cathy Staughton, Catherine Bell Lady Hot Dress, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 92 x 84 cm
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ON A TANGENT @ Horsham Regional Gallery
On a Tangent explores the artistic practice of several artists who draw inspiration from the unexpected or digression through change of course. Some artworks have developed unintentionally through other projects, anecdotal evidence of different intentions; some works have developed through fleeting, personal encounters; while others see the possibility of the unremarkable reinvented or explore overlapping influences. Like a bolt from the blue from the stream of collective consciousness or by being lead down the garden path, these artists draw insight…
Kaye McDonald, Not titled, 2015, gouache and paint pen, 28 x 38 cm.
Lines and Colours: Kaye McDonald Solo @ Arts Project Australia
Lines and Colours heralds the first solo show of Kaye McDonald, a painter and ceramicist who has a continuing fascination with repetition and mark making. Many of her 2D works represent pure abstraction, revealing a sensitive consideration of composition, colour and energy. Her recent works depict something between a star-scape and white noise: patterns of line work and dots are applied to the surface of the paper using various mediums such ink and paint pen over a transparent background of watercolour wash,…
Dionne Canzano, Elvis and Lisa Marie, 2018, pastel on paper, 36.5 x 38 cm. Detail.
Whatever You Love, You Are @ Arts Project Australia
Whatever You Love, You Are explores personal identity through ideas and ideals surrounding companionship, partnership and intimacy. Taking conventional notions of romantic love as the departure point, the group show explores the broader ‘metaphysics of love’ and devotion, whether between soul mates, best friends or family, and what this means for us. Curated by Suzanne Brown and Anna-Maria O'Keeffe, the exhibition brings together Arts Project studio artists to reflect upon the loves and ‘likes’ recurrent in each artists’ oeuvre. Featuring…
Fiona Longhurst, Not titled, 2018, acrylic, fine liner, gouache, marker, paint pen on paper, 35 x 50 cm
3 x 3: Bobby Kyriakopoulos, Fiona Longhurst and Malcolm Sturrock @ Arts Project Australia
3 x 3 brings together three solo shows by Bobby Kyriakopoulos, Fiona Longhurst and Malcolm Sturrock, collectively exploring frozen moments in pop culture, the importance of home and nature, and our shared landscapes. 16 March - 27 April Opening Saturday 16 March, 3-5pm Image | Fiona Longhurst, Not titled, 2018, acrylic, fine liner, gouache, marker, paint pen on paper, 35 x 50 cm.
