Anthony Romagnano, Not titled, 2017, work on paper, 38 x 56 cm.
Where We’re Showing: July, August + September
The artists who practice from the Arts Project Australia studio are continuously exhibiting their work at galleries throughout Melbourne, Australia and internationally. See where you can catch Arts Project artists throughout July, August and September 2017. The Public Body .02 | Artspace, Sydney 28 July - 2 October Chris Mason's voluptuous bodies will be on display at Artspace. Titled The Public Body .02, the show brings together the work of over forty artists and collectives from the 1970s to the present, integrating the archival…
Erica Berechree, Happy Google Earth, 2017, work on paper, 35 x 50 cm.
Exhibition: Erica Berechree – My World
Erica Berechree’s paintings frequently adopt an elevated standpoint, presenting an aerial view of Earth. These works often reveal urban landscapes and the joys of domestic life through a rich technicolour lens. For My World, Berechree has selected several 'Google Earth' paintings, which are complimented by a small collection of photographs that present images of leftover 'cottons' from her mother's stitching offcuts that she has rearranged to mimic the movement of the roads in the 'Google Earth' paintings. By consistently referencing Google Earth, Berechree's work…
Georgia Szmerling, water wall at NGV with waves green aqua, 2017, digital work, 50 x 70 cm.
Exhibition: The Pursuit of Colour
Opening Saturday 29 July from 3-5pm – and continuing until 9 September – The Pursuit of Colour is a celebration of freedom in the use of colour. Showcasing digital art, this group exhibition identifies artists from the Arts Project Australia digital program who have refined their practice through a robust investigation of this element. Curated by Peter Douglas and Ching Yee Ng, the show includes works by Erica Berechree, Bronwyn Hack, Kate Knight, Bobby Kyriakopoulos, Adrian Lazarro, Jenny Ngo, Jodie Noble,…
Anthony Romagnano, Golferman, 2017, work on paper, 35 x 25cm.
Spring 1883
Arts Project Australia is heading to Sydney as part of SPRING 1883. Taking place at The Establishment Hotel from 6-9 September, the event will see Arts Project team up with New York gallery DUTTON to share one of the incredible penthouse suites. Over the three days we'll display a unique and intriguing collection of works by artists including Samraing Chea, Alan Constable, Patrick Francis, Ian Gold, Paul Hodges, Miles Howard-Wilks, Kate Knight, Julian Martin, Chris Mason, Warren O'Brien, Lisa Reid, Anthony Romagnano and…
Leo Cussen, Not titled, 2005, work on paper, 33 x 50 cm.
Exhibition | LEO CUSSEN: GOLDEN YEARS
By any measure Leo Cussen was a quintessential artist, having dedicated his life to creating incredibly expressive pastel artworks that revealed his love of film and popular culture. With a penchant towards depicting Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers mid-twirl, he revelled in capturing moments from the Golden Age of Hollywood, creating artworks of great movement and beauty. Cussen refined his distinct style over a 20-year career, seeking inspiration from the tropes and personalities of Hollywood, as well as familial instances and life…
Bronwyn Hack, Not titled, 2015, fabric sculpture, 26 x 22.5 x 10 cm.
Exhibition: Faraway, so close
Seven artists, three shared spaces, a series of exchanges about proximity and distance and the movements in between: a tactile collaboration, drawn together in time, stitch by stitch, line by line, stroke by stroke – a room of haptic knowledge; forging a connection, a hypothetical encounter between the infinitely remote and the intimately familiar – an approximation of human longing; a sense of kinship, boundaries are blurred, lines are crossed, the otherworldly and the everyday merge – distances are dissolved.…
