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.
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,…
Adrian Lazzaro, Lesbian Wedding, 2018, acrylic paint, calico, cotton thread, marker and material, 50 x 46 x 0.5 cm
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…
Bronwyn Hack, Not titled, 2017, earthenware, glaze, 5 x 14 x 5.5 cm.
Bronwyn Hack – AIR18 @ Australian Tapestry Workshop
As a conclusion to her residency last year, Bronwyn Hack is exhibiting at Australian Tapestry Workshop for AIR18, celebrating the works of all 13 artists who held a 2018 residence at ATW. Open to artists working in any medium, and at any stage of their career, this residency program encourages rich cultural exchange between contemporary artists and ATW weavers. Please join ATW for the exhibition opening of AIR18, celebrating the works that the 2018 Artists in Residence created during their time…
Rebecca Scibilia, Disneys Frozen, 2014, texta on paper, 28 x 38 cm.
The Famous Five: Rebecca Scibilia Solo @ Suite 7a
Rebecca Scibilia is having her second solo in Sydney from 23 February - 16 March, exhibiting in new space Suite 7a, established by Sydney-based artist Rafaela Pandolfini. The show will feature Scibilia's vivid, techni-colour works on paper, using bold textas and paints and referencing text from popular culture and her own phrases like "bugger the gym". Rebecca Scibilia has been a regular studio artist at Arts Project Australia since 1999, and had her first solo exhibition at Arts Project in 2014. She…
Alan Constable, Not titled, 2017, earthenware and glaze, 7 x 18.5 x 3.5 cm
Still Life Part II @ Verge Gallery, Sydney
Alan Constable's poetic and tactile ceramic cameras and sculptures will be showing at Verge Gallery in Sydney (as part of University of Sydney) for group exhibition Still Life Part II. Including a range of incredible contemporary artists, the show runs from 28 February - 8 April 2019. More details soon... Image: Alan Constable, Not titled, 2017, earthenware and glaze, 7 x 18.5 x 3.5 cm.
Images by Bobby Kyriakopoulos, Fiona Longhurst and Malcolm Sturrock
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. In Bobby Kyriakopoulos's exhibition Movies and Songs, the artist pays homage to imagery and personalities from pop culture, highlighting unique viewing perspectives and an interplay of positive and negative space. Meanwhile in Home Among the Leaves Fiona Longhurst weaves depictions of home, leaves and flowers, conjuring vivid, playful imagery that reflects a harmony between…
Chris Mason, Power station with two voluptuous ladies and a helicopter with a big sign, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 164 x 174 cm.
Our life, our world @ Arts Project Australia
As part of CLIMARTE Festival 2019 Our life, our world explores environmental and social issues that we currently face in our local and global environments. The multidisciplinary group exhibition features Arts Project studio artists, threading works ranging from representational photographs exploring our local environment to statements drifting between ironic and hopeful (think ‘Global warming is finally over for ever and ever, yes everywhere’ by Chris Mason), as well as impending speculation about the ‘nuclear’ family. Curated by Sim Luttin, the show…
Eden Menta, Baby Spiders, 2018, ink jet print, 29 x 42 cm.
The World Around Us @ Arts Project Australia
Curated by Penny Hunt and part of CLIMARTE Festival 2019, The World Around Us refers to the five-block radius surrounding the Arts Project studio and considers how walking the same path each week reflects alterations in the seasons and landscape, and how we perceive the fluctuations of our local environments. Through the process of travelling the same paths over a year, the artists have been able to focus in and truly examine the local environment and articulate their interests and…
