SIMONE READ: REMEMBER THE WILD Simone Read’s REMEMBER THE WILD is one of two exhibitions currently online to view at the Traffic Jam Galleries. In her work Read celebrates the glory of Australian trees, their beauty, colour and texture. Some of the works are also accompanied by a poem/quote of a song from for example … Continue reading TRAFFIC JAM GALLERIES SEPTEMBER 2021 : SIMONE READ and REBECCA PIERCE
TRAFFIC JAM GALLERIES SEPTEMBER 2021 : SIMONE READ and REBECCA PIERCE
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PNG ARTEFACT TRADERS AND COLLECTORS
Papuans have been selling their arts since the 1850s. The villagers are the skilled creators of the artefacts and experienced business people working in harmony with Australian traders. They have a very pragmatic approach to the objects they chisel, paint and sculpt. The money the creators earn from selling their art is their sole income … Continue reading PNG ARTEFACT TRADERS AND COLLECTORS
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FRANCES KEEVIL GALLERY : NEW PAINTINGS BY GATYA KELLY
Gatya Kelly has been in what you could almost call a COVID-imposed ‘exile’ in Europe. Following her sold-out 2019 exhibition at the Frances Keevil Gallery in Double Bay, Gatya and her partner flew to Europe at the end of that year. They had planned for an idyllic time travelling in a van, without an imposed … Continue reading FRANCES KEEVIL GALLERY : NEW PAINTINGS BY GATYA KELLY
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JORDAN AZUNE : POST CHRISTIAN CAMP @ N.SMITH GALLERY
Through solo and collaborative practices, Jordan Azcune explores abstraction, camp aesthetics, and the ineffable. Post-Christian Camp is a playful queer celebration re-claiming religious aesthetics. Through sculptural wall works referencing spiritual iconography, Post-Christian Camp draws upon Jordan’s own conflicted relationship to faith growing up queer in a religious household. Fragrant candle wax and archways become offerings of reflection … Continue reading JORDAN AZUNE : POST CHRISTIAN CAMP @ N.SMITH GALLERY
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PNG ARTFACTS, WHERE TO FIND THEM? : WE HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS
Interest in PNG artefacts is increasing. We love that each artefact has significance to the creator, representing the heritage of millenia, identifying a specific tribe and place. We admire the villagers’ business skill in trading their art. Where can we see these expressive masks, intricately carved story boards and beautifully crafted sculptures? In lockdown, only … Continue reading PNG ARTFACTS, WHERE TO FIND THEM? : WE HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS
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HONOUR HER : ONLINE ART AUCTION TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Australians will have the chance to purchase a powerful work of art from acclaimed artists to help fund life-saving gynaecological cancer research in the very first Honour Her art auction and virtual gallery, during International Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month this September. Launching 17th September for 10 days, the Honour Her online auction will feature exclusive … Continue reading HONOUR HER : ONLINE ART AUCTION TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CANCER RESEARCH
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BELVOIR STREET THEATRE PRESENTS ART FOR AFGHANISTAN AUCTION
In collaboration with PYT Fairfield and the Afghan artistic community, we present Art for Afghanistan, a series of short video reflections that celebrate 5 Afghan artists, their art and their stories. Art For Afghanistan celebrates Afghan culture and artistry, and aims to raise funds for Action Aid’s emergency response through an auction of the artists’ … Continue reading BELVOIR STREET THEATRE PRESENTS ART FOR AFGHANISTAN AUCTION
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TRAFFIC JAM GALLERIES : WORKS BY J VALENZUELA DIDI AND SAM HOPKINS
The current exciting exhibition at Traffic Jam Galleries highlights two artists : works by J VALENZUELA DIDI entitled The Quiet Life, and pieces by SAM HOPKINS . J VALENZUELA DIDI J Valenzuela Didi was born in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia in 1977. The self-taught Brisbane artist draws on the emergence of patterns and geometric shapes to … Continue reading TRAFFIC JAM GALLERIES : WORKS BY J VALENZUELA DIDI AND SAM HOPKINS
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NATASHA WALSH JOINS N. SMITH GALLERY
‘My practice thrives on experimentation… I actually don’t enjoy confronting my reflection. At times the vulnerability of this can be very disheartening and unpleasant.’ N.Smith Gallery is delighted to announce Sydney-based artist Natasha Walsh has joined the gallery family. Known for winning the Kilgour Prize, Mosman Prize, and Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship (all within … Continue reading NATASHA WALSH JOINS N. SMITH GALLERY
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AUSTRALIA POST MARKS ARCHIBALD PRIZE CENTENARY WITH THREE NEW STAMPS
Australia Post is commemorating the centenary of the Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney, with the release of three stamps featuring unforgettable prize-winning portraits from across the decades by artists William Dobell, William Dargie and Del Kathryn Barton. First awarded in 1921, the Archibald Prize was established following a bequest from … Continue reading AUSTRALIA POST MARKS ARCHIBALD PRIZE CENTENARY WITH THREE NEW STAMPS
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MELBOURNE ART FAIR 2022 ANNOUNCES GALLERY LIST AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Melbourne Art Fair is owned and produced by the Melbourne Art Foundation, a systemically significant non-profit Australian arts organisation that leads the way in building audiences and markets for the work of Australia’s living artists. The Fair is supported by government partners Creative Victoria and the Australia Council for the Arts under the Visual Arts … Continue reading MELBOURNE ART FAIR 2022 ANNOUNCES GALLERY LIST AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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CALLING YOUNG ARTISTS : A CHANCE TO SEE YOUR WORK DISPLAYED
Calling all young artists! As part of the 2021 Archibald Prize exhibition coming to the Penrith Regional Gallery 20 November 2021 to 9 January 2022, the Gallery will be hosting the Young Archie Penrith Regional Gallery – an exhibition of portraits by young people from the local community in the Penrith and Blue Mountains suburbs, … Continue reading CALLING YOUNG ARTISTS : A CHANCE TO SEE YOUR WORK DISPLAYED
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THE SPIRIT OF ’21 : HOW ART CAN SHAPE OUR REGIONAL FUTURE
Like so many Festivals, COVID has meant that Cementa had to postpone until May 19-22, 2022, but that won’t keep us from gathering to celebrate our community online! To mark the passing of our would-have-been-amazing 2021 festival, Cementa is hosting a two-day live streamed program that will bring us together as a community and celebrate the spirit of … Continue reading THE SPIRIT OF ’21 : HOW ART CAN SHAPE OUR REGIONAL FUTURE
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MATISSE : LIFE & SPIRIT, THE AGNSW’S FIRST MAJOR MATISSE EXHIBITION
As part of the Sydney International Art Series 2021–22, the major exhibition Matisse: Life & Spirit, Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou, Paris at the Art Gallery of New South Wales presents the extraordinary range and depth of art by Henri Matisse, one of the world’s most beloved, innovative and influential artists. The largest exhibition of … Continue reading MATISSE : LIFE & SPIRIT, THE AGNSW’S FIRST MAJOR MATISSE EXHIBITION
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SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY RESCHEDULES TO 2022 AND INTRODUCES DIGITAL FAIR
Australasia’s premier art fair, Sydney Contemporary, has announced it will present a digital edition of 2021 Fair from 11 – 21 November due to the ongoing uncertainty in regards to the Covid – 19 pandemic. Providing crucial support for the arts community, Explore Sydney Contemporary will feature 1,800 artworks by more than 450 artists hailing from … Continue reading SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY RESCHEDULES TO 2022 AND INTRODUCES DIGITAL FAIR
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JAMES TYLOR : UNTOUCHED LANDCAPES @ N.SMITH GALLERY
Untouched Landscapes highlights the contemporary absence of Aboriginal cultures within the Australian landscape, and how this phenomenon is a direct result of the impact of European colonisation. The first European colonists forced First Nations peoples off their traditional lands into small christian missions and government reserves across Australia. This allowed the new European arrivals free … Continue reading JAMES TYLOR : UNTOUCHED LANDCAPES @ N.SMITH GALLERY
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THE PURPLE HOUSE OPEN @ ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
The Art Gallery of New South Wales is pleased to present The Purple House, a new exhibition celebrating leading Pintupi artists and their enduring legacy. The exhibition brings together a group of eight historically significant works by Pintupi artists to acknowledge the 21-year anniversary of the Western Desert Dialysis Appeal, which was held at the … Continue reading THE PURPLE HOUSE OPEN @ ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
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SHAN TURNER – CARROLL : EDGE OF THE GARDEN @ COMA GALLERY
COMA is pleased to present Edge Of The Garden, a solo presentation by photographer and multimedia artist Shan Turner-Carroll, on view 23 October – 13 November in the gallery. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with Art Incubator. “These night visions emerge as apparitions found at the Edge Of The Garden, between dusk and dawn, … Continue reading SHAN TURNER – CARROLL : EDGE OF THE GARDEN @ COMA GALLERY
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VALERIE MARSHALL STRONG OLSEN : A RARE SENSIBILITY
As is often the case a great male artist will often overshadow the talents of his wife or partner. Indeed, John Olsen is still pouring out works well into his eighties. In an ABC’s ‘Australian Story’ Olsen lamented the fact that his art required a vanity that had no consideration for other people or indeed … Continue reading VALERIE MARSHALL STRONG OLSEN : A RARE SENSIBILITY
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ART, LIFE AND THE OTHER THING : A PODCAST SERIES ON BRETT WHITELEY
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has launched its first podcast series ‘Art, life and the other thing’, an original podcast exploring the life and influence of one of Australia’s most celebrated artists, Brett Whiteley (1939–1992). Hosted by acclaimed arts presenter Fenella Kernebone, each episode begins with one of Whiteley’s artworks to look at … Continue reading ART, LIFE AND THE OTHER THING : A PODCAST SERIES ON BRETT WHITELEY
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FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR PORTIA GEACH MEMORIAL AWARD
A list of 57 finalists has been announced today for the country’s most distinguished portrait prize for female artists, the Portia Geach Memorial Award. The $30,000 annual prize is administered by the award trustee, Perpetual. Established in 1961 by Florence Kate Geach, in memory of her sister, artist Portia Geach, the Portia Geach Memorial Award … Continue reading FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR PORTIA GEACH MEMORIAL AWARD
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CASULA POWERHOUSE OPENS ENTRIES FOR 67TH BLAKE PRIZE
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre’s (CPAC) longest-standing arts prize, the 67th Blake Prize, a bi-annual event held at CPAC showcasing some of the most thought-provoking art pieces of the 21st Century. Entries are currently open until 15 November, with a prize pool of up to $42,000. Since 1951, the Blake Prize has engaged artists, nationally and internationally, with ideas of spirituality … Continue reading CASULA POWERHOUSE OPENS ENTRIES FOR 67TH BLAKE PRIZE
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AGNSW : FAMILY VISIONS OF A SHARED HUMANITY : UNMISSABLE VIDEO WORKS
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has announced that it will shortly be presenting Family: Visions of a Shared Humanity, an important exhibition of unmissable video works for unsettled times, by some of today’s most internationally renowned artists. Created in partnership with Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), USA, and guest curated by Franklin Sirmans, director … Continue reading AGNSW : FAMILY VISIONS OF A SHARED HUMANITY : UNMISSABLE VIDEO WORKS
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