Total Other: Inspired by Eva Hesse In her latest series of purple paintings titled Total Other, Natalie Lavelle draws profound inspiration from Eva Hesse’s concept of a “total other” standpoint, forging a dialogue between abstraction and corporeality. Like Hesse, Lavelle explores the tactile and sensorial dimensions of art, where each brushstroke becomes a gesture towards […]
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Prisma Art Prize is an art contest born to promote emerging painters and visual artists. As our name and logo suggests, we want to be a prism that refracts all the possible outcomes of the painting process: we aim to collect and showcase a selection of artworks which is inclusive, diversified and representative of the
We are delighted to present a new solo exhibition by Sophie La Maitre. Inspired by the ever-changing skyscapes glimpsed in quiet moments, these new paintings radiate with myriad hues and shifting forms. The dusky purple shadows that linger just before nightfall, the leaves that seem to shimmer in the light at golden hour, or the
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Grace Lillian Lee is a multicultural artist known for her contemporary interpretation of a traditional weaving practice and groundbreaking collaborations with Indigenous communities, creating a platform for cultural expression and celebration by way of fashion performances. Featuring eight ethereal Shields and Armours, each evoking Grace’s totem, Koysemer (moth), The Dream Weaver: Guardians of Grace is a homage
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The opening of riverine is a gallery-warming opportunity to celebrate Onespace’s beautiful new site at Kurilpa (the Turrbal word for the lands around South Brisbane meaning ‘the place of water rats’) and a chance for audiences to reacquaint themselves with some of the gallery’s represented artists. Fittingly, water is central to the work of many of these
An artist’s practice can take many shapes, and to keep it alive it is often the case that it merges into other disciplines and forms. This, far from being a diversion, provides depth, resources, and creative inputs that enriches studio life. Blurring the Lines – Where art meets design is a homage to this flexibility.
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Summa Shing is delighted to present “Constellate” an immersive exploration of interconnectedness through curated objects within the context of a gallery space. Over the past year, Shing has gathered together disparate and similar elements and unified them. Inviting viewers to find connectedness not only in diversity but also in sameness. Each element is chosen for
Marcus Bell’s photographic exhibition “Feet in the Sand” first showcased at Leica Gallery Sydney, where it captivated audiences for three months. We are thrilled to bring this exhibition to Brisbane, and express our thanks for their support to Leica, Ilford, and Brilliant Prints. This visual journey captures the unfiltered reality of individuals at the beach,
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Time Tunnels is an immersive sculptural installation where volcanic mineral deposits, radiolarian fossils, dripping water, cast metal and carved stone become a sulfuric subterranean cave. This exhibition is the outcome of five years of remote field research into unstable terrain around the world across glaciers, volcanoes and crude oil wells. From eruptions in Iceland, to
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As part of Hoda Afshar: A Curve is a Broken Line, join us for a discussion on the politics of image-making. Hoda Afshar is an Iranian documentary photographer based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her work not only draws our attention to critical contemporary social issues, but it forces us to question how we bear witness to them through photo-media,
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As part of Wear it Purple Day 2024, join us for a conversation with renowned queer artist William Yang as he discusses the journey through his ‘closet’ as a young adult in the 1960s at The University of Queensland. Hosted by Dr Amelia Barikin, Senior Lecturer Art History, UQ, and researcher in queer Australian art, this intimate talk will
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Convict Tokens: From the collection of the National Museum of Australia presents a selection of convict tokens from the National Museum’s collection. Convict tokens are a powerful link to Australia’s past. Engraved with personal details and rhymes of separation, these tiny tokens represent an enduring connection between the convicts who made them and those they left behind.
For artist Jane Guthleben, the tradition of Still Life painting is as relevant today as it has been for centuries. The brevity of life symbolised by a bloom that will soon wilt and wither, decay suggested by an insect, knowledge indicated by a book; the symbolism conveyed in such paintings is a coded communication between
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Hamish Wilson is a self-taught artist residing in Meanjin/Brisbane. His works are primarily figurative oil paintings, floral works or self-portraits that exude gestural brushstrokes and in some instances incorporate short, poignant phrases of text. The aim for his work is for it to be easily accessible and explore themes of self-perception, isolation, toxic masculinity and
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Brett Whiteley: Inside the Studio offers a rare and intimate insight into the ‘artist’s world’ through the art and life of one of the most admired and intensely creative figures of twentieth century Australia. Since 1995, the Brett Whiteley Studio has operated as a public museum, presenting an extraordinary time capsule of Whiteley’s art and life.
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Marisa Veerman is a Brisbane based fine artist working in the areas of photography and textiles. Forging a career as a textile visual merchandiser in fabric boutiques across the state, Marisa was well known for her creative expertise in sculpting theatrical pieces on mannequins using pins and fabric alone. An emerging force in the art
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“For this exhibition I have continued to paint landscapes. Landscape painting seems to be best suited for me to be able to explore the main subject of my work which is the craft of painting. While making a painting my main focus is on doing what is best for the painting rather than doing what
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Susie Choi is a Sydney-based contemporary artist who works across ceramics, sculpture and installation, and is guided by ideas that confound and amuse her. The sources of inspiration for her work stem mainly from childhood, including toys and playgrounds, the material culture of South Korea, and elements of Australian popular culture. Susie Choi juxtaposes traditional
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Care is a murky notion. It is entangled with ugly feelings of obligation and burden, exhaustion and sacrifice. It is sometimes a mask for coercion and control. It is co-opted by commerce as a marketing tool, rebranded and repackaged as wellness and self care. The ‘uncaring’ positions—libertarians and litterers, meat eaters and gas guzzlers—are regularly
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ELEMENTAL brings together 5 artists who explore the four elements (earth, air, fire & water) through their creative practice and chosen mediums. Swimming in colour, exploring unusual formations, indulging the senses with vibrancy and pushing the definitions of space Red Hill Gallery is pleased to present new work by Bill Powell, Keith Rowe, Phil Stallard,
The British Council is calling for applications from artists or organisations for their 2024 Connections Through Culture grants programme, which supports creative collaborations between Asia-Pacific and the UK. Project proposals should have a timeline ending no later than 31 October 2025. The Connections Through Culture grants help artists and cultural organisations to bring their ideas to life
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Joanne Braddy is a mixed-media artist and disability advocate based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Her art practice delves into the exploration of self, primarily through painting, drawing, and ceramics to create emotive self-portraits. Stylistically, Joanne’s artwork combines expressive and tender illustrative qualities. Her pieces often juxtapose dark, confronting imagery with a gentle sense of hopefulness.
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In dedication to the inception of the Surrealist manifesto published 1924 October 15, House Conspiracy are seeking expressions of interest for works to feature this October and celebrate 100 years of Surrealism. We are accepting expressions of interest for past or upcoming works. “Psychic automatism in its pure state, by which one proposes to express—verbally,
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Fred Fowler’s paintings build up a symbolic order through a type of painterly wordplay. His paintings find delight in disguise: doors, vessels, creatures, and nature recur throughout these works, evoking a sense of place, concealment, and transformation. These tropes suggest unseen truths, carried into being by illusory landscapes – but the symbols are all we
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Entries for the prestigious Redland Art Awards 2024 are now open, with each entrant able to submit up to three painted 2D works for consideration before the 8 October closing deadline. The biennial contemporary painting competition is open to all Australian artists. Coordinated by Redland Art Gallery (RAG), the Redland Art Awards 2024 features five prizes including an acquisitive
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Jon Cattapan is an extensively exhibited visual artist who lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. He first began exhibiting in 1979 and his works deal primarily with ways of representing urban topographies and narratives. He is known for panoramic layered city vistas and figurative groupings and has a long held preoccupation for the way human
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Imants Tillers is an artist, writer and curator. He has exhibited extensively since the late 1960s and has represented Australia at significant international exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale (1986), Documenta 7 (1982) and the São Paulo Bienal (1975). Tillers came to prominence during the 1970s and has been an influential advocate of conceptual art
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Drawing with a Drone by Motoko Kikkawa showcases a unique combination of traditional drawing techniques and contemporary technology. Japanese artist based in Ōtepote Dunedin, NZ, Motoko Kikkawa drawing practice expands through diverse materials and approaches. Using paint brushes, pencils, ballpoint pens, paper cutting, and ceramics, the artist creates abstract forms and distinctive markings. Born in
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Andrew Browne is a Melbourne based Australian artist, born 1960. He works across painting, photography and graphic mediums including drawing, photogravure, intaglio and lithography. As well he has recently re-engaged with sculpture. Since the 1980’s he has developed a visual language drawn from both the natural and the man-made environment – often through formalist collisions
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‘A Process to Worship’ is a collaborative exhibition by Rose Alexander and Vincent Smith. Using oxidation and light, the exhibition investigates the material qualities of metals and textiles, their tensions and interminglings. Through process-oriented art making, Rose and Vincent find a window to devotion through the material world. Join them through September’s final sunsets to
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Onespace is delighted to invite you to Small Works, Small Window, a swift exhibition that showcases some of our finest small-scale works. It’s time for us to lighten the stockroom shelves, and as the calendar year draws to an end, why not gift yourself or someone else, a small sculpture, work on paper, a print or
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We are accepting program proposals for Blindside’s 2024 Radio program To celebrate our 20th anniversary, in November / December 2024 we will turn the gallery into a live broadcasting studio – streaming B-side Radio to the world online. The program will celebrate Blindside’s artistic community, with conversations, sound-works, music, readings, performances and experiments, from artists,
This Intimate Life explores through Brito’s queer lens, the everyday relationships between men. Found vintage photographs and private moments are reimagined in a contemporary context using oil on canvas or pulped linen and cotton. The resulting surfaces are dynamic spaces where rich textures and vibrant patterns interact to form abstracted works, creating charged yet poignant
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‘The mark of time gives us pause and a moment to consider the road we’ve taken. We re[collect] as we reflect on the notes of our student art practice. We ruminate on the strivings and sufferings from this past decade, contemplating how these experiences contribute to our accumulated collection of practices expressed today.’ The See
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Everything humans construct must pass. Some simply rust and disintegrate over years. Some are destroyed and quickly replaced. Others are only ever temporary. The subject matter of most of my paintings no longer exist, so it does not matter if they are not a true representation of a particular place at a particular time. All
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Robert Mercer was born in Northern Ireland and immigrated with his family to Melbourne, Australia. His art practice has centred on video, photo-media and installation, the position of contemporary art in post-modern societies, and the relevance of art practices in cross cultural communications. Research into the role of autobiography in contemporary art has led to
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