National Gallery Australia acquires Reko Rennie

May 16, 2012

We are very proud to announce the National Gallery of Australia, has acquired two major works by Reko Rennie from his Neo Geo series exhibited in the gallery in 2011. Message Stick (Green) Hand Pressed Textile Metallic Foil, Screen Print on Belgium Linen 150x150cm.

Reko is currently undertaking his residency at Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces…. so expect more to come!

MICHAEL COOK PRESENTS CONCURRENT EXHIBITIONS THIS MAY

May 11, 2012

At dianne tanzer gallery + projects Michael Cook’s latest series entitled The Mission is exhibited until June 9. He is also included in the National Gallery of Australia’s National Indigenous Art Triennial which opened last night.

The Mission is a series of ten works, documenting the journey of an Indigenous woman from her home to the mission and the changes that are wrought. Set up as a sort of terrifying institutional bulwark against genocidal colonization, the missions were state administered locations of supposed stafety and support of Aboriginals. The missions themselves echo the power dynamics at play in Cook’s work; exterior forces model and remake as they feel, squeezing culture and identity into policy and historical narrative. (Shae Nagorcka)

Click here to view The Mission exhibition.

Michael Cook at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra with Broken Dreams & Undiscovered, 2nd National Indigenous Art Triennial.

From May to July 2012, the National Gallery will celebrate the second National Indigenous Art Triennial, unDisclosed. Until July 22 visitors to the National Gallery will have the opportunity to experience the visual expression of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. 20 artists have been selected for their commitment to excellence and their daring to explore new fields of practice and artistic vision. These artists both inform and redefine contemporary Indigenous art as we presently know it.

The exhibition’s theme, ‘unDisclosed’, alludes to the spoken and the unspoken, the known and the unknown, what can be revealed and what cannot. It captures the duality of the disclosed and undisclosed embedded within the works and the exhibition as a whole. Viewers are invited to unearth the layers of hidden and subtle meanings and to place them alongside those that are conspicuous.

unDisclosed will be touring nationally in 2013, opening at the Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns QLD, on 22 February 2013 before travelling to South Australia to the Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, at the University of South Australian, Adelaide SA, opening on 3 May 2013.

Michael Cook’s Undiscovered at the National Gallery of Australia as a part of unDisclosed: the 2nd National Indigenous Art Triennial.

MARIAN DREW: ANIMAL/HUMAN

Marian Drew is featured in ANIMAL/HUMAN, an exhibition at the University of Queensland Art Museum. The exhibition explores our relationships with animals and the complexity, contradiction and connections between species. The exhibition focuses on the scientific, cultural and ethical nature of our relationships.  A number of works continue traditions whereby animals are depicted in symbolic or totemic form, are endowed with human qualities, or stand in for the self.

“Contemporary Australian artists are producing an astonishing array of artworks that not only depict animals, but also focus on the animal-human relationship in all its positive and negative permutations,” exhibition curator Michele Helmrich said.

The exhibition is on until 22 July.

Marian Drew, Tasmanian Rosella with Apple & Serviette, 2006, archival ink on Hahnemuhle cotton rag paper, 134x112cm

Redlands Westpac Emerging Artist Award

April 26, 2012

Natasha Bieniek is a finalist for the Redlands Westpac Emerging Artist Prize.

The 16^th Redlands Westpac Art Prize (the Prize), open to Australian and New Zealand artists, will be presented at the National Art School in Sydney’s Darlinghurst from 2 May until 2 June 2012.  It offers a total prize pool of more than $30,000 covering two main award categories of established and emerging artists.

Redlands Principal, Dr Peter Lennox said: “We are delighted to be partnering with the National Art School to showcase some of the latest and most exciting works by leading contemporary Australian and New Zealand artists.”

The winning artists in both the main prize and emerging prize will be announced on Wednesday 2 May 2012. With the exception of the winning art works that are acquired by Redlands School, all works exhibited in the Prize will be available for purchase.

Good luck Natasha!

August, 2011, Oil on board, 5x4cm

Reko Rennie

Latest exhibition for Reko Rennie.

Reko Rennie is currently showing at the Australia Council for the Arts in Surry Hills, Sydney.

The exhibition features work from Message Stick, Native and Neo Geo. Reko was also commissioned to install a large wall work in the foyer. You can’t miss it if you’re driving by!

The exhibition is on until the end of June.

Donna Marcus

Donna Marcus’ latest commission for Lend Lease is in the process of being installed in Mackay, Queensland. A stunning constellation of her ubiquitous sculptural forms. The work entitled True North features four colourful, star-shaped installations. Watch this space for the final images! Congratulations Donna!

SHAUN O’CONNOR IS NOW REPRESENTED by Krause Gallery New York !

April 12, 2012

Krause Gallery opened in 2004 and  represents emerging to established contemporary artists of local, national and international acclaim. The Gallery offers innovative, original works of art in a variety of media and styles. The artists represented by the Krause Gallery take progressive approaches to their work and apply innovative techniques that challenge & redefine the traditional boundaries of their media.

Shaun will exhibit  in July -August along with Juan Ford in the Summer Group Show

www.krausegallery.com

MORE IMPORTANT NEWS FOR JUAN FORD

The much anticipated official portrait of The Hon. John Brumby, former Premier of Victoria, is now ready to be hung in Queen’s Hall, at Victorian Parliament House. An image will be uploaded after the official announcement.

Juan has also been commissioned by Vincent  Alessi, Director of La Trobe University  Visual Arts Space, Bendigo. The major  installation will comprise  a forest  installed in the gallery, with anamorphic devices. It is entitled The Sleep of Reason, Opening  May 10.

On the International front Juan will participate in  The Cosmopolitain Stranger: Hotel de Immigrantes 2, curated by Koen Vanmechelen and Tomasz Wendland, in Hasselt, Belgium. Part of Manifesta 9 (the European Biennale) Manifesta is the only itinerant european biennial of contemporary art, together with events such as the biennial of Venice and the Documenta in Kassel, Manifesta is one of the foremost art events of Europe.

He is then onto the USA,  where he will exhibit at Krause Gallery, Orchard Street Lower East Side,  New York City.

Congratulations Natalie Ryan – Shortlisted for the Artecycle Sculpture Prize

April 11, 2012

The 2012 ARTECYCLE exhibition will take place 18 May 2012 to 8 July 2012.

ARTECYCLE is an annual non-acquisitive sculpture and installation competition with a prize pool of $14,000 including:

- $10,000 East Keilor & Strathmore Community Bank Award
- $3,000 The Incinerator Gallery Award
- $1,000 Incinerator People’s Choice Award
Inspired by the Incinerator Gallerys history, entrants are asked to explore the themes of environmentalism and sustainability using either recycled materials or materials that would otherwise be considered disposable.

The 2012 exhibition will be judged by Doug Hall, AM, Australian Commissioner, Venice Biennale, 2011 and former director of the Queensland Art Gallery.

The selection committee members for the exhibition were

- Donna Marcus, Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at the Queensland College of the Arts, Griffith University
- Simon Gregg, curator of the Gippsland Art Gallery
- Giacomina Pradolin, former director of the Linden Gallery

JUAN FORD & VICTORIA REICHELT – FINALISTS, ROCKHAMPTON ART GALLERY GOLD AWARD

Congratulations to Juan Ford and Victoria Reichelt who are both finalists in the Inaugural Gold Award for Contemporary Painting.| The award is in memory of Moya Gold, a philanthropist and educator in the arts.
The winner will be announced 1 June 2012.

Circular Logic, 2012 Oil on Linen 107 x 92cm Courtesy: Jan Manton Gallery.

Jason Benjamin
Kate Bergin
Juan Ford
Sally Gabori
Ben Quilty
Victoria Reichelt
Kate Shaw
Michael Zavros

BECC ORSZAG AND PETER THOMAS – Finalists: Swan Hill Print & Drawing Awards

April 10, 2012

Congratulations to Becc Orszag and Peter Thomas who are both finalists in the 2012 Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards.

The mission of the Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards is to promote excellence in Australian prints and drawings; present an exhibition of contemporary Australian prints and drawings, and continue to build a high quality collection for Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery.

Two prizes are awarded, one print and one drawing $7,000 each. The announcement will be on Saturday 12 May and the exhibition will run until Sunday 8 July.

For more details click here.

Peter Thomas is exhibiting at dianne tanzer gallery + projects: 8 Sept – 13 Oct 2012

Becc Orszag is exhibiting at dianne tanzer gallery + projects: 20 Oct – 17 Nov 2012

Peter Thomas, Royal Oak, 2011, Japanese Ink on paper, 40×59.5cm

Becc Orszag, My other half, 2011, graphite and carbon pencil on paper, 55x45cm

DONNA MARCUS IN PRINT !

April 4, 2012

Donna Marcus features in Marita Bullocks book Memory Fragments, Visualising Difference in Australian History.It investigates a series of works by four established and highly regarded artists who all make use of discarded objects hence the title Memory Fragments.

The book can purchased at http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/

ARCHIBALD & WYNNE PRIZE X 6 !

March 21, 2012

We are very proud to announce that Natasha Bieniek, Juan Ford, Vincent Fantauzzo, Reko Rennie are all finalists in the prestigious Archibald National Portrait Prize and Neil Haddon and Juan Ford are finalists in the Wynne Landscape Prize!

We wish them the best of luck – The prizes are to be announced Friday 30 March.

The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prize Exhibitions are at the Art Gallery of New South Wales – Saturday 31 March – Sunday 3 June

Michael Cook & Izabela Pluta – Finalists of the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Prize

February 28, 2012

Congratulations to Michael Cook and Izabela Pluta for being selected as finalists of the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award.

This $20,000 award is one of the most prestigious photography awards in Australia and the finalist’s exhibition showcases some of the most exciting photographers currently working in Australia.

The exhibition is held at The Arts Centre Gold Coast from 31 March – 13 May.

We wish the best of luck to Izabela Pluta and Michael Cook!

Izabela Pluta, Shrines,  2011, original photomural on Adshell paper, printed as Lambda photograph, 80 x 66.7 cm

Michael Cook, Broken Dreams #9, 2010, inkjet print on Hahnemuhle archival cotton paper, 124x100cm

VICTORIA REICHELT – Italian Vanity Fair

February 23, 2012

Victoria Reichelt is featured in the current issue of Italian Vanity Fair. Her photorealist paintings are featured in an article about libraries and books. In a magazine along-side Lady Gaga she’s got to be the hottest thing in town!

Ciao Bella- Galleria Dianne Tanzer di Melbourne

IZABELA PLUTA – Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale

February 3, 2012

Izabela Pluta’s exhibition entitled Reservoir opens 3rd February at Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale.

This exhibition features work developed during Izabela Pluta’s recent residency at the Cowwarr Art Space in regional Gippsland. Objects are displaced in remote, isolated landscapes which conjure a nostalgia for places from another life.

Wander through these strange landscapes at Gippsland Art Gallery until 25 March.

Click here for more info and exhibition catalogue

Izabela Pluta, Reinforced wall, 2011, Chromogenic print, 100x100cm

JUAN FORD – Washington DC – Australian Embassy

February 2, 2012

Juan Ford is exhibiting at the Australian Embassy in Washington DC as part Lie of the Land: New Australian Landscapes.

Curated by Alex Taylor, the exhibition features a selection of the hottest Australian contemporary painters. The exhibition features a new genre landscape painting that aims to broaden the scope of what an Australian landscape is traditionally viewed as.

The exhibition will be at the Australian Embassy, Washington DC from 21 February – 13 April.

Juan Ford, Blues for the red sun, 2012, oil on wood, 25x20cm

CHARLES ROBB – MCCLELLAND SCULPTURE AND SURVEY & AWARD 2012

January 20, 2012

Congratulations to Charles Robb on being shortlisted for this prestigious award.

Since its inception in 2003, the McClelland Sculpture Survey has emerged as the most important outdoor sculpture exhibition in Australia, displaying a wide range of works in different media and styles by both established and emerging artists.

Displayed throughout 16 hectares of bush and landscaped gardens, the McClelland Sculpture Survey is intended to provide sculptors the opportunity to present their works in an outdoor exhibition context. The exhibition is accompanied by a major comprehensive catalogue.

Sculptors nationally and internationally are eligible to enter the McClelland Sculpture Survey, an exhibition highlighting the diversity and invention of contemporary sculptural practice.

The selected artists are eligible for the McClelland Award 2012, an acquisitive award valued at A$100,000 (GST excluded). The McClelland Award 2012 will be judged by Deborah Edwards, the Senior Curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

REKO RENNIE – SCOPE ART FAIR NEW YORK

January 19, 2012

We are very excited to announce we are presenting Reko Rennie in a solo exhibition at  SCOPE Art Fair New York.

If you are in New York for the Amory show, just call in and see us as we are across the road !

SCOPE Art Fair returns to New York for the eleventh year, with an exciting, high-profile location across from The Armory Show.

The 35,000 square foot pavilion and its dramatic glass box entrance on 57th Street and 12th Ave will host SCOPE’s flagship fair, SCOPE New York, featuring over 50 international galleries and museum-quality programming that will highlight groundbreaking, emerging work in contemporary art and beyond. SCOPE New York’s First View will take place on March 7, 2012, with proceeds benefitting New York-based non-profit, chashama.

The SCOPE pavilion will also be home to the newly launched SCOPE Foundation Series, showcasing a variety of projects, events and performances across multiple creative genres, including art, design, film and fashion. Proceeds from this series will benefit The SCOPE Foundation, creating continued opportunities for emerging artists and galleries worldwide.

With over 45 art fairs spanning more than a decade, SCOPE has solidified its position as the premier showcase for international emerging contemporary art and multi-disciplinary creative programming. SCOPE’s extensive reach enables an unrivaled opportunity for networking with art patrons, creative professionals and a culturally relevant public audience. Renowned for presenting the most innovative galleries, artists and curators, SCOPE Art Shows in Miami, Basel and New York have garnered extensive critical acclaim, with sales of over $200 million and attendance of over 425,000 visitors.

Photograph Tom Cogill

CAMILLA TADICH – IN THE SHADOWS

Camilla Tadich’s practice focuses on the nocturnal Australian landscape and explores spaces within darkness.

Fleeting moments are captured as light moves in uncanny ways through trees and along roads. Senses are
enhanced as we traverse the darkened landscapes of these paintings.

Tadich’s experience with the Australian bush and the Victorian fires leads her to create work that represents the beauty and disquieting qualities of nature.
Tadich’s work was included in the Bushfire Australia exhibition at Tarrawarra Museum of Art in 2010,  and her work features as part of the Artbank, Bundanon Trust, City of Whitehorse and Nillumbik Shire collections. As well as winning the peoples choice award at the Fletcher Jones Art Prize, Tadich has been a finalist in the Nillumbik Shire Art Prize, the RBS Art Prize, Waterhouse Natural History Prize and is the recipient of an Australian Council for the Arts New Work Grant. In 2007 Tadich completed the Bundanon Residency inNew South Wales. Most recently she has been included in Simon Gregg’s new book entitled New Romantics – Darkness and Light in Australian Art.

Supermarket, Pheasant Creek ( Detail ) Oil on Linen, 100 x 150cm 

YHONNIE SCARCE, ADELAIDE FESTIVAL – DEADLY

Artists Floor Talk

Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute

With Yhonnie Scarce, Beaver Lennon, Trevor Nickolls and Lorraine Connelly-Northey , Australia

Artist floor talk with Yhonnie Scarce, Beaver Lennon, Trevor Nickolls and Lorraine Connelly-Northey, lead by Deadly: In-between Heaven and Hell co-curators and project coordinators, Renee Johnson and Fulvia Mantelli.

This floor talk will talk the form of a casual conversation and will provide audiences with greater insights into the artists’ work and practices.

JUAN FORD, MCCLELLAND GALLERY+SCULPTURE PARK

Shaun O’Connor Selected Works New Acquisitions from the QUT Art Collection

January 17, 2012

Shaun O’Connor is in great company exhibiting along with Chuck Close, William Kentridge and others at the Queensland University of Technology Art Museum.

QUT holds one of Queensland’s most significant public art collections and has been actively developing its holdings since its fledgling beginnings in 1945 under the banner of a predecessor institution, the Queensland Teachers’ Training College. QUT’s Art Collection is a vital part of the University’s commitment to fostering the cultural life of students, staff, and the broader public, supporting artists and preserving artwork for future generations.

Spanning painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture, Selected Works includes a range of works by international and Australian artists which reflects the diversity of the University’s collecting activities. Artists include: Chuck Close, William Kentridge, Gonkar Gyatso, Sean Scully, eX de Medici, Louise Weaver, Richard Larter, Arthur Boyd, Margaret Olley, Peter Atkins, and Peter Alwast.

The exhibition is current  from 10 January – 25 March

Untitled (INA LA) Craftboard,cardboard, thermal adhesive, polyurethane resin,lacquer and enamel, Dimensions Variable 2011

REKO RENNIE

December 20, 2011

We are proud to announce that Reko Rennie has been selected as a Gertrude Contemporary Studio Artist in 2012.

Gertrude Contemporary presents approximately 20 exhibitions annually featuring work by Australian and international artists across three gallery spaces with a focus on new work, commissions and expanded practice. Running alongside their Exhibition Program is the Gertrude Contemporary Studio Program, which consists of sixteen non-residential studios, available to artists in the first fifteen years of their professional practice and provided for two-year tenures.

As Melbourne’s leading centre for contemporary art and ideas, Gertrude Contemporary  has continued to build on its innovative origins, growing to facilitate  the expanding field of contemporary art through a wide variety of exhibition, studio, curatorial and education programs.

Reko Rennie, Australia Embassy Jakarta, 2011

OWEN LEONG

December 6, 2011

We are proud to announce Owen Leong will be exhibiting with us in 2012.

Leong works with photography, video and installation to explore how the body is physically, socially and culturally framed. His artwork visualises the structures that mark our bodies through race, gender and colour.

On a recent Asialink Visual Arts Residency in Tokyo, Leong created Frozen, a powerful temporal installation evoking darkness and longing. Inside a cage of silk and suspended from fisherman hooks were two frozen shark hearts. Over the course of a single day the hearts melted and dripped blood onto a cone of salt. This piece produces spatial anxieties in which time dissolves and gravity evaporates into loss and desire.

Leong has exhibited in Australia and internationally. His work has been exhibited at the National Museum of Poznan, Poland; Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai & Today Art Museum, Beijing amongst others. Owen has been a recipient of awards and grants from Australia Council, Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Art Gallery of NSW and Asialink. He has held residencies in Sydney, Manchester, Paris, & Tokyo.

NEW YORK, PERU + MELBOURNE CBD

October 27, 2011

Yhonnie Scarce is back home after a whirlwind trip to New York , her work was received to great acclaim and she will be exhibiting back in the USA in 2012.

If you’re in Peru, Marian Drew is exhibiting new work Peru-Australia Beyond The Landscape with Jorge Deustua at the Centro Cultural Inca Garcilleria Lima opening Nov.2

The Melbourne Laneways Commisssions have now been unveiled. Yhonnie Scarce has once again made headlines with Iron Cross along with Reko Rennie and his fantastic Neon Native work , see both works in Brien Lane and Cocker Al in the CBD.

Vincent Fantuazzo’s collaboration with Oscar nominated film maker Baz Luhrmann will be exhibited at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins during November. The Creek 1977 is  a mutimedia installation based on Luhrmanns childhood memories of country NSW,  swing by the Sofitel Foyer on your way to work, before a dinner or on your lunch break.

dianne tanzer gallery + projects take off!

September 14, 2011

dianne tanzer gallery + projects and Victoria Reichelt have packed their bags and are off the the Korea International Art Fair. From 22 – 26 September we will be exhibiting in Seoul along with 192 other galleries from all over the world.

Victoria Reichelt, Life, April 26, 1968, Oil on linen, 45x35cm

We are proud to announce that Marian Drew is exhibiting in Paris! If you are passing though, make sure to check out her work as part of Photoquai, the 3rd biennial exhibition of world images. The exhibition is open 24 hours a day, with the work exhibited along the river Seine next to Musee du quai Branly. Marian Drew is representing Australia in this exhibition that aims to  showcase photographers who are little-known in Europe.

Marian Drew, Bandicoot and Quince, 2006, pigment print on archival cotton paper, 112x136cm

Juan Ford has a solo exhibition at the Western Plains Cultural Centre in Dubbo, NSW. Open until 9 October, the retrospective exhibition features paintings and 3D work that reflect his interest in nature and it’s place in the contemporary world. Click here for more info.

Juan Ford, The Other Hidden Hand, 2009, Oil on linen, 122x107cm

More Spring News

September 5, 2011

Welcome to Michael Cook - He has had a very successful year, as a finalist in both the 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards and the 2011 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award. Michael has now joined the gallery and we look forward to his solo show with us in 2012.

Michael Cook, Broken Dreams #2, 2010, inkjet print, 124 x 100, Ed 8.

Juan Ford is currently exhibiting new work at the Footscray Community Arts Centre. Branching out from his painterly practice, ‘Conference of the Birds’ references a 12th century Sufi poem (of the same name). On the journey to find their ideal king, the birds encounter problems as their mass and abundance make it impossible to find a solution… Yet one small birds stands back from the flock. The exhibition Trans closes 30 October.

Juan Ford, Conference of Birds, 2011, vinyl sticker, dimensions variable.

Izabela Pluta has gone country and is completing a residency at Cowwarr Art Space Gippsland. She is developing new work for a solo exhibition at Gippsland Art Gallery which will run 4 Feb – 25 March 2012. We will keep you posted!

Izabela Pluta, Untitled 2, 2009, Lambda photograph, 76x76cm, edition 5.

Helen Pynor is also in residence at Performance Space, Sydney. Working with artist Peta Clancy for their ongoing collaborative project ‘The Body is a Big Place, they are developing a 5 channel video projection with sculptural elements comprising a pair of animal hearts and an organ perfusion system. The outcome will be exhibited at Performance Space in November – Watch this space!

Helen Pynor & Peta Clancy, The Body is a Big Place, video production still, photography Chris Hamilton.

Shaun O’Connor has packed his truck and left for Paris! Shaun is completing a residency at Cite Internationale des Arts, a global residency program in the centre of Paris. Bon Voyage Shaun!

Shaun O’Connor, Delivery Truck, 2011, Craftboard, cardboard, thermal adhesive, polyurethane resin, lacquer & enamel, 41x77x5cm.

MORE AUGUST NEWS

August 25, 2011

We are proud to announce that Natalie Ryan has recently been shortlisted for three national art awards! Look out for her in the Substation Contemporary Art Prize – Exhibition from September 3-25. Click here to learn more about the Woollahra Small Sculpture award – Exhibition 22 Oct – 6 November…and take a trip to the Yarra Valley to see Natalie Ryan’s beautiful sculpture in the Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Award – 23 Oct – 4 December.

We have taken Reko Rennie to Sydney! He is currently exhibiting at MOP Projects.  Make sure you check out his new solo exhibition Black Magic before 4 September.

Neil Haddon is featured in the September/October edition of Vogue Living! Buy a copy and read about his unique practice before his upcoming exhibition at dianne tanzer gallery + projects (17 Sept – 8 Oct). Neil Haddon’s new series of paintings on aluminium explore relocation and migration, stemming from his own experience, moving from England, via Spain, to Tasmania.

Vogue Living September/October 2011, Photography: Nicholas Watt

dianne tanzer gallery + projects GOING GLOBAL

August 10, 2011

After working together for many years, Dianne Tanzer and Edwina Bolger are pleased to announce their co-directorship of dianne tanzer gallery + projects. Edwina comes with a wealth of experience having worked in various galleries and arts institutions over the past twenty years.

The partnership will open up a new direction for the gallery with increased participation in international art fairs, curatorial and artist residency programs in Australia and overseas. The gallery will also be developing a number of its own initiatives open to artists Australia-wide.

We are extending our vision beyond the conventional exhibition space.

Everything about art has changed – so have we !

Yhonnie Scarce in New York

July 26, 2011

Congratulations to Yhonnie Scarce , her amazing work Burial Ground is included in a major exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts ( MoCADA)  New York – go see if you’re in NY August 11 to October 30 2011.

Helen Pynor will be exhibiting her work in Love Lace at the Powerhouse Museum Sydney as part of Sydney Design until April 2012. Helen will be talking about her “hair” works at the Symposium Saturday July 30. click here

Image: Untitled (uterus urinary)
2010
Knitted human hair
Photo: Sotha Bourn, copyright Powerhouse Museum Sydney

Hear Izabela Pluta and Reko Rennie at ACMI speaking on,  Psychogeography : Artists Changing Places Tuesday August 2, 7pm click here

Reko Rennie is having a big year,  he is also shortlisted for the 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards at the Art Gallery of WA , August 13 til December 19. Fingers crossed !

Daniel Dorall is in print ! check out the book Microworlds to see his beautiful miniature diorama’s click here

ON THE SCREEN: Simon Pericich

June 28, 2011

Simon Pericich

Simon Pericich, PIXSELLS, Video, 4.57 minutes

Currently ON THE SCREEN @ dianne tanzer gallery + projects

until 16 July

In 2009 a third of all websites on the Internet were of a porn content. Porn is basically responsible for every advance in communication technologies through its constant demand and the creative freedoms allowed by its revenue. Today $89 is spent on porn every second- that works out at around $28 billion every year.*

Simon Pericich’s hysterical, dark brand of makeshift art production is concerned with the terrifying awareness that humanity and its current actions are irrationally selfish and detrimental. Traversing large- scale installation, video and image his dystopia’s are often humorous, acting like an epitaph and harbinger for a future that seems out of the control of its population. Sometimes stemming from the autobiographical, sometimes from the stance of a detached trend consumer, Pericich’s practice forms transitory bonds between audience members and acts as an invitation or platform to participate. Simon tends to recycle found or commonplace materials and techniques to create obsessive topical products that point toward a dark future.

*(from the book; SEX, BOMBS AND BURGERS. Peter Nowak)

ARTISTS EVERYWHERE!

June 24, 2011

Reko Rennie and Yhonnie Scarce are the recipients of Melbourne Laneway Commissions for 2011……brilliant !

This is an annual program and the commissions provide ongoing opportunities for artists, foster creative capacity and strongly advocate the artist profession.
Unpredictable by nature the Laneway Commissions have grown to become a significant part of Melbourne’s richly layered cultural life.

Helen Pynor is in the news again with Breath, a solo show at GV Art in London, a gallery specialising in art-science practice. The exhibition continues until 2 July. The show was reviewed by New Scientist. Her beautiful work, Milk is also currently at the Australian Centre for Photography.

Yet more exciting news for Natasha Bieniek – after her sellout show,  she has now been shortlisted for the Redlands Westpac Art Prize Oct-Nov 2011 – what a year it has been so far !

If you are in Adelaide go to see Roy Ananda’s work in  Imagining Interiors at the Jam Factory, it is based on contemporary and historical Gothic literature. Current until July 10 2011

Merrin Eirth’s work at Docklands New Quay can now be seen at all hours in the window space of LPC Service 104/7 Rakaia Way New Quay

ALERT! ARTISTS LET LOOSE OVERSEAS

May 27, 2011

The countdown has begun for Korean International Art Fair 2011! In late September the gallery team and Victoria Reichelt will be heading to Seoul for the gallery’s first international art fair. 2011 is the Australian and Korean year of friendship so as the featured country at KIAF 2011, a herd of 19 Australian galleries will be participating.

An academic program, collectors tours and VIP events accompany the art fair so if you’re in the area, check it out!Victoria Reichelt, Uprising, 2010, oil on linen, 112 x 91cm

Juan Ford is off to New York this July to undertake a residency at the OMI International Arts Center, Columbia County, N.Y. U.S.A. It was awarded by the Art Omi Australia Committee. See www.artomi.org for updates and info.

Local news: Daniel Dorall can be seen at Twenty by Thirty Gallery which is located at 20 Presgrave Place (enter via Howey Place off Little Collins Street) Melbourne. Dorall has on ongoing fascination with mazes and miniatures which can be seen in Lot’s Wife which opens on June 1 until 30 June.

New addition to the gallery! Joel Zika is featured in Dreamweavers, a group exhibition curated by Simon Gregg. Winding a path of the fantastic, dreams, nightmares and darkness, the exhibition is now open at Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, VIC 14 May – 10 July 2011. The exhibition will be touring around the country for next next two years! – McClelland Gallery, Swan Hill Regional Gallery VIC, Maitland Regional Gallery, Western Plains Cultural Centre NSW, Redland Art Gallery QLD & Plimsoll Gallery TAS.

Joel Zika, Wildwoods, 2010, video production still.

Roy Ananda architectural sculptures are featured at the Jam Factory, Adelaide. Imagining Interiors is a group exhibition on until 10 July. Curator Wendy Walker has invited artists to create new work surrounding the theme on contemporary Gothic literature.

Izabela Pluta Shortlisted for two Major National Awards

May 12, 2011

Congratulations to Izabela on being shortlisted for two  major national awards. The 2011 City of Hobart Art Prize,  and the 2011 Olive Cotton Award for Portraiture.

Go see the works at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery ( 23 July til September 18)

Image: Untitled (LOT cards 1-4)2010

From the series Sailing for the abyss, screen prints ,  found postcards 14.5×10.5cm each

And view the work below,  Macquarie # 5,  2010 at the Tweed River Art Gallery ( 3rd June til July 31)

International News : Helen Pynor is on show in London. Her exhibition BREATH, is current til July 2  at GV Art -  Closest tube Baker Street !

Artist Updates

April 29, 2011

Yhonnie Scarce is exhibiting in the group show, Media Specific at Monash University Faculty Gallery. The exhibition focuses on glass works in contemporary practice. The exhibition opens May 3 until May 14.

Matthew Hunt has taken over the Perth Cultural Centre with a site specific installation work. Watch out for his infamous text pieces if you’re in the area!

Harry Nankin in Horsham: This is the last chance to see Harry’s exhibition Syzygy at the Horsham Regional Art Gallery so choose Horsham as your weekend road-trip destination!

Harry Nankin, Syzygy, 2011, installation detail.

WELCOMING IZABELA

April 15, 2011

We are excited to announce that we will be working with Izabela Pluta as a represented artist. Her recent installation, on things mended and broken, was a pleasure to have in the gallery and we look forward to supporting her practice and future projects.

Pluta’s work derives from personal encounters with certain places. She incorporates photomedia and installation to create spaces on the periphery of vision – places noticed momentarily and forgotten. Each depicting a form of aging or decline: vanished places, experiences, intervals or instants.

Izabela has a number of projects on the horizon, including exhibitions at Monash Gallery of Art this August, Gippsland Art Gallery early next year and a residency at the University of Ulster in Belfast, Ireland in October 2011.

For more information on Izabela, see her artist page on the website or email us to find out more.

2011 ARCHIBALD & WYNNE FINALISTS

April 8, 2011

Congratualations are in order for our artists who have been selected for 2011 Archibald Prize and Wynne Prize.

Vincent Fantauzzo’s shortlisted work featuring Matt Moran has taken out the Packing Room Prize. Our fingers are also crossed for Natasha Bieniek’s exquisite miniature portrait, Giles Alexander’s Space or Bust (Portrait of Sam Leach) and for Neil Haddon’s Wynne Prize entry, Analgesic fields, N.W. Tasmania.

Keep an eye out for another of our artists, Roy Ananda who makes a special appearance in the Archibald as a subject !

Project artist Merrin Eirth has just completed a 4 month residency at Docklands New Quay. Her work can be seen at all hours in the window space of LPC Service, 104/7 Rakaia Way New Quay.

Reko Rennie has been busy installing for his show, Remember Me, as part of the Linden Innovators Program which opens tonight 6-8pm. The exhibition explores issues of identity and transformation and runs until May 8. If you are in Melbourne and looking for something to do tonight, head down for the launch and enjoy a drink with the first round of innovators!

Image credits: (Top right) Vincent Fantauzzo, Matt Moran (detail), 2011, oil on canvas
(Bottom left) Natasha Bieniek, October, 2010, oil on board, 4 x 5 cm

MORE MARCH NEWS

March 18, 2011

More congratulations in order this week!

First off, work by Reko Rennie and Yhonnie Scarce can be seen in the Victorian Indigenous Art Award finalist exhibition  at Fortyfive Downstairs until April 2. We are very proud of Reko and Yhonnie for being shortlisted by a prestigious panel of  selection judges that included Bill Nuttall Director of Niagara Galleries and Karen Quinlan, Director of Bendigo Art Gallery – if you get the chance, head over to 45 Flinders Lane, CBD to have a look.

Harry Nankin and Helen Pynor have been shortlisted for this year’s Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Prize. On display from April 9 until May 22, the exhibition of selected finalists is a vibrant reflection of current practice nationally in still photography. The prize is announced at the exhibition opening on April 9 at the Arts Centre Gold Coast – see the Centre’s website for a complete list of finalists and other details.

And finally, we are proud to announce that Natasha Bieniek and Vincent Fantauzzo are finalists in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, won last year by Michael Zavros.

Good luck to all our artists!

Top image: Helen Pynor, Liquid Ground 5, 2010, c-type photograph

Bottom image: Natasha Bieniek, July, 2011, oil on board

ROH SINGH AT THE GPO + NEWS FROM JUAN FORD

March 9, 2011

March is gearing up to be a busy month here at dtg+p, and to kick it off we have an opening and a cause for congratulations:

Roh Singh’s exhibition Inaudible Sounds, presented courtesy of dianne tanzer gallery + projects for LIFEwithBIRD, opens tonight 6 – 9 pm at the LIFEwithBIRD store in Melbourne’s GPO. A feature of L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival’s 2011 Cultural Program, Singh’s sculptures, often taking the form of  all together new, yet familiar animals, bounce off the spaces in the LIFEwithBIRD GPO store – floating, colliding and playing with the minimalist space of the shops’ interior.

If you can’t make the opening tonight, the exhibition can be viewed until March 30 at the LIFEwithBIRD store, shop F05, GPO Building, 350 Bourke Street.

We are also very proud to announce that Juan Ford has been awarded a residency at the OMI International Arts Center, Columbia County, N.Y. U.S.A. by the Art Omi Australia Committee. The residency will provide Juan with the opportunity to develop new work, initiate discourse and collaboration with peers, exhibit publicly and advance his international profile. Juan will undertake the residency in July this year, coinciding with the Art OMI open weekend.

More information on the residency program and the OMI International Arts Center can be found here.

SHAUN O’CONNOR in ROTTERDAM AND OTHER NEWS

February 14, 2011

Congratulations to Shaun O’Connor who has been selected as an international artist to participate in RAiR’s project Guest House, (Rotterdam Artist in Residence). He has been chosen as one of twenty international artists who have previously held residencies in Rotterdam. Shaun has become part of this project after his 3 month residency with Stichting Kunst & Complex in 2003. This exhibition is a part of Art Rotterdam 2011 and will take place from February 10-20.

http://www.rair.nl/cms/events/rair3-guest-house for more info.

We will see more of Shaun O’Connor soon as he has a solo show at dianne tanzer gallery + projects 25 June – 16 July 2011.

Neil Haddon has been shortlisted once again for the prestigious Arthur Guy Memorial Prize at the Bendigo Art Gallery. His work Totenlieder (penguins) 2010 can be viewed until April 3. Past winners have included Dale Frank and Stephen Bush, congratulations to Tim Johnson on winning in 2011.

Congratulations also to Roh Singh, who has been shortlisted for the Montalto Sculpture Prize to be announced on  February 20. Roh’s solar powered land art sculpture can be viewed during the day but comes to life around dusk for 4 hours every night. Until May 1 at Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove, 33 Shoreham Road, Red hill South, VIC 3937.

WATCH – REKO RENNIE IN THE USA!

February 7, 2011

As mentioned in our previous post, Reko Rennie’s exhibition Patternation opened Friday 28 January at the Kluge-Ruhe Institute, University of Virginia.

For those of us not lucky enough to be in the States, a short documentary with commentary by Reko, Margo Smith (Museum Director, Kluge-Ruhe Institute) and Stephen Gilchrist (exhibition curator, and Curator of Indigenous Art at the NGV) can be watched below:

Produced by Squid and Beard.

HARRY NANKIN AT THE NGV AND REKO RENNIE IN THE USA

January 28, 2011

Stormy Weather, Contemporary Landscape Photography is an exhibition drawing from the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, currently running at the Ian Potter Centre, NGV Australia at Federation Square. Examining contemporary photographers’ active relationships with various environments, the exhibition is a chance to see work by gallery artist Harry Nankin, amongst other notable artists, such as Jill Orr and David Stephenson. Frequently underpinning these works of quiet intensity and considerable beauty is an undercurrent of disruption and contradiction that suggests all is not as it may first appear – head over to have a look before March 20.

Reko Rennie has a major show opening tonight (January 28), all the way over in the United States. Curated by NGV Curator of Indigenous Art, Stephen Gilchrist, ‘Patternation’ is on at the Kluge-Ruhe Institute, University of Virginia. Referencing both Rennie’s use of pattern, and the ‘repetitive “patter” of national discourse concerning Indigenous people in both Australia and the US’, transformed the institute’s gallery walls with his trademark vibrant colour and pattern. While in Virginia, Rennie will collaborate on a public art project at The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative with Native American artist Frank Buffalo Hyde (Nez Perce/Onondaga) January 25-27. Hyde, who lives in Pittsburgh, mixes Indian imagery with icons of pop culture, expressing what he calls the “fragmented contemporary life” of a Native American U.S. citizen. Although not a street artist, Hyde incorporates stencils in his paintings on canvas. See the Kluge-Ruhe Institute’s website for more information.

Top image: Harry Nankin, Of Great Western Tears / Duet 2 (detail), 2007

Bottom image: Reko Rennie preparing for Native, 2010

WELCOME TO 2011…

January 17, 2011

We’re back in the gallery and getting stuck into an exciting and dynamic 2011. We are looking forward to exhibitions of new work from many of our artists, including Donna Marcus, Matthew Hunt, Shaun O’Connor, Helen Pynor, Victoria Reichelt, Neil Haddon, Natalie Ryan, Mark McCarthy and Yhonnie Scarce. Natasha Bieniek will  be presenting her first solo show at the gallery, following up a very successful year that saw her shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Bank of Scotland Emerging Artist award, and included in many group shows.

2011 also sees the the gallery’s project program stepping up a gear, to present an exciting series of exhibitions and events to complement our regular schedule. We’ll be working with some great artists and curators nationwide this year, both emerging and established, and you can expect some fantastic shows from artists such as Izabela Pluta, Eric Bridgeman and Yandell Walton. We’re also venturing off site, presenting Reko Rennie’s new exhibition at MOP Projects in Sydney in the latter half of the year.

On the Screen, the video program curated by Rachel Feery, is also launching into a brand new calendar of events. Fresh from the release of Short Play Volume One (the national video art journal founded by Rachel last November, and available for purchase in the gallery!), Rachel has a great line up of artists for us and you can expect a mini publication featuring the program for the first half of 2011 to peruse through very soon.

All in all, we’re very excited about what’s in store, and we hope you can make it to as many events as possible.

The first show for the year (Unclassified, curated by Gillian Brown and Rachel Feery), opens February 5, so we are looking forward to seeing you in the gallery – here’s to a great 2011!

Image: Matthew Hunt, Pleasure District, 2010

VICTORIA REICHELT ACQUIRED AT THE DUKE PRIZE

December 7, 2010

Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt, whose work Last Days, 2010 has been acquired by the Gold Coast City Gallery Collection at the 2010 Duke Prize.

Geoffrey Cassidy, Artbank Director, had this to say about Victoria’s entry:

“Victoria Reichelt’s stacks of books are more than they seem. In precarious piles with doomsday titles, they foretell their own obsolescence. The painting delights with its technical ability while
impressing with its conceptual strength and its humour”

Victoria’s work has been acquired along side entries by Dane Lovett, Nerissa Lea and Waratah Leahy. The 2010 Stan and Maureen Duke Prize was won by Joe Furlonger.

The Duke Prize exhibition can be viewed until the 6 February 2011, at the Gold Coast City Art Gallery, 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise.

Image: Victoria Reichelt, Last Days, 2010, oil on linen, 80 x 80 cm

EXPERIMENTS ON PLANT HYBRIDIZATION

November 23, 2010

The last show for the year, Experiments on Plant Hybridization, opens this Thursday 25 November. Curated by Drew Pettifer and Gillian Brown, the show features works by a mix of represented and new/emerging artists from Melbourne and interstate.

Join us 6 – 8 pm Thursday night for a few drinks and to see works by Juan Ford, Matthew Hunt, Andy Hutson, Andre Piguet, Helen Pynor, Hanna Tai, Claire Anna Watson, Kent Wilson and Tessa Zettel & Karl Khoe (Makeshift)

The exhibition takes its title from Gregor Mendel’s 1865 treatise on his studies in plant genetics.  Following a more philosophical (and pseudoscientific) approach, the show takes as its starting point the concept that Mendel’s experiments were born of a curiosity to explore the potential of nature, its ability to be harnessed and worked by mankind. The show aims to present a series of experiments into the relationship that exists between humans and nature, artists and environment.

Image: Kent Wilson, 2010

Juan Ford wins Peoples Choice at Basil Sellers Prize, Ian Potter Museum of Art

November 4, 2010

Congratulation to Juan Ford on taking out the Basil Sellers Art Prize Peoples Choice Award, announced last night by Dr Chris McAuliffe.The Basil Sellers Art Prize provides a range of awards for artists. In addition to the $100,000 prize, the finalists are in the running for the 2011 Basil Sellers Creative Fellowship, an artist-in-residency program at the National Sports Museum, and the $5,000 Yarra Trams People’s Choice award, voted on by visitors to the Exhibition.
The other 2010 finalists were: Vernon Ah Kee, Eric Bridgeman, Juan Ford, Phillip George, Ponch Hawkes, Grant Hobson, David Jolly, Richard Lewer, Noel McKenna, Glenn Morgan, David Ray, Gareth Sansom and Tony Schwensen.

Image: A Memoir from the break of day 2010, oil on wood, steel fire extinguisher.

YOUR MOVE: AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS PLAY CHESS
30 October 10 – 30 January 11

Another gallery artist Sebastian Di Mauro has his wonderful Homeland Rule 2010, on display at the Bendigo Art Gallery.
Inspired by the international exhibition The Art of Chess, Bendigo Art Gallery has commissioned thirteen of Australia’s leading artists to respond to the notion of the game of chess.

By showing The Art of Chess and Your Move concurrently Bendigo Art Gallery seeks to cement the role of Australian artists within the wider international art community, while also highlighting the skill and dynamism inherent in Australia’s contemporary art scene.

In 2011 the exhibition will tour to The University of Queensland Art Museum, Qld; McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Vic; and the Samstag Museum, SA.

The works in this exhibition will engage with a multiplicity of concepts – from Ken Yonetani’s ethereal porcelain sculptures engaging with issues of climate change and environmental degradation, Sebastian Di Mauro’s sculptural discourses on the impacts of colonisation, to Sean Cordeiro and Claire Healey’s more psychological approach – using this game of strategy as a metaphor for the First World War with beer bottles and coasters comprising the key players all displayed on the classic Australian picnic table.

New Addition: Giles Alexander and Helen Pynor at Royal Academy London

October 15, 2010

Giles Alexander, whose debut show with us opens on the 23rd October,  is currently featured in a huge 8 page spread in the latest Art Collector (Oct-Dec 2010).  Giles has had a busy year so far, including the RBS Award, the Moran Prize, the Archibald Prize and the Not Fair Art Fair.  We are very proud to announce that he is the latest addition to dianne tanzer gallery + projects.

Congratulations Mark McCarthy on being shortlisted for Tidal, the  City of Devonport Art Award

More wonderful news for Helen Pynor, her beautiful work Milk 4 (Wattle ) from her exhibition with us Swelling 2009, has been selected for the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts London alongside such artists as David Hockney, Yinka Shonibare, Bill Viola, Tracey Emin

Image detail: Giles Alexander, History Painting 2010

REKO RENNIE AT OPEN WEEKEND AND OTHER NEWS

October 7, 2010

Following up Reko Rennie’s stencil workshop at Open Weekend, (Art Gallery of New South Wales, October 2-4): the event was a huge success, attracting a large crowd of visitors who took up the opportunity to get involved and get their hands dirty!

Images courtesy of the artist

In other news, Daniel Dorall is the recipient of a Melbourne City Arts Project Grant for 2011. The grant will go towards the production of a new sculpture/installation show at the end of next year.

Daniel Dorall, Distance (detail), 2009, mixed media, dimensions variable

And as we’re sure everyone knows, it’s Melbourne Festival time again and Nyah – Bunyar, featuring work by Yhonnie Scarce opens tomorrow night Friday 8 October at the Arts Centre, Gallery 1. The exhibition runs until 24 October and a range of public programs will run alongside the show, see the Festival site for more info.

Melbourne Festival + Art Gallery New South Wales.

September 28, 2010

Yhonnie Scarce and Reko Rennie are both participating in major events in October.

For the 2010 Melbourne Festival, emerging Indigenous artist Bindi Cole has curated an ambitious exhibition including artist Yhonnie Scarce, exploring contemporary Aboriginal spirituality in an urban world titled NYAH-BUNYAR (TEMPLE) Arts Centre Gallery 1 Oct 8-24

Reko Rennie is participating in Art + Soul open weekend at AGNSW 2-4 October
Over the coming long weekend, three full days of performances, talks by curators, artists and celebrities, music, films and workshops will be staged at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Hetti Perkins and Edmund Capon will also team up to introduce visitors to the art + soul exhibition, leading talks at 10.30am on both the Saturday and Sunday.
Reko Rennie will host a 4-hour stencil workshop, Yvonne Koolmatrie will lead a weaving demonstration and artist talks by Judy Watson, Richard Bell, Destiny Deacon, Ricky Maynard and HJ Wedge will also be held throughout the weekend.

September News: Shaun O’Connor, Louise Blyton, Hannah Bertram, Neil Haddon, Yhonnie Scarce

September 2, 2010

Shaun O’Conner, Untitled [Unfinished Prayer], 2010, Graphite on watercolour paper

Congratulations to Shaun O’Connor who has been selected for the Blake Prize Directors Cut online show. This will be available to view from Wednesday 6 October on the Blake Prize website.

Louise Blyton, [currently showing at dianne tanzer gallery + projects] has also been shortlisted for the Blake Prize – Congratulations

Hannah Bertram is featured in the September/October issue of Vogue Living. Her show at dianne tanzer gallery + projects is opening 23 September.

Neil Haddon’s work is currently on show at the NGV, in Contemporary Encounters, Survey of NGV’s recent acquisitions.

Installation view, Neil Haddon, Broken, 2009

We are very proud to announce the  NGV has also recently acquired Yhonnie Scarce‘s work Oppression, Repression [Family Portrait]

Installation Detail: Oppression, Repression [Family Portrait], 2004, Blown glass and commercially manufactured jars, photographs. Dimensions variable.

Natasha Bieniek, Yhonnie Scarce and Giles Alexander have all been shortlisted for the Royal Bank of Scotland Emerging Artist award, to be announced Tuesday 21 September. Goodluck!

Currently at  dianne tanzer gallery + projects Lost in Painting [until 18 September] A collaborative survey of contemporary painting practice featuring artists from both nellie castan gallery and dianne tanzer gallery + projects. Exhibiting Giles Alexander, Natasha Bieniek, Chris Bond, Marian Drew, Craig Easton, Louise Paramor, Victora Reichelt, Kate Shaw, Megan Walch.

Melbourne Art Fair 2010

August 11, 2010

Congratulation to Juan Ford, Charles Robb and Natalie Ryan who participated in the Art Fair. Juan Ford’s amazing work was a sellout on the opening night. Robert Nelson,  Art Critic for the Age commented on Friday 6 The Arts section” The whole installation is ingenious and unsettling”. Many thanks for the wonderful feedback from all our clients, friends and Curators.

Image: Detail, Juan Ford The Disconnector 2010, Charles Robb Total Theory (horizontal)

UPDATES FROM: ROY ANANDA, JUAN FORD, HELEN PYNOR, KEN & JULIA YONETANI

July 26, 2010

Roy Ananda, Terraformer (detail), 2009, mixed media, dimensions variable

Quite a few congratulations are in order:

Firstly, to Roy Ananda who has been awarded the Qantas Foundation Art Award. As the representative from South Australia, Roy shares in a prize pool of $112 000 of cash and flights to enable him to develop his art and art practice through travel.   Roy is also the recipient of an Australia Council New Work Grant, which will support his upcoming show at the Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia.

Juan Ford, Never Never Ever, 2010, oil on linen, 76 x 61 cm

Juan Ford has also received an Australia Council New Work Grant – on the back of which he will explore the remote outback in search of source material for future work.  We will be showcasing Juan’s latest works at the 2010 Melbourne Art Fair.

Ken & Julia Yonetani are also recipients of an Australia Council New Work Grant to support the production of new work for an upcoming show at dianne tanzer gallery + projects which will subsequently be exhibited at GV Art Gallery in London.  Later this year Ken & Julia will commence a residency with local scientists in Mildura to work on a new project which has been funded by an Australia Council Inter-Arts Grant and a Synapse Grant from ANAT.

Helen Pynor has also been awarded an Australia Council Visual Arts New Work Grant, in collaboration with Peta Clancy.  This grant will fund their collaborative project The Body is a Big Place. The funding augments other support the project has received from the Inter-Arts Board of the Australia Council and Performance Space in Sydney.  Helen and Peta will use the funding to undertake a 3 month residency at SymbiotiA in Perth and to realise a large scale video and sculpture installation at Performance Space in 2011.

In more good news for Helen, 3 of her works have been selected for the 2010 National Photographic Prize.  This will be held at Albury Regional Gallery from 30 July to 26 September 2010.  This year the prize will be judged by Dr Isobel Crombie, Senior Curator of Photography, National Gallery of Victoria.

Congratulations to all the artists, and keep an eye on this blog for their future developments!

HANNAH BERTRAM – THE SILENCE OF BECOMING AND DISAPPEARING

July 2, 2010

Hannah Bertram has recently completed two more works as part of her project The Silence of Becoming and Disappearing. A series of private domestic installations that continue her exploration of the Ornament and its relationship to preciousness, Hannah uses the dust and detritus of the environment to create delicate temporal works for audiences that may consist only of the homeowners.

Hannah will be exhibiting here at the gallery 23 September – 16 October, but until then there are five more installations in The Silence of Becoming and Disappearing.

More information can be found about Hannah on the Project Artist page of the website.

2010 Fletcher Jones Art Prize

June 17, 2010

Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt and Reko Rennie on being shortlisted for the Fletcher Jones Art Prize.

This is an acquisitive painting prize of $30,000 conducted by the Geelong Gallery from July 24 until 12 September.The acquisitive prize to be announced 23 July. Previous prize-winners include John Nixon, Janenne Eaton, Lindy Lee, Dale Frank, John Young, Ann Thomson, Juan Ford, Sam Leach and Nadine Christensen.

Image Right : Victoria Reichelt Panic 2010

Image below : Reko Rennie Green and Gold 2010

Juan Ford at NGV, National Portrait Gallery, Devonport Regional Gallery and more

May 27, 2010

Juan Ford is having a busy time;  after having just returned from his residency at Bundanon, his work  Present Tense will be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery Canberra. He is also participating  in Understory, Devonport Regional Gallery curated by Troy Ruffels, The Outsider curated by Micheal Brennan at Trocadero Melbourne, and on June 2  National Gallery of Victoria  the second creative installation for children in NGV Kids Corner with Light Play, current until November. It features many interactions between mirrors, reflective surfaces and light; and interacts with elements of the NGV collection. Image on left : Plan-B

EXPO 2010 Shanghai

We are proud to announce that two of our artists Reko Rennie and Donna Marcus represented the States of Victoria and Queensland respectively in the Australian Pavilion Shanghai.The sculpture will be gifted to the new Contemporary Art Museum soon to be completed in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu.

In the official picture above, courtesy of Philip Gostelow is Mr Zhang Wei Guo, Vice Governor, Jiangsu Provincial Government, The Hon. John Brumby, Victorian Premier and Reko Rennie.

Image: Donna Marcus Redroom 2010

2010 Western Australian Indigenous Art Award Announced

April 23, 2010

Congratulations to Yhonnie Scarce one of  the 16 artists who have been invited to participate in the awards exhibition and have the opportunity to share in $65,000 in prizes.

The finalists in the nation’s richest indigenous arts prize, the Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards, were  announced today.

Nominated alongside artists such as Richard Bell, Judy Watson and Christian Thompson, Yhonnie is in the running for one of three prizes; the Western Australian Indigenous Art Award of $50,000; the Western Australian Artist Award of $10,000; and the People’s Choice Award of $5,000.

The selection panel for the Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards 2010 consisted of three indigenous curators:  Brenda L. Croft, Stephen Gilchrist and Glenn Pilkington, all with nationally-acknowledged expertise and knowledge within the Australian indigenous arts sector.

The exhibition will be on display at the Art Gallery of Western Australia from July 31. Entry to the exhibition is free, although donations are welcomed.

Victoria Reichelt at Gold Coast City Art Gallery

April 16, 2010

Flying Colours - an exhibition in which Queensland College of Art celebrates 10 years of Gold Coast Alumni – is currently on at the Gold Coast City Art Gallery. The exhibition features work by Victoria Reichelt (including 2 new paintings) alongside artists such as Michael Zavros and Abbey McCulloch.

Flying Colours runs until May 10.

Image: Victoria Reichelt English Fairy Tales II 2010, oil on canvas, 91 x 112 cm

Ken Yonetani on Sunday Arts this weekend

March 24, 2010

Ken Yonetani is featured on ABC1 this weekend. Tune in at 5:25, Sunday 28 March to see his story and hear a bit more about his practice.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SHORTLISTED ARTISTS

March 18, 2010

We are pleased to announce that Juan Ford has been shortlisted for the Wynne prize, and Victoria Reichelt for the Sulman, both at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Running along side the Archibald, the The Wynne Prize is awarded to the best landscape painting of Australian scenery in oils or watercolours or for the best example of figure sculpture, by an Australian artist and Juan was shortlisted for his 2010 work Nobody is Necessary, pictured above.

Victoria’s work New York, New York is in the running for the Sulman, also in conjunction with the Archibald. The Sir John Sulman Prize is awarded for the best subject painting or genre painting or mural project by an Australian artist.

And in more good news, project artist Giles Alexander has been shortlisted for the Archibald

Good luck to all our artists!

REKO RENNIE IN PARIS

March 16, 2010

Rennie has travelled to Paris to install a mural on the corner of rue St Maur and rue Oberkampf , a project run by the Le M.U.R. association. Anyone lucky enough to be in Paris during the next month, make sure to have a look.

Image courtesy of Eva Galvin.

THE HIGH LIFE

March 13, 2010

NATASHA FRISCH

As a feature of The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Natasha Frisch’s work features in The High Life, a project presented by West Space.

The High Life is a series of art projects popping up on some of Melbourne’s best loved roof tops for the duration of the festival (12- 23 March). With a brief to make new work that responds to ideas around plants and gardens, food sustainability, urban landscapes and environmental concerns more broadly, Natasha Frisch’s work features on the roof top of Sarti Restaurant and Bar along with that of the Hotham Street Ladies.

To see her work, head up to 6 Russell Place, Melbourne before the 23rd, or join the artists on closing night for champagne and a tour of all four sites, starting with Natasha’s work at Sarti.

For more information see the West Space website.

BLAK ON BLAK – ARTLINK

March 4, 2010

Look out for the special edition of Artlink. Yhonnie Scarce is featured along with other significant  artists  including Vernon Ah Kee, Fiona Foley, Gordon Hookey, Richard Bell and Lin Onus, Tony Albert, Gary Lee, Dianne Jones, Beaver Lennon, and Bindi Cole This is a publication of significance in the development of contemporary Australian Indigenous art and the recognition of a powerful cast of emerging critical writers.

Blak on blak is Indigenous authors writing about the tough hard-hitting art which first emerged in Queensland in recent years and came to national prominence when Richard Bell was awarded the Telstra prize for his controversial painting Bell’s Theorem which carried the message Aboriginal Art It’s a White Thing.

The formation of the ProppaNow group focused the energies of Richard Bell, Vernon Ah Kee, Fiona Foley, Gordon Hookey and others whose brilliant use of irony, satire and blak humour first shocked and then captivated an audience, forcing a confrontation with issues of racism and ignorance.

Image: Yhonnie Scarce ( detail )Oppression Repression mixed media

Gippsland Art Gallery . Sale

February 23, 2010

Natalie Ryan’s  works can be seen at Gippsland Gallery -Sale , in an amazing exhibition curated by Simon Gregg . Unnatural Selection: Working within the tradition of Taxidermy Ryan creates strange animal menageries that hang between life and death .Til March 21

GLOBAL WARMING IS OVER! (IF YOU WANT IT)

February 16, 2010

As part of the 2010 Sustainable Living Festival, Ken and Julia Yonetani will performing their ‘bed-in’ Global Warming Is Over! (if you want it) at Federation Square, Melbourne on 19th, 20, 21st February.

Ken and Julia aim heighten awareness of Global Warming by restaging Yoko Ono’s and John Lennon’s War Is Over (If you want it) campaign.

See website: festival.slf.org.au for more details.

ARTIST TALK – REKO RENNIE

February 10, 2010

Reko Rennie will give an artist floor talk this Saturday 13th February from 2pm.
Rennie will be speaking about his current works, Walkabout and Remember as well
as his ongoing practice.  Look forward to seeing you in the gallery.

Seen at dianne tanzer gallery + projects launch……….

February 9, 2010

Lisa Keen, Dane Lovett                         Edwina Bolger, Alexie Glass-Kantor

Juan Ford, Fiona Lloyd

Kirsten Haydon, Lisa Keen, Natalie Ryan

Elena Taylor, Donna Marcus

Roy Ananda, Rachel Feery

Stephen Gilchrist, Reko Rennie

Paul Gurney, Alex Baker                      Dianne Tanzer, Alexie Glass-Kantor

Ry David Bradley, Natash Bieniek, Victoria Reichelt

RELAUNCH OPENING

February 5, 2010

Too see works from White Hot please refer to the Projects bar on our website.

Last night was a fabulous success with a wonderful opening address by Alexie Glass-Kantor, Director of Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces. Well known curators including Alex Baker, Elena Taylor and Stephen Gilchrist from the NGV were among the crowd. Clotilde Bullen, Art Gallery Western Australia, Geoffrey Cassidy, Director Artbank, Bala Starr, Ian Potter Museum of Art, Simon Gregg, Gippsland Gallery Sale and Vincent Alessi, LUMA were also present. Other commercial gallery directors including Nellie Castan, Helen Gory and James Makin joined in the celebrations. dianne tranzer gallery + projects would like to thank all those  who have supported us over the years and look forward to seeing you in the future.

re launching 2010…

January 28, 2010

dianne tanzer gallery + projects will be re-opening February 6th 2010 as an exciting new platform for Australian contemporary art.  The newly renovated space will include an experimental project space, video pod and an exciting new program – each exhibition will be paired with paired Artist talks, Collector’s dinner or curatorial workshops.  dianne tanzer gallery + projects will continue to focus on the professional development of artists, whilst actively supporting their exploration of the creative process.

The inaugural show WHITE HOT will explore ideas of intensity + extremes – and starts the summer season with a ‘hot’ selection of Australian contemporary artists working with paint, sculpture, video + photography.

400 GEORGE STREET, BRISBANE

December 4, 2009

The latest project by internationally acclaimed Brisbane based artist, Donna Marcus was commissioned  by Cox Rayner Architects for the new building at 400 George Street.  This piece has  required  huge amounts of aluminium and has been sourced from  Australia wide from Sydney to  Hobart.

The finished work comprises 3000 domestic  aluminium objects which resemble geological formations ie stalactites and stalagmites.

Marcus has worked closely with Curator Jacqueline Armistead to bring this ambitious project to fruition

NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY

December 1, 2009

An exhibition exploring the subversive ideas of suburbia and domesticity by Nellie Castan Gallery and Dianne Tanzer Gallery

At Nellie Castan Gallery , 12 River St South Yarra,  www.nelliecastangallery.com

Curated by Lisa Keen and Olivia Poloni

Until December 19

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL STUDIO LONDON

November 26, 2009

Helen Pynor’s success continues. Helen is the recipient of an Australia Council Studio in London.

Helen proposes  to undertake research that follows on from her  PhD research, in the art-medicine area, at  numerous London museums of medical science/surgery and at the Wellcome Collection.

Other important news: Helen has been developing a collaborative project with Melbourne artist Peta Clancy around organ transplantation and the questions of subjectivity that it raises, their  proposal has been accepted culmonating in  a 3 month residency at SymbioticA in Perth (the art-biosciences research laboratory). At SymbioticA they  plan to learn techniques of microsurgery that will allow them  to undertake a specific element of their  collaborative project, as well as  exploring  the conceptual questions underlying the project.

Image: Milk ( tea-tree ) 2009  detail

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL NEW YORK ISCP STUDIO

More exciting news for Marian Drew , Marian is the recipient of the an Australia Council Residency 2010  in Brooklyn New York for 6 months at ISCP  (International studio & curatorial program )Image: Emu with Drawn Bowls 2009

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND NATIONAL ARTISTS’ SELF – PORTRAIT PRIZE

Marian Drew and Charles Robb have  been selected for the University of Queensland National Artists’ Self Portrait Prize  to be To be opened by Elizabeth Ann Macgregor Director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney and judge of the 2009 Prize. Other Australian artists who have been shortlisted for the prize include:

Rick Amor (VIC), Del Kathryn Barton (NSW), Lyndell Brown & Charles Green (VIC), Peter Churcher (VIC/Spain), Lucy Culliton (NSW), eX de Medici (ACT), Julie Dowling (WA),  McLean Edwards (NSW), Leah Emery (QLD), Shaun Gladwell (NSW), Cherry Hood (NSW), Linde Ivimey (VIC), Leah King-Smith (QLD), Sam Leach (VIC), Lindy Lee (NSW), Rhys Lee (VIC), Fiona Lowry (NSW), Gabriella & Silvana Mangano (VIC), Amanda Marburg (VIC), Dani Marti (NSW/UK/Spain), Tim McMonagle (VIC), TV Moore (NSW), Dennis Nona (QLD), Scott Redford (QLD), Luke Roberts (QLD), Julie Rrap (NSW), Darren Siwes (SA), Martin Smith (QLD), Christian Bumbarra Thompson (VIC), Alick Tipoti (QLD, Judy Watson (QLD), William Yang (NSW), Heidi Yardley (VIC)

The University of Queensland National Artists’ Self-Portrait Prize highlights The University of Queensland’s commitment to developing a National Collection of Artists’ Self-Portraits.
Friday 27 November 2009 – 24 January 2010

Image above :  Charles Robb,  Seed 2009

Image : Marian Drew, Genevieve (detail )

STAN + MAUREEN DUKE GOLD COAST ART PRIZE 2009

November 20, 2009

Congratulations to Giles Alexander and Neil Haddon on being shortlisted for the Stan + Maureen Duke Art Prize

Image: Giles Alexander, Untitled, Oil and Resin on Polyester Canvas

The Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize is an acquisitive art award and exhibition, open to all forms of art media except photography. This Prize is managed by Gold Coast City Art Gallery and began its life in 1968 with the inaugural Gold Coast Art Prize. The prize entered a new era in 2007 with the support of the Stan and Maureen Duke Foundation.

JUDGE: Andrew Frost art critic
and writer and presenter of The Art Life on ABC1

Official opening and judges announcement Saturday December 12
exhibition closes Sunday February 14 2010

Reko Rennie this week on Sunday Arts, ABC

November 12, 2009

Sunday 15 November – 5:00pm ABC1; 7:30pm ABC2

This week on ABC TV, Reko Rennie will be featured on Sunday Arts. Rennie has recently returned to Australia following his Australia Council three-month residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. Rennie will speak on his residency in Paris and his arts practice.

Image: Reko Rennie Crest (orange) 2009

YERING STATION SCULPTURE AWARD

October 28, 2009

Congratulations to Dana Harris has won the $10,000 non-acquisitive Yering Station Sculpture Award for Location, a site specific installation work using cotton, jute, material & twine. Dana’s work was  selected by a judging panel including Heide Museum of Modern Art director Jason Smith, RMIT’s Andrew McInneny and Monash University Museum of Art’s Geraldine Barlow.

WINNERS ! RBS EMERGING ARTIST AWARD 2009

October 21, 2009

We’re very proud to announce Helen Pynor is the winner of the RBS Award.

Her amazing triptych Milk , the work is divided into 3 panels, Tea Tree, Bird’s Nest Fern and Wattle and will now form part of the corporate collection of the Royal Bank of Scotland in Australia

Helen was shortlisted along with many of Australia’s top artists including Sam Leach,Jackson Slattery , Natalie Ryan, Deidre But-Husaim, Victoria Reichelt   Laith McGregor, and Reko Rennie

Helen receives a cash prize of $15,000, an around the world airline ticket and a coveted place in an international artistic development program. Their work will also form part of the RBS Australia corporate art collection alongside previous winners such as Petrina Hicks (08), Arlo Mountford (07) Trent Parke (06) Julie Fragar (05) and Lionel Bawden (04).

Congratulations again to Victoria Reichelt for a round the world ticket and $2000 for winning the Employees Choice Award, for her work Spectrum

The finalists’ works will remain on public view in the foyer of the RBS tower in Phillipo Street Sydney until the 30th October

THE STAN AND MAUREEN DUKE GOLD COAST ART PRIZE

October 20, 2009

More exciting news for Neil Haddon and Louise Blyton – both artists have been shortlisted for the Duke Prize

The Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize is an acquisitive art award and exhibition, open to all forms of art media except photography. This Prize is managed by Gold Coast City Art Gallery and began its life in 1968 with the inaugural Gold Coast Art Prize. The prize entered a new era in 2007 with the support of the Stan and Maureen Duke Foundation.

Image details

Neil Haddon exhibition Broken 2009

Louise Blyton exhibition Cloak 2009

MONASH GALLERY – RESEARCH PUBLICATION GRANT

Daniel Dorall has just  received a research publication grant from Monash University to fund my exhibition ‘Line’ – which will continue his exploration of the maze in a two-dimensional setting, through finished rendering of the negative spaces of mazes – from maze objects created in 2005.
Daniell  will be having a solo exhibition titled Simpang in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The exhibition ‘Simpang’ or crossroads, is Dorall’s second international solo exhibition after exhibiting at The Kiosk, Project Room in Christchurch, New Zealand in May 2008. The exhibition will be held in conjunction and funded by the Bombay Sapphire Art Projects (BSAP) at Valentine Willie Fine Art, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. BSAP is a mini art festival created with the aim to encourage and support artists in developing ideas and exploring new directions in their practice. Bombay Sapphire Art Projects 2009 (BSAP09) looks out for interesting and challenging work especially by emerging artists from Malaysia. The aim is to encourage and support artists in developing ideas and exploring new directions in their practice. The programe hopes to promote the exchange of ideas, cultures and practices among artists and their audience. Exhibition opens 3rd December and will go on until the 19th, for anyone who is going to be on that side of the world.

Image Distance (detail )

RUTGERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

October 19, 2009

Hannah Bertram participated in an  exhibition Decadence & Decay  The Mansion Project held at Paul Robeson Galleries Rutgers University New Jersey  USA.This exhibition consists of works by contemporary artists who have responded to this site, literally and metaphorically: Hannah BERTRAM, Sarah BLISS, Chakaia BOOKER, Corinne May BOTZ, Sonya CLARK, Beth DOW, Raeford DWYER, Sara JONES, Lisa M. KELLNER, and Montana TORREY. The above work Something 2009 is dust, marble dust,  absence installation , variable dimensions

NEIL HADDON – WINNER WHYALLA ART PRIZE 2009

October 16, 2009

Exhibition Dates  15 October – 13 November

We are  pleased to announce Neil Haddon is the winner of the 2009 Whyalla Art Prize, South Australia. The Wyhalla Art Prize has developed into a significant award with prize money of $25,000 and is seen as an important exhibition of contemporary arts in Australia.

The SHILO PROJECT: Ian Potter Museum of Art

Congratulation to  Juan Ford (above image : Juan Ford A Glitch in the System (detail )Neil Haddon and Louise Blyton. They have all been shortlisted for the Shilo Project curated by Dr Chris McAuliffe. Neil Diamond’s 1970′s iconic album features a connect the dots portrait and over 100 artists have been invited to particpate and make their own version to be exhibited from November 2009 til April 2010.

Juan Ford is also undertaking a Bundanon Residency in May 2010. The Bundanon Trust artist in residence program is now in its 10th year. It has established a reputation for providing a creative inspirational space for artists from all disciplines to focus on their practice. The program supports artists’ new work, research and collaborations. Up to 200 artists a year participate in the residency and event program either through application or invitation. The program fosters artists and musicians in all stages of their careers, from emerging to professional, and is open to both national and international applicants.

BERLIN : Reko Rennie

October 14, 2009

Reko Rennie takes time out from his Paris Residency to stencil his iconic image of a Kangaroo in Berlin

UQ Art Museum

October 7, 2009

Shaun O’Connor Untitled (freedom or death)

Congratulations to Shaun O’Connor, his work Untitled (freedom or death) that was exhibited in Neo Goth in 2008 at the University of Queensland Art Museum has just been acquired by the University of Queensland Art Museum.

Image: Shuan O’Connor Untitled (freedom or death) 2008 installation Neo Goth at the UQ Art Museum

Westpac Redlands Art Prize

September 30, 2009

14 November – 6 December Mosman Art Gallery

Harry Nankin features in Westpac Redlands Art Prize

Renowned Australian artist Imants Tillers is  curating  the Redlands Westpac Art Prize in 2009,
Imants selects  20 of Australia and New Zealand’s leading contemporary artists to participate in the main prize. Besides submitting new artworks, these artists will also nominate an “emerging” artist. That is one, whose works they feel have the potential to participate in the main prize one day, but who as yet are not well recognised. This makes for a two tiered exhibition, which provides for much of its cutting edge and uniqueness.
This year Imants has selected another exciting collection of artists to participate in the show, these include; Mike Parr, Lindy Lee, Harry Nankin and Julie Gough.
Harry Nankin is renowned for his eerily beautiful, intelligent and poetic use of the revelatory power of simple photographic processes.  Rather than simply photograph the world, he uses traditional photographic materials and techniques to record traces, to question, evoke and explore.
With 14 other extraordinary selected artists and 15 talented emerging artists on display including sculptor Roh Singh as Harry Nankin’s emerging artist choice the 2009 Redlands Westpac Art Prize will be a show not to be missed.

Image: Harry Nankin Syzygy 2009

New Artbank Acquisitions

September 29, 2009

Dianne Tanzer Gallery 25 September – 17 October

Reko Rennie Message Stick

Works have been acquired by Artbank from Reko Rennie’s newest exhibition Message Stick. Artbank focuses its support on emerging artists and providing access through the collection to Australia’s most exciting developments in contemporary visual arts.

Images: Reko Rennie Message stick (blue) 2009 and Message stick (fuschia) 2009

Sebastian Di Mauro survey exhibition at Queensland University of Technology Art Museum

September 26, 2009

Queensland University of Technology Art Museum 31 October – 31 January

footnotes of a verdurous tale : Sebastian Di Mauro 1987-2009

Curated by Simone Jones this first survey exhibition of Sebastian Di Mauro’s work and practice opens on the 31 of October 2009 at the Queensland University of Technology Art Museum.  This large exhibition illustrates the diversity of Di Mauro’s practice and consists of earlier works and recreated installations as well as new previously unseen works. The exhibition includes sculptures, installations, works on paper and paintings. The exhibition also features and brings together Di Mauro’s works from the collections of McClelland Gallery+Sculpture Park, Victoria, Museum of Brisbane and Artbank.

In addition to the survey exhibition of Di Mauro’s work and practice at the Queensland University of Technology Art Museum is the launch of a major monograph about Di Mauro that has been funded by Arts Queensland.

Bendigo Art Gallery

In Victoria the work by Sebastian Di Mauro  finalist in the 2008 Helen Lempriere Award Folly Themeda trianda syn. T.astralis 2008 was acquired by the Bendigo Art Gallery in 2009 and can now be seen in the garden of the forecourt of the Bendigo Art Gallery.

Image: Sebastian Di Mauro Folly Themeda trianda syn. T.astralis 2008 acquired by the Bendigo Art Gallery in 2009

LINDEN VENICE BIENNALE TRAVEL PRIZE

Victoria Reichelt wins major  travel prize as part of the Melbourne Airport Innovators award at Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Victoria will travel to the Venice Biennale with her prize.

Linden Director, Ms Giacomina Pradolin said the award is given to an artist who participates in Linden’s Innovators Program that promotes new, innovative and uncompromising art in a professional and accessible environment – a centre of creative excellence worldwide.

2009 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize

September 25, 2009

Monash Gallery of Art  9 November – 13 December

Congratulations to Marian Drew, Harry Nankin, and Helen Pynor

William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize 2009 From 2,000 photographs submitted by 450 entrants, the judging panel has short listed 50 photographs for this year’s prize. In contention are photographs by many of the country’s best-known photographers as well as emerging artists. One of these finalists will win the $20,000 prize.

Image: Marian Drew Rainbow Lorikeet on Queensland  needlework 2009

MCA Museum of Contemporary Art, MAKING IT NEW : Focus on Contemporary Australian Art

MATHEW HUNT  10 September – 11 November

Making it New celebrates contemporary art in Australia today. Presenting a diverse selection of works by 18 established artists, the exhibition spans painting, installation, video, sculpture and new media.

The exhibition is the fourth in the MCA’s biennial exhibition series which focuses on Contemporary art practice. Previous exhibitions were Meridian ( 2003 ) Interesting Times (  2005 ) and Cross Currents ( 2007 )

Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2009

24 October – 1 November

We are pleased to announce Roh Singh and Ken Yonetani have been selected for this prize in Sydney

We are pleased to announce Roh Singh and Ken Yonetani have been selected for this prize in Sydney

Established in 2001, The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize attracts strong support from artists, collectors and critics and is one of only two national prizes that showcases the quality and diversity of sculptures of smaller dimensions.

Over 400 entries from national and international artists are received annually and finalists’ works are exhibited over a ten day period at the historic Redleaf Council Chambers in Double Bay, Sydney. the winner is to be announced on the 23rd October.

Images: Roh Singh owl blind 2009 and Ken Yonetani Sweet Barrier Reef 2008

Basil Sellers Art Prize 2009

Congratulations to Juan Ford on being shortlisted for this prestigious prize, held at the Ian Potter Museum of Art The University of Melbourne

Important dates

Announcement of $100,000 prize winner:
5 August 2010

Exhibition: 
6 August – 7 November 2010

2009 RBS Emerging Artist Award

RBS Tower, Phillip St, Sydney : 21 September – 2 October

Congratulations to Helen Pynor, Victoria Reichelt, Reko Rennie and Natalie Ryan for being selected as finalists!

The RBS Emerging Artist Award (formally the ABN AMRO Emerging Artist Award), now in its sixth year, is one of the largest corporate exhibitions of emerging contemporary art in Australia. This September RBS will unveil the works of gifted up and coming Australian contemporary artists who have been selected to participate in the sixth annual RBS Emerging Artist Award. 53 artists selected by independent curator Susan Manford will display works across a broad range of media and forms including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, video, installation and glass. Works will be displayed in a series of exhibitions held at the Renzo Piano RBS Tower in Sydney culminating in a presentation evening on 20 October to announce the Award winner.

Images: Helen Pynor Milk 5 (tea tree) 2009 and Victoria Reichelt Red Army 2009

Congratulations to Helen Pynor also for  winning  the People’s Choice Award at the Willoughby Sculpture Prize for my knitted hair sculpture work “Exhale.” The show was on from 25 September to 5 October 2009 and was held in the historic Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator building, in Willoughby, Sydney, which is currently being converted to an art exhibition space and studios. There were 48 sculpture works on exhibition, and the prize was centred around themes of sustainability and regeneration.