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July 2018
Michele Rudder – Reflections de la Vie
Michele Rudder, The Sea Coming Out Trying to Understand Humanity. Acrylic on canvas, 90 x 90cm. Michele Rudder’s latest exhibition, Reflections de la Vie, features a deeply introspective collection of paintings that give collectors a privileged insight into the artist’s mind and process. To be held at Queensland’s Butter Factory Arts Centre, the exhibition is an attempt by the artist to render two sides of experience: the one she can see from the outside, and the one that is more…
Find out more »August 2018
Jo Dyer – Garden State
Jo Dyer, From Grief to Growth. Acrylic, ink and charcoal on paper, framed 56 x 46cm. Garden State is an exhibition of paintings and ceramics by Australian contemporary artist, Jo Dyer, who is known for works that explore the restorative relationship between nature and bereavement. Taking for the most part the female face and form as her subject matter, Jo sketches intimate portraits of great emotive power, using a softly bold palette of colours to frame the haunted expressions of…
Find out more »Jacki Archibald – Flow On
Jacki Archibald, Kings Cliffs (detail). Mixed media, 94 x 124cm. Flow On is the latest exhibition from Queensland-based artist, Jacki Archibald, who will be presenting new works as part of the creative collective, ART’n’WAX Group. The natural environment has been a consistent theme in Jacki’s work, and these new pieces are no exception. Works such as Kings Cliffs (pictured) are a direct and personal response to the artist’s recent travels along the Kimberleys coastline in Western Australia. These saturated landscapes…
Find out more »September 2018
Julie Podstolski – Remember Paris
Julie Podstolski, Walk. Oil pastels and pencils on Arches Aquarelle, 25.5 x 24cm. Julie Podstolski’s mastery of pastel and pencil is nowhere more evident than in her latest collection of work, Remember Paris. Consisting of 30 new drawings celebrating the City of Light, Julie’s meticulous technique of layering, blending and blurring colour lends a sense of realism to the images. Viewers can’t help but experience the full intrigue and mystery of wandering the streets of Paris at midnight.
Find out more »James Cooper – E R S T W H I L E
James Cooper, Solar Flare. Synthetic polymer paint and charcoal on wooden board, 45.5 x 61cm. After spending an extended period of time seeking inspiration on the coastline, Sydney-born artist James Cooper is back painting on home shores. E R S T W H I L E, to open at Sydney’s m2 Gallery in September, is a new collection of paintings made over months and months of layering and texturing on wooden board. The resulting works call to mind forgotten sights…
Find out more »Thcat – Thcat Solo Exhibition
Thcat, Urban Soldier. Acrylic and mixed media, 50 x 50cm. The current body of work from newly emerged anonymous artist Thcat looks at manifestations of capitalist culture and questions how they relate to notions of authenticity and meaning, whether real or rendered. The viewer is challenged to question their assumptions and interpretations of identity, culture and status through images that reveal diverse cultural influences, from music to street art to advertising. The solo exhibition includes a number of large, heavily…
Find out more »Marijke Greenway & Pim Sarti – SHOWOFFS 2018
Pim Sarti, Cabbage Palm. Oil on canvas, 70 x 70cm. After a two-year hiatus, the annual SHOWOFFS art exhibition will be returning to the NSW Central Coast over the October long weekend. As usual, the exhibition will showcase the best local artists, such as long-running participants Marijke Greenway and Pim Sarti. The two friends, who have long been practicing together, will this year present a series of landscapes that are reminiscent of European impressionism if it were applied to the…
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