2 weeks “Managed isolation”
Tuesday 15th of December and just 4 more days of “managed isolation” to go. Life in our 12th floor hotel room has been quite comfortable so far, except for the fact that we cant can’t go outside whenever we please and that we have no windows that open. We are at the Grand Millennium hotel […]
Success!
I am excited to announce that our group exhibition application has already been successfuL We ( myself, Anne Pincus and Iris Schabert) will be exhibiting together at Gallerie Michael Heudfelder in Munich next summer! All that hard work creating a beautiful, catalogue-quality application has paid off! We are still awaiting responses from other galleries which […]
Back to the art blog..at last
Happy New Year! 2020 sounds so futuristic doesn’t it? I do like the sound of this lovely, even, double-number-year much more than the year 2019. As with the dawning of each New Year, I have many resolutions, which I often struggle to adhere to, but this year feels different. I have discovered some practical strategies […]
The “Other Art Fair” outcomes
Yep it has been a while since my last entry. Remember I was excited about exhibiting in “The Other Art Fair” in Melbourne in May this year? Well, I can’t say that it went as I had hoped and must admit that I regret spending my hard earned money on what amounted to a very […]
Return to Sydney and The Other Art Fair Melbourne
The engine jets were humming away, the vents were blowing super cold air, it was dark around me as most were sleeping or watching their 3rd or 4th film and I had just had a restless 7-hour sleep – my flight neighbour and I taking turns lying on the 2 spare seats between us. (lucky […]
The Other Art Fair and New work
As some of you may already know, I will be exhibiting at “The Other Art Fair” in Melbourne, Australia this coming May 4-7th. This is the first time that “The Other Art Fair” will be staged in Melbourne after successful stagings of the fair in New York, London and Sydney. Sadly Melbourne no longer has “Art […]
Residencies, Animal Fanfair and new work
I have decided to focus more on sculpture this year, and to this end, I have been sketching ideas for new works and am applying for selected ceramic artist residencies. So far so good! I am thrilled to announce that I have already been accepted to undertake a ceramic residency at Sundaymorning@EKWC, in The Netherlands […]
Oh “Bully”, I wont be there!
My new exhibition “Bully” opens this Wednesday 7th December at Artereal Gallery in Sydney. That’s just a few days away so I am pretty excited. The sad thing for me is that I won’t be in Sydney for this event. Having already flown over to Sydney twice this year from Munich, it was just too much […]
“Is it fair?” – Animal Fanfair essay
The touring exhibition “AnimalFanfair”, which features the work of 10 Australian artists, is currently on display at Lapunyah Art Gallery in Queensland, Australia. The exhibition examines our problematic treatment of animals and the environment, raising questions about justice, ethics, sustainability, and human accountability. The artists are Katka Adams, Marian Drew, Hayden Fowler, Kelly Hussey-Smith, Owen Hutchison, Claude Jones (myself), Sam Leach, […]
“Bully”- thoughts on my upcoming exhibition
With my solo exhibition at Artereal Gallery coming up in December, I have been busy creating a new series of small works on paper to accompany the larger framed works that will be on display. The exhibition will open on Wednesday 7th of December and run for 3 weeks. The exhibition is called “Bully”, which is […]
Finalist in Corangamarah art prize
A new work, “Dirty laundry” is one of 26 finalist works to be exhibited at the 2016 Corangamarah Art Prize. This is an annual Australian art prize held at the Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery in Coorooke, VIC. I have been a finalist in this exhibition 5 times over the years and am grateful for […]
2016 National Works on Paper
I was jumping about with excitement when I recieved an email confirming that my new work “Hare-Brain” is a finalist in this years National Works on Paper prize . ( just got the news about 40 minutes ago and am still in the process of calming myself down..writing helps ..may have a celebratory glass of […]
Back in Sydney
I am so excited to have been offered a position as sessional screenprint teacher at The National Art School in Sydney. This was the first art school I studied at and i loved it. I have always thought of The National Art School as a brilliant place to learn the hands on practical skills required for developing one’s art […]