Linden Postcard Exhibition
I have entered the Linden Postcard Exhibition in 2009, 2010 and 2012 and had planned to enter in 2014 but Linden changed their specifications so that the submitted artwork now had to fit the exact dimensions of 25.5 x 20 cm, including frame. Previously I have entered small mixed media collage/drawing/painting works that were smaller than […]
Back in Munich studio
I have settled back into my Munich home studio now after spending March in the Sydney studio, working with the Peculiar Annes on out collaborative sculpture project. This was followed by an all-too-brief family visit in New Zealand. I expect I will move back to my beautiful home country one day…. Meanwhile, it is spring here […]
“Scientia” – at Art Est
Thanks to all who came along to Art Est last Saturday. It was a fun afternoon and I caught up with some people I haven’t seen in ages! I had a mixture of older and newer works on display as you can see in the photos. Also included in the main room are James Blackwell’s exquisite […]
“Monkey Brains” has a new home
One of my own personal favourites – the artwork “Monkey brains”, has been donated as a Cultural Gift to the Gippsland Gallery in Sale, Victoria. “Monkey Brains”, a 2011 large mixed media work on canvas, was first exhibited at Artereal Gallery in my 2011 solo exhibition “Monkey business”, curated by Barbara Dowse. Later that year, […]
Finalist in Flanagan Art exhibition
My most recent work on paper , “Show bully” will be exhibited in this years Flanagan Art Exhibition at St Patricks College in Ballarat, Victoria. Their are a grand total of 86 accepted finalists so it will be a big exhibition with a diverse range of works on display – showcasing the talent of both established […]
Finalist – Clifton’s Art Prize
I am excited that I am a finalist in this years Clifton’s Art Prize! Clifton’s is an annual art prize held across countries in the Asia Pacific with a small selection of finalists in each of the major cities. Cliftons Art Prize aims to promote local emerging artists and encourage corporate patronage of the arts. […]
Scope galleries – Art concerning the environment
I heard of Scope galleries in Warrnambool, Victoria, through a good friend who has undertaken an artist residency in that part of Australia. She recently informed me that they had an art prize with a theme that fitted my work – “art concerning the environment” – so I went ahead and entered! The work I […]
Hunter Hill Art Prize
This year was actually the first I heard of the “Hunters Hill Art Prize” which is now in it’s 60th year running! I discovered that Hunters Hill is just a short drive from Sydney College of the Arts where I work so I thought, well, why not? I have entered a work for the overall […]
Children, art and animal issues
I delivered a presentation about my work at Bronte Public School today to a class of 10-11 year old students. The students had been given a project to choose an artist and give a 5 – 10 minute power point presentation about that artist’s work. I was very flattered that young Celty Sharp chose to […]
Back to the drawing board
It’s now February and I am happily back in drawing mode as of 2014. I have completed my first commission for the year – a mixed media work on paper titled ‘Fair Play” for my father and his partner in New Zealand. The format is 50 x 150 cm and as I usually work in something […]
Animalised exhibition
Curator, Cassandra Lawrie has put together an exhibition featuring artists who employ animal imagery in their work as part of the Hungry For Art festival in Ryde this year. I will be exhibiting a collection of recent drawings/collages, a large work on canvas and a new sculptural work. The exhibition opens next week and as […]
My exhibition in Turin
My solo exhibition turned out to be a very rewarding and enjoyable experience. Having not exhibited at Nopx gallery before, I didnt know what to expect and was really thrilled to see the selection and the way they had presented the work in the small gallery. The team running the gallery are really lovely people and […]
solo exhibition at NOPX in Italy next week!
The last blog was therapy for me but not really a fun, happy entry. This is! I am about to have my second solo exhibition in Europe at NOPX editions gallery in Turin, Italy. Anyway as the gallery name suggests they focus on editions and the artist book production is something they ask of all […]