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 […]
A Peculiar Annes sculpture in the making..
Whilst it was true that I had a few loose ends to tie up in Sydney last month, the main purpose for my visit was to work with the Peculiar Anne’s (Janet parker-Smith, Cleo gardener and myself) on a new sculptural work for an exhibition at M-contemporary gallery in May. My focus was to create the ceramic […]
“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 […]
Peculiar Annes installation at “Hidden”
Just to re-cap a bit on an earlier post, the Peculiar Annes are a collaborative artist group formed in May this year. We are Janet Parker-Smith, Cleo Gardener and myself-Claude Jones. Its been so much fun to work collaboratively with other artists, especially as I spend so much time alone in the studio with my own […]
Elephant in the Room
I will be exhibiting a selection of my ceramic sculptures in an upcoming group exhibition called “The Elephant in the Room” at Brenda May Gallery in Sydney. This is an animal-themed exhibition featuring work in a variety of mediums and incorporating some fabulous artists. I am thrilled to be included in the line up, plus a percentage of […]
Peculiar Annes and their little “Seraph”
We got in! The very first sculpture completed by “Peculiar Annes” collaboration (Janet Parker-Smith, Cleo Gardiner and myself – Claude Jones), has been selected as a finalist in this years prestigious Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize! Over 500 entries from national and international artists are received annually and approximately 40 finalists’ works are exhibited over a 16 day […]
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 […]
“Animal Fanfair” -its back!
In January I blogged about the news that “Animal Fanfair” would be touring regional galleries in 2015 – 2016. Well, the touring has begun! “Animal Fanfair“ will be on from 12th July to 6th September 2014, this time hosted by the Caboolture Gallery, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Curated by Karen Tyler, this exhibition draws attention […]
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 […]
Wildlife art symposium and exhibition
I think it was in March that I stumbled across an invitation for artists to enter work for an exhibition in Canberra called Wildlife art@Discovery 2014. I have never exhibited in Canberra and figured this was a good way to broaden my audience – provided they accepted my work of course! The exhibition is held […]
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 […]
Installation images of “Animal Fanfair”
The exhibition, “Animal Fanfair” at Pine Rivers Gallery in Queenland, Australia has been open for just over a week and has apparently proved a great success. Yesterday the curator, Karen Tyler, contacted me with regards to the possibility of establishing “Animal Fanfair” as a National touring exhibition in 2015 and 2016. This is very exciting […]
Animal FanFair @ Pine Rivers Art Gallery, Qld
‘Animal Fanfair’ has opened at Pine Rivers Art Gallery in Strathpine, Queenland – today. The exhibition focuses on the complex and contradictory relationship humans have with animal species, and features the work of: Katka Adams, Marian Drew, Hayden Fowler, Kelly Hussey-Smith, Owen Hutchison, Claude Jones, Sam Leach, Emma Lindsay, Rod McRae, & Walter Stahl. The […]