November 14, 2018
SALLY ANDERSON ACQUIRED BY TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY
Sally Anderson's work ‘Guy’s Painting of Wollumbin on my Wollumbin’ has been acquired by Tweed Regional Gallery. In 2017 Sally was an artist in residence at the Nancy Fairfax Artist Residency through the Tweed Regional Gallery and throughout her life, has had strong connections to the region.
IMAGE:
Guy's Painting of Wollumbin on my Wollumbin 2018
acrylic on linen
140 x 122 cm
November 12, 2018
JOHN BOKOR HIGHLY COMMENDED IN THE EMSLA ART AWARD
Congratulations to John Bokor who has been awarded a highly commended in the 2018 EMSLA prize.
Now in its twelfth year, the Eutick Memorial Still Life Award comes to Wollongong to coincide with the city’s signature festival, Viva La Gong. Judged annually by critic and art historian John McDonald, the EMSLA has added prestige to the festival and increased still life’s importance as a genre in art.
9 November - 1 December 2018
IMAGE:
John Bokor
Aperol and Oranges 2018
oil on canvas
61x76cm
November 7, 2018
CHRIS ZANKO AT HAZELHURST REGIONAL GALLERY
Chris Zanko's work is included in Hazelhurst's Regional Gallery's exhibition Life in Working Art, an exhibition presenting a diverse selection of works from the Gallery's installation team.
3 November - 13 November 2018
November 1, 2018
ELIZA GOSSE WINS WILLIAM FLETCHER GRANT
The William Fletcher Trust (now the William Fletcher Foundation) was established in 1985 to celebrate the life and to commemorate the work of William Fletcher whose straitened circumstances, ill health and early death cut short his developing talents. In 1988, the Trust awarded its first grants for study to tertiary students of the visual arts. The William Fletcher Trust was incorporated in 2006 as William Fletcher Foundation following a generous bequest. Since 1988, grants totalling over $400,000 have been distributed to over 500 highly talented students of the visual arts, to assist them to continue their studies.
In 2018 the grant was awarded to Eliza Gosse.
November 1, 2018
JOHN ASLANIDIS AT THE MUSEUM MODERN ART IN HUNFELD, GERMANY
John Aslanidis' work is included in NEW OPTICS III at the Museum Modern Art Hünfeld, Germany. The exhibition, curated by Edgar Diehl, brings seven artists together to explore the definition of non-objective art.
28 October 2018 - 27 January 2019
STIFTUNG MUSEUM MODERN ART HÜNFELD – SAMMLUNG JÜRGEN BLUM
GESCHÄFTSSTELLE: Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1 36088 Hünfeld Telefon + Fax: +49 (0)6652 180 148 E-Mail: [email protected]
MUSEUMSANSCHRIFT: Museum Modern Art Hünfeld Hersfelder Straße 25 36088 Hünfeld
October 27, 2018
STEFAN DUNLOP FEATURED IN THE DESIGN FILES
Stefan Dunlop's work was featured on the highly regarded Design Files blog.
'The 45-year-old came to his practice ‘in a round about way’. He tried out a range of jobs and a degrees not associated with art, before landing in New York for six months, where he enrolled in the New York Studio School. ‘This is what really kick started my painting career,’ he recalls. ‘Now I work in splendid isolation on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.’
- Elle Murrell, Design Files, 2018
IMAGE:
Stefan Dunlop in his studio, courtesy the artist
October 23, 2018
PAUL RYAN FINALIST IN THE MOSMAN ART PRIZE 2018
Paul Ryan is a finalist in this year's Mosman Art Prize with her work 'Yeah The Boys' 2018.
Established in 1947, the Mosman Art Prize is Australia's oldest and most prestigious local government art award. It was founded by the artist, architect and arts advocate, Alderman Allan Gamble, at a time when only a small handful of art prizes were in existence in Australia and the community had very little support and few opportunities to exhibit their work.
As an acquisitive art award for painting, the winning artworks collected since 1947 form a splendid collection of modern and contemporary Australian art, reflecting all the developments in Australian art practice since 1947.
October 9, 2018
JOHN BOKOR FINALIST IN THE KEDUMBA DRAWING AWARD
John Bokor is a finalist in the Kedumba Drawing Award at Orange Regional Gallery. Now in its 29th year, the Award plays a vital role in fostering the production and appreciation of drawing in Australia. Initiated by Jeffrey and Marlene Plummer in 1989, the Kedumba Drawing Award has grown steadily. Each year, the Judge is an established artist whose only guideline is “to enrich and enhance the Collection”
The Kedumba Collection of Australian Drawings, with over 230 works, is currently on long term loan to Orange Regional Gallery. It is an Orange Regional Gallery and Kedumba Trust partnership exhibition.
The award is open 20 October - 2 December, 2018.
IMAGE:
John Bokor
Weekend Away 2018
charcoal, wash and collage
56x76cm
October 5, 2018
STATE LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES PERMANENT COLLECTION
John Bokor's artwork, 'Collection Day' 2011 is now on permanent display at the State Library of New South Wales. The new gallery space opens 6th October 2018.
'Collection Day' shows Organs Road, Bulli, looking east, the morning after garbage collection day. The bins, with lids flung open, capture the everyday aspect of suburban recycling practice. This loose and lively suburban street scene celebrates the commonplace.
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John Bokor
Collection Day 2011
oil on board
90 x 120cm
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Installation view of State Library of New South Wales with John Bokor and his painting Collection Day, 2011
October 4, 2018
THE KINGS SCHOOL ART PRIZE
Miranda Skoczek, Julian Meagher and John Aslanidis are finalists in The Kings School Art Prize 2018.
The King’s Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive award presented to the best contemporary artwork created by an artist resident in Australia and represented by a commercial gallery, supporting both the artists and the fine arts industry. Entry is by invitation only and the finalists are selected by an appointed Art Prize panel.