Angela Brennan‘s upcoming exhibition Numbers are real & Numbers are not real at Conners Conners features recent paintings including Schrödinger’s Equation (pictured).
Numbers are real & Numbers are not real Conners Conners, Fitzroy, Melbourne 24 November – 17 December 2022
Sangeeta Sandrasegar‘s work features in the exhibition Charkha and Kargha at Powerhouse Museum. Taking its title from cross-cultural words charkha (spinning wheel) and kargha (loom), the exhibition features 100 rare and unseen objects, exploring the tools and crafts employed in Indian textile design and production. Sangeeta Sandrasegar’s work in the exhibition What falls from view, 2019, features Khadi and silk pieces, hand-dyed in Indian indigo and Australian native cherry.
In addition, Sandrasegar’s work will feature in the 2023 Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present. More than 150 artists from diverse cultures will be represented, accompanied by a programme of film, music and performance.
Euan Macleod‘s work features in a number of current exhibitions, including Euan Macleod and Rodney Pople: 2° at Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, New South Wales; an exhibition of collaborative works with Gregory O’Brien entitled Local Knowledge at Ashburton Art Gallery, Ashburton, New Zealand; and a group exhibition entitled WrestleMANIA at Rockhampton Art Gallery, Rockhampton, Queensland.
Euan Macleod and Rodney Pople: 2° at Western Plains Cultural Centre is a two person exhibition and the result of artistic residencies the two artists undertook in 2021. Large scale paintings, based on observations of people and animals in Zoos, feature in this exhibition.
Local Knowledge at Ashburton Art Gallery features an ongoing series of collaborative works on canvas and paper, which began when Gregory O’Brien was writing a monograph on Euan Macleod.
A group exhibition at Rockhampton Art Gallery entitled WrestleMANIA brings together work by twenty contemporary sculptors, painters, cartoonists and new media artists who have all responded to the sport and theatre of wrestling.
Steven Rendall‘s work is showing in a current and an upcoming exhibition, both in Brunswick, Melbourne. The Merri-bek Summer Showat The Counihan Gallery reflects the recent renaming of Moreland City Council to Merri-bek, meaning ‘rocky country’ in Woi-wurrung language. Rendall’s work will also feature in A Digital Aesthetic at Sandbox Studios, curated by Sue Beyer, opening next month.
The Rick Amor Gift presents a collection of twenty works Rick Amor, including nineteen works recently donated by the artist. The exhibition of oil paintings, watercolours, prints, and a charcoal drawing, is complemented by a display of other recent acquisitions.
The Regional Tour of 2022 Archibald Finalists continues. The exhibition, including Noel McKenna‘s work, is now at Blue Mountains Cultural Centre.
Noel McKenna’s Archibald Prize finalist portrait of Patrick Corrigan AM, with Rosie (above) features businessman, art collector and generous benefactor Patrick Corrigan. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2000 for service to the visual arts, particularly in philanthropy. McKenna noted that “Pat is a good friend and a supporter of many artists. He lives near me and often drops by for a cup of tea and biscuits. He was born in China and has had a very interesting life, so he is always good to spend time with”. Here his is depicted with McKenna’s dog Rosie.
Beating about the bush: a new lens on Australian Impressionism, the current exhibition at Art Gallery of Ballarat pairs work by female photographers who have re-examined the Australian landscape with works drawn from the gallery’s collection of Australian Impressionist landscape paintings. The exhibition features work by both Dianne Jones and Fiona Foley.
We are delighted to announce that Julia Ciccarone will present a brand new installation as part of Melbourne Now in 2023.
Ten years after the inaugural Melbourne Now exhibition, the National Gallery of Victoria will open the second edition of the bold and unprecedented survey. Brand new paintings, as well as a magnified rendering of Ciccarone’s work will feature in the Australian Impressionist room at the The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square as part of the exciting exhibition.
National Gallery of Victoria director Tony Ellwood AM has described Melbourne Now as a “showstopping and dynamic survey”. This groundbreaking exhibition brings together more than 200 Victorian artists and designers.
Read more about Julia Ciccarone in Melbourne Now in The Australian here.
Clay Dynasty, a new exhibition at Powerhouse Museum is now on display. The exhibition, which celebrates studio ceramics in Australia, features significant objects from the Powerhouse’s ceramics collection, including the above works by Angela Brennan.