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Paul Boston: Stone Clouds

November 4, 2023

The survey exhibition Paul Boston: Stone Clouds features work from the 1980s to today is now open at Heide Museum of Modern Art. Exhibition curator and Heide Museum of Modern Art director Lesley Harding states that “Boston’s quiet, thoughtful paintings and drawings investigate space, light and materiality rather than representing figures or objects in the world, and over time his visual language has slowly transitioned from a type of hieroglyphic vocabulary, through a minimal or reductive phase, to the more complex and layered illusionistic forms of recent times. Throughout he has adhered to a sophisticated, subdued palette and a resolution that his images operate beyond logical thought and intended meaning.”

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Angela Brennan & Dale Hickey: We wanna be free

November 4, 2023

Curated by David Sequeira, We wanna be free: Paintings from the 1980s and 1990s in the VCA Collection features work by Angela Brennan and Dale Hickey, alongside Peter Booth, Jon Campbell, Jon Cattapan, Juan Davila, Kristin Headlam, Lindy Lee, Linda Marrinon, Jan Murray and Trevor Nickolls. Many of the works exhibited have not been seen in the public domain for several years.

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Angelina Pwerle in Oceania: The Shape of Time

September 2, 2023

Angelina Pwerle features in the publication Oceania: The Shape of Time published to coincide with the touring exhibition The Shape of Time: Art and Ancestors of Oceania from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Oceania: The Shape of Time is available for purchase here.

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Yvonne Kendall: Transmutations

September 2, 2023

Yvonne Kendall‘s current exhibition at Puul in Vienna features recent work. The artist notes that “Transforming myself into a lioness, a cat, a rabbit, a reindeer, an eagle or a bear. Calling on the attributes of each animal to give me strength, balance, calm, wisdom or endurance. This is my personal alchemy- transforming myself into a warrior, an acrobat, a joyous creature connected to nature. The figures are part human, part animal, made out of old curtain materials, combined with domestic objects, old wooden tools, wooden furniture, chessboards and toys.” Yvonne Kendall: TransmutationsPuuul, Vienna, Austriauntil Tuesday, 29 September 2023

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Helen Maudsley in Thin Skin at MUMA

September 2, 2023

Thin Skin, curated by Jennifer Higgie, closes this month. The exhibition at Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA), includes work by more than thirty artists from Australia and overseas who explore the liminal space between figuration and abstraction. Helen Maudsley‘s work features in this must-see exhibition. Tai Snatih discussed the exhibition, as well as Helen Maudsley’s exhibition at Niagara Galleries last month on RRR. Listen here. Thin SkinMonash University Museum of Art, Caulfield, Melbourneuntil Saturday, 23 September 2023

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Stephen Benwell: _islands of desire_ at Kustforum Solothurn

September 2, 2023

Stephen Benwell‘s work appears in the current exhibition _islands of desire_ at Kustforum Solothurn, Switzerland. Curated by Hanspeter Dahler, the exhibition features artists from across the globe including Christyl Boger (usa), Kirsten Brünjes (d), Adam Chau (usa), Gundi Dietz (a), Marja Hooft, (nl), Audrius Janušonis (lt), Kathy King (usa), Esther Shimazu (usa), Caro Suerkemper (d), Akio Takamori (usa) and Lena Takamori (uk). _islands of desire_Kunstforum Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerlanduntil Saturday, 23 September 2023

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Savanhdary Vongpoothorn: AFLAME at Campbelltown Arts Centre

September 2, 2023

Savanhdary Vongpoothorn: Aflame, currently showing at Campbelltown Arts Centre features new work created by Vongpoothorn completed over a two-year period. The body of work draws inspiration from the Ādittapariyāya Sutta (Pali, “Fire Sermon Discourse”) in Theravada Buddhism – a discourse from the Pali Canon popularly known as the Fire Sermon. The exhibition includes a major kinetic sculptural installation, new works on canvas and photogravure etchings. This project has been assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. This project has also been supported by ArtsACT. A preview of the exhibition, written by Nikita Holcombe appears in the latest issue of Artist Profile. Purchase your copy here. Savanhdary Vongpoothorn: AflameCampbelltown Arts Centre, Sydneyuntil Sunday, 15 October 2023

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Steven Rendall

September 2, 2023

Steven Rendall‘s work appears in three current exhibitions and an upcoming exhibition in Melbourne. Beneath the Surface, Behind the Scenes at Heide Museum of Modern Art brings a selection of significant works by contemporary Latin American and Australian artists together and explores the ways that art can take our imaginations beyond the limitations of the known world. The exhibition includes work by Alexander Apóstol (Venezuela), Tatiana Blass (Brazil), Lauren Brincat (Australia), Christian Capurro (Australia), Elena Damiani (Peru), Marlon de Azambuja (Brazil), Matías Duville (Argentina), Gloria Sebastián Fierro (Colombia), Ximena Garrido-Lecca (Peru), Arturo Hernández Alcázar (Mexico) Nadia Hernández (Venezuela/Australia), André Komatsu (Brazil), Liliana Porter (Argentina), Marilá Dardot, (Brazil), Nicholas Mangan (Australia), Jorge Magyaroff (Colombia), Hayley Millar-Baker, Gunditjmara/Djabwurrung (Australia) Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza (Ecuador/France), Berna Reale (Brazil) and Steven Rendall (Australia). In Clarity & Mud at Blindside artists Michael Graeve and Steven Rendall have used items extracted from a list of sub proposals to structure the exhibition – akin

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TELSTRA NATSIAA WINNER Brenda L. Croft

September 2, 2023

Congratulations Brenda L. Croft, winner of the Telstra Work on Paper Award at the 2023 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art award (NATSIAA). The Telstra NATSIAA is Australia’s longest running and most prestigious Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art award. The Award showcases the very best contemporary art from around the country, from emerging and established artists. The 2023 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards exhibition features Croft’s work (above), at Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory until February 2024. Read more about the finalists in The Guardian here and The Sydney Morning Herald here. View the virtual exhibition here. In addition, Brenda L. Croft’s portrait, taken with the assistance of Prue Hazelgrove, blood/memory: Brenda & Christopher (Gurindji/Malngnin/Mudburra; Mara/ Nandi/Njarrindjerri/Ritharrngu), which has been shortlisted for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023 is showing as part of the finalists’ exhibition at National Portrait Gallery, Canberra until 1 October. Read more about the portrait here. National Photographic Portrait Prize

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Paul Boston: Stone Clouds at Heide Museum of Modern Art

September 2, 2023

The survey exhibition Paul Boston: Stone Clouds, featuring work from the 1980s to today will open at Heide Museum of Modern Art next week. “Boston’s quiet, thoughtful paintings and drawings investigate space, light and materiality rather than representing figures or objects in the world, and over time his visual language has slowly transitioned from a type of hieroglyphic vocabulary, through a minimal or reductive phase, to the more complex and layered illusionistic forms of recent times. Throughout he has adhered to a sophisticated, subdued palette and a resolution that his images operate beyond logical thought and intended meaning.” courtesy of Heide Museum of Modern Art. Paul Boston: Stone Clouds is curated by Lesley Harding. Paul Boston: Stone CloudsHeide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, Melbourne9 September 2023 – 10 February 2024 Paul Boston will be exhibiting new work with Niagara Galleries in November/December 2023

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