Vernon Ah Kee
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Gordon Bennett: Announcements on e-flux
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett and Richard Bell have been included in the Espressioni: Fractual Expressions exhibition at Castello di Rivoli, Italy. The annoucement of e-flux can be found here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Aleks Danko, Ross Manning, Daniel McKewen: Art Mixtape at HOTA Gallery
Vernon Ah Kee, Aleks Danko, Ross Manning and Daniel McKewen have been included in the exhibition Art Mixtape at HOTA Gallery, Gold Coast. More information can be found here.
Vernon Ah Kee: Review in ArtAsiaPacific
Vernon Ah Kee and his recent solo exhibition at the Spring Hill Reservoir 'nothing important happened today' has been reviewed in ArtAsiaPacific. The review can be found here.
Gordon Bennett, Vernon Ah Kee: Panel: Artists after Gordon Bennett
The panel session Artists after Gordon Bennett: Speaking through Text/ Corresonding with the Past as part of the Power Institute’s lecture series is now viewable online here. The panel features Vernon Ah Kee, other artists and the editors of Gordon Bennett: Selected Writings, Angela Goddard and Tim Riley Walsh, to consider
GORDON BENNETT, VERNON AH KEE: PANEL FOR GORDON BENNETT: SELECTED WRITINGS
An online panel with artists discussing Gordon Bennett: Selected Writings will take place at 5pm on Thursday 7 October. Vernon Ah Kee will be in conversation with the co-editors and other artists. Register for the event here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Dale Harding, Judy Watson: Exhibition Review in The Financial Times
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Dale Harding and Judy Watson, and the exhibition 'A Year in Art: Australia 1992' at the TATE Modern, London have been reviewed in The Financial Times. Read the article here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Dale Harding, Peter Kennedy, Judy Watson: Exhibition review in The Guardian
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordom Benett, Dale Harding, Peter Kennedy and Judy Watson have all been discussed in a review in The Guardian of the exhibition 'A Year in Art: Australia 1992' at the TATE Modern, London. Read the review here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Judy Watson: Exhibition review in The Sydney Morning Herald
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett and Judy Watson have been discussed in the article 'New Tate exhibition isn't rewriting our history - but it aims to fill the gaps' in The Sydney Morning Herald for the exhibition they've been included in at the TATE Modern, London. Read the article here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Bonita Ely, Dale Harding, Peter Kennedy, Judy Watson: Exhibition at TATE Modern, London
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Bonita Ely, Dale Harding, Peter Kennedy, Judy Watson have been included in the exhibition 'A Year in Art: Australia 1992' at the TATE Modern, London. The exhibition will run until Spring 2022. More information can be found here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Hookey, Richard Bell, Judy Watson, Dale Harding, Ryan Presley, Robert Andrew: Hyperlocal, Brisbane City Council Outdoor Galleries
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Hookey, Richard Bell, Judy Watson, Dale Harding, Ryan Presley, and Robert Andrew are all included in Hyperlocal: an exhibition curated by Blacklash taking place across the Brisbane City Council Outdoor Galleries. The exhibition runs until 31 July. More information can be found here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Megan Cope, Gordon Hookey: Review in ArtAsiaPacific
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Megan Cope and Gordon Hookey have been featured in an article on ArtAsiaPacific in relation to the proppaNOW exhibitionat UQ Art Museum. Read the article here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Megan Cope, Gordon Hookey: Review in ArtsHub
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Megan Cope and Gordon Hookey have been featured in an article on ArtsHub for their exhibiton OCCURENT AFFAIR: proppaNOW at UQ Art Museum. The exhibition runs until 19 June 2021. Read the article here.
Judy Watson, Vernon Ah Kee: Article in The Conversation
Judy Watson and Vernon Ah Kee have been featured in an article posted on The Conversation for The National 2021. The exhibition wil run from March 26 to Septmeber 5 at AGNSW, March 26 to June 20 at Carraigeworks and March 26 to August 22 at MCA. Read the article here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Sancintya Mohini Simpson, Judy Watson: The National: New Australian Art 2021
Vernon Ah Kee in collaboration with Dalisa Pigram (with Marrugeku), Sancintya Mohini Simpson, and Judy Watson will have work presented in The National: New Australian Art, Sydney. The National will run from March 26 to September 5 at AGNSW, March 26 to June 20 at Carraigeworks and March 26 to August 22 at MCA. Find out more here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Tintin Wulia: Panel Discussion at Museum of Brisbane
Vernon Ah Kee and Tintin Wulia will be joining a panel discussion at Museum of Brisbane with Tammy Law. 'Dreams & Scars, family histories & creative practice' will be on Friday 19 February 6:00-7:30pm. More information can be found here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Megan Cope, Gordon Hookey: OCCURRENT AFFAIR at UQ Art Museum
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Megan Cope and Gordon Hookey and proppaNOW collective will present new commissions and existing works for 'OCCURRENT AFFAIR: proppaNOW' at the University of Queensland Art Museum. The exhibition will run from 13 February - 19 June 2021. More information can be found here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Judy Watson, Sancintya Mohini Simpson: The National 2021
Vernon Ah Kee, Judy Watson, and Sancintya Mohini Simpson will be included in The National 2021: New Australian Art in Sydney. The exhibition will run from 26 March to 5 September 2021. More information here.
Vernon Ah Kee: The Island Exhibition Reviewed in Overland Magazine
Vernon Ah Kee's exhibition The Island at Campbelltown Arts Centre has been reviewed in Overland Magazine by Sukhmani Khorana. Read the article here.
Various artists: Australia. Antipodean Stories, PAC Milan
Vernon Ah Kee, Khadim Ali, Richard Bell, Dale Harding, Tom Nicholson, Khaled Sabsabi and Judy Watson have been included in Australia. Antipodean Stories at Padiglione D'Arte Contemporanea Milano. The exhibition is on display until 9 February 2020. More information available here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Jemima Wyman: Violent Salt, Noosa Regional Gallery
Works by Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, and Jemima Wyman are included in the Violent Salt exhibition, which will tour to Noosa Regional Gallery. The exhibition opens on 6 December 2019 and runs until 26 January 2020. More information here.
Vernon Ah Kee and Kate Beynon: Between Two Worlds, Newcastle Art Gallery
Vernon Ah Kee and Kate Beynon have been included in the exhibition Between Two Worlds at Newcastle Art Gallery. The exhibition brings together works of art being produced by Australian artists with Chinese heritage and runs until 16 February 2020. More information here.
Vernon Ah Kee: Artist Talk, Artspace Mackay
Vernon Ah Kee will be giving an artist talk at Artspace Mackay on Thursday 21 November at 6pm, in conjuction with the Violent Salt exhibition. More information can be found here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell: Black Palestinian Solidarity Conference
Vernon Ah Kee and Richard Bell will be presenting at the Black Palestinian Solidarity Conference in Melbourne. Vernon Ah Kee will be speaking on 7 November and screening his work The Island. Richard Bell will be speaking on a panel on 8 November. More information can be found here.
Vernon Ah Kee: Body Language, National Gallery of Australia
Vernon Ah Kee's work has been included in Body Language at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. The exhibition will be on display until February 2020. Ah Kee will give an artist talk at the National Gallery on Saturday 12 October at 2pm as part of the exhibition's public programming. Find out more here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Chicks on Speed: Gertrude Contemporary, Melbourne
Vernon Ah Kee and Chicks on Speed have been included in Hope Dies Last: Art at the End of Optimism, a two-site exhibition organised by Gertrude Contemproary, Melbourne. Ah Kee's work will be on display at Gertude Contemporary from 5 October - 9 November 2019, and work by Chicks on Speed will be exhibitied at Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Victorian College of the Arts, from 18 October - 16 November 2019.
Vernon Ah Kee, Dale Harding, Judy Waston: I Object, GOMA, Brisbane
Vernon Ah Kee, Dale Harding and Judy Watson have been included in I Object at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition will be on display until 21 June 2020. Find out more here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Sam Cranstoun, Natalya Hughes, Ross Manning, Madeleine Kelly, Luke Roberts, Madonna Staunton: Trace 2019
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Sam Cranstoun, Natalya Hughes, Ross Manning, Madeleine Kelly, Luke Roberts, and Madonna Staunton have been included in the 2019 TRACE Biennial and Auction. Works by these artists will be viewable at unexpected venues throughout West End from 8 - 24 August. The TRACE Auction will raise funds for Community Plus (West End Community House). Find out more here.
Vernon Ah Kee: In Conversation with Faramarz K-Rahber
Vernon Ah Kee and Faramarz K-Rahberwill be in conversation at the Griffith University Art Museum on Tuesday 19 Feburary 2019 at 6:00pm, to discuss creating Ah Kee's recent video work, The Island 2018. Find out more here.
Vernon Ah Kee: cantchant, Art Gallery of Alberta
Vernon Ah Kee's piece cantchant will be displayed at the Art Gallery of Alberta in Canada from Januaray 6 - March 19 2019. More information can be found here.
VERNON AH KEE, DALE HARDING, GORDON HOOKEY: FRIEZE MAGAZINE
Vernon Ah Kee, Dale Harding, and Gordon Hookey are mentioned in the November-December issue of Frieze magazine, Decolouring Culture: Where Do We Go From Here? Ah Kee's practice is discussed by Vivian Ziherl in her piece on Australian and Netherlandish exhibitions, and Harding's and Hookey's practices are included in Paola Balla's article on Australian artists resisting colonisation.
VERNON AH KEE: NEW COMMISSION: BOUNDARY LINES, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM
Vernon Ah Kee's work has been included in Boundary Lines at the Griffith University Art Museum. Ah Kee will present a major new commission in the exhibition, which will run from 20 November 2018 - 23 February 2019. More information can be found here.
VERNON AH KEE: Video Becomes Us on ABC iview
Vernon Ah Kee and his work tall man have been featured on Video Becomes Us, a documentary profiling video art in Austalia. The series is now available to watch on ABC iview, watch it here.
VERNON AH KEE: Awarded Australia Council Fellowship
Vernon Ah Kee has recieved the 2018 Visual Arts Fellowship from the Australia Council. The Fellowship will support Vernon Ah Kee for two years. More information can be found here.
VERNON AH KEE AND LUKE ROBERTS: in conversation at the Gallery of Children's Art
Vernon Ah Kee and Luke Roberts will be participating in "In Conversation: Starting Young" at the Gallery of Children's Art in South Brisbane on Saturday July 29. The panelists will discuss their early lives as artists, and the event will run from 1:30-2:30. Find out more here.
VERNON AH KEE: 'PLAYBACK', DOBELL AUSTRALIAN DRAWING BIENNALE, AGNSW
Work by Vernon Ah Kee has been included in Playback, the Dobell Australian Drawing Biennale at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The exhibition focuses on the role of drawing in reanimating histories and responding to images of past events. The exhibition runs from 7 July until 28 October 2018. More on the exhibition can be found here.
VERNON AH KEE, RICHARD BELL: THE CONVERSATION
Vernon Ah Kee and Richard Bell have been featured in an article in The Conversation by Siobhan McHugh and Ian McLean, which explores the relationship between dealers and the Indigenous art industry. Read the article here.
Judy Watson, Raquel Ormella, Vernon Ah Kee: Hunter Red, Newcastle
The Hunter Red suite of exhibitions is presented across Hunter-based cultural institutions: Judy Watson has work included in the exhibiton Hunter Red: Re(a)d Earth at Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery from 26 May - 22 July, Vernon Ah Kee has work included in the exhibition, Hunter Red: Corpus at Newcastle Gallery, running 26 May to 22 July, Raquel Ormella's work is included in Hunter Red: Seeing Red at The Lockup, which runs 26 May to 1 July.
VERNON AH KEE: RIOTS: SLOW CANCELLATION OF THE FUTURE AT IFA, BERLIN
Vernon Ah Kee's major video work, tall man (2010), has been included in Riots: Slow Cancellation of the Furture at the ifa-Galerie in Berlin. The exhibition explores the role of resistance in the context of capitalism, racial violence, and community tension and will run until June 24. Read more here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Tom Nicholson: Big Fag Press, 'Lucas Ihlein: Diagrammatic', Deakin University Art Gallery, Victoria
Prints by Vernon Ah Kee and Tom Nicholson made at Big Fag Press are included in a section of 'Lucas Ihlein: Diagrammatic' at Deakin University Art Gallery. This exhibition surveys Ihlein's printmaking activities focussing on artist-led and collaborative contexts including Squatspace, Big Fag Press and Teaching & Learning Cinema.
VERNON AH KEE: "BODIES THAT MATTER ON THE BEACH" E-FLUX
Vernon Ah Kee's work has been featured in "Bodies That Matter on the Beach" by Aileen Moreton-Robinson in this month's issue of e-flux. The article references Ah Kee's cantchant and the ways in which it redresses the white Australian posession and mythology of beaches and reveals them in the context of Indigneous soverignty. Read the article here.
Vernon Ah Kee: 'BOARD: Surf and Skate Cultures Meet Contemporary Art', Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW
Work by Vernon Ah Kee will be exhibited in BOARD: Surf and Skate Cultures Meet Contemporary Art at Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW.
Vernon Ah Kee: Interview for QAGOMA
Vernon Ah Kee discusses his work Unwritten I, II, III, included in the Queensland Art Gallery's new permanent hang of the Australian Art Collection. The video can be watched here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Louise Hearman, Khaled Sabsabi: 2018 Adelaide Biennial Artists Announced
Vernon Ah Kee, Louise Hearman and Khaled Sabsabi have been announced as part of the 2018 Adelaide Biennal of Australian Art: Divided Worlds at the Art Gallery of South Australia. The 2018 Biennial runs from Friday 3 March to Sunday 3 June 2018. More information here.
VERNON AH KEE: 'A CHANGE IS GONNA COME', NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA
The work of Vernon Ah Kee features as part of 'A Change is Gonna Come' at the National Museum of Australia, opening 24 May 2017. Inspired by the 1964 civil rights song of the same name, this exhibition invites visitors to consider the 1967 referendum and the 1992 Mabo decision within the context of their time, through events that led to and followed these significant moments. Read more.
frieze on art and Protest: Featuring Vernon Ah Kee
In addition to being included in a frieze survey of international artists who engage protest through their art, Vernon Ah Kee has contributed an article to the upcoming frieze art & protest issue. Read more.
Vernon Ah Kee on ABC Radio National
Vernon features on the ABC program Books and Arts in an interview with Sarah Kanowski.
Vernon Ah Kee - not an animal or a plant - National Art School
Vernon Ah Kee's first solo exhibtion in Sydney will be open until the 11th of March. This survey of his work is indicative of the breadth of his artistic pracitce. Read more:
GORDON BENNETT, IAN BURN, JUDY WATSON, SANDRA SELIG, LUKE ROBERTS, TIM JOHNSON, VERNON AH KEE, EUGENE CARCHESIO & STUART RINGHOLT: GOMA TURNS 10 & SUGAR SPIN
The work of Gordon Bennett, Ian Burn, Eugene Carchesio, Luke Roberts, Tim Johnson, Vernon Ah Kee, Sandra Selig and Stuart Ringholt features as part of 'Sugar Spin', a large-scale and ambitious exhibition featuring work from the QAGOMA collection and new commissions, such as Judy Watson's 'tow row' 2016. The exhibition is situated at the Gallery of Modern Art and is part of the Gallery's tenth birthday celebrations 'GOMA Turns 10'.
VERNON AH KEE: NOT AN ANIMAL OR A PLANT, NATIONAL ART SCHOOL
The National Art School in Sydney has announced a survey exhibition of the work of Vernon Ah Kee, as part of the 2017 Sydney Festival. Covering all periods of Ah Kee's significant career to date, the exhibition is entitled 'not an animal or a plant' and will run from 1 January to 11 March 2017. 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum which recognised and included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the national census.
John Citizen, Vernon Ah Kee, Louise Hearman and Eugene Carchesio: SHUT UP AND PAINT, NGV
Works by John Citizen, Vernon Ah Kee, Louise Hearman and Eugene Carchesio held in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria are currently on display as part of the exhibition 'Shut Up and Paint'. In dialogue with the NGVs major exhibition of David Hockney's practice, 'Shut Up and Paint' showcases the work of over fifty international and Australian artists from the permanent collection, highlighting key innovations that have contributed to the development of contemporary painting.
Vernon Ah Kee - On the Origin of Art, MONA Hobart
Vernon Ah Kee's work will be shown later this year as part of the Museum of Old and New Art's upcoming show 'On the Origin of Art'. This show spans artworks made across three centuries and is curated by "four bio-cultural scientist-philosophers", Steven Pinker, Geoffrey Miller, Brian Boyd and Mark Changizi. The exhibition opens 5 November 2016. Read more.
VERNON AH KEE & RICHARD BELL: OVER THE FENCE, UQ ART MUSEUM
Vernon Ah Kee and Richard Bell feature as part of 'Over the Fence: Contemporary Indigenous photography from the Corrigan Collection' at the University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane. The exhibition includes the work of a selection of Indigenous Australian artists working in the photographic medium, drawn from the collection of Patrick Corrigan AM. The exhibition runs until 30 October 2016.
VERNON AH KEE: 'ENDLESS CIRCULATION', TARRAWARRA BIENNIAL 2016
Vernon Ah Kee features as part of the 2016 TarraWarra Biennial, presenting recent text work as part of the Biennial's curatorial concept 'Endless Circulation'. Exploring continuity, the 2016 Biennial is a collaborative show between TarraWarra Museum of Art and Melbourne-based art journal Discipline. The exhibition runs from 19 August to 6 November. Read more.
VERNON AH KEE: COURTYARD COMMISSION, INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART
Vernon Ah Kee will present the inaugural Institute of Modern Art Courtyard Commission from 30 July in the IMA's Berwick Street entry courtyard. Building on Ah Kee's ongoing use of text and language in his art, he will present a monumental text-based work informed by the direct effect of propaganda posters and advertising imagery, whilst creating abstract shapes through a play with kerning and positioning.
Tate-MCA Acquisition of Gordon Bennett, Judy Watson and Vernon Ah Kee
Gordon Bennett & Vernon Ah Kee: Black, White and Restive, Newcastle Art Gallery
BONITA ELY, GORDON HOOKEY AND TOM NICHOLSON: FRONTIER IMAGINARIES, IMA and QUT Art Museum
Bontia Ely, Gordon Hookey and Tom Nicholson feature as part of the exhibition Frontier Imaginaries, curated by Vivian Ziherl. Frontier Imaginaries will be showcased in two parts across two sites: 'No Longer at Ease; at the Institute of Modern Art and 'The Life of Lines' at QUT Art Museum. Opening events begin Saturday 14 May 3.30pm at QUT Art Museum and conclude 8pm at the IMA. For further information click here.
With Secrecy and Despatch - Judy Watson, Dale Harding, Gordon Bennett and Vernon Ah Kee
The unacknowledged histories of frontier violence and genocide are explored in a major new international exhibition at the Campbelltown Arts Centre. With a focus on the deterioration of relations between British settlers and indigenous peoples, this exhibition traces the beginning of a long and bloody history which begins with Governor Macquarie, April 17, 1816.
JUDY WATSON & VERNON AH KEE, Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia, Harvard Art Museums, MA
Work by Judy Watson and Vernon Ah Kee features in the upcoming exhibition 'Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia' at Harvard Art Museums, MA. The Exhibition includes over seventy works from both public and private collections. Most works have never been seen outside Australia. As part of the opening events Vernon Ah Kee will be in conversation with Curator Stephen Gilchrist 6-7 pm, 4 February 2016.
Gordon Bennett & Vernon Ah Kee: Brutal Truths
Major work by Gordon Bennett and a selection of significant recent works by Vernon Ah Kee are currently on display at Griffith Univeristy Art Gallery, South Bank as part of the exhibition 'Brutal Truths'. The exhibition runs until 9 April 2016, for further details please read more.
VERNON AH KEE, JUDY WATSON, RICHARD BELL & EMORY DOUGLAS: WHEN SILENCE FALLS, AGNSW
Works by Vernon Ah Kee, Judy Watson, Richard Bell and Emory Douglas will be on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales as part of the upcoming exhibition 'When Silence Falls'. Opening 1 December 2015 the exhibition will run until 1 May 2016. For further details about the show please read more.
VERNON AH KEE & JUDY WATSON: SALTWATER COUNTRY, CAIRNS REGIONAL GALLERY
The group exhibition Saltwater Country opens today at Cairns Regional Gallery and will run until 29 November 2015. The exhibition features work by Vernon Ah Kee and Judy Watson. Read more.
VERNON AH KEE: 2015 INAUGURAL ABORIGINAL ART SYMPOSIUM, GRAFTON REGIONAL GALLERY
Vernon Ah Kee will be taking part in the 2015 inaugural Aboriginal Art Symposium at Grafton Regional Gallery. The symposium will run from the 17-18 October 2015. For further details please read more.
VERNON AH KEE: ABC RADIO NATIONAL 'BOOKS AND ARTS' ISTANBUL BIENNIAL
Vernon Ah Kee, the current Istanbul Biennial and Ah Kee's work brutalities 2015 are discussed at length as part of this week's Books and Arts show on ABC Radio National. The theme of this year's Istanbul Biennial is Saltwater, A Theory of Thought Forms and its curator, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, as well as Will Stubbs, Djambawa Marawili and Ah Kee discuss the exhibition and its themes with Fiona Gruber as part of the episode.
VERNON AH KEE & JUDY WATSON: SALTWATER COUNTRY, GOLD COAST CITY GALLERY
New work by Vernon Ah Kee and Judy Watson is currently on display until 3 October at Gladstone Regional Art Gallery. The group exhibition Saltwater Country focuses on Indigenous artists' depiction and connection with the sea and water's edge. Read more.
VERNON AH KEE: ISTANBUL BIENNIAL
The Guardian's Adrian Searle reviews the 14th Istanbul Biennial curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and titled 'Saltwater: A Theory of Thought Forms'. Running until 1 November 2015, the exhibition features work by Vernon Ah Kee at the Istanbul Modern. To read the review click here.
VERNON AH KEE: ISTANBUL BIENNIAL
The 14th Istanbul Biennial curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and titled 'Saltwater: A Theory of Thought Forms' opens this week, running to November 2015. For the exhibition Vernon Ah Kee will present his major work Tall Man along with a number of new paintings. Ah Kee will also be participating in a number of events during opening week for further details please read more.
VERNON AH KEE & GORDON HOOKEY: OUT OF QUEENSLAND: NEW INDIGENOUS TEXTILES, CAIRNS REGIONAL GALLERY
Vernon Ah Kee and Gordon Hookey feature as part of Out of Queensland: New Indigenous Textiles at the Cairns Regional Gallery. Running from 17 July until 13 September 2015, the exhibition includes digital textile versions of major artworks by nine established and emerging Indigenous artists. Read more.
SAM CRANSTOUN, DALE HARDING, ROSS MANNING, MADELEINE KELLY & VERNON AH KEE: GOMA Q, QAGOMA, Brisbane
Sam Cranstoun, Dale Harding, Ross Manning, Madeleine Kelly and Vernon Ah Kee feature as part of GOMA Q: Contemporary Queensland Art opening 11 July at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition will showcase the work of 30 emerging, mid-career and senior Queensland visual artists and includes a series of panel discussions throughout the duration of the exhibtion.
VERNON AH KEE & RICHARD BELL: BLAKOUT, SYDNEY COLLEGE OF THE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Video works by Vernon Ah Kee and Richard Bell are included in a group exhibition at the Sydney College of the Arts entitled 'BLAKOUT'. 'BLAKOUT' highlights Indigenous artists in Australia utilising video as the medium to expand beyond the confines of the painting practices which have dominated the field of Indigenous contemporary art over the past thirty years. The exhibitions runs 14 May to 6 June. Read more.
VERNON AH KEE, RICHARD BELL, PETER KENNEDY & RAQUEL ORMELLA: SEE YOU AT THE BARRICADES, AGNSW, SYDNEY
The work of Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Peter Kennedy and Raquel Ormella features as part of the upcoming group exhibition 'See you at the barricades' at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Opening 30 May, the exhibition calls attention to a ‘dissident aesthetic’ emerging in contemporary art. Increasingly, artists are adapting images of 20th-century protest movements, using flags and banners, and re-enacting historical protests.
VERNON AH KEE: 15 ARTISTS, REDCLIFFE CITY ART GALLERY
Vernon Ah Kee has been selected as the winning entry in '15 Artists', an annual acquisitive prize at the Redcliffe City Art Gallery. Ah Kee won the prize with two works on paper from his Unwritten series. The works are on display until 6 December 2014. Read more
VERNON AH KEE: ISTANBUL BIENNIAL
Announced on 10 September, the 14th Istanbul Biennial is curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and titled 'Saltwater: A Theory of Thought Forms'. The city wide exhibition is also guided by a number of alliances with key individuals and participants, each bringing their own perspectives and talents. Vernon Ah Kee has been selected to participate in the exhibition from September to November 2015. Read more.
VERNON AH KEE & JUDY WATSON: SALTWATER COUNTRY, GOLD COAST CITY GALLERY
Vernon Ah Kee and Judy Watson present new work as part of Saltwater Country, a large-scale exhibition looking at Indigenous artists' depiction and connection with the sea and water's edge. Opening 19 July and running until 31 August at the Gold Coast City Gallery, the travelling exhibition will tour both nationally and internationally. Read more.
Vernon Ah Kee in 'Subject to Ruin' at Casula Powerhouse
Vernon Ah Kee's work is currently exhibited in 'Subject to Ruin' at Casula Powerhouse. The exhibition runs until 6 July.
http://www.casulapowerhouse.com/exhibitions/subject-to-ruin.aspx
VERNON AH KEE: WINNER OF THE REDLANDS KONICA MINOLTA ART PRIZE 2014
Vernon Ah Kee has been awarded the Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize 2014 for his work Lex Wotton 2013. The work is a portrait of Lex Wotton, Palm Island resident and activist who was involved in the civil unrest on the island in 2004. Read more via Blouin ArtInfo.
MY COUNTRY: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM BLACK AUSTRALIA
'My Country: Contemporary Art from Black Australia' opens tomorrow Friday 28 March at Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki. The exhibition presents over 100 works by over 40 artists, including Gordon Bennett, Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Judy Watson and Gordon Hookey. My Country showcases the breadth of recent work by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, and the connections the artists have with their land and nation. The exhibition runs until 20 July 2014.
VERNON AH KEE & GORDON HOOKEY: FOUR ROOMS, ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
'Four Rooms', a multi-sensory exhibition curated by Troy-Anthony Baylis opens today as part of the Adelaide Festival. The exhibition includes work by seven Indigenous artists, including Vernon Ah Kee who has collaborated with artists Tess Allas (NSW) and Charlie Schneider (USA) to create a video work Andy Warhol on Aboriginal Art. Gordon Hookey also features as part of the exhibition. Read more.
Vernon Ah Kee: Artspace's 21st Century Artist Conference
Vernon Ah Kee recently participated in the 21st Century Artist Conference at Artspace, Sydney.
Videos from these discussions can be viewed online, including the following with Ah Kee:
Roundtable 3 (Part 1): The social role of the artist (and is this important?)
THÉÂTRE DU MONDE: Judy Watson & Vernon Ah Kee
Judy Watson and Vernon Ah Kee will have works in the Museum of Old and New Art's exhbition Théâtre du Monde, travelling to La Maison Rouge in Paris. The exhibition runs from 18 October 2013 - 12 January 2014.
http://www.lamaisonrouge.org/spip.php?article1048
Favourite Works: Vernon Ah Kee & Richard Bell
Bruce McLean, curator of Indigenous art at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern art speaks about Vernon Ah Kee's triptych Neither Pride Nor Courage (2006), and Richard Bell's I Didn't Do It (2002).
Watch here: Vernon Ah Kee & Richard Bell
Australia: The Royal Academy of Arts, London
Tim Johnson, Judy Watson, Gordon Bennett, and Vernon Ah Kee are featured in the exhibition Australia at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. The exhibition runs 21 September - 8 December 2013.
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/australia
Voice and Reason Review
A review of the Queensland Art Gallery's exhibition Voice and Reason, which includes Richard Bell, Gordon Bennett, Vernon Ah Kee, Tim Johnson, and Luke Roberts.
Read it here: http://www.ravencontemporary.com.au/voice-and-reason-one-of-the-most-powerful-exhibitions-youre-likely-to-see-this-year/
Vernon Ah Kee: I Still Call Australia Home Lecture
Vernon Ah Kee joined curators Hetti Perkins and Bruce McLean on a panel discussion as a part of the opening weekend of the exhibition My Country, I Still Call Australia Home at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition includes Ah Kee's major video work Tall Man (2010).
Born To Concrete
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Hookey, Eugene Carchesio, Luke Roberts, Ian Burn, and Aleks Danko will be included in Born To Concrete at the University of Queensland Art Museum, 6 July - 6 October.
More information: http://www.vision6.com.au/download/files/31940/1966719/BTC%20email%20invite.jpg
Voice and Reason
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Judy Watson, and Luke Roberts are included in Voice and Reason at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition runs 18 May - November 2013.
More information: http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/current/voice_and_reason
My Country, I Still Call Australia Home
Gordon Bennett, Richard Bell, Judy Watson, Gordon Hookey, and Vernon Ah Kee will feature in My Country, I Still Call Australia Home at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition is the Gallery’s largest survey of contemporary art by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to date. The exhibitions runs 1 June to 7 October 2013.
More information: http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/coming_soon/my_country
PERIPHERAL VISIONS: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM AUSTRALIA — New York
Vernon Ah Kee and Dan McKewen are currently having their works shown in Peripheral Visions: Contemporary Art from Australia at Garis & Hahn Gallery in New York. The exhibition runs from May 8th – June 15th.
http://garisandhahn.com/portfolio/peripheral-visions-contemporary-art-from-australia/
Sakahàn: National Gallery of Canada
Vernon Ah Kee and Richard Bell are currently having their works shown in Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art, held at the National Gallery of Cananda from 17 May 2013 – 02 Sep 2013.
Sakahàn is one of the most ambitious contemporary art exhibitions undertaken by the NGA.
http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/exhibitions/upcoming/details/sakahan-international-indigenous-art-4463
Vernon Ah Kee: Shadowlife
Vernon Ah Kee will be featured in the exhibitoin Shadowlife, held at Bendigo Art Gallery. The exhibition runs 13 April - 28 July 2013.
More information: http://www.bendigoartgallery.com.au/Exhibitions/Forthcoming_Exhibitions/Shadowlife
Vernon Ah Kee and Richard Bell: Sakahàn: 1st International Quinquennial of New Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada.
Vernon Ah Kee and Richard Bell have both been selected as artist in Sakahàn: 1st International Quinquennial of New Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Ah Kee and Bell's work will stand amongst some of their most important global contemporaries including Jimmie Durham and Teresa Margolles.
Vernon Ah Kee: The Future's Not What It Used To Be
After the success of the group exhibition The Future's Not What It Used To Be, held at Chapter Gallery in Cardiff last year, Vernon Ah Kee's work will now tour with the show to the Newlyn Art Gallery & Exchange in Cornwall. The exhibition runs from 9th Februrary - 13th April 2013.
http://www.newlynartgallery.co.uk
Propositions: Milani Gallery Pop Up Show.
A pop up exhibition will open on Thursday 6th December from 6 - 8pm. Propositions will span over two warehouse spaces and will run from 6 - 11 December. The address is 78 Logan Rd Woolloongabba (100m down the road from Milani Gallery).
Part One: Eugene Carchesio, Ross Manning and Sandra Selig.
Part Two: Vernon Ah Kee, Khadim Ali, Richard Bell, Gordon Bennett, Ian Burn, Gordon Hookey, Peter Kennedy, Tom Nicholson, Raquel Ormella, Stuart Ringholt, Madonna Staunton, Judy Watson.
Making Change: Celebrating the 40 Years of Australia–China Diplomatic Relations
A number of artists feature in Making Change: Celebrating the 40 Years of Australia–China Diplomatic Relations, showing in Beijing and Sydney. The exhibition surveys recent work by artists who are change-makers in their perception and portrayal of modern Australia.
http://www.acp.org.au/international/events/2012_making_changes
Negotiating this world: Contemporary Australian Art
A number of artists are featured in Negotiating this world: Contemporary Australian Art at the National Gallery of Victoria. The exhibition runs 28 September 2012 - 25 February 2013.
The accompanying catalogue: 101 Contemporary Australian Artists features the work of Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Vivienne Binns, Eugene Carchesio, Jon Cattapan, Aleks Danko, Bonita Ely, Tim Johnson, Peter Kennedy, Tom Nicholson, Rosslynd Piggott, and Gareth Sansom.
TRANSFORMING TINDALE ON THE ABC
The ABC has produced a segment on the Transforming Tindale exhibition featuring Vernon Ah Kee.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-09/images-reflect-mission-studies/436...
ARTFORUM REVIEWS EVERYTHING FALLS APART, PART 2
Artforum review's Everything Falls Apart, Part II, an exhibition at ArtSpace, Sydney in which Vernon Ah Kee's work Tall Man appears.
http://artforum.com/archive/id=33664
VERNON AH KEE WINS 2012 DEADLYS AWARD
Vernon Ah Kee has been announced Visual Artist Of The Year at the 18th Annual Deadlys Award 2012 - the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards.
http://www.vibe.com.au/newsite/news/visual-artist-of-the-year/attachment...
VERNON AH KEE IN THE FUTURE’S NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE, CHAPTER, CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM
This exhibition, showcasing the works of 10 International artists, explores concepts of the past, present and future, 21 September to 4 November 2012.
http://www.chapter.org/27876.html
VERNON AH KEE IN TRANSFORMING TINDALE, STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE
Vernon Ah Kee’s portraiture draws on photographs of his family from the 1938 Tindale anthropological expedition collection. Transforming Tindale presents 3 major triptychs by Ah Kee alongside the Tindale Genealogical Collection, 6 September to 9 December 2012.
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/calevents/general/exhibitions/transforming-tindale
Richard Bell and Vernon Ah Kee: Aboriginal Art - It's A White Thing Forum
To launch the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Richard Bell and Vernon Ah Kee are part of a forum discussion at the Sydney Opera House entitled Aboriginal Art: It's A White Thing. Richard and Vernon join in conversation about art, politics and racism by two leading critics who have written extensively about Aboriginal art, Ian McLean and Rex Butler.
Follow the link to watch the conversation.
VERNON AH KEE IN EVERYTHING FALLS APART, PART II AT ARTSPACE, SYDNEY
Vernon Ah Kee's work Tall Man is included in the exhibition 'Everything Falls Apart, Part II' at Artspace, Sydney. This group show presents works by International and Australian artists that scrutinise the collapse of political and ideological systems.
http://www.artspace.org.au/gallery_project.php?i=167
VERNON AH KEE INTERVIEW ON MONA BLOG
An interview with Vernon Ah Kee on the MONA blog presents a greater insight into the artist's work in the exhibition Theatre of the World.
http://monablog.net/2012/08/08/interview-with-vernon-ah-kee/
Vernon Ah Kee and Judy Watson: Theatre of the World @ MONA, Tasmania
Vernon Ah Kee and Judy Watson's works are both featured in the current exhibtion Theatre of the World at the Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania. Theatre of the World engages, and rejects, the widely held notion that ancient and contemporary works of art are inherently different, and that we must burden the past with the weight of history.
For more information: http://mona.net.au/media/27818/totw_dl.pdf
Theatre of the World: 23 June 2012 - 8 April 2013, The Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania.
Volume One: MCA Collection
Currently showing at the MCA, Volume One: MCA Collection reflects upon the breadth of Australian contemporary art over the past 20 years and includes work by Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Gordon Bennett, Ian Burn, Aleks Danko, Bonita Ely, Lousie Hearman, Tim Johnson, Gareth Sansom and Gemma Smith. For more information: http://www.mca.com.au/mca-collection/volume-one-mca-collection/
Vernon Ah Kee, Luke Roberts, Kate Beynon: Finalists in the Archibald Prize 2012
Vernon Ah Kee's portrait of Lex Wotton, Luke Roberts' portrait of Richard Bell, and Kate Beynon's portrait of Lindy Lee are finalists in this year's Archibald prize.
Archibald Prize 2012: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 31 March - 3 June 2012.
For more information: http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2012/
VERNON AH KEE: Shadowlife @ Bangkok Arts & Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Work by Vernon Ah Kee is currently on display as part of Shadowlife, a touring exhibition facilitated by Asialink. The exhibition will showcase works by nine internationally renowned contemporary Australian Aboriginal artists (and one non-Indigenous collaborator) engaged in photo-based practices.
Shadowlife: Bangkok Arts & Cultural Centre, Bangkok, 1 March – 29 April 2012.
VERNON AH KEE AT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Vernon Ah Kee will exhibit a body of new drawings and text works at the Kluge Ruhe Gallery, University of Virginia, USA. The exhibition opens January 19, 2012.
Ten Years of Contemporary Australian Art: The James C. Sourris AM Collection
A number of artists represented by Milani Gallery will be included in an upcoming exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.
Ten Years of Contemporary Art features highlights from the collection of James C. Sourris AM.
For more information: http://qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/coming_soon/ten_years_of_contemporary_art_the_james_c_sourris_am_collection
Vernon Ah Kee: Tall Man at Gertrude Contemporary
Presented in partnership with Melbourne Festival, Vernon Ah Kee's Tall Man will be exhibited at Gertrude Contemporary. This powerful 4-channel work is of crucial importance to Australia. Tall Man tells the story of the 2004 Palm Island riots that occurred in response to the death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee, who was the 147th Aboriginal person to die in custody since 1990.
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell & Gordon Hookey @ Kick Arts
Works by Gordon Hookey, Richard Bell and Vernon Ah Kee will feature in an upcoming exhibition at Kick Arts, Cairns. The artists will be exhibiting new work as part of ProppaNow's group exhibition, The Black See. In addition to the exhibition, an installation of large paintings by Gordon Hookey entiitled The Deadly See Scrolls will also be in display at Kick Arts. The Black See, 19 August - 5 November 2011, Kick Arts Contemporary Arts, Cairns. For more information: http://kickarts.org.au/exhibitions/current/147/
VERNON AH KEE: COUNTING COUP
Vernon Ah Kee's artwork is set to feature in Counting Coup at the Museum of Contemporary Native Art, New Mexico. Counting Coup considers the maker’s mark as a means of action and recognition through the guise of an exhibition of contemporary constructions that considers honoring, naming and claiming past accomplishments and victories. By keeping score, we are able to identify, witness and memorialize the greater narrative of our presence as a coup to who and where Native peoples are today.
Evolving Identities : Contemporary Indigenous Art
An exhibition of Indigenous art currently on display at the John Curtain Gallery, Perth, features work by Vernon Ah Kee. Drawn from the collections of Murdoch University and John Curtain University, Evolving Identities : Contemporary Indigenous Art features works artworksthat not only explore identity, and their ongoing connection to country, but also those who recognise the influence of others as role models. Evolving Identities : Contemporary Indigenous Art, John Curtain Gallery, Perth, 13 May - 6 July. http://johncurtingallery.curtin.edu.au/exhibitions/current.cfm
Vernon Ah Kee: Tall Man
Vernon Ah Kee's Tall Man is being exhibited at The Australian Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide from 23 February - 26 March 2011. The four-channel video installation is being shown in association with the Adelaide Film Festival.
Vernon Ah Kee & Raquel Ormella: Erased
Works by Vernon Ah Kee and Raquel Ormella feature in an exhibition of contemporary Australian drawing, to open shortly at the National Art School, Sydney. Curated by Natasha Bullock, and organised by Art Gallery of New South Wales and Asia Link, Erased: Contemporary Australian Drawing has already toured venues in Asia through 2009 and 2010. The presentation at the National Art School will also feature 4 new works on canvas by Vernon Ah Kee. Erased: Contemporary Australian Drawing, National Art School, Sydney, 23 February - 6 March, 2011.
NEW 2010: UQ Art Museum
Works by Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Louise Hearman, Luke Roberts and Madonna Staunton will be on display as part of NEW 2010, an upcoming exhibition of recent acquisitions at the University of Queensland Art Museum. University of Queensland Art Museum, St Lucia, 11 December 2010 - 20 February 2011.http://www.artmuseum.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=141601
Multiplicities @ University of Queensland Art Museum
Self portraits by Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett and Luke Roberts feature in an exhibition currently on display at the University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane. Curated by Samantha Littley, Multiplicites: Self portraits from the collection, examines how contemporary artists have reinvigorated and expanded the traditional genre of self portraiture. University of Queensland Art Museum, 25 November 2010 - 16 January 2011.http://www.artmuseum.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=120216
Vernon Ah Kee exhibition at City Gallery
An exhibition of recent works by Vernon Ah Kee will displayed alongside roundabout at the City Gallery, Wellington. This will be Ah Kee's first exhibition in New Zealand, and will encompass text based work, drawings, objects and video. Vernon Ah Kee, Deane Gallery, City Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand, 25 September - 14 November, 2010.http://www.citygallery.org.nz/questioning-australia-s-past-and-present-vernon-ah-kee/
Roundabout at City Gallery, Wellington
Works by Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Eugene Carchesio Tim Johnson, Raquel Ormella and Judy Watson feature in an upcoming exhibition at the City Gallery, Wellington. roundabout will showcase major new works by 108 artists, both established and emerging, from around the world. roundabout, City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand, 25 September 2010 - 16 January 2011. http://www.citygallery.org.nz/roundabout/
Jus' Drawn
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell and Gordon Hookey are exhibiting drawings as part of Jus' Drawn at the Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne until 12 September. Jus' Drawn considers the drawing practice of the Brisbane based Indigenous artists' collective ProppaNow. Images of the exhibition can be viewed on this website: http://www.milanigallery.com.au/exhibit/jus-drawn
Basil Sellers Art Prize
Vernon Ah Kee and Gareth Sansom are finalists in the 2010 Basil Sellers Art Prize. The biennial, invitational only prize of $100 000 is awarded to single artwork selected from an exhibition of finalists' work, held at the Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, The Basil Sellers Art Prize recognises artists whose work engages with the many themes within sport, past an present, to contribute to critical reflection on all forms of sport and sporting culture within Australia. Basil Sellers Art Prize.
Not a Willing Participant on ABC 1
A documentary on the work of Vernon Ah Kee will screen on ABC 1 this Sunday at 4:30 pm. Directed by Alex Barnes, Not A Willing Participant documents Vernon's participation in the 2009 Venice Biennale. The documentary is also available to watch now on the ABC iview website:http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/search/not a willing participant
Vernon Ah Kee at Campbelltown Arts Centre: Once Removed
Once Removed is an exhibition that refers to aspects of place and the predicament of displacement. This exhibition was curated by Felicity Fenner, and was commissioned for the 2009 Venice Biennale, the world's premier art event. Will be showing 29 May through 8 August, 2010. More information can be found here: http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iNavCatID=491&iSubCatID=3467
100 Years: Highlights from the University of Queensland Art Collection April 16 - July 4
Historic and contemporary artworks will be juxtaposed in an exhibition that highlights the depth of collecting at UQ. Many artists are on display through July 4, including Ian Burn, Luke Roberts, Richard Bell, Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Sandra Selig, Eugene Carchesio, Judy Watson, Tim Johnson, Madonna Staunton and many more. Read more here: http://www.uq.edu.au/centenary/100-years-100-artworks
PROPPANOW AT THE ADELAIDE BIENNALE
Richard Bell, Gordon Hookey and Vernon Ah Kee will exhibit in Putsch at Tandanya. This will be the first ProppaNow exhibition outside Queensland.
"notawillingparticipant" Screening @ IMA
Thursday 11 February at 6:00pm-8:30pm at the IMA, there will be several screenings of notawillingparticipant, a 27 min. documentary on Brisbane artist Vernon Ah Kee, directed by Alex Barnes.
Venice Biennale
Vernon Ah Kee is representing Australia at this year's Venice Biennale, as part of the group exhibition Once Removed. Curated by Felicity Fenner, the works selected for Once Removed address themes of displacement, environmental concerns and Indigenous issues.
Terra Nullius
An exhibition of contemporary Australian art at HALLE 14 in Leipzig, Germany features works by Richard Bell, Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Hookey, Mike Parr & Judy Watson. Terra Nullius, curated by Frank Motz and Deborah Kelly, HALLE 14, Leipzig, Germany, 1 May - 26 July, 2009.http://www.halle14.org/ausstellungen.html
Avoiding myth and message: Australian artists and the literary world
Works by Vernon Ah Kee & Sandra Selig are being exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art as part of Avoiding myth & message: Australian artists & the literary world. Curated by Glenn Barkley, this exhibition will features artists whose works have been informed by literature.