Change @ Monash University Museum of Art
Works by Kate Beynon, Ian Burn, Robert Hunter, Raquel Ormella, Gareth Sansom and Sandra Selig have been selected for the inaugural exhibition at the new Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne. Change explores the breadth and depth of the Monash University Collection, featuring works from the 1960s through to today. Change, Monash University Museum of Art, 27 October - 18 December, 2010. http://www.monash.edu.au/muma/exhibitions/change.html
Art + Soul on ABC 1
Richard Bell and Judy Watson feature in a new documentary series screening on ABC1. Written and presented by Hetti Perkins, curator of Indigenous art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art + Soul is a three part documentary series that considers the practice of a number of leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across the country. The series is accompanied by a major new publication from Melbourne University Press, as well as an exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Art + Soul, ABC1, Thursday, 8:30 pm.
Light from Light
Eugene Carchesio will present new work in Light from Light, an upcoming exhibition at the State Library of Queensland and the Shanghai Library, China. Multi Media Art Asia Pacific (MAAP) have commissioned 11 Australian and international artists to make 20 site specific works to be embedded within the collection and reading spaces across both libraries, providing a unique exhibition experience.
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/
Peter Burgess @ Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Peter Burgess will be exhibiting work as part of Mays: The May Lane Street Art Project at the Bathurst Regional Gallery next month. The exhibition, curated by Tugi Balog, features work created by artists at May Lane, St Peters, Sydney. The exhibition will tour nationally in 2011 and 2012.For more information: http://www.bathurstart.com.au/exhibitions/comingup/167-mays-the-may-lane...
Raquel Ormella: Aichi Triennale
Raquel Ormella has been selected to create and present a major new work in the inaugural Aichi Trienniale in Nagoya, Japan. Ormella is exhibiting a new video work at the Nagoya City Art Museum that considers the relationship between humans and wild birds in Japanese cities. Aichi Triennale, Nagoya City Art Museum, 8 August - 31 October, 2010. http://aichitriennale.jp/en/artists/contemporary-arts/raquel-ormella.html
Art & Australia
Bonita Ely and Raquel's Ormella's work is discussed in two essays published in the latest Art & Australia magazine. In 'Bonita Ely's art of ecology', Nicholas Croggan considers Ely's ongoing interest in environmental concerns, while Bec Dean writes about several recent projects by Raquel Ormella in 'Raquel Ormella and Andrea Bowers: Life in the balance'. Art & Australia, volume 48, number 1, 2010.
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
(to) give time to time
Works by Eugene Carchesio, Damiano Bertoli, Bonita Ely, Raquel Ormella and Sandra Selig are included in the upcoming exhibition (to) give time to time, organised by the Australian Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide. (to) give time to time will consider ephemeral art practices, both past and present, in Australian art. The project and accompanying symposium will be staged across various sites in Adelaide and Mildura in August and September. For more information: http://aeaf.org.au/exhibitions/10_tgttt.html