Friday, September 26, 2014

SALON DES REALITES NOUVELLES 2014 - Parc Floral de Paris - September 2014

I sent a 3 panel painting for the 2014 Salon Realities Nouvelles exhibition - "Circle Square White, Colour, Black".
"Circle Square White, Colour, Black", oil on canvas, 3 panels, 120cm x 40cm
And here are some installation shots from the exhibition taken by Bogumila Strojna.



Thursday, June 26, 2014

PAPER@Factory 49 - Factory 49, 49 Shepherd St, Marrickville - 26 June to 5 July, 2014

PAPER@Factory 49 was a group show that I curated involving 7 artists using paper in various ways. The artists were Jonathan Christie, Barbara Halnan, Julia Kennedy-Bell, Liz Shreeve, Stephen Wickham, India Zegan and myself. CLICK HERE for a video of the show.

PAPER @ Factory 49
June 26 to July 5, 2014
 Image by Kate Mackay

Jonathan Christie
Barbara Halnan
Julia Kennedy-Bell
Kate Mackay
Liz Shreeve
Stephen Wickham
India Zegan

Factory 49
Showroom:  49 Shepherd St. Marrickville 2204
Hours: Thursday to Saturday 1 – 6 pm
(+61)2 95729863
Facebook:  Factory 49






Barbara Halnan
Kate Mackay
Julia Kennedy-Bell
Liz Shreeve
Liz Shreeve
Jonathan Christie
Julia Kennedy-Bell
Stephen Wickham
Stephen Wickham

India Zegan

PAPER @ Factory 49
List of Works (left to right)

Main Showroom
Barbara Halnan
Studies on paper 2011/12
1. Permutation (Continuo), Acrylic and silver powder on paper, 35cm X110 cm.
2. Study for Tricot, Acrylic and graphite powder on paper, 32cm x 95 cm.
3. Permutation (Perfect square & reversal) Acrylic and bronze powder on paper, 35cm x 85 cm.
4. Untitled, Acrylic and graphite/silver powder on paper, 35cm x 110 cm.
(bhalnan.blogspot.com.au)

Kate Mackay
100 Squares, acrylic on cardboard, 2014, 120cm x 120cm
(www.kate-mackay.blogspot.com           kate.mackay@optusnet.com.au)

Julia Kennedy-Bell
paperknot, 2014 dimensions variable, acrylic on papercard
(Juliakbell.net)

Liz Shreeve
Pod, 2013, Torn and curled paper on constructed paper form, 50cm x 40cm (circumference) cm approx., $1,500
Scatter, 2014, Watercolor on cut and folded paper, 130cm x 64cm x 3cm, NFS
(eashreeve@gmail.com                                0405 438 412)

Jonathon Christie
Nine Perturbations in Orange, 2014, Gouache on Paper, 40cm x 30cm each POA
(Jonathan Christie on Facebook Web site: http://bit.ly/1wpg4KR)

India Zegan
1. Museum of Fathers #49: Black Ice [#1], 2014, Pencil on archival Fabriano paper, 150x 70cm (variable)
2. Museum of Fathers #50: Black Ice [#2}, 2014, Pencil on archival Fabriano paper, 150x 63cm, (variable)
3. Museum of Fathers #51: Black Ice [#3], 2014, Pencil on archival Fabriano paper, 150x 71cm (variable)
4. Museum of Fathers #52: Black Ice [#4], 2014, Pencil on archival Fabriano paper, 150x 70cm (variable)
(museumoffathers.blogspot.com            india.zegan@gmail.com)

Office Project Space
Julia Kennedy-Bell
interknots, 2014, watercolor on paper, dimensions approximate 140cm x 35 cm
(Juliakbell.net)

Stephen Wickham
When love meets life. Larry 4 Kenzo, digital print, 60cm x 60 cm, $2000
Kenzo for Kazimir, digital print, 50cm x 50 cm, $2000


Factory 49
Showroom:  49 Shepherd St. Marrickville 2204
Hours: Thursday to Saturday 1 – 6 pm
(+61)2 95729863


Saturday, May 24, 2014

ECLECTIC - The Gallery at Bayside, Bayside Arts & Cultural Centre, cnr Carpenter & Wilson Sts, Brighton, Melbourne - 24 May to 29 June 2014

Eclectic was curated by Francesca Mataraga and included the work of myself, Francesca and Sarah Newall, and was held at the Gallery at BACC in Melbourne, an exhibition space run by the Bayside Council.
I created a site-specific wall of boxes that stretched across the back of the gallery space.
CLICK HERE for a video of the exhibition.
cube wall, eclectic, bayside gallery, melbourne, francesca mataraga, sarah newall, art, painting, sculpture, geometric abstraction, non objective, installation, kate mackay


Friday, April 18, 2014

ON THE GROUND, CONTEMPORARY PAINTING - Fire Station Gallery, Dubbo - April, 2014

Alex Wisser and Georgie Pollard curated an exhibition of artists in the Fire Station Gallery in Dubbo as a means of encouraging people outside of Sydney to consider collecting art.  I have been searching the Interwebs to try and find a list of all the participating artists, but haven't found one - so if anyone has one, please let me know...
I contributed 2 small paintings and 2 cardboard constructions.
blue circle painting, kate mackay, art, geometric abstraction, non objective, fire station gallery, dubbo
'Blue Circle Painting', oil on canvas, 30cm x 30cm, 2012
yellow circle painting, kate mackay, art, geometric abstraction, non objective, fire station gallery, dubbo
'Yellow Circle Painting', oil on canvas, 30cm x 30cm, 2012
circle square cardboard, painting, kate mackay, art, geometric abstraction, non objective, fire station gallery, dubbo
'Circle Square Cardboard', acrylic and PVA on cardboard, 34cm x 34cm, 2013

circle square cardboard, painting, kate mackay, art, geometric abstraction, non objective, fire station gallery, dubbo
'Circle Square Cardboard 2', acrylic and PVA on cardboard, 34cm x 34cm, 2013

Thursday, April 17, 2014

ROUND ABOUT - Factory 49, 49 Shepherd St, Marrickville - April 17 to April 26, 2014

I created the 'Round Cube Wall' for 'Round About' at Factory 49 in April 2014.  The work had a diameter of round about 4.5 metres and a height of round about 1.7 metres.

 CLICK HERE for the Room Sheet for the exhibition and HERE for a video


Round Cube Wall, Kate Mackay, Factory 49, art, sculpture, painting, geometric abstraction, non objective


Round Cube Wall, Kate Mackay, Factory 49, art, sculpture, painting, geometric abstraction, non objective


Round Cube Wall, Kate Mackay, Factory 49, art, sculpture, painting, geometric abstraction, non objective


Round Cube Wall, Kate Mackay, Factory 49, art, sculpture, painting, geometric abstraction, non objective


Round Cube Wall, Kate Mackay, Factory 49, art, sculpture, painting, geometric abstraction, non objective


Round Cube Wall, Kate Mackay, Factory 49, art, sculpture, painting, geometric abstraction, non objective

Thursday, March 20, 2014

DIRECTOR'S SHOW - Factory 49, 49 Shepherd St, Marrickville, 20 March to 29 March, 2014

The 2014 Director's Show at Factory 49 had the work of Pam Aitken, Marlene Sarroff and myself in the Office Project Space.  I exhibited a painting and a crocheted wall work.  The painting was 4 panels of acrylic on canvas board and the wall work was 16 cubes stuffed with foam and tied together.
circle square acrylic, kate mackay, painting, factory 49, geometric abstraction, non objective,
'Circle Square Acrylic', acrylic on canvas board, 40cm x 40cm, 4 panels, 2014
cubes fragments, directors show, kate mackay, painting, factory 49, geometric abstraction, non objective
'Cubes, Fragments', yarn and foam, 52cm x 52cm x 13cm, 2014
cubes fragments, directors show, circle square acrylic, kate mackay, painting, factory 49, geometric abstraction, non objective
'Cubes, Fragments', side view
circle installation, directors show, marlene sarroff, kate mackay, painting, factory 49, geometric abstraction, non objective
Installation - Marlene Sarroff (left), Kate Mackay (right)
 
installation, directors show, pam aitken, kate mackay, painting, factory 49, geometric abstraction, non objective
Installation -  Kate Mackay (left), Pam Aitken (right)

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

GRID LINE PATTERN: a serial approach - Gallery Lane Cove, 164 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove - 4 March to 29 March, 2014

Grid Line Pattern: a serial approach was curated by Felicity Martin and Laura Carey from Gallery Lane Cove and included work by myself, Wendy Kelly and Nadia Odlum.  The exhibition 'explores the work of three contemporary artists who impose a systematic or serial process which governs the production and appearance of their artworks' (exhibition catalogue).
I exhibited 2 sets of paintings and a floor to ceiling cube sculpture.  CLICK HERE FOR A VIDEO OF THE EXHIBITION.
'Cube Tower', acrylic on cardboard with yarn, 247cm x 90cm x 90cm
'Circle Square, Large', oil on canvas (4 pieces), 35cm x 35cm each
'Circle Square, White, Coloured, Black', oil on canvas, 40cm x 40cm each
'Circle Square, White', oil on canvas, 40cm x 40cm
'Circle Square, Coloured', oil on canvas, 40cm x 40cm
'Circle Square, Black', oil on canvas, 40cm x 40cm