DIRECTORS SHOW - Factory 49, 49 Shepherd St, Marrickville - 22 February-17 March, 2012

As directors of Factory 49, myself, Pam Aitken and Marlene Sarroff had a group show in the Factory 49 Office Space that we called the 'Directors Show'.  I exhibited a cardboard and paper work that was based on the circle square paintings that I had been doing.  It consisted of 25 pieces that when hung together recreated the random patterning of the square and circle painted stencil patterns.  

CLICK HERE to go to a copy of the exhibition catalogue.

'One & the Same: Paper', paper, cardboard and PVA, 25 pieces, 84cm x 84cm, 2012 

2011 BLACKTOWN CITY ART EXHIBITION - Blacktown Arts Centre, 78 Flushcombe Rd, Blacktown - 24 September-22 October 2011

I entered 'Flat Cube' into the 2011 Blacktown Art Award - here is a picture of it in the exhibition.

'Flat Cube', acrylic on cardboard with yarn, 80cm x 80cm, 2011

ONE & THE SAME - Factory 49, 49 Shepherd St, Marrickville - September 21-October 10, 2011

'One & the Same' was an exhibition of 15 paintings at Factory 49.  Each painting measured 101cm x 101cm  and they were hung as one continuous painting.  They were made up of 'Square' paintings, 'Circle' paintings and 'Circle Square' paintings.  The first of the works were painted in 2006 and the last in 2011.

CLICK HERE to see the catalogue for the show.

And CLICK HERE to see a 'Sixtoeight' video of the exhibition made by Fleur MacDonald

CLEAN - Index, 60 Hutchison St, St Peters - August 20-September 3, 2011

'Clean' was the second of two exhibitions - a response to the previous Index show, 'Crude'.  CLICK HERE to a link to the Index archive.

I exhibited 3 small paintings - 'Square Paintings, Yellow, Red & Blue' - clean and simple....

I can't seem to find an image of them - here is the image from the Index archive.

And here are some details from larger versions of the 'Square' paintings.

POSTE CONCRET - ParisCONCRET, 5 rue des Immeubles Industriels, Paris, France - 6 August 2011

'Poste Concret' was a fundraising exhibition for the gallery.  Each artist was invited to post a postcard work and all works were for sale for 50eu.  CLICK HERE for a link to the Paris Concret blog.  

I glued small multi-coloured squares of painted cardboard onto an existing postcard and sealed it with pva glue.

'post', cardboard, acrylic paint, pva glue, 11cm x 16cm, 2011

installation view by Marlene Sarroff

ANNUAL GROUP SHOW - Factory 49, 49 Shepherd St, Marrickville - 27 July-6 August 2011

The 'Annual Group Show' at Factory 49 was at the end of July.  I exhibited the 'Small Round Cube'.  CLICK HERE for a copy of the catalogue.

BOSTON ONLINE BIENNIAL - The Biennial Project - June 2011

The Mission Statement for the Biennial Project states - 'The Biennial Project is a collaborative project by artists Eric Hess, Anna Salmeron and our friends to explore the nature and understand the perception of biennial exhibits within the art world, and, in so doing, to develop a collective body of work that will be exhibited in as many biennial exhibits as possible especially the really cool ones.'

In 2011 they held the 'Inaugural Boston Online Biennial' and I got 2nd place.  CLICK HERE to see the work of all the artists chosen!

For a bit of extra fun I sent a press release to the local paper and they came to my studio and did a story - somehow they convinced me to put an artwork on my head....