COLOUR ON THE CONCRETE - UTS Gallery, Lvl 4, 702 Harris St, Ultimo - 26 May to 26 June 2015

"Colour on the Concrete explores different approaches and uses of colour and abstraction within the UTS Art Collection linking art, design and architecture from the late 1960's to contemporary art practice" from the catalogue by Janet Ollevue, May 2015.

Janet Ollevue curated an exhibition combining existing works from the collection with invited contemporary artists.  A number of works were displayed in the UTS Gallery alongside the plates from a first edition of Josef Albers' Interaction of Colour, while a self-guided art walk around the Campus presented the diverse UTS collection.

CLICK HERE for the link to the UTS exhibition posting providing the full catalogue and images of many of the works from the collection.

I created a CUBE COLUMN where the form was built around an existing concrete column within the gallery space.

 Click HERE and HERE for a couple of videos of the column.

   

CORNER SUITE - Factory 49, 49 Shepherd St, Marrickville - April 2015

I exhibited a strange little thing that I called “CORNER SUITE” in the Office Project Space at Factory 49.  It consisted of crocheted cubes tied together and strung up in the corner...

"Corner Suite", yarn & foam, 110cm x 50cm x 50cm approx.

CARREMENT 2 - Espace Christiane Peugeot, 62 Avenue de la Grande, Armee, Paris - 12th to 25th April, 2015

I was invited to be part of the "Carrement 2" exhibition held at the Christiane Peugeot Gallery in Paris.  Below is the invitation with the list of 28 artists involved.

"Carrement" translates roughly as "certainty".

Each artist was asked to submit 3 works of a small, medium and large size.  My works were Circle Square Constructions in cardboard, paper, acrylic and PVA.

paper, acrylic and PVA, 17cm x 17cm

cardboard, acrylic and PVA, 35cm x 35cm

cardboard, acrylic and PVA, 58cm x 58cm

Below are some installation shots 

EIGHT + ONE, The Shop Gallery,112 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, Sydney - 28 February to 20 March, 2015

Eight + One was a group show of 9 artists curated by Bill Seeto.  The artists involved were Lynne Barwick, Edwin Easydorchik, Nola Farman, Barbara Halnan, Sahar Hosseinabadi, Bette Mifsud, Cecilia White, Elke Wohlfahrt and myself.  The exhibition changed each week with 3 artists being showcased in the front space of the gallery each week, with the other 6 artists works showing in the back space.  CLICK ON THIS LINK to go to the exhibition blog and CLICK HERE for a review of the exhibition by Mark Roberts. 

I exhibited a crocheted cube work, a cardboard cube tower and some paintings.

FERAL 4 - Articulate project space, 497 Parramatta Rd, Leichhardt - January 30 to February 1, 2015

Feral 4 at Articulate project space was part 4 of a 5 part exhibition in which groups of work overlapped throughout each incarnation of the exhibition. It featured work by Dominic Byrne, Sue Callanan, Andrew Christie, Richard Dunn, Sarah Fitzgerald, Aude Fondard, Veronica Habib, Richard Kean, Kate Mackay, Melissa Maree, Christine Myerscough, Melissa Jane Palmer, Katya Petetskaya, Jannah Quill, Elizabeth Rankin, Kathryn Ryan, Ambrose Reisch, Helen L Sturgess, Helen M Sturgess and Mo Giddy, Yoshi Takahashi, Phaptawan Suwannakudt, Judith Torzillo and Jeff Wood.
I constructed a narrow 'screen' of multi-coloured crocheted cubes that hung from a ceiling rafter.
CLICK HERE for the link to the Articulate page about the show and HERE for a review by Lisa Sharp, and HERE FOR A VIDEO of the cubes.

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.

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

factory49@optusnet.com.au

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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

(www.stephenwickham.com     kult@stephenwickham.com)

Factory 49

Showroom:  49 Shepherd St. Marrickville 2204

Hours: Thursday to Saturday 1 – 6 pm

(+61)2 95729863

factory49@optusnet.com.au

http://factory49.blogspot.com