SPRING1883 Art Fair

I’m delighted to be showing some new paintings with MARS Gallery and Olsen Gallery this week at SPRING1883 Art Fair.

SPRING1883 Art Fair will run from 9–12 August at the Windsor Hotel, Melbourne. Tickets available here.

To view the catalogue, please email andy@marsgallery.com.au

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Formalising a longstanding friendship between dealers and galleries, MARS Gallery and OLSEN Gallery will present Subverting the Gaze in collaboration at Spring 1883 Art Fair, 2023.

Subverting the Gaze seeks to redress long histories of male domination in the overlapping spaces of painting, printmaking, and photography. The project riffs on MARS Gallery’s recent presentation of A Female Gaze and now invites women and gender diverse artists to respond to the kinds of themes previously reserved for the privileged patriarch. Today unencumbered and entirely disinterested in maintaining the status quo, the featured artists share radically new ideas around representation in their preferred mediums.

Allie Webb, Dani McKenzie, Djibigula Djayhgurrnga, Eliza Gosse, Emily Galicek, Harrie McKay, Jacqui Stockdale, Kate Lewis, Lucy Roleff, Patsy Manganala, and Scotty So will exhibit brand new series of works that individually measure no more than 26 x 34 cm. These will be wrapped immediately on acquisition and slid into a limited-edition tote bag for collection.

Hydrangea, Candle and Rubber Band, Oil on linen, 32 x 25 cm

A.M.E. Bale Art Prize - Finalist

I’m very pleased to be a finalist for the A.M.E Bale Art Prize

The exhibition of finalists is open at Glen Eira City Council Gallery from 25 Nov – 18 Dec.

‘Alice Marian Ellen Bale (1875-1955) was known as one of Australia’s pre-eminent flower and still life painters of the early 20th century. She established the A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarship and Art Prize through her will to support Australian artists in perpetuity. The judging panel is comprised through the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc who provide expert assistance to the trustee – Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd – in judging the award, taking into consideration the implementation of both the spirit and letter of Miss Bale’s will.’

Greater Reward. Oil on linen, 63 x 73 cm

Dipping My Hand In - Solo Exhibition

I’m delighted to announce my forthcoming solo exhibition Dipping My Hand In at MARS Gallery in Windsor, Melbourne.

I’d love to see you at the opening celebration on Thursday March 31st from 5–7 pm. All are very welcome.

If you’d like to read more about the exhibition, or request to see a preview of the catalogue, you can do so here.

Deep Diving, Oil on linen. 43x53 cm.

Len Fox Painting Prize - Finalist

Some happy news to hear I’ve been selected as a finalist for the Len Fox Painting Prize.

The Len Fox Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865–1915)

The exhibition of finalists opens March 12 at Castlemaine Art Museum.

‘The Lineage of Painters (Fern, Earrings, Candle and Ros Psakis Print)’ Oil on board, 40x50cm.

NEAP Finalist - Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney

Thrilled indeed to be selected as a finalist for the National Emerging Art Prize. The exhibition of finalists is currently showing at Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney until 20 November.

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Late Morning. Oil on linen, 50x40cm

Such Abundance - Joint exhibition with Seth Searle

‘Such Abundance’ opens this weekend at Boom Gallery in Newtown, Victoria and will run til Oct 31. For those who can’t visit the gallery, you can view the catalogue of paintings here.

Artists Lucy Roleff and Seth Searle return to Boom Gallery with their second joint exhibition, ‘Such Abundance.’ This collection of new work is something of an expansion upon their 2019 show ‘It Will Always Be Like This.’ In this series, Roleff and Searle each respond to themes of limitation and plenty, and the exercising of control over one's personal domestic space. Fruit, shells, glassware and flowers either fill the frame or are laid out sparsely, creating a dialogue between tactility, excess and minimalism.

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Winner - Exploration Emerging Artist Award

Thrilled indeed to be selected as the winner of the 2021 Exploration Emerging Artist Award. I’ll be returning to Flinders Lane Gallery next year for a solo exhibition in the beloved Nicholas Building, which I’m very much looking forward to.

Congratulations to Melody Spangaro for winning the People’s Choice Award with her stunning, large scale charcoal drawings.

Mushrooms. Oil on linen, 20 x 25 cm.

Mushrooms.
Oil on linen, 20 x 25 cm.

Exploration 21 - Group Exhibition and Prize

I am one of eight artists who have been invited to exhibit with Flinders Lane Gallery for their annual group exhibition, Exploration - now in its 21st year.

There will also be a People’s Choice Award in addition to the main award, so if you’d like to vote for me all you have to do is send an email to - assistant@flg.com.au to cast your vote.

The exhibition will run from 13 July – 31 July at FLG in The Nicholas Building, Melbourne CBD.

Country Cabin. Oil on linen, 50 x 60 cm

Country Cabin. Oil on linen, 50 x 60 cm