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February 2010

VIVIAN COOPER SMITH

SPACE B WORDLESS VIVIAN COOPER SMITH Wordless is a collection of images that examine a life without anchors, without precedents and without hope in eternity. It examines life in the… Continue reading

IN-HABIT

PROJECT ROOM IN-HABIT IN SITU COORDINATING ARTISTS: JUDE ANDERSON & EMILIE COLLYER ARTISTS INCLUDE: RACHAEL GUY, DAVID CHURCHILL, ANDY JACKSON, KATE HUNTER, BERNI M JANSSEN, SCOTT LYON, DANIEL ARMSTRONG, AMY… Continue reading

JOSEPH FLYNN

GALLERY 2 CULTURAL FRACTURES JOSEPH FLYNN Joseph is a self-taught artist working from the Blender Studios. Working in ink and pencil on paper, and oil on canvas his work is… Continue reading

JOHN PARKINSON

GALLERY 3 SCENIC WONDERS JOHN PARKINSON Pictures of the world. Made with computers. In this exhibition: Panoramic vistas. Gardens. Tourist Resorts. Rain. Waterfalls. Mountains.Tennis Courts and Natural Disasters. 1000 Milk… Continue reading

December 2009

OMFG!

GALLERY 1 OMFG! ADAM CRUICKSHANK – KOTOE ISHII – HIT & MISS – ROB McLEISH – SIMON PERICICH – DELL STEWART – EMILE ZILE OMFG! is foremost an investigation into… Continue reading

NICKI WYNNYCHUK

GALLERY 2 IN DEFENSE OF ONE OR MORE LOST CAUSE NICKI WYNNYCHUK Cinder blocks, bamboo, pieces of timber and plywood and other found objects, white paint and handmade ceramic bowls… Continue reading

NAT THOMAS AND CONCETTINA INSERRA

GALLERY 3 THE SAVIOURS NAT THOMAS AND CONCETTINA INSERRA Today, the Abbotsford Convent is a thriving Melbourne arts precinct, set in 6.8 hectares of garden and 11 historic buildings. Full… Continue reading

November 2009

SIMON MACEWAN

GALLERY 1 SPACE A + PROJECT ROOM IT’S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD SIMON MACEWAN Everybody is living on the rooftops and the giant monkey robot doesn’t want to… Continue reading

JESSICA HALL

Space B Uncertain Futures Jessica Hall Masks are a potent symbol of identity, and of covered identity. Masks are as relevant now as they have been in the past, from… Continue reading

ROHANI OSMAN KATIE JACOBS AND BRITTANY VEITCH

GALLERY 2 VENI VIDI VICI ROHANI OSMAN, KATIE JACOBS AND BRITTANY VEITCH These three artists use uniquely Australian native species to illustrate a traditional British dinner with a dark twist.… Continue reading