Exhibitions

Aerial Landscapes of Western Australia & Vaporwave Portraits by Wayne Waples

A series of photographs by Content Creator Wayne Waples. He will have on display Aerial Landscapes and his collection of Vaporwave Portraits. The images are to be sold by NFT (Non-fungible token) and physical prints available from www.WayneWaples.com ON SHOW: 10 - 17 June 2022 5 - 7pm Weekdays 12 - 3pm Saturdays Shopfront Gallery North Metro TAFE 149 Beaufort St, Northbridge   ...

Yakishime

4-22 July       Mon-Fri 11am-4.30pm This exhibition introduces yakishime ceramics, which developed in distinctive directions in Japan, as a part of Japanese traditional culture. It explores the history of yakishime, from its origins to the present, its use in tea wares and utensils for serving food, and its emergence as objets d'art. While the works exhibited include examples of innovative styles that go beyond the conventional concept of yakishime, this exhibition also introduces yakishime in the context of the tea ceremony and washoku, Japanese cuisine. It will offer visitors from other cultures, to whom these simple but profoundly tasteful ceramics may be unfamiliar, an excellent opportunity to experience a sensibility and aesthetic unique to Japan. Presented with The Japan Foundation, Sydney and Consulate-General of Japan, Perth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mboO0TzFOuk Download pdf of the Yakishime brochure: Yakishime Booklet ...

ONO

OPEN TUE - THU 24 - 26 MAY AUCTION FUNDRAISER  6-8.30PM 26 MAY The annual fundraising auction staged by the photography students is a chance to snap up high quality work at low brow prices. Donations of great images by colleagues, friends, lecturers, techs and students mean the buyer is likely to get a great piece at a great price while contributing to a great graduation event. ...

MMMerge

3 - 24 June; Mon-Fri 11am-4.30pm; Sat TBC For this particular exhibition - Marcia Espinosa, Marian Giles and Marina Kailis (all former NMTAFE Visual Art grads) - in addition to creating their own individual pieces, have sought to collaboratively explore and respond to each other’s work. The three artists have exploited the iterative qualities inherent in the ceramic process and intervened in each other’s work at various stages – from the unfired stage, through bisque fired work, to altering glazed work. This fluid ownership fosters non-attachment and non-preciousness has been liberat ing and fun for the artists. The results may surprise and even provoke....

LANDING

19 - 29 May; daily from 12 - 6pm Shopfront Gallery 149 Beaufort St Two artists fell into space – LANDING – a duo exhibition between Germany, Australia and Poland. Australian painter Simon Sieradzki and Polish-German mixed media artist Janne Steinhardt debut their collaboration in a duo show amongst their current artworks. Artistically their works embody questions like: What is rhythm in painting, what is rhythm in life, what rhythms do you follow, when the world’s rhythm changes and – how may rhythm enable safe landing?   ...

Philip Shadbolt’s – The Shadow & The Light

Shopfront Gallery, 149 Beaufort Street This exhibit is the showcase finale from his Artist in Residence program with North Metropolitan TAFE. On view will be a selection of his new and recent digital works on canvas and paper, curated by Ish Marrington. Displayed in gilded frames, his otherworldly avatars shimmer with light and luxuriate in vivid colours and celestial details. Created in the time of the pandemic, this new body of work aims to be a visual antidote in these challenging times. Emboldened with hope and love at the heart of everything, Shadbolt sets out to create his very own sensual utopia. ...

Island Welcome

30 April—21 May; Mon-Fri 11am-4.30pm; Sat 12-2.30pm Contemporary jewellers & artists make gestures of welcome in response to Australian immigration policy. We welcome Perth trained, Melbourne based Artist and Curator Belinda Newick who will speak about the works at 1pm Saturday 30 April followed by the launch at 2pm. We extend this invitation to you and encourage you to pass it to friends who have experienced relocation to Australia. Rsvp’s are greatly appreciated to Check the web at www.islandwelcome.com.au to preview amazing responses by 22 Artists from across Australia, to Belinda’s challenge to explore contemporary jewellery as a gesture of welcome, bringing attention to asylum seeker issues and borders. Curated by Belinda Newick, Island Welcome a nationally touring group exhibition exploring contemporary jewellery as a gesture of welcome seeks to bring attention to asylum seeker issues and to extend the dialogue beyond art and craft audiences via expressions of Australian values through craft practice. Artists: Jane Bowden, Liv Boyle, Michelle Cangiano, Jess Dare, Anna Davern, Laura Deakin, Bin Dixon Ward, Nicky Hepburn, Kath Inglis, Pennie Jagiello, Inari Kiuru, Manon van Kouswijk, Sim Luttin, Vicki Mason, Belinda Newick, Lauren Simeoni, Lucy Simpson, Melinda Young, Alice Whish, with the addition of  West Australians Melissa Cameron, Sarah Elson and Sharyn Egan. [caption id="attachment_5418" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Michelle Cangiano; photo by Fred Kroh 2017[/caption]...

Ideas into Form: painting, photography and textiles

14 to 27 March 2022 at Shopfront Gallery, 149 Beaufort St Ideas into Form: painting, photography and textiles Artists: Digby de Bruin, Lyn Mazzilli, Rosemary Wallace and Clayton Ward This exhibition is a collaboration by four artists engaged in the exploration of ideas drawn from the natural environment. [caption id="attachment_5401" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Clayton Ward - Möðrudalur 1155[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5402" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Lyn Mazzilli - Conversations[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5403" align="alignleft" width="771"] Digby de Bruin - Storm Over Tunturi[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5404" align="alignleft" width="834"] Rosemary Wallace - The Blue Moment, Lapland[/caption]...

About Time by Vicki Ames and David Carson

About Time by Vicki Ames and David Carson on view 25 March – 22 April, Mon – Fri 11am – 4.30pm; Sat 26 March 12-2.30pm (closed Sundays, Public Holidays and Sat 2, 9 and 16 April) Vicki and Dave have been working and exhibiting in Western Australia for the last 26 years and some would say that it’s about time they showed work together...

Through the Streets and Other Adventures by Annette Peterson

25 Feb – 19 March Award-winning artist Annette Peterson takes you on a journey through your local suburb and beyond as in a painting itself. Through the Streets & Other Adventures investigates the everyday suburban drive, as a painted version of the moving image from a passenger's point of view. There are over 280 paintings as part of the exhibition that make up four stop-motion films. Each film emulates a "Live" option from an Apple iOS smartphone, where individual paintings replace the digital film stills to create a painted rendition of reality. One of the series exhibited, Shotgun Through Scarborough, was the overall winner of the 2021 Stirling Art Award and was showcased in the 2021 Bunbury Biennale (WA). Through the Lights and Through the Streets were exhibited in the 2020 and 2021 City of Joondalup Invitation Art Award (WA) respectfully. Through the Trees was a finalist in the Inaugural 2021 Lethbridge Landscape Award (Qld) and a finalist in the 2021 LA Film Festival (USA). Each series offers a glimpse of the suburban drive in different weather conditions from full sun to post-rain, captured at various times of the day, set in real-time. Begin to notice everyday moments in your drive. Take the time to see. To be opened by Sandra Murray, Artist Director/Lead Curator, Sculpture at Bathers. [caption id="attachment_5393" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Annette Peterson -Through the Trees[/caption]...