Australia’s Monthly Briefing on Art
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Suja’s Daughters: Painted barkcloths by Ömie people from Papua New Guinea
The title of the exhibition refers to the Ömie creation story, which explains how Suja (the first Ömie woman and ‘mother of the world’) was instructed by Mina (the first Ömie man) to create the very first barkcloth.
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eX de Medici: Cold Blooded
eX de Medici seduces viewers with stunning technical virtuosity, yet on closer inspection, the work can shock and confront.
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Rue de Belleville
The exhibition title links the growth of the local artistic community of Chippendale, home to Galerie pompom, to Rue de Belleville – a young, artistic area in Paris that has created a hub of contemporary galleries.
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Robert Hollingworth: Schrödinger’s Cat
With these new paintings, Hollingworth metaphorically represents alternatives; the way we think or act is discretional – different possibilities and different ‘truths’ may co-exist.
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Burqas, Veils and Hoodies
This group exhibition looks at veiling, covering and identity. Veils have been used in the art world for centuries – both literally and metaphorically – to explore concepts of concealment, sanctuary, holiness, illusion, deception and more.
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Janet Parker-Smith: Little Wonders
Janet Parker-Smith explores the capacity of reinvention and transformation in natural environments, which also allows her to deal with questions of perception and imagination.
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Chris O’Doherty: Hallucinatory Anthropomorphism
Beneath the humour in O'Doherty's work lies an expression of deeply thoughtful insights and sympathies.
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Daniel von Sturmer
Daniel von Sturmer explores the nature of perception, particularly how context and framing affect the meaning and experience of an artwork.
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Deborah Halpern: Creatures from the Studio
‘Creatures from the Studio’ presents mosaic-clad sculptural forms of whimsical and exuberant sensibility combined with a masterful command of material.
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Daro Montag: Dialogues with Nature
A UK-based artist, Montag is interested in understanding, and bringing to light, the inherent creativity of natural phenomena.
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Suellen Symons: Time & Sensibility
Symons creates portraits with multiple personas, exposing the ‘self’ as the product of social and interior interaction.
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Wilma Tabacco: Gilt Edge
Wilma Tabacco works in the tradition of Italo-Byzantine painters, who used gold leaf extract when creating manuscript scrolls.
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