Art Almanac is the essential guide to Australia's art galleries - a monthly magazine listing the exhibition schedules of over 550 art galleries throughout Australia, packaged in an easy-to-use format, supported by gallery maps, an artist index, and profiles of current art exhibitions. Melbourne art galleries and their February exhibition schedules are listed below, for listings of art galleries in other Australian states please use links above.
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ACGA Gallery
At Federation Square
(map ref 14-E) Atrium, Federation Square, cnr Flinders and Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9662-2209 fax 9662-2640. mail@acga.com.au www.acga.com.au Tues-Sun 10.00 to 5.00 (Thurs to 9.00). Contact gallery for exhibition info.
Adam Galleries
(map ref 14-C) 1st floor, 105 Queen Street (cnr Little Collins), Melbourne 3000. (03) 9642-8677. nstott@bigpond.com www.adamgalleries.com Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 11.00 to 4.00. Through Feb stockroom exhibition of paintings, drawings and graphics, European and Australian.
Alcaston Gallery
(map ref 11-G) 11 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 3065. (03) 9418-6444 fax 9418-6499. art@alcastongallery.com.au www.alcastongallery.com.au Director: Beverly Knight (member of ACGA). Tues-Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 11.00 to 5.00, or by appt. Approved to value Aboriginal paintings, ceramics, sculpture, textiles and artifacts for the Cultural Gifts Program. To Feb 6 SALLY GABORI in conjunction with Mornington Island Arts, QLD. Feb 9 to 27 PAULA PAUL, and ceramics by KAREN CHONG, both in conjunction with Mornington Island Art, QLD . March 2 to 20 LINDSAY HARRIS in conjunction with emerge Art Space, WA.
Alison Kelly Gallery
(map ref 17-L) 1 Albert Street, Richmond 3121. (03) 9428-9019, 0417-542-691. info@alisonkellygallery.com.au www.alisonkellygallery.com Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Alison Kelly is an approved valuer of Aboriginal paintings, sculptures and prints post-1970 for the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program. Through Feb works from the stockroom.
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE GALLERY
(map ref 14-Q) 51 Grey Street (PO Box 2042), St Kilda West 3182. 0413-103-911 fax (03) 9525-5064. director@afmelbourne.asn.au www.afmelbourne.asn.au Director: Patrice Pauc Feb 9 to March 5 Jumbi's Gendook Brother in law canoe by artists from the East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Corporation (EGAAC).
Amelie Camille Gallery & Studio
(map ref 9-K) 250 Johnston Street, Abbotsford 3067. (03) 9078-2625. ameliecamille@gmail.com Director: Emily Breninger. By appt through Feb.
Anita Traverso Gallery
(map ref 17-L) 7 Albert Street, Richmond 3121. (03) 9428-7557, 0408-334-034. art@anitatraversogallery.com.au www.anitatraversogallery.com.au Director: Anita Traverso. Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00 and by appt. Feb 3 to 27 Amalgamation new drawings and mixed-media series by TANMAYA.
Anna Pappas Gallery
Formerly Über Gallery
(map ref 12-T) 2-4 Carlton Street, Prahran 3181. (03) 8598-9915 fax 8598-9914. info@annapappasgallery.com www.annapappasgallery.com Director: Anna Pappas (member of ACGA). Tues-Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 12.00 to 6.00. Feb 4 to 27 In Order Out – ANGELA DUFTY, MICHAEL GEORGETTI, RY HASKINGS, DYLAN MARTORELL & CHACO KATO, GRANT STEVENS and INVERTED TOPOLOGY.
Anna Schwartz Gallery
(map ref 14-E) 185 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9654-6131. mail@annaschwartzgallery.com www.annaschwartzgallery.com Director: Anna Schwartz (member of ACGA). Tues-Fri 12.00 to 6.00, Sat 1.00 to 5.00, groups by appt. Feb 3 to April 10 LIDA ABDUL. March 4 to 7 The Armory Show, New York – SHAUN GLADWELL, ANTONY GORMLEY, JOSEPH KOSUTH, CALLUM MORTON, YINKA SHONIBARE (MBE) and DANIEL VON STURMER.
ARANDA ABORIGINAL ART
(map ref 13-X) 1185 High Street, Armadale 3143. (03) 9822-2400 fax 9822-2411. anne@arandaart.com www.arandaart.com Wed-Sat 10.00 to 5.00, or by appt. To Feb 24 Group Show. computer.
ARC One Gallery
(map ref 14-F) 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9650-0589. mail@arc1gallery.com www.arc1gallery.com Tues-Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 2 to 27 Spill – JULIA GORMAN, ROBBIE ROWLANDS and ROBERT OWEN.
ARS Upstairs at The Napier Hotel
(map ref 10-H) 210 Napier Street, Fitzroy 3065. upstairsatthenapierhotel@yahoo.com.au Wed-Thurs 4.00 to 8.00, Fri 1.00 to 8.00, Sat-Sun 1.00 to 5.00. Feb 4 to 25 (opening Thurs Feb 4, 6-8pm) Gallery 1: photography by MICHAEL MADIGAN and ANDY DRACOULIS. Gallery 2 and Projection Room: painting by COLIN BREARLEY. Now taking submissions for 2010 and 2011.
Art at St Francis
Contemporary Art
(map ref 13-C) 326 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000. bwremmen@bigpond.net.au Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00 or by appt. Feb 2 to March 4 Interconnections photographs by WERNER THEINERT.
The Art of Life Australia P/L
(map ref 4-L) 21 Heatherdale Road, Ringwood 3134. (03) 9874-3988. Director: Dean Newitt. Free entry. Tues-Sat 10.00 to 6.00, Sun 1.00 to 3.00. Emerging Australian artists. Originals and limited editions.
Arts Project Australia
(map ref 3-E) 24 High Street, Northcote 3070. (03) 9482-4484 fax 9482-1852. info@artsproject.org.au www.artsproject.org.au Free entry. Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 1.00. Feb 4 to March 13 (opening Wed Feb 3, 6-8pm) STEVEN AJZENBERG solo show. Also, Best in Show group show which explores ideas of what is the best and ‘on show’ will be investigated and celebrated – KEIREN CARROLL, BRENDAN SLEE, ALANNA DODD and others. Gallery talk Sat March 6, 12.30-1. Curated by Christina Hayes. Stockroom viewing by appt.
Artward Bound
Sale and installation of art hanging systems
(03) 9372-5700, 0418-545-834. www.artwardbound.com.au.
Australian Centre For
Contemporary Art (ACCA)
(map ref 17-D) 111 Sturt Street, Southbank 3006. (03) 9697-9999 fax 9686-8830. info@accaonline.org.au www.accaonline.org.au Free entry. Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun and public hols 11.00 to 6.00, Mon by appt. To Feb 28 major new commissioned projection by leading New York artist JENNY HOLZER, Projections recent paintings and LED installations highlighting Holzer’s celebrated practice which began in the 1970s with the text series Truisms. Holzer projects philosophies about the human condition on buildings, mountains and rivers in Europe and North and South America.
Australian Centre For
The Moving Image (ACMI)
(map ref 14-E) Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 8663-2200. info@acmi.net.au www.acmi.net.au Free entry. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun and public hols 10.00 to 6.00. Thurs Feb 4 and Sun Feb 7 ACMI Cinemas: The Time That Remains an immaculately styled semi-autobiographical tale from acclaimed director ELIA SULEIMAN. Thurs Feb 11 and Sun Feb 14 ACMI Cinemas: Dillinger is Dead Marco Ferreri’s masterpiece is at once absurd, shocking and ripe for rediscovery. To Feb 14 Gallery 2: Best of the Independent Games Festival 2009 play brilliant new games for free. Dubbed the ‘Sundance of the games world’, the annual IGF features groundbreaking games from independent developers. Tues Feb 23 Live in the studio Desert Island Flicks: Castaway with ADAM ELLIOT join the Academy Award winner for an intimate conversation about his favourite films. Thurs Feb 25 Live in the studio Dead Set: Zombie TV. Join us for a discussion of all kinds of end-of-the-world scenarios played out on the box. Thurs Feb 25 and Wed March 10 ACMI Cinemas: RICKY a handsomely crafted take on trust, intimacy and the modern family – with a surprising magic-realist twist. Fri Feb 19 and Sun Feb 28 ACMI Cinemas: Focus on CLAUDIA CARDINALE a spotlight on the glamorous screen idol who became the undisputed darling of auteurs from VISCONTI and FELLINI to SERGIO LEONE. To April 25 Gallery 1: DENNIS HOPPER and the New Hollywood traces paradoxes of an America undergoing cultural, social and political transformation and brings together Hopper’s photography and film work as a director and actor and his exceptional private collection of contemporary art.
AUSTRALIAN GALLERIES
DERBY STREET
(map ref 11-H) 35 Derby Street, Collingwood 3066. (03) 9417-4303 fax 9419-7769. enquiries@australiangalleries.com.au www.australiangalleries.com.au Director: Stuart Purves. Mon-Sat 10.00 to 6.00, Sun 12.00 to 5.00. To Feb 28 Stock Show.
AUSTRALIAN GALLERIES
SMITH STREET
(map ref 11-H) 50 Smith Street, Collingwood 3066. (03) 9417-0800 fax 9417-0699. enquiries@australiangalleries.com.au www.australiangalleries.com.au Director: Stuart Purves. Mon-Sat 10.00 to 6.00, Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 4 to 28 ANDREW ANTONIOU.
Australian Print Workshop Inc.
(map ref 11-H) 210 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 3065. (03) 9419-5466. www.australianprintworkshop.com Director: Anne Virgo. Office hours: Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.00. Gallery closed for renovation until mid-March. Please visit our online Printstore to view a large selection of fine-art limited-edition prints by established and emerging Australian artists including RICK AMOR, JEAN BAPTISTE APUATIMI, JON CATTAPAN, ALEKS DANKO, EMILY FLOYD, KITTY KANTILLA, LILY KARADADA, EX DE MEDICI, JAN SENBERGS, THORNTON WALKER, JUDY WATSON and LOUISE WEAVER.
Axia Modern Art
(map ref 13-W) 1010 High Street, Armadale 3143. (03) 9500-1144. art@axiamodernart.com.au www.axiamodernart.com.au Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.30, Sat-Sun 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 16 to 28 Against the Tide recent paintings by ANDREW McILOY.
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The Baldessin Press
Printmaking Studio
(Melway 250 G11) (map ref 1-L, Melway 250 G11) 90 Shaftesbury Ave, St Andrews 3761. (03) 9710-1723, 0417-377-962. www.baldessinpress.com Offering workshops, studio access, art retreats and accommodation.
BAYSIDE SCULPTURE GALLERY
(map ref 7-D) 16B Advantage Rd, Highett 3190. (03) 9553-0661. gaeloleary@baysidesculpture.com.au www.baysidesculpture.com.au Gallery for hire.
Blindside Artist-Run Space
(map ref 14-E) Level 7, Room 14, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street (enter via Cathedral Arcade lifts), Melbourne 3000. (03) 9650-0093. info@blindside.org.au www.blindside.org.au Thurs-Sat 12.00 to 6.00. To Feb 14 Debut VI annual exhibition of Melbourne’s most exciting university graduates; see website for selected artists.
Bolin Bolin Gallery
At Bulleen Art & Garden
(map ref 2-G) 6 Manningham Road West, Bulleen 3105. (03) 9850-5155. www.baag.com.au Open daily 9.00 to 5.00. Feb 5 to March 14 Homegrown – The Art of Gardening Sustainably.
Boscia Galleries
(map ref 14-E) Level 4, 175 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9639-0399. art@bosciagalleries.com www.bosciagalleries.com Gallery Director: Michele Boscia Free entry. Tues-Sat 11.00 to 4.00. Exhibiting and representing contemporary and indigenous artists with regular exhibitions of various media. Feb 19 to March 20 (opening Fri 19 Feb, 6-8pm; the artist will be in attendance) Points of Contact by MICHAEL MADIGAN.. “Spill 2010” a new and exciting contemporary art program for progressive artists. Proposals now accepted. Direct all enquiries to spill@bosciagalleries.com.
Bridget Mcdonnell Gallery
Carlton
(map ref 9-E) 130 Faraday Street, Carlton 3053. (03) 9347-1700, 0419-306-593. bridgart@mpx.com.au www.bridgetmcdonnellgallery.com.au Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 15 to 27 paintings and prints by NADA HUNTER.
Bridget Mcdonnell Gallery
Hampton
(map ref 7-D) 392 Hampton Street, Hampton 3188. (03) 9598-8398. mail@bmghampton.com.au www.bridgetmcdonnellgallery.com.au Tues-Sat 10.00 to 5.00. Feb 8 to 28 paintings by CELIA PERCEVAL.
Brightspace
(map ref 15-S) 8 Martin Street, St Kilda 3182. (03) 9593-9366. www.brightspace.com.au Wed-Sat 12.00 to 6.00, Sun 1.00 to 5.00. Feb 14 to 28 (opening Sun Feb 14, 3-5pm) Rail Song by MICK TURNER, and The Boys by KONRAD WINKLER.
Brigitte Braun Gallery
(map ref 13-T) 4 White Street, Windsor 3181. (03) 9521-2324, 0417-184-260. artplace@iinet.net.au www.artplace.com.au Through February by appt. To Feb 26 stock exhibition including new work by JULIE DOWLING.
Brunswick Arts
(map ref 2-C) 2A Little Breese Street, Brunswick 3056. 0405-051-794. www.brunswickarts.com.au Thurs-Fri 3.00 to 7.00, Sat-Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 5 to 20 (opening Fri Feb 5, 6-9pm) ENTRY 2010 annual open entry show.
Brunswick Street Gallery
Seven galleries under one roof
(map ref 8-G) 322 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 3065. 0419-390-478. mark@bsgart.com.au www.bsgart.com.au Open daily 10am to 10pm. Feb 12 to 25 Drawing10A – DANIEL MATHERS, DOMENICA VAVALA, HANNAH SUTTON, ITOMI YUKINO FAM, LEAH-NICOLE TORBAY, MELISSA JAY EGAN, ROBBIE KARMEL, ROBYN WALTON, SARRA ROBERTSON and SUSANNAH HART. Feb 26 to March 11 Printmaking10A – DAVID NIXON, JESSI WONG, LINDEN LANGDON, NAN HOYSTED and TESSA McDONNELL.
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
(map ref 1-G) 7 Snake Gully Drive, Bundoora 3083. (03) 9496-1060. bundoora@bigpond.net.au www.bundoorahomestead.com Wed-Fri 11.00 to 4.00, Sat-Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 4 to 28 Bundoora Homestead, a sonic landscape by CARA-ANN SIMPSON. Feb 5 to March 21 Coming & Going by MARY HAMMOND.
Burrinja Gallery
(Melway 75 B12) (map ref 5-L, Melway 75 B12) 351 Glenfern Road, Upwey 3158. (03) 9754-8723. events@burrinja.org.au www.burrinja.org.au Open daily 10.00 to 5.00. Burrinja – building communities through the arts, in partnership with the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Feb 1 to March 14 (opening Fri Feb 5, 7pm) station rats and other scum bags by TIFFANEY BISHOP and THE SCUM PUPS. To Feb 28 Cafe Gallery: Paintings, Drawings and Studies 2005-2009 by NOAH SYMONS.
Bus Projects
(map ref 12-E) 117 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000. 0402-909-515, 0419-880-705. info@busprojects.com.au www.busprojects.com.au Director: Tim Webster 0402-909-515 Exhibition Coordinator: Georgie Roxby Smith 0419-880-705. Wed-Sat 12.00 to 6.00. To Feb 5 Window Seat: JODY CLEAVER. Foyer: Parallel Universe by JESSICA WONG. Skinny: Feast by BROOKE WOLSLEY. Main: For Illusion isn’t the Opposite of Reality by DIDA SUNDET. Sound: Sonic Architecture by CARA SIMPSON. Feb 9 to 26 Window Seat: Untitled (Doorway) by CATHERINE CONNOLLY. Foyer: Collaborative Bodies by KLARA KELBY & ELLEN TAYLOR. Skinny: Play House by ILIA ROSLI. Main: A State of Being by ROB BARTOLO. Sound: Untitled (Inside Looking Out) by SAMUEL STEWART.
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Cambridge Studio Gallery
(map ref 10-I) 52 Cambridge Street, Collingwood 3066. (03) 9486-0169, 0413-537-532. www.cambridgestudiogallery.com.au Gallery closed through February. Artist in residence during this time.
Carbon Black Gallery
(map ref 12-T) 188 High Street, Prahran 3181. carbon188@gmail.com Wed-Sun 11.00 to 6.00. New gallery. Five exhibition spaces. Feb 3 to 21 (opening Wed Feb 3, 5.30-7.30pm) Group exhibition invited early career artists working in various media. Accepting proposals for 2010.
Catherine Asquith Gallery
(Melway 2C E11) (map ref 11-I, Melway 2C E11) 48 Oxford Street, Collingwood 3066. (03) 9417-2828, 0438-001-482. enquiries@catherineasquithgallery.com www.catherineasquithgallery.com Director: Catherine Asquith (member of ACGA). Tues-Fri 11.00 to 6.00, Sat-Sun 12.00 to 5.00. To Feb 21 Works on Paper group exhibition. Feb 23 to March 14 Shield Me new paintings by KATHERINE BOLAND.
Centre For Contemporary
Photography (CCP)
(map ref 8-G) 404 George Street, Fitzroy 3065. (03) 9417-1549. info@ccp.org.au www.ccp.org.au Wed-Sat 11.00 to 6.00, Sun 1.00 to 5.00. To March 14 Expedition by SHANE HULBERT, Disruption by EMEDIO PUGLIELLI, Photography & Video by TRISH MORRISSEY (Ireland), Trees in Space: The Reorder of Things by HANNAH TAI, Vacillation Plate by MEG OAKLEY, and Seeing Systems by KYNAN HUGHES.
Chapel On Station Gallery
(map ref 4-I) Cnr Station Street and Ellingworth Pde, Box Hill 3128. (03) 9890-5810. chapelgallery@tpg.com.au www.chapelonstationgallery.org.au Free entry. Tues-Fri 11.30 to 3.00, Sat 1.00 to 4.00, Sun 4.30 to 7.00. Feb 11 to 17 Chinese calligraphy exhibition to celebrate Chinese New Year. From Feb 18 from the store – a collection of works telling the stories of a community.
Chapman & Bailey
(map ref 9-K) 350 Johnston Street, Abbotsford 3067. (03) 9415-8666 fax 9415-8811. info@chapmanbailey.com.au www.chapmanbailey.com.au Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.30, Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 2 to 20 Renewal by PHILLIP SAYERS.
Charles Nodrum Gallery
(map ref 14-L) 267 Church Street, Richmond 3121. (03) 9427-0140 fax 9428-7350. gallery@charlesnodrumgallery.com.au www.charlesnodrumgallery.com.au Director: Charles Nodrum (member of ACGA). Tues-Sat 11.00 to 6.00 or by appt. Feb 18 to March 13 MARY MacQUEEN, PAULA REGO and MICHAEL SHANNON.
Charles Smith Gallery
(map ref 11-H) 65 Smith Street, Fitzroy 3065. (03) 9419-0880. www.charlessmithgallery.com.au Mon-Sat 11.00 to 6.00. Contemporary Australian handmade objects such as jewellery, glass, ceramics, leather, wood, etc. are available in our gift shop section together with antique and vintage collectables. Jewellery made to order. Exhibition proposals for 2010 still open.
Chez Olivier – La Galerie
(map ref 12-S) 121 Greville Street, Prahran 3181. (03) 9525-2273. www.chezolivier.com Open daily 12.00 till late (closed 3.30pm to 5.30pm).
Chrysalis
Gallery & Studio
(map ref 13-H) 179 Gipps Street, East Melbourne 3002. (03) 9415-1977 fax 9415-1966. prints@chrysalis.com.au www.chrysalis.com.au Director: Delwyn Freestone. Tues-Fri 9.30 to 5.30, Sat 11.00 to 5.00, Mon or by appt. Through Feb Works from the Chrysalis Collection. Wide range of works available including paintings and sculpture by more than 50 artists including ARMSTRONG, BOWEN, BOYS, DICKERSON, DUPREE, HAWKINS, HEADLAM, JACKS, McNAB, MOORE, SCURRY, SELWOOD, von BIBRA. Published prints by BLACKMAN, BOAG, COLE-ADAMS, GUNNELL, GURVICH, HALPERN, HENG, JONES, KAHAN, KLEIN, LA GERCHE, LAURENCE, LEIGHFIELD, LEUNIG, LEVESON, MAAS, McNAB, McLOUGHLIN, NOVAK, PATERSON, PAVLIDIS, PETTY, RICARDO, RYRIE, SPOONER, STRICKLAND, WALLER. Warmun artists SHIRLEY BRAY, BETTY CARRINGTON, MABEL JULI, PATRICK MUNG MUNG, LENA NYADBI and SHIRLEY PURDIE. Photographers PONCH HAWKES and HELGA LEUNIG.
City Gallery
(map ref 14-E) Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000 (enter through Half Tix). (03) 9658-9658. www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/arts Mon 10.00 to 2.00, Tues-Fri 11.00 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. Feb 17 to April 30 Over-paid, over-sexed and over here? U.S Marines in Wartime Melbourne 1943 curated by Prof Kate Darian-Smith and Rachel Jezen. Exploring how Melbourne played a role in Australia’s shift in its strategic outlook from Britian to the USA during the Second World War and the impact the American Marines had on the local community. Covering three core themes: ‘Australian/American relations: from foreign policy to hamburgers’, ‘A home away from home: friendship and families’, and ‘Thanks for the memories: love and loss’.
Collingwood Gallery
(map ref 9-H) 292 Smith Street, Collingwood 3066. 0411-650-399. manager@collingwoodgallery.com.au www.collingwoodgallery.com.au To Feb 10 Recent Abstracts by HANNAH FOX. Wed-Sun 12.00 to 4.00, info 0407-562-974. Feb 12 to 25 (opening Sat Feb 13, 11.00) ”En ville”–“In the City” photographs by JIM KEZMAN and RAVNISH S GHANDI (same show to exhibit in Paris in March). Sun-Wed 11.00 to 5.00, info 0434-500-300. Feb 26 to March 11 (opening Sun Feb 28, 3.30pm) Desert Resonance – EMILY PWERLE, MOLLY PWERLE, KATHLEEN NGALE, POLLY NGALE, BARBARA WEIR and TERESE PULA. A beautiful collection of work from the Central and Western deserts by senior as well as new and emerging artists. Daily 11.00 to 4.30, info 0418-353-945. www.outback-aboriginal-art.com.
Collins Street Gallery
(map ref 14-C) 401 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9224-5201, 0411-206-410 fax 9629-1250. www.collinsstreetgallery.com Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.00.
Conical Inc
(map ref 9-G) Upstairs, 3 Rochester Street, Fitzroy 3065. (03) 9415-6958. info@conical.org.au www.conical.org.au Wed-Sat 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 27 to March 27 (opening Fri Feb 26 6.00pm) A fly in a plane ANTHONY JOHNSON and To and from the edge of the world TAMSIN GREEN.
Contemporary Art Society of
Victoria Inc.
(03) 9428-0568, 0407-059-194. mail@contemporaryartsociety.org.au www.contemporaryartsociety.org.au CAS Inc. is a non-profit art society run by artists, for artists (established 1938). View over 500 artworks in our online exhibitions. Contact us about exhibitions, artworks and memberships. Artist membership $60 a year, Friend of CAS $20 a year. Forms online.
Counihan Gallery In Brunswick
(map ref 1-D) 233 Sydney Road (next to Brunswick Town Hall), Brunswick 3056. (03) 9389-8622 fax 9387-4048. counihangallery@moreland.vic.gov.au Curator: Edwina Bartlem. Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00, Sun 1.00 to 5.00, closed public hols. To Feb 21 Gayme showcasing the contemporary art of leading queer and indigenous Australian artists – TROY-ANTHONY BAYLIS, DIANNE JONES, GARY LEE, BEN McKEOWN, CLINTON NAIN and R E A.
Craft Victoria
(map ref 14-F) 31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9650-7775. www.craftvic.asn.au Free entry. Mon-Sat 10.00 to 5.00, closed public holidays. To March 6 Divertissement CHRISTOPHER HEADLEY & DARREN McGINN examine the politics of cultural identity through a range of techniques including installation and ceramics, and Reverse Cargo ADAM CRUICKSHANK reconfigures a series of standardised IKEA objects, transforming them into one-off, hand-crafted totems.
Cunningham Dax
(map ref 1-M) 35 Poplar Road, Parkville 3052. (03) 9342-2394 fax 9381-2008. info@daxcollection.org.au www.daxcollection.org.au Wed-Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat 1.00 to 5.00. The Cunningham Dax Collection consists of over 12,000 works on paper, paintings, ceramics and textiles created by people with an experience of mental illness and/or psychological trauma. Feb 3 to April 10 Avoiding the Void works from the collection which reflect and engage with existential ideas and questions. See our website for upcoming public programs.
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Dacou Australia + Melbourne
Indigenous works from Utopia
(map ref 4-B) 10B Phillip Court, Port Melbourne 3207. (03) 9690-9187 fax 9690-8799. info@dacoumelbourne.com.au www.dacoumelbourne.com.au Director: Fred Torres. Tues-Sat 11.00 to 6.00, Sun 11.00 to 4.00, or by appt and home viewings. Dacou Gallery Melbourne (map ref 12-0) 41 Canterbury Road (corner Wright St), Middle Park 3206. Tues-Sat 11.00 to 6.00, Sun 11.00 to 4.00 To Feb 28 Group Utopia Exhibition fine works by established artists from Utopia – MINNIE PWERLE, EMILY PWERLE, BARBARA WEIR, GLORIA PETYARRE and many more..
Dante's Upstairs Gallery
(map ref 10-E) 150 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 3065. (03) 9417-0488. dantes@bigpond.net.au www.dantesfitzroy.com.au Tues-Sun 11.00 to 5.00. An independent exhibiting space offering a year-round program of curated exhibitions as well as select group and solo exhibitions.
Deakin University Art Gallery
at Burwood
(map ref 5-I) 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood 3125. (03) 9244-5344 fax 9244-5254. artgallery@deakin.edu.au www.deakin.edu.au/art-collection/ For gallery hours refer to website. Free entry. Feb 24 to March 27 Three Sixty Degrees the landscapes of DAVID KEELING.
Dianne Tanzer Gallery
(map ref 11-G) 108-110 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 3065. (03) 9416-3956 fax 9417-6335. dtanzer@ozemail.com.au www.diannetanzergallery.net.au Director: Dianne Tanzer (member of ACGA). Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 6 to 27 (opening Sat Feb 6, 3-5pm) White Hot – Exploring ideas of intensity and extremes and starts the summer season with a ‘hot’ selection of Australian contemporary artists working with paint, sculpture, video and photography. Artists include ROY ANANDA, NATASHA BIENIEK, DALE COX, SEBASTIAN DI MAURO, DANIEL DORALL, MARIAN DREW, VINCENT FANTAUZZO, JUAN FORD, NEIL HADDON, MATTHEW HUNT, LOUISA JENKINSON, DANE LOVETT, DONNA MARCUS, HARRY NANKIN, SHAUN O’CONNOR, HELEN PYNOR, VICTORIA REICHELT, REKO RENNIE, CHARLES ROBB, NATALIE RYAN, ROH SINGH, KEN YONETANI, curated by Dianne Tanzer and Lisa Keen.
Dickerson Gallery
(map ref 11-I) 44 Oxford Street, Collingwood 3066. (03) 9416-0031 fax 9416-0038. melbourne@dickersongallery.com.au www.dickersongallery.com.au Director: Stephen Nall (member of ACGA). Tues-Sat 10.30 to 5.30, Sun by appt.
The Dolls House
A Miniature Gallery
(map ref 2-E) 110 Miller Street, Preston 3072. www.thedollshouse.com.au Curator: Rebecca Mayo. View 24/7. Feb 1 to April 11 Don’t Spare the Horses by KATE ZIZYS.
The DrawingSpace, Melbourne
Metasenta Pty Ltd @ Rmit University
(map ref 11-D) Building 49, RMIT University, Stewart Street, Melbourne 3000. 0433-138-058. Director: Dr Irene Barberis, Manager: Andre Liew. To Feb 28 The Metasenta International Team Exhibition 2010.
The Duldig Studio
(map ref 6-F) (03) 9885-3358. info1@duldig.org.au www.duldig.org.au Member PGAV. Tues-Sat 10.30 to 3.00, Sat 1.00 to 4.00. Tours by arrangement, sculpture classes. KARL DULDIG bronze editions.
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East & West Art
(map ref 3-F) 665 High Street, East Kew 3102. (03) 9859-6277 fax 9859-9206. www.eastwestart.com.au Director: Marjorie Ho. Mon-Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 3.00. Fine art and antiques. Feb 20 to March 27 Japanese Woodblock Prints 19th – 20th Century from collectors.
Eastgate & Holst
Dealers in Fine Art
(map ref 7-X) 158 Burwood Road (near Power St), Hawthorn 3122. (03) 9818-1656 fax 9819-2950. Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. Through Feb collection of oils, works on paper and sculpture from our exhibiting artists DOROTHY BRAUND, JOHN BAIRD, RICHARD CRICHTON, PHILIP DAVEY, ROBERT GRIEVE, HELENE GROVE, ROGER KEMP, LES KOSSATZ, JENNY MARSHALL, JOHN NEESON, JILL NOBLE and CATHERINE VAN DER MEER.
Effemmera Studios and Gallery
(Melway 2S G10) (map ref 3-B, Melway 2S G10) Upstairs at Ercildoune, 66 Napier St, Footscray 3011. www.effemmera.com Open most Thurs-Sun afternoons, or by appt. Contact Heather: 0409-958-638. To Feb 21 Frabjous Fibre (Fat Free) group show. Feb 28 to March 21 Funxion charcoal and mixed media by HEATHER HORROCKS. Effemmera is a collaboration among seven western suburbs visual artists.
Eisenberg Gallery
The Victorian Museum of Experimental Art
(map ref 2-D) 126A Nicholson Street, East Brunswick 3057.
Eltham Library Community Gallery
(Melway 21 J5) Panther Place, Eltham 3095. starryi@optusnet.com.au Tues-Sat 10.00 to 5.00, Sun 1.00 to 5.00. Feb 18 to March 14 Winter Mornings at the Local Pool oil and watercolour paintings by ANN CURRY. The exhibition will then move to the Eltham Leisure Centre, Brougham Street, Eltham from March 14 to 28, open daily.
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Federation Square - Fracture Gallery
(map ref 14-D) The Atrium, Federation Square, entry via Flinders Street, near cnr Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000. 0438-090-523. www.fedsquare.com Feb 14 to April 25 Very Slow Drawing by CAMERON ROBBINS, curated by RMIT Gallery.
Firestation Print Studio Gallery
(map ref 13-X) 2 Willis Street, Armadale 3143. (03) 9509-1782 fax (03) 9509-1782. www.firestationprintstudio.com.au Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 1 to 14 (opening Fri Feb 5, 6-8pm) 27/7 - 28/10 by BROOKE AINSCOW, 2009 Monash Graduate Prize Winner. Feb 17 to March 7 (opening Fri Feb 19, 7-9pm) Reflections by BEATA SLIFIERZ .
First Site - RMIT Union Gallery
(map ref 12-D) Storey Hall Basement, 344 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9925-3878 fax 9925-2190. simon.pericich@rmit.edu.au www.launch.rmit.edu.au Free entry. Tues-Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 1.00 to 5.00. Feb 9 to 20 (opening Tues Feb 9, 5.30-7.30pm) The Baby Makers – BIANCA TAINISH, NICOLA KINLOCH, L.C. SANDS, AMANDA AIRS, HOPI MARAMA, MELISSA MATVEYEFF, KYM SELETTO, MARISSA PANAGENAS and MAX WHITE. Also, Dualis by NICHOLAS CHIN and SUN KYUNG IM (”Sunny”), and Hearken by OONAGH McGOWAN.
Flinders Lane Gallery
(map ref 14-F) 137 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9654-3332. info@flg.com.au www.flg.com.au Director: Claire Harris. Tues-Fri 11.00 to 6.00, Sat 11.00 to 4.00. To Feb 20 Desert Rhythms new paintings from Utopia, Warlukurlangu and Wangkatjungka. Feb 23 to March 13 The View From Here V annual landscape exhibition . Extensive stockroom including works by MARGARET ACKLAND, MARIKA BORLASE, WILLIAM BREEN, CLAIRE BRIDGE, TERRI BROOKS, LIZZIE BUCKMASTER DOVE, LILLY CHORNY, DAMIEN ELDERFIELD, KAREN GRAY, JULI HAAS, GREER HONEYWILL, DION HORSTMANS, ELVYRRA JON, Better World artists, ABIE LOY KEMARRE, MARISE MAAS, Maningrida artists, MARK OGGE, GLORIA PETYARRE, NANCY PETYARRE, VIOLET PETYARRE, GARRY PUMFREY, EMILY PWERLE, GALYA PWERLE, MINNIE PWERLE, MOLLY PWERLE, GEORGE RAFTOPOULOS, KATHRYN RYAN, MELINDA SCHAWEL, KEREN SEELANDER, KEN SMITH, CHRISTOPHE STIBIO, Spinifex artists, EMMA WALKER, SIMEON WALKER, Warlukurlangu artists, BARBARA WEIR, KEVIN WHITE, CHRISTINE WILLCOCKS, DAN WOLLMERING and MAMI YAMANAKA.
Fortyfivedownstairs
(map ref 13-F) 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9662-9966. info@fortyfivedownstairs.com www.fortyfivedownstairs.com Free entry. Tues-Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00. Feb 2 to 13 Lost and Saved in Tasmania: 21 Reasons to Protect Peaceful Protest fundraising exhibition of photography for Gunns20. Also, My paintings are my voice... by GIANG NGUYEN (Hanoi Link) . Feb 16 to 27 Random Shots photography by IMOGEN HALL, and Unsettling Portraits and Art Furniture by ALF CLARK.
Frankston Arts Centre - Cube 37
Visual and New Media galleries
(map ref 7-D) 37 Davey Street, Frankston 3199. (03) 9784-1896. www.artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au Mon-Sat 9.00 to 5.00, Art After Dark each night dusk till dawn. Feb 1 to 21 Federation Gallery: Mount Erin Secondary. Feb 2 to 21 The Glass Cube: NATHANI LUNEBURG and ADELE OLDFIELD. Feb 9 to April 18 Curved Wall: BARABARA DORAN, The Atrium: RUSSELL WINNELL, and Glass Cabinets: MARLENE KASPER.
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Galerie Tara
(map ref 3-F) 72 Willsmere Road, Kew 3101. 0437-750-527. info@galerietara.com www.galerietara.com Short courses available for artists and children to connect to their soul and unleash their divine gifts. Spiritual and healing art for sale through website. Taking proposals for 2010 exhibitions.
Gallery 101
(map ref 13-F) Ground Level, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9654-6886 fax (03) 9663-0562. arts@gallery101.com.au www.gallery101.com.au Director: Dianna Gold (member of ACGA). Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00. Feb 24 to March 13 sculpture, painting, printmaking and artist’s books by CARMEL WALLACE..
Gallery 112
(map ref 14-R) 112 St Kilda Road (on the hill between St Kilda Junction and Alma Rd), St Kilda 3182. (03) 9525-4325, 0419-502-917. info@gallery112.com.au www.gallery112.com.au Wed-Sat 12.00 to 6.00 (Thurs to 7.00), Sun 1.00 to 6.00 or by appt. Through Feb Annual Summer Sale a wide selection of affordable artwork from emerging and established artists, including indigenous art. Up to 50% off original prices.
The Gallery at City Library
(map ref 14-D) 253 Flinders Lane (cnr Degraves Street), Melbourne 3000. (03) 9664-0800. www.melbournelibraryservice.com.au Mon-Thurs 8.00 to 7.45pm, Fri 8.00 to 5.45, Sat 10.00 to 4.45, Sun 10.00 to 4.45. Feb 3 to 27 (opening Fri Feb 5, 11.30am) Fridays is normally art Arts Access Victoria.
Gallery Funaki
(map ref 12-E) 4 Crossley Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9662-9446 fax 9662-9446. www.galleryfunaki.com.au Director: Mari Funaki. Tues-Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 11.00 to 4.00.
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi
(map ref 14-F) Level 3, 75-77 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. gallery@gabriellepizzi.com.au www.gabriellepizzi.com.au Director: Samantha Pizzi (member of ACGA). Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.30, Sat 11.00 to 4.00. Feb 9 to 27 Summer Group Exhibition.
Gallery Grangie
(map ref 15-K) 323 Lennox Street, Richmond 3121. (03) 9429-4145. gallerygrangie@gmail.com www.gallerygrangie.com.au Tues-Fri 11.00 to 5.30, Sat 11.00 to 5.00, Sun by appt. Contemporary art space. Accepting exhibition proposals for 2010.
The Gallery
St Kilda Town Hall
(map ref 15-S) 99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda 3182. (03) 9209-6777. www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/the_gallery.html Mon 8.30 to 6.00, Tues-Fri 8.30 to 5.00. Feb 10 to March 10 Music, Mermaids and the Luna Park Mouth: 30 Years of St Kilda Festival Posters from the City of Port Melbourne Collection. March 17 to April 14 Room 1: Whispers in the Wind photographs presenting stories of Holocaust survivors by ABHIJIT CHATTARAJ, and Room 2 & 3: Footpath traffic works on canvas and paper by RACHEL ROVAY.
Gallerysmith
(map ref 9-A) 170-174 Abbotsford Street, North Melbourne 3051. (03) 9329-1860, 0425-809-328. marita@gallerysmith.com.au> www.gallerysmith.com.au Thurs-Fri 11.00 to 6.00, Sat 11.00 to 4.00. To Feb 20 Wild Things by TED MAY, Gallery 2: Celestial Sea by SUSAN WIRTH. From Feb 25 Where Yah From? by PAULA DO PRADO, Gallery 2: Sites of Accumulation by TANYA DYHIN.
George Paton Gallery
(map ref 8-C) Second floor, Union House, University of Melbourne 3010. (03) 8344-5418. gpg@union.unimelb.edu.au www.union.unimelb.edu.au/goergepaton Tues-Fri 12.00 to 6.00, Sat 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 24 to March 13 (opening Wed Feb 24, 6-8pm) Echo by CRAIG BURGESS, ANN FUATA, MIA KENWAY and FIONA MORGAN. Coordinated by Fiona Morgan.
Gertrude
Contemporary Art Spaces
(map ref 11-H) 200 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 3065. (03) 9419-3406 fax 9419-2519. info@gertrude.org.au www.gertrude.org.au Director: Alexis Glass. Tues-Fri 11.00 to 5.30, Sat 1.00 to 5.30. Feb 5 to 27 Front Gallery: My Hell’s Gate by PETER HENNESSEY, and Main Gallery: Mahogany by JESSE JONES.
Gilligan Grant Gallery
(map ref 10-I) 1/b Stanley Street (near corner Smith), Collingwood 3066. (03) 9417-7422. info@gilligangrantgallery.com.au www.gilligangrantgallery.com.au Wed-Sat 12.00 to 5.00 during exhibitions, or by appt. Feb 3 to 20 Star Abstraction paintings, light boxes and soft sculpture by AMBER BAIGUERRA, THERESE GILLIGAN, ALICE LANG, CHRISTINE POLOWYJ and CAT RABBIT.
Glen Eira City Council Gallery
(map ref 17-X) Cnr Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield 3162. (03) 9524-3402. www.gleneira.vic.gov.au Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun and public hols 1.00 to 5.00. To Feb 7 Highlights from the Glen Eira City Council Art Collection. Feb 11 to 21 Melbourne Watercolour Show presented by Without Pier Gallery, Cheltenham and Hampton. Feb 25 to March 7, 2010 Victorian and Tasmanian International Baccalaureate Visual Arts Exhibition.
Gould Galleries
(map ref 10-T) 270 Toorak Road, South Yarra 3141. (03) 9827-8482. art@gouldgalleries.com www.gouldgalleries.com Director: Rob Gould. Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.30, Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 1 to March 12 The Summer Exhibition featuring works by Australia’s most collectable modern and contemporary artists.
Green-Wood Gallery
(map ref 9-O) 1 Hotham Street (off Coventry St), South Melbourne 3205. (03) 9682-3205 fax 9682-3205. art@green-woodgallery.com www.green-woodgallery.com Wed-Sun 10.00 to 5.00 or by appt. Green-wood Gallery: 32 Mountjoy Pde, Lorne VIC 3232. (03) 5273-4939.
Ground Floor Gallery
(Melway 2C-F17) (map ref 11-I, Melway 2C-F17) 15/21 Northumberland Street, Collingwood 3066. 0409-433-099. groundfloor@me.com www.groundfloor.net.au Director: Sandy Kilpatrick. Wed-Sat 11.00 to 6.00, or by appt. Through Feb paintings by THORNTON WALKER, paintings and sculpture by MIKE NICHOLLS, and jewellery by SANDY KILPATRICK..
Guildford Lane Gallery
(map ref 12-C) 20-24 Guildford Lane, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9642-0042. info@guildfordlanegallery.org www.guildfordlanegallery.org Tues-Fri 12.00 to 9.00, Sat-Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 2 to 28 (opening Thurs Feb 4) Paradise in Suburbia by REBECCA DAGNALL, and Feb 17 6pm Wednesday Project: Hands Free: Software Doing its Own Thing.
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Hand Held Gallery
Object and Book Art Gallery
(map ref 13-E) Shop 18 upstairs, Paramount Centre, 108 Bourke Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9654-4006. www.handheldgallery.blogspot.com Mon-Sat 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 11 to March 6 More Rogue Ideas by SELENA DE CARVALHO.
Hawthorn Studio & Gallery
(map ref 4-F) 635 Burwood Road, Hawthorn East 3123. (03) 9882-5553. info@hawthornstudiogallery.com.au www.hawthornstudiogallery.com.au Tues-Fri 11.00 to 5.30, Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Jan 30 to Feb 20 (opening Sat Jan 30, 4-6pm) JULIE-ANNE ARMSTRONG-ROPER..
Heide Museum of Modern Art
(map ref 2-G) 7 Templestowe Road, Bulleen 3105. (03) 9850-1500. www.heide.com.au Tues-Sun 10.00 to 5.00. To April 8 Cubism & Australian Art.
Helen Gory Galerie
(map ref 12-S) 25 St Edmonds Road, Prahran 3181. (03) 9525-2808. gallery@helengory.com www.helengory.com Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00 or by appt. Feb 10 to March 6 Gallery 1: Missed Sighting by AMELDA READ-FORSYTHE, and Gallery 2: The Wild Chorus by TAI SNAITH.
Hell Gallery
(map ref 16-K) 5a Railway Place (behind Coles on Swan Street), Richmond 3121. 0431-974-578. hellgallery@gmail.com www.hellgallery.blogspot.com Sat 12.00 to 5.00, or by appt. From Feb 18 Group Drawing Show. Feb 20 to March 13 (opening Fre Feb 19 6pm) Hell’s Bottom Drawer works selected by Jess Johnson, Susan Jacobs, Katherine Hattam.
Heritage Hill Museum
& Historic Gardens
(map ref 7-I) 66 McCrae Street, Dandenong 3175. (03) 9793-4511. www.heritagehill.com.au Wed-Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sun 12.00 to 4.00. Through Feb Hart & Hand vintage textiles 1930s-1960s.
Herring Island
Environmental Sculpture Park Gallery
(map ref 9-U) Herring Island Summer Arts Festival 2010 (HISAF), 13 19 63. home.vicnet.net.au/~hisaf/ Open daily 12.00 to 4.45 to April 18. Parks Victoria’s punt service operates from Como landing Sat-Sun 11.30 to 5.00, and Labour Day. To Feb 14 Association of Sculptors of Victoria contact 0418-971-897. Feb 20 to March 8 Contemporary Art Society of Victoria contact 0407-059-194.
Hume Global Learning Centre (HGLC)
(map ref B-1) 1093 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows 3047. (03) 9356-6999. www.icv.org.au Free entry Feb 15 to April 7 You Am I the spirit of Islamic art and contemporary expression come together in this diverse and unique exhibition of works by local interstate Australian Muslim artists. An initiative of the Islamic Council of Victoria in co-operation with the Hume City Council and HGLC.. Artists represented: SHARMIZA ABU HASSAN, MOHAMED ABUMEIS, RASHID ALSHAKSHIR, NAJLA AWAD, MARYAM BEKRIS, ASIYA (ELSPETH) BROCK, RANIA GOUDA, NATALIA GOULD, PETER GOULD, LUBNA JAHANGHIR, FATIMA KILLEEN, NAZID KIMMIE, HANIFA MacFARLANE, JAMALUD-DIN AL-BURHANY MacFARLANE, AMNA MEHWISH, HOUDA MERHI, AMATULLAH MOTAKIS, NUR HASLINDA NORDIN, AYFER OCAL, MARK PEDERSEN, AHMAD SABRA, ANISA SHARIF and NUR SHKEMBI.
Hunt Club
Community Arts Centre Galleries
(Melway 25 F8) (map ref 3-A, Melway 25 F8) 775 Ballarat Road, Deer Park 3023. (03) 9396-6600 fax (03) 9360-4570. huntclub@brimbank.vic.gov.au www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/arts Free entry. Mon-Thurs 9.00 to 7.30, Fri 9.00 to 4.30, Sat 9.00 to 12.30, closed public hols. Feb 3 to March 3 Mader-E-Gul (My Sweet Mother) by RUBABA HAIDER, and The Factory by ROBERT NIEMSKI.
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The Ian Potter Museum of Art
(map ref 8-C) The University of Melbourne, Swanston Street (between Elgin and Faraday), Parkville 3010. (03) 8344-5148 fax 9349-3518. potter-info@unimelb.edu.au www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au Director: Dr Chris McAuliffe. Free entry. Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun 12.00 to 5.00. To Feb 14 TIM JOHNSON: Painting ideas. To April 18 Text and Textiles.
Incinerator Arts Complex
(Melway 28 D7) (map ref 2-A, Melway 28 D7) 180 Holmes Road, Moonee Ponds 3039. (03) 8325-1750. incinerator@mvcc.vic.gov.au www.incineratorarts.com.au Wed-Sun 11.00 to 4.00. Feb 10 to 28 What We Want by MICHAEL GROMM is a colourful world of chaos and abstraction in super-real figures, objects and large-scale synthetic messes, and White Holes by RICCARDO PERILLI. Drawings and sculptures representing the four elements of emotion, balance, support and structure. Fri Feb 19, 7-9pm 100 Proofs the Earth is Not a Globe Tape Projects free public talk from the cross-discipline art project discussing belief, science, religions and the status quo.
Indigenart
See listing for the Mossenson Galleries.
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James Makin Gallery
(map ref 10-I) 67 Cambridge Street, Collingwood 3066. (03) 9416-3966 fax 9416-4066. info@jamesmakingallery.com www.jamesmakingallery.com Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.30, Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 4 to 27 Port Jackson Press Australia 2010 Graduate Printmaking Award.
Jenny Pihan Fine Art
Frankston
(Melway 100 D2) (map ref 7-D, Melway 100 D2) 368 Nepean Highway, Frankston 3199. (03) 9770-5354. www.jennypihanfineart.com.au Tues-Sun 10.00 to 5.00.
Jenny Pihan Fine Art
Hampton
(Melway 76 G4) (map ref 7-D, Melway 76 G4) 595A Hampton Street, Hampton 3188. (03) 9598-9588. www.jennypihanfineart.com.au Tues-Sat 10.00 to 5.00. Feb 27 to March 7 (opening drinks Sat Feb 27, 11am - 7pm) PATRICIA MORAN .
Jenny Port Gallery
(map ref 17-L) Level 1, 7 Albert Street, Richmond 3121. (03) 9429-6006. www.jennyportgallery.com.au Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 3 to 27 Summer Prelude a taster from our 2010 program.
John Buckley Gallery
(map ref 17-L) 8 Albert Street, Richmond 3121. (03) 9428-8554 fax 9428-8939. gallery@johnbuckley.com.au www.johnbuckley.com.au Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00. To Feb 12 paintings and ceramics by JOHN FIRTH-SMITH.
Joshua Mcclelland Print Room
(map ref 13-F) 2nd Floor, 15 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9654-5835 fax (03) 9654-5835. joshmcclelland@bigpond.com.au Directors: Joan McClelland and Patricia Williams. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00. Stocking early Australian prints and linocuts of the '30s, natural history, Chinese porcelain, etc. Feb 15 to March 5 MARY McQUEEN in conjunction with Charles Nodrum Gallery.
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Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art
(map ref 9-K) 909 Drummond Street, North Carlton 3054. (03) 9387-6939, 0417-302-003 fax 9380-8869. krolfe@bigpond.net.au www.kallirolfecontemporaryart.com By appt only.
Karen Woodbury Gallery
(map ref 17-L) 4 Albert Street, Richmond 3121. (03) 9421-2500. info@kwgallery.com www.kwgallery.com Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 3 to 27 LOCUST JONES.
Kick Gallery
(map ref 3-E) 239 High Street, Northcote 3070. 0412-243-818. info@kickgallery.com www.kickgallery.com Wed-Fri 11.00 to 7.00, Sat 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 17 to March 6 Modern Extinctions by JONATHAN CHONG.
Kimberley Art
(map ref 14-F) 76 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9654-5890 fax 9654-6419. kimart@bigpond.net.au www.aboriginalartonline.com.au Mon-Sat 10.00 to 5.00. Mixed stockroom show of work from Arnhem Land, the Kimberley and the Western Desert.
Kings A.R.I.
(map ref 14-B) Level 1, 171 King Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9642-0859. contact@kingsartistrun.com.au www.kingsartistrun.com.au Wed-Sat 12.00 to 6.00. To Feb 6 Gallery 1: Hush by TESS McKENZIE, Gallery 2: Moving Places by JAMES VOLLER, and Side Gallery: OtherV2.0 by BADEN PAILTHORPE. Feb 12 to March 6 Gallery 1: Objecthood: Study B by TORIE NIMMERVOLL, Gallery 2: five, plus and minus by NATALIE McQUADE, and Side Gallery: In Conversation With by ALPHA&OMEGA (ALLISON JUCHNEVICIUS and KATREN WOOD).
Kingston Arts Centre
Gallery (KACG)
(Melway 77 D5) (map ref 7-F, Melway 77 D5) 979 Nepean Hwy (cnr South Road), Moorabbin 3189. (03) 9556-4440 fax 9556-4441. kingart@kingston.vic.gov.au www.kingstonarts.com.au Free entry. Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.30, Sat 12.30 to 5.00. To Feb 9 The Tamar Valley – A Modern Portrait by RICHARD BUTLER – selected from a collection of over 400 portraits made along the towns beside the River Tamar over four months in 2008. These photographs reflect the passing parade of saddened, frustrated, enraged and exhausted battle-weary residents. Feb 12 to March 3 (opening Feb 11) It’s In Uur Genes by grandmother/granddaughter partnership MARGARET DUKE & CARLY-JAYNE MARTIN. While Duke wanders the countryside with pen, pencil and paints, Martin positions herself behind the camera, allowing the artistic partnership to experiment creatively – resulting in a series of images exposing the true aspects of the worlds inhabitants. Art-vend at Kingston Arts Centre is inviting submissions for paintings, prints, drawings, stories, poems, tapestries, etc for sale at the gallery. See http://art-vend.blogspot.com. Mail submissions to art-vend, 9 Colebrook St, Brunswick 3056. Email poetry or prose to art_vend@yahoo.com.
Kinross House
Uniting Arts Toorak
Arts Centre & Café with
Resident Community of Artists
(map ref 10-W) 603 Toorak Road (opp Irving Rd) Tram route 8 stop 39, Toorak 3142. (03) 9829-0340. uat@toorak.unitingchurch.org.au toorak.unitingchurch.org.au/indexu.htm Coordinator: Andrew Blackburn. Café. Free entry. Open daily 10.00 to 4.00. An arts and spirituality centre which caters to the community of artists and our clients in Stonnington. Exhibitions, concerts, talks and a cafe. From Feb 4 (opening Thurs Feb 4, 7.30-9.30pm) Artful Music and Musical Art an exploration of music/colour synesthesia by visual and performing artist TRACEY ROBERTS. Lunch concert Wed Feb 10, 1pm ($10). Window Songs Sun 12pm ($15). Art and synesthesia artist talks Sun Feb 7, 12pm, and Feb 19 and 26 at 11am..
Kosnar's Picture Framing
(map ref 3-B) 488 Mount Alexander Road, Ascot Vale 3020. (03) 9370-5744. www.kosnar.com.au We offer a large range of frame styles for the artist and collector. Expert advice in framing design for all types of artwork.
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La Trobe University Museum of Art
(LUMA)
(Melway 19 + 573 G6) (map ref 1-F, Melway 19 + 573 G6) Carpark 7, Glenn College, Bundoora Campus, Bundoora 3086. (03) 9479-2111 fax 9479-5588. artmuseum@latrobe.edu.au www.latrobe.edu.au/artmuseum Artistic Director: Vincent Alessi. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00 or by appt. To Feb 5 Recent Acquisitions 2008-2009. Feb 22 to April 9 Between the Lines drawings by PHILIP HUNTER.
Lauraine Diggins Fine Art
(map ref 15-X) 5 Malakoff Street, North Caulfield 3161. (03) 9509-9855, 0404-199-215 fax 9509-4549. ausart@diggins.com.au www.diggins.com.au Tues-Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 1.00 to 5.00. Specialists in Australian colonial, impressionist, modern, contemporary and indigenous painting, sculpture and decorative arts.
Libby Edwards Galleries
Melbourne
(map ref 13-X) 1046 High Street, Armadale 3143. (03) 9509-8292. melb@libbyedwardsgalleries.com www.libbyedwardsgalleries.com Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 5.00, Sun (exhibitions only) 2.00 to 5.00. Through Feb group show by gallery artists including new work by NICHOLAS BURTON.
Light Projects
(map ref 3-E) 176 High St, Northcote 3070. 0437-848-220. lightprjcts@gmail.com www.light-projects.com Fri-Sat 12.00 to 6.00. Feb 8 to 28 Meridian by LESLIE EASTMAN.
Linden
Centre For Contemporary Arts
(map ref 15-Q) 26 Acland Street, St Kilda 3182. (03) 9209-6560 fax 9525-4607. info@lindenarts.org www.lindenarts.org Director: Giacomina Pradolin. Tues-Fri 1.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 6 to March 27 Linden Postcard Show 2010 an open-entry award exhibition of small format contemporary artwork by more than 1,000 artists. All works are for sale.
Louey & Lane Gallery
(map ref 6-F / 17-X) 1136 Glenhuntly Road, Glen Huntly 3163. (03) 9571-0005. info@loueyandlane.com.au www.loueyandlane.com.au Tues-Sat 11.00 to 5.00 (Wed to 7.00). Through Feb selected works by ROSE LOUEY, JOHN OLSEN, ADAM CULLEN, DAVID LARWILL, WENDY GRACE, MELINDA HARPER and ANDREW SIBLEY. Accepting proposals.
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Mailbox 141
(map ref 14-F) Entrance, 141-143 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. martinacopley@bigpond.com or shanleymcburney@hotmail.com Mon-Fri 7.00 to 7.00, Sat 12.00 to 6.00. To March 5 Cut That Shark Open – RUTH FLEISHMAN, NATHAN GRAY and MARC FREEMAN. Curated by Olivia Poloni.
Manningham Gallery
(map ref 3-I) Manningham City Council, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster 3108. (03) 9840-9367. gallery@manningham.vic.gov.au www.manningham.vic.gov.au/gallery Free entry. Tues-Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 2.00 to 5.00. Feb 3 to 20 States of the Empire solo exhibition by painter ANTOINE TONIOLO..
Maroondah Art Gallery
(map ref 4-L) Maroondah Federation Estate, 32 Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood 3134. (03) 9298-4542 fax 9298-4535. www.artsinmaroondah.com.au Curator: Damian Smith. Tues-Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00. To Feb 27 Studio 4 Exposed works on paper, jewellery and paintings by twelve artists from the Maroondah Life Drawing Group. Also, Glass by EMMA BORLAND. Outsider art, observations of human behaviour and insight into emotional interiors are all sources of inspiration for Borland’s expressive glass sculpture.
MARS
Melbourne Art Rooms
(map ref 10-M) 418 Bay Street, Port Melbourne 3207. (03) 9681-8425 fax 9681-8426. www.marsgallery.com.au Tues-Sun 10.00 to 5.00. Feb 10 to 28 (opening Tues Feb 9, 6-8pm) Touch This Sculpture 2010 – An Architecture of Stains by CHARLES ANDERSON, Things Fall Apart Because They Do by JAMES HULLICK and Enigmatica by KIT WEBSTER. To be opened by Robert Lindsay.
McClelland Gallery
+ Sculpture Park
(Melway 103 E3) (map ref 10-I, Melway 103 E3) 390 McClelland Drive, Langwarrin 3910. (03) 9789-1671. info@mcclellandgallery.com www.mcclellandgallery.com Director: Robert Lindsay. Entry by donation. Gallery, shop and café hours Tues-Sun 10.00 to 4.30. Feb 21 to April 18 JOHN FORD PATERSON: A family tradition .
McCulloch Galleries
Is now Brood Box Gallery
(map ref 13-C) 8 Rankins Lane, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9078-9252, 0412-495-899. info@broodbox.com.au www.broodbox.com.au Director: Daniel Bottros. Cafe and gallery open Mon-Sat 7.00 to 5.00, or by appt. Feb 1 to 20 attend one of the fine art with fine food Lunchtime Soirees designed to give emerging collectors strategies and analytical tools for collecting investment art pieces. The lectures correspond to the exhibition of investment art. (see ad pg xxx). From Feb 22 Entity & Identity by LUKE KOPYCINSKI and YOLANDE BENNETT (pre NYC show). Kopycinski’s work addresses aspects of the people around us and what they keep inside, while Bennett’s work which on the external expressions of identity, relating to the complexities and responses of the individual to their surrounding environment .
Metro Gallery
(map ref 13-X) 1214 High Street, Armadale 3143. (03) 9500-8511 , 0488-300-300 fax 9500-8599. alex@metrogallery.com.au www.metrogallery.com.au Director: Alex McCulloch. Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.30, Sat-Sun 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 8 to 28 KATHLEEN KNGALE. Representing: JOHN OLSEN, TIM STORRIER, JASPER KNIGHT, BLEK LE RAT, MICHAEL JOHNSON and many more.
Monash Gallery of Art (MGA)
(map ref 7-K) 860 Ferntree Gully Road (cnr Jells & Ferntree Gully Roads), Wheelers Hill 3150. (03) 8544-0500. mga@monash.vic.gov.au www.mga.org.au Director: Dr Shaune Lakin. Gallery gift shop, licensed café and sculpture park. Free entry thanks to ConnectEast, owner and operator of EastLink. Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 12 to April 11 Wilbow Gallery: Kiribati: putting a face on climate change by JON LEWIS. Feb 12 to April 11 Special Exhibitions and Wilbow Galleries: Talking Tapa: Pasifika Bark Cloth in Queensland . To Feb 28 Focus Gallery: 8 Mile: photographs from the margins of Port Moresby by SEAN DAVEY and EMMANUEL ONOM MEL.
Monash University
Faculty Gallery
(map ref 6-F) Art & Design Building, 900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East 3145. (03) 9903-2882. gallery@artdes.monash.edu.au www.artdes.monash.edu.au/gallery Free entry. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 1.00 to 5.00, closed public hols. To Feb 11 (opening Thurs Feb 3, 5-7pm) Connecting Bodies by JULIE RRAP.
Monash University
Museum of Art (MUMA)
(map ref 7-I) Ground Floor, Building 55, Wellington Road, Clayton 3800. (03) 9905-4217. muma@adm.monash.edu.au www.monash.edu.au/muma Director: Max Delany. Free entry. Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00. From Feb 9 with a collection based exhibition. See website for details.
The Mossenson Galleries
(map ref 11-H) 41 Derby Street, Collingwood 3066. (03) 9417-6694 fax 9417-2114. collingwood@mossensongalleries.com.au www.mossensongalleries.com.au Director: Dr Diane Mossenson (member of ACGA). Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 11.00 to 5.00, or by appt. From Feb 16 Djinong Djina Boodja: Look at the Land that I have Travelled landscape paintings by SHANE PICKETT.
Mossgreen Gallery
(map ref 10-T) 310 Toorak Road, South Yarra 3141. (03) 9826-0822. mail@mossgreen.com.au www.mossgreen.com.au Directors: Paul Sumner and Amanda Swanson. Tues-Sat 10.00 to 5.30. Feb 11 to March 6 Final Works from the Darkroom by JEFF CARTER..
Murray White Room
(Melway 1B T9) (map ref 13-F, Melway 1B T9) Sargood Lane (off Exhibition Street) Melbourne, PO Box 18400 Collins St East, 8003. (03) 9663-3204. email@murraywhiteroom.com www.murraywhiteroom.com Tues-Fri 11.00 to 6.00, Sat 12.00 to 5.00. To Feb 27 Preview 10 – POLLY BORLAND, ELIZA HUTCHISON, ALASDAIR McLUCKIE and SANGEETA SANDRASEGAR.
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National Gallery of Victoria
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
(map ref 14-E) Federation Square, cnr Russell and Flinders Streets, Melbourne 3000. (03) 8620-2222. www.ngv.vic.gov.au Free entry unless otherwise stated. Tues-Sun 10.00 to 5.00, closed Mon. To Feb 7 2009 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award. To Feb 21 Long Distance Vision: Three Australian Photographers. To Feb 28 RICKY SWALLOW: The Bricoleur (entry fees apply). To April 18 Together Alone: Australian and New Zealand Fashion.
National Gallery of Victoria
NGV International
(map ref 15-E) 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne 3004. (03) 8620-2222. www.ngv.vic.gov.au Free entry unless otherwise stated. Wed-Mon 10.00 to 5.00, closed Tues. To March 14 Chinoiserie: Asia in Europe 1620-1840. To March 21 Wisdom of the Mountain: Art of the Ömie. To April 4 Re-view. To April 18 RON MUECK (entry fees apply). To June 27 Drape: Classical Mode to Contemporary Dress. Feb 13 to July 25 Love, Loss & Intimacy.
Nellie Castan Gallery
(map ref 10-T) Level 1, 12 River Street, South Yarra 3141. (03) 9804-7366. www.nelliecastangallery.com Director: Nellie Castan (member of ACGA). Tues-Sat 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 4 to 27, 2010 Stockroom Show showcasing the latest work from our stockroom.
New North Gallery
(map ref 1-U) 15A Railway Place, Fairfield 3078. (03) 9081-3081. david@newnorth.com.au www.newnorth.com.au Contact: David Jones. Tues-Sun 10.00 to 4.00. Contact the gallery for exhibition details through Feb.
Niagara Galleries
(map ref 15-J) 245 Punt Road, Richmond 3121. (03) 9429-3666 fax 9428-3571. mail@niagara-galleries.com.au www.niagara-galleries.com.au Director: William Nuttall (member of ACGA). Tues 11.00 to 8.00, Wed-Sat 11.00 to 6.00. Feb 2 to 27 Kaleidoscope by SONG LING . Also showing in our stockroom: RICK AMOR, TERRY BATT, STEPHEN BENWELL, TONY BEVAN (UK), PAUL BOSTON, ANGELA BRENNAN, ROBERT BRIDGEWATER, GUNTER CHRISTMANN, BRENDA L. CROFT, HARRY DIXON MPTYANE, FIONA FOLEY, BELINDA FOX, MICHELLE GRABNER (USA), MALALUBA GUMANA, STEVEN HARVEY, EUAN HENG, DIANNE JONES, JENNIFER JOSEPH, DAVID KEELING, JOHN KELLY, YVONNE KENDALL, RICHARD LARTER, KEVIN LINCOLN, SONG LING, EUAN MACLEOD, HELEN MAUDSLEY, NOEL McKENNA, SEAN MEILAK, ROSELLA NAMOK, SAMUEL NAMUNJDJA, LENA NYADBI, FIONA OMEENYO, MARTIN PARR (UK), ANDREAS RÜTHI (UK), JAN SENBERGS, WILMA TABACCO, NEIL TAYLOR, AIDA TOMESCU, MASAHIKO TSUBOTA (Japan), SAVANHDARY VONGPOOTHORN, WOLPA WANAMBI, WUKUN WANAMBI, DICK WATKINS, BRADD WESTMORELAND, KEN WHISSON, KARL WIEBKE and HELEN WRIGHT.
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Ochre Gallery
Investment Quality
Contemporary Indigenous & Urban Art
(map ref 11-I) 32-34 Wellington Street, Collingwood 3066. (03) 9419-9985. ochregallery@bigpond.com www.ochregallery.com Directors: Helen Jonas and Michael Powell. Wed-Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 27 to March 28 Gallery 1: About Paint recent paintings by ANDREW SOUTHALL. Gallery II: Petyarre Sisters works by GLORIA PETYARRE, JEANNIE PETYARRE, ROSEMARY PETYARRE and ANNA PETYARRE.
Ocular Lab Inc
(Melway 29 7D) (map ref 2-C, Melway 29 7D) 31 Pearson Street (cnr Albert), Brunswick West 3055. 0415-738-483. ocularlab@gmail.com www.ocularlabinc.com Sat-Sun 1.00 to 5.00. Feb 27 to March 14 (opening Sat Feb 27, 3-5pm) from the Cabinet of Unnatural History – souvenirs from last century by ALEX RIZKALLA. Also, Billboard: JONATHAN LUKER, see website for further details.
Off The Kerb
(map ref 9-I) 66B Johnston Street, Collingwood 3066. (03) 9077-0174, 0400-530-464. info@offthekerb.com.au www.offthekerb.com.au Thurs-Fri 12.30 to 6.00, Sat-Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 19 to 28 (opening Fri Feb 19, 6-9pm) Front Gallery: In-Habit: The Shirt Off My Back by JUDE ANDERSON with SIA YANG, JER YANG and MEGAN BECKWITH. Back Gallery: In-Habit: Yarra by ERNESTO RIOS with participating artists PHILLIP SAMARTZIS, KATIE SFETKIDIS and TARA GILBEE.
Outré Gallery
(map ref 9-G) 249 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9642-5455. www.outregallery.com Mon-Sun. Showing SHAG, ANGELIQUE HOUTKAMP, MARK RYDEN, JAMES JEAN, NATHAN JUREVICIUS, AUDREY KAWASAKI, SYLVIA JI, NIAGARA, SPACEINVADER, KOZYNDAN, JONATHAN WEINER, GUS McLAREN (ceramics), Friends with You, TARA McPHERSON and other pop, street and alternative art. Outré also in Sydney.
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Pamela Irving Studio and Gallery
(map ref 6-E) 68 Patterson Rd, Bentleigh 3204. (03) 9557-2688. www.pamelairving.com.au Wed-Sun 11.00 to 6.00.
Pan Gallery
(map ref 1-P / 3-D) 142-144 Weston Street, Brunswick East 3057. (03) 9387-3911. www.northcotepottery.com.au Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat 9.00 to 4.00. Feb 4 to March 4 The 48-Hour Clay Project – ceramic artists ELISE BISHOP, KIM HAUGHIE, KATH WRATTAN and SUE MITCHELL take the challenge and exhibit the results.
PG Printmaker Gallery
(map ref 10-G) 227 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 3065. (03) 9417-7087. pg@mes.net.au www.printgal.net.au Mon-Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 5.00. Limited-edition prints by Australian, NZ, UK, European, Japanese and American printmakers. Large selection of works from indigenous Australians.
Pieces of Eight
Contemporary Jewellery & Object Gallery
(Melway 44 B1) (map ref 2-R, Melway 44 B1) 635 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy North 3068. (03) 9497-8121. info@piecesofeight.com.au www.piecesofeight.com.au Director: Melanie Katsalidis. Tues-Fri 11.00 to 6.00, Sat 11.00 to 5.00, Sun 11.00 to 4.00.
Pigment Gallery
Three (3) Contemporary Art Spaces
(map ref 14-E) Level 2, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street (cnr Flinders Lane), Melbourne 3000. www.pigmentgallery.com.au Wed-Fri 12.00 to 6.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00. Feb 3 to 13 pigment1 and pigmentTWO not just BLACK + WHITE selected artists from the 2009 BLACK + WHITE (shades of grey) group exhibition . From Feb 4 pigmentBLACK (opening Thurs Feb 4, 5.30-7.30pm) Everyday is the Same Except When it is Different – Drawings of Everyday Juxtapositions by JENNI BOETTCHER. Feb 17 to 27 pigmentBLACK (opening Thurs Feb 18, 5.30-7.30pm) Homesick at Space Camp recent paintings by CARLA OSINSKI . Accepting proposals for 2010.
Pivotal Galleries
(map ref 15-L) 442 Bridge Road, Richmond 3121. (03) 9429-7755. manager@pivotalgalleries.com www.pivotalgalleries.com Tues-Sun 10.00 to 5.00. To Feb 16 Group Exhibition. Feb 17 to March 14 DARREN DOYE and TONY GILES .
Place Gallery
(map ref 16-J) 20 Tennyson Street, Richmond 3121. (03) 9429-8814 fax 9429-8815. ask@placegallery.com.au www.placegallery.com.au Directors: Trevor and Michele Fuller. Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Closed through Feb.
Platform Artists Group Inc
(map ref 15-D) Degraves Street Subway, Melbourne 3000. info@platform.org.au www.platform.org.au Mon-Fri 7.00 to 7.00, Sat 9.00 to 5.00. To Feb 5 Regendered (Midsumma 2010).
Pollock Gallery
0401-256-992. enquiry@pollockgallery.com.au www.pollockgallery.com.au Select online – view on-site. Private viewing by appointment – city gallery, your workplac e or home. Representing an elite core of some of Australia’s finest emerging and established contemporary artists. Contact Carole Pollock 0401-256-992 or (03) 9783-1409.
Port Jackson Press
Print Room
(map ref 11-H) 61 Smith Street, Fitzroy 3065. (03) 9419-8988 fax 9419-0017. info@portjacksonpress.com.au www.portjacksonpress.com.au Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.30, Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Publishers and dealers in limited-edition fine-art prints. Established 1975. Feb 4 to 27 Port Jackson Press Australia 2010 Graduate Printmaking Award exhibition at James Makin Gallery.
Posters Plus
(map ref 10-S) 31 Toorak Road, South Yarra 3141. (03) 9867-4439. postersplus@stevenprintgallery.com.au www.stevenprintgallery.com.au Mon-Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 5.00.
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Raw Africa Art Gallery
(map ref 4-F) 606 Burwood Road, Hawthorn East (03) 9813-2552. www.rawafricaartgallery.com.au Tues-Sun 10.30 to 6.00.
Red Gallery
(map ref 1-R) 157 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North 3068. (03) 9482-3550. mail@redgallery.com.au www.redgallery.com.au Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00. To Feb 6 Midsumma: Transmasculinities curated by Jesslyn Moss. Feb 10 to 27 (opening Feb 10, 6-8pm) Gallery 1: Ergo by CAMILLE HANNAH, Gallery 2: Between the pages by RYAN PONSFORD, Gallery 3: A figurative relationship by ANDREW TRELOAR.
RMIT Gallery
(map ref 11-C) RMIT, Storey Hall, 344 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9925-1717 fax 9925-1738. rmit.gallery@rmit.edu.au www.rmit.edu.au/rmitgallery Free entry. Lift access Lift access. Mon-Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 2.00 to 5.00, closed public hols. Join the gallery on Facebook or follow us on Twitter@RMITGallery. Feb 12 to March 21 The Endless Garment: The New Craft of Machine Knitting featuring international guest Dai Fujiwara, Creative Director, Issey Miyake Creative Room. Fujiwara will speak about A-POC, Issey Miyake Brand including his recent works at a special public lecture at RMIT Storey Hall on Wed March 17, 6-8pm. $20/$10 con. Bookings essential: 9925-1717. Celebrating the virtuosity and future directions of the new craft of machine knitting which is changing the way fashion is designed and made. Shima Seiki machines in action in the Gallery. A showcase of 9 international designers including Miyake Design Studio, YOSHIKI HISHINUMA, SANDRA BACKLUND and young Australian knitwear designer NIKKI GABRIEL. Nikki Gabriel will speak at the opening on Thu Feb 11, 6-8 pm, join us for drinks. Free event. Check website for full list of public programs, including Nikki Gabriel construction pattern workshop on 12 Feb.
RMIT Project Space / Spare Room
(map ref 11-D) RMIT Building 94.2, 23-27 Cardigan Street, Carlton 3053. (03) 9925-4971. schoolofartgalleries@rmit.edu.au www.schoolofartgalleries.dsc.rmit.edu.au Curator: Stephen Gallagher. Free entry, wheelchair access. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00. Feb 5 to 25 (opening Thurs Feb 4, 5-7pm) Secret Files from the Working Men’s College – [ANON], RHETT D’COSTA, RICHARD HARDING, KATE JUST, NICK PANTAZOPOUOS, SPIROS PANIGIRAKIS, DREW PETTIFER, JOHN RIETHMULLER, JONAS ROPPONEN, DAVID SEQUEIRA and GLEN WALLS. Curated by Stephen Gallagher. Floor talk Thurs Feb 11, 12-1pm.
RMIT School of Art Gallery
(map ref 12-D) RMIT Building 2.B, Bowen Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9925-4971. schoolofartgalleries@rmit.edu.au www.schoolofartgalleries.dsc.rmit.edu.au Curator: Stephen Gallagher. Free entry. Wed-Sun 12.00 to 6.00. Feb 10 to 21 (opening Wed Feb 10, 6.15-8pm) Break Up by MAX NEUPERT (Germany). Curated by BEN GAVIN, presented by RMIT University School of Art Gallery in association with general store Sydney. Feb 23 to March 5 Corporeal Vapour by MARCO CHER-GIBARD and ROSALIND HALL. Performances Feb 26, 7pm and March 4, 7pm.
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Sarah Scout
(map ref 13-E) Level 1, 1a Crossley Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9654-4429. info@sarahscoutpresents.com www.sarahscoutpresents.com Thurs-Sat 11.00 to 6.00, or by appt. From Feb 4 new work by BRYAN SPIER.
Scott Livesey Galleries
(map ref 13-W) 909A High Street, Armadale 3143. (03) 9824-7770 fax 9824-7771. info@scottliveseygalleries.com www.scottliveseygalleries.com Tues-Fri 11.00 to 5.30, Sat 12.00 to 5.00, Sun by appt. Feb 17 to March 13 New Works by TERRY TAYLOR and MURRAY WALKER.
SJS Gallery
(map ref xxx) 120 Alexandra Parade, Fitzroy 3065. (03) 9419-5654. info@sjsgallery.com www.sjsgallery.com Thurs-Sat 1.00 to 6.00, or by appt. Now accepting proposals for 2010 exhibitions. Please email proposal and five images to info@sjsgallery.com..
Shifted
(map ref 17-L) Level 1, 15 Albert Street, Richmond 3121. (03) 9421-0884. info@shifted.net.au www.shifted.net.au Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 10 to 27 Spinning Pop by IAN BUNN , and Perspective by EDE HORTON .
69 Smith Street
Artist-Run Space
(map ref 11-H) 69 Smith Street, Fitzroy 3065. 0424-625-336. info@69smithstreet.com.au www.69smithstreet.com.au Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00, Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Feb 3 to 21 (opening Sat Feb 6, 4-6pm) Gal.1: Autumnal Searchings works on paper and sculpture by NAOMI ELLER, Gal.1A: ROSE OSHEA, Gal.2: field by DOMINIQUE DUNSTAN, and Gal.3: NELE HOFFMAN. Feb 24 to March 14 (opening Sat Feb 27, 4-6pm) Gal.1: Extrapolate by ANDREW MCLEAN and MARGARET THOMPSON, Gal.2: Figment by EMMA MORRISON, Gal.3: Power Plays by ANETA BOZIC, and Hallway: work by CAROL ROWLANDS.
Skepsi on Swanston
(map ref 10-D) 670 Swanston Street, Carlton 3053. (03) 9348-2002 fax 9348-1877. skepsi@iprimus.com.au www.skepsionswanston.com.au Director: Anna Maas. Tues-Fri 10.30 to 6.00, Sat 12.00 to 6.00. Feb 16 to March 13 wood-fired ceramics by renowned artist and author JANET MANSFIELD.
Small Wonder Gallery
(map ref 6-G) 554 Neerim Road, Murrumbeena 3163. (03) 9568-3367. By appt. only. Featuring work by PETER SOLOMON.
Smart Artz Gallery
(map ref 17-C) 2 Alfred Place, South Melbourne 3205. (03) 9690-8872. www.smartartzgallery.com.au Open daily 10.00 to 4.00.
Sophie Gannon Gallery
(map ref 17-L) 2 Albert Street, Richmond 3121. (03) 9421-0857 fax 9421-0859. www.sophiegannongallery.com.au Tues-Sat 11.00 to 5.00 and by appt. To Feb 27 group exhibition of new work by gallery artists.
Stables Art Studios & Gallery
(map ref 6-F) 54 Burke Road, Malvern East 3145. (03) 9571-3902 . Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00. To Feb 22 Recent Work sculpture by IAN JONES. Feb 25 to March 22 (opening Thurs Feb 25, 6-8pm) Crowds and Characters paintings and sculpture by INITIALLY NO.
State Library of Victoria
(map ref 12-D) 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 8664-7000. www.slv.vic.gov.au Free entry unless specified. Open daily 10.00 to 5.00. To Oct 31 Keith Murdoch Gallery: ’til you drop: shopping – a Melbourne history Celebrating Melbourne’s passion for shopping, from early settlement to today, highlighting our changing lifestyles, tastes and desires. Open until 9pm Thursdays. Dome Galleries (permanent exhibitions): Mirror of the World: Books and ideas showcases rare and significant books from the Middle Ages to today, and The Changing Face of Victoria highlights the people, places and events that have shaped Victoria, with exhibits including Ned Kelly’s armour. Cowen Gallery: permanent display of 150 works of art, including paintings by EUGÈNE VON GUÉRARD, LOUIS BUVELOT, CLIFTON PUGH and KRISTIN HEADLAM.
Stephen Mclaughlan Gallery
(map ref 14-E) Level 8, Room 16, 37 Swanston Street (cnr Flinders Lane), Melbourne 3000. 0407-317-323. Director: Stephen McLaughlan. Wed-Fri 1.00 to 5.00, Sat 11.00 to 5.00 or by appt. Feb 3 to 27 (opening Sat Feb 6) Vapour Trails.
Steven Print Gallery
(map ref 14-L) 208 Church Street, Richmond 3121. (03) 9429-5996. info@stevenprintgallery.com.au www.stevenprintgallery.com.au Open daily. Highlighting limited-edition prints of LESLEY VAN DE SLUYS, LEUNIG and OLSEN among others. A large selection of original art plus open-edition prints. Custom framing, art consultancy and installation available.
Sutton Gallery
(map ref 9-G) 254 Brunswick Street 3065, Fitzroy 3065. (03) 9416-0727 fax 9416-0731. art@suttongallery.com.au www.suttongallery.com.au Tues-Sat 11.00 to 6.00. From Feb 6 small gallery: RUTH HUTCHINSON, and large gallery: Hypnopopia by CELESTE CHANDLER, CHANTAL FAUST, DAVID McDOWELL and CYRUS WAI-KUEN TANG, curated by Jon Cattapan.
Synergy Gallery
(map ref 3-E) 253 High Street, Northcote 3070. (03) 9481-1751. To Feb 7 open Wed - Sun 11.00 to 5.00 The Full Circle life drawing exhibition. Feb 9 to 21 open Tues - Sun 11.00 to 4.00 (opening Tues Feb 9 5-6pm) Delving into the Knowing group exhibition for Womb Awareness Week.
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Tacit Contemporary Art
(map ref 9-L) 323 Johnston Street, Abbotsford 3067. 0423-323-188. www.melbart.com.au/tacit Director: Keith Lawrence. Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Representing established and emerging contemporary artists. To Feb 20 Veiled in Plain Sight T.J. BATESON.
Tarrawarra Museum of Art
(Melway 277 B2) 311 Healesville-Yarra Glen Road, Healesville 3777. (03) 5957-3100 fax 5957-3120. museum@twma.com.au www.twma.com.au Director: Jane Scott. Admission $5 (students, pensioners free). Tues-Sun 11.00 to 5.00 Open Public Holidays. Through Feb GEORGE BALDESSIN survey of paintings, drawings, etchings. Sun Feb 21 11am to 12pm lecture In the European Style by co-curator Maudie Palmer on the artistic and intellectual vision of Baldessin from a curatorial perspective. Free with museum admission fee, bookings essential..
TCB art inc.
(map ref 13-E) Level 1, 12 Waratah Place, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9663-8233. info@tcbartinc.org.au www.tcbartinc.org.au Wed to Sat 12.00 to 6.00.
Techno Park Studios
(Melway 55 D8) (map ref 5-A, Melway 55 D8) 15 Techno Park Drive, Williamstown 3016. (03) 9397-6344. www.technoparkstudios.com Sat-Sun 1.00 to 5.00 or by appt. Feb 20 to March 7 Adventure by ALASTAIR MOONEY.
Tolarno Galleries
(map ref 13-E) Level 4, 104 Exhibition Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9654-6000 fax 9654-7000. mail@tolarnogalleries.com www.tolarnogalleries.com Director: Jan Minchin (member of ACGA). Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 1.00 to 5.00. Feb 25 to April 10 TIM JOHNSON.
The Town Hall Gallery
(map ref 4-F) Rear of Hawthorn Town Hal, 358 Burwood Road, Hawthorn 3122. (03) 9278-4626. www.townhallgallery.blogspot.com Wed-Sat 12.00 to 5.00, and first Sun of the month 10.00 to 3.00. Feb 3 to 27 What do they call a group of artists? – AARON BAILEY, ROBYN EMERSON, FIONA FRASER, MERRYN HANSFORD and ANDREA KALTWASSER.
Toyota Community Spirit Gallery
(map ref 4-C) Toyota Australia, 155 Bertie Street, Port Melbourne 3207. 0419-570-846. Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.00. Through Feb Hybrid indoor/outdoor sculpture featuring 60 Victorian sculptors.
Trocadero Art Space
(map ref 3-B) Level 1, 119 Hopkins Street, Footscray 3011. trocadero@myartsmail.com www.trocaderoartspace.com.au Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00. To Feb 6, Gallery 1 and 2: newer10 by ELIZA DYBALL, INEZ DE VEGA, ANASTASIA WILTSHIRE and PAUL YORE. Feb 10 to 27 Pink Lake by PETER ALDRICH, and Forever Michael: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by GEORGIE ROXBY SMITH. Accepting proposals for 2010.
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Uplands Gallery
(map ref 12-T) 247 High Street, Prahran 3181. (03) 9510-2374. kitchen@uplandsgallery.com www.uplandsgallery.com Tues-Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00. To Feb 20 Folk Songs by JON CAMPBELL. From Feb 25 MICHELLE USSHER.
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VCA Margaret Lawrence Gallery
(map ref 16-E) 40 Dodds Street, Southbank 3006. (03) 9685-9400 fax 9685-9459. vmcinnes@unimelb.edu.au www.vca.unimelb.edu.au Free entry. Tues-Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 19 to March 20 (opening Thurs Feb 18, 6-8pm) Addition Erasure a project involving artists and poets, curated by Doug Heslop and Luke Beesley.
Victoria University
Level 17 Artspace
(map ref 14-D) Level 17, 300 Flinders Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9919-1931. gina.kalabishis@vu.edu.au creativeindustries.vu.edu.au/level17.htm Free entry. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00. Feb 2 to 19 (opening Tues Feb 2) Southern Light by JOHN R NEESON; one of a continuing series of venue-specific projects that reference architecture, variations of light and location through actual and painted representations of mirrors. This installation requires the observer to transit the space to complete the work..
Victorian Tapestry Workshop (VTW)
(map ref 10-O) 262-266 Park Street, South Melbourne 3205. (03) 9699-7885. contact@victapestry.com.au www.victapestry.com.au Mon-Fri 10.00 to 4.00. View a changing exhibition of contemporary tapestries by Australian and international artists including works on the loom. Feb 10 to 26 exhibition of finalists in the inaugural Tapestry Foundation of Victoria Kate Derum Award will be on display in the VTW Visitor Centre gallery. Also, completed tapestry, designed by DAVID NOONAN, Untitled, will be on display in the VTW gallery in early February, before heading to the Adelaide Biennial 2010 at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Current works in progress include tapestries designed by NYANKULYA WATSON, JOHN WOLSELEY, NELL and LARA MERRETT.
Villa Alba Museum
(map ref 4-V) 44 Walmer St, Kew 3101. 0425-728-386. www.villaalbamuseum.org Entry fee $8/$10. Open first Sunday of every month 1.00 to 4.00. Outstanding nationally significant 1880s hand-painted interior decoration. Restored heritage garden. No stiletto heels.
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Walker Street Gallery
(Melway 90 D8, E7) (map ref 7-I, Melway 90 D8, E7) Cnr Walker and Robinson Streets, Dandenong 3175. (03) 9706-8441 fax 9706-7651. walkerstgallery@cgd.vic.gov.au www.greaterdandenong.com Mon-Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 11.00 to 3.00, closed Sun and public hols. Feb 1 to 23 Shift by fibre artist MANDY GUNN and glass artist EBONY ADDINSALL.
West Space Inc
(map ref 12-C) Level 1, 15-19 Anthony Street, Melbourne 3000. (03) 9328-8712 fax 9328-8715. info@westspace.org.au www.westspace.org.au Wed-Fri 12.00 to 6.00, Sat-Sun 12.00 to 5.00 (for weekend entry, ring buzzer). To Feb 13 The Office of Utopic Procedures presents The Aesthetics of Joy: The Infinite International of Politics. Feb 19 to March 13 (opening Thurs Feb 18) Gallery 1: Tana Swiwi by WANDA GILLESPIE, Gallery 2: Objecthood by TORIE NIMMERVOLL, and Gallery 3: Slow Dance by SHAY MINSTER.
Whitehorse Art Space
(map ref 4-I) Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill 3128. (03) 9262-6250. www.boxhilltownhall.com.au Tues, Fri 10.00 to 3.00, Wed-Thurs 9.00 to 5.00, last Sat of the month 12.00 to 4.00. To Feb 12 Birds amongst the Banksia botanic prints by CELIA ROSSER and prints of birdlife from colonial and contemporary printmakers from the Whitehorse collection – NEVILLE CAYLEY Sr, BRIDGET FARMER, MARTIN KING, ROSALIND ATKINS and KATE HUDSON. Thurs Feb 4, 2pm floor talk Birdlife and Whitehorse with local flora and fauna enthusiast Ian Moodie, bookings essential (03) 9262-6240. Feb 17 to March 31 Australian Rules: Around the grounds from Monash Gallery of Art. Photography by DONNA BAILEY, PAUL DUNN, RENNIE ELLIS, GRANT HOBSON and JESSE MARLOW.
William Mora Galleries
(map ref 16-J) 60 Tanner Street, Richmond 3121. (03) 9429-1199 fax 9429-6833. mora@moragalleries.com.au www.moragalleries.com.au Director: William Mora. Wed-Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00 or by appt. From Feb 3 Art of the Omie bark cloth from Papua New Guinea.
Without Pier Gallery
Cheltenham
(map ref 7-D) 320 Bay Road, Cheltenham 3192. (03) 9583-7577 fax 9583-4588. enquiries@withoutpier.com.au www.withoutpier.com.au Director: Terry Earle. Mon-Sat 10.00 to 5.00, Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Without Pier Gallery also at Hampton: (417 Hampton Street, Hampton, 3188, (03) 9598-5006, Mon-Sat 10.00 to 5.00. Feb 11 to 21 Melbourne Watercolour Group Show 27 artists at the Glen Eira Council Gallery, Caulfield Town Hall, Caulfield (Cnr Glen Eira Rd and Hawthorn Rd). To be opened by David Taylor. Feb 26 to March 12 WILLIAM LINFORD and MICHAEL JENKINS.
Women's Art Register
(map ref 16-L) Richmond Library, 415 Church Street, Richmond 3121. 0424-333-136. womensartregister@yahoo.com www.womensartregister.org Slides and information on 2,000 women artists available for loan Australia-wide.
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Yarra Sculpture Gallery
Contemporary Sculptors Association (CSA)
(map ref 10-K) 117 Vere Street, Abbotsford 3067. (03) 9419-6177. info@yarrasculpturespace.com.au www.yarrasculpturespace.com.au Wed-Sun 12.00 to 5.30. Feb 13 to 28 (opening Sat Feb 13, 4-6pm) Bonanza, CSA Members Show.