Since its inauguration in 2010, ‘NotFair’ has established itself as Australia’s leading satellite art fair during the festivities of the Melbourne Art Fair. The exhibition is rigorously curated over a year-long selection process to find the most challenging and unique work not often seen on the commercial market.
With an emphasis on creativity and skill, ideas and fearlessness, ‘NotFair’ showcases multi-generational, emerging and unrepresented artists; many artists from previous years have gone on to find serious careers via curators, critics and commercial galleries.
‘NotFair’ also features the prestigious Arkley Prize, supported by the Arkley family in recognition of the late artist, Howard Arkley.
‘NotFair 2014’ has confirmed for exhibition, extraordinary drawings by Barbara Bolt; high-impact, high-satire, peanut packing installations by Megan Hales; an ethereal site-specific installation from Sarah Duyshart; complex sculptural/installation work from Amina McConvell; Danny Frommer’s wry assemblages; images from cyber-genius Murray McKeich; Sarah Berners’ sensual soft-sculpture and photographic works; Dan McCabe’s somewhat twisted auto-erotica; Talitha Kennedy’s leather sculptural abstractions; Mary Barton’s high-key paintings; Aly Aitken’s vagina dentate furniture and much more.
Presented this year with the support of the City of Yarra and the Grace Darling Hotel, ‘NotFair 2014’ has been curated by 2010 Archibald Winner Sam Leach, writer Ashley Crawford and gallerist Rebecca Richards.
NotFair 2014
14 to 17 August, 2014
12 Peel Street &
Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood
Melbourne
Megan Hales, Prototype Series, 2013, cornstarch, packing peanuts and acrylic, dimensions variable.
Photography by Jordan Prosser
Courtesy the artist
