Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Michael Reid at Murrurundi is very pleased to advise that the artist Anwen Keeling will be exhibiting a number of her recent equestrian paintings at the gallery in Murrurundi from 6 July until 2 September 2012.

Anwen Keeling is one of the leading equestrian painter in Australia today. Her work is anatomically exact and her finished paintings reference the style and professionalism of the great era of equestrian portraits by the best of the 18th and 19th century painters, such as George Stubbs and Alfred Munnings.

Keeling was a finalist in the Sulman Prize at AGNSW in 2010, and again recently in 2011. Her paintings have been selected for The Year in Art (2003) and Salon des Refuses (2004) at the SH Ervin Gallery, National Trust, Sydney. Keeling’s portrait of the Sydney radio personalities Merrick Watts and Tim Ross (‘Merrick and Rosso’) was exhibited in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (2004) at the State Library of New South Wales. In 2007 she was awarded the ABN AMRO Emerging Artist (Employee’s Choice) Award for her painting, Marnie. Keeling’s work is represented in the collections of the National Australia Bank and the Australian National University, Canberra as well as private collections in Australia, United States, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.

This exhibition is undertaken in conjunction with our greatly beloved comrades, Liverpool Street Gallery in Sydney

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Mark Hislop’s exhibition The Inbetween continues the artist’s successful investigations in portraiture and presents a series of works that subvert the face as portraiture’s most recognised symbol. Drinks with the artist, Saturday 7 July 3 - 5pm Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay

Mark Hislop completed a Master of Art at Chelsea School of Art and Design, London in 1994 and was awarded a Samstag Scholarship in 1993. He has been the recipient of Australia Council New Work Grants in 1995 and 2000. His work has been exhibited in Australia and overseas in both London and New York and is held in a number of public and private collections.

News

Congratulations to Marina Strocchi for being hung in the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize. The exhibition opens at the South Australian Museum on Saturday 21 July to Sunday 9 September. The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize™ is Australia’s richest prize for natural history art, boasting a total prize pool of $114,500.

The gallery has secured the new domain Australian Art Berlin. This acquisition fits in with my portfolio of such names being Australian Art Paris… New York & London. These are my “Moon moments”. President John F. Kennedy announced America’s intention of going to the Moon- before the scientist’s etc had worked out how to get there. The nation set a goal, and then work towards achieving that goal.

The new website is about 70% designed & constructed. When finished in about a month, there will be the inevitable tinkering, as these things are way more complex than first imagined.

Late July was a particularly busy period for the gallery with what were three Pop Up exhibitions divided between the Danie Mellor exhibition at Manly Regional Art Gallery & Museum (still on); Danks Street (Gregor Kregar) and at the Western Plains Cultural Centre in Dubbo, (Joseph McGlennon).

The gallery has commissioned a production company to undertake a series of videos, around gallery artist & their exhibitions- but with additional broader themes. So as to make the video’s more universal (not time & specific exhibition dependant). Expect the first clip off the rank in about two weeks.

Michael has been asked to be a speaker on Saturday August 16th at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

Free gallery iPhone App has now been upgraded for iOS5 (faster loading & clearer images) and available as a free download from iTunes

Happy snaps of the Belle Artist Dinners- Contemporary Australian Photography, Sydney

Happy snaps of a tour lead by Danie Mellor at the National Gallery of Australia- a fantastic afternoon

Happy snaps of the Gregor Kregar- installation of Houdini Cloud at Dank Street, Sydney

Education Events

Belle Artist Dinner, Melbourne 24th July: Join artist Robert Malherb, Michael Reid and the Belle team for an evening of fine food, wine and art at Andrew McConnell’s new restaurant Moon Under Water, the evening will feature a discussion with Robert and what inspires his work, and a delicious three-course dinner accompanied by Henschke wines, Tuesday, July 24, 6.30pm Moon Under Water, Melbourne

Taxidermy in Art with Prue Gibson, Sydney 8th August: Discover deathly imagery in art with author Prue Gibson as she explores why some Australian artists are obsessed with taxidermy animals. This is an old tradition dating back to colonial painters John Lewin and George Stubbs, who painted taxidermy animals. Now, the trend is strong among Australian artists Joseph McGlennon, Julia deVille, Joan Ross, Kate Rohde, Rod MCrae and Janet Laurence.

Wonderful Tjanpi Desert Weavers video of a demonstration day at Koskela. See the day and interviews with the Tjanpi Women.

Australian Art: 1788 till Now video part 1 (a romp) with Michael Reid. An almost off the cuff talk using the art of Australian as a series of sign-posts through which we chart social / economic and visual cultural change

Australian Art: 1788 till Now video Part 2

Sydney wide Art Transport

The gallery can now offer a suite of art shipping and built environment services which will include—

+ Competitively priced, Sydney-wide art shipping and installation in a dedicated, Renault long wheel base, customised van.

+ The installation of art hanging systems—specifically designed for your requirements.

Art Transport - door to door Sydney: $80 (inc GST)
Art Transport & Installation of Artwork: two (2) men $130 per hour (inl GST) or one (1) man $110 per hour (inl GST)

Please call Richard Fitzgerald 02 8353 3500

Publications

Nathan Taylor: The Poetics of Excess, Emily Coney & Michael Reid editors, articles from Emily Cloney, John MacDonald & Peter Hill, 178p, 2012 hardcopy now available direct from the printer.

Tjanpi Desert Weavers by Penny Watson for the NPY Women's Council, MacMillian Australia, 2012. Documenting the history of the Tjanpi weaving movement, and its extraordinary success, this stunning and invaluable resourse contains commentary by many of the artists along with an important collection of archival photographs.

AUSTRALIAN ART - Who, what, when and how much?, 2011 by Emily Cloney & Michael Reid hardcopy now available direct from the printer- this would make a very special birthday / bereavement / christening / moving-house / divorce etc etc present (as you can not buy it else where)

Michael Reid- celebrating 25 years in the International Art World 1987 / 2012

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