The closing of A Dingo Fence and Mallee Roots: Victorian Farming on the Fringe was a great success last Saturday. Kristin Deimer's artist talk and accompanying performance by Helen Davey made a fabulous 'Finissage' which is apparently all the rage…
Herald Sun article by Sally Bennett Sunday February 03, 2012 See the article in its original context here. WHEN friends of Melbourne photographer Morganna Magee started having babies, it opened her eyes to parts of life she had previously not…
Samuel Condon - Dream City Angela Grant with Officer Primary School - Images of Home Exhibitions run until Sunday 18 December.
Mike Hewson UNDER STANDING LOSS Dayne Trower SLOW DECLINE Exhibitions run until Saturday 10 December.
The Press
Written by Keith Lynch
November 25, 2011
Cathedral’s collapse immortalised – see the original article here.
A Christchurch man caught the moment when the Christ Church Cathedral crumbled on February 22.
Andrew Hewson, 24, was in an art studio he shared with his brother, Michael, and other artists on the sixth floor of the Tower Building in Cathedral Square when the earthquake struck.
He grabbed his camera and took pictures of dust clouds engulfing the Square and police kiosk.
As a photographer and sociologist, Kristin Diemer loves to tell a good story. Her latest exhibition 'A Dingo Fence and Mallee Roots' tells the story of a Victorian family farming on the Fringe. Kristin's poignant imagery illustrates the often solitary life of…
Rebekah Stuart Shannon McGrath Both artists are showing exquisitely detailed digital prints that blend the processes of photography with painting. Exhibitions run until 15 October.
...underway now at fortyfivedownstairs Monday 26 September 7.21pm Curated by Sally McKitrick.
LUKE HARDY & SARINA LIROSI ARTIST FLOOR TALKS Saturday 3 September 2pm All welcome Luke Hardy's photographic work lies somewhere between narrative and mystery. His practice began as a means of documenting journeys, but journeys over time become inevitably more…
Sarina Lirosi BEST BEFORE Luke Hardy YUKI ONNA & DRAGONFLY presented by MEYER GALLERY
These solo exhibitions represent work selected from an archive of imagery created by each artist over a long period of time. Trevor Mein has spent fifteen years photographing clouds and Susan Stamp has countless sketchbooks of drawings from her regular…
HEARTLANDS presents colourful, moving, accomplished art work in various mediums by 46 artists - on exhibition until Saturday 25 June.
BETWEEN THE LINES, an exhibition of paper cutting from various provinces of China - opening reception Tuesday 31 May.
Weaving Art and Change is a not-for-profit project that believes in the ability of art and creativity to inspire awareness and social development. The opening reception, with remarks by Antonia Syme, Director of the Australian Tapestry Workshop, was a celebration…
JKB Fletcher's current exhibition brings together hyper-realistic painting and reworked fashion magazine adverts to question the values of our contemporary 'superheroes'.
Guests at the opening reception for Christine Larsen's accomplished first solo exhibition ENCRUSTED were treated to chocolates by KOKO BLACK. Christine's exhibition was supported by KOKO BLACK and her art work is also featured on their signature packaging.
The artist reception for Emma Coulter's exhibition Shedding Skin. See Emma Coulter in The Design Files here and in the Melbourne Weekly Times here.
FLUID by Micahel Pearce opens on Tuesday 5 April and runs until 16 April.
Announced on 29 March, the recipient of the Arts Victoria People's Choice Award in the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards 2011 is Eileen Ballangarry. Nearly six hundred people cast their vote online for their preferred finalist work. Eileen's work, Black on…
Urban life in Melbourne is addressed via different means in new works by two artists at fortyfivedownstairs. Andrea Jenkins' eerie, harlequinesque paintings take us on a journey through Melbourne’s iconic Flinders St. Station and Parliament Station, the underpass, the subway…
Janno McLaughlin's exhibition of exquisite hand sewn paintings and works on paper, Walk the Walk, opened this evening:
Last night we held the exhibition opening for Into the Shed by The Artful Dodgers Studios. The exhibition runs until Saturday 6 November 2010.
Last night we held the exhibition openings for our two current exhibitions: Objects of Navigation by Russell Craig and Vestiges of Hope Unseen by Jo D’Hagé. Both exhibitions run until Saturday 9 October 2011.
Last night we held the exhibition openings for our two current exhibitions: Stink by Philip Faulks and Orpheus Diningroom Project MMX by Alana Kennedy. Image: Opening of Orpheus Diningroom Project MMX by Alana Kennedy. Image: Opening of Orpheus Diningroom Project…
This review of Alana Kennedy’s exhibition Orpheus Diningroom Project MMX was written by Georgina Lee for her blog Not-Quite-Critics. See it in its original context here.
Who: Alana Kennedy
What: Orpheus Diningroom Project MMX
Where: fortyfivedownstairs, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000
When: Until 25 September 2010
When my friend Sarah alerted me to this exhibition opening, I just knew I had to go! Normally I wouldn’t be able to do anything on Tuesday nights as we have class at the VCA, but fortyfivedownstairs is literally a 1 minute walk from my office (not even) and it was perfectly convenient to pop into before class.
When I entered the gallery I was greeted by free flowing wine and gorgeous macarons wrapped up in mini cones using pages from the book, The Mystical Hymns of Orpheus. I gobbled mine up pretty quickly! They were absolutely delicious and were made by none other than the master chocolatier from Shocolate, which is my favourite chocolate cafe in Melbourne (conveniently located right near my house!).
The final year RMIT Fine Art Photography class will be exhibiting at fortyfivedownstairs from 7 - 18 December 2010. Update 10 September: See the changed date above.. now on 27 September.
Photos of last Tuesday’s exhibition openings are below. All photos by the generous Marcus Bunyan.
Opening of Lena Torikov’s Subtractions, Tuesday 31 August 2010
Opening of Lena Torikov’s Subtractions, Tuesday 31 August 2010
Photos of the opening night of X-Field are below.
X-Field are a collaborative group who work across the disciplines of art, architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism. The exhibition features work by Charles Anderson, Richard Black, Mel Dodd, Sand Helsel, Andrea Mina and SueAnne Ware.
X-Field runs in the fortyfivedownstairs galleries until the 28th of August 2010.
From the Walk to Art blog. Read this post in it’s original context here.
I feel very fortunate to be given the opportunity to curate a show at fortyfivedownstairs, in Melbourne. “Unrepresented”, with artworks by Nicholas Jones, Christopher Koller, Ted McKinlay, Chloe Vallance and Ben Walsh, opens on Tuesday 3 August 2010 (5pm to 7pm).
Mary Lou Jelbart, artistic director of fortyfivedownstairs, describes the show: “‘Unrepresented’ responds to the vagaries and minefields of the art world that contemporary artists encounter. Curator Bernadette Alibrando, who delves beneath the surface of Melbourne’s commercial gallery scene and spreads her network far and wide, has selected five artists who have chosen to remain independent. While most artists see representation by a gallery as the best possible situation, others deliberately remain outside the accepted system.”
Opening of the exhibition Unrepresented, presented by fortyfivedownstairs and curated by Bernadette Alibrando.
Featured artists are: Ted McKinlay, Chloe Vallance, Nicholas Jones, Ben V Walsh and Christopher Koller.
A selection of images from The Unshaped World II by Judy Holding. If you haven't had a chance to visit this beautiful exhibition you better be quick as it will finish on Saturday the 31st of July, so hurry in…
Opening of The Unshaped World II by Judy Holding. Tuesday 20 July 2010