JANET LAURENCE

Janet Laurence, Maker of the Masters II, 2018, acrylic, wood, mirror boxes x 5 boxes (containing scientific glass, minerals, pigments, shells, egg shell, C type silver halide print on watercolour paper, C type silver halide, print on clear polyester, Dye Sublimation archival print onto Chromaluxe aluminium. Plant specimens, wax, lead,bones, charcoal gold leaf). Photograph: Christopher Snee.

Coinciding with her exhibition The matter of the masters, currently showing at the AGNSW, JANET LAURENCE be participating in two public programs this month. 

Firstly, Laurence will present a talk with Petria Noble, head of paintings conservation at the Rijksmuseum, about Rembrandt’s studio practice and as well as Laurence’s own practice. The talk will be held Wednesday 14 February, 5.30pm. 

Find out more here. 

Secondly, the AGNSW will be holding a film screening of The life world. Filmed over several years in the early 2000s, this documentary is a fascinating insight into the work of Janet Laurence, tracing the inspiration and creation of her major public installations. The screening will be held on Sunday 4 February, 10:45am.

Find out more here. 

JANET LAURENCE

Janet Laurence, Untitled, 2017, acrylic over mirror, 500 x 500mm.

JANET LAURENCE will be participating in the group exhibition All We Can't See: Illustrating The Nauru Files. The exhibition involves over 30 leading Australian and International artists illustrating the stories unearthed in The Nauru Files, illuminating the human cost of Australia’s offshore detention policies.

The exhibition runs 2–10 February 2018 at The Yellow House Gallery, Sydney. 

Find out more here. 

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ROBERT OWEN

Works by ROBERT OWEN will be included in Modern Currents, an upcoming exhibition at TarraWarra Museum of Art. 

Curated by Victoria Lynn, the exhibition features a selection of abstract paintings and sculptures from the Museum's collection. Modern Currents shows that the modernist spirit of abstraction is a current that persists through to the present generation of artists.

The exhibition opens Saturday 24 February and continues through to 29 April 2018. 

Find out more here. 

Robert Owen, Soundings, (composition #04) 2012
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 62.5 x 125 cm.

ROBERT OWEN

In an interview with the Latrobe Valley Express, ROBERT OWEN discusses his practice and recent site-specific work Afterglow. 

The work is showing at Latrobe Regional Gallery until 28 January. 

Read the interview here. 

Robert Owen stands in his site-specific exhibition Afterglow at Latrobe Regional Gallery. Photograph: Anne Simmons, 

LYNDELL BROWN & CHARLES GREEN

The Morning Star tapestry, designed by LYNDELL BROWN & CHARLES GREEN, will be hosted at the Shrine of Remembrance until 25 February 2018. This gives audiences the chance to view the magnificent tapestry prior to its permanent relocation to the new Sir John Monash Centre at Villers-Bretonneux in France, which official opens on 24th April 2018.

In Morning Star tapestry evokes the experience of departure from their home country to war on foreign shores, in particular for Australians at the Western Front. Launched in the final year of the Centenary of the First World War, the tapestry will provide a lasting legacy, remembering the service of Australians in the First World War and commemorating the 46,000 Australian lives lost on the Western Front.

Find out more here. 

Morning Star, designed by Lyndell Brown and Charles Green, 2017.

MARIA FERNANDA CARDOSO

Shepparton Art Museum's summer exhibition, Cover Versions: Mimicry and Resistance, explored ideas around mimicry and impersonation, re-performance or reiteration—expanding on the notion of the cover version and its subversive potential within the digital age. 

The exhibition included video works from MARIA FERNANDA CARDOSO, and received the following press coverage: 

Artlink

Memo Review

ArtGuide Australia

Un. Projects

Image: Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Leaves / Hojas, installation view, 2017, courtesy Shepparton Art Museum as part of Cover Versions: Mimicry and Resistance. Image: Serana Hunt.

IMANTS TILLERS

Imants Tillers, Warped Coast - Nature Speaks:FY, 2017, acrylic, gouache on 16 canvas boards, 101 x 142cm.

IMANTS TILLERS has work included in a group show at the Waiheke Community Art Gallery, New Zealand. Grid, curated by Katherine Kennedy, is an exhibition exploring works using the grid device.

The exhibition runs from 19 January — 18 February 2018.

Read a recent article about the exhibition here.