B.E.A.F – Brisbane Emerging Art Festival

Vegas Spray BEAF

The show will include a selection of Brisbane’s finest emerging artists in painting, sculpture, video, works on paper, urban art, performance, and mixed media.

There will be an opportunity for artists, art workers and the public to partake in an information discussion prior to the opening of the event at the gallery between 5 – 6pm.

The show will be taking place on Saturday January 23rd 2010 at White Canvas Gallery which is located on Church St in Fortitude Valley, from 6:00pm till 11pm and is a free event.

BRISBANE EMERGING ART FESTIVAL 2010 ARTISTS :-

Jasmin Coleman Haruka Sawa
Reilly Smethurst Tammy Law
Nicola Morton James Beattie
Warren Handley Rachael Bartram
Drea Merkin Peter Wilson
Ellen Stapleton Clarissa Bones
Joshua Rufford Lucinda Wolber
Fiona Kennedy-Altoft Laura Bailey
Carly Kotynski Marty O’hare
Benjamim Reeve Andrew Cain
Brendan Gore Elise Terranova
Zoe Porter Michelle Van Eps
Amanda Heelan Amelda Bywater

Curated By Travis Dewan and Lionel Jackman
Presented by VEGAS SPRAY + WHITE CANVAS

Aftershave & Cigarettes

Short story published 2007 – Aftershave and Cigarettes_Published Version[1]

Originally written for uni – Professional Writing students were asked to write about a favourite childhood ‘place’.

An exciting exhibition of Jodee Knowles at Friends of Leon Gallery

Dear Melissa,

Announcing artist Jodee Knowles

Fresh from her sellout show in Culver City Los Angeles, Perth Artist Jodee Knowles will showcase her latest works at Friends of Leon Gallery in Surry Hills Sydney.Knowles is one of the hottest emerging artists in Australia today having exhibited all over the world. Her recent show in America saw Rock Star Pink buy half of Jodee’s collection. Pink was so excited by her new purchases she featured the works in her recent video clip “Please Don’t Leave me”.

Knowles’ latest collection “In the world of things without weight” explores the themes of mood and money. Her original patterns and distinctive brush strokes work to showcase a unique and individual world. The recurring motif of crosses evident in her latest work is symbolic of the joining of time and money. Knowles’ characters are the discarded elements in ones life and are the moments which have been lost and replaced.

“Shedding one’s beauty is in part an acknowledgment of one’s own transience and is a realization that time is the fear and not death.” Knowles.

The space at Friends of Leon Gallery will be transformed a week prior to the exhibition. Jodee Knowles will spend a week painting the gallery walls, and these newly painted walls will become the surface which will showcase her 10 selected new works.

Opening Night:

Thursday the 25th of February from 6pm
Exhibition runs until the 18th of March

Friends of Leon Gallery
82 Marlborough Street Surry Hills 2010
leon
www.friendsofleon.com
0403 248 978For further details regarding the exhibition please refer to our website.

Peppermint Magazine – Issue 4

Arts reviews – written by me for peppermint magazine, issue 4

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I am officially part of the blogging world…

Well this is my first post! I am now one little spec in the blogging world. Watch this space – I’ll start adding my written works soon!