We're Loving | Nell and Romance Was Born

We're loving the newest collaboration by our friends Romance was Born and Nell.

The first drop of the SS12 collection has arrived in Melbourne and we are super keen to snap some up!

You may recall gallery artist Kate Rohde collaborated with the eponymous fashion duo last year for their Renaissance Dinosaur collection? (We blogged about it here.) And before that Del Kathryn Barton.

Artist Profile: Current issue

The current issue of Artist Profile is a feast for the eyes in more ways than one!

Del Kathryn Barton features on the cover and in an in-depth interview with Owen Craven - offering a sneak peek into her studio and exquisite new works in progress. Brett Ballard previews Jane Burton's stunning new body of photographic works and Dan Rule talks to Locust Jones.

Certainly a bumper issue and definitely worth picking up a copy...

Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prize Finalists

We are very pleased to announce that four of the Karen Woodbury Gallery artists have been announced as finalists in the prestigious 2011 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes.

Del Kathryn Barton has been selected as a finalist in the 2011 Archibald Prize with her portrait of Australian actor Cate Blanchett:

Mother (a portrait of Cate)

Fiona Lowry has also been selected as a finalist in the 2011 Archibald Prize with her portrait of Tim Silver:

portrait of Tim Silver

Phillip Wolfhagen has been selected as a finalist in the 2011 Wynne Prize and Elisabeth Kruger has been selected as a finalist in the 2011 Sulman Prize. A winner announcement will take place Friday April 15.

Basic Instinct | 2 - 26 March 2011

Basic Instinct signals the kick off of our 2011 exhibition schedule. We have loads instore for the year including solo exhibitions by Heather B. Swann, Monika Tichacek, Rhys Lee, Michael Cusack, McLean Edwards, Marie Hagerty, Michael Doolan, Del Kathryn Barton and Lionel Bawden, so stay tuned to all of our updates.

Basic Instinct is a group exhibition bringing together the work of eleven contemporary Australian artists for whom drawing is an essential element of their practice.

Alongside eight of our gallery artists we have invited Patrick Doherty, Lorraine Heller-Nicholas and Simon O'Carrigan to be a part of the show which aims to locate the intrinsic, subliminal and instinctive quality that drawing holds for the exhibiting artists.

Head to our website to find out more about this exhibition and the exhibiting artists, including pricing.

Please note: Six of Del Kathryn Barton's drawings will join the Basic Instinct exhibition after the Freehand exhibition closes on Sunday at Heide Museum of Modern Art. We will let you know as soon as they are on the wall.

Lara Merrett and Del Kathryn Barton: Hong Kong

The work of Del Kathryn Barton and Lara Merrett will feature in Wattle - the first major survey exhibition of contemporary Australian art in Hong Kong. The exhibition will take place at the Cat Street Gallery and features a curator’s pick of forty-five artists currently working in Australia and includes painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media installation. The exhibition will open on Saturday February 26th from 6pm.

WATTLE | Contemporary Australian Art
24 February 2011 - 26 March 2011

Del Kathryn Barton: Artist Talk

Del Kathryn Barton will speak about her new series of drawings especially created for the freehand exhibition at Heide Museum of Modern Art tomorrow at 2pm.

This is a free event.

50 of Australia's most collectable artists 2011

Australian Art Collector has released their annual 50 issue with the list of 50 of Australia's most collectable artists 2011. We are pleased to note that several of our artists were on the list, including:

Del Kathryn Barton
Locust Jones
Aida Tomescu
Philip Wolfhagen

Del Kathryn Barton: Freehand

Del with her work at Freehand: Recent Australian Drawing, Heide Museum of Modern Art.

Exhibition current until March 6 2011.









image: Jim Lee

Del Kathryn Barton: AGNSW Acquisition

The Art Gallery of New South Wales recently unveiled their newest acquisition, come of things, by our very own Del Kathryn Barton. The work was purchased for the AGNSW with funds provided by Contempo at the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales, 2009-2010. Karen and Chris were on hand to celebrate with Del.

Del Kathryn Barton come of things 2010
synthetic polymer paint, gouache, watercolour and pen on polyester canvas
2 parts, 250 x 360 cm overall
left image: photographed by Fiona Susanto right image: photographed by Lynn McColl

Melbourne Art Fair

From August 4-8, Karen Woodbury Gallery will be at Melbourne Art Fair. We are excited to be showcasing some fabulous new works by:

Del Kathryn Barton
Michael Doolan
Marie Hagerty
Sam Jinks
eX de Medici
Lara Merrett
Derek O'Connor
John Pule
Lisa Roet
Aida Tomescu
Philip Wolfhagen

Be sure to stop by and say hello!

Stand F27 (downstairs)

Del Kathryn Barton documentary on Artscape

Since winning the 2008 Archibald Prize, Del Kathryn Barton has become a rapidly rising star of the Australian contemporary art world.  Barton's richly colourful and hallucinogenic works offer a complex, often disorienting meditation upon the nature of reality.

We are pleased to announce Del Kathryn Barton will be the subject of an upcoming ABCTV Artscape: Artist at Work documentary.  Tune in to ABC1 this Tuesday 22 June, 10pm and gain an insight into the practice of this rising art star.

Del Kathryn Barton: InStyle Magazine Women of Style winner!

Congratulations to Del Kathryn Barton who has been awarded the InStyle Magazine Women of style winner for the Arts and Culture category.

Del Kathryn Barton will be holding a works on paper exhibition in mid November 2010 in the gallery (upstairs), in addition to having works available for our Melbourne Art Fair stand in early August.