Small Sculpture Award

Congratulations to Michael Doolan, Titania Henderson and Heather B. Swann who are finalists in the Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award!

The exhibition opens on 2 November and runs until 10 December.

For more information click here.

Invitation | Michael Doolan

INVITATION



MICHAEL DOOLAN

CAUTIONARY TALES


29 September - 22 October 2011

opening drinks Thursday September 29 6-8pm

National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize 2011

We are pleased to announce that Michael Doolan has been selected to exhibit in the University of Queensland's 2011 National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize.

The exhibition runs from 19 September - 12 February 2012 at the UQ Art Museum, Brisbane.

For further information click here

Coming Soon | Michael Doolan

We are pleased to announce, Cautionary Tales a new solo exhibition by Michael Doolan.

Doolan toys with the original ending of childhood stories and fairy tales by visually upsetting, changing and twisting their outcomes. Cautionary Tales will feature small-scale hand modeled ceramic sculptures this artist's exploration of childhood fantasy and fictional tales.

To arrange a preview please email: info@kwgallery.com

Cautionary Tales | September 29 - October 22

Deakin University contemporary small sculpture award 2011

Michael Doolan, Titania Henderson and Heather B. Swann have been selected as finalists in the Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award 2011. A winner will be announced on November 2. Stay tuned for news!




Michael Doolan then is not now (purple) 2010, enquire about this work.

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.

Your move: Australian artists play chess

Inspired by the international exhibition The Art of Chess, Bendigo Art Gallery commissioned thirteen of Australia’s leading contemporary artists make a work in response to the game of chess. Michael Doolan, Lionel Bawden and Kate Rohde were each invited to make a work for the show, Your move: Australian artists play chess, and was exhibited late last year at the Bendigo Art Gallery.

See a previous post on our blog.


The exhibition is now touring and will open today at UQ Art Museum, until April 24 2011 before touring to McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Victoria and the Samstag Museum, South Australia.

The Art of Chess - Art Nation

The Art of Chess at the Bendigo Art Gallery features the work of gallery artists Kate Rohde and Michael Doolan.

ABC Art Nation had a chat to some of the artists, including Kate Rohde, see it here.

Exhibition current until January 30 2011.

Your Move - Australian Artists Play Chess

Michael Doolan and Kate Rohde were invited to make a work responding to the idea of chess for the current exhibition Your Move, Bendigo Art Gallery... check out some of the pics and info on the Bendigo Art Gallery Facebook page.

Michael Doolan

You may recall we blogged about Michael Doolan's 'Imaginary Animals' ArtPlay workshop for 13-20 year olds?

Clog, the Craft Victoria blog, has a great post recapping the day's events and all of the great work that came from it.

Check it out here.

Michael Doolan: Ceramic Review

Inga Walton explores the work of Michael Doolan in the current issue of Ceramic Review Magazine. The six page feature, 'A Fractured Fairy Tale', provides an in depth perspective into Michael's work.

Construct a group sculpture with Michael Doolan

Join Michael Doolan in constructing a group sculpture and finding a place for it in the world.

The event will be presented by Craft Victoria and Signal (Melbourne's first arts studio dedicated to people aged between 13 and 20 interested in a wide range of art forms).

Date: Saturday August 28
Venue: Signal, Flinders Walk, Northbank, Melbourne
(behind Flinders St Station - towards Sandridge Bridge)
Bookings: signal@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Cost: Free

Titania Henderson and Michael Doolan: Ceramic Art Award

Titania Henderson and Michael Doolan have been selected for the Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award.

The exhibition runs from August 21 until October 17 2010.

A winner will be announced at the opening today.

Michael Doolan: Supermaker

We blogged about Michael Doolan's Supermaker project (with Craft Victoria) last week. Well the work has now been installed in the Atrium at Federation Square and it looks amazing!

The installation is current until August 25.

Here is sneak peek...

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)

Michael Doolan: Supermaker

Michael Doolan has been commissioned by Craft Victoria as part of the Craft Cubed festival as their inaugural Super Maker.

Super Maker is a large-scale, public art commission created by an established craft practitioner. Michael Doolan will present Once Upon a Time, a large scale, inflatable sculpture suspended above the viewer in Federation Square’s Atrium. It will be Melbourne’s most ambitious public craft commission to date.

Supermaker: Michael Doolan, Once Upon a Time has been curated by Joe Pascoe. The installation will be on display in the Fed Square Atrium from 26 July until 25 August. It will be special so don't miss it!

Keep an eye out for installation images of the work coming soon...

City of Hobart Art Prize

Congratulations to Michael Doolan who has been selected as a finalist for the City of Hobart Art Prize at the Tasmanian Museum and Gallery for his two works  Monuments of Times Past, ceramic and nylon. 

This exhibition opens on 23 July, 2010.