Lara Merrett | invaders | 4-28 April

LARA MERRETT | INVADERS
4 - 28 April

Lara Merrett's exhibtion of recent abstract paintings opens tomorrow from 11am at Blockprojects in Richmond.

Lara Merrett’s organic abstract paintings will include a range of geometric elements in this new body of work. Invading hard edge shapes and forms derived from objects collected by the artist in her studio, are integrated and contrasted against her free-floating compositions that spill across the painting surface to create a three-dimensional feel. These surfaces present a combination of gloss and matt finishes and are offset by areas of curious and intricate detailing.

Merrett’s layered painting process and technique breaks down original source imagery such as text to present an engulfing visual experience. Her adventurous choice of palette in these new works range from metallic pinks, fluorescent yellows, earthy red ochres and aquamarine blues and greens.

To view the entire exhibition see here or where to find the venue see here

KWG On The Move

KWG has moved

Karen Woodbury Gallery is pleased to announce some exciting changes designed to keep the gallery at the forefront of contemporary art. After seven years located in Richmond and hosting an exhibition program that featured over 70 solo and group exhibitions, it is time to regenerate and reinvent.

The gallery has now closed its Richmond venue and our office has relocated to the artistic hub of Flinders Lane in Melbourne’s CBD. Whilst we organise and plan for the future renovation of the new space, and exciting re-launch in 2013, the gallery will operate on a ‘by appointment’ basis only.

We will continue to be available to assist with all our clients’ needs in sourcing works of art, collection development advice and updates on new art works arriving in the stockroom, direct from the studios of our artists.

The new look website will be launched soon to keep you regularly informed of gallery developments. We encourage you to stay in contact by joining our Facebook page, subscribing to our blog, via email or the good old fashioned telephone.

Several off site projects of note this year, include: our recent participation in the 4^th India Art Fair, Delhi (January 2012); Lara Merrett’s solo exhibition of new paintings to be held at Block Projects in Richmond 4-28 April; and our participation at the Melbourne Art Fair 1-5 August, with a joint exhibition by gallery artists, Fiona Lowry and Kate Rohde.

For your records the new contact details are:

Karen Woodbury Gallery

Level 1 / 167 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000

03 9639 5855

info@kwgallery.com

www.karenwoodburygallery.com

By appointment only

I look forward to welcoming you to our premises and to the new gallery in 2013.

Warm wishes,

Karen Woodbury

Alex Spremberg in Art & Australia Magazine

Alex Spremberg's solo exhibition Wrong Angles held at PICA in Perth from September-October 2011 is reviewed in the recent issue of Art & Australia (vol.49 n0.3). The show included almost 190 pieces, and as reviewer Andrew Purvis states it


"managed to encompass the complete evolution of Spremberg's body of work."

A fully illustrated publication accompanied the exhibition. For further information see PICA here

Sam Jinks in Art Monthly

The recent issue of
Art Monthly Australia features a review by editor Maurice O'Riordan of the recent 4th India Art Fair. It's a good roundup of some of the highlights, including a lovely big illustration of Sam Jinks' exquisite sculpture "Small Things".

For more information see here

Lara Merrett exhibition 4-28 April

Lara Merrett's forthcoming exhibition is fast approaching.

Here's a sneak preview of a couple images for the show.

The exhibition will run from 4-28 April, at Block Projects, 79 Stephenson Street, Richmond.

Save the date
Saturday 14 April, 3-5pm,
drinks with the artist.

For further information please call
Karen Woodbury Gallery on 9639 5855 or email info@kwgallery.com

NGV appoints new director

Congratulations to Tony Ellwood who has this week been appointed the new Director of the National Gallery of Victoria. Tony left the position of Deputy Director of the gallery five years ago to take the helm of the Queensland Art Gallery, which had undergone an impressive extension under his predecessor Doug Hall. The Victorian contemporary art community are certainly excited at the prospect of having a director who is interested to promote art from the 20th and 21st Centuries

For further reading see here

KWG On The Move

Karen Woodbury Gallery is on the move...

After 7 incredible years located in Albert Street, Richmond we are re-locating to Flinders Lane, Melbourne.

It is an exciting new phase for the gallery and we will keep you updated of our new home and fresh approach very soon. In the meantime the best way to keep in touch is email via info@kwgallery.com or like our Facebook page.

Thank you to all the artists I have worked with since 2004, my professional and highly skilled staff and of course all of you - for your amazing support and conversation. We look forward to welcoming you to our new gallery. If I haven't said it yet HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! Cheers, Karen

Heather B. Swann @ The Substation

You only have a few days left to see Heather B. Swann's enigmatic sculpture included in the exhibition
"Stories from the city, stories from the sea,
queer urban tales"
at The Substation in Newport.

The exhibitions closes Saturday 25th February.

For more info see here

Jane Burton Book Launch @ CCP

Jane Burton's new book
"Other Stories"
will be launched by Charlotte Day, Associate Curator, ACCA at the Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy

Wednesday March 7, 6-8pm

Other publications to be launched on the night are Darren Sylvester and Simon Terrill.

For more information click here

Karen Woodbury Gallery @ The India Art Fair, New Delhi

Karen Woodbury Gallery is presenting an exhibition of four major works by our sculptor, Sam Jinks, at the India Art Fair, New Delhi from 26 - 29 January.

For further information, click here.

Call out for portrait participants

Call-out!

Simon Obarzanek is looking for participants to have their portraits taken in his latest video project The 'Movement'.

The 'Movement' is a close-up portrait of subjects who will be shot exercising on a cross-training machine located at West Space gallery, Melbourne.

He is looking for people who:

Are willing to exercise to a state of complete exhaustion for between 10 and 20 minutes and are aged between 18 and 60 years old.

Subjects do not need to be fit to participate in this project. All you need is a black T-shirt.

If you are interested please email Simon Obarzanek to arrange a time for filming: videoportraits2012@hotmail.com

Locust Jones @ Bathurst Regional Art Gallery

Locust Jones is holding a solo exhibition at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, that runs from 20 January and continues until 11 March.

The exhibition is accompanied by a comprehensive exhibition catalogue with an interview style essay by our very own Gallery Manager, Rachael Watts.

For further information, click here

Pipilotti Rist & The Mad Square + more

Looking for some great exhibitions to visit over the Summer break?

We suggest visiting Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist's solo exhibition 'I packed the Postcard in My Suitcase' at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, that runs until 4 March.

Then you can take a short stroll to the National Gallery of Victoria on St Kilda Road and see the landmark exhibition, 'Mad Square: Modernity in German Art 1910-37', that runs until 4 March.


If you are in Sydney make sure you visit Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) and see Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's exhibition 'Recorders'. This interactive exhibition will comprise of twelve installation pieces and runs until 12 February.

The Art Gallery of New South Wales is holding a Picasso exhibition of works sourced from Musee National Picasso, Paris, on display until 25 March.

John Pule survey exhibition

John Pule is holding a survey exhibition of works from 1990-2011 at Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland. This exhibition continues until January 2012.

For further details click here.

John Pule also has a major publication 'Hauaga: The Art of John Pule' available for purchase through Otago University Press.

For further information, click here.

Season's Greetings

Season's Greetings from the team at Karen Woodbury Gallery.

Karen Woodbury Gallery will close for Summer from 22nd December 2011 - 18th January 2012.

A few of our favourite things

We have posted an album on our Facebook page with a selection of some of our favourite things from the stock room to provide you with some inspiration for that perfect gift for that special person and/or yourself.

Click here to be redirected

Happy Christmas shopping!

Sam Jinks @ McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park

Need a break from Christmas shopping mayhem?

Pack a picnic and take a leisurely drive to McCLelland Sculpture Park + Gallery, Langwarrin to see Sam Jinks' two awe inspiring sculptures 'Hanging Man' and 'Calcium Divide' on display until 18 March.

These works are included in a group exhibition 'Double Vision' alongside works by: Stephen Birch, Lyndell Brown & Charles Green, Juan Ford, Petrina Hicks, Cherry Hood, Justine Khamara, Rosemary Laing, Ron Muek, Jan Nelson, Evan Penny, Patricia Piccinini, Caroline Rothwell, Julie Rrap, Alexander Seton, Ricky Swallow, Colin Suggett, Chritian Thompson & Ronnie van Hout.

Check out a review of the exhibition by Raymond Gill here

Heather B. Swann in Rome

Heather B. Swann is currently undertaking an Australia Council residency in Rome. While away, Heather is included in a group exhibition 'Seven things to do in an emergency', that runs from 13 - 21 December, at the British School, Rome.

For further information, click here.

We hope you are having a wonderful time Heather!

Port Philip City Collection Acquisition: Lisa Roet

Congratulations to Lisa Roet whose work has been recently acquired by the Port Phillip City Art Collection.

Her work, 'The Mark of No Human Hand I' 2011, is on display in the group exhibition 'Recent Acquisitions' at the St.Kilda Town Hall Gallery until 29 December.

For further information, click here.

Chapman & Bailey Belle Arti Award

Congratulations to Marie Hagerty who was recently awarded the 2011 Chapman & Bailey Belle Arti Award.

This award is a $5,000 national 35.0 cm x 35.0 cm acquisitive prize.

Congratulations Marie! For further information, click here