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Last updated: 19 February 2013

  GUAN WEI IN SNAKE SNAKE SNAKE – AN EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY ASIAN AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS
 

Celebrating the depth and range of relationships and artistic exchange between Australia and China, Vietnam and Korea, this extraordinary exhibition features emerging and established artists. The eclectic range of work shares themes of heritage, individual journeys, cultural issues and the concept of home, while exploring notions of personal space, identity and globalisation with wonder and wisdom.

Snake Snake Snake is on view at Sydney Town Hall until
23rd Feburary. For further information click here

 

 

 

Left: Guan Wei, Fragments of History No. 6, acrylic on board, 2009, 70cm x 80 cm

  
 

ILDIKO KOVACS IN ACTION/ABSTRACTION AT WANGARATTA ART GALLERY

 
 

ACTION/ABSTRACTION unites the work of five major Australian artists. Curator and Gallery Director Dianne Mangan creates a captivating journey through the artists’ energetic and sensory approach to their individual works, embracing the manner in which each artist contributes to the viewer’s experience of their gestural and exceptional works

ACTION/ABSTRACTION is on view at the
Wangaratta Art Gallery until 24th March 2013. For more information click here

Left: Ildiko Kovacs, Running Late, 2012, oil on plywood, 180 x 180 cm
Right: Ildiko Kovacs, White Wash, 2012, oil on plywood,180 x 180 cm		  
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NEIL FRAZER AT THE GLASSHOUSE REGIONAL GALLERY

 
 

The Glasshouse Regional Gallery in Port Macquarie is currently exhibiting a solo show of Neil Frazer’s works. Frazer’s seductive paintings are constructed using layers of paint that encrust the surface of the canvas. From a distance the commanding cliff formations and shadowy outcrops loom tall above the swirling ocean spray, yet on closer examination the landscape dissolves into richly textured, abstract passages of paint. Works featured in this exhibition are from Frazer’s latest series depicting the dramatic coastlines of Sydney Heads, Jervis Bay and the Beecroft Peninsula.

The exhibition is on view at The Glasshouse Regional Gallery until the 10th March 2013. For more information click here

Neil Frazer, Wild Rock, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 112 x 112 cm
Neil Frazer, Empire, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 137 x 137 cm

  

 

ADRIENNE DOIG IN CLOSE TO HOME AT THE BLUE MOUNTAINS CITY ART GALLERY

 
 

Close to Home showcases the work of contemporary artists residing in the Blue Mountains region including Ben Denham, Adrienne Doig, Paul Mosig and Rachel Peachey, and Joan Ross. Through a variety of media including film, embroidery, photography and digital animation they investigate the colonisation of the landscape and the relationship between the past and the present.

Close to Home is on view at the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery until 7th April 2013. For more information click here.

 

 

 

Adrienne Doig, AD Naturas et AD Mores et AD Omnem Vitae,2012, embroidery and appliqué ontapestry, 123 x 184 cm

  
 

BIRDS: PENRITH REGIONAL GALLERY
 

Inspired by the abundance of bird life in the Gallery garden and Gerald Lewers’ sculptural practice, Birds represents a variety of material and conceptual approaches to the representation of birds in contemporary art. The exhibition features work by Adrienne Doig, Jim Cooper and Aboriginal artists Leigh and Garry Namponan

Birds is on view at the Penrith Regional Gallery until 19th May 2013. For more information click here.

Left to Right:
Garry Namponan, Minh Nguk (Owl), 2011, ochres and charcoal with acrylic binder on milkwood, 30 x 23 x 18 cm
Leigh Namponan, Minh Nguk (Owl), 2011, Ochres and charcoal with acrylic binder on milkwood,
50 x 20 x 25 cm
Jim Cooper, Yellow Duck, Daffodil, White Daisy and Green Flower, 2011, glazed ceramic

  
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Last updated: 9 November 2012

IF PAIN PERSISTS: LINDE IVIMEY SCULPTURE | UQ ART MUSEUM | 3 November 2012 - 24 March 2013


 

Showcasing key sculptures produced over the past decade, this exciting survey exhibition at the University of Queensland Art Museum looks at the development of Ivimey’s unique vision. Curated by Louise Martin-Chew the exhibition explores Ivimey’s personal experiences, travels and fascinations from childhood to adulthood.

The exhibition is accompanied by the first major publication on the artist’s work, Linde Ivimey.

The book is available to purchase at the gallery for $60 + $12 P&H

For more information please contact the gallery

Mirum, 2012, steel armature, acrylic resin, dyed cotton, natural fibre,
earth, echidna quills, cast and natural sheep, fox, turkey, duck and
chicken bones, 62 x 62 x 9 cm

  

 
 

Last updated: 5 September 2012

TROY EMERY JOINS MBC

 

MBC is excited to announce the representation of Troy Emery. This new work by Troy Emery will be included in the gallery’s forthcoming Spring Group Exhibition: 20 September - 14 October 2012. His first solo exhibition with the gallery will take place in early 2013.

For more information please contact the gallery

 

 

 

 

Creature, 2012, high-density taxidermy foam and polyester pompoms, 46 x 70 x 23 cm

  
 

Last updated: 19 July 2012

MBC at the MELBOURNE ART FAIR
 

MBC’s most ambitious Art Fair program yet will be staged over two stands, DO3/DO4.  On Vernissage night, Wednesday 1 August, the presentation will open with a group exhibition across both stands  that will include new works from gallery artists made especially for the Fair. Then on Thursday 2 August we will present two one day solo exhibitions of new paintings by Ildiko Kovacs and Neil Frazer followed on Friday by two one day solo exhibitions by Alexander McKenzie and McLean Edwards. The final two days of the Fair will see a  group show over both stands. In addition, new media artist Baden Pailthorpe will present his latest work H(Air) Force One.

For more information on any of these works or the Melbourne Art Fair please  contact the gallery

Top Left to Right:
Neil Frazer, Flotsam, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 137 x 137 cm
Ildiko Kovacs, Lotto, oil on plywood, 180 x 180 cm
Alexander McKenzie, Privacy Screen, oil on linen, 153 x 163 cm

Bottom Left to Right:
McLean Edwards, L.A. Story #3 (Black List), 2012, oil on canvas, 212 x 183 cm
Baden Pailthorpe, H(Air) Force One, 2012, HD video, colour, sound, 2 minutes 58 seconds, ed.5 + 2 AP

  

 

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION: KARL MAUGHAN

 

Karl Maughan’s forthcoming exhibition Twenty-Seven Hundred Miles features a continuous 20 metre long frieze of 12  paintings incorporating imagery from gardens and national parks across Australia. Maughan is the only Australasian artist collected by Charles Saatchi. The exhibition opens on Thursday 26 July.

To view the online catalogue please click here

  

Karl Maughan, Mudgee, 2012, oil on linen, 152.5 x 240 cm
 

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION: BADEN PAILTHORPE

 

MBC is delighted to present Formations the first solo exhibition with the gallery by the exciting young new media artist, Baden Pailthorpe.

In Formations Pailthorpe presents a series of video and new media works that poetically examines and subverts the politics and aesthetics of the military.  The exhibition opens on Thursday 26 July. To view the online catalogue please click here

Pailthorpe's work is also on view at:

Yes We are Open | Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk), Amsterdam | Ongoing

FILE 2012 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 16 July - 19 August 2012

Café des Espérances | Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen, The Netherlands | 22 July - 16 September 2012

  

 

Baden Pailthorpe, Very Few Good Men, 2012, HD video, 16:9, colour, sound, 2 minutes, ed. 5 + 2 AP
 

Last updated: 1 June 2012

ANDREW BROWNE AT GIPPSLAND ART GALLERY
 

The gallery is excited to announce that the Gippsland Art Gallery in Victoria will host a major survey of the work of Andrew Browne untill 22 July 2012.

Surveying Browne’s extensive career from 2000 to 2012, Horizon explores the artist’s preoccupations with travel, transition, and the collision between the natural and built environments.

To download the exhibition catalogue click here

To view available works by Andrew Browne click here

 

  

Andrew Browne, Untitled (After Deflated), 2011, o il on linen, 101 x 81 cm
 

NOW IN THE GALLERY | GUAN WEI CLOUD B#2

 

Following on from Guan Wei's acclaimed exhibition Play on the Beach, the gallery is excited to announce the release of Clouds, a series of three new large-scale bronze sculptures by the artist. With the maquettes for these works having sold out immediately on their release two years ago, this is an opportunity for sculpture collectors to acquire an example of Guan Wei's unique iconography in sculptural form.

For further information on this and other Guan Wei bronzes, please contact the gallery

 

Guan Wei,Clouds B#2, 2012, 96 x 78 x 148 cm, ed. 2/3

 

ALEXANDER McKENZIE | FINALIST IN THE WYNNE PRIZE AGNSW


 

Alexander McKenzie's painting The Island is a Mighty Fortress has been selected as a finalist in the Wynne Prize for Landscape Painting at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes open on 31 March 2012 and the exhibition continues until 3 June 2012.

"This work continues my exploration of an implied narrative taking place within a landscape. The suggested journey and choices of direction in each of these paintings reflect the decisions – both temporal and spiritual – that all of us must make in our lives.

In The island is a mighty fortress, the island looms large as a symbol of life’s struggle, both menacing and beautiful, with the various infrastructure indicating possible pathways toward the top. I want the viewer to explore each of these options and find his or her own way to reach the summit, symbolising our need to each find our own answers to life’s questions."

McKenzie's forthcoming exhibition Arboretum opens on the 3rd May 2012

 

Alexander McKenzie,The Island is a Mighty Fortress, 2012, oil on linen, 167 x 228 cm
 

PETER COOLEY | KEY MUSEUM ACQUISITION FROM THROUGH THE ARCHIPELAGO


 

The gallery is delighted to announce that the University of Queensland Art Museum has acquired a key piece from Peter Coolley's current exhibition. Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo, 2011, will be featured in the forthcoming UQ Art Museum exhibition, Animal/Human. Curated by Michele Helmrich, the exhibition will open in mid May. Peter Cooley's exhibition is now on view in the gallery through until February 26th.

 
 

Peter Cooley, Corellas 2, 2011, earthenware, 29 x 31 x 17 cm

 

NEIL FRAZER | ART MONTH OPEN STUDIO TOUR


 

As part of the Leichhardt Open Studio Trail (LOST) 2012 Neil Frazer will open his studio doors during Art Month on Sunday 4 March. For more information on this event click here.

 

Neil Frazer, Western Elegy, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 137 x 137 cm
 

BRENT HARRIS | NATIONAL GALLERY of VICTORIA


 

The gallery is excited to announce that the National Gallery of Victoria will host a major survey of the work of Brent Harris from 10 March - 12 August 2012.

Drawn largely from the gallery’s own extensive holdings of Harris’ work, the exhibition will include three works from Harris' 2011 exhibition at Martin Browne Contemporary, the reassembled self.
 

Brent Harris, No. 17, 2011, charcoal and gouache on board, 42 x 31 cm
 

ADRIENNE DOIG and LINDE IVIMEY | HELLO DOLLIES - PENRITH REGIONAL GALLERY
  Works by Adrienne Doig and Linde Ivimey will be on show as part of the Penrith Regional Gallery group exhibition Hello Dollies. Opening this Saturday 18 February this exhibition celebrates ‘the doll’ and its vast visual representations from the 1940s until today.

Adrienne Doig’s forthcoming exhibition AD in Arcadia Ego opens on 1 March 2012. For enquiries please contact the gallery		    
     

Left:  Adrienne Doig, AD Absurdum, 2011, embroidery on tapestry, 45 x 46.5
Right:  Linde Ivimey, Renovamen, 2011, mixed media, 125 x 40 x 35 cm

 

CURRENT EXHIBITION: A. J. TAYLOR | MAPLETON

 

A. J. Taylor’s solo exhibition Mapleton will soon be entering its final week. The exhibition has drawn large crowds to the gallery and eight of the ten paintings have been sold. Working for the first time on this new large-scale format, Taylor’s depiction of sub-tropical rainforest landscapes has cemented his reputation as one of the country's foremost contemporary landscape painters. A. J. Taylor's exhibition is now on view in the gallery through until February 26th.
 

A. J. Taylor, Mapleton 3, 2011, oil on board, 182 x 273 cm
 

Last updated: 25 May 2011

INTRODUCING MARTIN BROWNE CONTEMPORARY


 

We are pleased to announce the gallery’s relocation to an exciting new space at 15-21 Hampden Street, Paddington. A restored 1930s industrial Art Deco Building - formerly the home of Servis Industries - the new premises will include two galleries with three times our current amount of exhibiting space, as well as first floor offices and stockroom and an extensive outdoor exhibition area. Reflecting the shift in focus that has taken place over the gallery’s 20 year history, we will reopen on 20th July as Martin Browne Contemporary with the inaugural exhibition to be by Wynne Prize finalist Neil Frazer. Titled Fracture, the exhibition will feature works inspired by Frazer’s recent journeys to North West and Central Australia.

The gallery will operate from our current Potts Point address until mid June.

To register your interest or to preview works by Frazer please click here


  

Neil Frazer, Rapid Rise, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 196 x 296 cm
 

 

ILDIKO KOVACS DOWN THE LINE 1980-2010 AT HAZELHURST REGIONAL GALLERY
 

A survey exhibition spanning 30 years of Ildiko Kovacs’ practice is currently on view at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre in southern Sydney.

The exhibition, curated by Daniel Mudie Cunningham, presents a considered and in-depth reading of one of the country’s most recognised mid-career abstract painters. Accompanying the exhibition is a significant publication produced for the occasion of the exhibition with essays by Daniel Mudie Cunningham and Terence Maloon.

For further information on the exhibition, please visit Hazelhurst Regional Gallery’s website.  To enquire about available works by Ildiko Kovacs please click here.



 

Ildiko Kovacs, Twig, 2010/11, oil on plywood, 60 x 60 cm
 

TIM MAGUIRE – NEW PSYCHEDELIA AT THE UQ ART MUSEUM

Works by Tim Maguire are currently on view in the exhibition New Psychedelia at the UQ Art Museum. Curator Sebastian Moody has selected two works by Maguire; the film, Brisbane River and lightbox, Redleaf II which is held in the UQ Art Museum collection.

To enquire about available works by Tim Maguire please click here.

 

 


  

Tim Maguire, Light Fall III, 2011, duratran on lightbox, 180 x 100 cm, Ed. of 5 + 1 AP
GUAN WEI - OCAT CONTEMPORARY ART TERMINAL, SHENZHEN, CHINA

Guan Wei’s solo museum exhibition ‘Spellbound’ is currently on view at the OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shenzhen, China.

For this exhibition, Guan Wei and a small team of assistants spent a month in the 1300 square meter exhibition space creating a series of large scale wall paintings that will only be seen for the duration of the exhibition. Following the exhibition closure on June 15, much of the work will be destroyed. gallery will operate from our current Potts Point address until mid June.

The exhibition at OCAT will round off an extremely successful beginning to the year for Guan Wei who recently realized a record auction result at Sotheby’s International’s The Ullens Collection - The Nascence of Avant Garde China, reaching the price of HKD$ 1,100,000 (AUD$133,000) for the artist’s painting Playing with Strings (1987).

Guan Wei’s first exhibition with Martin Browne Contemporary will run from October 12 – November 6th at the new Hampden Street premises.

To enquire about available works by Guan Wei or to register your interest to preview the October exhibition, please click here.

  

Guan Wei, Fragment of History 2, 2009, acrylic on board, 70 x 80 cm



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