Brooch Show South Yarra

The Contemporary Art Society of Victoria is pleased to invite you to

The Brooch Show 2013

Artists from across Australia and New Zealand have contributed to this unique exhibition, showcasing over 300 imaginative and unusual contemporary brooches

Artists include Ricardo Alves-Ferreira, Robyn Anderson, Cheryle Bannon, Adrienne Barrington, Catrine Berlatier, Lindy Blackburn, Joy Blakeley, Ian Bonde, Summer Brook-Jones, Emma Brooks, Nancy Brown, Kendra Burgess, Lesley Burnham, Kylie Castan, George Chan, Betty Collier, Amanda Croatto, Adrienne Crouch, Valda Cuming, Gay Cusak, Jan De Mattia, Graham Dean, Patricia Denis, Karen Donald, Samantha Doust, Jan Earnshaw, Johanna Ford, Amy Fossey, Cressida Fox, Lezar Friedman, Melissa Gillespie, Minky Grant, Michelle Guest, Fiona Hammond, Dave Hanson, Christopher Hardwick, Kes Harper, Julie Harrison, Jennifer Hemsley, Kirstin Hibbs, Fleur Higginbotham, Margaret Hubbard, Kyoko Imazu, Yvonne Jemmeson, Piers Jeston, Jan Jorgensen, Suzanne Kaldor, Belinda Kay, Carole Kernohan, Hyun Ju Kim, Heather King, Damon Kowarsky, Loretta Krelle, Robert Lee, Sandie Lee, Fran Leicester, Denise Lithgow, Tracey Malady, Jasmine Matus, Louise McGuire, Edit Meaklim, Petra Meinking, Jennifer Merritt, Robert Miller, Leigh Morris, Alison Mortiss, Joanne Mulcahy-Zubani, Carmel O'Connor, Kathe Bibi Ostermark, Marija Patterson, Amanda Purkiss, Kylie Quinlivan, Anne-Marie Randall, Lex Randolph, Rosemarie Reber, Wendy Roche, Fran Romano, Jen Scheele, Melissa Scheele, Esther Shelley, Neda Starac, Gail Stiffe, Jodie Stone, Suellen Stuart, Judy Tonkin, Helen Turley, Ingrid Turner, Betty Walsh, Naomi Walsh, Anne Warren, Susannah Watts, Courtney Weatherstone, Patricia Webb, Lucy Worsley, Lilian Wycisk and Bronwyn Zucker

2 July to 30 August 2013

Toorak  South Yarra Library
340 Toorak Road South Yarra

Opening hours
Monday to Thursday 10 to 8
Friday 10 to 6
Saturday 10 to 5
Sunday 2 to 5

For more information click here

Residency at Art Vault Mildura - 'Along the River'

From 25 June to 16 July Kyoko Imazu and I will be artists in residence at the Art Vault Mildura.While there we will produce a suite of 14 etchings based on the riverside architecture of Kyoto.

This project has been supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria, The Japan Foundation Sydney and Art Vault.

You can read more about the project as it unfolds here

Exhibition - 'Something for Kate'

Kate Zizys of Greenworks Press has recently been diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. Kate is well known for her etchings and lithographs as well her work as print technician at Monash Gippsland where she worked for five years.

The Prom Coast Arts Council and Gecko Studio Gallery will host a silent art auction to raise money to help Kate keep Greenworks Press open, and assist Kate with living expenses during her treatment.

Silent Auction Sunday 12 May
2 to 5pm
Fish Creek Memorial Hall

For more information contact Kerry Spokes

Gecko Studio Gallery
15 Falls Rd
Fish Creek
VIC 3959

Exhibition - 'Meet in the Middle'

Meet in the Middle at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins has been extended until 31 May.

For more information on the show click here

Brooch Show Fitzroy

The Contemporary Art Society of Victoria is pleased to invite you to

The Brooch Show 2013

Artists from across Australia and New Zealand have contributed to this unique exhibition, showcasing over 300 imaginative and unusual contemporary brooches

Please join us for the opening at Fitzroy Library on Sunday 5th May from 2pm

Artists include Ricardo Alves-Ferreira, Robyn Anderson, Cheryle Bannon, Adrienne Barrington, Catrine Berlatier, Lindy Blackburn, Joy Blakeley, Ian Bonde, Summer Brook-Jones, Emma Brooks, Nancy Brown, Kendra Burgess, Lesley Burnham, Kylie Castan, George Chan, Betty Collier, Amanda Croatto, Adrienne Crouch, Valda Cuming, Gay Cusak, Jan De Mattia, Graham Dean, Patricia Denis, Karen Donald, Samantha Doust, Jan Earnshaw, Johanna Ford, Amy Fossey, Cressida Fox, Lezar Friedman, Melissa Gillespie, Minky Grant, Michelle Guest, Fiona Hammond, Dave Hanson, Christopher Hardwick, Kes Harper, Julie Harrison, Jennifer Hemsley, Kirstin Hibbs, Fleur Higginbotham, Margaret Hubbard, Kyoko Imazu, Yvonne Jemmeson, Piers Jeston, Jan Jorgensen, Suzanne Kaldor, Belinda Kay, Carole Kernohan, Hyun Ju Kim, Heather King, Damon Kowarsky, Loretta Krelle, Robert Lee, Sandie Lee, Fran Leicester, Denise Lithgow, Tracey Malady, Jasmine Matus, Louise McGuire, Edit Meaklim, Petra Meinking, Jennifer Merritt, Robert Miller, Leigh Morris, Alison Mortiss, Joanne Mulcahy-Zubani, Carmel O'Connor, Kathe Bibi Ostermark, Marija Patterson, Amanda Purkiss, Kylie Quinlivan, Anne-Marie Randall, Lex Randolph, Rosemarie Reber, Wendy Roche, Fran Romano, Jen Scheele, Melissa Scheele, Esther Shelley, Neda Starac, Gail Stiffe, Jodie Stone, Suellen Stuart, Judy Tonkin, Helen Turley, Ingrid Turner, Betty Walsh, Naomi Walsh, Anne Warren, Susannah Watts, Courtney Weatherstone, Patricia Webb, Lucy Worsley, Lilian Wycisk and Bronwyn Zucker

2 May to 29 June 2013
Fitzroy Library
128 Moor Street Fitzroy

Opening hours
Monday 10 to 6
Tuesday & Wednesday 1 to 8
Thursday 10 to 6
Friday 1 to 6
Saturday 10 to 4
Sunday 2 to 5

For more information click here

Art in unsual places

J____ W_______ of Sydney recently had a collaborative print by Kyoko Imazu and myself tattooed on his arm.

We were very pleased that he chose such a permanent home for our art.

You can see the original online here

Felines, Furs and Far Horizons

Gordon Edgerton Gallery recently opened an exhibition of works by Kyoko Imazu, myself, and other artists.

Felines, Fibres and Far Horizons

The gallery is open Friday to Sunday from 11 to 5. The show continues until September 2013.

Thank you to Hyun Ju Kim for taking photos at the opening, and John Kowarsky for delivering the framed works to Gordon.

You can see more information here