Australian National Brooch Show 2015

This is the eighth annual Contemporary Art Society Australian National Brooch Show - an exhibition small wearable artworks made by established and emerging contemporary artists. Last year's exhibition featured 278 art brooches from 84 artists, and 2015 looks set to be bigger and better again.

2 June to 30 July

Official opening Saturday 13 June from 10am to 12 noon

Artists include Ricardo Alves-Ferreira, Elizabeth Andalis, Odette Arrieta-Shadbolt, Cheryle Bannon, Mary Elizabeth Barron, Tessa Benn, Helen Bird, Anne Boardman, Sande Bruch, Emma Bulpit, Kylie Castan, Caron Cavalier, Sue Codee, Betty Collier, Amanda Croatto, Beth Croce, Adrienne Crouch Baigent, Valda Cuming, MaryAnne Cunningham, Jan De Mattia, Doreen Dyer, Deirdre Edwards, Margaret Fischer, James Ford, Cressida Fox, Tracey Glasser, Minky Grant, Aleta Groves, Kristine Hanson, Kes Harper, Sara Hellsing, Lee Hirsh, Meredith Hoult, Ilse Hummeling, Philip Jopson, Elizabeth Just, Glenda Kent, Hong Kim, Heather King, Damon Kowarsky, Ann Krause, Lily Langham, Amanda Lawrence, Robert Lee, Denise Martin, Patricia Martin, Hannelore McDaniel, Karen McKenzie, Andrea McKey, Edit Meaklim, Rose Michell, Robert Miller, Angela Morrissey, Alison Mortiss, Barbara Nanshe, Julie Niekamp, Monika Poray, Amanda Purkiss, Anne-Marie Randall, Wendy Roche, Jan Roebuck, Lauren Ryan, Vida Ryan, Rona Sissons, Myra Staffa, Neda Starac, Gail Stiffe, Jan Verouden, Susannah Watts, Dawn Whitehand, Therese Wilkins, Teri Wright, Jill Yelland, and Yvette Young.

Toorak South Yarra Library
340 Toorak Road
South Yarra

Hybrid II Launch

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening of Hybrid II at the Islamic Museum of Australia tonight. And thank you to Nur Shkembi and the team at IMA for all their amazing help. 

Hybrid II at the Islamic Museum of Australia

The Islamic Museum of Australia and Joshua McClelland Print Room are pleased to present

Hybrid II
collaborative prints by Damon Kowarsky and Muhammad Atif Khan

Friday 8 May from 7 pm
Official opening by Ms Ayesha Bux,
Honourary Consul for Pakistan in Melbourne

Exhibition continues until 8 August 2015

Islamic Museum of Australia
15A Anderson Rd
Thornbury VIC 3071

For more information see here

Hybrid II was produced at Cowasjee Print Studio, National College of Arts Lahore, and Zaira Zaka Studio Rawalpindi, and supported by the Australia Council and Australian High Commission Islamabad.

 

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

Twelve Gates Arts Fundraising Gala

 

Twelve Gates Arts is pleased to present its

Second Annual Fundraiser Gala
Sunday May 3 2015 from 5 to 9pm

Artists include Krishna Reddy, Hiba Schahbaz, Gazi Nafis Ahmed, Chitra Ganesh, Nandini Chirimar, Anotonio Puri , Ruby Chishti, Iqbal Hussain, Asif Ahmed, Mashiul Chowdhury, and Damon Kowarsky.

Tashan Lounge
777 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Cocktail Reception and Art Auction

Theme - Masquerade

Attire - Eclectic Formal or Semi-Formal

RSVP here

New etchings

Some drawings (hardground on copper plates) for new etchings based on recent travels in India and New Zealand. 

Guanlan International Print Biennial

Opening in May 2015  the 5th Guanlan International Print Biennial contains works from 257 artists from around the world, including 'Kyoto III' by Damon Kowarsky.

For a complete list of included artists see here.

UPPERCASE Magazine - Issue 25 - Printmaking

UPPERCASE Magazine presents a special printmaking edition. Thank you to Malcolm Hutcheson for the fabulous photography in the Cowasjee Print Studio at National College of Arts Lahore.

See it online here.