Toyota Community Spirit Gallery presents
riptide an undercurrent of emerging artists from the communities of Hobsons Bay and Port Phillip
October 5 to December 3 155 Bertie St Port Melbourne Gallery Hours Thursday & Friday 1pm to 6pm or by appointment Inquiries phone Ken Wong 03 9690 0902
Introduction
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Toyota Community Spirit Gallery The Toyota Community Spirit Gallery is an initiative of the Toyota Community Spirit program. The Toyota Community Spirit Gallery aims to provide space for artists from the City of Port Phillip and City of Hobsons Bay to exhibit their work. Toyota is pleased to present RIPTIDE curated by Ken Wong. Toyota is working with the Hobsons Bay City Council and the City of Port Phillip on this project.
riptide
an undercurrent of emerging artists from the communities of Hobsons Bay and Port Phillip
Artists
Garry Arnephy Anita Bielinski Florence Blanchot Mahmoud Zein Elabdin Peter Gresham David Jephcott Jenny Johnson Joel Magpayo Gregory Mather Ross Morgan Ronald John Neal Carl Reis Graham Satterley David Weston Gail Willoughby Sabine Von Graz
Curator
Ken Wong
Thanks to
Katarina Persic, Hobsons Bay City Council Sharyn Dawson, City of Port Phillip Cath Templeton, Toyota Community Spirit Eliza Swinton, DAS Management Mary-Anne Doyle, Toyota Invitation and catalogue design Watch Tower Studio
Ken Wong
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Curator
Welcome to Riptide, the first exhibition for the Toyota Community Spirit Gallery dedicated specifically to the works of emerging artists from the communities of Hobsons Bay and Port Phillip. The term emerging artist generally is associated with younger artists who are at the beginning of their careers, but the definition of emerging for the purposes of this exhibition has been taken from the Australia Council for the Arts grant application literature which defines an emerging artist as someone in the first five years of their current practice or who for reasons of their own, still regard themselves as emerging. Consequently, Riptide features the works of sixteen artists who live, work or have connection to the local community from a broad range of age groups and social and cultural backgrounds. This diversity of participants provides a broad cross-section of the diversity of local practice and also I believe highlights the quality of the work being produced locally. While many of the artists participating in this exhibition are successfully pursuing a career in their chosen art form, there are also those who are purely pursuing their practice for its own sake. Whatever the reason, the serious pursuit of art is a process rather than a destination, a process that inspires and challenges us to explore our humanity and the physical, emotional and social environment we all exist in. We live in a world which has many problems, many of which could be seen as of our own making. If this is true then the pursuit of a better understanding of ourselves as human beings must be a valuable tool for use in the pursuit of solutions. One of our great attributes as humans is the ability to learn, the ability to take the knowledge of what and who we were yesterday, and incorporate that into who we are today and who we will be tomorrow. In this way, we are indeed all "emerging" and an awareness and dedication to the serious pursuit of this process can hopefully lead us toward a brighter future for ourselves and our children. While the selection of artists for Riptide was based around the works submitted, it is noteworthy (and perhaps more than just a matter of coincidence) that seven of the sixteen artists are migrants from other countries around the world. This fact highlights the enormous benefits derived from our multicultural society and the potential to incorporate the best of what the world has to offer into our ever emerging Australian culture. Hopefully the creative spark that inspires the artists in this exhibition to create their art will also inspire you the viewer to think more deeply and creatively about our common emerging humanity. Biography Ken Wong has been working in the fine arts industry since 1997, as the Director of Watch Tower Studio. Between 2001-2004 he worked at Gasworks Arts Park in Albert Park, most recently as the Visual Arts Manager. He has curated and managed a host of projects including gallery and outdoor sculpture exhibitions. He is a founding member of Southside Arts and curated the inaugural exhibition at Treasury Place and the launch of the Southside Arts Precinct Map at Linden Gallery. He has recently returned to private arts consultancy with Watch Tower Studio and was the curator of the inaugural exhibition for the Toyota Community Spirit Gallery.
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Catalogue of works Artist & Title
Medium
Year
Size
Price
Garry Arnephy Crimson Pirate
Oil on canvas
2004
125x95cm
$2500
Anita Bielinski Incendiary
Acrylic on linen
2004
120x120cm
$900
Florence Blanchot The Birth of Lyrics
Pastel on paper/music sheet 2002
168x139cm
$4800
Mahmoud Zein Elabdin Buffalo Dancing
Acrylic on canvas
2004
60x90cm
$1700
Peter Gresham The Long Run
Oil on canvas
2004
120x90cm
$1500
David Jephcott West Gate Bridge 1 Tower Walkers
Enamel on acrylic Enamel on acrylic Enamel on acrylic
2004 2004 2004
60x30cm 60x30cm 30x105.5cm
$275 $275 $275
Jenny Johnson Mirror Image
Lambda Print 1/5
2003
81x81cm
$650
Joel Magpayo Mates
Watercolour on paper
2003
71x91cm
$950
Gregory Mather Juggler
Acrylic on canvas
2004
70x52cm
$1100
Ross Morgan Meeting Place
Acrylic on canvas
2003
120x100cm
$1100
Ronald John Neal Backyard
Oil on canvas
2004
200x300cm
$17,500
Carl Reis Seascape
Oil on canvas
2004
92x168cm
$1700
Graham Satterley Pier Street
Watercolour on paper
2004
44x53cm
$175
David Weston Ozone Wreck
Ilfochrome print 1/25
2002
68x77cm
$700
Gail Willoughby Resting Place
Oil on canvas
2004
122x107cm
$1200
Sabine Von Graz My Harbour
Acrylic on canvas
2004
92x92cm
$1390
Garry Arnephy
riptide Community of Port Phillip
Crimson Pirate Oil on canvas 2004 125cm x 95cm
Garry Arnephy was born in South Melbourne in 1967 and has lived there all his life. He has pursued a passionate interest in painting for many years. His works have been shown in many community based exhibitions as well as Art in Motion in South Yarra and Richmond and more recently at Gallery M in South Melbourne. He is currently the proprietor of his own business selling promotional products but would one day like to develop a career from his art practice. Artist Statement My interest in painting began in high school and over the years I have experimented with surreal and contemporary styles. Recently I have become more interested in abstract art and am enjoying the simplicity and freedom of working purely with colour and form. Crimson Pirate was inspired by a particular aspect of an earlier painting.
Anita Bielinski
riptide Community of Port Phillip
Incendiary Acrylic on linen 2004, 120cm x120cm
Anita Bielinski was born in Krakow, Poland in 1965 and migrated to Australia with her parents in 1983. While raising her family she decided to pursue her lifelong interest in painting and returned to study at Monash University, graduating in 2001. Earlier this year she held her second solo exhibition at Gasworks Arts Park in Albert Park. She is married and has three children. Artist CV 1995-96 Associate Diploma in Fine Arts, Dandenong TAFE 2000 'Fast Lane Exit', Monash Students Group Exhibition. Installation work won the $500 cash award, judged by Robert Nelson Participated in the repainting of the art panels project at CHAPEL OF CHAPEL Arts Leisure, Tourism Centre 2001 Graduated at Monash University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Fine Arts,Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) 2003 Solo Exhibition at the Civic Centre ART Space, Council Offices,Narre Warren 2004 Solo Exhibition at the Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery, Gasworks Arts Park, Albert Park Artist Statement I consider my work to be a subconscious response and reaction to the real and unreal worldmy own interpretation and expression of what I see of our existence. In my work, I like to include an element of chance (e.g. spilling washes of paint on the canvas) followed by a decision-making process about which surfaces to keep and which will be painted over and developed further. This process is dedicated to the investigation of what can happen by chance as opposed to what I can achieve by a premeditated action. This is then passed on to the viewer when they examine the works and compare the different surfaces. It is a constant struggle between the natural law of chance against the traditional laws and logic of painting. I use this process as a metaphor for the human existence, our constant struggle to control our own destiny. My aim is to create an environment that encourages contemplation and a positive spiritual emotion and to evoke feelings of strength, peacefulness and contentment through the experience of beauty in art.
Florence Blanchot
riptide Community of Hobsons Bay
The Birth of Lyrics Pastel on paper & music sheet 2002, 168cm x 139cm
Florence Blanchot was born in 1969 in Brittany, France and migrated to Australia with her parents as a young child. In the late eighties she studied drawing at Prahran College and went on to complete a BA in Fine Arts (painting) at RMIT in 1994. While she is currently raising a young family she has still managed to continue to pursue her practice. She has exhibited regularly at her father's restaurant in Williamstown over the past 3 years. Artist CV 1994 Les Parfums de La Vie, East Melbourne Gallery Romeo et Juliette, Hawthorn Town Hall Pientures Recents, Hawthorn Town Hall 1995 Beach Bums, Alchemy Ici ou Aillers, Gallery 5 L'embrace, MTEKI Gallery 1996 Blanchot et Baudelaire, Arah Gallery 1997 Faith and Fertility, MTEKI Gallery Symbols, MTEKI Gallery 1998 Earth, Wind and Fire, Qdos, Lorne Slices of Life, Convent Gallery, Daylesford Opening of Gallery Florence Blanchot, Hawthorn, Victoria. 1999 Symbols for the Millennium, Gallery Florence Blanchot 2001 Opened Glen Iris Studio 2002 Recent Works, Kudos Gallery, Phillip Island 2003 Recent Works, Cafe Boheme, Richmond. 2004 A World Within, Citroen Gallery, Doncaster People & Place, Gasworks Arts Park, Albert Park Artist Statement Whenever possible, I make the time to be in the natural environment. The sea always gives me a sense of freedom and peace.
Mahmoud Zein Elabdin
riptide Community of Hobsons Bay
Buffalo Dancing Acrylic on canvas 2004, 60cm x 90cm
Mahmoud Zein Elabdin was born in Sudan and graduated with a Degree from the Polytechnic Fine Arts College in 1989. He has enjoyed a long and successful career, but as a recent migrant to this country, his work is only now becoming widely known in Australia. He was recently featured on ABC TV's George Negus Tonight program. He currently resides in Williamstown and his work is held in public and private collections in London, Cairo, Singapore, Khartoum, Auckland and across Australia. Solo Exhibitions 1990, 1991 Khartoum University, Sudan 1993 Hilton International Hotel, Sudan 1994 Goeth Institute, Sudan 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 Cairo Berlin Gallery, Cairo, Egypt 2001 Axiom Gallery, North Melbourne. 2002 Gabriel Gallery Footscray Community Arts 2002 Art Affairs Gallery Carlton, Melbourne 2003 Art Affairs Gallery, Carlton, Melbourne 2003 Customs Wharf Gallery, Williamstown Joint Exhibitions 2002 Convent Gallery, Daylesford, Victoria 2003 Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza 2003 Convent Gallery, Daylesford 2004 Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza
Group Exhibitions 1992 Goethe Institute, Khartoum, Sudan 1993 Sudanese Environment Society, Sudan 1993 Sudanese National Museum, Sudan 1993 Sudanese Arabic Academy, Sudan 1993 Bashir EIriah Library, Sudanese Theatre 1995 UNESCO, Friendship Hall, Sudan 1996 American University, under the auspices of the Sudanese Victims of Torture Group, Cairo 1996 St Andrews African Arts program, Cairo 2001 Adult Multi-cultural Education Services, Melbourne 2002 Manningham Art Gallery, Melbourne 2002 Equal Opportunity Board, Melbourne 2004 Melbourne Affordable Art Show
Artist Statement My father’s tribe, the Dinka (pronounced Denka) are herdsmen in the Sudan whose long-horned cattle are revered for providing milk daily and, very occasionally, meat for special celebrations. The horned figure has a human face. This painting poses the question whether it is man or animal which is the beast of burden. The figure is dancing under the hot sun to find pleasure in its work, for both man and beast must toil and be joyful.
Peter Gresham
riptide Community of Port Phillip
The Long Run Oil on canvas 2004 120cm x 90cm
Peter Gresham was born in Melbourne in 1957 and has worked in the printing and graphics trade for 30 years. He has painted for his own enjoyment for many years but has only recently developed a strong desire to create and show an original body of work. His first experience of exhibiting came at a group exhibition in the City of Port Phillip earlier this year. Group Exhibitions 2004 'People & Place' Gasworks Arts Park, Melbourne, Australia Bendigo Easter Art Show Artist Statement Over the past year or two while searching for a subject for a series of works, I have become fascinated by these "urban installations" which I assume are some sort of symbol for youth culture. As I discover these pieces, I document them photographically to use as points of reference for my own original compositions. Strangely, as I get older, I realise that I identify strongly with these obscure yet subliminal attempts to be seen or heard and recognise that I too have become interested in making my mark.
David Jephcott
riptide Community of Hobsons Bay
Tower Enamel on acrylic 2004, 60cm x 30cm
Born and raised in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne David had a liberal education which led him on a path to creativity. After finishing high school David studied Furniture Design at Box Hill Institute (1998-2000), after which he moved to London to travel and work in museums around the world. Returning in early 2003, David moved west of the bridge for the first time. He found that the urban landscape and the area's industrial history quickly became the most prominent influence on his art. David is currently exploring different mediums to best showcase the area around the West Gate Bridge. Artist CV 1998 Chiaro Scuro – Group Sculpture, Box Hill Institute Furniture Firsts – Group Furniture, Box Hill Community Centre 1999 Melbourne Fringe Furniture – Group Furniture, Fitzroy Town Hall Splinter ’99 – Group Furniture, Reserve Bank of Australia 2004 Quenos Art Prize – Group Painting, Altona Civic Centre Art Vendor – Group Art, New Wave Festival Other Art 2000-04 Stencil Art - Streets of London and Melbourne 2001-04 T-Shirt Art - London and Melbourne 2004 daveinyourear.com – Currently constructing a web site dedicated to Melbourne visual arts and artists Guest Lecturing to arts and design students on exhibition design and installation, Box Hill Institute, RMIT, Melbourne Uni and Preshil School . Artist Statement Taking the everyday urban landscape and turning it into art primarily using industrial waste materials that are bound for landfill.
Jenny Johnson
riptide Community of Port Phillip
Mirror Image Lambda Print 1/5 2003 81cm x 81cm block mounted
Jenny Johnson resides in Albert Park but was born in Vienna in 1980. She came to Australia to study in 2000 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Photography) from RMIT in 2003. She has exhibited widely in both group and solo exhibitions across Australia. Solo Exhibitions 2001 'Child Like View', Kingston Arts Centre, Moorabbin 2002 'Untitled' at the Restaurant Sugar, Collingwood 2003 'Melbourne Unnoticed', Lab X Gallery, St Kilda 2004 'Unnoticed' In Situ, Sydney 'Nocturnal Fantasies' with Designer Label Tunguska, Charles Smith Gallery, Fitzroy Grants & Awards 2001 Roslyn A. King Memorial Award, Best Alternative Photo - Processes Portfolio, RMIT Nominated Member of the Golden Key International Honor Society Kingston Arts Centre Award for the work titled Face Off 2002 Winner of the Sanpellegrino Melbourne Café Society Photography Competition 2004 Invitation for Artist Representation and Participation in The Fine Art Photography Exhibition, by Agora Gallery, Soho & Chelsea, New York City Finalist 16th Annual Heritage Acquisitive Photographic Competition Finalist Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Foundation of the Arts Photography Award Artist Statement This photograph was taken in Port Phillip Bay as part of the 17 piece series “Nocturnal Fantasies”. It was created at night utilizing a long exposure and has not been digitally manipulated in any way. The image presents a visual dream and/or fantasy designed to take the viewer into a world of emotions evoking pleasure, fear and desire. It also portrays the sort of duality that surrounds us and life at all times.
Joel Magpayo
riptide Community of Hobsons Bay
Mates Watercolour on paper 2003, 71cm x 91cm
Joel Magpayo was born in the Philippines in 1941 and migrated to Australia in 1979 with his wife Linda and five children. He is a co-founder and past president of FAME (Filipino Australian Artists of Melbourne). As a migrant, Joel still finds himself emerging culturally and artistically in Australia. Over the past few years he has been exhibiting in art shows in Altona and Williamstown. Education 1962 Fine Arts, University of the Philippines Cartooning & Design, Cartoonist exchange, Ohio, USA Solo Exhibitions 1976- 77 Solidaridad Galleries, Manila, Philippines 1978 Mabini Arts Centre, Manila, Philippines 1990 Red Cross Headquarters, Geelong, Victoria 1996 Casa Marciana, Prahran, Melbourne 1997 Keilor Gatehouse, Keilor, Victoria 1998 Daimaru Gallery, Melbourne 1999 Shearers Arms Gallery, Geelong 2000 Shearers Arms Gallery, Geelong 2001-04 Rotary Art Show, Victoria Circuit Private Collections held in Philippines, Australia, USA, Japan, England, Hong Kong, Germany and Scotland. Awards Winner of over 100 arts awards and commendations since 1990
Gregory Mather
riptide Community of Hobsons Bay
represented by Greenwich Gallery
Juggler Acrylic on canvas 2004, 70cm x 52cm
Gregory Mather was born in Melbourne in 1955 and spent the early part of his working life in the building industry. In 1987 he returned to study and completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at Monash University. He has worked patiently away at his craft for many years developing his whimsical, almost magical style of painting. His works have been represented locally at Greenwich Gallery in Williamstown since 2001. A perfectionist, Greg still considers himself an emerging artist as he believes there is more work to do before he will be personally satisfied with his painting. Artist CV 1995 End of Year Selected Group Show & 'Winter Works on Paper', Yume Ya Gallery Summer Exhibition & Group Exhibition, 292 Gallery 1996 Artwork for 'Satellite' CD, 'Feed the Monster', T-shirt and posters. Created cartoon strip 'Peter and Lenny', first published in Drivel Indiemagcomixeen Closing exhibition, 292 Gallery 1997 Solo Exhibition '10,000 Trees', Kingston Arts Centre 'Collective Singularities' Group Exhibition, Yume Ya Gallery Glen Eira Festival, Caulfield Arts Complex 'A3 Piece', end of year Group Exhibition, Moorabbin Arts Centre 1999 Represented at Muddy Waters Cafe, Prahran '8x8' Group Exhibition, Roar Studios, Fitzroy Art Blitz Community Competition, Kingston Arts Centre 2000 '8x8' Group Exhibition, Roar Studios, Fitzroy 'Line' Group Exhibition, Trinity Grammer School Daley Art Gallery 2001 Greenwich Gallery, Williamstown 2002 '8x8' Hortihall, Melbourne Artist Statement If my work can cause the spectator to pause and consider something about it, then I feel some sense of achievement.
Ross Morgan
riptide Community of Port Phillip
Meeting Place Acrylic on canvas 2003, 120cm x 100cm
Ross Morgan was born in 1977 and comes from a family of artists whose traditions go back thousands of years. His father Ross senior and brother Wayne are also painters. Originally from the Goulburn Valley in Victoria, their work has its origins in the traditional tribal culture of their clan the Yorta Yorta. In the 1990's, the Morgans moved to St Kilda and held a stall at the St Kilda Esplanade market for many years selling their own art and craft. Exhibitions, Prizes & Publications 1999 First Prize, Ecotopia Exhibition, Blue Devil Day Environmental Arts Festival, Yarra Bend 2000 SOUTH 2001 emerging artists calendar signing and launch, South Melbourne Town Hall 2001 Southside Arts inagural exhibition, Office of the Deputy Premier, Treasury Place, Melbourne Southside Arts, Office of the Premier of Victoria, Treasury Place, Melbourne 2002 Southern Indigenous Artists, Gasworks Arts Park, Albert Park 2004 People & Place, Gasworks Arts Park, Albert Park Artist Statement This piece is based around tribal story and is my interpretation of the waterhole as a meeting place for all kinds of creatures. It uses traditional place and animal spirit symbols.
Ronald John Neal
riptide Community of Port Phillip
represented by Pollock Gallery
Backyard Oil on canvas 2004, 200cm x 300cm
Ronald John Neal lived and worked in Albert Park in the late 1990's. He has exhibited widely and his extraordinary ability as a painter has seen him the recipient of numerous awards. In 2002 he completed his Masters in Fine Art at Monash University. He currently lives on the Mornington Peninsula with his wife and two children. Biography 1997-98 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Victoria 1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Victoria The New York Studio School Drawing Marathon, Adelaide Centra School of Art, SA 2000-02 Masters of Fine Arts (by research), Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Vic Solo Exhibitions 2002 'Headspace' Windows on Church Galleries, Richmond, Victoria 2003 Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Seaforth, NSW 'Recent Works' Windows on Church Galleries, Richmond, Victoria 2004 'The Journeyman' Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Seaforth, NSW 'Peregrinator' Pollock Gallery, Richmond, Victoria Group Exhibitions 1998 'Impact: Art for a World Identity' Monash Gallery, Clayton, Victoria 'Graduate Exhibition' Monash University, Faculty of Art & Design, Victoria 1999 'Stand 33', 'Review 99' & 'Panorama' Gallery 101, Melbourne, Victoria 'The Lucato Peace Prize' Monash University, Faculty of Art & Design 2000 'Square' Gallery 101, Melbourne, Victoria 'ARTART' Monash Gallery, Clayton, Victoria Finalist 'The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 2000' exhibition, Sydney, NSW 2001 Southside Arts inagural exhibition, Deputy Premier's Office, Melbourne, Victoria 'South, Watch Tower Studio, South Melbourne, Victoria 2002 32nd Alice Invitation Prize, Alice Springs, NT 2004 Pollock Gallery, Affordable Art Show Temple Gallery, Sorrento, Victoria
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Carl Reis
Seascape Oil on canvas 2004 92cm x 168cm
English born, Melbourne raised Carl Reis has been involved in the creative field for several years. Originally trained as a signwriter, Carl’s talent developed and led him into the design arena within the display/exhibition and retail environment. It was from this point that Carl recognized another need within him and commenced his journey into the creative field of contemporary modern oil painting. Carl created a new body of work developed around the theme of the transient landscape, from an urban, rural and now the bayside perspective. These impressive works depict the landscape and seascape in an innovative and exciting form – capturing a moment moving through space and transcending time. Carl has boldly used color and composition to effectively communicate movement in a manner that transcends the landscape and delivers us to a point of clarity and tranquility. Throughout 2004, Carl continues to explore his relationship with the urban landscape with the introduction of new works exploring a journey through the ever changing and unpredictable transient seascape, the lure of the bay and the unpredictable powerful force of mother nature. Artist CV 2003 Solo Exhibition, Metropolis Gallery, St Kilda 2004 Group Exhibition 'People & Place', Gasworks, Albert Park Group Exhibition 'Winter', Miller Gallery, Hampton Group Exhibition 'Bridge', Toyota Community Spirit Gallery Launch, Port Melbourne Artist Statement The new “night-tide” seascape works are a continuation of the exploration of the urban landscape, with the focus shifting from the land to the bay. The work depicts a journey through the ever changing and unpredictable transient seascape - an image representative of the journey I have experienced in pursuing my art.
Graham Satterley
riptide Community of Hobsons Bay
Pier Street Watercolour on paper 2004 44cm x 53cm
Graham Satterley was born in Adelaide in 1933 and moved to Melbourne during the 1970's. He is a retired insurance executive who took up painting only four years ago. He currently attends an art class each week at the Altona Meadows Community Centre. Artist CV I have exhibited my watercolour paintings in the Hobsons Bay and Wyndham Libraries. In 2001, I won the first prize for the best watercolour painting at the Sanctuary Lakes inaugural art exhibition. This work 'Pier Street' was exhibited recently in the Williamstown Art Show.
David Weston
riptide Community of Hobsons Bay
Ozone Wreck Ilfochrome print 2002, Edition 1 of 25 68cm x 77cm framed
David Weston was born in Melbourne in 1966. In the 1980's he was apprenticed as an electrician with the Port of Melbourne Harbour Authority based in Williamstown. His interest in photography began in early childhood, but it is only in recent years that he has begun to pursue it as a potential career path. Education 2002 RMIT Diploma, Applied Photography (incomplete) Solo Exhibition 2004 Reportage Gallery, Collingwood Artist Statement This was one of the paddle steamers that transported people from Melbourne to Queenscliff. While the wives and families of businessmen holidayed in the coastal town during the summer months, the men would return to Melbourne for the week via paddle steamer. This image captures the incredible beauty of natural light combined with the environment and was created without the aid of any special filters or digital enhancement in the reproduction process.
Gail Willoughby
riptide Community of Hobsons Bay
Resting Place Oil on canvas 2004, 122cm x 107cm
Gail Willoughby was born in Melbourne in 1957 and has been a resident of Hobsons Bay for the past ten years. In 1977 she completed a BA in Fine Arts (painting) at RMIT and a Graduate Diploma in Art Education at the State College of Victoria in 1979. While she has participated in many exhibitions over the years, she still considers herself an emerging artist, ever trying to bring together a body of work that will satisfy her artistic aspiration. Her works are held in private collections in Amsterdam and throughout Australia. She currently lives in Newport with her husband and two children. Artist CV 1980 Lynch’s Restaurant, Sth Yarra 1983 Rhumberallas Gallery, Fitzroy 1985 Arthaus, Darlinghurst 1990 Artefact, Richmond 1991 Artefact, Richmond; Settlement Gallery, Sorrento. 1993 Settlement Gallery, Sorrento 1996 Customs Wharf Gallery Williamstown; MaenadArt, Kensington 1997 Solo Exhibition ‘Recent Paintings’, Maenad Art, Kensington 1998 Customs Wharf Gallery, Williamstown; Maenad Art, Kensington 1999 Melbourne Arts Club, St.Kilda; Customs Wharf Gallery,Williamstown 2000 Shell Contemporary Art Prize Exhibition, Williamstown Customs Wharf Gallery, Williamstown; Melbourne Arts Club, Nth Melbourne 2001 Customs Wharf Gallery, Williamstown 2002 Smorgon Contemporary Art Prize Exhibition, Williamstown 2003 ‘Urban Life’ Jackman Gallery, St Kilda. ‘Blue Show’ Jackman Gallery, St Kilda Artist Statement By using figurative elements I have an anchor from where I can push or challenge the colour and expression in the act of painting. The domestic images I hope create a little sense of fun or warmth for the viewer. I am always striving to achieve a satisfying outcome.
Sabine Von Graz
riptide Community of Port Phillip
represented by Jackman Gallery
My Harbour Acrylic on canvas 2004, 92cm x 92cm
Sabine von Graz grew up in a household that lived and breathed art, surrounded by the work of her mother, well-known Austrian sculpture and painter Gerlinde Bartelt-Stelzer. As a young woman she studied fashion design in Austria and then moved to LA where she worked crafting unique fashion pieces for an exclusive Melrose Drive retailer. Eventually moving to Australia, she opened her own fashion retail outlets in Melbourne and then worked in costume design for the multi-million dollar musical “Beauty and the Beast” and later the Victorian State Opera. But Sabine’s creative drive was beginning to take a new turn. Having studied graphic design, illustration and multimedia, Sabine is now known for being the creative force behind her own successful new media design studio, SVG. The pursuit of her painting practice began in earnest in 2001. Solo Exhibitions 2002 Alloura Plaza, Melbourne 2003 CO.AS.IT Center, Carlton Where Art Is At, Fitzroy Group Exhibitions 2002 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda 2003 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda Castle Harrachegg St Andra Hoch, Austria Artholes, Fitzroy Galerie Kleiner Prinz, Baden-Baden, Germany Pavillon Josephine, Avenue De L’Europe, Strasbourg, France 2004 Kreuzwirt Gutjahr, Austria Women’s Art Register Inc. ‘Genetics’ exhibition, Horti Hall, Melbourne. Artholes, Fitzroy Maree Mizon Gallery, Sydney Affordable Art Show Artist Statement The ideas and technique for a painting begin well before I start to paint. My work is finished when my first intentions have evolved into visual messages as bold as I can make them. The inspiration for this painting was a reunion and 60th birthday celebration for my mother around Port Phillip Bay. We roared over to Williamstown riding a Harley Davidson returning by water taxi to Southbank. The image is an impression of my powerful day on the waterfront.