Des Rolph - Ride the Wind

 Des Rolph's exhibition - Ride the Wind - is now on show at The Gallery Eumundi (1 Gridley Rd, Eumundi, Qld. T: 07 5442 8365) until 16 October, 2011. The official opening is Saturday 10 September (6pm). This exhibition explores a new series of ethereal work about the wind and how it moulds and shapes the landscape.

Natalie Billing recording memories

As part of the opening celebrations of the Kangaroo Point Multicultural Centre (Qld), Natalie Billing is creating an interactive artwork recording the memories of those who passed through the doors of Yungaba House. Meetings to gather and record memories will be held at Yungaba House at 11am on Wednesdays in September (14, 21, 28).

Di West - Blake Prize finalist

Di West is honoured to have been selected as a Finalist in The Blake Prize 2011 for her work - Tsunami Sadness. Di has entered this prestigious art prize four times and last year was selected for The Director’s Cut.

This exhibition opens 15 September to 16 October at the NAS Gallery (Forbes Street, Darlinghurst, NSW) with the winner announced on 15 September.

New Roger Lane exhibition

Roger Lane will be exhibiting at Art2Muse Gallery (475A New South Head Rd, Double Bay, Sydney. Ph: 02 96973299) from 13 to 26 September.


 

Anita West - Salt, Sand and Spinifex

Anita West is having her fourth solo exhibition at Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery opening in Sydney on 16 September. All of the paintings are landscapes inspired by a recent trip out to Uluru and Kata Tjuta.

Three artists' views of their city

Elisabeth Lawrence, Mel McRae and Kylie Farrelly’s latest urban landscapes are on now in a group show at London Offices (30 Florence St, Teneriffe, Qld) and runs to 17 September.

Elisabeth has also been invited to participate in the Tattersall exhibition - Country to the Coast - which runs 12 to 23 September at Waterfront Place (Brisbane).

Mel McRae has a current exhibition displaying iconic Gold Coast landscapes at Worrell's Office (Robina).

Scott Whitaker - Ephemeral Still Life

Scott Whitaker's latest exhibition - Ephemeral Still Life: repository of memory - opens at Doggett Street Studio (85 Doggett St, Newstead, Qld. Ph: 07 3252 9292) on 30 September and continues until 22 October.

Elizabeth Shaw at Artisan

Elizabeth Shaw is one of 100 Australian contemporary jewellers selected to create a brooch for the exhibition Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor. The exhibition is curated by Kirsten Fitzpatrick and will open at Artisan (381 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley, Qld. P: 07 3215 0808) from 29 September to 12 November.

Dave Groom tutoring at Ancient Arts Festival

The Ancient Arts festival in Southeast Queensland which runs 21 to 24 September will feature traditional art practices like blacksmithing and sandstone carving.

Dave Groom will also be running a three day drawing workshop, using charcoal and pastels, to explore the dramatic landscape of Lost World Valley on the edge of Lamington National Park.

The Festival features an open day on 24 September with market stalls as well as the chance to see what has been created in the workshops.

Nick Olsen set for UK residency

Nick Olsen is off to London this month to begin his Royal Overseas League Residency which includes a four week scholarship to work intensively at the Patrick Allan Fraser Foundation in Scotland. The work from this period will be exhibited at the annual ROSL exhibition in 2012.
Nick's recent paintings will also be exhibited at the London Affordable Art Fair with Rebecca Hossack Gallery.

Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox - Paradise

Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox’s exhibition - Paradise - opens Friday 9 September (6-8 pm) at Purgatory Artspace (170 Abbotsford St, North Melbourne, Vic. Ph: 03 9329 1860) and runs to 8 October.
 
Kathryn is also a finalist in the Tattersall’s Landscape Art Prize with the exhibition open to the public at Waterfront Place (1 Eagle St, Brisbane, Qld) from 12 to 23 September.

Epicurious in Melbourne

Margaret Genever, Laurel McKenzie and Sasi Victoire are taking their joint show - Epicurious - an exhibition of prints and mixed media works which celebrate food, eating and the social rituals surrounding food in the torrid zone, to Melbourne.

The exhibition opens at Stephen McLaughlan Gallery (Level 8, Room 16, Nicholas building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Vic) on 27 September and continues to 15 October.

Mike Chavez Belle showcase

Mike Chavez is exhibiting at Ian Dawson Gallery (443 Oxford Street, Paddington, NSW) until 10 September.

The exhibition is a special showcase for BELLE magazine.