Dec
12
to Jan 25
Summer Salon
Dec
2
to Jan 31
Nature Bathing
Please come and join me for drinks and conversations on Saturday 2 December.
Nov
11
10:00 AM10:00
Open Studio
Come and meet me and my studio buddies. We would love to show you around, have a chat and maybe pick up something in time for Christmas! Everyone welcome to drop in.
Oct
29
10:00 AM10:00
Beat of the Land
Cook Street Collective is very excited to present BEAT OF THE LAND, an exhibition with a notable selection of contemporary female artists.
The 10 artists came from all states in Australia and were connected through their love of the land and painting.
This exhibition was created in response to a field trip to Ruby Gap, the East MacDonald ranges NT last July. Ruby Gap is a park with a chequered history and was the site of the first mining rush in Central Australia.
In the late 1880s David Lindsay thought he discovered rubies in the bed of the Hale River and hundreds flocked to the site to cash in on European buyers.Two years later it was found that the gems were high grade garnets and not nearly as valuable as rubies. Now Ruby Gap is a remote wilderness where sand glimmers a deep pink. The place has its own ‘heartbeat’ and has lured many artists to come and feel the magic of the place.
The artists camped in swags under the stars and spent the daysd completely immersed in this landscape. Each artist pushed themselves with this new environment and new materials, having this unique opportunity away from family and being able to be fully present. The outcome was a varied and experimental body of works .
This exhibition is a celebration of each artists unique interpretation of this scared place, the connection to place and each other.
Aug
31
to Sep 4
Affordable Art fair
Thrilled to be invited to show at the Affordable Art Fair this year at Melbourne with the Greenbridge Gallery
Aug
5
2:00 PM14:00
Esther Gyorki in discussion with Mary Tonkin, Joe Blundell and Sophie Perez
Absolutely thrilled to share that two of my favourite current Australian landscape painters Mary Tonkin and Joe Blundell will be joining me for a panel discussion facilitated by the wonderful curator Esther Gyorki about our individual practices, our love of paint and why nature is a deep inspiration for us all.
Jul
29
2:00 PM14:00
Creative Parents and family afternoon
An afternoon for creative parents to come and visit the gallery to talk about my practise and yours!
Children of all ages welcome.
My three children will be in the gallery enjoying some of the drawing activities on offer:)
Jul
25
5:00 PM17:00
Jul
25
5:00 PM17:00
Everything is connected - OPENING NIGHT
“Everything is connected” is Sophie’s most personal and reflective body of works to date.
From the Aboriginal spiritual and cultural perspective ‘your country’ or ‘your place’ is pivotal to who you are. This has always been a conflicting idea for Sophie being born and having lived the first half of her life in Britain and now residing in Australia. Sophie’s practise has always explored this concept of place and displacement through paintings.
After travelling to the East MacDonnell ranges last year Sophie began to understand the lure and pull of truly connecting with place. Surrendering to the calm and profound power of the place .
Through her love of colour and mark making, the paintings and drawings retell this visceral response of being in Country. Spending time working outdoors and observing the effect colour has on the emotional and physical self, exploring how this response goes beyond the senses.
Nov
5
to Nov 26
Home
A solo exhibition exploring an ongoing theme of the idea of ‘Home’. With the restrictions and distance of travel during the pandemic the concept of home for is questioned further. This body of works explore other peoples lives in the surrounding neighbourhood, the landscape of others from a far.
Oct
27
to Nov 6
Paddington Art Prize 2022
The Paddington Art Prize is a $30,000 National acquisitive prize, awarded annually for a painting inspired by the Australian landscape. Established in 2004 by Arts Patron, Marlene Antico OAM, this National prize takes its place among the country’s most lucrative and highly coveted painting prizes.
The prize encourages the interpretation of the landscape as a significant contemporary genre, its long tradition in Australian painting as a key contributor to our national ethos, and is a positive initiative in private patronage of the arts in Australia.
Marlene Antico OAM, created the Prize in order to assist with the monetary difficulties that often impede artists from showcasing their works. As an art student, gallery owner and volunteer guide at the AGNSW for over 10 years, she has underscored her commitment to supporting contemporary Australian artists, aware, of the financial concerns that prevent many artists from devoting themselves entirely to their art practice.
Sep
1
6:30 PM18:30
Scotch College Foundation Art Show
Thursday 1 September – Opening night 6.30pm – 9pm
Friday 2 September – viewing 4pm to 7pm
Saturday 3 September – viewing 10am to 3pm
Sunday 4 September – viewing 10am to 3pm
Join us at the Scotch College Foundation Australian Art Show in support of our Indigenous Program in the David Yu Foyer of the James Forbes Academy Music Building, Scotch College Hawthorn.
Aug
27
to Oct 2
Mosman Art Prize
I’m thrilled to be one of 91 finalists out of over 800 applicants for the 2022 Mosman Art Prize.
Established in 1947, the Mosman Art Prize is Australia's oldest and most prestigious local government art award. It was founded by the artist, architect and arts advocate, Alderman Allan Gamble, at a time when only a small handful of art prizes were in existence in Australia and the community had very little support and few opportunities to exhibit their work.
As an acquisitive art award for painting, the winning artworks collected form a splendid collection of modern and contemporary Australian art, reflecting all the developments in Australian art practice since 1947. Artists who have won the Mosman Art Prize include Margaret Olley, Guy Warren, Grace Cossington Smith, Weaver Hawkins, Nancy Borlase, Lloyd Rees, Elisabeth Cummings, Adam Cullen, Michael Zavros, Natasha Walsh and Salote Tawale.
The 2022 judge of the Mosman Art Prize is Rhana Devenport ONZM. She is the first female director of the Art Gallery South Australia.
Aug
13
3:00 PM15:00
Pleasure Garden
The inaugural Mrs Jones Group Show invites 17 contemporary Australian artists to consider the importance of pleasure in our lives. Universally sought by all humans, but uniquely experienced and complex in nature, pleasure can seem simple and still be difficult to find and define.
Showcasing ceramics, glass and painting, this group show aims to provide an opportunity for collective delight - for the artists themselves and the community in the heart of Ripponlea.
Artworks by: Baden Croft, Carl Brietkreuz, Claire Ellis, Csongvay Blackwood, Emma Currie, Emma Labattaglia, Lawn Bowls, Georgina Proud, Indigo O’Rourke, Eun Ceramics, Jiaxin Nong, Kirsten Perry, Natalie Anderson, Rae Freeman, Rebeccah Power, Renee Marie Mcdonald and Sophie Perez.