guildford lane gallery program

2010-03-10T09:40:00.006+11:00

L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival Exhibitions @GLG

OPENING NIGHT
Thursday 11th March @ 6PM

05 Clare Dubina, 2006

Guildford Lane Gallery invites you to the opening night of our LMFF fashion exhibitions that will be running throughout March. With our gallery full of fashion, photography, sketches and design, you will have the opportunity to rub shoulders with the fashion industry and artists on the night.

2010-03-03T09:21:00.002+11:00

Friday Nights @ GLG - Jazz and Happy Hour

Featuring Steve Sedergreen & friends

Friday 12th March 5-9pm

Come and enjoy our exhibitions along with sultry jazz and $4 drinks for the third of our Friday Nights @GLG with Steve Sedergreen

Steve is one of Melbourne's jazz identities Known as a leading pianist, arranger of jazz projects and a passionate educator. Steve's unique hands-on approach brings together the best of both worlds - combining the theory of music with the practicalities of performance experience.

2010-02-26T15:25:00.016+11:00

Fashion in Images

4 artists
8 - 14 March
06 Sarah Hickey

featuring;

Milla Zhugalo
Julee Latimer
Clare Dubina
Sarah Hickey

A group exhibition of digital fashion and design images from up and coming designers, artists and fashion illustrators.

2010-02-26T12:27:00.013+11:00

Embodiment: Fashion, Image and Art
5 Artists
8 - 21 March

Woman with no legs 1 BuffalloCodyBill(Cody Daley) 2008
feat.

Claudia Phares
Cody Daley
Jillian Allan
Julee Latimer
Milla Zhugalo

A curated exhibition that explores personal identity through fashion, design, illustration and art.

2010-02-26T11:42:00.010+11:00

Fashionable Art @GLG
3 Artists
8 - 21 March
Opening Night - 11 March @ 6pm

'New Masculinities'
Clinton Hayden

Tom Clinton Hayden, 2009

Clinton Hayden explores and interrogates ideas of identity and sense of self through
photography, drawing and painting. Using fashion (modes of masculine dress both traditional and contemporary) as a foundation, the exhibition culminates in a series of portraits, exploring masculinity, masculine representation and masculine construct through fashion.

as part of Fashionable Art @GLG

On the Street... Patsyfox
Angie Rehe

Karen Webster Angie Rehe

The Patsyfox blog, an illustrated account of people and things as seen through the eyes of illustrator Angie Réhe, celebrates its first birthday with an exhibition of illustrations from throughout the year. Spot the illustrated locals alongside visitors such as The Sartorialist, and read some of the accompanying anecdotes.

as part of Fashionable Art @GLG

BC & AD
Sandra & Simona Allan

This fashion installation explores the magical process of transforming from old to new with a modern and traditional twist. Looking at innovative ways of recycling cloths, the final garments will be comprised of two halves. One half will show the original design untouched and the second half will show the magical transformation of the design.

as part of Fashionable Art @GLG

2010-02-26T11:16:00.014+11:00

Otto and Spike presents 'Family and Friends'

15 - 21 March
Photograph by Cassie Hardy

A collaborative exhibition as part of the L'Oreal Fashion Week

Featuring the work of;

Liza Bruce
Bruce Slorach
Jon Paton
Simon Wood
Sara crowEST
Amber Bignell
Kyle De Kuijer
Maureen Fitzgerald
Rachael Koussoratis
Wendy Voon
Moyra Proudfoot
Matthew Langille

Curated by Alasdair MacKinnon, for Otto & Spike.
'Family and Friends" brings together the work of local and overseas artists and designers who have been invited by Brunswick's own Otto and Spike, to create knitted garments utilizing the artisan manufacturing techniques and traditional craft skills employed in their products.
This approach to manufacturing is finding a new generation of consumers who are looking for products with provenance, and substance.

http://www.ottoandspike.com.au/
BLOG - http://ottoandspike.wordpress.com

2010-02-19T16:34:00.009+11:00

'Metamorphosis' - Wina Jie

23 March - 11 April
Opening night - 25th March @ 6pm

Metamorphosis Wina Jie, 2009

“Free yourself from the trap you find yourself in, like a phoenix bird, scattered remains will rise again burning more brightly" - Wina Jie.

Wina Jie creates her own personal identity tattoo expressing a unique cultural representational mode that seeks to find harmony between her Eastern cultural heritage and Western cultural upbringing. The series describes the story of an elusive shape-shifter escaping the cultural trappings of labels and categorisation.

2010-01-28T10:38:00.006+11:00

Preview: Upcoming Artists
2 - 28 February
Opening Night 4 February

Veronica Aldous, 2009

GLG is delighted to offer a selection of works from artists exhibiting later this year, including Wina Jie, Clinton Hayden, Angie Rehe, Veronica Aldous and Michael Knight

2009-12-15T14:40:00.002+11:00

2010 Program:

Branching
5 - 16 January
Opening Night 7 January 6pm (tba)

Bird brooches and stands, Liz Paul, copper, brass, bakelite, vintage glass

Branching is the inspiration that provided a group of friends a unifying theme for this exhibition. These artists - both emerging and established - work in media as diverse as plastic bags, clay, metal, bakelite, paper, wool, digital media and plant material using techniques as varied as painting, sculpture, watercolour, assemblages, collage, drawing, and photography.

2009-12-07T14:56:00.003+11:00

RMIT Master of Fine Art
Graduate Show 2009
9 - 20 December
Opening Night 10 December 6-9pmDetail from 'Photographic Intervention', James Voller, 2009

Local and international graduates of RMIT University's Master of Fine Art present an exhibition of exciting new works at Guildford Lane Gallery. Emerging and established artists exhibit selected pieces, representing a broad spectrum of art disciplines including painting, installation art, drawing, video art, gold and silver smithing and ceramics.

2009-11-27T13:03:00.004+11:00

Design After Nature
A research project from the Centre for Electonic Media Art, Monash University
2 - 20 December 2009
Opening Night: Thursday 3rd December, 6pm

Constellation, Alan Dorin

Design After Nature is a collection of experimental ecosystems created as part of a three-year research project undertaken at the Centre for Electronic Media Art at Monash Univesity. The works were developed as part of an ongoing investigation into a systemic approach to electronic media art.

2009-11-26T10:34:00.005+11:00

A&E Metal Merchants presents

Explorations 2009

16th-24th October at Gaffa, Sydney
2nd-20th December at Guildford Lane Gallery, Melbourne
Opening Night: Thursday 4 December

Image: Tea Infuser, Emma Fielden, 925 silver

Guildford Lane Gallery is pleased to welcome Explorations 2009 this December. The unique exhibition, presented by one of Australia's leading jewellery suppliers, features new work by over 250 professional jewellers and hobbyists from across Australia and New Zealand. This will be the first year the event travels outside Sydney to Melbourne.

Now in its fourth year, A&E Metal Merchants Survey Exhibition highlights wearable art and holloware objects made from diverse materials, from precious metals to organic and non-traditional materials. A series of 'encouragement awards' will be presented in various categories, judged by a panel of practising professionals.

2009-11-23T17:27:00.007+11:00

Colour Fields
Veronica Caven Aldous
25 - 29 November

Veronica has exhibited in Perth and Melbourne since 2000, and recently completed an MVA at the VCA.
She brings 'Colour Fields', a video installation also displayed on the big screens in Federation Square, to the Ground Floor lift shaft of Guildford Lane Gallery this week.
"Colour Fields is a video that I have shown in various settings in very small to very large formats at times in conjunction with paintings", says the artist.
"This video is less narrative in nature, and far more essentially relating from a level of engagement with an underlying interest in the place that fields of often monochrome colour have in our present visual art and culture."

2009-11-19T15:36:00.003+11:00

IN YOUR EYES
Monash University Multimedia & Digital Arts
Opens Thursday 26th November 6pm

The exhibition showcases the works of honours students currently studying Multimedia and Digital Arts.
The Honours degree provides students with the opportunity to intensively study an area of specialisation of their own choice.
Throughout the year they have refined their methods and skills and applied them across several mediums including 2D and 3D animation, motion graphics, comics and interactive media.

This year, six talented individuals have grown this practice into advanced conceptual and technical specialisations. Sherry Ren and Jenny Huang have mediated personal experiences into beautiful animated stories. Akira Ishida’s manga and anime expresses a world that blends Japanese and Chinese history. Hidir Khasmuin deals with shifting realities generated by new technologies and artificial intelligence. The characters in Angela Park’s interactive story teach young children to read. Finally, Thuan Huynh’s short animated film is full of character—Sadie is a joy to watch.

Exhibition runs from 25th - 30th November

2009-11-19T15:25:00.002+11:00

Joanna Posa
Not Licking; Biting
25 - 29 November

Not Licking: Biting : 75cm X 40cm X 50cm - Cast Aluminium, Bone and Teeth (Cow)

Guildford Lane Gallery is proud to present the work of local artist Joanna Posa. Through an intimate exhibition, Posas demonstrates her skill in cast metal sculpture, through an exploration of composition and decomposition of matter.

Since completing her Masters of Visual Arts in 2002 at the Victorian College of the Arts, Joanna has further been exploring the build-up and breakdown of matter through a literal physical breakdown of material and through the conceptual means of human fragility. Since working with cast metal, Joanna has experimented with the effects that occur when in reaction to other substances, both in and out of fire. These effects are evident in her sculpture work, and create further emphasis on her expressive intent.

2009-11-17T16:22:00.004+11:00

Open Studio:
Cristina Rus
18 - 29 November 2009

Image: from 'The Gift', Cristina Rus, bronze, 2002
"With my dual nationality and double upbringing, where is my home? Where are my affections? Where is my identity?"

Painter and sculptor Cristina Rus presents a beautiful array of works in the Open Studio. Citing Anthony Gormley and Constantin Brancusi as influence, Cristina describes her work as "metaphorically and physically monochromatic". The bronze sculptures and paintings will be on display until Sunday 22nd November.

2009-11-09T11:02:00.006+11:00

CORNUCOPIA
RMIT Gold & Silversmithing
18 - 29 November

Work by Fiona Simmons

An abundance of fresh talent, contemporary jewellery and innovative holloware.
Bear witness to the progression of jewellery and holloware as Melbourne's Guildford Lane Gallery plays host to the annual graduate exhibition from RMIT's renowned Gold & Silversmithing degree. Cornucopia showcases a variety of high quality, hand crafted objects and wearable art through collective works of 15 emerging local artists. The collection represents the investigation of the students final year of work and exemplifies a diverse range of concepts and techniques that allows a glimpse into the future of the craft.

RECENT EXHIBITIONS

2009-11-09T10:45:00.004+11:00

Make The Cut
RMIT Industrial Design
11-22 November
An exhibition of graduate work from RMIT Industrial Design.
http://www.makethecut.com.au/

2009-10-21T16:22:00.012+11:00

Design@GLG
11-15 November

Hybrid Chair, Martin Davis

Guildford Lane Gallery is proud to present Design@GLG. The former Branchflowers Timber factory will host a collection of work from innovative local furniture designers in an exhibition running from 11th-15th November. Offering a fresh perspective on modern furniture design, the artists featured are Toby Horrocks, Martin Davis, James Hargraves and Alex Lesniowski - all of whom are exceptional in their field and between them demonstrate an incredible versatility in style and approach.

Informal Opening Night: 12 November, 6pm

2009-10-14T12:21:00.006+11:00

SMS - SZCZECIN | MELBOURNE | SZCZECIN
AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF SZCZECIN, POLAND
14th October - 1st November
Opening Night: Thursday 15th October, 6pm
Artist Talks: Friday 23rd October 6pm

IMAGES L-R by Jarek Wojcik: Afternoon (3), 10 x 10cm, Acrylic on Archival Paper, Private Collection; Other Side (3), 10 x 10cm, Acrylic on Archival Paper, Private Collection.

Presented by the harbour City of Szczecin, capital of the West Pomeranian province in Poland, SMS – Szczecin - Melbourne - Szczecin opens at Guildford Lane Gallery this week. Featuring a selection of works by ten artists, the exhibition will be officially launched on Thursday 15th October.

Of the artists represented, five (Przemyslaw Cerebiez –Tarabicki, Danuta Dabrowska, Jaroslaw Eysymont, Waldemar Wojciechowski and Wojciech Zielinski) are based in Szczecin, whilst the other five (Andrzej Janczewski, Longin Sarnecki, Adam Simmons, Gosia Wlodarczak and Jarek Wójcik) are based in Melbourne. Yet they all are bound by one place - a city in Poland - where they were either born, have lived or worked.

The concept of the SMS (Szczecin – Melbourne – Szczecin) project revolves around communication, dialogue and bilateral exchange. Just as the abbreviation for Short Message Service (SMS) has become synonymous with communication itself, SMS the exhibition is a way of prompting and engaging artists from diverse areas in art practice and geography.

2009-10-13T15:11:00.002+11:00

First Aid for Birds / Wanswan
Jennifer Lea / Melissa Koh
21st October - 1st November
Opening 22nd OctoberAir II, Jennifer Lea

Guildford Lane Gallery welcomes a joint exhibition of work from artists Jennifer Lea and Melissa Koh. In 'First Aid for Birds', illustrator, photographer and filmmaker Lea presents 'an account of selective memories from childhood in narrative illustrated form', exploring issues of memory and identity.

Swan 3, Melissa Koh

In Wanswan, Melissa Koh examines national identity, exploring 'Australian' stereotypes through traditional Chinese arts. She says: "This body of work is a personal exploration of ideas about my own identity and belonging. The translation of my Chinese name is 'Wan Ngor' – Wan meaning cloudy and Ngor meaning swan."

2009-09-29T13:11:00.008+10:00

The Wednesday Project presents

JOY

by Kate Stanley & Fiona Bryant
on The last Wednesday of Every Month

Bar Opens: 5.30pm
Performance Begins: 6pm sharp

Inspired by the inexorable force of the human aging process, JOY is the latest experiment by emerging duo Fiona Bryant and Kate Stanley.

On the last Wednesday of every month, the next developmental stage of JOY is offered to The Wednesday Project audience. Through these performances, Kate Stanley & Fiona Bryant aim to uncover the idea of choreography and receive feedback through discussions that follow. JOY embodies an attitude of pliability in the context of live performance, as there exists the potential for far greater fullness in the experiences of both the performer and audience. In this fullness conceptions of dance are challenged, creating a provocative and unbounded environment.

Each artist has her own concerns informing this process, some quite similar, others poles apart. This ongoing dialogue and tension of sorts is both stimulating and challenging, facilitating the emergence of a number of exciting new works.

For the next instalment on Wednesday 28th October, audiences will be offered a unique chance to learn more about the making of JOY, with a Q&A session and archive footage on show.
Exhibitions will also be open for viewing.

2009-09-29T12:26:00.003+10:00

Tongue Meat
A Feast of Urban Fairytales
Beth Martin

7.30pm 1, 2, 8 & 9 October
2pm 3 & 10 October

Image Design: Craig Langeveld, Spiedaphish Designs.

Opening Thursday, October 1st at Guildford Lane Gallery is Tongue Meat: A Feast of Urban Fairytales, presented as part of the Fringe Festival and showcasing the ancient art of story telling. Story teller Beth Martin weaves the juicy tidbits strangers have shared with her at train stations, on trams and even in supermarkets into a traditional folktale, putting the spotlight on the human condition. Written and performed by Beth Martin, Directed by Dione Joseph and Produced by Renée Killeen.

Entry to Tongue Meat: A Feast of Urban Fairytales is by donation, with proceeds going to SecondBite www.secondbite.org.
Live ‘sound bytes’ provided by Thump! and Classical Jam.
Recorded music provided by Polygon Palace.

2009-09-29T12:09:00.004+10:00

Into the Red

Curated by Emily Kocaj

Image: Aurora, Pamela Kouwenhoven, Plastic on MDF, 145 x 120 x 18cm.

23 September - 18 October 2009

ʻInto the Redʼ is a group exhibition that brings into focus the anxieties and tensions of a year burdened with physical and emotional challenges. Curator Emily Kocaj says it "surveys the impact of current tensions such as the global financial crisis, climate change, fires, wars and swine flu on the work of a diverse group of artists". Wina Jie examines the pressures that afflict cultural travellers, while Frank Prskalo depicts raw aggression. Michal Teague and Abbra Kotlarczyk explore the decay and transformation of both the built environment and man made objects.

Emily Kocaj is an emerging curator and arts worker based in Melbourne; she graduated from the University of Melbourneʼs Masters of Art Curatorship program in 2007.

2009-09-29T11:41:00.004+10:00

In The Spirit of Light
Leni Kae

Image: In The Spirit of Light, Leni Kae, Oil on Canvas, multiple works

24 September - 11 October 2009

"There is a beauty that comes from the spirit of ‘unity’, the idea that although we exist as individuals, we are inherently bound by uniting qualities such as human emotion, experience, and dreams." - Leni Kae (dip. Colour Therapy)

It is such statements that uncover a layered complexity to Leni Kae's designs. The 30 year-old Australian artist and trained colour therapist integrates an unmistakable eye for design with colour psychology to produce works with powerful subconscious and sensual triggers. What stands is a stark reminder of the universal bond we carry as human beings - emotion and memory. Kae's latest collection "In the Spirit of Light" is no exception. The paintings visually explore the human and spiritual elements that tie us together. Colours and form urge an acknowledgment of inner spirit and strength, and set to provoke uniting human elements of thought and sensuality.