Alichia van Rhijn - Sweet Spot Catalogue

SWEET SPOT
Alichia van Rhijn
20-30 September 2023
Opening Drinks Night Thursday 21 September 5-8pm
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the debut solo exhibition with Curatorial+Co. by Alichia van Rhijn! Alichia’s solo SWEET SPOT will run from 20-30 September 2023. 

Sweet Spot by Alichia van Rhijn presents sculptural works that reference recent personal experiences and struggles alongside early memories of childhood, both before her immigration to Australia and after. Alicha’s forms investigate phenomenological notions, alluding to personal and shared experience, memory, nostalgia, and trauma. Through the use of distilled minimalist forms, symbolic and ritualistic totems are arranged throughout the space, initiating pause and contemplation.

Alichia says of her work: “A combination of joy, pain, heartache, acceptance and perseverance are embodied within the forms. Overwhelming exhaustion and sadness are interspersed with small moments of success or joy. Finding these moments or ‘sweet spot’ to keep going through adversity, underpins the dialogue between the multi-faceted elements and anthropomorphic forms. They are in a constant state of flux – shifting and changing as they span the fluidity of time.”

Artist Statement – Alichia van Rhijn

 

Isabelle De Kleine - Solo Exhibition

WORLD WAS ON FIRE
Isabelle De Kleine
20-30 September 2023
Opening Drinks Night Thursday 21 September 5-8pm
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition by Isabelle De Kleine in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Isabelle’s solo WORLD WAS ON FIRE will run from 20-30 September 2023. 

Continuing on from her successful Sydney Contemporary presentation we are thrilled to announce that Isabelle de Kleine’s solo body World Was on Fire will be exhibiting at the gallery with fresh new body of work Sweet Spot by Melbourne ceramic artist, Alichia van Rhijn.

“My body of work comprises a series of mixed media watercolour paintings that explore the complexities, struggles and richness of human experience. The works speak of the dualities of love and loss, light and dark, the web of experience that weaves together the beautiful and flawed tapestry of ourselves.

“The figures depicted are envoys of my contemplations on identity and the psyche. When realisation comes that our reality is fabrication, when we understand the fallibility of ourselves and the falsities we have created; what remains? Who do we become? The works depict the liminal space that we occupy when we are left in loss, and the reconstruction of self that occurs in the wake of grief.”

Artist Statement – Isabelle De Kleine

 

Fragment - Painting by Michael Carney

FRAGMENTS OF THE FOREST
Michael Carney
25 October – 4 November
Opening Drinks Night Thursday 26 October 5-8pm
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition FRAGMENTS OF THE FOREST by Michael Carney at our Woolloomooloo gallery. Michael’s solo exhibition will run from 25 October – 4 November 2023. 

More details to come soon!

 

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Campagna - Painting by Theresa Hunt

THE CORNER OF MY SKY
Theresa Hunt
4-21 October 2023
Opening Drinks Night Thursday 5 October 5-8pm
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition THE CORNER OF MY SKY by Theresa Hunt at our Woolloomooloo gallery. Theresa’s solo exhibition will run from 4-21 October 2023. 

More details to come soon!

 

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Sydney Contemporary logo

SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2023
Isabelle de Kleine, Tiarna Herczeg, Kate Banazi + Lilli Waters
7-10 September
Carriageworks, Wilson St Everleigh

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Our Sydney Contemporary 2023 presentation showcases the distinct artistic voices of four remarkable artists, crossing four different mediums –  Tiarna Herczeg (painting), Isabelle de Kleine (works on paper), Kate Banazi (sculpture) + Lilli Waters (moving image). Their thought-provoking bodies of work sit powerfully beside one another and engage in a diverse and dynamic dialogue that pushes the boundaries of artistic expression.

Sydney Contemporary runs 7-10 September 2023 at Carriageworks in Eveleigh. We encourage everyone to come and visit this incredible fair with breathtaking contemporary art from across Australian and the Southern Hemisphere. We will be located near the main entrance and opposite the Campari Bar, Booth A01.

Fair Hours:

Thursday, 7 September: 11am – 5pm
Art Night, Thursday 7 September: 5.30pm – 9pm
Friday 8 September: 11am – 8pm
Saturday 9 September: 11am – 6pm
Sunday 10 September: 11am – 5pm

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Catalogues for our Sydney Contemporary 2023 presentation are now available to view. Presales for all artworks open on 6 September 2023.

Lilli Waters - Pay Attention to the Heavens - August & September Solo Exhibition

PAY ATTENTION TO THE HEAVENS
Lilli Waters
30 August – 16 September 2023
Opening Drinks Night 5-8pm 30 August 2023
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition by Lilli Waters in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Lilli’s solo PAY ATTENTION TO THE HEAVENS will run from 30 August – 16 September 2023. 

Curatorial+Co is delighted to present the latest solo exhibition by Lilli Waters.

PAY ATTENTION TO THE HEAVENS is inspired by the iconography of ancient Greek and Roman mythology, its folklore, and its religious paintings, recasting the contemporary woman as a powerful goddess of nature and a portrayal of femininity that we should celebrate, embrace, and worship.

God-like enigmatic female figures are submerged within a dramatic watery cloudscape, blurring the lines between Heaven and Earth, between what we feel, and sense we may have lost within the walls of the Patriarchy. Portraying the existential dualities of light and dark, they transverse through a portal into an unknown time of fear and discomfort, longing for a deeper connection.

These women are sensual and disarming gatekeepers. Rulers of the underworld, dancing an ancient ritual in the day’s playful hours.

The whirlpool’s silent brooding surge is imbued with unease, yet the figures are empowered, not resistant.

They are nature, not separate from it.

Artist Statement – Lilli Waters

 

Ben Crawford - A Slow Migration - August and September Solo exhibition

A SLOW MIGRATION
Ben Crawford
30 August – 16 September 2023
Opening Drinks Night 5-8pm 30 August 2023
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition by Ben Crawford in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Ben’s solo A SLOW MIGRATION will run from 30 August – 16 September 2023. 

Curatorial+Co is delighted to present the latest solo exhibition by Ben Crawford.

In this latest body of work Ben presents a series of twelve paintings which explore his affinity to many places whilst still feeling culturally transient. A SLOW MIGRATION takes us on a journey through stories and experiences as the years rolled by, and Ben became more settled after migrating from his homeland Ireland to Australia.

My painting practice over the past few years has been a way for me to come to terms with my feelings about leaving my home and creating another one so far away. As I look now at this body of work there are familiar themes such as the vastness and incomprehensible wildness of the landscape I find myself in.

Lonely figures are almost swallowed up by the dense, savage undergrowth of the wilderness. But in several of the paintings there are groups of people interacting with each other, with the focus shifting away from their environment. My own family features more prominently now too. I wonder if this is a reflection on whether I have finally migrated after all this time. A sense of community, a family, friendships; I suppose these are the things that make it possible to feel rooted in a new land.

Artist Statement – Ben Crawford

Exhibition. by Chloe Caday - Diwata's Song - Open 2nd - 12th August 2023

DIWATA’S SONG
Chloe Caday
2 – 12 August 2023
Opening Drinks Night 5-8pm 3 August 2023
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition by Chloe Caday in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Chloe’s solo DIWATA’S SONG will run from 2-12 August 2023. 

Curatorial+Co is delighted to present the latest solo exhibition by Chloe Caday.

Tracing back to pre-colonial Philippines, Chloe Caday retells stories of her motherland through Diwata’s Song, honouring her culture that is deeply rooted in folklore and mythology. Within this exhibition, Caday focuses particularly on the diwatas—spiritual beings that guard and nurture forests, caves, land or bodies of water. As a result, the paintings are a culmination of stories about these goddesses of the moon, stars, waters and sunrise, stories of forbidden loves, midnight mystique and the peculiar allure of flowers in bloom.

By deeply exploring these stories of the diwatas, Caday draws on the parallels between folklore and traditional environmental practices—an intrinsic link that can control the ways in which we react to and experience our natural surroundings. Understanding the stories of the diwatas and their strong connection with their environment can help guide our understanding on how we conserve and protect our land in the modern world, utilising the knowledge of traditional ecological practices of our ancestors. Through the act of nurturing these centuries-old stories today, we can then bring further attention to how folklore can contextualise some of the beliefs, knowledge, attitude, and culture that are often challenged amongst diasporic communities.

 

Exhibition by Natalie Rosin - Running from 2nd till the 12th August 2023

BUILT PORTRAITURE
Natalie Rosin
2 – 12 August 2023
Opening Drinks Night 5-8pm 3 August 2023
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition by Natalie Rosin in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Natalie’s solo BUILT PORTRAITURE will run from 2-12 August 2023. 

Curatorial+Co is delighted to present the latest solo exhibition by Natalie Rosin.

Natalie Rosin’s artistic practice is driven by a compelling desire to bridge the worlds of ceramics and architectural thought. Her work endeavours to create a space that encourages experimentation, embraces unexplored forms, and manifests intuitive structures. In this new sculptural series of work, Built Portraiture, Natalie presents a collection of ceramics, skilfully and playfully reinterpreting some of the iconic structures that evoked creative curiosity in her formative years. Natalie pushes beyond mere commemoration or celebration of these structures and challenges our perception of the spaces we inhabit, redefining the environments that surround us.

“Each chosen work is based on places which inspire me; whether through their unique form, my curiosity as to how they will appear once translated into a clay artefact, or purely their sentimentality to my life growing up in Sydney. The result is a collection of playful, architectural sculptures, each one a historic fragment of Sydney’s built landscape, each a form of architectural portraiture.”

Artist Statement – Natalie Rosin

Lily Cummins Exhibition - There was a time before you, there will be a time after you

THERE WAS A TIME BEFORE YOU, THERE WILL BE A TIME AFTER YOU
Lily Cummins
2 – 12 August 2023
Opening Drinks Night 5-8pm 3 August 2023
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition by Lily Cummins in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Lily’s solo THERE WAS A TIME BEFORE YOU, THERE WILL BE A TIME AFTER YOU will run from 2-12 August 2023. 

Curatorial+Co is delighted to present the latest solo exhibition by Lily Cummins. A series of new work, rich in symbols and recurring motifs, indirectly speaking to themes of loss and sorrow.

“My practice has recently been concerned with a return to painting and installation and how the two can simultaneously coexist and diverge. This body of work is an exploration of a divergence that can occur within an inner dimension and a deeper consciousness, a dream space. The results are a strange universe of dreamlike imagery and uncanny scenes.”

Artist Statement – Lily Cummins

Belinda Street Exhibition - KOSCIUSZKO: AN ABSTRACT SUBLIME

KOSCIUSZKO: AN ABSTRACT SUBLIME
Belinda Street
19 – 29 July 2023
Opening Drinks Night 5-8pm 20 July 2023
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition by Belinda Street in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Belinda’s solo KOSCIUSZKO: AN ABSTRACT SUBLIME will run from 19 – 29 July 2023. 

Curatorial+Co is delighted to present, for the first time with us, the latest solo exhibition by Belinda Street.

Belinda’s new paintings evoke a sense of dynamism, movement, and emotional intensity, which are key elements associated with the sublime. The artist’s use of bold and gestural brushstrokes, combined with her mastery of colour, creates a visual experience that transcends the representational and delves into the realm of the sublime.

By focusing on the expressive potential of abstraction, Street’s paintings invite viewers to confront the mysterious and evoke a heightened state of contemplation and wonder.

Street explains: “I use marks, colour and layering to evoke not only a particular place but how I felt in that landscape. To create an abstract impression that evokes the emotions and sensory experiences that I had when I was in the landscape. Coupled with my own personal experiences I explore the complexities of memory and place.”

Artist Statement – Belinda Street

IN ESSENCE: HONEY MILK & THE NIGHT MOTH
Mim Fluhrer
19 – 29 July 2023
Opening Drinks Night 5-8pm 20 July 2023
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition by Mim Fluhrer in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Mim’s solo IN ESSENCE: HONEY MILK & THE NIGHT MOTH will run from 19 – 29 July 2023. 

Curatorial+Co is delighted to present, for the first time with us, the latest solo exhibition by Mim Fluhrer.

In Essence: Honey Milk & The Night Moth is Mim Fluhrer’s debut exhibition with Curatorial+Co. Fluhrer presents a collection of vibrant oil paintings which encapsulate the cherished and unseen moments that take place amongst the hustle and bustle of our lives.

Each artwork begins with a little nudge from nature: the sound of the butcher bird on the windowsill, the royal display of the burgundy amaranth flower as it sprouts in every vegetable bed and beyond. Once pigment breaks the surface of the canvas, a spontaneous dance unfolds between brush and paint and an invitation is extended. An invitation to pause and connect with the silent contentment of those precious hidden moments.

Ingrid Daniell Solo Show - Shells turn to sand in a sea of infinite suns

SHELLS TURN TO SAND IN A SEA OF INFINITE SUNS
Ingrid Daniell
5 – 15 July 2023
Opening Drinks Night 5-8pm 6 July 2023
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition by Ingrid Daniel in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Ingrid’s solo SHELLS TURN TO SAND IN A SEA OF INFINITE SUNS will run from 5 – 15 July 2023. 

Curatorial+Co is delighted to present the third solo exhibition by Ingrid Daniell with the gallery.

Ingrid’s latest body of work – Shells turn to sand in a sea of infinite suns, is inspired by the landscapes that have shaped her life experience, particularly those in lutruwita / Tasmania. Ingrid strives to listen to the landscape and translate her experience into the dream-like and spiritual, imbuing them with a symbolic narrative that speaks to the deeper meanings they hold.

Through her paintings, Ingrid explores the concept of deep time, reflecting on the ways in which landscapes have been shaped and reshaped over millennia. Also contemplating the concept that time drifts, while deep, it is ever present through the profoundly beautiful landscapes Ingrid encounters. Ingrid reflects on the vast sand dunes and drifts of shells that generously weave along the East Coast of lutruwita (Tasmania), and how they represent time in motion, they move and shift with the tides, slowly yet surely turning over time into sand, they represent the constant of life and death and rebirth, evolution … time, constant and moving… drifting.

“Exploring treasured moments from time, I trace the atmosphere, mystery, and magic in the places I have experienced in my life. The merging of my memories of experience in the landscape, and the feelings that arise during the process of painting, enhance an intimate and intense connection to the environment and time.”

Artist Statement – Ingrid Daniell

Katrina O'Brien - Dream Letter Catalogue

DREAM LETTER
Katrina O’Brien
14 June – 1 July 2023
Opening Drinks Night 5-8pm 15 June 2023
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition by Katrina O’Brien in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Katrina’s solo DREAM LETTER will run from 14 June – 1 July 2023. 

Curatorial+Co is delighted to present Dream Letter, the second solo exhibition by Katrina O’Brien with the gallery.

Katrina O’Brien’s latest body of work – Dream Letter, acts as a visual soliloquy, interested in the unseen aspects of human psyche and behaviour. Katrina explores these inner monologues in a most intuitive manner that combines text and abstract mark-making on both paper and canvas. With written word and music deeply interwoven into the genesis of her work the collection of paintings and drawings are profoundly sensory – “always escaping the edges”.

“Borne out of a love of text, a love of writing and a love of dreaming, Dream Letter is an idealistic notion of being able to talk to the Muse. For me, the Muse comes in many forms whether it be nature, music, intriguing people, and interactions. I am forever enchanted by the Muse and all the realms they open for me. A good Muse opens the floodgates of words and images where dreams, landscapes, narrative, and poetry flow like a river.

“The title, Dream Letter, was inspired by the album and song by Tim Buckley with the same name. The song itself is not the inspiration, but the notion of writing a song, a painting, or a letter to someone who may never receive it was the fixation… Some of these imagined conversations play a part in my new works.”

Artist Statement – Katrina O’Brien

Morgan Stokes Solo Exhibition - Skin.

SKIN
Morgan Stokes
24 May – 10 June 2023
Opening Drinks Night 5-8pm 25 May 2023
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for the new solo exhibition by Morgan Stokes in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Morgan’s solo SKIN will run from 24 May – 10 June 2023. 

Curatorial+Co is delighted to present Skin, the third solo exhibition by Morgan Stokes with the gallery. The show presents an array of paintings and sculptures Stokes has created over the past year.

Stokes’s practice explores and reinterprets the medium of painting and, more recently, sculpture. His conceptual approach dissects painting into its discrete elements, such as linen, paint and stretcher bars, to enquire into what makes a painting in the digital age. By creating formal studies into material, Stokes’s works explore what he calls the ‘virtual gaze’, that is, how our mode of perception is shifting as our lives are increasingly mediated by the screen.

For his latest show, Stokes interprets painting as a metaphor for personhood and subsequently surface as a metaphor for skin. Skin is a primal response to material; rabbit skin glue, rock dust and raw linen sit beside worked fabric and metal, a conversation between matter both pre-historic and futuristic. The works are both introspective and reflective, Stokes’s post-minimal sensibility and meditative process evident with the gentle working of each surface. Skin recalls the origins of art, the nature of creation, and the role of material in an increasingly material-free culture.

Susie Dureau Solo Exhibition - Fathoms

FATHOMS
Susie Dureau
3-20 May 2023
Artist Talk – 11am Saturday 20 May – RSVP HERE
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for our first show in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Susie Dureau’s solo FATHOMS will run from 3-20 May 2023. Join her for an artist’s talk on Saturday 20 May.

Nature is at the forefront of Susie Dureau’s latest body of work, titled Fathoms. It is the language of light and colour, texture and tone. These works are experiential – the viewer is invited into them to experience a conversation between the body and the mind and emotion.

Explains Susie: “The word fathom has two meanings. One is a measurement, and the other is a reckoning. Both require an understanding of the shape of the world around us. Chiefly used to measure the depth of water, a fathom derives from the Old English word meaning outstretched arms and measures the approximate space from fingertip to fingertip across the heart space of an adult human. Fathom also means understanding a complex idea. The word offers an insight into the human condition, not as Western thinkers have previously proposed, a state of mind over body or human over nature but a complex weaving of anatomies and minds, human and landscape together.”

“The coastal landscape, the environment my body is intricately connected to, offers a compelling sensory field for me to explore my being – this is why I am drawn to it.” Continues Susie, “My painting practice engages a method of cultivated curiosity: slowing down and attuning my senses to the landscape, thereby accessing embodied knowledge that arises from thinking and feeling in unison.”

Aleisa Miksad - Ritual Madness - ceramics exhibition

RITUAL MADNESS
Aleisa Miksad
3-20 May 2023
80 William St Woolloomooloo, cnr Riley St

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Join us for our first show in our Woolloomooloo gallery! Aleisa Miksad’s solo RITUAL MADNESS will run from 3-20 May 2023. 

Says Aleisa: “In my series of ceramic sculptures, I delve into the rich symbolism of Dionysus, exploring themes of agriculture, abundance, and excess. Working with porcelain, I hand-mold embellishments such as petals, leaves and fur and add them in excessive amounts to classical amphora forms. The use of the coiling technique in production adds to the organic, fluid nature of the pieces, reflecting the untamed spirit of Dionysus. These embellishments not only adorn the forms but also symbolize the bountiful harvest and revelry associated with the deity. Through this series, I aim to evoke the wild, joyful essence of Dionysus and celebrate the beauty of excess.”

William Versace - Directions Back Home - exhibition

DIRECTIONS BACK HOME
William Versace
22 March – 1 April 2023
Opening Night Drinks 5-8pm Thursday 23 March 2023
1/175 Cleveland St, Redfern

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Join us for our first solo show with William Versace. The show will run from 22 March to 1 April 2023 with opening night drinks 5-8pm Thursday 23 March. 

William Versace’s inaugural solo show, Directions Back Home, is an extraordinary collection of works created with, and as a response to, the land. “My exhibition is an attempt to encapsulate how I, a first generation migrant from Italy, connect to Country and the non-human life that it consists of. The exhibition is not completely my work—the body of work is a collaboration with Kamay, more specifically, Bunnabi, the north headland of Botany Bay, on Gadigal land.”

The considered and comprehensive scope of medium include pigments from natural rock and plant elements, ink, resins, plaster, aluminium, bronze and wood. After Will’s studio fire in early 2023, which resulted in the loss of most artworks created for this exhibition, the completion of this body of work brings with it a deeply moving sense of resilience, restoration and is nothing short of an astounding feat to behold.

“Throughout the body of work,” explains Will, “I aim to bring the visible and the invisible elements of place into vision, or into sense. I’m tracking them, mapping them, bringing things like salt and wind and water streams and rain patterns and bacteria and chemicals into view through different lenses. I chose to work with many elements of place, because it’s these complex interactions of the many elements that makes a place and my deliberately broad scope of processes and materiality within my practice.”

Caroline Duffy - Reconstructed - steel sculpture exhibition

RECONSTRUCTED
Caroline Duffy
8-18 March 2023
Opening Night Drinks 5-8pm Thursday 9 March 2023
1/175 Cleveland St, Redfern

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Join us for our first solo show with Caroline Duffy. The show will run from 8-18 March 2023 with opening night drinks 5-8pm Thursday 9 March. 

Caroline Duffy is a collage artist using found and recycled materials to make abstract artworks. Her philosophy is to try to make something out of the many types of discarded materials that we come across almost every day. Nearly all of her sculptures and collages started life as a utilitarian object which was discarded and now has been made into something else.

RECONSTRUCTED is a collection of sculptural works from 2019-2023, shown for the first time in Sydney.

Found steel—the rusty, broken, bent pieces—prompts the start of the abstract forms for RECONSTRUCTED, and each sculpture takes on a life of its own. The heavy and dense nature of the material gives a sense of gravitas and new-found permanence to the sculptures. Each piece is an individual and has not grown from any narrative or person or place. The material alone starts the process and ignites the imagination. The forms are a purely abstract response to the shape, texture and weight of the raw material Caroline has salvaged.

Tiarna Herczeg - Wungariji - art exhibition

WUNGARIJI (Hot Season)
Tiarna Herczeg
22 February – 4 March 2023
Opening Night Drinks 5-8pm Thursday 23 February 2023
1/175 Cleveland St, Redfern

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Join us for our first solo show with Tiarna Herczeg, a proud Kuku Yalanji and Hungarian artist living on Gadigal lands. The show will run from 22 February to 4 March 2023 with opening night drinks 5-8pm Thursday 23 February. 

Wungariji, which translates to Hot Season, is a spiritual tour of places Tiarna Herczeg has visited in so-called Australia. This body of work has been titled Wungariji because Tiarna believes all of their fondest memories, identity and vitality are tied to the sun, and that the sun urges us to explore and play.

Wungariji highlights Tiarna’s dive into experimenting with two different styles of painting—taking portions of their more detailed works, and creating large abstract shapes, bringing vibrant colour, intrinsic mark-making and a play with macro/micro concepts to the canvas.

Brett Anthony Moore - Solo Show - Exit Major Tom

EXIT, MAJOR TOM
A Brett Anthony Moore Solo Show
14 December 2022 – 21 January 2023
Opening Night Event 5-8pm Thursday 15 December 2022
1/175 Cleveland St, Redfern

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Join us for our first solo show with Sydney based artist Brett Anthony Moore in our Redfern gallery space next week. The show will run from 14 December 2022 throughout summer to 21 January 2023 with opening night event 5-8pm 15 December 2022. This stunning show of wall-based works that ride the line between painting and sculpture. 

Working predominantly with acrylics, Brett creates initial ‘paint skins’ in his studio by experimenting and mixing a select paint palette. He then leaves the experimental skin to dry and contract over about a week, after which time he responds to the resulting piece, the shape it has taken on, and produces a final sculptural work.

Mickey Mason - Darlings

DARLINGS 2022
A Small Works Group Show
30 NOVEMBER – 10 DECEMBER 2022
OPEN DAY 12-4pm Saturday 3 December 2022
1/175 Cleveland St, Redfern

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OH, DARLING!! We are excited to announce our DARLINGS small works show is back for its 3rd year! A punchy, contemporary collection of small artworks will be available online and in the gallery from Wednesday 30 November!

Our annual Darlings show focuses on bringing the coolest new artists together to create small works for everyone. Come along to our Darlings Open Day on Saturday 3 December from 12-4pm to see this BIG little show and celebrate another wonderful year.

The show runs in the gallery 30 November to 10 December and online until February 2023.

There With Us - Melbourne Pop Up Show 2022

THERE WITH US: MELBOURNE POP UP EXHIBITION
CURATIONAL+CO.
18-26 NOVEMBER 2022
Opening Event 3-9pm 18 November 2022
14 Langridge St, Collingwood VIC

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Join us for our first Melbourne Pop Up Exhibition in November in Collingwood! We have been dreaming of staging a Pop-Up show for our wonderful Melbourne audience and the stars have finally aligned. We will be showing a dynamic collection of works from across the Curatorial+Co. stable from 18-26 November.

Opening Night – 3pm-9pm Friday 18 November

Pop Up Open – Saturday 19 to Saturday 26 November 11am-6pm daily

@14 Gallery – 14 Langridge St Collingwood

Solitude in Berlin - Mitchell Cheesman

SOLITUDE IN BERLIN
A Mitchell Cheesman Solo Show
CURATIONAL+CO.
Opening night 5-8pm 10 November 2022
9-19 November 2022
1/175 Cleveland Street, Redfern

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Join us at Curatorial+Co. for Mitchell Cheesman’s evocative solo exhibition Solitude in Berlin at our Redfern gallery space 9-19 November 2022. 

Solitude in Berlin is Mitchell Cheesman’s first solo show with Curatorial+Co. Inspired by travels, art movements and poetry, this show combines Cheesman’s still life impasto works with his own poetry practice.

Art For Design Event

CURATORIAL+CO. ART FOR DESIGN EVENT:
A special event for Interior Designers + Stylist Professionals
CURATIONAL+CO.
6-8pm 19 October 2022
1/175 Cleveland Street, Redfern

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ARE YOU A DESIGNER LOOKING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO INCORPORATE ART INTO YOUR PROJECTS?

Curatorial+Co. invites interior design professionals to our inaugural Art for Design event. With our expert panel and networking session, you will gain the practical tools needed to build confidence in choosing art, how to create an art budget for projects, working with art consultants, commissioning bespoke pieces, and discussing art choices with clients. It is aimed at both experienced and emerging designers alike.

A dynamic panel discussion exploring art curation and interior design will be led by Curatorial+Co. Director Sophie Vander, joined by leading international Interior DesignerJillian Dinkel, and Hunter & Folk Editor and Founder, Hande Renshaw. Guests are invited to stay on after the talk for a networking session with panellists, gallery staff, and fellow designers.

In conjunction with the event, Interior Stylist Holly Irvine, will stage vignettes within the gallery space to highlight the Curatorial+Co. art collection, and local emerging furniture designers, showcasing the plethora of local talent and perfect pairings of art and design.

Much like interior design, contemporary art is always in flux, responding to the world around it. We know you will take away incredible first hand knowledge and new perspectives from this experience.

Much like interior design, contemporary art is always in flux, responding to the world around it. We know you will take away incredible first hand knowledge and new perspectives from this experience.

Join us at our Redfern gallery space on Wednesday 19 October from 6-8pm.

Ileigh Hellier - Shooting Stars Tall Trees - painting

ILIEGH HELLIER
ETHER AND BLUE
5-15 October 2022
OPENING NIGHT 5-8PM 6 OCTOBER
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Join us at Curatorial+Co. for Ileigh Hellier’s stunning solo exhibition Ether and Blue at our Redfern gallery space 5-15 October 2022. 

Ether and Blue explores the negative space, the ‘rest’, the gaps, the void, the shadows, and how these ’empty’ spaces are actually so full. There’s the idea that things, thoughts, memories, are discarded, so they are not organised, they are not neat and tidy, but they are still beautiful.

Says Ileigh Hellier: “Ether and Blue is an extension of my practice of representing the landscape. I take symbols and imagery from my landscape paintings and suspend them into the Ether. They float and swirl around as if they’re ideas being formed. It is like a peek into the workings of my mind. Or a peek into my subconscious.”

Sydney Contemporary Catalogue 2022

SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY
CURATIONAL+CO.
8-11 SEPTEMBER 2022
BOOTH A10, CARRIAGEWORKS

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We are thrilled, honoured and beyond excited to announce that Curatorial+Co. will be heading to Sydney Contemporary this year with our three incredible artists Katrina O’Brien, Morgan Stokes and Odette Ireland. ⁠Please join us at booth A10 at Carriageworks from 8-11 September 2022. 

After two years of Covid-related interruptions and cancellations, Sydney Contemporary is back at Carriageworks! This year, our starting point of curatorial inspiration was drawn from a tempered sense of hope and humility in the wake of challenge. Whether it be in the moments after a shock or sudden loss, the aftermath of natural disaster, or the strange space we find ourselves in when learning of world-changing news through our screens.

LIVE PAINTING SESSION WITH KATRINA O’BRIEN
CURATIONAL+CO.
12-4PM, 11 SEPTEMBER 2022
Curatorial+Co.
1/175 Cleveland Street, Redfern

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Join us for a live painting session with Katrina O’Brien at Curatorial+Co.’s Redfern gallery space on Saturday 10 September from 12-4pm. ⁠Along with showing at our Sydney Contemporary 2022 presentation (Booth A10 @ Carriageworks), you can catch Katrina creating art in the flesh and be enthralled by her incredible physical practice.

 

Daniel O'Toole - Tempered Resolution - Exhibition

DANIEL O’TOOLE
TEMPERED RESOLUTION
24 AUGUST – 3 SEPTEMBER 2022
OPENING NIGHT 5-8PM 25 AUGUST
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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We are pleased to invite you to Daniel O’Toole’s second solo show with Curatorial+Co Tempered Resolution running from 24 August to 3 September 2022. Join us for an evening celebration of Daniel’s work from 5-8pm on Thursday 25 August at 1/175 Cleveland Street, Redfern. 

In Daniel’s second solo exhibition with us, he explores how colour productions through nature, science and technology can reflect or deepen understandings of the natural environment and humanity’s responsibility to protect and rehabilitate what remains.

 

AMANDA SCHUNKER + KATARINA WELLS
THE LIMINAL SPACE
3-13 AUGUST 2022
OPENING NIGHT 5-8PM 4 AUGUST
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. invites you to a special duo show exhibition The Liminal Space featuring works by landscape painter Amanda Schunker and ceramic sculptor Katarina Wells. Join us for this special show running from 3-13 August 2022. Come along on opening night 4 August from 5-8pm at our Redfern gallery space to meet the artists and celebrate.

The liminal space between our identities and the places that shape them continues to enthral audiences and artists alike. Whether it be the places through which we journey every day or the places that raised us and shadow our memories, Amanda and Katarina have created stunning bodies of work that each represent the places that punctuate refuge and creativity within their souls.

 

Soft Landing - Kate Banazi

KATE BANAZI
SOFT LANDING
13-23 JULY 2022
OPENING NIGHT 5-8PM 14 JULY
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. invites you to Kate Banazi’s latest solo exhibition Soft Landing at our Redfern gallery space. Soft Landing explores the experience of isolation and connection through recent times, where distance and access seem to concurrently defy and yield to each other. Through the mediums of silkscreen printing, sculpture and installation, Kate reinterprets portraiture through her perfectly imperfect practice. We are honoured to bring this exhibition to our space and welcome you to come and meet Kate on Thursday 14 July 5-8pm to celebrate this incredible show.

 

Amy Wright - This Is Not Solitude

AMY WRIGHT
THIS IS NOT SOLITUDE
15-25 JUNE 2022
OPENING NIGHT 5-8PM 16 JUNE
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. invites you to attend Amy Wright’s first solo exhibition at our Redfern gallery space. This show delves into the poignant colours and inspirations that came to Amy through the Victorian lockdowns across 2020-2021. Whilst at first feeling stuck and trapped within a 5km radius, Amy began to immerse herself into the vastness of her garden; the infinite life that inhabits the little garden she found a haven within. Join us for opening night drinks from 5-8pm 16 June 2022.

“Essential to my practice is the act of immersing myself into the landscape. To breathe in the space. Be aware and open to the sounds, the smells, the sensations of the land; looking into the details and exploring the textures and patterns that make up the whole. I seek to capture the essence of the whole, more so than the need to document the reality.” – Amy Wright, June 2022

Melissa Boughey - Destination Unknown

MELISSA BOUGHEY
DESTINATION UNKNOWN
25 MAY – 4 JUNE 2022
OPENING NIGHT 5-8PM 26 MAY
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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In this, her first solo exhibition with Curatorial+Co., Melissa explores the beauty, energy and textures of the Western Australian landscapes she is constantly exploring. Destination Unknown epitomises the adventure that is creating an artwork, the idea of a journey that is impossible to fully comprehend the final place of arrival. Destination Unknown runs from 25 May to 4 June. Join us for opening night on 26 May from 5-8pm to celebrate.
 

“On the canvas I wanted to incorporate a variety of texture, speed, transparency and opaqueness. To shift in gear between calm and meditative, and physical and robust. Some works revealed themselves to me gently, others took me to the edge and back. 

Without an endpoint in mind, the destination was unknown. And this was quite liberating.” 

Darcy McCrae - Paintings from a Great Height

DARCY MCCRAE
PAINTINGS FROM A GREAT HEIGHT
25 MAY – 4 JUNE 2022
OPENING NIGHT 5-8PM 26 MAY
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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We are beyond excited to present Darcy McCrae’s first solo exhibition at Curatorial+Co. Paintings from a Great Height. Join us for the opening night for this show on Thursday 26th May from 5-8pm to celebrate. 

Created in the months following the birth of his first child, Paintings from a Great Height is an ode to the emotions Darcy McCrae experienced through a deeply transformative moment in his life—becoming a father. Across this body of work, McCrae explores themes of domesticity, family, and safety. Representing a blend of figurative, still life and interiors created with vivid pallets, pattern and composition, these works portray a timeless place—the other-worldly moment right after a new life enters the world and instincts kick in. A moment where all at once the stakes suddenly become greater and time slows right down. Every moment symbolising a budding memory.

Portrayals of nudes, animals, travel and furniture centre each piece, each of vessel for McCrae’s thoughts, painted with his signature bold mark-making and naïve style. Paintings from a Great Height represents the entry into McCrae’s next chapter of life through vast, visceral painting.

Lilli Waters - Orpheus

LILLI WATERS
ORPHEUS
9-14 MAY 2022
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Offering a nuanced mix of hope and despair, promise and foreboding, ORPHEUS is a series of photographic vignettes created during a Melbourne lockdown reprieve in mid-2021. While invoking a sense of entrapment, this series invites the viewer to move beyond the darkness and towards the light. View this incredible series at Curatorial+Co. from 9-14 May 2022 at our Redfern gallery. 

Flowers emerging out of darkness, reminiscent of the Dutch masterpieces of the 17th century, are a reminder of the transitory nature of life. Floating alongside the blossoms are jewel-like creatures and shells, dramatically shrouded by golden nets and sheets of suffocating cellophane. Elaborately constructed underwater using shells, fish and flowers, the striking objects emerge from a dark waterscape, to create other-worldly ethereal visuals.

Says Waters: “We are living through an age where our lens on the world must constantly shift and refocus as new ideas, crises, social movements and the natural environment rapidly change. A level of poetic consciousness is required to navigate this new world and at times hopeless landscape.

“Orpheus was a poet, a prophet and a musician in Greek mythology who, at the end of his life, worshipped no god but the sun. For these images, I wanted Orpheus to be a woman who is glistening, oracle-like, asleep on a dark sandscape. The viewer is invited to embrace their own mortality and energy for change simultaneously. To dare to be one’s own illumination—like a transient point of light in a night sky.”

View virtual exhibition here .

Theresa Hunt - If the Stars were mine - exhibition catalogue

THERESA HUNT
IF THE STARS WERE MINE
28 APRIL – 7 MAY 2022
OPENING DRINKS THURSDAY 28 APRIL 5PM-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. presents Theresa Hunt’s solo show If The Stars Were Mine. A wash of impressions and wonders, born of a life lived immersing herself in the natural landscapes of Australia and Europe, underpins the gripping works on show in our Redfern gallery from 28 April – 7 May 2022.

The sensitive process through which theresa paints arrives from an inherently emotional place resting within her soul. This place is her own, one that is not easy to articulate as it sits just beyond the reach of words.  \Perhaps making sense of emotion, the constant signifier of our humanity as we process and respond to the world around us, is not a conscious thought but instead a leap of faith as Theresa puts brush to canvas. A gesture into the unknown, a gesture into the deep. A question that lies within the epic sea and landscapes of Theresa’s work for us all: ‘Why do I feel, why do I create?’

The tides of creativity are not meticulously planned but spontaneously rise and fall through the application of layers, the slow emergence of a wave, a tree, a mountain ridge; illuminated by the luminescence of morning or setting sun within the mist. The depth of colour fields balanced through portals of light and natural phenomena imbues the swell of emotion preserved within the canvas.

If The Stars Were Mine speaks to the impossibility of the natural world, the vastness of the places we find ourselves in, so small and present for such a short time, as the world goes on and on. So lucky to experience the beauty of a wave upon the ocean, or the flora of the ridges and mountains ahead. How the simplest moment of awe can mirror the awe within us as we find the natural world stirring our deepest emotions, the ones that exist just beyond our own comprehension.

Join us for this gripping show in our Redfern gallery.

Ana Young - The Silvering

ANA YOUNG
THE SILVERING
6 – 23 APRIL 2022
OPENING DRINKS THURSDAY 7 APRIL 5PM-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. presents Ana Young’s first solo exhibition with us at our Redfern space showing from 6-23 April 2022. Ana’s work has enchanted us for years now, her fascination with exploring the sensory experience of the landscapes she paints, how natural phenomena can transport and engage through her creations. Join us on opening night Thursday 7 April and experience this stunning body of work. 

Ana Young isn’t interested in pictorially representing scenes. Her paintings channel the moment of entering a space, the moment of slowing down and settling into stillness and silence, where awareness of light, volume, and spatial relationships grow. Allowing the gaze to settle into Young’s tonal works, the dense clusters of marks begin to reveal spaces between the layers. Shapes advance and recede, drawing the viewer further into the painting’s depths. The canvas expands and contracts, breathing with us despite existing within the finite confines of a stretcher. ~ Chloé Wolifson

Art for Up North - Curatorial+Co.

ART FOR UP NORTH
ONLINE FLOOD RELIEF FUNDRAISER
11 APRIL – 11 JUNE 2022

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Curatorial+Co. welcomes you to our online fundraiser ‘Art For Up North’. This event will raise money to contribute to flood affected communities from Bundjalung Country/Northern Rivers region. A selection of our wonderful artists have donated works which are now available for purchase through our website.

100% of proceeds from sales will go directly to Women Up North (WUN)

Women Up North is a vital organisation working on Bundjalung Country supporting and empowering women, children and young people who have experienced domestic violence or abuse. WUN works with a diverse range of community members with providing housing, counselling, community-driven initiatives and many other essential support mechanisms.

Empowerment, safety and equality are the core values that underpin WUN’s mission to create a safe and inclusive organisation and community for their clientele and their families. We are proud to raise funds for WUN, especially in light of the recent flooding disasters and the complex challenges presented to the Northern Rivers community.

Amber Hearn - Everywhere and Nowhere - Exhibition

AMBER HEARN
EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE
18 MARCH – 2 APRIL 2022
OPENING DRINKS FRIDAY 18 MARCH 4PM-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. presents Amber Hearn’s solo exhibition Everywhere and Nowhere. Filled with bold, bright works inspired by Amber’s life spent examining the landscape, the Blue Mountains-based artist pulls us into her vibrant world. Join us for a special opening night event on Friday 18 March for free-flowing drinks, great conversation and immersive art.

Says Amber of her show: “Everywhere and Nowhere is about memories of place and landscape that are recreated every time I relive them. Each time we recall a memory, it isn’t quite the same, nothing is concrete. I am fascinated by this space of the ‘in between’, where perception and re-formation play such an important role in our experience.

“Growing up in Papua New Guinea and regional New South Wales—and immersed in the natural world—forms and shapes around me heavily influenced my formative years and how I saw, constructed and remembered the landscape around me. As my father was a small aircraft pilot, I spent so much time looking down at the landscape. From this low level in the sky—breaking down, simplifying and flattening the forms in the land—it still plays a big part in how I see and express the landscape in my work today.”

Morgan Stokes - Virtual Gaze - solo exhibition -

MORGAN STOKES
VIRTUAL GAZE
2-12 MARCH 2022
OPENING DRINKS THURSDAY 3 MARCH 5PM-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. presents Morgan Stokes’ second solo exhibition in our Redfern space from 2-12 March 2022. Virtual Gaze is Morgan’s meditation on life pre and post pandemic, and our reliance and compliance with digital surveillance.

Says Morgan: “As the pandemic unfolded, our world view inadvertently shifted from the physical to the virtual. Our loved ones and colleagues were rendered to the maximum degree of pixel density our devices could handle; we became our front-cameras. The tradition of illusion in art shifted into our palms and we were now the illusion; every online image a masterpiece of trompe l’oeil.

Virtual Gaze has been created with these ideas in mind. The screen is the muse: both its contents and its surface. The works are formal studies into material properties of what comprises a painting or sculpture, underscoring them as physical objects and therefore exploring their verisimilitude, their reality versus virtuality. They are not images to scroll past, they are paintings. The sparseness of the works disrupts a traditional reading of art – and digital images – where subtly of texture and materiality become vehicles for meaning. Narrative can be interpreted through material, through perception and light, through the sharing of a unique space and time between human and work.”

Lost in the Shade, You Can’t Cut Down the Sun (Gubbi Gubbi Country)

INGRID DANIELL
YOU CAN’T CUT DOWN THE SUN
16-26 FEBRUARY 2022
OPENING DRINKS THURSDAY 17 FEBRUARY 5PM-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. presents You can’t cut down the sun, a solo exhibition from landscape painter Ingrid Daniell showing from 16-26 February 2022. This powerful series explores Ingrid’s relationship to the land and coastal environments of Australia and is underpinned by a passionate call for action when it comes to protecting the environment from further harm due to climate change.

Ingrid writes: “I find context in my painting by using the landscape as a metaphor for our fragile earth, the devastation of climate change in the Anthropocene and our continued human need to belong…. I’m lying under a hot sun, feeling the solar sting penetrate my body… summer comes with harsh dry days which beach-loving souls inhale… The paradox of these halcyon days, idealise and craved while the dry, crisp bush simmers in the hot sun… the violent edge of fire never far; an aching reminder of our warming climate.”

Darlings 2021 - Small Works Group Show - Curatorial+Co.

DARLINGS 2021 – A SMALL WORKS GROUP SUMMER SHOW
8-18 DECEMBER 2021
OPENING DAY SATURDAY 11 DECEMBER 10AM-5PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Welcome to Darlings, Curatorial+Co.’s summer small works group show, back for its second year to include over 50 artists from the Curatorial+Co. community and 140+ artworks from across Australia and the globe. Full of life, colour and effervescence, we are thrilled to bring these stunning little works together in our Redfern space and celebrate the end of (yet another) surprising year. Come along and feel the love with Darlings 2021.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO PRE-SALES FOR DARLINGS 2021. ALL WORKS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8AM, 8 DECEMBER, 2021. 

Diana Miller + Kate Banazi - In the Quiet Exhibition

IN THE QUIET – A DIANA MILLER SOLO SHOW
WITH SCULPTURES BY KATE BANAZI
20-30 NOVEMBER 2021
OPENING DAY SATURDAY 20 NOVEMBER 10AM-5PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. presents In the Quiet, a solo exhibition from abstract painter Diana Miller showing from 20-30 November 2021. A collection of contemplative meditations on the challenges faced by the world during 2021.

Says Diana: “These paintings were made in response to the world climate of 2021. With so much foreboding, I felt the need to turn inward and be in a quiet space away from the noise – and so I escaped to the quiet of the beach and to the sanctity of my studio.

“These paintings were inspired by the horizon line of the ocean that I am fortunate enough to witness the beauty of every day, and were created with distinct parameters in place, to maintain a consistency and ordered calm between them. As a person who celebrates colour, I enjoyed utilising different colour palettes and was mindful of not overworking the canvas. My collage practice has informed these works considerably.”

Alongside Diana’s works, artist Kate Banazi will be showing a new collection of sculptures. This series is a continuation of her fascination with the interaction of colour and light in static Perspex sculptures.

Katrina Obrien - CuratorialandCo - Teach me how to Fly main

EXPLORE SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY
KATRINA O’BRIEN + SUSIE DUREAU
11-21 NOVEMBER 2021
OPENING NIGHT THURSDAY 11 NOVEMBER 5-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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We are absolutely thrilled to announce Curatorial+Co. will be showing a collection of works by Katrina O’Brien and Susie Dureau as part of Explore Sydney  Contemporary 2021, both virtually and physically in our Redfern space.

The virtual show will be available on both the Explore Sydney Contemporary 2021 website and Curatorial+Co.’s website from 11-21 November and a physical show will be hanging from the 11-16 November within our space.

Isabelle de Kleine - Un-define Exhibition - October 13-23

UN-DEFINE
ISABELLE DE KLEINE
13-23 OCTOBER 2021
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. presents an exhibition of new works by Perth-based artist Isabelle De Kleine from 13-23 October 2021. We are thrilled to be showing this exhibition both virtually and in-person at our Redfern gallery in keeping with the NSW Government’s Covid-Safe guidelines.

You can view the virtual exhibition of Isabelle’s Un-define show here.

The exhibition ‘Un-Define’ is a rejection of the idea that we must always be categorised and defined. Our identities are constantly evolving and developing, yet we exist in a world that needs to define you. Define your art. Define your existence. But how can we be defined if we are inherently abstract in nature? Our memories fade and become distorted, and our perceptions are abstracted by our emotions, cognitive makeup and subconscious biases.

Drawing inspiration from a wide array of sources, including the post-internet art movement, 70s psychedelia and iconographic paintings. The colourful, intricate and haunting works use collage and image manipulation to further explore issues such as the digitalisation of self, the gender revolution and beauty expectations.

Bookings will be available online through Eventbrite once NSW Health have provided updated advice. We will email through booking information as soon as possible.

Ben Crawford - An Outlaw for My Love - Exhibition August 2021

AN OUTLAW FOR MY LOVE
BEN CRAWFORD
18-28 AUGUST 2021 ONLINE
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. is thrilled to invite you to An Outlaw for My Love, a deeply enchanting exhibition of works by painter Ben Crawford.

Virtual Exhibition here

Sadly, due to the extended lockdown in Greater Sydney, we have had to cancel the opening night drinks for An Outlaw for My Love. We look forward to welcoming you to view the show once NSW Health orders deem it safe to do so. 

We are excited to present painter Ben Crawford’s debut solo show An Outlaw for My Love with Curatorial+Co. which will open virtually on August 18, 2021. This moving collection of works drift between memory, fantasy and realism as Ben explores notions of love, marriage, and whimsical sentiment. Originally hailing from Ireland, Ben and his family now reside in the stunning Gold Coast Hinterland where he creates his works in a magical bush studio.

“This body of work is a love letter to my wife. It’s a reflection of our time together, of the ups and downs, of a life shared and nurtured over the past 13 or so years. Some of these paintings are romantic in nature, but I tried to avoid being overly sentimental in my portrayal of our relationship, leaving room for new stories to emerge. It’s impossible to live our lives in a vacuum. We’re all impacted by the world around us—by the treatment of others, by time and unforeseen circumstances, and I wanted to build a sense of that tension in these works. It’s a celebration of the lovely life we’ve lived together so far. There are more stories to come.” – Ben Crawford

The Golden Room - Maria Kostareva - Natalie Rosin - Curatorial+Co.

THE GOLDEN ROOM
MARIA KOSTAREVA + NATALIE ROSIN
14-24 JULY 2021
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. is thrilled to invite you to The Golden Room, a stunning duo exhibition from painter Maria Kostareva and ceramic sculptor Natalie Rosin.

You can view our virtual exhibition here.

Sadly, due to the extended lockdown in Greater Sydney, we have had to cancel the opening night drinks for The Golden Room. We look forward to welcoming you to view the show once NSW Health orders deem it safe to do so. 

Both artists explore notions of place and memory, whether personal or architectural, through their practice and together have created a stunning exhibition filled with texture, emotion, and form.

Moscow based painter, Maria Kostareva, says of her collection: “The Golden Room is a metaphor for a mental space that stores an archive of memorable or imaginary places and the emotions associated with them. This is a jewellery box from which I carefully take out images and place them in the light.”

Of her sculptural pieces in this show, Natalie Rosin says: “This body of work was inspired by my fascination with the built environment and the architectural landscape. More specifically, those structures I’ve observed at times to be almost object-like; their form so clear and defined you could imagine lifting them up to hold and inspect as if they weren’t so towering and monolithic.”

***OUR REDFERN GALLERY IS CLOSED FROM 26 JUNE 2021 DUE TO COVID-19 LOCKDOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN ONLINE. DELIVERIES WILL OCCUR AFTER LOCKDOWN ENDS***

Odette Ireland

SYMPHONY OF BALANCE
ODETTE IRELAND
9-19 JUNE 2021
OPENING DRINKS THURSDAY 10 JUNE 5-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. is proud to present Odette Ireland’s solo show Symphony of Balance
OPENING DRINKS – THURSDAY 10 JUNE 5-8PM. RSVP BELOW.

Join us for this stunning exhibition, a breath of fresh air in the Australian sculptural scene. Opening night drinks of the show are on June 10 from 4-8pm.

Curatorial+Co. is thrilled to announce Odette Ireland’s first solo show ‘Symphony of Balance’ with the gallery will open this June. In this body of work, Odette further explores her fascination with visual and physical balance in her sculptural work.

Working with ceramics, wood and metal, Odette’s works evoke a sense of quiet nostalgia for the Australian bush. The unconventional combinations of materials, together with the unexpected use of movement, result in artworks that inspire an appreciation of composition and form as well as reminding us of the beauty within our natural landscape.

CONCERNING EXISTENCE
MORGAN STOKES
29 MAY – 4 JUNE 2021
OPENING DRINKS SATURDAY 29 MAY 1-4PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. is proud to present Morgan Stokes’ launch show Concerning Existence
OPENING DRINKS – SATURDAY 29 MAY 1-4PM. RSVP BELOW.

Join us from 29 May-4 June to view this new series of outstanding post-minimalist works.

With much excitement and anticipation, Curatorial+Co. announces Sydney-based post-minimalist artist, Morgan Stokes, is now represented by the gallery. Exploring the concept of what he calls the ‘virtual gaze’, Stokes investigates the painting as an object, opposed to an image.

Despite their appearance Stokes’ works are a rumination on the virtual world, each a response to our escalating entrapment within our screens. Each piece is an enquiry into the medium of painting, exploring and exploiting the material properties of paint, canvas and timber. Each painting is a formal study in colour and material, overlaid with marks which appear both accidental yet mechanical, intuitive yet intentional. They strive to be honest and abject yet covertly exist otherwise: marks made by a robot vacuum echo human marks, synthetic iridescent vinyl sits atop raw canvas, contrived organic colours live beside the real thing. Stepping back, the overall effect ranges from introspective and melancholic to sardonic.

Join us to celebrate the launch of this exciting new artistic talent.

Nunzio Miano - Citizens of the state - exhibtion

CITIZENS OF THE STATE
NUNZIO MIANO
12-22 MAY 2021
OPENING NIGHT THURSDAY 13 MAY 4-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. is proud to present Nunzio Miano’s solo show Citizens of the State
OPENING NIGHT – THURSDAY 13 MAY 4PM-8PM. RSVP BELOW.

Join us from 12-22 May to view this new series of outstanding figurative works.

Nunzio Miano’s latest solo show, Citizens of the State, explores the current state of humanity and where we go from here. The restriction of movement, freedom and physical touch has caused us all to reevaluate the way in which we live. Nunzio’s works explore the gamut of emotions felt throughout this period with the powerful, bold palettes and mark-making depicting the cross-cultural and cross-continental emotional struggle shared over the past year.

Join us to celebrate this moving and impactful exhibition.

Textura Exhibition

TEXTURA
KERRIE OLIVER + LEONIE BARTON + EMILY HAMANN
21 APRIL-1 MAY 2021
OPENING NIGHT 21 APRIL 4-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. is proud to present TEXTURA – a group show with paintings by Kerrie Oliver and Leonie Barton, and ceramic sculptures by Emily Hamann.

OPENING NIGHT – WEDNESDAY 21 APRIL 4PM-8PM. RSVP BELOW.

Join us from 21 April-1 May to view this new series of works by three outstanding artists.

TEXTURA – Latin for fabric – weaves three outstanding artists together in one show. Kerrie Oliver’s intimate portraits of pattern and shape; Leonie Barton’s skillful texture on abstract silhouettes, and Emily Hamann’s draped forms initiating quiet solitude.

Join us to celebrate this inspiring exhibition.

Susie Dureau - The Overview Effect - exhibition

THE OVERVIEW EFFECT
SUSIE DUREAU
10-20 MARCH 2021
OPENING NIGHT 11 MARCH 4-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY

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Curatorial+Co. is proud to present Susie Dureau’s solo show The Overview Effect
OPENING NIGHT – THURSDAY 11 MARCH 4PM-8PM. RSVP BELOW.

Join us from 10-20 March to view this new series of land-, sea- and skyscapes by one of our most accomplished artists.

For The Overview Effect, Dureau explores the interchange between human consciousness and the natural world through a series of dramatic large-scale paintings and small studies.

Taking inspiration from the painters of the Romanticism Movement and their ideas around the entanglement of human sensation with nature, Dureau’s masterful works depicting crashing waves and stormy clouds question our connection to the world around us and our place in the world. Working from her studio home on Sydney’s northern beaches during the recent lockdown, these ideas of appreciating the natural world around us are particularly poignant.

Join us to celebrate Susie and her incredible new series of works.

Daniel O'Toole - Deliquescent Light - solo exhibition

DELIQUESCENT LIGHT
DANIEL O’TOOLE
10-20 FEBRUARY 2021
OPENING NIGHT 11 FEBRUARY 4-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY
HOURLY TOURS + RSVP ONLY

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Curatorial+Co. is proud to present Daniel O’Toole’s first solo show Deliquescent Light
OPENING NIGHT – THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY 4PM-8PM. RSVP BELOW.

Join us from 10-20 February to view this new multi-disciplinary series about liquid light and the resulting refraction that encourages us to slow down the viewing process.

For Deliquescent Light, Melbourne-based O’Toole will immerse audiences in a field of colour and sound, with 14 paintings, three video works and a custom created soundtrack, available on vinyl with 100 unique painting covers, informed by synaesthesia to enhance the exhibition and the way the audience experiences colour.

Daniel O’Toole works across a variety of media including painting, video, sound and installation. Previously a prolific street artist, O’Toole has moved to focus on this new series of video works and paintings that draw heavily on music, visualising the experience of listening. The sonic addition has been designed to complement the works, drawing the audience’s attention to the passage of time and slowing down the experience of how light behaves, noticing the refraction events taking place and how the colour hues shift while navigating the space within O’Toole’s paintings.

Watch a short film profiling Daniel O’Toole creating the work for this exhibition via this LINK

Join us to celebrate the launch of this incredible new series of works by one of Australia’s most exciting emerging artists.

Darlings show

DARLINGS GROUP SHOW
FEATURING WEIRDS BY LILY CUMMINS
9-17 DECEMBER 2020
OPEN DAY DRINKS 12 DECEMBER 10AM-5PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY
HOURLY TOURS + RSVP ONLY

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DARLINGS – A summer group show at Curatorial+Co. featuring WEIRDS – a new series of small works by Lily Cummins

OPEN DAY – SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER – 5PM-8PM
Holiday drinks + meet the artists!

Join us from 9-17 December for an exciting show of small works featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and ceramic works.

Welcome to Darlings, and the end of 2020!
Our summer group show of small works is a happy, summery send off to the year that has been anything but. Our gallery has been transformed into a warm living room styled with vintage furniture from our friends at Vampt Vintage, and filled with beautiful little pairs of artworks from our Curatorial+Co. stable and invited guest aritists. Within this show, we are thrilled to feature a new series of works titled Weirds by Lily Cummins. Enjoy. x

Lilli Waters - Disenchantments of the World - photography exhibition

DISENCHANTMENTS OF THE WORLD
LILLI WATERS
18-28 NOVEMBER 2020
OPENING NIGHT 18 NOVEMBER 5-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY
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Lilli Waters’ latest photographic series Disenchantments of the World at Curatorial+Co.
OPENING NIGHT – WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER – 5PM-8PM

Join us from 18-28 November to view this new series of large-scale photographic works, and a series of three short films, by this stellar artist.

Disenchantments of the World is a contemporary exploration of human darkness, desire, and the fleeting nature of earthly pleasures.

At first glance sumptuous floral blooms decorated with sea creatures and glistening effervescence emerge from velvety darkness. This series of underwater still life works draws inspiration from paintings by the old Dutch masters – images of flowers symbolising beauty, nobility and prosperity and their impermanence.

A closer gaze reveals a mash-up: luxe Rembrandt-esque blooms are entwined with g(littering) plastic, and the darkness lends the images a lonely, eerie quality. Prosperity has typically been lauded as something to desire and celebrate, yet now more than ever, the unpleasant complexities of wealth and indulgence are apparent. Globally, we nonchalantly poison the environment in pursuit of prosperity.

This series also references one of the earliest examples of consumerism and collective mania – the Dutch Tulip fever in the early 1600’s. The exotic coloration of the most highly prized tulip during tulpenmanie was caused by a virus that infected the flower, leading to a buying hysteria.

Join us to celebrate the launch of this incredible new series of still and moving images from one of Australia’s most enigmatic photographic talents.

Acquiesce - Cardwell+McLachlan - photography exhibition

ACQUIESCE
CARDWELL+MCLACHLAN
28 OCTOBER-4 NOVEMBER 2020
OPENING NIGHT 28 OCTOBER 5-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY
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Cardwell+McLachlan’s inaugural photographic series Acquiesce at Curatorial+Co.
OPENING NIGHT – WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER – 5PM-8PM

Curatorial+Co. is thrilled to announce the inaugural photographic series by Cardwell+McLachlan. Through the combination of Stuart McLachlan’s hand-sculpted paper deer, echoing the fragility of life through its own materiality, and Simon Cardwell’s hauntingly evocative photography, the two artists work in unison through every step to create the magnificent miniature worlds in which their characters exist.

Cardwell+McLachlan’s vision of a post-human world has been entirely built by hand. They have created ecological environments for their heroes to live in, made from living plant life gathered from their own gardens, that breathe life into their new worlds. Hundreds of elements have been placed together as the artists work to mimic the spirituality and depth of these quietly wonderful places.

In reality, the living sets are less than two square metres, with the deer no bigger than one’s hand, but the scale they represent seems enormous. The animals wander through lush foliage doing what they have always done – it is a story of family, protection and the importance of home. These are narratives that reflect our own human story and the preciousness of protecting our world for the generations ahead.

Join us from 28 October to 4 November to view this inaugural series by the creative duo.

The new series of large-scale photographic works will be presented with an installation of the living plant set + actual paper sculptures.

VIEW THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO HERE

Katrina O'Brien - The Unearthing of Words - solo painting exhibition

THE UNEARTHING OF WORDS
KATRINA O’BRIEN
14-24 OCTOBER 2020
OPENING NIGHT 14 OCTOBER 4-8PM
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY
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Katrina O’Brien’s debut solo exhibition The Unearthing of Words is a fearless and deep exploration of where art meets music meets poetry. Comprised solely of large-scale mixed-media works on paper, O’Brien opens up her senses to explore how music influences her movement on the page – both rhythmically and poetically – how song releases expression, and lyrics tell a story.

Says O’Brien: “This series of works unearths the stories and places that come to me from hearing sounds and songs. The stories and poetry that reveal themselves when listening to music, and the places to which these sounds transport me. The lyrics aren’t the poetry directly. Instead, the lyrics open up into a field or forest before me, and I find stories and connections there that weave their way into my mind and then onto the paper. Words are unearthed when music pierces the depths of my being, and is released through my body, through my hands, onto the paper with paint and ink. It’s about finding a story, and finding hope through connections, through music, through art, through movement.”

The large works will be hung in a fashion that allows for a dance and music performance to play out amongst the hanging paper pieces – suspended from the gallery beams, allowing movement and rhythm to take place not just on the pages but amongst them.

Join us from 14-24 October in our new Redfern gallery

EVENT REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL VIA LINK BELOW.

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SPECIAL LIVE DANCE PERFORMANCES!

In our commitment to present multi-sensory exhibitions, the show will include live contemporary dance performances interacting with the works and space by dancer and choreographer, Maeve Nolan. Maeve is a member of the English National Ballet, and she’s back in her home town of Sydney due to Covid, so we are thrilled to showcase her incredible talent at the exhibition.

PERFORMANCE TIMES

Opening Night 14 October:
5pm, 6pm, 7pm
Saturday 17 October: 3pm, 4pm

Landskein - Theresa Hunt and Kerryn Levy - exhibition

LANDSKEIN
THERESA HUNT + KERRYN LEVY
16-26 SEPTEMBER 2020
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY
HOURLY TOURS + RSVP ONLY

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A Curatorial+Co. duo exhibition of oil painting and ceramic sculpture

When devastation of our environment occurs, artists comes together. In this case, Sydney painter Theresa Hunt and Adelaide-based ceramicist, Kerryn Levy, create a love letter to the landscape devastated by last summer’s bushfires.

Theresa Hunt’s strong empathy for our land comes forth on her canvas. Says Hunt: “When I stand in the landscape or by the ocean, looking out into its enormity, its beauty engulfs me. I can’t drag myself away. This connection is so all-encompassing that it physically feels as if it’s wrapped around me, and I could stay there forever.
“When the bushfires came I took refuge near the waves, and at the same time was drawn back into the bush – part of me was devastated along with the landscape, and I had to be out in it, looking over it, feeling it. Seeing the incredible Blue Mountains, with their layers of rock and smoke and char and eucalyptus, that continued to the hazy horizon, I knew I had to paint it. It was so very sad, so unbelievable. Now the cycle of regeneration and hope has sprung up, but it’s still so raw.”

Kerryn Levy’s series for this exhibition is titled Sleeping in the Forest and consists of a collection of sculptural vessels constructed slowly, coil by coil, while patterns form naturally on the surface of the clay, created by finger marks and traces of the making process. These objects have an inherent connection to the human body that formed them and the landscape whence they came.

Says Levy of her work: “For this collection I limited my use of colour to black, white and green to represent the charred landscape, its ghostly remains and the new growth now determinedly and beautifully emerging. I took the opportunity to explore larger, more complex and sinuous forms that weave through and around one another, the largest of these and the collection is named after Mary Oliver titles, as an ode to my favourite nature writer. Among the charcoal black figures I used slivers of gold leaf to highlight the beauty of this scarred but enduring landscape.”

Join us from 16-26 September in our new Redfern gallery

EVENT REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL VIA LINK BELOW.

Here WIth Me - Curatorial+Co. Redfern Gallery - Launch Show

HERE WITH ME – REDFERN GALLERY LAUNCH SHOW
14-28 AUGUST 2020
STUDIO 1, 175 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN SYDNEY
HOURLY TOURS + RSVP ONLY

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Curatorial+Co. warmly invites you to our Redfern Opening Exhibition HERE WITH ME at our brand new Sydney gallery.

As the world shuts down – yet the necessity for us to come together is more critical than ever – we are opening.

HERE WITH ME showcases more than 40 new works from the Curatorial+Co. stable of artists from all over the world and launches our new gallery in Redfern, Sydney Australia. This new space both honours the artists with whom we have nurtured and developed strong relationships throughout our formative years, and powerfully symbolises a new era of what is possible in the future.

HERE WITH ME is an expression of our support in a time of uncertainty, celebrating the ways in which art can connect us, move us, inspire and protect us. From the whimsical to the warm, the challenging and the questioning, HERE WITH ME is a precious act of defiance in these times of great difference.

As a virtual gallery that now extends into a physical space, HERE WITH ME comprises painting, drawing, photography and sculpture, and it can be experienced both online and up close.

Join us from 14-28 August and escape the world for a moment.

EVENT REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL VIA LINK BELOW.

Lilli Waters - Anthropocene photography exhibition

ANTROPOCENE: THE AGE OF HUMANS
A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION BY LILLI WATERS
OPEN ONLINE NOW

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Curatorial+Co. is proud to present Anthropocene: The Age of Humans by photographer Lilli Waters.

Depicting the female form in landscapes that are eerie and post-apocalyptic in their starkness—rough-hewn incarnations of the Garden of Eden—this series draws inspiration from biblical narratives of creation and the fall of man (woman). The marble skin of these figures, luminous in dark, uninhabited landscapes conjures images from myths and fairy tales that allude to a state of innocence and wonder.

Yet while the fall was characterised by torment and shame, a loss of grace, the presence of the women in these untamed landscapes has a dream-like ambiguity. Rather than being helpless, or in need of protection, the women offer a more expansive expression of the feminine: beauty combined with strength, nonchalance and indomitability.

In the Anthropocene epoch, there is a profound disconnect with nature, yet these images situate humans within nature, cocooned in sensuous repose and unfurling into a state of awareness with the possibility for communion with nature.

“The women in these photographs are figments of my imagination,” says Lilli. “An expression of my inner subconscious desire to be closer to nature. To be within it. Submerged. Intertwined. Connected. At peace with it. Belonging to it. Vulnerable to it. At ease with it. Comfortable in it. Unafraid of it.”

Postcards from Hindsight - Ingrid Daniell - Katarina Wells

POSTCARDS FROM HINDSIGHT – INGRID DANIELL + KATARINA WELLS
7-12 NOVEMBER 2019
PROJECT GALLERY 90  |   90 OXFORD ST PADDINGTON
OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2019 6-8PM
HOURS: MON-FRI 11AM-6PM SAT-SUN 11AM-5PM

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Curatorial+Co. is proud to present Postcards from Hindsight—a show of paintings by Ingrid Daniell + ceramics by Katarina Wells

Each artist draws from nature, creating forms and movement, with intense colour, or complete lack of it. The starting point is the beach – one paints it as a focus through a lens, the other creates forms from particles of the earth herself. Both play on light, positive and negative space, and the framing of an image, transporting us into our past through memory.

Says Ingrid Daniell of her landscape works: “Postcards from Hindsight explores moments in time, the atmosphere, mystery and magic in the places I have experienced in my life. The merging of my memories of experience in the landscapes – and the feelings that arose during the process of painting – enhanced an even more intimate and intense connection to the environment and time.”

Says Katarina Wells of her sculptures: “This body of work aims to explore synergies between forms. Whilst the shapes are inspired by random patterns on the beach, the mimicking of each’s movements creates an impression of a symbiotic relationship, where energy is transferred between the two entities. Whilst my starting point to creating these sculptures was nature, it is the dynamic interplay of forms that I sought to express.”

Sydney Contemporary

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SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2019
12-15 SEPTEMBER 2019  |  BOOTH CO8 FUTURES
CARRIAGEWORKS  |  245 Wilson St Eveleigh, Sydney
OPENING NIGHT: THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2019 5-9PM
GENERAL HOURS:
Thursday 12 September, 12noon – 5pm
Friday 13 September, 12noon – 8pm
Saturday 14 September, 11am – 6pm
Sunday 15 September, 11am – 6pm

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Curatorial+Co. is proud to take part in Sydney Contemporary 2019

Showing at our inaugural fair, Curatorial+Co. will be exhibiting the works of Kate Banazi + Antonia Mrljak at booth CO8 in the Futures section.

Kate Banazi’s new collection of acrylic sculptures have been scaled up for high impact, with an addition of layers of silkscreen printing on Perspex for which the artist is known. The floor, table and wall sculptures will sit alongside Banazi’s unique-state monochrome silkscreen prints.

Antonia Mrljak continues to explore the depths of her abstract painting practice, pushing her palette and layers to create a body of exceptionally emotional and engaging works.

Antonia will also be taking part in Installation Contemporary with her piece Align in Silence. Designed to exhibit large-scale artworks in a diverse range of media, this exciting program sees Mrljak live painting a 6m x 6m canvas up a scaffold platform. This innovative installation will engage visitors over the course of the fair.

We are also thrilled to announce that young emerging artist, Isabelle de Kleine, will show her work Static in the NEXT section of Sydney Contemporary. NEXT is a new section of the fair highlighting emerging artists under 35 years old showing works under $5000.

Kate Banazi - Not Your Box to Tick - art exhibition

KATE BANAZI – NOT YOUR BOX TO TICK
6-11 JUNE 2019
PROJECT GALLERY 90  |   90 OXFORD ST PADDINGTON
OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY 6 JUNE 2019 6-8PM
HOURS: MON-FRI 11AM-6PM SAT-SUN 11AM-5PM

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Curatorial+Co. is proud to present Not Your Box to Tick—a Kate Banazi solo exhibition of sculpture + silkscreen prints.

Contemporary culture is a juxtaposition of freedom and control. This new body of work explores the dynamics of push and pull between acceptance and rejection, developed from conversations with friends over the past six months of where we ‘belong’, encroachment of our spaces and opportunities—the profound emotions in our relationships, interactions and frustrations.

There is a relinquishing of control throughout the whole collection of work. Every silkscreen print was planned, not one came to be as envisioned, they took on their own unexpected lives.

Each sculpture is active in its situation, the interactions are dependent on light sources. Colour floods with saturation or is muted, obscured, every piece a portrait.

Susie Dureau - The Real and the Fugitive - art exhibition Sydney

SUSIE DUREAU – THE REAL AND THE FUGITIVE
4-9 APRIL 2019
PROJECT GALLERY 90  |   90 OXFORD ST PADDINGTON
OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY 4 APRIL 2019 6-8PM
ARTIST TALK: SATURDAY 6 APRIL 2019 3-4PM
HOURS: MON-FRI 11AM-6PM SAT-SUN 11AM-5PM

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Curatorial+Co. is proud to present The Real and the Fugitive—a Susie Dureau solo exhibition.

These works act as landmarks through a terrain which is at once recognisable and elusive. The depicted geography is familiar, and yet there is a suggestion that the main theme is a place outside the picture’s frame. The glowing mists, the dark corners and the physical trace of the brushstrokes are all guiding the viewer past the conspicuous and into the unseen.

That unseen landscape will not be clearly defined, or inhabited, yet it is the one we know in our bodies. It tells us we are part of a deep continuum. Constantly homesick for that place, we instinctively move towards it, but it is always just out of reach.

It is a fugitive.

Jasmine Mansbridge - Diamonds on my Mind - art exhibition

JASMINE MANSBRIDGE – DIAMONDS ON MY MIND
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY 8 MARCH 2019 6-8PM
SHOW RUNS 7-17 MARCH BY APPOINTMENT
CURATORIAL+CO. SHOWROOM
977 PACIFIC HWY PYMBLE SYDNEY

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Join us for a Friday evening drink to open Jasmine Mansbridge’s first solo show with Curatorial+Co. – Diamonds on My Mind: Ten Days in Beijing – at our Pymble showroom.

In August 2018, Jasmine travelled to Beijing, China. This exhibition is a result of the impression that this vibrant city left on the artist. Immediately the capital felt grey, grey, grey, but Jasmine saw through this to glimpses of once-vibrant colour, time-worn to become faded maroons, wash-up pinks and dirty yellows.

“The title of this exhibition, Diamonds on My Mind, is shared by a song stuck in my head long ago, a reminder that no matter where you are or what you are faced with, you can always choose to ‘see diamonds’,” says Jasmine. “Seeking ordinary beauty is something I challenge myself to do. There is beauty to be found in shifts of light, beauty in falling shadows and unusual angles. There is beauty in the curious, and beauty in the banal, the ugly and the industrial.”

Exhibition run 7-17 March by appointment at the Curatorial+Co. Pymble showroom.

FIGUR - Fred International exhibition

FIGUR: CONTEMPORARY SCANDINAVIAN PORTRAITS
OPENING RECEPTION, WED 14 NOVEMBER 2018 5-8PM
FRED MELBOURNE: APARTMENT 10/79 OXFORD ST, COLLINGWOOD
SHOW RUNS 14-15 NOVEMBER  |  THEREAFTER BY APPOINTMENT
RSVP  |  [email protected]

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Fred International and Curatorial+Co. present works by three Scandinavian artists who represent the new wave of contemporary art from the north, and whose practice engages the ‘figure’ as muse.

Henrik Godsk (Denmark) creates powerful androgynous portraits that spark imagination and internal conversation in the viewer; Kristiina Haataja (Sweden) succeeds in combining art and design through her sculptures of figures inspired by both Ancient Greek statues and Cubist forms and Jenny Lundgren (Sweden) blurs the line between figuration and abstraction with her dramatic and painterly works.

These three artists have successfully taken notes from a rich history of their Nordic nations and spun them into an artistic future all their own. It is an honour to show these three talents to an Australian audience for the very first time.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
HENRIK GODSK (Denmark, painting) | KRISTIINA HAATAJA (Sweden, sculpture) | JENNY LUNDGREN (Sweden, painting)

Pictured: Painting by Jenny Lundgren

Semblance show

SEMBLANCE – A CURATORIAL+CO. GROUP SHOW
19-28 OCTOBER 2018 (MON-SUN 10AM – 6PM)
COMBER ST STUDIOS, 5 COMBER ST PADDINGTON SYDNEY
OPENING RECEPTION: SAT 20 OCTOBER 2-5PM
CLOSING DRINKS: SAT 27 OCTOBER 3-5PM

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There is a human tendency, when chaos ensures, to create an approximation of reality, a façade, an air of order when the truth is quite different. Art then may act as a semblance of reality in order to deflect us from our own certainty and be guided by the artist into their realm.

Curated by Sophie Vander of Curatorial+Co. SEMBLANCE brings together seven artists, working in a variety of medium, who take everyday forms and imagery, and turn them into objects of desire. Carol Crawford’s sensual alabaster sculptures; Kate Banazi’s multi-coloured acrylic forms of inter-locking geometry; Madeleine Cruise’s painted collages of still-life objects; Isabelle de Kleine’s fractured portraits; Jasmine Mansbridge’s two-dimensional architectural elements; Peta Morris’s imagined landscapes and Susie Dureau’s earth-meets-interstellar works in the style of the old masters. This all-female artist show is bold, and engaging, and asks the viewer to step into a created world – a SEMBLANCE of reality.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
KATE BANAZI (Sydney, sculpture) | CAROL CRAWFORD (Sydney, sculpture) | MADELEINE CRUISE (Newcastle, painting) | SUSIE DUREAU (Sydney, painting) | ISABELLE DE KLEINE (Berlin, painting)  |  JASMINE MANSBRIDGE (Hamilton, painting)  |  PETA MORRIS (Sydney, painting)

Pictured: Sculpture by Kate Banazi

Presence exhibition - maria Kostareva - painting
Presence exhibition
  • 22-31 MAY 2018 (MON-SUN 10AM – 6PM)
  • COMBER ST STUDIOS, 5 COMBER ST PADDINGTON SYDNEY
  • OPENING RECEPTION, WED 23 MAY 6-8PM
  • SATURDAY AFTERNOON DRINKS, SAT 26 MAY 2-5PM
  • PRESALES OPEN 9AM EST WED 9 MAY – See link in catalogue

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A sense of time and place; a moment of strength and grounding; a stillness and knowing. The works of four painters and two ceramic sculptors come together to form a collection of outstanding artworks grounded in the concept of PRESENCE. Each piece captures a moment in time where real strength and purpose takes place; where the artist seeks to contain an understanding of their environment, self or other in a limited space. Looking into what appears to us to be the everyday – a forest, a train station, an architectural element, a figure or shape whether human or inanimate – the artist stops time to create a stillness and knowing of their surroundings.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
ANTONIA MRLJAK (Sydney, painting) | KEVIN PERKINS (Dallas, USA, painting) | RACHAEL McCULLY KERWICK (Melbourne, painting) | NATALIE ROSIN (Sydney, ceramic sculpture) | BETTINA WILLNER-BROWNE (Melbourne, ceramic sculpture) | MARIA KOSTAREVA (Moscow, Russia, painting)

Pictured: ‘Waiting’ by Maria Kostareva

Landshape exhibition
lANDSHAPE EXHIBITION

AN EXHIBITION EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF STRUCTURE WITHIN A LANDSCAPE

 

PAINTING  |  PHOTOGRAPHY |  SCULPTURE  |  COLLAGE

10-20 MAY 2017 (WED- SAT 11AM – 6PM)
SHEFFER GALLERY, 38 LANDER ST DARLINGTON SYDNEY
OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY 13 MAY 1PM – 3PM

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When a structure appears in the landscape, placed there by human intention or sprung forth through nature’s whim, a collection of shapes emerges that is quite unnatural in appearance. When nature is broken down, however, pure geometry exists – forms spliced and bonded, dissected and reformed. LANDSHAPE explores the idea of architecture within a landscape – whether that be 3D structures cut and moulded from minerals and elements of earth herself, or images of geometric forms of the landscape that rise from plains when plates collide. Remnants of discarded paraphernalia (both human and environmental) are reformed on land to give new perspective to these objects, and brush marks and collage come together to create a new language of landscape as the imagery is broken down to its purest geometric form. This is LANDSHAPE.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
LEONIE BARTON (PHOTOGRAPHY)  |  ANITA BEANEY (PHOTOGRAPHY)  |  KIRSTEN DUNCOMBE (COLLAGE)  |  JANE MCKENZIE (SCULPTURE)  |  ANTONIA MRLJAK (PAINTING)  |  CHARLOTTE-AMELIA PAULL (SCULPTURE)

Paper show

AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS ON + OF PAPER

11-22 OCTOBER 2016 (TUES – SAT 11AM – 6PM)
DEPOT II GALLERY, 2 DANKS ST, WATERLOO SYDNEY
OPENING RECEPTION 15 OCTOBER 1PM – 3PM

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The concept of paper as subject as well as object is explored in Curatorial+Co.’s inaugural group show, PAPER. Celebrating the online gallery’s first ‘paper’ anniversary, artists from Australia, USA, Poland, Sweden, Canada and Scotland show works of art on and of paper, exploring the intricacies of its malleability and complexities of its form through working the subject’s softness and strength, layers and plains, movement and composition. Comprising painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture and wallpaper pieces, the exhibition showcases the personal and often emotional link that many of the artists have to this versatile medium.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
GUNJAN AYLAWADI  |  KATE BANAZI  |  COLLEEN DAROSA  |  DEAR HUMAN  |  SUSIE DUREAU  |  ANITA IACOVELLA  |  ANTONIA MRLJAK  |  DIPTAA SLONIIR |  MAIRI TIMONEY  |  DANUTA TOJKA  |  NOIRIN VAN DE BERG  |  MICHELLE WEINBERG

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