MITCHELL CHEESMAN | A Sip From Stained Glass
Discover an expansive showcase of original artworks by emerging and established artists, spanning Australia and beyond.
Courtney McClelland navigates the complicated experience of existing within a body — the restlessness under the skin, the poetics of sensation. Familiar in its form yet multifarious in its translations, the body is a repository of histories, desires, intimacies, and vulnerabilities that articulate our corporeal being. Sometimes celebratory, sometimes escapist, McClelland’s figures reveal their connective […]
With equal measure of fascination and concern, William Versace began ‘Future Unearthed’ with his own creations of plastiglomerates. Known colloquially as ‘plastic gems’, these naturally fused anthropogenic rocks are made from a mixture of natural debris and plastic, and are found embedded in the earth’s surface. As a physical marker of human impact on the […]
Personal memory, historical knowledge, and ways of remembering take form in André de Vanny’s latest body of work, negotiating between the weight of the past and the instability of the present. Both linear and cyclical, Mantle unfolds as a repository of memory, storytelling, and iconography through which de Vanny explores how we recall and make […]
Curatorial+Co. consulting is focused on placing site specific contemporary artwork that inspires and enhances the creative image and vision of our clients.
Our friends at @furnishd.studio have epitomised the concept of quiet luxury at this Bellevue Hill residence, featuring artworks by Brett Anthony Moore, Kiata Mason, Lilli Waters and William Versace.
Project: Bellevue Hill Residence
Design by @furnishd.studio
Captured by @aliciataylorphotography
Featured Artworks:
@bam__now, `Splendour From the Void`, 2025, acrylic polymer paint skin on acrylic, silicon, LED light, 84 × 60 × 4 cm
@kiatamasonart, `Mother and Child with Spaniels`, 2025, acrylic on board, 112 × 70.5 cm
@lilliwaters, To Dwell in, Remain, 2023, archival pigment print on platine fibre rag paper, 75 x 50 cm
@william_versace, `Urchin/Eroded`, 2025, plaster, raw clay, handmade and powdered pigments, ink, sea urchin spine, rabbit skin glue, resin, pewter, 33 × 33 × 4 cm
INTERIOR AS SELF-PORTRAIT.
Artists have long used the interior as more than a backdrop. From Matisse and David Hockney to Margaret Olley and Brett Whiteley, the rooms they paint become akin to self-portraits, where objects, colours and details evoke a deeply personal narrative.
Mitchell Cheesman picks up this tradition in his own distinctive way, filling his interiors with the objects of his world, each bar stool or tchotchke embodying an experience or memory. The result is a playful, idiosyncratic take on the interior, where familiar things are rearranged into forms not seen before.
Take a closer look at Mitchell Cheesman`s interiors via the link in bio.
@mitchell_cheesman
It`s the last days of Virgo season, and we`d be remiss if we didn`t acknowledge our most hardworking zodiac friends with a series of artworks that celebrate their meticulous, particular and perfectionist nature.
Curated with the help of our resident Virgo and Art Consultancy Creative Producer, Jess Bruzzaniti @for_arts_sake
Featured Artwork:
1. @lilliwaters, `Thea`, 2022, archival pigment print on platine fibre rag paper, 50 × 33.3 cm
2. @odetteirelandsculpture, `Totem No.3 (Series 3)`, 2023, raku clay, chalk emulsion, wax, brass, copper, stainless steel, 172 × 25 × 25 cm
3. @courtneymcclelland_, `Bow`, 2024, oil, acrylic on canvas, 61 × 51 cm
4. @morganstok.es, `Material System Painting (Study)`, 2025, acrylic, stitched canvas, silk organza, Tasmanian oak, 28 × 20.5 cm
5. @aleisamiksad, `Elysian Fragment II`, 2025, porcelain mid-fire clay, 14.5 × 9.5 × 8 cm
6. @katebanazi, `Invisible Woman`, 2024, acrylic, silkscreen ink on Hahnemuhle paper, 55.5 × 40.4 cm
7. @jasmine_poole + @chrismsewell, `And in the End`, 2024, pigment print on Canson Infinity Edition etching rag paper, 100 × 67 cm
There are a few recurring characters in Mitchell Cheesman’s latest body of work - Venus flytraps, flowers, stained-glass windows - but for some fans, the motif they’re most excited to spot is one of Cheesman’s signature cats.
Joining a long tradition of cat aficionados, from Picasso to Renoir, Cheesman’s cats roam confidently through his canvases, appearing as symbols of new experiences, familiar comforts and memories of home.
Mitchell Cheesman`s `A Sip From Stained Glass` is on show at the Woolloomooloo gallery until 26 September. The online catalogue for the exhibition is available via the link in the bio.
Featured Artworks:
1. `The Missing Cat Against Sonny’s Pinstripes`, 2026, oil on canvas, 76 × 61 cm
2. `Wally With Irises`, 2026, oil, wax on canvas, 102 × 76 cm
3. `Terrace Still Life Drawing On Stained Glass Quilt (l)`, 2026, oil on canvas, 153 × 101 cm
@mitchell_cheesman
ART PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT.
We are thrilled to announce that William Versace has been awarded the 3D Major Acquisitive Award at the 2026 Du Rietz Art Awards for his sculpture, `PlayStation Geode`, 2025.
Part of the artist`s `Geode` series, the sculpture emulates an open-cut gemstone, only to reveal a hollowed ‘ghost form’ of household consumer waste. Immortalised in amber resin, like a mosquito trapped in sap, these are relics of our own time, a social marker of globalisation and digitisation.
The annual contemporary art prize is presented by Gympie Regional Gallery in Queensland, celebrating excellence in contemporary Australian art.
Congratulations on your win, Will!
To explore more of William Versace`s artworks, including available pieces from the `Geode` series, follow the link in bio.
Featured Artwork:
`PlayStation Geode`, 2025, resin, pewter base | Ghost form: PlayStation controller, bottle caps, AA batteries, COVID test, soy sauce bottle, coke bottle, lids, golf ball, cotton tip, vapes, charger, 9-volt battery, power switch, thong, Nintendo Nunchuck, 49 × 18 × 14.5 cm
@william_versace photo @fatografi_insta
WHAT`S ON THIS WEEK.
21 September – 27 September
`A Sip From Stained Glass` by Mitchell Cheesman continues at the Curatorial+Co. Gallery until 26 September
Woolloomooloo Gallery hours:
Monday–Friday: 9:30am to 5:30pm
Saturday: 10am to 5pm
Are you on the list? Sign up for our VIP Newsletter, and get exclusive access to event invites, new collections and artist news, via the link in bio.
1. @mitchell_cheesman, `A Sip From Stained Glass`, Curatorial+Co. Gallery, 10-26 Sep.
2. @lino_savery + @kiatamasonart, @shervingallery, 18 Sep until 1 Nov
3. @jasmine_poole + @chrismsewell, `I Have More to Say`, @singletonartsandculturalcentre, until 15 Nov.
4. @morganstok.es, 2026 Mosman Art Prize, @mosmanart, until 26 Oct.
5. @lilliwaters, Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize, @muswellbrookartscentre, until 10 Oct.
6. @lino_savery + @melissa_boughey_art, Calleen Art Award 2026, @cowraregionalartgallery, until 18 Oct.
7. @chloe.caday + @saffron_newey, 2026 John Leslie Art Prize, @gippsartgallery, until 22 Nov.
8. @katebanazi, 2026 Fisher`s Ghost Art Prize, @campbelltownartscentre, until 4 Dec.