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Two Way Exhibition Opening at Kidogo Art House Fremantle

Last night we had the opening for the "Two Way" exhibition at Kidogo Art House. There was a great turn out and some amazing work on show. Kidogo Art House fronts Bathers Beach in Freo and the exhibition runs for two weeks.

Sunset at bathers beach

Interview with Rachel Coad and Toogarr Morrison

 

Collaborative piece - Rachel Coad, Toogarr Morrison, Kristi Chua Pinjes

On display at Kidogo Art House.

Balga at Kidogo Art House.

Now this exhibition has been opened I'm firmly setting my eyes on next year and its possibilities.

Have a great safe and happy christmas!

Kristi

Open night: Heroes of Villains of the Swan? Stories of ourselves.

Last night was the opening for " Heroes or Villains of the Swan? Stories  of Ourselves" hosted by the Law Society of Western Australia and the City of Perth.

The exhibition features work by myself, Eva Fernandez, Thomas Hoareau, Dianne Jones and Jane Whiteley and is housed in the Old Court House Museum which is curated by the lovely Sarah Toohey.

It was a great opportunity to meet people from the law society and I thought the work collectively made some powerful statements about the legal history of WA.

All artists researched stories to which they had established a personal collection. The body of work I have included in this exhibition explores the 1842 court case of CRown versus Weewar, an Aboriginal man tried for a tribal killing that set a precedent for the treatement of Aboriginal people involving traditional laws.

The exhibition runs until the 25th November 2011, and is open Wed - Fri 9am - 5pm and Sat - Sun 11am - 4pm.

 

Collaborative piece: Rachel Coad and Toogarr Morrison.

I spent this morning working on a collaborative piece with lovely artists Rachel Coad and Toogarr Morrison.

Both have wonderful skill and vision and its really wonderful to see the piece come together.

Of course its all being watched over by my son, who gives his 2c worth regularly.

Yes, I'm deliberately only showing 1/3 of the piece! Because I want people to go to Kidogo house when its completed and see it for themselves!

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Its so exciting! I'll be updating the blog again soon!

Exhibition Opening

On Sunday we opened the joint exhibition between myself and Toogarr Morrison. The Gravity centre did a great job hosting us and we were very lucky to have some great weather for the day.

The amazing madijil moorna choir welcomed everyone with song - behind them is Toogarr Morrison's vibrant work. You can learn more about the choir or purchase their cds from here http://www.madjitilmoorna.org.au/

Tired and overwhelmed, I bumbled through my speech.

The amazing Toogarr made sure the day ran smoothly.

Me with some of my work. Thanks to Shereen for taking some photos!

A special thanks to family and friends who were there with plenty of support. Especially Tahne Brown who came all the way from Brisbane for this, I feel very lucky to know such awesome people.

Relaxing with beagle, I'm exhausted. I worked out I did 1200km in 8 days, thats 12 hours driving. Its been worth it though. I was happy to have sold three on the opening day.

The artwork is on display at the Gravity centre for the next 3 months. If you are interested in purchasing any work (mine or Toogarrs), feel free to email kchua@iinet.net.au.

Another update coming soon!

 

Belated Update!

I've been so busy I've neglected this page for a while ( so sorry dear blog).

Tonight I went to the Belmont Art Awards at Belmont shopping forum. There is some amazing work there, its truely humbling to walk around see the talent that WA has on offer.

A big congratulations to David Prior (Krocette) for taking out the award for Indigenous artist, there were so many amazing entries I think they all deserve to feel very proud ( and I do hope they all sell!).

While we were there I fell in love with a photo by Gary Beilby, Ibis over tomato lake...it just had that soft evening wetlands feel that I love, so I had to buy it. You can check out his amazing work here   click on the collections.

Congratulations Gary, I can't wait to bring our new piece of art home, it will be much loved :)

The Belmont Art Awards run from the 8th to the 20th of August - so go check it out.

 

Also coming up is the exhibition at Gravity centre by myself and the very talented Toogarr Morrison. I'm so very nervous and excited, the Gravity centre is a fantastic place for families and the staff are just lovely.

 

This exhibition will run for a few months so there is plenty of time to get out there and explore what the gravity centre has to offer.

 

Upcoming exhibitions

I've been invited to take part in the Old Court House Law Museum Art Exhibition which is funded by the City of Perth and hosted by the Law Society. I'm very excited to be included in this project and spent yesterday afternoon looking through the museum and becoming familiar with its collections. The exhibition is scheduled for November this year, so watch this space :)

The Old Court House Law Museum is open to the public and you can find out more about it here

I was also lucky enough to catch the unveiling of Toogarr Morrison's artwork which was acquired by the Supreme Court as part of its 150 year celebration.

Pictured: Toogarr Morrison and the Hon. Chief Justice Wayne Stewart Martin.

 

I am continuing to prepare a body of work for a joint exhibition with Toogarr Morrison which will be housed at the Gravity Centre GinGin WA. 

I'll be updating this blog with details as the time draws near, I'm very excited to be showcasing my work alongside Toogarr's. The Gravity Centre has a large open space available for artists wishing to showcase their work, and I think it has potential for some great shows in the future.  It a beautiful drive out to the centre which has a lovely cafe and some very interesting and informative displays, making it a great family day out.

Back to work!

Noongar Country Art Awards 2011

On friday afternoon we headed down to Bunbury for the opening of the Noongar Country Art Awards. I was thrilled to be awarded the emerging Indigenous artist award and the two pieces are now part of the Worsley Alumina collection.

The exhibition runs until the 10th of July, so plenty of time to plan a trip down to Bunbury and check it out for yourself. The artwork was excellent quality and of great diversity, with pieces coming from the South West, Great Southern, Peel and Wheatbelt regions.

The Awards were sponsored by the Bonking Frog Wines and Worsley Alumina, and curated by Megan Corby.

We enjoyed some celebratory pizza at Bianco's, a lovely night out.

Bunbury Regional Art Galleries is located at 64 Wittenoom St.

If your heading down there, you will need a jacket!

boodjari

I was very excited to get my invite in the mail :)

Come see the work of excellent artists of the south west @ the Noongar Country Art Exhibition.

Running from the 20th May - 10th July, I can't wait to see what everyone else has been up to!

 

In the meantime...I'm listening to this...press play :)

 

and something to show you in the spirit of mothers day.

Boodjari - the sacredness of mothers, of country and of mother country :)

She is still settling....I've worked in oils and graphite.

Hope you enjoyed your mothers day.

take care

xx

upcoming art comps and dates :)

time has run away again and I've put on running shoes to catch up!

Although the blog has been quiet the last month or so I've been very busy, which is great!

The first thing to report on is the mural at the Balga Detached Youth House which was done in conjuction with the young men that take part in the programs there. Under the watchful eye and guidance of artist Toogarr Morrison, we completed the mural which details skin groups information culturally relevant to the Bibbullmen nation.

It was a big project due to the nature of the materials we were working with ( from cutting the individual small tiles to applying sections of the images to the wall), it was a wonderful learning opportunity and I'm really grateful I had the opportunity to be involved.

I've also been preparing for a couple of competitions that are coming up, deciding which to enter and what peices to dedicate to each one. I plan on having two pieces at the Belmont Competition which will be exhibited at the Belmont Shopping Centre from the 8th - 20th of August.  I'll also be showing one of my favorite pieces at the City of Melville art awards which will go on show from 28th May til the 4th June.

Finally I'm really excited to be putting in 3 pieces to the Noongar country art awards that are opening in Bunbury from 21st May and closing on 10th July. I am entering two of my smaller oil landscapes and a larger work that is created specifically for the show. It's been a challenging peice for me so far with many hours sketching and debating with myself perspective, but I am happy with how it is progressing and am very excited to be showing it.

And, with every spare creative moment I get, I am in the studio quietly working away at my body of works that I hope to show collectively with the work of Toogarr Morrison. The body is growing and I'm feeling confident that when viewed together, it will provide people with an understanding of my cultural and spiritual perspective of synesthesia, and my understanding of how it connects me spiritually with the rich culture of the community in which I live.

Here is a sneak peak of a larger peice I am working on.

hope those in WA are enjoying the beautiful sun showers!

no rest for the wicked

hi all,

I was featured on the blog of the gorgeous Claire Bushby. You can find the interview here

Check out the rest of the blog while your there, its a great read. Was very honored to be interviewed, thanks Claire!

You might also like to check out the Paper Chain pictures over at tumblr, its a fun project I took part in and you can find my contribution there.

I'm busy sorting through some of my smaller pieces and working on the tiling project for the next two weeks. After that I head back to the beloved studio to finish off a couple of pieces and get ready for some competitions.

I heard a neighboring artist Elwynn Marren comment on the weekend "no rest for the wicked", I had to laugh because I had said the exact same thing that morning. Artists must be very wicked people ;)