art

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 ;)

Sunday catchup

Thanks to everyone that popped in to say hello at todays open day. It was lovely to see friendly faces and I also enjoyed the chance to see the workspaces of all the other artists.

Hope to see you all again next time!

Kristi Chua

come see me this sunday :)

We've been a bit busy working on a tile mural with Toogarr Morrison for the Detached Youth Work Project Inc, its a great learning opportunity.

 

Its going to look great when its up on the wall.

Also really hanging out for JB to come back to Perth. Just miss hearing the tunes in real life.

 

 

Don't forget, you can come visit my studio and others at the Midland Artsource Studio open day, this sunday 11 - 3pm. Would be great to see you, and I promise there are some amazing things to see :)

Studio Open Day - 27th March 2011

Come and meet the artists at the artsource studios in Midland.

 

Come and see what we are up to!

 

 

Art Practice Question: What does art mean to you? What is art?

What does Art mean to you? What is Art?

Lots of people ask what is art,  I can only say what art is for me. Art is for me ...for want of a better word, a conversation. My soul speaks through art. And I often feel that when I am painting or drawing, my soul or higher conciousness is speaking to me also, and encouraging me. Art is the gift, that the ancestors gave to me, and what I do with my art ...is the gift that I give back .

When ever I am painting or drawing, somewhere in my heart, I know it is the conversation that happens between my soul and the universe. Everything is peripheral to that conversation.

 Thankyou Mark (Bathurst) for the blog question. If you have a question you'd like me to blog about my art practice you can leave a message here :)

 

Graphite and blue pencil on sketch paper