Andrew Browne‘s exhibition silver launches Gallery 2, our new intimate space on Saturday 19 November, from 1pm-4pm. Following our recent move to Level 5, we are pleased to launch Gallery 2 with Andrew Browne’s exhibition, silver. The shimmering surfaces of Andrew Browne’s paintings, encased in specially designed aluminium frames, are complemented by the airy, light filled gallery and […]
A&A: Winners at the Dezeen Awards 2022 ?
Congratulations to A&A on winning Furniture Design of the Year at the Dezeen Awards 2022 for Mother and Child. Chosen from over 5,400 entries from 90 countries around the world, Adam Goodrum and Arthur Seigneur’s Mother and Child cabinet was first exhibited at Tolarno Galleries in March 2022, and was a highlight of this year’s […]
Ben Quilty at Bangkok Art Biennale
Congratulations to Ben Quilty on presenting a major new collection of Rorschach paintings at the Bangkok Art Biennale, opening 22 October 2022 – 23 February 2023. Ben’s work is on view at the Bangkok Arts and Cultural Centre, alongside the APY Art Centre Collective. Image: Ben Quilty The After – party (Perry) 2022, oil on linen, 202 x […]
NGV Melbourne NOW 2023 – Martin Bell, Hannah Gartside and Amos Gebhardt
Tolarno Galleries congratulates Martin Bell, Hannah Gartside and Amos Gebhardt on being selected by the National Gallery of Victoria for Melbourne NOW 2023. Celebrating new and ambitious local art and design, Melbourne NOW 2023 will cross a range of contemporary disciplines including fashion and jewellery, painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, video, performance, printmaking and publishing. The exhibition will mark the ten-year anniversary […]
Amos Gebhardt wins the 2022 Bowness Prize
Huge congratulations to Amos Gebhardt who was announced as the Winnerof the 2022 Bowness Photography Prize at the awards presentation last night at Monash Gallery of Art. Selected from a shortlist of 54 works, Gebhardt is awarded $30,000 and their work Wallaby 2022 will be acquired into MGA’s nationally significant collection of Australian photographs. As Gebhardt says: In this new series, native animal […]
Judy Watson & Helen Johnson: the red thread of history, loose ends
10 September – 12 November 2022 Monash University Museum of Art Two leading Australian artists explore complex and varied perspectives on colonisation, with an emphasis on the experience of women. Watson, a Waanyi woman, based on Jagera/Yuggera and Turrbal Country of Meanjin/Brisbane and Johnson, a second-generation immigrant of Anglo descent based on Wurundjeri Woiwurrung Country […]
Hannah Gartside at Bayside Gallery
Congratulations to Hannah Gartside, one of five finalists in the Ellen José Art Award, on view at Bayside Gallery, Brighton, Victoria 2 July to 28 August 2022 Gartside has created an installation of four sculptural works collectively called Gorgeous. Made with deadstock fabrics, vintage scraps and factory offcuts, Gartside says, “I want to share the […]
Elizabeth Willing – Judy Wheeler Commission at PICA
Congratulations to Elizabeth Willing who has just been awarded the inaugural Judy Wheeler Commission by Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) for 2023. The site-specific work responds to PICA’s entrance, defining how visitors engage with the space as they step in from Perth’s vibrant cultural centre. With her practice’s strong connections to food and hospitality, Willing embraced PICA’s […]
Judy Watson acquired by MCA and Tate
Congratulations to Waanyi artist Judy Watson (Queensland) who was announced this week by Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Tate as one of the five artists alongside Simryn Gill (Sydney and Malaysia), senior Gija artist Mabel Juli (East Kimberley, Western Australia), senior Yolŋu artist Noŋgirrŋa Marawili (East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory) and Kokatha and Nukunu artist Yhonnie […]
Judy Watson in conversation at NGA
Watch Judy Watson & Helen Johnson in conversation during Reconciliation Week at the National Gallery of Australia, talking about their exhibition the red thread of history, loose ends. Watson and Johnson each developed new works that explore complex and varied perspectives on colonisation, with an emphasis on the experience of women. Hosted by Curator Elspeth […]