Elizabeth Willing – MAVA Pathfinders recipient 2022

Congratulations to Elizabeth Willing who has just been announced as the recipient of the Metro Arts Brisbane MAVA Pathfinders, a 12 month paid residency, including studio space, materials, workshop and professional development The residency supports three Queensland mid-career artists to explore entrepreneurial opportunities. Elizabeth will be developing ideas and prototypes for sculptural and large public […]

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Opening Saturday 28 May: Elizabeth Willing – Forced Rhubarb

28 May – 18 June 2022 Forced Rhubarb is a new body of work from Elizabeth Willing, an installation of hand-printed and embroidered linens, accompanied by a floorwork made from sherbert-filled straws. Food is the catalyst Elizabeth Willing uses to reflect on the performance of eating, and facilitate multi-sensory experiences.  Willing made a statement at the 2018 Melbourne Art […]

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Tim Maguire and Patricia Piccinini at NGV Australia

NEW AUSTRALIAN PRINTMAKING featuring TIM MAGUIRE and PATRICIA PICCININIThe Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square13 May 22 – 11 Sep 22Open 10am–5pm daily Featuring groundbreaking prints by Megan Cope, Shaun Gladwell, Tim Maguire and Patricia Piccinini, New Australian Printmaking at NGV Australia launches the work created by these artists during the Australian Print Workshop Artist Fellowship program. Established by […]

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Finalists in the 2022 Telstra NATSIAAs, Wynne, Sulman, Geelong and National Works on Paper prizes

Congratulations to Tolarno Galleries’ artists who have recently been announced as finalists in several major awards. Kieren Karritpul and Wanapati Yunupiŋu are finalists in the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) 2022 at the Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory.  Danie Mellor is a finalist in both the Sir John Sulman […]

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Danie Mellor at PHOTO 2022

Tolarno Galleries will premiere redux, a new photography series by Danie Mellor as part of the PHOTO 2022 International Festival of Photography, 29 April – 21 May 2022. redux reveals connections between disparate histories and experiences. The works are an uncanny reminder of environmental impacts, and contrast acutely with images of intact rainforest ecologies. It […]

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Announcing representation: Hannah Gartside

Tolarno Galleries is delighted to announce representation of Hannah Gartside (born 1987, London, UK; lives and works in Naarm/Melbourne). Gartside is currently on view at Primavera 2021: Young Australian Artists, the annual Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney showcase of Australian artists aged 35 years and under. Her installation of five kinetic textile sculptures each represent […]

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A & A at Melbourne Design Week

A & AMother and Child exhibition17 Mar – 9 Apr 2022 Tolarno Galleries is delighted to announce participation in Melbourne Design Week 2022, premiering another breathtaking, innovative new work by A & A, the collaboration between industrial designer Adam Goodrum and straw marquetry superstar Arthur Seigneur.  The exhibition is part of Melbourne Design Week 2022, […]

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Now representing Wanapati Yunupiŋu

Tolarno Galleries is thrilled to announce representation of Wanapati Yunupiŋu(born 1989, homeland Biranybirany; clan Gumatj, Rrakpala group; moiety Yirritja). Wanapati recently presented his debut solo exhibition at the 2022 Melbourne Art Fair. Wanapati works on found and discarded street signs and metal forms, etching his sacred Gumatj clan designs and narratives into their surface using a rotary tool. […]

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Amos Gebhardt – finalist, National Photography Prize 2022

Congratulations to Amos Gebhardt, a finalist in the National Photography Prize 2022 on view at Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) 26 February – 5 June 2022. Inaugurated in 1983, the National Photography Prize brings together twelve artists from across Australia who are challenging and extending photographic language and techniques. Three of Amos Gebhardt’s triptychs are on display: […]

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