Gecko Studio Gallery Newsletter – September / Octo ber 2012 Our next exhibition……. 'Collections of the Gatherer' - a collection of prints, paper cuts and sculptural etchings - Sheridan Jones - September 16 to October 20. Opening Sunday September 16 from 2-5pm. Artist statement With a keen love of nature and a passion for natural history Sheridan's work revolves around themes that comment on our relationship to the natural world in modern times. Drawing out the intricate beauty nature has to offer through the medium of print she reminds us that beauty is all around us at all times, sometimes we have just forgotten how to look. 'Collections of a Gatherer' is a tribute to those of us who revel in the natural landscape, it's offers us the chance to explore nature's bounty without any disruption to the delicate balance of our ecosystem as each piece is lovingly crafted from 100% cotton rag paper. SHERIDAN JONES For a little glimpse of me at the moment please follow this link http://www.thelaundryroompressandstudio.com Education: 2012 Master of fine arts RMIT (hopefully) 2005-2007 Bachelor of Visual Arts, La Trobe University Bendigo 2006 Australian Print Conference, 121 View Street 2004 Art ways, Continuing Education Castlemaine 1998 Bronze Casting course, Continuing Education Bendigo 1993 V.C.E, Bendigo Senior Secondary College Awards: 2011 Short listed for the Rick Amor Print Prize 2011 CPM National Print Awards exhibitor 2008 Highly commended for the Port Jackson graduate print award 1 2007 Rod Fyffe Award for The Best Essay 2007 Neil Wallace Award for Intaglio Printing 2007 Dean’s Honour List (University) 2007 Short listed for the National Tertiary Art prize 2007 Short listed for the Bendigo Works on Paper prize 2006 Dean’s Honour List (University) 2005 Dean’s Honour List (University) Group Exhibitions: 2011 Christmas show, Caspa, Castlemaine 2011 In Suspense, Hand Held Gallery, Melbourne 2011 M.L.C Print Festival, Melbourne 2011 Paper Trails, Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby 2011 Winter Salon, Lot 19, Castlemaine 2011 Esmerelda and Ray fall in love, Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby 2011 Rick Amor Print Prize, Montsalvat, Eltham 2011 Soft Steel, Hard Dirt, c3 Gallery, Abbottsford 2011 Cause and effect, Lot 19 as part of the Castlemaine state festival 2011 CPM Nation Print Award, Tweed River Regional Gallery 2010 Intimate works at the winter salon, lot 19, Castlemaine 2010 52 A Print Exchange Folio, Geelong Regional Art Gallery 2010 Neil Wallace fine art show, Fitzroy Gallery 2009 La Petit Morte, Dudley house 2008 Over the rainbow, The Rainbow hotel 2008 Port Jackson Press Graduate Print awards 2008 Works on paper prize , Bendigo Regional Art Gallery 2007 Graduate Exhibition, Phyllis Palmer Gallery Bendigo 2007 National Tertiary Art Prize, Bendigo 2007 Volunteers in print, Mount Alexander Shire touring exhibition 2007 Blank, Brunswick Arts, Melbourne 2007 Culpeppers Fine art and Craft gallery, Castlemaine 2007 Castlemaine Fringe Festival fundraising art show and auction 2007 Linden contemporary Postcard prize 2007 Bendigo works on paper, Bendigo Art Gallery 2006 Cutting remarks, Phyllis Palmer Gallery Bendigo 2005 Mothers Art, Castlemaine state festival 2004 Art ways, Castlemaine Continuing Education Solo Exhibitions: 2011 Above the Mantle, Caspa, Castlemaine 2011 Menagerie, Hand held Gallery, Melbourne 2007 Goodfood, Castlemaine 2006 Lot19 Art Space and Studio’s, Castlemaine Grants and Commissions: 2007-2011 Various private commissions 2009 Dudley House exhibition grant Collections: Methodist Ladies College Geelong Regional Gallery Various local and international private collections Community Involvement: 2011 The Wonderful Printed Things Fair, Abbotsford Convent 2 2009-2011 Private printmaking workshops 2009-2011 Edition printing for various local artists 2007 Print technician, work experience, Chrysalis Publishing 2007 Graduate Exhibition Student Committee, La Trobe University 2007 Hanging of the Volunteers in Print exhibition, Mount Alexander Shire 2007 Artists Market, Theatre Royal, Castlemaine 2006-2007 Running small local Printmaking workshops, Castlemaine/Bendigo 2006 Australian Print Conference, 121 View Street 2006 Art and Craft making with children, Castlemaine Steiner School 2006 Edition Printing with Jennifer Marshall, 121 View St Print Studio 2005 Children’s art workshops as part of the Castlemaine State Festival 2005 Coordinating and hanging of the Mothers Art exhibition for the Castlemaine State Festival 2004 Garden program for class three children, Castlemaine Steiner School Gecko Studio Gallery What’s next? • “Remember Me” - A collection of dry-point etchings ranging from endangered and local species printed on geological maps - Clare Whitney - October 21 to November 17. Opening Sunday October 21 from 2-5pm. • Martin King – prints and drawings - November 18 to December 15. Opening Sunday November 18 from 2-5pm. • Kerry Spokes - December 16 to January 19. Opening Sunday December 16 from 2-5pm. Gecko Studio Gallery workshops • Drypoint and white ground etching on copper plate workshop with tutor Kate Zizys . Saturday October 27 between 9.30am and 4.30pm. White ground method is excellent for depicting clouds, water and textural aspects of printed images. In this workshop we will be using the techniques of drypoint line work coupled with an aquatint over the plate for tone, and using white ground or soap ground to create texture and contrasting white areas to your image. It’s a great process and non toxic! Cost $150* which includes lunch and morning tea (tell us about any food requirements), materials and notes. To book, phone Gecko Studio Gallery on 5683 2481 Thur to Mon or Michael on 0421 209 878, fill in the form on the website or email [email protected] *prepayment of the workshop fee is required. • Monoprinting with tutor Mandy Gunn . Saturday November 24 between 9.30am – 4.30pm. Cost $150* which includes lunch and morning tea (tell us about any food requirements), materials and notes. To book, phone Gecko Studio Gallery on 5683 2481 Thur to Mon or Michael on 0421 209 878, fill in the form on the website or email. • We run a separate mailing list for those interested in hearing directly about our workshops. There are currently 80+ people on the list. If you would like to go on the email list, send us an email at [email protected] or through the contact page on the website. Otherwise, phone us or let us know when you are next in the gallery. Gecko News ● We have been having discussions with some of our art materials suppliers with a view to presenting some talks, demonstrations and workshops featuring art materials we stock through these suppliers. At this stage we have Canson lined up for later this year with a date nearly finalised. Glenn and Andrew from Canson will demonstrate a range of art materials highlighting the uses, qualities and comparisons with similar materials. There will be notes to take away as well as samples, giveaways and some bargains at reduced prices only available at the event. ● We are now hosting Sue Gilford’s drawing classes in our studio at Gecko Studio Gallery between 9.30 and 12.30 and 1.30 to 4.30 Mondays. The classes are for beginners through to established artists who want to push themselves a little and find new ways of approaching their art. Sessions are $40. Easels are provided, and an extensive range of drawing equipment, materials and papers are available through Gecko Studio Gallery at 10% off retail (a discount available to all members of local art groups and classes), or you can bring your own materials. Bookings are essential due to class size. Contact Sue on 5688 1550. ● Best wishes and a speedy recovery to Celia Rosser who took a fall recently resulting in a stay in hospital. See also: 3 Art Gallery of Ballarat - Capturing Flora: 300 years of Australian Botanical Art . Tuesday, September 25 - Sunday, December 2, 9am – 5pm. Admission: $12, Concession $8, Child and Gallery Member Free. This remarkable exhibition celebrates our continent's amazing and diverse flora and the ways Australian plants have been recorded, interpreted and popularised by botanical artists from William Dampier and the early explorers to the present day. The European discovery of this continent took place during the Enlightenment, an era when time, effort and finances were put into voyages of exploration. The botanical art which recorded newly-discovered plants which were radically strange to European eyes was of extraordinarily high quality. During the 19th century, the growing middle class, both in the colonies and the home country developed an insatiable interest in horticultural pursuits while scientific institutions were building up their knowledge of botanical resources. New printing techniques allowed prints to be coloured mechanically, resulting in a boom in botanical art which lasted into the 20thcentury. Since the 1950s there has been a renaissance of botanical art under such luminaries as Margaret Stones and Celia Rosser . Australia now has one of the most vibrant practicing botanical art traditions in the world and the exhibition includes some of the finest examples of the work of Australia's contemporary botanical artists. Capturing Flora aims to be the most comprehensive exhibition of Australia botanical art ever held in this country. It brings together over 300 images, the vast majority of which have been collected by the Art Gallery of Ballarat in recent years. It will be accompanied by a major publication, the first comprehensive monograph to cover this 'territory' for over 10 years. 40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat. Ph 5320 5858. www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au/home.aspx Check this out • www.neatorama.com/halloween/2012/08/17/Masterful-Pumpkin-Carvings-by-Ray-Villafane/ ● www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/07/artists-create-giant-portraits-on-live-grass/ (Note – Gecko Studio Gallery is not responsible for material found on 3rd party websites) Local Art Venues and Events Prom Coast Arts Council ● The next meeting will be on September 17 at 7.30pm at Gecko Studio Gallery, 15 Falls Rd, Fish Creek.