Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art
William Robinson, Ridge and gully in afternoon light 1992, oil on canvas, 138.0 x 198.5 cm, Private Collection © the artist |
William Robinson is one of Australia’s most respected contemporary landscape artists. This exhibition traces the important shifts in Robinson’s art over the last two decades and reveals his engagement with the environment.
Robinson’s monumental realism is resonant with nineteenth century landscape paintings by artists such as Eugene von Guérard and John Glover, and his original and powerful works also deal with the world of the spirit. Robinson describes his works as "doorways for people to come into my pictures."
An S.H. Ervin Gallery travelling exhibition for the Adelaide Bank 2004 Festival of Arts. Curated and catalogue essay by Jane Watters.
James Geurts, Elysian Fields 2000, Lambda print, 44.0 x 198.0 cm, Gold Coast City Art Gallery Collection © the artist |
John Dahlsen, Shannon Doyle, Joe Furlonger, James Geurts, Tim Hixson, Mark Kimber, Kieran Kinney, Tracey Moffatt, Chris Osborne, Scott Redford, Doug Spowart, Mike Taylor and Anne Zahalka
The first Western artwork depicting surfing was an illustration of a surfer greeting Captain James Cook’s ship in Hawaii in 1779 by John Webber. There are an estimated 2.3 million surfers in Australia. 6 ft + Clean celebrates the surfing subculture, an art form in itself. The beach, the environment, music and fashion are the subjects of this exhibition by contemporary Australian artists, including South Australians, Mark Kimber and James Geurts.
A Gold Coast City Art Gallery travelling exhibition. Curated and catalogue essay by Brett Adlington.
Mikala Dwyer, Untitled 1995, organza fabric, pins, six parts: 110.0 x 32.0 cm approx. overall Museum of Contemporary Art, purchased with the assistance of stART, MCA Young Patrons, 1997 © the artist |
Jim Hodges, Ed Ruscha, Rebecca Horn, Barbara Bloom, Lorna Simpson, Rosalie Gascoigne, Jessica Diamond, Sol LeWitt, Lawrence Weiner, Michelle Nikou, On Kawara, Mike Parr, Robert Rauschenberg, Sweeney Reed, Mikala Dwyer, Jenny Watson, Tim Johnson, Tommy Stevens Tjakamarra, Aleks Danko and Susan Norrie
MCA Unpacked is a series of exhibitions presented by the Museum of Contemporary Art which opens the extensive collection up to diverse perspectives and interpretations.
Michelle Nikou and Joan Grounds are two of the seven artists selected to choose works from the collection in 2003.
Michelle Nikou has chosen works which contain some form of text – Jim Hodges, Ed Ruscha, Rebecca Horn, Barbara Bloom, Lorna Simpson, Rosalie Gascoigne, Jessica Diamond, Sol Le Witt, Lawrence Weiner, Michelle Nikou, On Kawara, Mike Parr, Robert Rauschenberg and Sweeney Reed.
Joan Grounds has selected works by artists whose practice she has watched develop over time – Mikala Dwyer, Jenny Watson, Tim Johnson, Tommy Stevens Tjakamarra, Aleks Danko and Susan Norrie.
Organised and toured by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. Catalogue essays by Bruce Armstrong, Julie Dowling, Joan Grounds, Michelle Nikou, Ken Unsworth and William Yang. Forward by Elizabeth Ann Macgregor. Introduction by Vivienne Webb
Dean Sewell, Untitled from Black Christmas Bushfire series 2001/2002, inkjet print, 66.0 x 91.5 cm © the artist |
Narelle Autio, Michael Amendolia, Paul Blackmore, Stephen Dupont, Ashley Gilbertson, Glenn Hunt, Trent Parke, David Dare Parker, Jack Picone and Dean Sewell
Witness showcases the recent work of ten Australian photojournalists driven by a passionate commitment to bear witness to potent political events and affecting personal stories, many of whom have received World Press Awards.
Paul Blackmore presents turbulent street scenes of the 2001 G8 anti-globalisation demonstrations. David Dare Parker reminds us of the devastating war in East Timor in 1999. Stephen Dupont surveys Afghan life both before and after the events of September 11, while Michael Amendolia’s series of images reflect daily life in Kashgar.
Glenn Hunt documents Yeperenye, an Aboriginal festival in the Northern Territory. Narelle Autio (who graduated from the SA School of Art and was a photographer with The Advertiser from 1990 to 1995) and Trent Parke worked together on a whimsical documentation of some of the more bizarre Outback Races. Dean Sewell reports from the midst of the New South Wales bushfires, whilst Jack Picone’s deeply affecting AIDS series and Ashley Gilbertson’s anguished story of asylum seekers put faces and feelings before headlines.
Australian Centre for Photography exhibition. Curated by Robyn Johnston.
Madonna Staunton, Key 2002, Cabriole chair leg, piano keys and text, 86 x 40.8 x 9.2 cm. Courtesy of the artist and bellas milani gallery, Brisbane © the artist |
Helen Fuller, Eugene Carchesio and Madonna Staunton
The exhibition includes recent work by three leading contemporary artists – Adelaide practitioner Helen Fuller and Brisbane artists Eugene Carchesio and Madonna Staunton. These artists work with everyday materials and their practices jointly include installations, ephemeral sculptures, assemblages and watercolours. Their art is underpinned by insight into visual languages of abstract patterns and structures of great simplicity and modesty.
A University of South Australia Art Museum exhibition. Curated and catalogue essay by Stephen Rainbird.
2003 Samstag Poster, image: Timothy Horn, Glass Slipper (Ugly Blister), 2001 © the artist |
Kristian Burford, Nicholas Folland, Timothy Horn, Deborah Paauwe, Nike Savvas, Megan Walch and Anne Wallace
The Anne and Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarships are renowned as a gilt-edged passport to success in the professional visual arts. Now in their thirteenth year and funded through a visionary bequest by American artist Gordon Samstag, the prestigious scholarships have enabled almost one hundred Australian artists to study overseas for lengthy periods of time.
This exhibition presents a selection of works by high-achieving Samstag artists, revealing something of the eclectic richness and cutting edge strategies of Australia’s brightest and hottest artistic talents.
The Samstag Scholarships are administered by the University of South Australia on behalf of Gordon Samstag’s trustee, Bank of America Private Bank, Florida, USA.
A University of South Australia Art Museum exhibition. Curated by Ross Wolfe. Catalogue essays by Ross Wolfe, Michael Newall, Russell Smith, M.M. Anderson, Daniel Palmer, Ben Curnow, Edward Colless and Mark Pennings. Foreword by Erica Green.
