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fräuleins playthings This collaborative showcase of varied art practices features the work of eight young and talented emerging Adelaide artists, collectively exploring the beauty and innocence that comes from the inner child and all the creativity she sparks. |
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AMULETS OF THE WEST 'THE RECYCLED SERIES' An exhibition by two of Adelaide's ethically minded contemporary jewellers. |
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THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Five photographers stir up the perfect storm with their collaboration challenging community attitudes through their interpretation of the adage the elephant in the room. |
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HENNA: LOVE, LIFE & HAPPINESS The exhibition brings together the works of three artists working in different mediums, Humna Mustafa(Silk Panels and Wax Lanterns painted with Henna Pigment, in Ancient Patterns from around the world), Marie Littlewood( Beautiful Ceramics inspired by the Patterns of her own Hennaed Hands), and Meghan O'Rourke( Creating Jewelery in the exotic colors and intricate patterns inspired by her trip to India recently). |
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SWEET In her first solo exhibition Minnette Michael uses traditional materials and techniques as well as not so traditional materials; recycled plastics & resin to create wonderfully nostalgic, whimsical and colourful jewellery that looks sweet enough to eat. |
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SUPERNATURE An exhibition of works depicting hyper-real manifestations of flora and fauna. |
ARCHIVE 2008
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PEEPSHOW Peepshow encouraged the audience to use their imagination when viewing the artwork whilst also being freed to question their own position as a voyeur - should they feel titillated, embarrassed, disgusted or some other emotion? |
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FLIGHT Flight explores the ways in which Jess Dare, Alice Potter and Sarah Rothe have traveled through their first years away from the safety net of routine study. |
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BUBBLE AND SQUEAK Typically the dish "Bubble and Squeak" is made by frying leftover ingredients together to make a new dish. Artists showed leftover, previously exhibited work as well as new works, utilizing recycled materials to create a brand new delicious showcase for this exhibition. |
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COVER ART Art and music came together in Cover Art, an exhibition of painting and ceramic works by Mercy. |
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SAMPLE SPACE Ken Baker returns to Urban Cow Studio for his fourth year running, pushing hard at the boundaries with what is probably the most challenging base medium; anodised aluminium. |
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KNIGHT OF THE RED HOUSE In her first solo exhibition Peta Kruger presents an exquisite collection of jewellery inspired by romance, sadness, historical fiction, and the life of Marie Antoinette. |
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'SCHAFFAS' The International Fauna Dossier describes a schaffas (Marcum-Schaffidius) as a gentle and un-aspiring creature of great mystery. This exhibition will demonstrate the various and complex forms that the schaffas adopts. |
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ACH!RIOT digital daubed drawings ! with projector picture power ! Come along for the ride - you are guaranteed to leave this exhibition a LUKU fan! |
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DIVIDING LINES Dividing Lines presents exquisite works in glass by South Austrlian School of Art, UniSA honours graduate. The blown and cast glass works differ aesthetically and formally but connect with each other through the concepts of interaction and the human condition. |
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DEAR LITTLE EMMIE & AS I TOLD YOU Dear Little Emmie, a fifty piece illustrated tale, takes you on her journey across the rolling hills, through the woods and into the swamp. As I Told You, an acrylic and oil series, based on the world within a gypsy troop of tattered performers, living life within a mysterious magic. |
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MARTYMORPHOSE Michael Huppatz & Shelley Smith 7th January - 3rd March 2008 Martyr: undergoes death or suffering for his beliefs Metamorphose: change of form Michael and Shelley present paintings and jewellery in an exhibition exploring changes in culture, religion, perceptions and nature. |
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ESSENCE Metal Circus 24th January - 3rd February 2008 The Metal Circus menagerie of makers of small and wonderful wearable art is back with their second exhibition. Expression and interpretation, each artist takes an individual journey through the five senses of human existince, Essence. |
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COLUMBIA* NO ES QUE SU IMAGEN... Natalia Ponton 22nd December 2007 - 6th January 2008 Columbia challenges the negative image of Ponton's country through expressive and textured paintings. Original artworks by refugee children of Columbia and sponsorship was developed to raise funds. |
ARCHIVE 2007
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STUFF 'N' THAT Violet Cooper 22nd November - 22nd December 2007 Violet was asked to fill a vacant spot in the Urban Cow gallery, and only given a whole 2 weeks to stage an entire solo exhibition from scratch. Featuring texture, humour, colour, words, some of her near extent nanna skils and everything else that pours out during this creative frenzy. |
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THE PAPERED LADY Bronwyn Dann 25th October - 18th November 2007 The Papered Lady relaxes the mind, body and soul with a collection of life drawings in indian ink, patterened backgrounds, old wallpaper, Chinese ricepaper, acrylic paint, spray paint, charcoal and found objects. |
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HOW TO EAT ICE CREAM Claire Richards 21st September - 21st October 2007 Claire Richards relieves our hearts with her world of little people and their imaginative tales in How to eat Ice Cream, each painting sharing a story with us through watercolour and oil paints. |
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SUBSTANCE Kim Thomson 24th August - 16th September 2007 Kim Thomson brings us to a pure state of mind with Substance, a raw series of jewellery that rely solely on their material, medium... substance. |
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BRITTLE DREAMS Ken Baker 26th July - 19th August 2007 An extended exploration of anodised aluminium, anodising dyes applied by hand, and etched back seleted areas, Baker creates complex multialyered 2D wallpieces. |
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A QUIET PLACE Nom Kinnear King and Adam Oehlers 28th June - 22nd July 2007 The duo present contemplative character based narratives, through delciate patterned illustrations and paintings using watercolour, pen, pencil and acrylic paint on canvas. |
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1% TURKISH EFFECT Qi Zhang 31st May - 24th June 2007 The reflection of a recent trip to study glass casting in Instanbul, the jewellery and glass exhibition faces the fact that it took Turkey for Zhang to realise her fondness for her Australian 'home". |
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PRIA MITRA STENCIL AND
COLLAGE Pria Mitra 4th May - 27th May 2007 A combination of collage, spray paints and fabric with stencilling techniques, while iconic childhood imagery is displaced and finds new context in multilayered works. |
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CHANGE OR DIE Rosie Hannam and Debbie Pryor 6th April - 29th April 2007 Natural, fashionable, abstract and hand designed textiles. |
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EAT CAKE Violet Cooper 2nd March - 1st April 2007 Whacky images put together, with Cooper's own collection of old wallpaper, acrylic paints, or bits and bobs to assemble pictures reflecting her many varied moods and witty observations on life. |
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DARK ELEGANT POP Jess Dare, Georgia Gabrielle, Andrew Ioannou, Meghan O'Rourke, Alice Potter, Sarah Rothe, Anna Taylor, Minnette Walker & Trent Woods 1st February - 25th February 2007 The group of artists respond to the world around them, searching out the beautiful and elegant in the darker side of society, along with exploring popular culture in a contemporary context. |
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SENSITIVE LITTLE SOUL Sally Kitten 5th January - 28th January 2007 The reconstruction of childlike emotional responses drawing from the love stories around Sally Kitten, presented in mixed media works. |
ARCHIVE 2006
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SHELTER Kim Thomson 24th November - 24th December 2006 Contemporary jewellery exploring the notion of shelter and its influence on society using recycled materials for sustainable living. |
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INTO THE MACHINE Ken Baker 27th October - 19th November 2006 An exhibition of sculptural works by Urban Cow Studio's most popular jewellery supplier, the acolyte of anodised aluminum Mr Ken Baker. |
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THE SUM OF EVERYTHING Prue Gramp 29th September - 22nd October 2006 Mixed media layered text and mark-making compositions. |
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FROM OUR TREE Alison Bradshaw, Chris Butcher, Lucy Cardwell 1st September - 24th September 2006 Photography; built, found, imagined. |
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INTERSECTION Nicole Ayliffe, Steven Dounton, & Jenny Pedler 4th August – 27th August 2006 They are the next wave of glass art stars. With a swagger of awards and accolades already under their belts, these recent SASA Honours Graduates will fill the gallery with seductive glass. |
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3-WAY Ewa Card, Violet Cooper, & Marie Littlewood 7th July - 30th July 2006 There will be lots of little things to see when this exciting trio take over the gallery with their unique brand of art that will have lips twitching in constant formations of small smiles. |
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PERTAMA Eleanor Scicchitano 9th June - 2nd July 2006 Eleanor's background in film production brings a dynamic theatrical quality to these cross-processed c-type photographs that suggest stories but are devoid of human presence. |
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SOME SEX AND A CUP OF TEA
Gina Leonello 23rd March - 15th April 2006 Gina Leonello combines semi-erotic images of the male and female forms with that of birds and orchids. These juxtaposed small embroidered works are both beautiful and alluring. |
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GOOD Vs EVIL Josh2000 & Browny 20th April - 7th May 2006 A collection of three dimensional sculpture and fabric toys. Designee, cool and possibly a bit funny.... |
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MILKING THE MUSE Anne Weckert 19th May - 4th June 2006 Small Silver Objects + Text. A creation of fictional interludes from an avid reader and occasional insomniac. |
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