'Inking Up' exhibition launch, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum

In the Benefactor's Gallery, pictured with my linocut Tattooed Face No. 1. 
(Note my tattoo-themed skirt)

A huge thank you to everyone who attended yesterday's buzzy launch of the exhibition Inking Up at Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, particularly to Gallery Director Jennifer Kalionis, whose thorough and informative opening address about the history of the tattoo and its myriad forms and purposes was one of the afternoon's highlights.

Jennifer Kalionis, Director of Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum

Thanks also to Guest Curator Clayton Tremlett who conceived the exhibition, and Dr. Thomas Middlemost for his terrific catalogue essay. (The exhibition catalogue was Jennifer's inspired idea: a USB stick in the shape of an anchor, one of the most enduringly popular motifs in the history of the tattoo).

This life-sized view of the Inking Up catalogue is a work of art in its own right. Tardis-like, it
contains Dr Thomas Middlemost's catalogue essay and reproductions of key Inking Up artworks 

Fellow Inking Up artist Rona Green was unable to attend, but was with us in spirit; she was most certainly in our thoughts too.

I met some fantastic people. It was a delight to reunite with old friends, a number of Goldfields Printmakers members and to meet some of Castlemaine's vibrant printmaking community.

A final thank you to my partner Shane Jones, always a tower of support, and not a bad photographer either. With the exception of the two photographs directly below, which were snapped by me, all of the photos in this post were taken by him.

Inking Up continues until October 18.

Shane peruses Clayton Tremlett's artist book in the Benefactor's Gallery, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum.
My four linocuts are on the right

Right: linocuts by Rona Green; left: unique artist book by Clayton Tremlett

Second from left: Clayton Tremlett. Among those in the crowd are: Carole Wilson, Annie Drum, David Frazer,
Melissa Proposch, Ralph Moran, Catherine Pilgrim, Craig Gough and Wendy Stavrianos

Jennifer Kalionis (left) and Clayton Tremlett (second from left)

Carole Wilson and Penny Peckham

Background: Wendy Stavrianos (fourth from left) with Craig Gough and Ralph Moran. Foreground: Catherine Pilgrim

DK (centre) pictured with Craig Gough (left) and Ralph Moran (right)

Left: Gallery Director Jennifer Kalionis (left) with DK (right)

An Invitation to 'Inking Up'

I have four linocuts in the current group exhibition Inking Up at Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum. All are welcome to the official launch next Saturday, 5 September at 3 pm.

For those in far away places who can’t make the journey, here is a virtual view of my prints. The first of these, Corporeal/Ethereal (2012) a more recent work than the other three, is reproduced on the invitation directly below.

Deborah Klein, Tattooed Face No.1, 1995, linocut, 44.5 x 30 cm, ed. 15

Deborah Klein, Lace Face, 1996, linocut, 46 x 30 cm, ed. 15

Deborah Klein, St. Kilda Warrior, 1996, linocut, 61.2 x 45.3 cm, ed. 15

The show’s theme is summarised in the introductory paragraph of the catalogue essay by Dr. Thomas A. Middlemost:

The linocut prints of the three contemporary Victorian printmakers, Clayton Tremlett, Rona Green and Deborah Klein are displayed within the Castlemaine Art Gallery exhibition, Inking Up. The works within the exhibition explore the double meanings of inking up a linoleum block for printmaking and stylized, artistically eschewed explorations that are themselves documents on inking up or tattooing one’s skin.

The exhibition opened on 29 August and runs until 18 October 2015.

Inking Up 

Castlemaine Art Gallery & Historical Museum

14 Lyttleton Street
Castlemaine Vic 3450
http://www.castlemainegallery.com

To mark the event, I've made two mini-zines, Tattooed Faces in Living Colour and Tattooed Faces (both pictured below):

To see inside the mini-zine Tattooed Faces in Living Colour, visit Moth Woman Press HERE.

Tattooed Faces in Living Colour, mini-zine (photocopy, 10.5 x 7.5 cm. ed.100) 

For the inside scoop on the mini-zine Tattooed Faces, go to Moth Woman Press HERE.

Tattooed Faces, mini-zine (photocopy, 10.5 x 7.5 cm, ed. 100)