Whereabouts continues at Solander Gallery

On more than one occasion during the run of Whereabouts: Printmakers Respond at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, curated by the indefatigable Rona Green, I remember thinking it was such a shame the exhibition wasn’t travelling further.

For those not already aware of the news, it has. With a slightly different title: Whereabouts: Artists Respond, but the same lineup of artists, Whereabouts is currently on exhibit at Solander Gallery in Wellington, New Zealand.

At 1pm on Saturday, 6 April, you can join Solander Gallery Director Vincent Drane for a walk through the exhibition to learn more about the 56 Victorian-based Whereabouts artists and their work. The event is free but RSVPs will be appreciated.

Artists: Sue Anderson, Elizabeth Banfield, Matthew Clarke, Paul Compton, Miranda Costa, Fiona Davey, Rachel Derum, Mark Dustin, Grace Eve, Philip Faulks, Kevin Foley, Eleanor Franks, David Frazer, Tyronne Gietzmann, Silvi Glattauer, Jackie Gorring, Rona Green, Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison, Greg Harrison, Bill Hay, Judy Horacek, Anita Iacovella, Kyoko Imazu, Deborah Klein, Gillian Kline, Anita Laurence, Dianne Longley, Michael Lye, Marion Manifold, Cassie May, Aaron McLoughlin, Glenn Morgan, Carnegie Muir, Angela Nagel, Billy Nye, James Pasakos, Jim Pavlidis, Catherine Pilgrim, Michael Reynolds, Cathy Ronalds, David Rosengrave, John Ryrie, Libby Schreiber, Gwen Scott, Heather Shimmen, Glen Smith, Ruth Stanton, Neale Stratford, Sophia Szilagyi, Helen Timbury, Clayton Tremlett, Peter Ward, Deborah Williams, Joel Wolter and Jessi Wong.

Whereabouts opened on 22 March and runs to 4 May.

A selection of installation views, courtesy of Solander Gallery, is pictured above.

Whereabouts: New Zealand

My linocut Swan Lake has temporarily changed its whereabouts from Ballarat to New Zealand. Whereabouts: Artists Respond - An Exhibition of Printmaking by 56 Victorian-based artists opens tomorrow at Solander Gallery in New Zealand. 

The exhibition, which recently finished a long run at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, was curated by Rona Green. The new iteration of Whereabouts runs from 22 March, until 4 May.

Photo credit for Swan Lake: Tim Gresham. 

Whereabouts: the journey continues

 

As recently reported, Whereabouts: Printmakers Respond, concluded its run at the Art Gallery of Ballarat on Sunday, 4 February. Curated by Rona Green, the exhibition comprised print-based works by 56 Victorian-based artists, many of whom were in attendance at the exhibition’s closing event.

It was subsequently my honour to place Edition no. 57/57 of the handsome Whereabouts folio in the hands of Art Gallery of Ballarat Curator Julie McLaren (pictured above, far right) on behalf of Rona Green and fellow Whereabouts artists. (See below). The folio will shortly become part of the gallery’s permanent collection.

But the journey didn’t end there. In recent exciting news, the exhibition is heading to New Zealand.

On March 22, with a slightly different title, it will open at Solander Gallery, with all 56 of the original Whereabouts artists on board: 

Sue Anderson, Elizabeth Banfield, Matthew Clarke, Paul Compton, Miranda Costa, Fiona Davey, Rachel Derum, Mark Dustin, Grace Eve, Philip Faulks, Kevin Foley, Eleanor Franks, David Frazer, Tyronne Gietzmann, Silvi Glattauer, Jackie Gorring, Rona Green, Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison, Greg Harrison, Bill Hay, Judy Horacek, Anita Iacovella, Kyoko Imazu, Deborah Klein, Gillian Kline, Anita Laurence, Dianne Longley, Michael Lye, Marion Manifold, Cassie May, Aaron McLoughlin, Glenn Morgan, Carnegie Muir, Angela Nagel, Billy Nye, James Pasakos, Jim Pavlidis, Catherine Pilgrim, Michael Reynolds, Cathy Ronalds, David Rosengrave, John Ryrie, Libby Schreiber, Gwen Scott, Heather Shimmen, Glen Smith, Ruth Stanton, Neale Stratford, Sophia Szilagyi, Helen Timbury, Clayton Tremlett, Peter Ward, Deborah Williams, Joel Wolter and Jessi Wong.

My sincere thanks to Rona Green, whose phenomenal vision, persistence and organisational skills made this project happen. It has been a privilege to be part of the exhibition and print exchange and I will treasure my own Whereabouts folio. 

Whereabouts: Artists Respond – An Exhibition of Printmaking

Exhibition dates: 22 March – 4 May 2024

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