Keep me post-it!

Hi, hope you're going well!

There's just two days left to see my solo show The Little Things Are The Big Things, on now until 5pm this Saturday August 31 at MARS Gallery in Melbourne!

To view the full exhibition catalogue click here!

Fancy Feast
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024

In other exciting news, the Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award opened this week at Deakin Art Gallery. Huge congrats to the other finalists and entrants, I'm so thrilled to have my piece Hold Your Horses selected as a finalist.

Hold Your Horses
20cm x 16cm x 8cm
Bronze
2023

Hold Your Horses was my first bronze sculpture, and playfully encourages reflection on the art of slowing down.

For more info click here!

Photo by Emmy Clifton, at the opening of the 2024 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award

In other exciting news, if you happen to find yourself in Geelong during the next few months, pop in to Geelong Gallery where you can see my work currently on display as a finalist in the 2024 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize!

Discarded Shopping List (Cold meat, lettuce, bread)
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024
Photo by Emmy Clifton

Huge congrats to all the entrants and finalists, the exhibition's on now until November 3. For more info click here!

Photo by Hails and Shine, at the opening of the 2024 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize

In other exciting news, if you happen to be in Sydney next Thursday September 5 I'll be presenting an artist talk at Western Sydney University, at 12pm. Free to attend. All welcome. Come along! 

For more info click here!

And also in Sydney, it's the last couple of weeks to view my piece in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, on display as a finalist in the Sulman Prize, on now until September 8.

For more info click here!

Dinner?
The little things are the big things. (Discarded shopping list)
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024
Photo courtesy Art Gallery of New South Wales

Thanks so much for reading, hope you're having a nice week and hope to see you soon!

Photo by Emmy Clifton, at the 2024 Sulman Prize exhibition preview at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Big little lists

Hi, hope you're going well!

Thanks so much to everyone who made it to my exhibition opening at MARS Gallery last weekend! I've been totally blown away by the support and am so happy to be able to share the work with you all.

Photo by Tobias Titz

Here's one of the new large-scale works featured in the show, this piece is hand painted and made of sculpted aluminium.

When carefully re-creating this one, I loved imagining the way the original list would've been quickly folded up and stuffed into someones pocket.

Corn Thins
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024
Photo by Tobias Titz

Each list in the show is full of surprises, as well as humour and humanity, they read as both a poem and as anonymous portraits of the people we pass in the supermarket aisles. 

To view the full exhibition catalogue click here!

Photo by Tobias Titz

The exhibition, The Little Things Are The Big Things, is on now until August 31.

MARS Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm. Pop in to see the show if you find yourself in the area!

For more info click here!

Photo by Tobias Titz

In other exciting news, the Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award opens from 6pm on Wednesday August 28 at Deakin Art Gallery. 

Huge congrats to the other finalists and entrants, I'm so thrilled to have my piece Hold Your Horses selected as a finalist in this award.

Hold Your Horses is my first bronze sculpture, and playfully encourages reflection on the art of slowing down.

For more info click here!

Hold Your Horses
20cm x 16cm x 8cm
Bronze
2023

Thanks so much for reading, hope you're having a nice day and hope to see you soon!

Life on MARS

Hi, hope you're going well!

You are officially invited to my upcoming exhibition, The Little Things Are The Big Things, opening at MARS Gallery this Saturday August 10 from 4pm to 6pm! 

This is my fourth solo show with MARS Gallery and features an exciting new development in my practise, a new series of large-scale shopping lists hand-painted on sculpted aluminium!

Tomatoes
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024
Photo by Emmy Clifton

By elevating the humble post-it note on this scale it playfully ponders the notion that often in life the little things are the big things.

Here's a little photo from the big day installing the show.

Photo by Andy Dinan

Click here to preview the full exhibition catalogue!

If you'd like to purchase one of these biggies email andy@marsgallery.com.au

Green Oak Lettuce
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024
Photo by Emmy Clifton

Alongside the four new large-scale lists, the exhibition also features twenty-one new life-sized ceramic artworks, carrying on from my series created for last years Melbourne Now exhibition, which was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria.

Crunchy PB
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024

After the opening this Saturday, the exhibition then continues until August 31, open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm.

Mars Gallery is located at 7 James Street, Windsor. For more info please click here!

Happy to share too that I was so thrilled to see the exhibition featured on the back page of the latest issue of Art Collector magazine!

Photo by Emmy Clifton

And in other news, if you're in Sydney you can also view one of my new large-scale lists on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, as a finalist in the Sulman Prize, on now until September 8. For more info click here!

The little things are the big things (discarded shopping list)
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024
Photo by Emmy Clifton

And if you're in Geelong, you can view the final large-scale list in this series on display in Geelong Gallery, as a finalist in the Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, which launches this weekend and is on until November 3. For more info click here!

Discarded Shopping List (Cold meat, lettuce, bread)
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024
Photo by Emmy Clifton

Thanks so much for reading, hope you're having a nice day and hope to see you soon!

The Little Things Are The Big Things

Hi, hope you're going well!

I'm super excited to invite you to my upcoming solo show at MARS Gallery in Narrm/ Melbourne, opening Saturday August 10th, from 4pm to 6pm. Would love to see you there!

Fancy Feast
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024
Photo by Emmy Clifton

The exhibition's called The Little Things Are The Big Things, and features a brand new collection of big and little sculptures of found shopping lists.

A preview of the exhibition catalogue, including all available artworks and prices, will be sent out this Wednesday. If you'd like to jump on the list to be among the first to receive it, send me a message with your email address, or you can the request it by emailing andy@marsgallery.com.au

Fancy Feast
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024
Photo by Emmy Clifton

In other exciting news, I'm so happy to share that my new work Discarded Shopping List (Cold meat, lettuce, bread) has been selected as a finalist in the upcoming Geelong Contemporary Art Prize!

Discarded Shopping List (Cold meat, lettuce, bread)
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024
Photo by Emmy Clifton

Most shopping lists are written quickly and without aesthetic consideration, and it’s through the act of slowly re-creating them that I allow myself the time and space to appreciate these seemingly mundane everyday objects, creating a permanent record of a fleeting moment. Here the humble post-it sized shopping list has been elevated in scale to suggest that often in life the little things are the big things.

Huge congrats to all the other entrants and finalists. The exhibition will be on display at Geelong Gallery from August 10 to November 3. For more info please click here!

In other exciting news, I'm so pleased to share that my bronze sculpture Hold Your Horses has been selected as a finalist in the upcoming Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award!

Hold Your Horses is my first bronze sculpture, and is a work that playfully encourages reflection on the art of slowing down.

Hold Your Horses
Bronze
20cm x 16cm x 8cm
2023
(Edition no. 1 of 6, plus 2 AP's)

Huge congrats to all the other entrants and finalists. The Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award launches at Deakin Art Gallery from August 28 until October 11.

And in other news, it's been such a massive honour to be included in the Sulman Prize, on now at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Huge congrats to the winner Naomi Kantjuriny and to all the entrants and finalists! I'm feeling end-list-ly grateful!

The Sulman Prize is on display at the AGNSW every day from now until September 8th. For more info please click here!

Thanks so much for reading, hope to see you soon!

Art Gallery of New South Whale of a time!

Hi, I'm so excited to share that my new work ‘The little things are the big things (discarded shopping list)' has been selected as a finalist in the Sulman prize!

Huge congrats to all the other finalists and entrants, it’s a bit of a dream come true to be showing my work at the Art Gallery of New South Wales! Here’s a photo of me with the work in my studio just before loading it into my station wagon and driving it to Sydney. 

The little things are the big things (discarded shopping list)
120cm x 120cm
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
2024
Photo by Emmy Clifton

I first began collecting discarded shopping lists when I was 15 and got a part-time job at a supermarket. Anonymous shopping lists read almost like poetry and can act as a portrait of the people we pass in the supermarket aisles.

Most shopping lists are written quickly and without aesthetic consideration, and it's through the act of slowly recreating them that I allow myself the time and space to appreciate these seemingly mundane everyday objects, creating a permanent record of a fleeting moment. 

The Sir John Sulman Prize 2024 is on display from June 8 to September 8. For more info please click here!

In other news, I'm so pleased to donate a new little painting to the upcoming Incognito Art Show.

All money raised from the exhibition goes towards funding programs at Studio A and We Are Studios, both organisations that support professional development for artists living with disability. The artists coming through these programs are making such phenomenal work!
The Incognito Art Show is on from July 13 to 14. For more info click here!

Thanks so much for reading, hope you're going well and hope to see you soon!

Can You Peel The Love Tonight

Hi, hope you're going well!

I'm so happy to share my new mural at Shepparton Art Museum called Can You Peel The Love Tonight!

Photo by Shepparton Art Museum

The mural playfully elevates the humble can, celebrating the preservation of peachy produce from across the Goulburn Valley, and is a fruitful celebration of the Shepparton canning community who stick together through thick and tin.

The Goulburn Valley supplies so much of our nation's produce, including around 90% of Australia’s pears, as well as stone fruit, apples, cherries and grapes, connecting all of the country to this pear-ticularly special part of the world.

In this mural the fruit cans of Shep-pear-ton are presented as a larger than life ‘still life’ painting. The ‘still life’ has always been a formative part of my practice, replicating the seemingly mundane ephemera from our daily lives.

Photo by Shepparton Art Museum

Huge thanks to the whole team at SAM for being so amazing to work with, and to all the wonderful locals who stopped by for a chat while I painted.

Can You Peel The Love Tonight is on display from now until February 17, 2025. For more info please click here!

Photo by Shepparton Art Museum

In other news, the Bayside Painting Prize remains open from now until June 23rd, and I'm so thrilled that my painting Wild Goose Chase has been selected as a finalist in such a fantastic exhibition.

Image courtesy of Bayside Gallery, photo by Mark Ashkanasy

While most road signs offer us guidance and clear direction, Wild Goose Chase instead reminds us that we never really know what’s up ahead. A timely reminder to not get too distracted chasing something in the future at the expense of what’s in front of us in the present.

If you're unable to attend the gallery in person but would like to see the show, you can now view an online walkthrough of the exhibition by clicking here!

Huge congrats to all other the finalists and entrants, and to the prize winner Linda Judge. For more info please click here!

Wild Goose Chase
Acrylic on board with hand-sculpted ceramic bolts
100cm x 92cm
2024
Photographed by Emmy Clifton at Bayside Gallery

Thanks so much for reading, hope you have a nice rest of the week!