Touch Me @ Picture This 09
Four pieces from the Touch Me series will feature at the group show “Picture This” by the Brunswick Street Gallery.
If you missed Touch Me earlier in the year then now is the time to get a taste for it… in the flesh.
Details of the exhibit are “here…
Letters to friends
Ever wish you could say to your friend what really worries you about your friendship with them. Last night I had to . The open letters are the result. To protect the innocent no names were used, but while each letter refers to a specific friend I realised that many of them apply to many of my frien…
Diversity Art Store Opens!
In my wonderings around the web I discovered that it was quite difficult to find and buy artwork online for gay people… Porn yes. Art no.
Then I looked the LITQBG groups on Redbubble and thought there was some amazing stuff that a lot of people would want on their walls… but nestled in amonst other works that wouldn’t be considered so commercial.
So I created the “Diversity Art Store…
Challenge People Damnit!
A little while ago I created a little controversy in the Black and White group.
I won’t go into the details of what happened, but I have to say the outcome was bloody glorious. The thread became the most active in the group’s history, there was rather passionate debate about participation and democracy and …
Do the Blog Thing....
So I said I would never do the blog thing.
And then I saw in a job ad that you had to have experience blogging. And then I spoke to a friend who is also in the creative industries who explained its another way for people to engage and another hit on google, so its worth the effort.
So then I started writing… and realised its great practice for typing and writing in a semi-formal style …
Sold In NYC!
And so… my Postcard From The Edge has sold in NYC to raise money for HIV advocacy.
A massive thank you to Robyn who purchased the piece. I urge everyone to go to her site and check out what wonderful work she’s been doing as a mixed media artist in NYC.
Mid-exhibition Round-up
Thank you to all who came to the opening and who have visited the exhibition so far.
About 450 people visited the gallery on opening night. If any of you were there or have been to the gallery you’ll understand how insane it was at times. Often my space was packed and there was a steady flow of friends and family to greet as well as another steady flow of people I didn’t know giving me wond…
Exhibiting at 69 Smith St Gallery from the 21st
Touch Me
21st Jan – 8th Feb
Opening on the 21st at 7:30pm. Free entry. No invitation required.
69 Smith Street Gallery, Collingwood.
Gallery is open Wed-Sun.
Its part of the Midsumma festival, but most of the work is about the human form regardless of sexuality.
Its all happening...!
Today. I got emails.
1) Postcards from the Edge sent me an email promoting the event and I’m listed as one of the artists… in a list containing some rather famous artists including Yoko Ono. I don’t know why, but I think thats really cool..
2) Spunk magazine want to print my stuff in their first issue. Printed soon. Distro in Sydney, Melbourne and NYC planned thus far.
3) My test pri…
Exhibition in Melbourne from the 21st January
And so it is… “Touch Me”... my first exhibit.
It opens on the 21st January, 2009 at the 69 Smith St Gallery – oddly enough at 69 Smith St in Collingwood.
I haven’t checked out the space yet. But I can’t wait to. And start getting down to the nitty gritty of organising it all.
Hope you can get there for the two weeks that its not. Any con…