• OPENING TONIGHT - GEORGE BALDESSIN • Australian Galleries Melbourne invites you to the opening ~ George Baldessin ‘Figures and Portraits: Etchings, Aquatints and Lithographs 1964 - 1978’ Selected by Gabriel Baldessin Tuesday 22 August 6pm - 8pm 35 Derby Street, Collingwood This career-spanning selection of prints follows George Baldessin’s figures and portraits as they assume, by the mid-1960s, more portrait-like demeanours while his appreciation of Japanese prints start to appear in his work. Over this period, figures and portraits transitioned from bulbous biomorphs to a more seductive aesthetic while retaining awkward, sometimes garbled features unsteadily constrained by dark interiors. While these structures gradually took over the artist’s work’s various aspects and supports, this selection focuses on portraiture and figure in print, both etching, aquatint, and lithography.’ - excerpt from the catalogue essay by Gabriel Baldessin, 2023 #georgebaldessin #printmaking #art #contemporaryart #pcamember #limitededitionprint #contemporaryprint #figurativeart

• OPENING TONIGHT - • KEVIN MORTENSEN • Australian Galleries Melbourne invites you to the opening ~ Kevin Mortensen ‘Fans in a stream’ Tuesday 22 August 6pm - 8pm 28 Derby Street, Collingwood ‘The title for the exhibition ‘Fans in a stream’ comes from Japanese culture. The fan is the symbol of life, the sticks radiating from the rivet, symbolizing the sun’s rays radiating out and supporting life itself.  Ethereal spirit entities in the form of beautiful painted fans are carried by the stream. These fans never fall over, but remain upright over waterfalls, around rocky outcrops, and into still, quiet pools. A suitable metaphor for the practice and the beauty of art.’ 
- K.C. Mortensen, 2023 #kevinmortensen #art #contemporaryart #fansinastream #drawing #sculpture #painting #printmaking #artist

Sharing a few beautiful details of George Baldessin’s current exhibition ‘Figures and Portraits: Etchings, Aquatints and Lithographs 1964 - 1978’ Selected by Gabriel Baldessin which is open to preview until 6pm today! This must-see exhibition is open daily from 10am - 6pm, and will be officially launched in the gallery tomorrow night. You are warmly invited ✨ Opening night ~ Tuesday 22 August 6pm - 8pm 35 Derby Street, Collingwood This career-spanning selection of prints follows George Baldessin’s figures and portraits as they assume, by the mid-1960s, more portrait-like demeanours while his appreciation of Japanese prints start to appear in his work. Over this period, figures and portraits transitioned from bulbous biomorphs to a more seductive aesthetic while retaining awkward, sometimes garbled features unsteadily constrained by dark interiors. While these structures gradually took over the artist’s work’s various aspects and supports, this selection focuses on portraiture and figure in print, both etching, aquatint, and lithography.’ - excerpt from the catalogue essay by Gabriel Baldessin, 2023 #georgebaldessin #printmaking #art #contemporaryart #pcamember #limitededitionprint #contemporaryprint #figurativeart

Kevin Mortensen’s exquisite sculpture ‘Climate change (gold)’ captured through the window of our Melbourne Stock Rooms gallery. ✨ Visit the gallery today to preview this magnificent exhibition of paintings, drawings, etchings and sculpture. Kevin Mortensen ‘Fans in a stream’ Open 7 days 10am - 6pm 28 Derby Street, Collingwood Opening night ~ Tuesday 22 August 6pm - 8pm ‘The title for the exhibition ‘Fans in a stream’ comes from Japanese culture. The fan is the symbol of life, the sticks radiating from the rivet, symbolizing the sun’s rays radiating out and supporting life itself.  Ethereal spirit entities in the form of beautiful painted fans are carried by the stream. These fans never fall over, but remain upright over waterfalls, around rocky outcrops, and into still, quiet pools. A suitable metaphor for the practice and the beauty of art.’ 
- K.C. Mortensen, 2023 #kevinmortensen #art #contemporaryart #fansinastream #drawing #sculpture #painting #printmaking #artist

Jenny Bell’s magnificent exhibition ‘Life Forms’ is now showing in Sydney and is live at our website! Open 7 days a week from 10am - 6pm 15 Roylston Street, Paddington “Drawing and its focus on line and form is a constant throughout Jenny Bell’s artistic journey. This exhibition, Life Forms, takes drawing as the underpinning of all her work; its attendant close observation, rhythms and pattern-searching inform her life as both a regenerative farmer and an artist.” - Anne Sanders, 2023 We look forward to seeing you in the gallery! ✨ #jennybell #lifeforms #drawing #nature #art #sydney #contemporaryart #visualart #exhibition

Visit us in Melbourne to view the dynamic group exhibition ~ ‘Small Sculpture’ Open 7 days 10am - 6pm 35 Derby Street, Collingwood This curated group exhibition presents a selection of intimate scale sculptural works by a diverse group of artists, both established and emerging. Steel, bronze, copper and aluminium are explored across myriad individual styles and techniques to create a remarkable showcase of dynamic figurative, geometric and abstract works. #sculpture #smallsculpture #art #groupexhinition #melbourne #contemporaryart #visualart

Australian Galleries Melbourne invites you to view the vibrant group exhibition ~ ‘Off the Press’ Open 7 days 10am - 6pm 28 Derby Street, Collingwood This curated group exhibition showcases new and iconic works on paper by a discerning group of Australian printmakers, exploring a dynamic variety of genres and styles. ‘Off the Press’ celebrates the quality and diversity of contemporary printmaking, featuring a range of printing techniques including mokulito, etching, drypoint, linocut, engraving, sugarlift, woodcut, reduction and chin collé. #printmaking #groupexhibition #art #contemporaryart #worksonpaper #melbourne #pcamember #etching #lithography #linocut #woodcut

• GEORGE BALDESSIN - VIEW NOW IN MELBOURNE & ONLINE • The highly anticipated exhibition George Baldessin ‘Figures and Portraits: Etchings, Aquatints and Lithographs 1964 - 1978’ Selected by Gabriel Baldessin is now open to preview in Melbourne and is live at our website ✨ Open daily 10am - 6pm 35 Derby Street, Collingwood Opening night ~ Tuesday 22 August 6pm - 8pm This career-spanning selection of prints follows George Baldessin’s figures and portraits as they assume, by the mid-1960s, more portrait-like demeanours while his appreciation of Japanese prints start to appear in his work. Over this period, figures and portraits transitioned from bulbous biomorphs to a more seductive aesthetic while retaining awkward, sometimes garbled features unsteadily constrained by dark interiors. While these structures gradually took over the artist’s work’s various aspects and supports, this selection focuses on portraiture and figure in print, both etching, aquatint, and lithography.’ - excerpt from the catalogue essay by Gabriel Baldessin, 2023 #georgebaldessin #printmaking #art #contemporaryart #pcamember #limitededitionprint #contemporaryprint #figurativeart

• KEVIN MORTENSEN - VIEW NOW IN GALLERY OR ONLINE • Kevin Mortensen’s solo exhibition ‘Fans in a stream’ is now available to preview in Melbourne and is live at our website ✨ Open daily 10am - 6pm 28 Derby Street, Collingwood Opening night ~ Tuesday 22 August 6pm - 8pm ‘The title for the exhibition ‘Fans in a stream’ comes from Japanese culture. The fan is the symbol of life, the sticks radiating from the rivet, symbolizing the sun’s rays radiating out and supporting life itself.  Ethereal spirit entities in the form of beautiful painted fans are carried by the stream. These fans never fall over, but remain upright over waterfalls, around rocky outcrops, and into still, quiet pools. A suitable metaphor for the practice and the beauty of art.’ 
- K.C. Mortensen, 2023 #kevinmortensen #art #contemporaryart #fansinastream #drawing #sculpture #painting #printmaking #artist

Jazmina Cininas has been interviewed by ArtsHub for the article ‘Changing the direction of your arts practice – when, why and how?’. “ArtsHub speaks with three artists at different stages of their careers,” ArtsHub writer Celina Lei begins, “about what it means to change the direction of an arts practice, whether a distinct style still matters and practical tips on the transition. “Jazmina Cininas is most widely known for her printmaking practice focusing on the female werewolf… Recently and unbeknown to many, Cininas has shifted gears towards performance and sculptural installations… out of an engagement with a Lithuanian folk singing group, which manifested into a collaborative work using lagerphones from Cininas’ own collection. “‘The lagerphones acknowledge the Australian side of our cultural heritage and, because I’m such a hoarder, I happened to have a whole bunch lying around. I quite enjoyed the process of making something relatively quickly and non-precious, but then I started thinking about the motifs of the songs and how the lagerphones could start to work as visual props,’ explains Cininas.” Read the full article via @_artshub @jazminacininas #jazminacininas #artistinterview #art #lagerphone #sculpture #assemblage #contemporaryart

Jenny Bell’s immersive exhibition ‘Life Forms’ is open 7 days a week from 10am - 6pm 15 Roylston Street, Paddington “Drawing and its focus on line and form is a constant throughout Jenny Bell’s artistic journey. This exhibition, Life Forms, takes drawing as the underpinning of all her work; its attendant close observation, rhythms and pattern-searching inform her life as both a regenerative farmer and an artist.” - Anne Sanders, 2023 We look forward to seeing you in the gallery! ✨ #jennybell #lifeforms #drawing #nature #art #sydney #contemporaryart #visualart #exhibition

• JOIN OUR TEAM • Australian Galleries in Sydney is looking to add an Administrative Gallery Assistant to our gallery staff. This role provides administrative support to gallery operations and works closely with all gallery staff and the National Director. The Administrative Gallery Assistant will aid with exhibition documentation, maintaining works archives and the database, and a range of daily gallery tasks. This position is ideal for someone with strong administrative skills and who possesses an interest in the arts and/or creative and cultural sectors. The Administrative Gallery Assistant role is part-time, Sundays and Mondays. For more information about the role please email [email protected] Applications close at 6pm Friday September 1. #workwithus #joinourteam #artgallery #art #sydney #contemporaryart