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Watercolour Workshop from the Hermansberg artists
The Power of Watercolour – Hermmansberg
14 September until October 2
Official opening Friday 16 September at5.30pm
New works in from Tjungu Palya
Just arrived and stretched up are these stunning new three works from Tjungu Palya. A collaborative work from the artists of Watarru, a very significant Teresa Baker and a small Ian Roberts. Just click on the STOCK tab and you'll find the images under Tjungu Palya.
Blogger Will Owen pops into the gallery
The delightful and passionate US collector Will Owen popped into the gallery on the weekend. Here is a blog of his experience at Chapman Gallery and Canberra. If you have never read him, he certainly has a deep understanding and hunger for knowledge about Aboriginal Art and Culture.
aborginalartandculture.wordpress.com
Prudence Flint profile on ARTNATION ABC TV
Prudence Flint will be profiled on the ABC TV arts program ARTNATION on Sunday June 26 at 1730. If you miss it feel free to follow the link to abc.net.au/iview and go to the arts and culture page where you'll find the episode to view at your leisure. Enjoy!
Prudence Flint - Artists Floortalk Saturday April 30
To coincide with Prudence Flint’s new exhibition Bird Park,Prue will be giving an artists floor talk on Saturday afternoon 30 April at 2pm. Please feel free to come along and bring a friend. It’s a great opportunity to meet with the artist and learn about her processes and the stories behind her unique and award winning paintings.
Warmun Art Centre Flood
This is a devastating report that I received last night (15/3) from Maggie Fletcher, Art Centre Manager Warmun Art Centre. To all of the artists and staff at Warmun I pass on my deepest sympathies on behalf of Chapman Gallery and all the clients who have supported the Warmun exhibitions in the past. Having been a visitor to the wonderful community at Warmun this is so heartbreaking.
To pre-sell or not to pre-sell
For a long time now it has been a tradition at Chapman Gallery to not pre-sell works in the forthcoming exhibition. All clients instead had the opportunity to arrive on opening night, armed with a red sticker, in the knowledge they could secure a great work just by being first there. The one exception to the rule was that institutions such as the NGA or AGNSW could have the option to reserve a work before the opening. The (art)world has moved on since those ‘heady days' and we now live in a global marketplace.
Exhibitions 2011
The gallery has a very exciting schedule of exhibitions planned for 2011. The year kicks off with recent paintings from the extraordinary artists of Bidydanga opening early February. Coming up in March are the artists of Tjungu Palya featuring Maringka Baker, Tiger Palpatja, Ginger Wikilyiri, Ian Roberts and many more. New Barks and sculpture from Maningrida follows in April. In May Prudence Flint will be presenting her latest exhibition of paintings in her second solo exhibition in Canberra.
New Website
Well it was worth the wait. Chapman Gallery now has a fully functional website thanks to the great team at 10group. You can browse at your leisure through past exhibitions and the stockroom.
We will be adding to the website over the coming weeks so please be patient eventually all of our stock will make onto the site in way or another. Of course if you would like to purchase something you see please give us a call at the gallery where we can take payment and arrange prompt delivery for you.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Prudence Flint on winning the prestigious Portia Geach Memorial Award for 2010. The judges commented ‘her painting Scrambled egg is distinguished by its integrity and honesty and the work stood out throughout the judging process. The self-portrait is the work of a gifted and highly accomplished artist who has a real understanding of paint as a medium. The beautifully composed work invites contemplation and rewards extended viewing.