Aliey Ball, Curator of Skin Gallery, Melbourne

I'm pleased to announce that I have been appointed to the role of Curator for the new Skin Gallery, Melbourne. Skin Gallery is an arts initiative created in conjunction with Arts Access Victoria and the Skin & Cancer Foundation Inc. Skin Gallery provides local artists with the opportunity to display their works and a creative outlook for Foundation patients and staff. 

Skin Gallery is located at the Skin & Cancer Foundation premises, 

Level 1/80 Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia. 

The inaugural show will be Matthew Clarke's Solo Exhibition:

METAMORPHOSIS Anything But Human by Julie Clarke

The brilliant Julie Clarke has written a fascinating article titled 

METAMORPHOSIS on her blog Anything But Human. 

Spinner 1994

Clarke references the work of Aliey Ball (sculptor/Melbourne), Chris Barron (poet/Melbourne), Moira Corby (artist/Melbourne), Phylicia Daria (Systems Designer/USA), Bruce Dickson (artist/Melbourne), Andrew Garton (musician/Melbourne), Werner Hammerstingl (photographer/Melbourne), Clinton Hayden (photographer/Melbourne), Kyriaki Maragozidis (artist/Adelaide), Mark McDean (artist/Newcastle/Melbourne), Steven Middleton (animator/Melbourne) and Simon Park (scientist/United Kingdom).


Anything But Human is a thoughtful, charged and creative hub of information and ideas on the arts, film and theory. If you haven't already visited, I highly recommend you do. Always a fascinating read. 

The Venny - Victorian Architecture Awards 2011 Shortlisted

The City of Melbourne designed building The Venny - the Kensington Community Adventure Playground was shortlisted in this years Victorian Architectural Awards. Here is an image of the floor artwork I was commissioned to create for the interior space. Architect: Ralph Webster, Senior Architect, City of Melbourne.

"Heart Shaped Box" The Exchange Exhibition

This image shows various views of "Heart Shaped Box". a current work-in-progress. 

This is one of two works that I will be exhibiting in The Exchange Exhibition.

"A big exhibition of small scale work. Taking the 'artist swap' concept one step further, Exchange features art works by approx 50 contemporary artists - each artist is contributing one piece to swap with another artist in the exhibition and another piece that will be available for purchase. Both artworks by each artist will be on display during the exhibition

A diverse range of painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography and more, from artists in regional and metropolitan areas of Queensland, NSW, Victoria, SA and Tasmania."

Gatakers Artspace 331 Kent Street, Maryborough, Australia 4655

There is still some refining to do, then it will be primed and painted all over in high gloss white.

Live telesummit interview for My Artroom Online

My interview with Lee Martin for My Artroom Online is now available. 

My Artroom Online is "a connection from the classroom to the art community using a 6 week tele-seminar featuring some of the most successful artists in Australia today."

The interview is a one hour discussion about my art practice and is FREE to listen to, 

and view a slide show of my work, for the next 72 hours. Just click on the link to register.

Other interviewed artists include:

Kerrie Lester

Robyn Stacey

Marco Luccio

Claire Bridge

and

Christophe Stibio

Net Work opening

"Dibiont" installed at the Art Gallery of Ballarat for Net Work: the TLF Exhibition. Dec 11- Jan 30 2011

Sculptures for Net Work

Tribiont 2010

On show at Net Work, the Art Gallery of Ballarat

December 11 - January 30

Dibiont 2010

On show at Net Work, the Art Gallery of Ballarat

December 11 - January 30