Lee Bethel - Finalist in Ravenswood Art Prize

June 12, 2018 Bonnie Greene

2017, Supine, seeds, rust and watercolour on handcut paper on board, 20 x 20cm $500 (available to purchase via info@egganddart.com.au)

Congratulations to Lee Bethel, a finalist in the Professional Artist and Emerging Artist categories of the Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize 2018. The winners are announced this Friday 15th June.

For those further down the coast, or passing through Nowra, pop in and see Lee's current exhibition, Finesse, with Nicole Ison at Shoalhaven Regional Gallery, which continues until 4th August. Lee is holding a workshop at the Gallery in July. Bookings via South Coast Tickets.

Finesse sets up a dialogue between two artists, Lee Bethel and Nicole Ison, exploring the shared nuances of the mediums paper and porcelain.

Lee Bethel is an artist working with paper. Drawing on a love of the material, she cuts, weaves and manipulates paper in a unique manner utilizing shadow and reflection to create complex patterns and peripheral lightscapes.

Nicole Ison, a ceramic artist who works primarily with porcelain, creates delicate yet durable objects. The combination of the chosen medium’s translucency and Ison’s repetitive mark making similarly creates a play on light and shadow.

https://shoalhavenregionalgallery.com.au/exhibitions/exhibition-details/finesse

Lee will also be part of a group exhibition opening August 3rd at The Egg & Dart. Sign up for our e-news for details.

Sydney Contemporary 2018

June 4, 2018 Ann Eklund

We are super excited to announce that we are participating in The Sydney Contemporary 2018! We will be exhibiting artworks by India Mark and Gabrielle Adamik. Stay tuned for updates about our progress for this Art Fair in September at Carriageworks.

Congratulations Nick Santoro!

May 18, 2018 Ann Eklund

Nick Santoro is a finalist in Salon des Refusés 2018 with his work "Excuse me...just letting you know that backpacks have to be worn on the front or carried in a hand (or cloaked at front of house)". Well done Nick!

Go and see this exhibition at S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney until 29th July 2018. Photo by Document Photography.

To see more of Nick's work go here

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Congratulations Lee Bethel!

May 16, 2018 Ann Eklund

Lee Bethel is a finalist in the Ravenswood Art Prize 2018 with her work Labyrinth. Congratulations Lee!

This exhibition opens Saturday 16th June - 24th June 2018 and is held at Ravenswood School for Girls, 20 Henry St, Gordon.http://www.ravenswoodartprize.com.au/2018/artprize/home

See more of Lee's work here

Congratulations India Mark!

May 2, 2018 Ann Eklund

We are very pleased to announce that India Mark has been selected as a finalist in the Archibald Prize 2018, with her painting Candy.

"Sarah M. is a film student and sex worker.

I came across Sarah on Instagram, a platform she uses prolifically to advocate for sex worker rights. Breaking down stigmas, prejudices, attitudes and behaviour that threaten the health, safety and professionalism of those within the industry, her online profile endows an invaluable human standpoint amidst objectification and victimisation that today remains socially prevalent.

My painting aims to realise Sarah’s knowledge and confidence. I built up the surface and space of the portrait in a way that amplifies the impact of the painted human figure. She is the kind of person who can instill change in cultural perspective and I wanted to honour that" -India Mark

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Candy, 2018, oil on panel, 42 x 36.5 cm

Email enquires about new available artworks by India Mark here

Welcome aboard Madeleine Peters!

May 2, 2018 Ann Eklund

We are pleased to announce that The Egg & Dart Gallery now represents Madeleine Peters. Her first solo show with The Egg & Dart has been a great success and we encourage you to come into the gallery to see her work before the show ends May 5.

Madeleine Peters grew up in Warrnambool and began studying her BFA in painting at RMIT, Melbourne and has continued her studies at Victorian College of the Arts. She is a two-time winner of the Warrnibald Portrait Prize, a finalist in the Len Fox Painting Award and has been active curating and exhibiting in the south-west region of Victoria.

For availability of works head to Madeleines page here . The full catalogue is available to view here.

Congratulations Lee Bethel!

April 24, 2018 Ann Eklund

Congratulations to Lee Bethel, finalist in the 2018 Fleurieu Biennale with her work, Paradesios, 2017, encaustic and seeds on hand cut paper, 45 x 45 cm.

The Egg & Dart Xmas Show 2017

December 13, 2017 Ann Eklund

The 5th Annual Egg & Dart Xmas Show opened Friday 8th December,

With less than two weeks to go, we have a few works still available for purchase. We are open Wed through Saturday 11am to 6pm. The show will come down Saturday 23rd December.

Congratulations Lee Bethel!

October 6, 2017 Ann Eklund

Our next exhibiting artist Lee Bethel is a finalist in this years Fisher Ghost Art Prize! Congratulations Lee!

Her exhibition Flourish opens Friday 13th October, 6-8pm.

Congratulations India Mark and Nick Santoro!

October 6, 2017 Ann Eklund

Congratulations to India Mark and Nick Santoro, who are both finalists in the 2017 Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship. The winner is announced Thursday 12th October, our fingers are crossed!

Lee Bethel | Flourish

September 27, 2017 Ann Eklund

For Lee Bethel, elegant constraints are the foundation of her workings, manipulating the fold, the grid and the seed. In her hands, the paper fold reveals its capacity for resilience and malleability. It is both a tangible folding of paper and a metaphorical folding of time and memory. The works suggest states of being that are "open-ended ... non-exclusive and unlimited, exterior and infinite." The inside is nothing more than a fold of the outside where the interior becomes exterior.

Christopher Zanko Exhibition in November

September 25, 2017 Ann Eklund

10th November - 2nd December.

Opening night: Friday 6-8pm, 10th November

Nick Santoro exhibits at Wellington Street Projects

May 30, 2017 Ann Eklund

Our very own Nick Santoro is having an exhibition at Wellington Street Projects, Sydney 7th - 18th June. Don't miss this one!

Congratulations Lee Bethel!

April 11, 2017 Ann Eklund

Our very own Lee Bethel is a finalist in this years Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award. Lee is already had a busy year being a finalist in both North Sydney Art Prize and the Paramore Prize. She has also been awarded a residency at the excellent Footscray Community Art Centre in Melbourne mid year.

The Egg & Dart heads to Tasmania

March 10, 2017 Ann Eklund

Sixteen artists question the value we invest in places, spaces and objects from everyday life. Sentiment is a co-curated exhibition that explores notions of sentimentality that exists in the realms of imagination and personal experience. Artists were invited to shape and express their thoughts on the things that create emotional connection and disconnection. Using a variety of media, the works move between light and dark, fact and fiction, interest and disengagement.

Sofi Lardner Häggström | Northern Lights

December 15, 2016 Ann Eklund

Sofi Lardner Häggström, is a Swedish artist based in Stockholm. Her work investigates time, history and the unknown. Häggström’s work is inspired by old photographs, stories and places of specific historic events, delving into the supernatural and paranormal.

The Egg & Dart Xmas Show 2016

December 15, 2016 Ann Eklund

For the fourth year in a row The Egg & Dart Xmas Show yet again drew a queue of anticipating visitors at opening night. With 30 artists and 200 works, the familiar theme of 12 x 12 cm artworks in all kinds of different media are dressing the walls from floor to ceiling. We are also super excited to have artist Rosie Deacon's Fun Foam Koalas added to the mix this year. Last day of the exhibition is 24th December.

The Egg & Dart On Excursion

October 26, 2016 Ann Eklund

The Egg and Dart Gallery finds inspiration and provocation in being a gallery outside of the large cities that, historically, have been perceived as the most important centres of art. The gallery is located in Thirroul, a village on the coast between Sydney and Wollongong. The area has a distinct history that inflects the practices of artists that work in the area, but has also, historically, looked to the north for sustenance. However, this model of dependence is being thoroughly challenged.

Congratulations Christopher Zanko

September 15, 2016 Ann Eklund

Congratulations to Egg & Dart artist, Christopher Zanko.

Christopher won the inaugural GongCrete Art Prize for his work Southern Pathology, an Art Deco building on Denison Street Wollongong.

Elin Matilda Andersson | Second Skin

September 8, 2016 Ann Eklund

It was such a fun experience to have an resident artist here so we're doing again!This time around we invited illustrator and artist Elin Matilda Andersson to the Egg & Dart. From 11th - 23rd October, Elin will be residing in the gallery and developing her project day by day. Illustrating directly on the walls, this project is about self expression and the power symbols we use to express ourselves, the issues of objectification in a wider social and cultural context.

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