Johnny Diaz Nicolaidis

Johnny Diaz Nicolaidis, “Benji and Man’s Best Friend”

Johnny Diaz Nicolaidis (Johnnyvision) is a photographer living and working in Sydney, Australia.

Cockatoo Island

Four Huge Iron Machinery Pieces, Cockatoo Island, Queensland, Australia

These four pieces, rusting away, stand at the front of a cliff.

Jane Parker

Jane Parker, “Drifting”, Gouache, Beads, Sequins, 2014

Jane Parker paints in Noosa, a beach town in Australia. Her colourful paintings resemble Aborigional artworks, painted in gouache but embellished with beads, sequins and gold.

“I find that I will dream of a finished picture and then sit down to execute it without preliminary drawings,” said Jane. “This picture was triggered by something I read, about the jellyfish drifting in the ocean at the mercy of storms and all obstacles. It seemed to me that the human condition is very like this.”

Sarah Amos

Sarah Amos, “Red Walk”, Collagraph and Monoprint, 2009

“The ‘flux’ of the work, it’s musical cadence if you like, is the fusion of palimpsestic markings as viewed from the air – the dotted contours, the ploughed fields, the beautiful spatial layering that has an almost Kandinsky-like effect – with the aesthetics of Japanese paper, matt black colour (that subtly glistens on close inspection) and the tactility of the surface of the work. These intersections produce images that have some outstanding resonances: vibrations of energy that ebb and flow around the gallery space.” – Marcus Bunyan for the Art Blart blog on Amos’s “Red Walk”

Troye Sivan, “Happy Little Pill”

Troye Sivan Mellet), better known as Troye Sivan (/trɔɪ sɨˈvɑːn/), is a South African-born Australian actor, singer, songwriter, and YouTuber. As an actor, he played young James Howlett in the X-Men film X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), and most recently has starred as the titular character in the Spud film trilogy. Sivan also regularly makes YouTube videos, and as of 26 September 2015, has over 3.6 million subscribers and over 203 million total views.

On 15 August 2014, Sivan released his first major-label EP, entitled TRXYE, which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200. The lead single from the EP, “Happy Little Pill”, reached number 10 in the Australian charts. On 4 September 2015, Sivan released his second major-label EP, Wild. His debut studio album, Blue Neighbourhood, was announced on 14 October and released 4 December.

Sivan is openly gay. He came out publicly via a YouTube video on August 7, 2013, three years to the day that he came out to his family.

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Jeremy Geddes

Paintings by Jeremy Geddes

Jeremy Geddes is a photo-realistic painter from Melbourne, Australia. He is widely known for the Cosmonaut series of paintings, and has illustrated for comic book covers, in collaboration with friend Ashley Wood. Geddess won the Spectrum Gold Award for his cover art for the comic, “Doomed”. His children’s picture book, “The Mystery of Eilean Mor”, was shortlisted for The Aurealis Awards, won The Crichton Award, and was named as one of CBC Notable Books in 2006.

Kyoko Imazu and Damon Kowarski

Etchings from Copper Plates by Kyoko Imazu and Damon Kowarski

Kyoko Imazu and Damon Kowarsky have worked together since 2010. Their prints are made using a simple collaborative system. Damon gives Kyoko a drawing, to which Kyoko adds her own interpretations. The resulting image is then etched onto copper plates and printed by hand. Together, they have produced works of great subtlety, variety and humour exploring themes such as nature, science, art and technology.

The prints in this exhibition grew out of the zine “Talking of a Chameleon”, which was made in response to a zine commission by IMPRINT magazine in March 2011. Since then, the zine has been part of fairs in London, Perth and the Czech Republic.

Yoko Imazu holds a Bachelor of Fine Art in Printmaking, a Diploma of Visual Arts, and a Certificate in Foundation Studies Art in Design and Communication, all from RMIT in Melbourne. Damon Kowarsky studied printmaking at the Victoria College of the Arts (VCA) and Glasgow School of Art, and Advanced Figure Drawing at RMIT. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Art, Honors, in Printmaking from VCA.

Richard Taylor

Photograph by Richard Taylor, “Rope”, Sydney, Australia

Green Tree Python

Green Tree Python: Native to New Guinea, Islands in Indonesia, and Cape York Peninsula in Australia

The Green Tree Python is characterized by a relatively slim body. The relatively long tail accounts for about 14% of the total length. The head is large and clearly defined from the neck. The snout is large and angular. The body is triangular in cross section with a visible spine. The species usually reaches a total length of 150-180 cm (4.9-5.9 ft), but large females may reach 200 cm (6.6 ft). The size also varies depending on the region of origin.

Ross Trebilcock

Ross Trebilcock, “The Paradise Ferry-Man’s Toll”, Oil on Canvas

Ross Trebilcock uses a wide range of mediums: his work ranges from Painting to Print-making, Sculpture and Mosaic. He is co-founder and builder of the Arts community, Wolfgang’s Palace, which has been active for over 33 years. Based on art as an expression of philosophy and mythology, Wolfgang’s Palace functions as a creative hub for many artists, musicians and thespians both locally and globally, serving as a unique venue to facilitate their imaginings. Wolfgang’s Palace is alive and well; they can be found online and at Facebook.

Emie Gerzabek

Paintings by Emie Gerzabek

Emie Gerzabek was born in Budapest, Hungary and moved in 1958 to Sydney, Australia. He is an architect, both in Interior Design and Landscape Design, a sculptor, and a mixed media artist and painter.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert, “Finally”

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows the journey of two drag queens and a transsexual woman, played by Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, and Terence Stamp, across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named “Priscilla”, along the way encountering various groups and individuals. It was screened in the UN Certain Regard section of the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and became a cult classic in both Australia and abroad.

I was talking about movies with friends and this movie came up as a favorite on all our lists. So I just had to post the song in this scene. A brilliant movie and soundtrack.

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Matthew Harding

Sculptures by Matthew Harding, Australia

While diverse in materials and processes, Australian artist Matthew Harding’s works demonstrate a common theme and investigation into the experiential aspect of form and materiality. He creates objects to be interacted with, touched, sat on, objects that reflect and morph; objects which have a vital and poetic relationship to the environment they are in and the people who interact with them.

Huang Yong Ping

Huang Yong Ping, “Ressort”, Aluminum and Stainless Steel, Queensland Art Gallery, Australia

The twisting metal sculpture “Ressort” rises out of a pool and extends 174 feet (53 meters). Currently on view at the Queensland Art Gallery is Ressort, a 174-foot (53 meters). The work by Huang Yong Ping was commissioned for the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. The serpent is considered good fortune in Chinese culture and is prominent in Ping’s work.