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Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize 2009
Bendigo Art Gallery
9 August - 27 September 2009

Sutton Gallery is pleased to announce that Brett Colquhoun has been made a finalist in the 2009 Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize.

Designed to attract some of Australia's finest contemporary artists and high calibre works, the inaugural Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize and exhibition is held every two years at the Bendigo Art Gallery. An exhibition of the finalists' works will be held at the Gallery from 9 August - 27 September 2009.

For further information go to:
http://www.bendigoartgallery.com.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=63&h=1&p=1

Nick Mangan
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Level 2 Contemporary Projects Space
25 June - 13 September 2009

Sutton Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Nick Mangan, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, to be held at the Contemporary Projects Space, Art Gallery of New South Wales.

"For his new project, Melbourne-based artist Nicholas Mangan looks to the tiny South Pacific island of Nauru. At just 21km², the Republic of Nauru is the world's smallest island nation. Its troubled history includes temporary, fabulous wealth from phosphate mining; status as a tax haven and money laundering hub in the 1990s; and home to an immigration detention centre as part of the Howard Government's ‘Pacific Solution'. Nauru is the starting point for a richly imaginative installation incorporating found objects, collages and video, as Mangan explores the idea that ‘the middle of nowhere is the centre of everything'."
Art Gallery of New South Wales

For more information please see:
The Art Gallery of NSW website

Dress Codes: The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video
International Centre for Photography
New York, USA
2 October 2009 - 17 January 2010

Sutton Gallery is pleased to announce that David Rosetzky will exhibit in Dress Codes: The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video, at the International Centre for Photography, New York. The triennial is a global survey of challenging new work in photography and video.

"The theme of fashion encompasses a diverse range of practices and ideas, including explorations of identity and affiliation; the production, distribution, and consumption of images and goods; contemporaneity; age; gender; and global industry."
International Centre for Photography

For more information go to:
http://www.icp.org/site/c.dnJGKJNsFqG/b.850259/k.B70/Upcoming_Exhibitions.htm

Elizabeth Gower
Material Afterlife
UICA (Urban Institute of Contemporary Art) Michigan, USA
April 10 - August 8

Elizabeth Gower is exhibiting as part of Material Afterlife, an exhibition that explores the growing relevance of artwork that examines environmental degradation, consumerism, personal value, and frugality, as well as celebrate the significance of recycling, sustainable methods, and thrift-store culture as medium and subject matter for artists. From April through August, the UICA will host films, exhibitions, classes, and workshop dedicated to this important topic.

For more information on this exhibition see:
http://www.uica.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=656

Rosslynd Piggott
Extract: in 3 parts
Ballarat Regional Gallery
August 2009

An edited version of Rosslynd Piggott's major installation Extract: in 3 parts will go on display at Ballarat Regional Gallery in August. Created as the 2008 Helen Macpherson Smith Trust Commission, the work was originally commissioned and exhibited at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Melbourne. Extract: in 3 parts has been generously gifted to the Ballarat Regional Gallery.

For further details go to:
http://www.balgal.com/

Soft sculpture
National Gallery of Australia
24 April - 12 July 2009

Rosslynd Piggott's 1998 work High Bed will be included in an upcoming exhibition entitled "Soft Sculpture" at the National Gallery of Australia. The exhibition looks at the way artists use unconventional materials to challenge the nature of sculpture. The exhibition, comprised mostly of works in the collection, will feature sculpture and installation by location and international artists.

For more information see:
http://www.nga.gov.au/softsculpture/

Peter Kennedy in Gallery A Sydney 1964-1983
Campbeltown Arts Centre
21 March - 3 May 2009

Newcastle Regional Art Gallery
9 May - 19 July 2009

Peter Kennedy is being exhibited as part of Gallery A Sydney 1964 - 1983, presented by Campbelltown Arts Centre and Newcastle Region Art Gallery. The exhibition is the first in-depth survey of one of Sydney's most influential and occasionally controversial art gallery during this seminal time in Australian art history.

Gallery A Sydney 1964 - 1983 is an exploration of art in Sydney during the politically charged 1960s and 1970s as seen through the lens of Gallery A Sydney.

2009 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award
17 September 2009 - 7 February 2010
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square

Vivienne Binns & Stephen Bush has been selected as a finalist for the 2009 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award at the NGV, to open in September. The Clemenger is a triennial exhibition and award that celebrates the ongoing achievement of some of Australia's most distinguished contemporary artists.

"The 2009 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award is the sixth in the series and will draw together a group of established artists whose work is conceptually and stylistically diverse, yet unified in its engagement with some of the prevailing cultural and social issues of contemporary life."

Objects to Live By. The Art of John Meade

Sutton Gallery is pleased to announce that Objects to Live By. The Art of John Meade will be held at Latrobe Regional Gallery in late 2009, and tour Victoria and interstate in 2010. Curated by Zara Stanhope, the exhibition will aim to give an overview of the artist's career in detail.

"Meade's work emerges from a creative engagement with ideas and materials. Scale is a concerning feature and the sculptures presented in the exhibition will range from large to small. His willingness to experiment with materials will be conveyed in works from cast metal, polymer resin composites, concrete and fabric spanning from 1996 to present."

Touring dates:

• Latrobe Regional Gallery 6 Jan 2010-7 March 2010
• Academy Gallery University of Tasmania, 16 Apr 2010-28 May 2010
• Perth Institute for Contemporary Arts (PICA) Mid 2010-Late 2010
• Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, 1 Dec 2010-31 Jan 2011
• Tamworth Regional Gallery, Feb 2011-March 2011
• Orange Regional Gallery, Dates to be confirmed

For further information see: http://www.latroberegionalgallery.com/

Tier Prospects (Animal Perspectives)
Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin
April - 21 June 2009

Catherine Bell has been curated into Animal Perspectives at the Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin. This exhibition focuses on the diverse representation of animals in contemporary art, and in particular, the exhibition contends that in spite of the variety of responses towards animals that can be seen throughout contemporary art, the original animal-human relationship remains unchanged: "we see animals and animals look back."

For more information see:
http://www.georg-kolbe-museum.de/