Congratulations to the 2011 Wallace Art Awards finalists

Congratulations to Stafford Allpress, Louise McRae, Natasha Cantwell, Ryuzo Nishida, Mark Rayner and Sarah Williams - all finalists in this year's Wallace Art Awards. Their works will be on show from 6th September at the TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre at Pah Homestead, 72 Hillsborough Rd, Hillsborough.

Stafford Allpress, entry form, wood, plastic, foam, paper, enamel, 40x40x49mm

Louise McRae, Inhale, charred kauri, oil and silver leaf on kauri, 800x1050mm

Natasha Cantwell, Sean and Sparrow, unique c-type photograph, 508x660mm

Ryuzo Nishida, Pink Elephant, aluminium, acrylic & oil on steel and modelling clay

Mark Rayner, Her Mummy's Voice Moneybox (Susan Boyle and 'Pebbles'), glazed ceramic, 200x380x140mm

Sarah Williams, a monument somewhere in Europe, oil on board, 310x310mm

Only 6 days until Bowl Me Over...here are a few more images while you wait

Sarah Willliams, palette series, oil and acrylic on 80mm pine bowl, $80 each

Kylie Rusk, North Head 3, 4 & 7, acrylic on 80mm pine bowl, $80 each

Marisia Dudek, Phase 5, 8 & 3, oil and acrylic on 80mm pine bowl, $80 each

Team McMillan BMW Art Award 2010 - finalists announced

Congratulations to the 2010 Team McMillan BMW finalists; Kirsty Ruffell, Veronika Maser, Louise McRae and Sarah Williams. The exhibition will take place at the Team McMillan BMW showrooms at 7 Great South Rd, Newmarket (24 - 28 November). A portion of any sale goes to South Auckland Health who are raising funds for a new ultrasound for the Mother and Baby Assessment Unit at Middlemore Hospital.

Two of the finalist works:

Kirsty Ruffell, The invasion of time, enamel on board, 900mm diameter, $1350

Veronika Maser, Homelife, acrylic wool, card, fabric, approx 1250mm diameter x 100mm, $3200

Collecting 101, an evening with art expert Warwick Brown

Warwick Brown will be giving an exclusive talk on Tuesday the 24th of August - limited seats available, register your interest now.

Janna van Hasselt, Comfort, 7 limited edition prints on various materials

Ben Pearce, 28 Various Preservations, wood

In the words of Warwick Brown: “The art collector must respond intuitively and immediately to an image that strikes a personal chord….buy what you like, but network, read, look a lot and think hard first”

The exhibition will feature work by the following artists: Seung Yul Oh (courtesy of starkwhite), Ben Pearce, Jacquelyn Greenbank, Scott Eady, Alexander Bartleet, Chris Clements, Sarah Williams, Richard Freestone, Tracey Black, Janna van Hasselt and Emma Fitts.

Sarah Williams' 2010 Exhibition

5 - 23 May 2010, view the work here

Sneak Peak of new work by Sarah Williams

Sarah's solo show opens on May 4th

left: Sarah Williams - right: Kate Mullins

Chow:Hill event - intersections

Chow:Hill hosted intersections with work from Chow:Hill, Seed Gallery and The Poi Room.

Dan Chappell (artnews) and Melanie-Jane Smith (The Poi Room) enjoying a glass of wine!

Chow:Hill - conceptual and realised work

Seed Gallery - new work 'Shepherd's Delight' by Louise McRae

The Poi Room - glass, ceramic and bronze sculptures

Hamish Coney enjoying a few refreshments after his thought provoking speech. Assorted John Appleton works in background.

Seed Gallery - Stafford Allpress (fragile), Sarah Williams (allsorts & retrophobia), Peter Rive (untitled)

Artwork by Sarah Williams features in HOME magazine

HOME - August / September issue 2009. Stay tuned for Sarah's exhibition in May 2010.

COCA Anthony Harper Art Awards, Christchurch, NZ.

Stafford Allpress, Sarah Williams and Janna Van Hasselt are selected as finalists.

Stafford Allpress, form, sold

Sarah Williams, eleven am, $1550

Janna Van Hasselt, Zaterdag, $1400

New Arrivals, a group exhibition.

Left - John Appleton. Background - Janna van Hasselt. Foreground - Stafford Allpress

7th-19thApril

Jungle Out There, a group exhibition.

Featured on invite: Sopstationen by Natasha Cantwell, $700 framed
link to exhibition catalogue