Western Advocate: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery to launch three new exhibitions on Saturday

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Western Advocate: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery to launch three new exhibitions on Saturday

2021-02-22

by Danielle Neely

Article by Sam Bolt

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery [BRAG] is set to launch three exciting exhibitions this Saturday exploring national identity, lesser-known stories of the Central West and references to iconic illustrations.

Lazy Dynamite explores the work of Sydney-based ceramic artist and NAS alumnus Casey Chen, who incorporates folklore, mythology and pop culture in a homage to Chinese porcelain craft and Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints.

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Image: Casey Chen

Introducing Elena Larkin (@lennylarkin), one of our graduating Drawing MFA students, and their selected work ‘I still hear you singing (Bundjalung land, Alstonville NSW)’.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).

Elena Larkin
‘I still hear you singing (Bundjalung land, Alstonville NSW)’
gouache on paper
73 x 154 cm

Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)

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Introducing Elena Larkin (@lennylarkin), one of our graduating Drawing MFA students, and their selected work ‘I still hear you singing (Bundjalung land, Alstonville NSW)’.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).

Elena Larkin
‘I still hear you singing (Bundjalung land, Alstonville NSW)’
gouache on paper
73 x 154 cm

Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)

Introducing James Grose (@jamescgrose), one of our graduating Drawing MFA students, and their selected work ‘‘What happened at -34.080S, 151.145E on 17 July, 2023, when the new moon rose at 06:43 and the sun rose at 06:59’.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).

James Grose
‘What happened at -34.080S, 151.145E on 17 July, 2023, when the new moon rose at 06:43 and the sun rose at 06:59’
polymer paint, gesso, watercolour, coloured pencil, graphite pencil, graphite powder, felt pen
56 x 76 cm

Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)

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Introducing James Grose (@jamescgrose), one of our graduating Drawing MFA students, and their selected work ‘‘What happened at -34.080S, 151.145E on 17 July, 2023, when the new moon rose at 06:43 and the sun rose at 06:59’.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).

James Grose
‘What happened at -34.080S, 151.145E on 17 July, 2023, when the new moon rose at 06:43 and the sun rose at 06:59’
polymer paint, gesso, watercolour, coloured pencil, graphite pencil, graphite powder, felt pen
56 x 76 cm

Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)

Introducing Ange Harry Bateman (@angebatty), one of our graduating Drawing MFA students, and their selected work “....no more under the tyranny of custom than are the birds and the foxes.”.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).

Ange Harry Bateman
"....no more under the tyranny of custom than are the birds and the foxes.”
inkjet print on Hahnemühle etching paper
84 x 59 cm
Photograph: John Dennis
Printing: Benjamin Storrier

Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)

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Introducing Ange Harry Bateman (@angebatty), one of our graduating Drawing MFA students, and their selected work “....no more under the tyranny of custom than are the birds and the foxes.”.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).

Ange Harry Bateman
"....no more under the tyranny of custom than are the birds and the foxes.”
inkjet print on Hahnemühle etching paper
84 x 59 cm
Photograph: John Dennis
Printing: Benjamin Storrier

Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)

Introducing Omi McCurdie (@omimccurdie), one of our graduating Drawing MFA students, and their selected work ‘The Ironing Woman’.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).

Omi McCurdie
‘The Ironing Woman’
single-channel HD digital video, colour, sound
21:42 minutes

Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)

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Introducing Omi McCurdie (@omimccurdie), one of our graduating Drawing MFA students, and their selected work ‘The Ironing Woman’.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).

Omi McCurdie
‘The Ironing Woman’
single-channel HD digital video, colour, sound
21:42 minutes

Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)

Introducing Ellen McCalmont (@e.s_mccalmont), one of our graduating Drawing MFA students, and their selected work ‘Sinking from life’.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).

Ellen McCalmont
‘Sinking from life’
charcoal on paper
76 x 56 cm

Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)

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Introducing Ellen McCalmont (@e.s_mccalmont), one of our graduating Drawing MFA students, and their selected work ‘Sinking from life’.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).

Ellen McCalmont
‘Sinking from life’
charcoal on paper
76 x 56 cm

Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)

Introducing Vicki Potter (@vickichristinapotter), one of our graduating Drawing MFA students, and their selected work ‘scintilla’.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).

Vicki Potter
scintilla
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
152 x 152 cm

Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)

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Western Advocate: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery to launch three new exhibitions on Saturday