Congratulation to 1st Prize judges Choice: Michelle Downing & 1st Prize People’s Choice: Tanya Sobiesiak
1st Prize FREEDOM 2012 goes to Michelle Downing Titled ‘Emannuel’ 1st Prize people’s Choice goes to Tanya Sobiesiak titled ‘Le Touiriste’ see below. TAP GALLERY present Freedom “People’s Choice” exhibition January 2012 TAP Gallery, one of Sydney’s most innovative galleries,is staging for the 16th year, the ‘FREEDOM’ Human Rights Exhibition to highlight the...
WOB International Women’s Day Art Prize Tuesday 6 March 6-8pm
Press Release March 2012 TAP GALLERY & WOMEN ON BOARDS PRESENTS The INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ART PRIZE & FESTIVAL in conjunction with International Women’s Day 2012 from 6th – 14th March 2012 Opening night Tuesday 6th March 7pm at TAP Gallery The ”WOMEN ON BOARDS” International Women’s Day Art Prize, running in conjunction with International Women’s Day...
Love Postcode 2010: mobile phone photos of Darlo & Surry Hills, Sunday 29 January, 3-5 pm
TAP Gallery in conjunction with the Oxford Arts Festival, proudly presents this fascinating look into Sydney’s “Cultural Quarter”, as described by Clover Moore in her vision of Sydney as a “City of Villages”. Opening: Sunday 29 January 2012, 3-5 pm (exhibition on view for the month of February) Where: Vientiane Restaurant / Gallery How...
Aek Phakiti 20 – 26 February
(Aek Phakiti, “The Giant Cock”, 2011, oil on canvas, 100 cm x100cm) 20-26 February 2012 This exhibition is a showcase of Aek Phakiti’s eclectic range of oil paintings on canvases. His art has been commended as vibrant, bold and simultaneously diverse. His art includes a series of landscapes, seascapes, portraits and still life. Aek incorporates...
Tue 21st FEBRUARY 6-8PM Queer
Renowned photographic partenership Christine and Len bring the heart and soul of Queer Sydney centre stage during the the Sydney Mardi Gras 2012, with a delectable selection of stunning nudes, portraits and interpretative collaborative artworks. TAP Gallery 20 February to the 4th March 2012. Opening 21st February 2012 6 – 8 pm with a performance...
Wed 22nd FEBRUARY 6PM Ken always does as he’s told. Images by Gary Dunne.
Photographic images by Gary Dunne. “When I whinged I couldn’t find male models without attitude issues to pose for a gay anthology cover, a friend’s daughter said. ‘You can borrow my Kens. They always do as they’re told.’” -A proudly gay contribution to Sydney Mardi Gras 2012.
Tue 28th FEBRUARY 6PM This is my story, what’s yours? Image by Miguel Castro
More than the techniques in paper cutting, this year’s theme from Miguel Castro focuses on thoughts that provokes one’s conciousness. Such themes lead you to look into your own inner thoughts- what you believe in, aspire for, stand for, hope for, what tests your morals, spirituality, and belief. Miguel moves forward by incorporating colour into...
Tue 28th FEBRUARY 6-8PM Nine lives
As the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras reinvents itself for a new era, a fitting exhibition timed to coincide with the climax of Sydney’s premiere festival is on at Tap Gallery.“Nine Lives” contains works on paper by three artists: a gay man – John Douglas, a lesbian – Donna Malone, and a heterosexual man...
Sharyne Jewell paintings opening Tuesday 13th March 6-8pm
Sharyne Jewell (nee Doughty) is a Sydney based artist with a BFA from RMIT where she majored in Painting and Film Making (animation). She has a background in dance and currently works as a fitness instructor. Her paintings fall into two distinct categories: her relationship with the external world, and that of people in her...
Sharyne Jewell (nee Doughty) is a Sydney based artist with a BFA from RMIT where she majored in Painting and Film Making (animation). She has a background in dance and currently works as a fitness instructor. Her paintings fall into two distinct categories: her relationship with the external world, and that of people in her...
Mon 27th FEBRUARY 7-9PM Burly Beary Beefy Blokes
Peter Skirrow is recognised across the globe fro his unique & skilled drawings & watercolours of the male nude from the BEAR CULTURE The love and admiration for the more hairy heavily built male is the subject of Peter Skirrow’s latest exhibition BurlyBearyBeefyBlokes. His more recent work shows a return to his passionate portrayal...
Pyrmont Art Prize Sunday 20 May 2012 in conjunction with the Mudgee Food & Wine Fair
Now a regular part of the inner city art calendar, The sixth Annual Pyrmont Art Festival will be held on Sunday 20th May 2012 on the Harbour foreshore at Pirrama Park in Pyrmont from 10am. The Festival to be opened by the Lord Mayor at 11am at the former Water Police site, with a glorious...
Jose Harrera paintings 12-18 March
With a new series of paintings that employ vivid acrylics, pastels as well as gold leaf collage, Jose Herrera captures the deluded sensibilities of carnal narcissism and a denial of the HIV virus that nearly took the artist’s life. A cartoon of ego, vanity and Catholic guilt as well as a spirit of machismo derived from Herrera’s Spanish...
A Dingo Ate My Baby. A new exhibition exploring the myths around Azaria Chamberlain. Feb 20-26. meet the artists Friday 24th 6-8pm
Exhibition title: A Dingo Ate My Baby. A new exhibition exploring the myths around Azaria Chamberlain. Blurb: A Dingo Ate My Baby seeks to put to rest the myriad of myths and rumours surrounding the Azaria Chamberlain case from the night of the attack to its exploitation in popular culture. This is a story about...
‘Queer’ photographic exhibition by Christine & Len 20 February – 4 March
Tue 21st FEBRUARY 6-8PM Queer Renowned photographic partenership Christine and Len bring the heart and soul of Queer Sydney centre stage during the the Sydney Mardi Gras 2012, with a delectable selection of stunning nudes, portraits and interpretative collaborative artworks. TAP Gallery 20 February to the 4th March 2012. Opening Tuesday 21st February 2012 6...
