Exhibitions

Burning of the Woman - Alexis Costello - Tao Gallery

BURNING OF THE WOMAN – ALEXIS COSTELLO. Official Function Friday 24th March 6pm

Burning of the Woman – Alexis Costello

BURNING OF THE WOMAN

ALEXIS COSTELLO

Alexis lives in Bondi, Sydney and is mum to two girls.
After studying drama in London and performing on stage and in film she travelled Italy for several months falling deeply in love with the culture, language and art. 
In her paintings, Alexis explores the complexities of being a woman and a mother, drawing influence from Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo and Turkish painter Hulya Ozdemir amongst others. 
 
Using bright, bold acrylic colours on large-scale canvases, she examines themes of postnatal depression, and the relentless demands of mothering that coincide with the intensely profound love we feel for our children.
Her exhibition, Burning of the Woman, although explicit with themes of motherhood also explores femininity in greater depth. It’s a celebration of what it is to be inside a woman’s body, exploring sensuality, romantic love, friendship and relationship with self. 
 
Alexis would be honoured to have you join her on Friday the 24th of March at the Tap Gallery, 1/259 Riley street in Surry Hills
6 – 8 pm for the reception of ‘Burning Of The Woman’ 

Burning of the Woman - Alexis Costello - Tap Gallery Painting of female nude and male figure on blue background with yellow daisies

Instagram: @alexiscostelloartis * alexiscostello.com.

Burning of the Woman – Alexis Costello

TAP Gallery: Web: tapgallery.org.au * Youtube: youtube.com/tapgallerysydney
Instagram: instagram.com/tapgallery and #tapgallery
Email: info@tapgallery.org.au * Tel: 0400610440 .
Level 1, 259 Riley St, Surry Hills NSW 2010

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International Women's Day Art Prize TAP Gallery

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ART PRIZE – Wednesday 8th March 6pm

International Women’s Day Art Prize * TAP Gallery

International Women's Day Art Prize - TAP Gallery

International Women’s Day Art Prize

Proudly supported by the Chair of Women on Boards, Ruth Medd

OPEN TO ALL FEMALE ARTISTS

PRESENTATION WED 8 MARCH, 6 PM

Artist’s Talk Sunday 12th March 3 pm

WINNING ARTIST:   ANDREA MILLER WITH ALL WOMEN ARE WONDERWOMEN

Exhibiting in any medium presented in the week of
International Women’s Day (8 March) every year

The Prize was established by Ruth Medd, Chair of Women on Boards, and Lesley Dimmick, manager of TAP Gallery to identify and assist emerging female artists to achieve recognition and success.

Call for entries

In 2023 we will celebrate the 14th year of the prize inviting works in any medium.
No registration is required.
Artists will need to deliver their work and artist’s statement (not compulsory) to TAP Gallery by 6th March between 12 and 6pm.
Exhibition runs until 12th March.</p >

International Women’s Day Art Prize * TAP Gallery

TAP Gallery: Web: tapgallery.org.au * Youtube: youtube.com/tapgallerysydney
Instagram: instagram.com/tapgallery and #tapgallery
Email: info@tapgallery.org.au * Tel: 0400610440 .
Level 1, 259 Riley St, Surry Hills NSW 2010

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Group Show - The Art of the Horse - Tap Gallery

Group Show – THE ART OF THE HORSE – Drinks with the artists Thursday 1st June 6pm

Group Show -The Art of the Horse
Group Show - The Art of the Horse - TAP Gallery painting of horse and rider

Inviting artists to submit artworks
celebrating the horse.
Drinks Thursday 1st June, 6pm
Entry $25/Work. Deliver artworks by 28th May to Tap Gallery.

Group Show -The Art of the Horse

TAP Gallery: Web: tapgallery.org.au * Youtube: youtube.com/tapgallerysydney
Instagram: instagram.com/tapgallery and #tapgallery
Email: info@tapgallery.org.au * Tel: 0400610440 .
Level 1, 259 Riley St, Surry Hills NSW 2010

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Homo-sexual Gatsby Lim XYZ Tap Gallery

HOMO-SEXUAL

Homo-sexual Gatsby Lim XYZ

HOMO-SEXUAL

An exhibition of works that celebrates homosexuality as an enduring part of human culture. Using oblique perspectives to capture male desires, Sam Gatsby Lim and XYZ bridge the valorising of men as well as darker elements of gay men’s sexual lives. This exhibition is an opportunity to explore contemporary male homosexuality and ideas around men looking at other men. 

XYZ:

Homo-sexual Gatsby Lim XYZ Tap Gallery
XYZ is a visual artist whose practice has focussed on the various facets that create our identity. He uses photography, college and colour to explore abstract ideas. His passion for homosexuality is personal. XYZ is a meat eater and a scorpio.

GATSBY LIM:

Homo-sexual Gatsby Lim XYZ Tap Gallery
Gatsby is a Cambodian-Australian visual artist and kink educator. His work in photography and performance challenge conventional notions of beauty, intimacy and the queer male body. Drawing from the interpersonal to capture moments of emotion. Working in liminal space between documentary photography and composed, the images are created both by and for the artist. 
Gatsby shows a selection of digital photographic prints and Instant film that are captured in medias res. The images are an artifact of the complicit experiences made with the men in the images. The expression of love, lust and the ineffable usually only seen behind closed doors…

Homo-sexual Gatsby Lim, XYZ

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Franc Hancock – Sydney World Pride ’23 Meet the artist Tuesday 14 Feb 6pm. Floor talk Sat 18th Feb 3-5pm

Franc Hancock – Sydney World Pride

MEET THE ARTIST TUESDAY 14TH FEBRUARY AT 6PM

FLOOR TALK SATURDAY 18 FEB 3-5PM

Franc Hancock Sydney World Pride
My large scale Ink Works on Paper are created outdoors on the ground and utilise wind and water in their creation. I use Sumi Ink which is an ancient Asian medium made from lamp soot. The paper is immersed in water and areas are lifted free to apply the ink. The images created partially mirror the ground beneath so the works become a documentation of place as well as time. The works are created from multiple layers of ink and there can be up to fifty layers of ink in areas. Despite the highly decorative surface I produce I am a minimalist choosing to remove my ‘hand’ from the creation. I do not directly touch the paper relying on wind to deposit the ink. Sumi Ink has inherent abilities and each work aims to display the dynamics of the ink rather than my hand.
Until my 50’s I worked in horticulture and landscaping. Health issues lead me to a career change and I went through the TAFE system to achieve my Fine Arts Diploma in 2009. Since then I have exhibited in the Regional Gallery circuit in NSW.

Franc Hancock Sydney World Pride

Franc Hancock – Sydney World Pride 2023

TAP Gallery: Web: tapgallery.org.au * Youtube: youtube.com/tapgallerysydney
Instagram: instagram.com/tapgallery and #tapgallery
Email: info@tapgallery.org.au * Tel: 0400610440 .
Level 1, 259 Riley St, Surry Hills NSW 2010

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