I am incredibly humbled to announce that my work ‘Lensed’ has been selected as a Finalist in the Lethbridge Gallery 20000 small scale art awards for 2021. You can check out the cohort of Finalists HERE as well as see my work in the flesh at Lethbridge’s Paddington Gallery from 18 – 26 June.
My work ‘Forty Two’ is part of Adelaide’s 100 BUCKS X RUNNIN Exhibition which opens tonight from 7pm – 10pm at:
Erb’n’flo Coffee & Breakfast Bar
153 Sturt Street, Adelaide, SA
All works will be for sale at $100.00 per work. Artists received a 30 x 30cm wooden template board (pictured above) to uniquely customise with their own style and technique.
Be there tonight to snap up some very excellent, affordable art. You can also check out past entries of this group exhibition at @100bucksandrunnin on Instagram.
I am one of the artists who will exhibiting as part of Beinart Gallery’s group exhibition Antipodes 2021, which is a huge honour and very exciting indeed. My work ‘clearfacepic’ will be included amongst the exhibited works from the Australian cohort of artists being shown.
“Antipodes 2021 is a group exhibition of Australian artists, opening at Beinart Gallery’s new location, 307 Victoria St, Brunswick. There is perhaps no more fitting way for the gallery to celebrate its new home than to host an exhibition of new works by exceptional artists who call Australia home.
This exhibition will run from February 28th to March 21st and will coincide with Annie Montgomerie’s show, Railing Latchers, and Erik Thor Sandberg’s show, What Follows.” – Beinart Gallery Blog.
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My work ‘HAMMRAISER’ has been selected as a Finalist in Stanthorpe Regional Gallery Art Prize – a real honour. The Prize, rescheduled from last year, will hold its Award Ceremony on Friday the 19th of February via their Facebook Page. Please check their Page for details on how to book tickets to view the physical exhibition if you are able to do so.
From the Opening Night Event Page via Facebook: Please note that due to COVID restrictions, we are limited to a certain number of people within the gallery at any one time. We have set times for gallery tours, please choose a time for your tour of the exhibition during checkout. Tours available at 5 pm, 5:45 pm & 6:30 pm. The awards ceremony will begin after 7:30 pm. We will also be live streaming this event. Works may be purchased after the awards announcements.
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I am incredibly humbled to announce that my work ‘clearfacepic’ has been selected as a Finalist in the Lethbridge Gallery 20000 small scale art awards for 2020. You can check out the cohort of Finalists HERE as well as see my work in the flesh at Lethbridge’s Paddington Gallery from 18 – 27 June.
| Invitation Come and visit the exhibition showing from: 18 – 27 June 2020 136 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington QLD 4064 We are pleased to announce we are expanding the exhibition to two venues, including Latrobe Artspace (the former Percolator Gallery), right next door to Lethbridge Gallery. Distancing rules will apply. |
The Collie Art Gallery has once again launched one of regional Australia’s richest art prizes, following the success of the inaugural 2018 edition, which drew more than 500 entries nationally and attracted hundreds of visitors to the town.
https://www.collieartgallery.org.au/collie-art-prize/
I am so thrilled that my self-portrait, ‘Mitcham Shops Is Burning Down’ is a finalist in this year’s Collie Art Prize, which this year has the theme of ‘Identity’. The exhibition opens Friday the 29th of February from 6pm – 8pm and runs til the 5th of April.
‘TIFF #2 ‘ will be featured as part of the Brisbane contingency of the art prize’s exhibitions, which are mounted in Sydney and Brisbane as well as online. See exhibition details below:
The Lethbridge 2000
27 June – 6 July 2019
7/11 Wambool Street, Bulimba QLD
To purchase this work and view the rest of the finalists click HERE.
Artists working from their imagination tend to wrestle with ideas and feelings located on a subconscious level. Consequently, Imagined (2019) is an exhibition that explores the work of fifteen artists’ who create work from their imaginings. Interspersed with varying subject matters, each artist plumbs the depths of their imagination as well as providing a glimpse into their creative trajectory. Overall, the exhibited works cast a curious eye on our world providing viewers with new perspectives. – Contemporary Art Awards
The Contemporary Arts Awards present
‘Imagined’
When: 2 June – 30th June
Where: Available to view here.
Exhibiting artists: Tom Christophersen, Michael Dyson, Paul Hagan, Hugh Kerr, Daniel Kneebone, Guillermo Jackson, Susannah Paterson, Beatrice Prost, Ruby Purple, Geoffrey Rose, Helen Shadforth, Michael Simms, Lauri Smith, Paris Tremayne and Michelle Webb.
‘Himeros’ framed archival prints available here.
Opening in May, Tom’s portrait ‘Dear Daphne’ will be exhibited as part of Beautiful Bizarre’s group exhibition ‘Gaia Reborn: A Future Utopia’, at URBAN NATION in Berlin, Germany on the 11 May, 2019. You can read more about the exhibition below:
Read more →After curating seven exhibitions in Australia, Japan, and the USA, I am thrilled beyond words to be working with Yasha Young, Executive Director of the Urban Nation Museum of Urban Art in Berlin, to bring you something truly special. This exhibition will include the work of over 50 of the world’s best contemporary figurative artists, working across genres and mediums, whom will individually and collectively bring to life an incredibly important theme – the conservation of our planet. We are currently living through a new mass extinction event the ‘Holocene extinction’, which tragically is entirely due to humanity’s affect on the earth and environment. The exhibition’s theme Gaia Reborn: A Future Utopia aims to inspire society to once again see, appreciate, and care for the natural world. The time for change is now – before it is too late!
Danijela Krha Purssey, Editor-In-Chief, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
I am so honoured that my portrait of Michael Simms, ‘Purge.EXE’ has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Contemporary Art Awards, based in Brisbane, Australia. An online exhibition of the finalists will run from 11th Jan. – 11th June which you can check out here: https://www.contemporaryartawards.com/
Overall, the online 2019 Finalist Exhibition showcases diverse mediums and subject matters providing a snapshot of contemporary art from emerging artists.
2019 Contemporary Art Awards Media Release
You can view ‘Purge.EXE’ in Tom’s Portfolio here.
