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Paul Ferman Photography Exhibition – SHELTER

9 February 2010 – 6 March 2010 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Paul Ferman, born in Germany of English parents, migrated to Australia in the 1950′s and has been a regular exhibitor in Australia and Europe since 1994.

Ferman won both the Ulrick – Schubert Photographic Award and the Pat Corrigan Acquisitive Award CCP Melbourne, 2007.

Paul Fermans’ new exhibition at King Street Gallery on William, titled “Shelter”, is a series of photographic work taken in Japan and positioned under major capital city freeways and bridges.

For more info on this exhibition and more check out the King Street Gallery website.

carriageARTworks is a FREE annual event, celebrating artwork and art culture from Sydney’s city fringe. The exhibition will feature work on canvas, sculpture, photography, mixed media, video art, performance art and textiles.

25 March 2010 – 24 April 2010 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

CarriageWorks, 245 Wilson Street Eveleigh

For more info see the carriageARTworks webpage

Gazing at the Contemporary World: Japanese Photography from the 1970s

Featuring 76 photographs by 23 internationally renowned Japanese photographers, this exhibition is a panoramic view of Japan’s changing landscape since the 1970s. Curated by Rei Masuda, Chief Curator of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, this exhibition is currently on an international tour.

22 February 2010 – 4 March 2010 Monday – Friday & Saturday 27 Feb 11am – 4pm

Venue – Japan Foundation Gallery

Level 1, Chifley Plaza,
2 Chifley Square
Sydney 2000
Phone: 02 8239 0055

My recent trip to Canberra unfortunately didn’t allow much extra time for gallery hopping but generally there’s always a show or two worth checking out. With very little time to spare, my first port of call is The National Portrait Gallery

On 11 September to 15 November 2009, Portraits + Architecture seems like a cool concept for a show. Here’s what the curator had to say about it.

“The National Portrait Gallery exhibition Portraits + Architecture is an experiment. The participants have been asked to think about their creative practice in a new way. The exhibition explores the relationship between creative thinking and identity and incorporates new photographic portraits of creative individuals and groups.

The exhibition presents the work of seven leading Australian architect teams with commissioned photographic portraits by seven Australian photographers. The architect teams are known for their contemporary and highly distinctive work. They have made significant contributions to Australian architecture and design culture. The photographers work across a spectrum of fine art, commercial, and design practice and have produced bold and original photographic portraits for the exhibition.” – curator Christopher Chapman

Also hosted by the NPG is the forthcoming National Photographic Portrait Prize, which this year is offering an amazing $25,000 prize for the winner. This contest is fast becoming the Archibald Prize of photography.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 Call for Entries

The National Portrait Gallery invites all Australian residents to enter the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2010. The exhibition will be displayed in the National Portrait Gallery building from 19 February to 26 April 2010 and will subsequently tour to a select number of Australian capital cities and regional centres. The Prize is an annual event intended to promote the very best in contemporary photographic portraiture by both professional and aspiring Australian photographers. Entries close 1 November 2009.

With the generous support of Visa, the National Portrait Gallery is offering a prize of $25,000 for the most outstanding photographic portrait.

Start planning your portraits and remember. “You’ll never never know, if you never never go!”

Entry fee is $25 p/entry

by Daniel Linnet