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6 Mini Solo Shows – May – Opening Night

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1st June, 2021

What a fantastic night! Thank you to everyone who celebrated the opening of ‘6 Mini Solo Shows’ featuring: Alison Mooney Amanda Shelsher Angie Goto Glendon Cordell Johnny Romeo Miss Moresby Music by: DJ Tasha Lohan

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22nd September, 2020

Thank you to everyone who celebrated the opening of Britty Em’s Solo Exhibition ‘Birds of A Feather’ on September 19th, 2020. Thank you to the students of Emmanuel College for the wonderful music and Lilicious Catering for the delicious food.

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18th December, 2019

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Hot Summers Night Opening Night at The Sofitel, Broadbeach. With live music by the Koi Boys, fine food, wine and a beautiful selection of art, a fantastic night was had by all.

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Antonyo Marest, art opening, Jisbar, Music, Opening Night
22nd October, 2019

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Opening Night of Jisbar and Antonyo Marest’s shows. What a fantastic night! It also featured live painting by Jisbar and Antonyo with the artwork being auctioned off on the night. Art, fun, music, great company and conversation. Thank you to all who came along to a truly […]

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Antonyo Marest, Jisbar, Sofitel Gold Coast, Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach
22nd October, 2019

On Friday 11th October we celebrated the unveiling of Antonyo Marest’s new mural at Room 81, Sofitel Gold Coast and Jisbar custom painted a selection of the guests bags and shirts, as we enjoyed a beautiful dinner for a small group of clients and friends at the newly renovated Room 81 at Sofitel Gold Coast […]

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5th September, 2019

All the socials from opening night can be found on the ‘Indulge – eat.live.play’ website. Click HERE to see them.

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19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Events, original artwork, Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach
26th June, 2019

All the photos from La Nuit by Sofitel – a celebration of art and culture and our new partnership with the Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach. A fantastic evening at the beautiful Sofitel, surrounded by amazing people, great food, a cocktail or two and of course the beautiful art by our 19 Karen artists. Many thanks […]

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Art exhibitions, art opening, Johnny Romeo, Opening Night, Pop Art
11th June, 2019

We celebrated the opening of Johnny Romeo’s new show – DREAM-LAND – with an intimate dinner at the gallery and an artist talk by Johnny.

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19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Alison Mooney, Angie Goto, art exhibition, Art Show, Australian Artists, contemporary art, Opening Night, Solo Exhibition
29th August, 2018

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening night of Angie and Alison’s debut 19 Karen solo shows. What an amazing night! Music by The James Street Preachers. Catering by Lilicious Catering

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19 Karen artist, AM DeBrincat, Art gallery, Art Show, Halogen Venus, Mixed media, painting
15th May, 2018

What a great afternoon. Big thanks to everyone who joined us for such a wonderful afternoon as we celebrated the opening of AM DeBrincat’s new show – Halogen Venus. Thank you Lilicious Catering for the amazing food. AM’s show will run until 9th June.

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environment, gola hundun, Opening Night, Solo Show, urban art
31st March, 2018

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening night of Gola Hundun’s debut Australian solo show. What a fantastic night! Amazing art, Gola there to welcome everyone and talk about his art, beautiful music by local Jackson James Smith and delicious catering by Lilicious Catering. Gola’s debut Australian show – ‘7.6 Billion And […]

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art opening, Art Show, Dan Withey, Helen Holmes, Leisa Russell, Music, Opening Night, Patrick McMahon
25th October, 2017

Despite the rain, it was an amazing night! A big thank you to everyone who braved the weather, came along and made it such a success. Fun times, great tunes, delicious food and amazing art. Solo Shows by: Dan Withey – The day the world was ok Helen Holmes – ‘Knock Knock’ Who’s There? […]

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19 Karen, Art gallery, art opening, Megan Puls, Mellissa Read-Devine, sally paxton, The James Street Preachers
13th September, 2017

Oh what a night! Great food, friends, music and AMAZING art. A big thank you to everyone who came along to our opening night and helped make it so much fun. Solo Shows by: Mellissa Read-Devine – Verdance Sally Paxton – Colours of the Spirit Megan Puls – Mangrove Music by: The James Street […]

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art opening, Go Suga, Peter-John de Villiers, Ryuzo Kojima, Sacha Beverley
10th May, 2017

What a night! Opening night of our May Exhibition was a great success! Celebrating the opening of 4 shows: Go Suga (Gold Coast) – Time Traveller Sacha Beverley (Gold Coast) – Make A Wish Ryuzo Kojima (Japan) – Living With Nature Peter-John de Villiers (Norway) – Domestica Entertainment by: Jackson James Smith

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art opening, Art Show, beautiful.bizarre, exhibition opening, Opening Night
22nd March, 2017

What a night! Opening night of our first show of the year was a fantastic event. Bitter|Sweet – An International Group Exhibition – curated by beautiful.bizarre Magazine – featuring 23 exciting contemporary creatives from the world over. Music from The James Street Preachers.

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art exhibition, Art Show, beautiful.bizarre
22nd March, 2017

Installation photos from our latest International Group Exhibition – Bitter|Sweet – curated by beautiful.bizarre Magazine. Exhibition runs until 29th April 2017. Exhibiting Artists: Alexandra Levasseur, Crystal Morey, Edith Lebeau, Emilio Villalba, Erika Sanada, Ewa Pronczuk-Kuziak, Harold Munoz, Hieu Nguyen, Julie Filipenko, Kazuhiro Hori, Kildren, Kirsten Stingle, Lisa King, Marie Larkin, Margarita Sampson, Mahlimae, Pamela Wilson, Pippa McManus, Rebecca Leveille, Sarah […]

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art opening, Melissa Hartley, Richard Denny, Solo Exhibition, yosi messiah
30th November, 2016

What a night! A few photos from our November opening night. A big thank you to all who attended.

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Gold Coast, Opening Night, The Weekend Edition
27th October, 2016

Have a look at the wonderful photos from our opening night – all thanks to The Weekend Edition – Gold Coast. See them here.

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12th October, 2016

All the excitement of opening night of our October Show. Click ‘READ MORE’ to see bigger images.

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Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur networking, Gallery Hire, Spring Fling, StartUp Creative
2nd September, 2016

Startup Creative for the second year in a row hosted Spring Fling Entrepreneur Networking events at our gallery. Young entrepreneurs who were eager to listen and learn how to success in business came along and enjoyed the night.

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Art Show, HAPPY, Opening Night, Sofitel Gold Coast
17th May, 2016

What a night! Thank you to all the AMAZING people who came along to our opening night of HAPPY! A fantastic evening, in a fantastic venue.

Images from the Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach of our HAPPY International Group Exhibition.

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Janine Daddo, Marina Gonzalez Eme, Roy B Wilkins, Roy Wilkins, The James Street Preachers
22nd March, 2016

What a night! Have a look at some of the photos from our opening night. Solo shows by: Janine Daddo – Talk Of Love Marina Gonzalez Eme – Blank Roy B Wilkins – Face2Face Entertainment by: The James Street Preachers

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Abstracted Still Life, Carolyn O'Neill, Johnny Romeo, POP Life, Projections : Internal Latent, Skount
24th November, 2015

Opening night of our November exhibition. Solo shows by- Johnny Romeo – POP Life Carolyn O’Neill – Abstracted Still Life Skount – Projections : Internal Latent Music by : The James Street Preachers

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Children Of The Tribe, Peony Swimwear, Spring Fling, StartUp Creative, The Village Markets, Violet Gray
3rd October, 2015

On Thursday 1st October, 19 Karen played host to Spring Fling – An Entrepreneur Networking Evening – hosted by StartUp Creative and The Village Markets and featuring inspirational talks with Alex Olsen (Violet Gray), Becky Jack (Peony Swimwear) and Emma McClean (Children Of The Tribe). Live music by Ondre Solien.

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19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Australian Artists, ben sheers, Exhibition, jessica watts, Opening Night, petra reece
1st October, 2015

Opening Night of our September exhibition. Featuring solo shows by Ben Sheers – ‘Night’, Jessica Watts – ‘Debutante’ and Petra Reece – ‘In Search Of Light’. With guest speaker, Richard Blundell – artist and teacher at Griffith University – Queensland College of Art. With all 3 artists in attendance, it was a fantastic evening at 19 […]

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Australian Artists, Guim Tio Zarraluki, International Artists, Leisa Russell, Michaela Kloeckner, Midge Johansen, Opening Night, Patrick Oudin, SEXY Group Show, Skuja Braden, Solo Exhibitions
19th July, 2015

Solo shows by Guim Tió Zarraluki, Elisa Pettenon and Patrick Oudin Guim Tió Zarraluki – ‘Pallete People’ Elisa Pettenon – ‘White Night’ Patrick Oudin – ‘Retrospective’ ‘Sexy’ ceramics expose featuring Leisa Russell, Michaela Kloeckner, Midge Johansen and Skuja Braden What a night. With 6 of our exhibiting artists in attendance, it was a great night – […]

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17th March, 2015

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Australian Artists, Helen Holmes, Jared Fountain, Melissa Hartley, Opening Night, Solo Exhibitions, yosi messiah
15th March, 2015

Solo shows by Melissa Hartley, Helen Holmes, Jared Fountain and Yosi Messiah Melissa Hartley – ‘The Tarnished Hour’ Helen Holmes – ‘Keeping Good Company’ Jared Fountain – ‘The Velvet Revolution’ Yosi Messiah – ‘Just Paradise’ The opening night was a great success with a huge crowd! All 4 artists were there to meet and talk about […]

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International Artists, Opening Night, Peter Nowotny, R.Nicholas Kuszyk, RROBOTS, Solo Exhibitions
22nd February, 2015

Solo shows by Peter Nowotny and R.Nicholas Kuszyk Peter Nowotny – ‘Reflection Ornaments and the Spirit of Gold Coast’ R.Nicholas Kuszyk – ‘Wave Rave’ Despite the crazy weather that was being thrown at us, the opening night was an amazing success with many art lovers braving the elements to come along and meet Nick, and […]

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Agostino, International Artist, Match Mismatch, Opening Night, Solo Exhibition
17th November, 2014

Solo shows by Agostino Iacurci and Richard Blundell Agostino Iacurci – ‘Match Mismatch’ Richard Blundell – Mini Solo show This was a show so big we had 2 openings! Saturday was our grand opening night, with Richard Blundell from Queensland College of Art as our guest speaker and DJ BRCKS providing the entertainment, and all 4 […]

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Australian Artists, Dan Withey, International Artists, Leigh Pearson, Opening Night, Solo Exhibitions, TOGETHER Group Show
20th September, 2014

Solo shows by Dan Withey and Leigh Pearson Dan Withey – ‘Influx’ Leigh Pearson – ‘Anew’ Group show – ‘Together’ – curated by Patrick Oudin Featuring: Didier Bled, Gregory Bled, Guy Fontdeville, Hugue Renck, Jacque Etienne, Jean-Pierre Rousset, Jonathen Morisset, Martine Itasse, Patricia Nikdad, Patrick Oudin and Xavier de Kepper What an amazing night! We […]

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art exhibition, contemporary art, Contemporary Design, Opening Night
16th August, 2014

Today’s Ways Design + exploration + technology + thinking & the Gold Coast On Saturday 16th August, 19 Karen in conjunction with Griffith University – Queensland College of Art, brought together some of the most innovative and creative local designers and photographers to showcase and celebrate design, exploration, technology, manufacturing and thinking on the Gold […]

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Anne Smerdon, australian artist, Gallery Supper
28th June, 2014

The first in our series of Artist Dinners Guest artist – Anne Smerdon Catering by Fingers and Bones 19 Karen in conjunction with creative caterers Fingers and Bones presented the first in our serious of Artist Dinners featuring the lovely Anne Smerdon as our guest artist. In a wonderful evening of art, music and delicious […]

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Ice Cold Milk, Opening Night, Photography, Photography Exhibition
20th June, 2014

‘Ice Cold Milk’ – a photography exhibition by Luke G On Friday 20th June, ‘Ice Cold Milk’ – a photography exhibition by Luke G opened at 19 Karen.

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Auguste Blackman, Australian Artists, Hugh Ford, Leisa Russell, Opening Night, Ray paul, Solo Exhibitions
1st March, 2014

Solo shows by Auguste Blackman, Hugh Ford, Leisa Russell and Ray Paul Auguste Blackman – ‘Floral Tribute’ Hugh Ford – ‘Nostalgic for Now’ Leisa Russell – ‘Tactile Fusion’ Ray Paul – ‘Juicy Fruit’

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1st February, 2014

We were honoured to be visited by the State Minister for Science, IT, Innovations and the Arts – Ian Walker MP and Member for Mermaid Beach – Ray Stevens MP.

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Australian Artists, Esther Erlich, Johnny Romeo, Michaela Kloeckner, Opening Night, Richard Denny
9th November, 2013

Solo shows by Esther Erlich, Johnny Romeo, Richard Denny and Michaela Kloeckner Esther Erlich – ‘Fahrenheit’ Johnny Romeo – ‘POPism – The Andy Warhol Show’ Richard Denny – ‘The Description’ Michaela Kloeckner – ‘Love, Eat and Play’ Photography: Kylie Cox and Mark Bermingham

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Clare Toms, Mark Warren, Mellissa Read-Devine, Opening Night, Will Duncan
5th October, 2013

Solo shows by Clare Toms, Mark Warren, Mellissa Read-Devine and Will Duncan Clare Toms – ‘Guise’ Mark Warren – ‘Rhythm’ Mellissa Read-Devine – ‘Sanctuary’ Will Duncan – ‘Wizzards’ Photography: Kylie Cox and Laura Rodriguez Castro

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Australian Artists, Carole King, Guim Tio Zarraluki, International Artists, Opening Night, Rebecca Murphy, Sarah Beetson, Solo Exhibitions
31st August, 2013

Solo shows by Carole King, Guim Tió Zarraluki, Jacqui Doran and Sarah Beetson Carole King – ‘Water World’ Guim Tió Zarraluki Jacqui Doran – ‘Blood & Bone’ Sarah Beetson – ‘All of the Places that I have Lived’ Photography: Kylie Cox, Laura Rodriguez Castro and Mark Bermingham

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Festival Preview, Sculpture Festival, Swell, Swell Sculpture Festival
17th August, 2013

On 15th August, 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace played host to the media call and preview event for the 2013 Swell Sculpture Festival. Dignitaries, artists and special guests gathered for a special question session with some of the artists involved in this years festival, plus an overview of what to expect from this years spectacular.

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Amanda Shelsher, Anne Smerdon, Australian Artists, International Artists, Jacqui Doran, Jennifer Mondfrans, Opening Night, Solo Exhibitions
11th May, 2013

Solo shows by Amanda Shelsher, Anne Smerdon, Jacqui Doran and Jennifer Mondfrans Amanda Shelsher – ‘Nature, Nurture Anne Smerdon – ‘Wild Horses’ Jacqui Doran – ‘Wild Things’ and Jennifer Mondfrans – ‘At Least I have You to Rememeber Me’ Photography: Laura Rodriquez Castro, Kylie Cox and Mark Bermingham

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Art gallery, Gallery Hire, Wedding, Wedding Reception
27th April, 2013

Kellie and Ryan’s Wedding Reception What a wedding that was!!! Kellie and Ryan got married and had their reception at 19 Karen on the 27th of April 2013. They had the best time with friends and family (as you can see in the photos). A lot of dancing and drinking went on but everyone behaved […]

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Australian Artists, Claudio Ethos, Dan Withey, David Green, International Artists, Opening Night, Solo Exhibitions
31st March, 2013

Solo shows by Claudio Ethos, Dan Withey and David Green Claudio Ethos – ‘Nostalgia’ Dan Withey – ‘Happiness Inc.’ and David Green – ‘Reason Suspended’ Photography: Mark Bermingham

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Artist Talk, australian artist, Kate McCarthy, Solo Exhibition
24th February, 2013

Tasmania-based artist Kate McCarthy presented an artist talk at Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach’s Room81 on Sunday 24 February. In conjunction with her solo show, ‘A mon tour – Koolamara’, Kate shared an insight into various aspects of her arts practice, including; inspiration and themes, work processes, education and training. Photography: Kylie Cox