Double the love on Inside Gold Coast website this week… A wonderful interview with Terri Lew on life, art and all things 19 Karen – ‘Terri Lew’. And a fantastic article – ‘Five Reasons Locals Love Mermaid Beach’ – featuring us, our neighbours ‘The Borrowed Nursery’, ‘Little Mermaid’, the Squid Meat Disco at ‘Apres Surf’ and the night markets […]
Last month, Megan Puls was selected as one of the seven ceramic Australian artist’s to represent Australia in the “Omnus Terra” exhibition at Gallery 114 in Portland, Oregon. Her works were exhibited alongside seven ceramic American artists representing the United States. All of her ceramic pieces sold at this international exhibition (except for one).
For the promotion of her upcoming group exhibition at The Rabbit Hole Gallery in Perth, Ariel Katzir featured in an online article to discuss big, lips, movement, art as therapy and the new exhibition ‘The Other Side’. Click here for the full article.
Our talented artist Helen Oprey has been selected as a finalist in the Wyndham Art Prize 2017 for her painting “Life Is Like a Bowl of Fruit”. Congratulations, Helen!
Exclusive to Gold Coast City Gallery, Signs of the Time is an exhibition of street art by world-renowned, national and local artists. This Gallery-curated exhibition features an impressive selection of artwork from both private collections and newly commissioned artwork. Including urban artist Johnny Romeo, the exhibition explores how street art reflects our society, times and culture.
“My art career started later than many artists. There wasn’t an opportunity for me to attend an art school or work in a creative industry, I did however love and cherish my art practice throughout all my schooling.” Sally Paxton recently shared her story about being a painter with Local Story Space – a blog […]
Helen Oprey, Australian artist who likes to paint the colourful, the thoughtful and the wacky and has recently been featured in the FEB/MARCH edition of HIGHLIFE Magazine.
Latvian contemporary ceramics duo Skuja Braden’s showcase exhibition at Panevezys Civic Art Gallery. People say that one can find great miracles in the most unexpected of places. In the northeastern region of Lithuania, far from its center, is an important international crossroads connecting Eastern and Western Europe, known as the Hanseatic line. Panevezys Civic Art Gallery lies […]
Melissa Hartley’s beautiful work ‘The Empress’ has been selected as a finalist in the 2017 North Sydney Art Prize. Well done! Acrylic on gesso board, 46 x 61 cm
Mellissa Read-Devine’s beautiful still life won a first prize in contemporary section at Ryde Art Society 56th Art Exhibition. This paining is acquired by her sponsor Hyecorp Property Group. Congratulations, Mellissa!
We are in the social pages of the Gold Coast Bulletin. Some of the lovely faces at the October opening night. 🙂
Petra Reece has been selected as a finalist in the Len Fox Art Prize, held in Castlemaine gallery, with her beautiful painting called ‘Work Day (Dawn)’
Petra Reece’s received the Highly Commended Prize for my painting ‘The House II’ in the Albany Art Prize 2016. This piece was one of the 30 paintings that were chosen as finalists from all Australia.
Check out the amazing interview Gallery Director Terri Lew has done with Widewalls. Read it HERE.
Congratulations to Esther Erlich – a finalist in the prestigious Kilgour Prize 2016 for her work ‘Ben”.
Congratulations Megan Puls. Highly Commended at 2016 Siliceous Awards for Ceramic Excellence with ceramic Arts Queensland.
Inside Gold Coast have come up with a wonderful list of 11 activities to feel like a local on the Gold Coast. Strolling the Village Markets, throwing down a blanket on Burleigh Hill, climbing Mount Warning.. And feasting your eyes on the art at 19 Karen. Read the whole list here.
Helen Oprey has done it again! She has been selected as a finalist in Pirtek Still Life Prize 2016 at Bowral Art Gallery for her painting ‘Purple Vase’.
On the South Perth foreshore at the Mends Street Promenade you will find a new piece of public art. Created by Western Australian artist Amanda Shelsher, the artwork, titled ‘Resonance’ was modelled on three swan feathers, cast in bronze, and stands up to 1.9 metres high. The three Swan feathers are spiritual reminders of the […]
Congratulations to Petra Reece on being selected as a finalist in the Albany Art Prize with a painting called ‘The House II’. Rumour has it that only 30 artists are in the finalists and were selected from all over Australia. Well done, Petra!
What a busy artist! Congratulations to Helen Oprey – who is also a finalist in the Goulburn Art Prize with her work – ‘Gone Fishing’.
Congratulation to Skuja Braden for receiving the Jurors Personal Commendation from the European Keramika Westerwald Prize. “Personal Commendations of jurors: Dr. Alexander Clear commended two lush baroque decorated vase forms of Lettin Inguna Skuja, born in 1965, and the American Melissa Braden, born 1968. “Flocked Vase” and “Harvest Vase” playing with the contrast of kitsch […]
Congratulations to Helen Oprey. She won Highly Commended in The Women’s Art Prize 2016 – hosted by the City of Ryde – for her work – ‘Waiting’.
Johnny Romeo produced an amazing series of works – ‘The Great Lawyers’ – for Wyndham Lawyers in Sydney. The works hang proudly in the Wyndham offices and feature strongly on the company’s website. Click HERE to see more.
Congratulations to Mellissa Read-Devine. Her work ‘Puparazzi’ has won best in Show at the Hunter Valley Grammar School Art Prize.
Images from the Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach of our HAPPY International Group Exhibition.
Let’s get HAPPY. Our exciting upcoming group show – HAPPY – has been featured on beautiful.bizarre.
A big thank you to Widewalls for featuring our upcoming group show – HAPPY. Read all about the exhibition here.
Melissa Harltey’s beautiful painting “Fleurs sombres” is a finalist in the Kirribillli Art Prize. Congratulations, Melissa!
This year has been, so far, a big year for local Gold Coast emerging artist, Go Suga! Japanese born is entering as many art prize competitions as are available to him and so far he has been selected as a finalist for Noosa Art Award 2016 and Stanthorpe Art Festival. Go was the winner of […]
In 2015, the Gold Coast Film Festival worked closely with SWELL Sculpture Festival to commission a local artist to design the new Chauvel Award. The design represents how the Australian landscape and, in particular, the Gold Coast hinterland, can influence and reflect a creative journey. Following a complex selection process, Gold Coast based artist LEISA RUSSELL […]
Go Suga has been featured in an article on AGDA’s (Australian Graphic Design Association) website – Spotlight on Queensland Creatives. Read the article HERE
Great article on Skount on Whatsgood. Whatsgood. is an online video magazine and creative-brand agency that aims to discover new music, art and streetwear brands – the people behind these stories and what they have to say. Read the story HERE.
Go Suga’s piece ‘INORI’ has been selected as a finalist at this year’s Moreton Bay Art Award. Well done, Go!
Congratulations to Mellissa Read-Devine! She has won 1st prize in the Still Life Section at the Sydney Royal Easter Show for her work – ‘The Collection’.
‘Marina Gonzalez Meditative Abstraction Coming to Gold Coast Gallery 19 Karen’ Marina Gonzalez Eme’s debut show at 19 Karen – Blank – has been featured on WIDEWALLS website. Read all about it HERE
‘Aussie artist’s star attraction’ “Artists have become the new athletes and entertainers…’ Johnny Romeo featured in The West Australian – TODAY section (Page 3) on March 21st 2016
Johnny Romeo has been featured in the ‘Hot List’ in The Guide – The Sunday Times, Perth with his latest exhibition being described as ‘this technicolour exploration of modern culture is a feast for the senses.’
‘Love is in the air as joyful art captures your heart.’ Talk of Love – Janine Daddo’s debut show at 19 Karen has featured in The Sun newspaper (Wednesday March 9). Article written by Marina Saint Martin.
Johnny Romeo has been featured in the latest issue of Artist Profile Magazine. An amazing in-depth interview with Johnny can be found on page 102 – 105 of Issue 34
The lovely people at Inside Gold Coast have featured 19 Karen in their latest blog about the Gold Coast Art Scene. Thank you for the visit! Thank you for the mention. Read all about it here.
If you are in Barcelona this month, make sure you head along to Espronceda Center for Art and Culture where 19 Karen artist Remy Uno is participating in an exciting exhibition. ‘The Way You Move’ Remy Uno and Manuel O.Leyva Curated by Valentina Casacchia Espronceda Center for Art and Culture Carrer D’Espronceda 326 nave 4,5 […]
His solo show might not be until October, but Jason Bryant is already hard at work… And he has promised to send us through images as he works on the pieces for this show. Have a look at his first work in progress.
Congratulations to Helen Oprey who has been selected as a finalist in the 2015 Contemporary Art Awards. The winners will be announced on 23rd January.
SKOUNT’s amazing street work has featured in TF Magazine (TattooFest) in Poland. Skount has works on walls all around the world – from Europe to Indonesia and even Israel and he added to his Australian collection on his last trip here – to promote his solo show at 19 Karen – Projections:Internal Latent – with […]
Johnny Romeo featured on the FRONT COVER of this month’s issue of UK based THE SUBLIME ZINE. Great article on Johnny Romeo and his work on pages 22-31
Big thank you to QT for featuring Terri Lew on their blog – Read all about ‘The Face Behind 19 Karen’ right here.
