Art Collective WA in Perth, Western Australia | Art gallery

Art Collective WA

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9325 7237

Address: Cathedral Square | 2/565 Hay Street Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.artcollectivewa.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Toni Wilkinson and Jo Darbyshire explore Imaginary Territories at PS Art Space for the latest exhibition by Dark Swan Exhibitions. Read more! https://artcollectivewa.com.au//toni-wilkinson-and-jo-dar/

25.01.2022 On now // Megan Kirwan-Ward, Stitchscape. The work in this luscious exhibition shows off Megans deep affinity with textiles. Silk, organza, cotton and linen fabrics are melded with owl and kestrel feathers to create distinctive artworks - exploring stitch as a mark-maker and a means to form layers of colour and texture. Opulent and sumptuous, the works seem to leap out from their frames to enthral viewers with their fine detail and composition. Catch the exhibition at our gallery in Cathedral Square until 25 July. Were open from Wednesday to Saturday!

25.01.2022 On now // Megan Kirwan-Ward, 'Stitchscape'. The work in this luscious exhibition shows off Megan's deep affinity with textiles. Silk, organza, cotton and linen fabrics are melded with owl and kestrel feathers to create distinctive artworks - exploring stitch as a mark-maker and a means to form layers of colour and texture. Opulent and sumptuous, the works seem to leap out from their frames to enthral viewers with their fine detail and composition. Catch the exhibition at our gallery in Cathedral Square until 25 July. We're open from Wednesday to Saturday!

25.01.2022 Our latest e-news is out! See our latest Stockroom highlights and find out what we're up to as the gallery reopens and our program kicks off again!

24.01.2022 Mark Tweedies alluring works on paper in our current exhibition, Historical Remnants, depict rugged and familiar locations around Albany. The raw, natural beauty of the landscape always evident, yet working in constant tension with the inherent risks of the notoriously dangerous coastline. The group exhibition also features artworks by Olga Cironis, Jo Darbyshire, Kevin Robertson, Toni Wilkinson, Tony Windberg and Sine MacPherson. Until Sat 22 August. Artwork: Mark Tweedie, Keep Well Clear of the Sea, 2020, oil and acrylic on paper, 32 x 25cm. Acquired by St John of God Health Care Collection.

24.01.2022 It's the final days to see Merrick Belyea's 'Even in Arcadia, There Am I' and Brad Rimmer's 'Nocturne'. These well-aligned exhibitions bring a focus to landscapes familiar and foreign; resplendent, yet disturbing. See the shows before they end on Saturday 10th // we're open Friday 11am to 4pm and Saturday 12 to 4pm. Or get in touch for more info. https://artcollectivewa.com.au//merrick-belyea-even-in-ar/... https://artcollectivewa.com.au/whats-/brad-rimmer-nocturne/ // #merrickbelyea #bradrimmer Cathedral Square Historic Heart. East End Perth #artistsinperth //

23.01.2022 Brad Rimmer // Nocturne on now at our gallery in Cathedral Square. At dusk the animals that inhabit the day become nervous. The fear may not be related to darkness itself but unknown dangers hidden in the darkness as the colour of day evaporates into the vague, haunting monotone of nightlight. Artwork: Brad Rimmer, Nocturne 31, archival digital print, 40 x 60cm.

23.01.2022 It's been a while since we've been able to share an install pic! We're super excited to be up and running again and onto our second set of exhibitions since ISO-times. Fab new work from the Megan Kirwan-Ward // Stitchscape show was selling to eager art lovers before it was even hung today! So good to be back in the gallery - hope to see you at our opening this Saturday 27 June. Tomorrow we install Antony Muia // Forest of Dis!

22.01.2022 Its great to see the 125 Murray project take out a gong at the recent Australian Institute of Architects (WA Chapter) Awards! Just a stones throw from our gallery space, the laneway has been enlivened by an epic wall work by Art Collective WA member Jurek Wybraniec through an innovative collaboration between COX Architecture, the Historic Heart. East End Perth and the building owner. The judges were emphatic in their commendation: "125 Murray makes a notable contribution ...to the revitalisation of the east end of Perths CBD, promoting a permeable city fabric and delivering public and commercial amenity." #publicart #cityofperth #laneway #jurekwybraniec #visitperth #artistsinperth #artcollectivewa #supportartists #artinstallation #artinpublic

22.01.2022 Is bureaucracy killing the visual arts sector? Gina Fairley reports for ArtsHub.

21.01.2022 A couple of classic works by Joanna Lamb now in our Stockroom! There are only two left of this Laminex on aluminum series - a perfect pair that we think need to find a home together! Enquire through the Stockroom section of our website, where you can also browse through more available works by the artist: https://artcollectivewa.com.au/stockroom/bottles-five-pink/

21.01.2022 Mark Tweedie's alluring works on paper in our current exhibition, Historical Remnants, depict rugged and familiar locations around Albany. The raw, natural beauty of the landscape always evident, yet working in constant tension with the inherent risks of the notoriously dangerous coastline. The group exhibition also features artworks by Olga Cironis, Jo Darbyshire, Kevin Robertson, Toni Wilkinson, Tony Windberg and Sine MacPherson. Until Sat 22 August. Artwork: Mark Tweedie, Keep Well Clear of the Sea, 2020, oil and acrylic on paper, 32 x 25cm. Acquired by St John of God Health Care Collection.

21.01.2022 Were installing new exhibitions this week by Merrick Belyea and Brad Rimmer, two artists that have each been working as practitioners in WA for over three decades. Both artists turn their attention to landscapes - familiar and foreign, evocative and intriguing. Join us for the opening this Saturday, 12 September, at our Cathedral Square gallery. All welcome, details on the links below (plan ahead to avoid roadworks on Hay Street!):... Merrick Belyea // Even in Arcadia, There Am I Brad Rimmer // Nocturne // #artcollectivewa #merrickbelyea #bradrimmer #landscapephotography #landscapepainting #australianart #visitperth //

20.01.2022 Its great to see the Dobell Drawing Prize back in action! Artist member Antony Muia was a 2008 finalist in the prestigious prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, with a fantastic work titled Girl With Dog. See what Antony has been up to since, in his incredible exhibition Forest of Dis, on now at our gallery in Cathedral Square. https://artcollectivewa.com.au/w/antony-muia-forest-of-dis/

20.01.2022 It's great to see the Dobell Drawing Prize back in action! Artist member Antony Muia was a 2008 finalist in the prestigious prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, with a fantastic work titled Girl With Dog. See what Antony has been up to since, in his incredible exhibition Forest of Dis, on now at our gallery in Cathedral Square. https://artcollectivewa.com.au/w/antony-muia-forest-of-dis/

19.01.2022 Spend some time with Felicity Johnston and Art Collector in our Stockroom!

18.01.2022 Perth already has a museum of Indigenous art and culture. With proper funding, it could be our national centre.

18.01.2022 Step inside Minaxi May's wonderful world of colour. Recent work by Minaxi available in our Stockroom ... sure to make your world brighter // https://artcollectivewa.com.au//minaxi-may-pattern-clasher/

17.01.2022 It's great to see the 125 Murray project take out a gong at the recent Australian Institute of Architects (WA Chapter) Awards! Just a stone's throw from our gallery space, the laneway has been enlivened by an epic wall work by Art Collective WA member Jurek Wybraniec through an innovative collaboration between COX Architecture, the Historic Heart. East End Perth and the building owner. The judges were emphatic in their commendation: "125 Murray makes a notable contribution ...to the revitalisation of the east end of Perths CBD, promoting a permeable city fabric and delivering public and commercial amenity." #publicart #cityofperth #laneway #jurekwybraniec #visitperth #artistsinperth #artcollectivewa #supportartists #artinstallation #artinpublic

17.01.2022 Kevin Robertson talks about our current show, Historical Remnants, in this interview for Artbeat on RTRFM 92.1

17.01.2022 It's install week at our gallery in Cathedral Square! We're excited to be putting up two new solo exhibitions by longtime contributors to WA's art network - Antony Muia and Megan Kirwan-Ward. Both artists have a strong affinity with the environment, responding to the natural world around them and investigating new interpretations of the notion of landscape through their work. The opening will take place this Saturday 27 June, from 12 to 4pm - a long art-filled day where visitors will have a chance to talk to the artists individually and soak up their multi-layered work. See you then!

17.01.2022 Work commemorating local war memorials by Kevin Robertson and Toni Wilkinson now on show in our group exhibition, Historical Remnants. Until 22 August. Kevin Robertson | Axford Park, Mount Hawthorn, 2020, oil on canvas, 90 x 90cm. Toni Wilkinson | War Memorial, 2020, archival digital print, 50 x 75cm, ed. 5.... Axford Park Kings Park and Botanic Garden #warmemorial #awmemorial #artcollectivewa #artistsinperth #australianart #toniwilkinson #kevinrobertson Cathedral Square City of Perth City of Vincent #visitperth

16.01.2022 Joanna Lamb at TarraWarra Museum of Art // view the exhibition 'Making her Mark' online.

16.01.2022 Our latest e-news is out! See our latest Stockroom highlights and find out what were up to as the gallery reopens and our program kicks off again!

16.01.2022 Step inside Minaxi Mays wonderful world of colour. Recent work by Minaxi available in our Stockroom ... sure to make your world brighter // https://artcollectivewa.com.au//minaxi-may-pattern-clasher/

16.01.2022 On Now // Historical Remnants. A group show with work by Olga Cironis, Mark Tweedie, Tony Windberg, Kevin Robertson, Jo Darbyshire, Toni Wilkinson and Sine Macpherson.

16.01.2022 Megan Kirwan-Ward // Stitchscape on now at our gallery in Cathedral Square. Megan has worked extensively in the arts for over four decades. In this exhibition, she explores stitch as a means to manipulate cloth, to connect layers of colour and patterning and to illuminate found objects. Opening hours // Weds to Fri 11am-4pm and Sat 12-4pm.

15.01.2022 So many delectable works by Robert Gear in his exhibition 339 Days, on now at our gallery in Cathedral Square ... here's just two! We're open Saturday 12 to 4pm.

15.01.2022 Install // Day 2! A great day in the gallery with Antony Muia pitching in to install his incredible exhibition, Forest of Dis. Influenced by Dantes Divine Comedy and the authors depiction of a medieval after-life, Antonys series of ink and watercolour drawings illustrate geographic locations described in both Greek and Roman mythology, and Dantes epic poem. The meticulous pen and ink illustrations were completed while meditating on similarities between the contemporary world and Dantes poetic interpretations of heaven and hell. You'll want to see this layered and thoughtful work in the flesh! Opening Saturday 27 June - Antony Muia // Forest of Dis with Megan Kirwan-Ward // Stitchscape .

15.01.2022 What does normal look like for the arts in a post-COVID19 environment?

15.01.2022 Its been a while since weve been able to share an install pic! Were super excited to be up and running again and onto our second set of exhibitions since ISO-times. Fab new work from the Megan Kirwan-Ward // Stitchscape show was selling to eager art lovers before it was even hung today! So good to be back in the gallery - hope to see you at our opening this Saturday 27 June. Tomorrow we install Antony Muia // Forest of Dis!

14.01.2022 Megan Kirwan-Ward // Stitchscape on now at our gallery in Cathedral Square. Deft stitching of silk, organza, cotton and linen provides safe haven in poetic compositions for the incorporated owl, bush turkey and kestrel feathers that she collected on country in the Kimberley, a land that she says has seeped into her whole being. There are also more of Megan's exquisite works in our Stockroom to view online or in person.... #artcollectivewa #megankirwanward #textiles #feathers #artistsinperth #supportartists

13.01.2022 It's the final week to view Robert Gear's thoughtful and engaging paintings in his current exhibition, 339 Days. There are also some sublime works in our Stockroom, like this one that was a finalist in the Hadley's Art Prize in 2018. You have until Saturday, 4pm, to view - you'll be glad you did! Also on: Jeremy Kirwan-Ward, Outscapes: Stories from the Edge. Artwork: Robert Gear, Outpost 3, oil on linen, 108 x 124cm.... // #artcollectivewa #robertgear #hadleysartprize #landscapepainting Cathedral Square Historic Heart. East End Perth #outpost //

13.01.2022 Can you help us to publish our fourth book about Western Australian artists? Join our Book Club now as we turn our focus on the incredible art of Olga Cironis for our next artist monograph. Your tax-deductible donation through the Australian Cultural Fund will be used solely for our publishing program. Read more on the link below!

13.01.2022 We're installing new exhibitions this week by Merrick Belyea and Brad Rimmer, two artists that have each been working as practitioners in WA for over three decades. Both artists turn their attention to landscapes - familiar and foreign, evocative and intriguing. Join us for the opening this Saturday, 12 September, at our Cathedral Square gallery. All welcome, details on the links below (plan ahead to avoid roadworks on Hay Street!):... Merrick Belyea // Even in Arcadia, There Am I Brad Rimmer // Nocturne // #artcollectivewa #merrickbelyea #bradrimmer #landscapephotography #landscapepainting #australianart #visitperth //

11.01.2022 Olga Cironis, as featured by John Curtin Gallery...

11.01.2022 Our next exhibitions are a wonderful pairing of two of WA's finest painters - Jeremy Kirwan-Ward and Robert Gear. Join us for the opening on Saturday 17 Oct, 2 - 4pm. Event details here:... Robert Gear // 339 Days Jeremy Kirwan-Ward // Outscapes: Stories from the Edge See more

09.01.2022 Read about us in today's Business section of The West Australian! With a great pic of Trevor Vickers, Angus, Felicity Johnston and Joanna Lamb, with artwork by Jeremy Kirwan-Ward in our Cathedral Square gallery.

09.01.2022 We loved showing Tom Freemans dreamy work at our gallery in Cathedral Square this year and it was snapped up by smart collectors, including the Murdoch University Art Collection. Get a guided tour of his process and studio in this video! New paintings are available to view on our online Stockroom too.

09.01.2022 We loved showing Tom Freeman's dreamy work at our gallery in Cathedral Square this year and it was snapped up by smart collectors, including the Murdoch University Art Collection. Get a guided tour of his process and studio in this video! New paintings are available to view on our online Stockroom too.

08.01.2022 The shades of grey that characterise Susan Roux and Paul Uhlmanns latest exhibitions at Art Collective WA feel right for these times, observes Jaimi Wright in this review for Seesaw Magazine. Exhibitions on now at our Cathedral Square gallery, Weds to Fri 11am-4pm, Sat 12-4pm.

08.01.2022 PAUL UHLMANN // Land of Smoke and SUSAN ROUX // Marking the Vanishing now on the walls at our Cathedral Square gallery. OPEN TODAY 11am - 5pm (Sat 23 May) and on until 20 June as we return to our regular opening hours, Weds to Fri, 11am-4pm; Sat 12-4pm.

07.01.2022 Antony Muia // Forest of Dis at our Cathedral Square gallery until 25 July. Open Weds to Fri, 11am-4pm and Sat 12-4pm.

07.01.2022 Our gallery is open today in Cathedral Square! On the walls - two fab solo shows by Paul Uhlmann and Susan Roux. And a Stockroom full of artworks by over 40 artists. We're open until 4pm every Saturday. Website links to view the work online: https://artcollectivewa.com.au//susan-roux-marking-the-va/ https://artcollectivewa.com.au//paul-uhlmann-land-of-smoke/

07.01.2022 Its install week at our gallery in Cathedral Square! Were excited to be putting up two new solo exhibitions by longtime contributors to WAs art network - Antony Muia and Megan Kirwan-Ward. Both artists have a strong affinity with the environment, responding to the natural world around them and investigating new interpretations of the notion of landscape through their work. The opening will take place this Saturday 27 June, from 12 to 4pm - a long art-filled day where visitors will have a chance to talk to the artists individually and soak up their multi-layered work. See you then!

07.01.2022 Merrick Belyea: Even in Arcadia, There Am I at Art Collective WA in Perth until 10 October. New review by Nyanda Smith. Trajectories of light spin through a ...gauze of foliage. Silhouetted trees precipitously edge against singular grey-blue skies. Tiers of shadowy undergrowth move and spill, signalling inscrutable biological activity. Merrick Belyeas recent paintings document pockets of remnant bushland at the fringes of Perths suburbs. An exploration of the juncture of land and sky; unifying colours tan, yellow; and a repeat symbology of motifs link these disparate landscapes. Using oil on board, sections are by turn built-up and elongated; scores formed by indents to the surface before the application of paint. In Ashfield Flats (2018) vertical lines evoke the structures of reedy, piquant swampland. View to Woodman Point (2019) takes a tree-top vantage: a thin seam of fulgent Indian Ocean just-visible through ragged contours of leaves. Four paintings, Near Gabbadah I, III, IV, and V (2019), explore compositional shifts in a coastal site an hour north of Perth, where suburbs thin to farmland. Works depict stands of Eucalypts and vegetation crowding against a high horizon; before moving to a sparse agrarian view, of lone trees and a broad sky. Belyeas appraisal draws sharp attention to temporality to landscape marked by its point in time. The title of the exhibition references a Latin phrase used since the 17th Century within artistic representation, to express a hankering for a utopia coupled with a recognition of a flawed human existence rendering the pursuit futile. The works exist as a form of reckoning, both with the past the colonial, agronomic razing of the environment; and with the future as precariously defined by our destructive epoch. As fragments of erstwhile landscape, the sites point to our implication in this loss. Beyond the potent political and psychic symbolism of the paintings, however, is a simple meditation upon the visceral present: Belyeas sensitive reading of the colour, light and atmosphere of landscape an attentive recognition of the vestige that persists, today, in spite of us. - Nyanda Smith #TheReviewBoard#artcollectivewa#merrickbelyea#artistsinperth #Art

07.01.2022 Brad Rimmers seminal photographic series, Silence: the Western Australian Wheatbelt, is explored in this video by @artgallerywa Curator Dunja Rmandic. All 30 works in this evocative series were acquired for the State Art Collection, with Robert Cook describing it at the time as 'one of the most important bodies of images about Western Australia made to date'. Editions from the series can also be found in the collections of the @nationalgalleryaus and St John of God Health Care. (Link in bio for limited edition photo book). // #CollectionMoments #AGWAContemporary #ArtCollectiveWA #BradRimmer @bradrimmer_artist @tgpublishing #wawheatbelt #westernaustralia #artcollections //

06.01.2022 'Perth already has a museum of Indigenous art and culture. With proper funding, it could be our national centre.'

05.01.2022 Ready for our openings on Saturday, 2-4pm. Merrick Belyea // Even in Arcadia, There Am I Brad Rimmer // Nocturne The shows are stunning.

03.01.2022 Jurek Wybraniec at Lost Eden Creative.

03.01.2022 'The shades of grey that characterise Susan Roux and Paul Uhlmann's latest exhibitions at Art Collective WA feel right for these times', observes Jaimi Wright in this review for Seesaw Magazine. Exhibitions on now at our Cathedral Square gallery, Weds to Fri 11am-4pm, Sat 12-4pm.

03.01.2022 What does 'normal' look like for the arts in a post-COVID19 environment?

03.01.2022 Spend some time with Kevin Robertson in his studio as he opens up the door to give us a personal tour. Find out more about his work and see great images on our website: https://artcollectivewa.com.au/artists/kevin-robertson/

03.01.2022 Our new project with Cathedral Square sees Jennifer Cochrane's Impossible Shadows brightening up the vista!

01.01.2022 Opening on Saturday 1 August at our gallery in Cathedral Square is a special group show // Historical Remnants. The exhibition reflects on the way that landscapes, places, objects and markers can be memorialised in our collective memories. Featuring work by Olga Cironis, Jo Darbyshire, Kevin Robertson, Toni Wilkinson, Tony Windberg, Mark Tweedie and Sine MacPherson (image pictured: Parkeyerring Lake, 2013, oil on canvas, 52 x 73cm). Looking forward to welcoming guests to the show, 2-4pm.

01.01.2022 Brad Rimmer // Nocturne on now at our gallery in Cathedral Square. 'At dusk the animals that inhabit the day become nervous. The fear may not be related to darkness itself but unknown dangers hidden in the darkness as the colour of day evaporates into the vague, haunting monotone of nightlight.' Artwork: Brad Rimmer, Nocturne 31, archival digital print, 40 x 60cm.