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Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Address: Deakin University Art Gallery, Building FA, Burwood Campus 3125 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 Deakin Art Collection in focus. Today our Art Collection Officer, Claire Muir, looks at a painting by Margaret Ackland called Run, which was acquired by Deakin University in 2008. Margaret Ackland is a graduate of the National Art School in Sydney (1973-76) and has participated in over 30 solo and group exhibitions during her career. She has been shortlisted multiple times for several of Australia’s major art prizes, including the Archibald Portrait Prize, the Portia Geach Po...rtrait Prize and the Blake Prize for Religious Art. Her most recent exhibition called Social Distancing was held online through Flinders Lane Gallery (16th April - 4th July 2020). Run is an example of Ackland’s garment portraits, where she presents still life objects as moving, three-dimensional, animated forms. The ethereal nature of the see-through plastic raincoat captures the movement and personality of its wearer, and yet the coat’s owner remains absent and invisible. Image caption: Margaret Ackland, Run 2008, oil on linen, 150 x 140cm, Deakin University Art Collection, Purchase 2008. Image copyright and courtesy of the artist and Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne. @margaret_ackland_ @flinderslanegallery #art #deakin #art #artwork #art #artaustralia #artmelbourne #melbourne #australiagram #artmuseums #art #artmuseum #artgallery #gallery #artexhibition #contemporaryart #contemporary #museum #deakinartsed #museumfromhome #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #uama

23.01.2022 Deakin Art Collection in focus. Today our Art Collection Officer, Claire Muir, looks at a print by Victorian artist Rona Green titled ‘Dutch,’ which was acquired by Deakin University in 2010. Rona Green studied art at La Trobe University, the Victorian College of the Arts and most recently at Monash University, where she completed a Master of Fine Art (2012). She has exhibited extensively in solo, group and award exhibitions since 1997.... Green’s acclaimed prints have employed most of the printmaking mediums relief prints, etchings, linocuts, screenprints, lithographs and digital printmaking. Her subjects include zombies, misfits and tattooed animal figures, all inspired by her interest in science fiction, horror films, Egyptian art, domestic animals, tattooing traditions and subcultures. These creatures appear in her work with varying degrees of pathos and humour, but always with affection, as she explores the concepts of individuality, identity and the body. ‘Dutch’ was included in the 2010 Deakin University Art Gallery exhibition of Green’s works, entitled ‘Rona Green: Prints and Poppets 2000-2010.’ This print depicts a tattooed rabbit staring confidently at the viewer, as if daring anyone to challenge their right to self-expression. Green presents an individual comfortable in their own skin, unafraid and unashamed to be who they want to be. Image caption: Rona Green, ‘Dutch’ (2009), linocut, watercolour and ink, Deakin University Art Collection, Purchase, 2010. Image copyright and courtesy of the artist and Australian Galleries, Beaver Galleries, Penny Contemporary and Solander Gallery, NZ. @ronagreenart @australiangalleries @beavergalleries @pennycontemporary @solandergallery #art #deakin #artwork #artaustralia #artmelbourne #artmuseums #artmuseum #artgallery #contemporaryart #museum #deakinartsed #museumfromhome #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #uama

21.01.2022 The catalogue to the wonderful exhibition ‘Echo Chambers: Art and Endless Reflections’ curated by James Lynch is now available online. The exhibition looked at the nature of image making and all things mirror and reflective forms. It featured the work of Australian artists: Ian Burn, Chris Bond, Leslie Eastman, Yanni Florence, Dale Frank, Carlo Golin, Gian Manik, Justine Khamara, Kent Morris, Vincent Pirruccio, Nike Savvas, Ebony Truscott, Linda Tegg, Lyndal Walker and Meng-Y...u Yan. issuu.com/deakinadvancementcomms @chrisbond_art @eastman.leslie @yanniflorence @dalefrankstudio @carlogolin @gian_manik @jkhamara @kent_morris_artrist #nikesavvas @ebony_truscott #lindategg @lyndalwalker @mengyu.yan Image: Meng-Yu Yan ‘new moon cleanse II’ 2018 framed digital print on Ilford gold mono Deakin University Art Collection image courtesy of the artist and Dominik Mersch, Sydney

21.01.2022 Stunning portrait of @deakinuniversity Honorary Associate Professor Dr John Sherwood by @anne_wines_artist #Repost @anne_wines_artist with @make_repost My painting, ‘A Man of Science’ is a tribute to John Sherwood for a life of dedication to Science, the environment and Deakin University and the Warrnambool community. You can look at the Portraits and vote for the People’s Choice award by scrolling through the artworks at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020warrnibalds

20.01.2022 #Repost @deakinphotography with @make_repost 2020 Vision is a collection of works produced by the graduating photography class of 2020 at Deakin University. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year's exhibition will be hosted via a virtual gallery. Family, friends and others in the community are welcome to attend our opening night, in which we will discuss and display our works online, and officially launch the exhibition for public viewing.... A link to the virtual gallery will be made available on the date of the event. @deakinartsed #deakin #deakinuniversity #deakinphotography #2020vision #photography #photographer #graduateexhibition #graduateprofile #graduateshow #isolation #covid19 #curfew #stage4 #stage3 #portraitphotography #landscapephotography #stilllifephotography #productphotography #identity #mentalhealth #melbourne #geelong #victoria #australia See more

20.01.2022 We are excited to announce that Deakin University Art Gallery is re-opening on Wednesday 10 February 2021 launching with a new exhibition ‘Venetian Blind’ withmore details to follow soon. We look forward to welcoming you back! ... COVID Safe Measures We can assure visitors that we are committed to protecting the health of our visitors and staff and are implementing a range of hygiene and physical distancing measures in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Victorian Government. Visitors are asked to use the QR technology provided to record their attendance in the gallery space and we will be providing hand sanitiser at the entry point. To reduce the need for staff to share workstations we have introduced a temporary change to our opening hours. The Gallery will be open in the morning from10 am to 12.30 pmand then in the afternoon from1.30 pm to 4 pm, Tuesday to Friday. To stay in touch with information about the 2021 Program and the Deakin University Art Collection, please visit deakin.edu.au/art-collectionor stay in touch via our social media. To find out more about how Deakin is keeping campus visitors safe here deakin.edu.au/covidsafe Image: Sandy GIBBS, Jondi KEANE and Patrick POUND The Spacer2019 digital video of public actions in Venice and courtesy of the artists

17.01.2022 #Repost @deakinartgallery with @make_repost Reopening this morning at 10 am we look forward to seeing you soon Venetian Blind 10 February - 26 March 2021... This exhibition revisits the international art project that featured over twenty-four Australian and New Zealand artists at the Palazzo Bembo, European Cultural Centre in conjunction with the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. Developed by the Public Art Commission at Deakin UniversityVenetian Blinddisplays new artwork commissions developed by teams of artists working in-situ and responding to one of six provocations. Each team was invited to make a site-based, or performative intervention into the city while engaging with a unique aspect of Venetian history. Curated by Professor David Cross and Associate Professor Cameron Bishop, Deakin University. Exhibition design by Associate Professor Meghan Kelly. Please note new gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday 10am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 4.00pm To celebrate the exhibition please join us for an in-conversation webinar with Professor David Cross and Associate Professor Cameron Bishop, School of Communication and Creative Arts. Wednesday 10 March 2021 5pm - 6pm email [email protected] to register COVID SAFE MEASURES We can assure visitors that we are committed to protecting the health of our visitors and staff and are implementing a range of hygiene and physical distancing measures in accordance withthe guidelines issued by the Victorian Government. Visitors are asked to use the QR technology provided to record their attendance in the gallery space and are reminded that current Victorian guidelines are that face masks must be worn when in indoor spaces (other than private residences). In addition to these measures we will be providing hand sanitiser at the entry point. EXHIBITION VENUE Deakin University Art Gallery Melbourne Burwood Campus, Building FA 221 Burwood Highway Burwood VIC 3125 Tuesday Friday 10am 12.30pm and 1.30pm 4.00pm For information visit deakin.edu.au/art-collection/ Image: Sandy GIBBS, Jondi KEANE and Patrick POUND The Spacer 2019 (detail) digital video of public actions in Venice image copyright and courtesy of the artists

16.01.2022 Join us 5 pm Wednesday 10 March for an in-conversation webinar on our current exhibition Venetian Blind. Registration is essential link in bio and more details are on our website. During the webinar exhibition curators Associate Professor Cameron Bishop and Professor David Cross from the School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University will discuss the exhibition and the impact of undertaking this major collaborative project that featured over twenty-four Australi...an and New Zealand artists at the Palazzo Bembo, European Cultural Centre held in conjunction with the 58thVenice Biennale in 2019. We hope to see you there! Image caption: Exhibition curators Associate Professor Cameron Bishop and Professor David Cross from the School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University, images supplied by curators. @deakinartsed @venetian_blind #art#deakin#art#artwork#art#artaustralia#artmelbourne#melbourne#artmuseums#art#artmuseum#artgallery#gallery#contemporaryart#contemporary#museum#deakinartsed#venetianblind #publicartcommissiondeakinuniversity #venicebiennale2019 #eccvenice #AustralianPublicGalleries #uama

13.01.2022 #Repost @deakindance with @make_repost Short performance by @millard.olivia as part of the @venetian_blind exhibition at @deakinartgallery

09.01.2022 Deakin Art Collection in focus. Today we look at an assemblage artwork titled Black blue bundle 2018 by visual artist Rox De Luca, acquired from the 2018 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award. Originally from Melbourne, De Luca is now based in Bondi Beach, Sydney. De Luca is known for her use of found plastics. She creates sculptural forms from waste that she collects washed up on local beaches during her daily walks. By taking something that is discarded an...d using it to create a revered object De Luca draws attention to the critical issue of plastic pollution of our oceans and fragile marine environments. As she explains in her artist statement, My works are made out of plastic shards and remnants that flourish on my local beaches, Bondi and Rose Bay. Sometimes I use seemingly pristine single-use industrial plastics. Fastidiously made like jewellery, I seek to draw attention to the serious global issue of plastic waste that our species generates daily. Image caption: Rox de Luca, Black blue bundle 2018, Found plastic, wire, 40cm x 40cm x 23cm dimensions variable, Deakin University Art Collection, Purchase, 2018. Image copyright and courtesy of the artist. Photography Simon Peter Fox. #art #deakin #art #artwork #art #artaustralia #artmelbourne #melbourne #australiagram #artmuseums #art #artmuseum #artgallery #gallery #artexhibition #contemporaryart #contemporary #museum #deakinartsed #museumfromhome #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #uama @roxdeluca See more

09.01.2022 Announcing our first exhibition for 2021 Venetian Blind 10 February - 26 March 2021 This exhibition revisits the international art project that featured over twenty-four Australian and New Zealand artists at the Palazzo Bembo, European Cultural Centre in conjunction with the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. Developed by the Public Art Commission at Deakin UniversityVenetian Blinddisplays new artwork commissions developed by teams of artists working in-situ and responding to on...e of six provocations. Each team was invited to make a site-based, or performative intervention into the city while engaging with a unique aspect of Venetian history. Curated by Professor David Cross and Associate Professor Cameron Bishop, Deakin University. Exhibition design by Associate Professor Meghan Kelly. Please note new gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday 10am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 4.00pm To celebrate the exhibition please join us for an in-conversation webinar with Professor David Cross and Associate Professor Cameron Bishop, School of Communication and Creative Arts. Wednesday 10 March 2021 5pm - 6pm email [email protected] to register COVID SAFE MEASURES We can assure visitors that we are committed to protecting the health of our visitors and staff and are implementing a range of hygiene and physical distancing measures in accordance withthe guidelines issued by the Victorian Government. Visitors are asked to use the QR technology provided to record their attendance in the gallery space and are reminded that current Victorian guidelines are that face masks must be worn when in indoor spaces (other than private residences). In addition to these measures we will be providing hand sanitiser at the entry point. EXHIBITION VENUE Deakin University Art Gallery Melbourne Burwood Campus, Building FA 221 Burwood Highway Burwood VIC 3125 Tuesday Friday 10am 12.30pm and 1.30pm 4.00pm For information visit deakin.edu.au/art-collection/ Image: Sandy GIBBS, Jondi KEANE and Patrick POUND The Spacer 2019 (detail) digital video of public actions in Venice image copyright and courtesy of the artists

08.01.2022 Deakin Art Collection in focus. Today we look at a work called Arcade Plaza Wall 2019 by Elyss McCleary, purchased for the Deakin University Art Collection last year. As explained by our Curator James Lynch, Elyss McCleary is an emerging artist based in Melbourne known for her abstract paintings, which are based on drawn observations of spaces and objects. He goes on to explain, Arcade Plaza Wall 2019 was first exhibited with a suite of paintings as part of a pop up exhibit...ion installed in an abandoned warehouse in inner Melbourne. In this context, the scumbled mark making and dry painted surfaces of McCleary’s painting integrated seamlessly with the deteriorating interiors of the building. McCleary paints in a lyrical manner with the periphery of the canvas in mind, feeling around the surroundings, in-front and behind to locate her compositions. She orchestrates her gestural physical activities as moving meditations that are simultaneously fast, slow, soft, hard and unyielding. Fleeting feelings are captured and memorialized and the resultant effects create a curious circularity where one can no longer clearly demarcate where gestures and archetypal forms start and end, overlap and merge. Image caption: Elyss McCleary, Arcade Plaza Wall 2019, oil on canvas, 137.5 x 122.5 x 2cm, Deakin University Art Collection, Purchase, 2019. Image copyright and courtesy of the artist and Tristian Koenig Gallery, Melbourne. #art #deakin #art #artwork #art #artaustralia #artmelbourne #melbourne #australiagram #artmuseums #art #artmuseum #artgallery #gallery #artexhibition #contemporaryart #contemporary #museum #deakinartsed #museumfromhome #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #uama @elyss_mccleary @tristiankarlkoenig See more

07.01.2022 #Repost @deakinphotography with @make_repost 2020 VISION ~ GRAD SHOW OPENING NIGHT This evening (13th of October) at 6:30PM we will be virtually hosting our graduate show opening via Zoom. If you are wanting to attend this event please register with the link in our bio. After registering you will receive a confirmation email with the information to connect.... We look forward to sharing our work with you and celebrating an extraordinary year of study. See you @ 6:30PM tonight! @deakinartsed #deakin #deakinuniversity #deakinphotography #2020vision #photography #photographer #graduateexhibition #graduateprofile #graduateshow #isolation #covid19 #curfew #stage4 #stage3 #portraitphotography #landscapephotography #stilllifephotography #productphotography #identity #mentalhealth #melbourne #geelong #victoria #australia

05.01.2022 Deakin Art Collection in focus. Today we look at an iconic photographic artwork by Laurie Wilson from 1974 called Dog Rocks. As explained by our Curator, James Lynch, artist and photographer Laurie Wilson grew up in Geelong West. He left school at a young age and worked as a farm hand before becoming an assistant at the John Lockwood photographic studios in Ryrie Street Geelong. Wilson then worked as a projectionist at the Corio cinema where he met his wife Gwen Lorna Thoma...s. Together they opened a commercial photography studio in Moorabool Street (1945) taking portraits and documenting weddings and debutante balls. After a serious illness they were forced to close the studio in 1965 and upon retirement Wilson focused on his artistic ambitions. Over the next decade Wilson documented the surrounding landscapes of Geelong that he knew and loved. The Dog Rocks series of silver gelatin photographic prints were taken around Fyansford and captured the fleeting sense of time passing against the ancient natural order of the world. It has been said that Wilson lived with serious illness throughout the 70s and knew of his own mortality. In these images he presents the power of the landscape with a heightened drama and foreboding, and with a palpable sense of emotional crisis. One of these images was the only Australian photograph selected in 1975 for the international exhibition The Land, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In 1979, Deakin University purchased an entire series of the prints and after Wilson’s death in 1980, the NGV published a small catalogue on his works by the then Curator of Photography Jennie Boddington. Works from the Dog Rocks series were acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the Biblioteque National, Paris, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Image caption: Laurie Wilson, Dog Rocks 1974 (reprinted 1979) (detail), silver gelatin print, Deakin University Art Collection, Purchase, 1979. Image copyright and courtesy of the artist’s estate. #art #deakin #art #artwork #art #artaustralia #artmelbourne #melbourne #australiagram #artmuseums #art #artmuseum #artgallery #gallery #pgavgalleries #museumfromhome

04.01.2022 Deakin Art Collection in focus. Today we look at a stunning sculpture by Adrian Mauriks. Adrian Mauriks was a well-known sculptor based in Victoria, who had a long affiliation with Deakin University. Former Acting Manager Victor Griss curated an exhibition of his works in 2007 called ‘Installations, Images in the Mirror’, at the ICON Museum of Art (now Deakin University Art Gallery). Mauriks was also a finalist in the 2009 ‘Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Awa...rd’. The sculpture ‘Strange Fruit’ gifted to Deakin University earlier this year and it was recently installed at the Melbourne Burwood Campus. Created in 2010, it was exhibited in the same year at the ‘McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award’, Langwarrin, Victoria. When describing the work, Mauriks said, A chapter in the history of the world. Genetically altered forms that resemble living organisms. The forms are part of an intimate landscape experience. An inspired desire to capture something of a living presence. Mauriks’ early works were darker, welded steel pieces, but over time his work gradually evolved into the organic, glistening forms that he is recognised for today. His shiny white installations became well-known features at the Docklands precinct, Melbourne and on the highway to Geelong. Some of his last works were steel constructs painted stunning ultra-saturate blue. Deakin is privileged to have examples of these works as well as other earlier pieces in the collection. Adrian Mauriks sadly passed away earlier this year, he was a talented sculptor who will be deeply missed. His legacy will live on in his beautiful works and we thank him and his family, for the generous gifts he made to the Deakin University Art Collection. We are privileged to be able to display his works at Deakin and are excited to share some images of ‘Strange Fruit’ with you today. Image caption Adrian Mauriks, ‘Strange Fruit 2010’, painted epoxy resin, 235 x 700 x 200cm. Deakin University Art Collection. Gift of the artist, 2020. Photography and video by Simon Peter Fox. Image courtesy the artist. @adrianmauriks #art #deakin #art #artwork #artaustralia #artmelbourne #melbourne #art #artmuseum

02.01.2022 We recently heard the sad news that artist Max Dimmack has passed away. Max was known as a progressive educator, artist and author. He held positions such as Head of Visual Arts at Coburg State Teachers College, and he was one of the foundation lecturers at Burwood Teachers College, an antecedent institution of Deakin University. Max was born in Adelaide in 1922 and upon relocating to Melbourne completed his secondary education at Northcote High School. Max served in World Wa...r II in the Signals Corps and saw heavy fighting in Borneo. His experience of war had a profound affect upon his life and on his return from war studied painting at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne under Alan Warren, graduating in 1949. As well as becoming a gifted modern artist, Max was an influential educator and he advocated for advancing visual arts in the Victorian school curriculum. Whilst a lecturer in art at the Burwood Teachers College, Max designed illustrations for the official college emblem used on the college badge and the foundation year uniform. He also, importantly, helped to establish the art collection. He wrote several books including volumes on the work of artists Noel Counihan and Clifford Last. Max’s painting Dark Conifers, 2013 was donated by the 1954 Foundation Year Students to the Deakin University Art Collection in 2014 in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Burwood Teachers College. From the Teachers College emblem is the Latin motto: Animum Cultum Parabo - I shall lay the foundation of a well-trained mind. Vale Max Dimmack, thank you for your legacy. Image caption: Max Dimmack, Dark Conifers, 2013 (detail), oil on board, Deakin University Art Collection, Donated to the University Art Collection by the Burwood Teachers College, 1954 Foundation Year students. Image courtesy the artist. #art #deakin #art #artwork #artaustralia #artmelbourne #melbourne

02.01.2022 Deakin Art Collection in focus. Today we look at a neon work by Jon Campbell on display at Deakin University Burwood Library. Born in Northern Ireland in 1961 and arriving in Australia three years later, Jon Campbell is considered to be one of Australia’s foremost artists. His works have been described as a fusion between rock and roll and impressions of working class Australian suburbia. Taking inspiration from the everyday world, Campbell delights in highlighting the often... contradictory and subjective nature of language. Jon Campbell began exhibiting neon works in 2002 focusing on the phonetic nature and often incorrect usage of words in the Australian vernacular. Throughout this period, Campbell was experimenting with several forms of media such as laser cut acrylic and vinyl banners aiming to turn text into the physical, and with his neon works, into a sculptural form. The neon work ‘just sing what you feel’ (2013) was part of an exhibition of the same name shown as part of the public programs at the NGV and was then included in an exhibition at the former ‘Kalimanrawlins Gallery’ in South Yarra. The artwork is pictured in situ on the third floor of the Deakin University Library at the Melbourne Burwood Campus. It has become a much-loved feature of the library space. Image caption: Jon Campbell, ‘just sing what you feel 2013’, mixed media and neon, 52 x 438 x 8cm. Deakin University Art Collection. Purchase, 2013. Image courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney. Photography Simon Peter Fox. #art #deakin #art #artwork #art #artaustralia #artmelbourne #melbourne #australiagram #artmuseums #art #artmuseum #artgallery #gallery #artexhibition #contemporaryart #contemporary #museum #deakinartsed #museumfromhome #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #uama See more

01.01.2022 It is with profound sadness that we acknowledge the passing of artist John Nixon. Our team had the privilege of working closely with John recently on the exhibition ‘Studio Pottery from the John Nixon Collection’ which was curated by James Lynch in collaboration with John, and shown at the Deakin University Art Gallery at the Burwood campus in 2018. The exhibition went on to have a second life as part of ‘Collector/Collected’ in 2019 at SAM. It celebrated John’s comprehens...ive collection of early Australian studio pottery that he had spent over 15 years accumulating. John had a long association with Deakin and presented the solo exhibition ‘Tableaux’ at University Gallery in 1991. One of Australia’s most high-profile artists leading debates around abstraction, modernism and the local context, he will be deeply missed. We pass on our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues and take a moment to honour the contribution of this talented, extraordinary and generous man. Vale John Image caption: John Nixon, Self-Portrait (Non Objective Composition) 1985, oil, enamel and tin plate on canvas board, 76 x 61cm. Purchase, 1991. Image copyright and courtesy of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne. Pictured in situ at the Deakin Geelong Waterfront Campus, Library reading area. #art #deakin #artaustralia #artmelbourne #melbourne #artmuseums #art #artmuseum #artgallery #gallery #contemporaryart #contemporary #museum #PGAVgalleries #AustralianPublicGalleries #uama