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23.01.2022 ARTIST: Esther Shalev-Gerz (Paris) The Shadow 2018 Permanent installation, 24,000 three-shade concrete pavers, 100 25m Esther Shalev-Gerz’s The Shadow is a...n enormous work, a silhouette, a to-scale image of the shadow of a giant fir tree laid out in black and grey pavers on University Commons Plaza at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, which is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people. It is a paradoxical artwork in more than one sense. While monumental in scale, it lacks a monumental presence as it is literally embedded in the paving stones. It is walked on, not gazed up at. Probably for the most part, people are unaware of its overall shape; rather they are inside the piece, seeing a partial pattern. In spite of being almost one hundred metres long, it does not call much attention to itself. The Shadow is neither an object, nor a picture of one. Instead, it represents the shadow cast by an object. Because a shadow is a drawing made by light (or the blocking of light), Shalev-Gerz advances the idea that it is a photograph and treats the plaza pavers as pixels. It calls attention to the ground as it involves the body of the viewer. It is simple but also elusive, as it is hard to grasp the entire image unless seen from above. In an elegiac way, The Shadow evokes the forest that no longer stands on the campus. We are, after all, as Shalev-Gerz notes, still surrounded by trees. But these mighty creatures have largely been felled with no thought to what might happen after they are gone. They are the basis of a resource-extraction industry, which has accompanied the colonial appropriation of the land. The giant firs are not extinct, but fully grown firs are rare when they were once ubiquitous. British Columbia (could you dream up a more colonial name?) is no longer known as the Brazil of the North. But the damage to the old forests has been extensive and furthermore largely a matter of political indifference. The Shadow is not cast by a living tree. Is it cast by the memory of a tree that once stood in this plaza? Or by the historical forces that removed that tree? The Shadow asks us to think about where we are in relation to something like a Douglas fir, or the memory of one. As a result, we begin to encounter an economy which the tree can’t escape. That is unless we do. The Shadow was commissioned with support from the Burrard Arts Foundation, Rick Erickson and Donna Partridge, Brigitte and Henning Freybe, Phil Lind, the Morris and Helen Belkin Foundation, the Rennie Foundation and UBC’s Matching Fund for Outdoor Art through Infrastructure Impact Charges. Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at University of British Columbia VIA : https://slash-paris.com//e/esther-shalev-gerz-the-shadow-1 Studio Shalev-Gerz, 2018 photo: Hassan El Sherbiny

23.01.2022 Katherine Boland_Fire Flower # 2 #contemporaryart #australianart #sapphirecoastnsw #bushfiresaustralia #resilience #renewal #seartsmicrogrants #bvrg #regionalartsfund #NAVA www.katherineboland.com.au

22.01.2022 I am thrilled to have my Fire Flower paintings included in THE FIRST AFFORDABLE ONLINE ART FAIR. Australian gallery, Manyung Gallery will be exhibiting my work amongst a stellar roster of 50 hand-picked galleries from 15 countries, presenting an exciting collection of best-selling artists and new artworks from 6th to 30th November 2020 at affordableartfair.com. Click the link below to register for exclusive Early Access (from Wednesday 4th to Thursday 5th N...ovember) and make sure you're among the first to browse and shop from the fair. With prices ranging from 50 6,000, there will be something to suit every taste, space and spend! https://bit.ly/3mGXTQB #theaffordableonlineartfair #affordableartfair #artfair #contemporaryart #affordableart #buyartonline #manyunggallery #artanddesign #australianartist #australianart #arttransformingspaces #affordableartfairnyc #affordableartfairau #affordableartfairsg #affordableartfairuk #affordableartfairbrussels #affordableartfairnl #affordableartfairhk #affordableartfairmilano #katherineboland #NAVA #southeastarts #BVRG #regionalartsNSW

21.01.2022 Unfamiliar Territory # 8_2021_digital print As one of 10 artists - 6 from Australia and 4 from the United States, I have been selected to participate in OUTPUT: ART AFTER FIRE - a pilot project supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through their Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program. This project supports fire-affected communities in southeast NSW and in the American west by assisting visual artists and creative writers, whose practice has... been affected by the recent fires and who would benefit from mentoring in field-based creative practice, to make new artwork about their experiences. The creative work developed during the project (either completed or in-progress) will be documented and provided as photographs and/or digital work/files for inclusion in a catalogue/publication. In this work-in-progress, I explore themes of destruction, ephemerality and change, inside/outside, transparency and pattern, colonial overlay and land/nature and culture dichotomies. www.katherineboland.com.au #outputartafterfire #southeastarts #DFAT #sapphirecoastnsw #BVRG #katherinebolandart

21.01.2022 Katherine Boland_Spotted Gums Diptych #1 _2020_wood stain, liming solution, acrylic, fire on timber panels. #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #bushfiresaustralia #sapphirecoastnsw

19.01.2022 Fire Flower # 9, Fire Flower #10_2020 #sapphirecoastnsw #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #flowerpaintings #flowerartwork #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #flowers #flora #floralart #floralpainting #bushfiresaustralia #renewal #resilience @katherine.boland.artist www.kathrineboland.com.au

19.01.2022 RIVER OF ART PRIZE. I am delighted to announce that Fire Flower Diptych #1 has been selected as a finalist in the River of Art Prize in the Eurobodalla Shire, NSW. Prizes presented at the SoArt Gallery, Narooma on Friday, 18th September. #riverofart2020 #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #flowerpaintings #flowerart #flower #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #flowers #flora #floralart #floralpainting #bushfiresaustralia #resilience #renewal www.katherineboland.com.au

19.01.2022 Fire Flower # 5_2020_50x50cm #sapphirecoastnsw #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #flowerpaintings #flowerartwork #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #flowers #flora #floralart #floralpainting #bushfiresaustralia #renewal #resilience @katherine.boland.artist www.kathrineboland.com.au

18.01.2022 Meet a few of our artists from the @begavalleyshire All featured as part of #ArtMonthSapphireCoast Take a look at what they’ve been up to over this difficult ye...ar in our region. Visit via gallery.begavalley.nsw.gov.au/ArtMonth @lyndaljenkins Life under the shadow of Mother mountain Oil on canvas 61 x 92cm @katherine.boland Riverbed #4 Riverbed Series @tappatalli Blue Bowl 1 Acrylic & Collage on Canvas 40 x 30 cm @merrynsommerville Untitled coloured etching @gabriellepowell7685 Kitchen Container - recycled cable and wire 13 Wcm x 10 Hcm #sapphirecoastnsw #buyfromthebush #artmonth #artists #bega @regionalartsnsw @creatensw @ Sapphire Coast, Nsw

17.01.2022 THANK YOU again to South East Arts for approving my application for a SEA Micro Grant and to the Bega Valley Regional Gallery who contributed to the Grant with support from the Regional Arts Fund (RAF). This grant allowed me to replace my old and broken down equipment. Now I'll able to create new and interesting work and pursue a number of professional development opportunities. South East Arts has awarded 34 Micro Grants to artists and art organisations, providing just over... $33,000 to the arts in the region.The funding will support a diverse range of proposals from the purchase of equipment and materials lost in the bushfires, to website development and live streaming gear. Almost 100 applications were received, highlighting the significant impact that bushfires and COVID-19 have had on artists in the region. South East Arts initially supported the one-off grant round from their public fund and then received additional support from the Bega Valley Regional Gallery, through the Regional Arts Fund, as well as from the Eurobodalla Shire Council and Snowy Monaro Regional Council. While many successful Micro Grant proposals will directly help individual artists, there were a number of projects that aimed to support the community in bushfire recovery and dealing with COVID-19 restrictions.These included an online community choir project, community art exhibitions and arts-focused trauma recovery workshops. Keep posted with updates as these projects come to life. If you're a successful recipient, hashtag #seartsmicrogrants or @southeastarts to feature your projects on social media over the following months. Click on the link below to read more on the SEA website: https://bit.ly/2AGjbv2 #southeastarts #searts #bvrg #eurobodalla #snowymonaro #grants #arts #regionalartsfund #create

16.01.2022 Unfamiliar Territory # 14_2021_digita print As one of 10 artists - 6 from Australia and 4 from the United States, I have been selected to participate in OUTPUT: ART AFTER FIRE - a pilot project supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through their Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program. This project supports fire-affected communities in southeast NSW and in the American west by assisting visual artists and creative writers, whose practice has... been affected by the recent fires and who would benefit from mentoring in field-based creative practice, to make new artwork about their experiences. The creative work developed during the project (either completed or in-progress) will be documented and provided as photographs and/or digital work/files for inclusion in a catalogue/publication. In this work-in-progress, I explore themes of destruction, ephemerality and change, inside/outside, transparency and pattern, colonial overlay and land/nature and culture dichotomies. www.katherineboland.com.au #outputartafterfire #southeastarts #DFAT #sapphirecoastnsw #BVRG #katherinebolandart

15.01.2022 Timelines # 7 Katherine Boland 80 x 80cm Available @ https://bluethumb.com.au/katherine-boland-kat//timelines-7 #contemporaryart #australianart #interiors

15.01.2022 Katherine Boland_Fire Flower # 1_wood stain, liming solution, fire, acrylic on timber panel #sapphirecoastnsw #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #flowerpaintings #flowerartwork #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #flowers #flora #floralart #floralpainting #bushfiresaustralia #renewal #resilience @katherine.boland.artist www.kathrineboland.com.au

15.01.2022 #ArtMonthSapphireCoast is now live! Jump online and visit our incredible group of artists, musicians, crafters, dancers, performers, authors and creatives! Shop..., watch, look and love. Keep an eye on the calendar of live streamed and online events! HAPPY ART MONTH! Visit now http://gallery.begavalley.nsw.gov.au/ArtMonth #art #shop #buyfromthebush #visitnsw #sapphirecoastnsw @begavalleyshire @creatensw @regionalartsnsw @destination_nsw

14.01.2022 Fire Flower Diptych # 4_2020_70x40cmx2_wood stain, fire, acrylic on timber panels. #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #flowerpaintings #flowerartwork #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #flowers #flora #floralart #floralpainting #bushfiresaustralia www.katherineboland.com.au

14.01.2022 Fire Flower # 28_2020_120x120cm_wood stain, fire, poker work, liming solution, acrylic on timber panel_in situ. #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #resilience #renewal #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #flowerpaintings #flowerartwork #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #flowers #flora #floralart #floralpainting #bushfiresaustralia www.katherineboland.com.au

14.01.2022 Unfamiliar Territory # 9_2021_digital print As one of 10 artists - 6 from Australia and 4 from the United States, I have been selected to participate in OUTPUT: ART AFTER FIRE - a pilot project supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through their Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program. This project supports fire-affected communities in southeast NSW and in the American west by assisting visual artists and creative writers, whose practice has... been affected by the recent fires and who would benefit from mentoring in field-based creative practice, to make new artwork about their experiences. The creative work developed during the project (either completed or in-progress) will be documented and provided as photographs and/or digital work/files for inclusion in a catalogue/publication. In this work-in-progress, I explore themes of destruction, ephemerality and change, inside/outside, transparency and pattern, colonial overlay and land/nature and culture dichotomies. www.katherineboland.com.au #outputartafterfire #southeastarts #DFAT #sapphirecoastnsw #BVRG #katherinebolandart

13.01.2022 Unfamiliar Territory # 3_2021_digital print As one of 10 artists - 6 from Australia and 4 from the United States, I have been selected to participate in OUTPUT: ART AFTER FIRE - a pilot project supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through their Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program. This project supports fire-affected communities in southeast NSW and in the American west by assisting visual artists and creative writers, whose practice has... been affected by the recent fires and who would benefit from mentoring in field-based creative practice, to make new artwork about their experiences. The creative work developed during the project (either completed or in-progress) will be documented and provided as photographs and/or digital work/files for inclusion in a catalogue/publication. In this work-in-progress, I explore themes of destruction, ephemerality and change, inside/outside, transparency and pattern, colonial overlay and land/nature and culture dichotomies. www.katherineboland.com.au #outputartafterfire #southeastarts #DFAT #sapphirecoastnsw #BVRG #katherinebolandart

12.01.2022 Thank you from the bottom of my arty heart to The National Association for the Visual Arts for approving my application for an Artist's Benevolent Fund Grant. With my income from art sales impacted by covid as my latest exhibition cancelled, this grant has allowed me to rent a great studio in an inspiring environment and I am ready to paint up a storm. Watch this space! #NAVA #southeastarts #bvrg #regionalartsnsw #creatensw #destinationnsw

11.01.2022 Unfamiliar Territory # 1_2021_digital print As one of 10 artists - 6 from Australia and 4 from the United States, I have been selected to participate in OUTPUT: ART AFTER FIRE - a pilot project supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through their Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program. This project supports fire-affected communities in southeast NSW and in the American west by assisting visual artists and creative writers, whose practice has... been affected by the recent fires and who would benefit from mentoring in field-based creative practice, to make new artwork about their experiences. The creative work developed during the project (either completed or in-progress) will be documented and provided as photographs and/or digital work/files for inclusion in a catalogue/publication. In this work-in-progress, I explore themes of destruction, ephemerality and change, inside/outside, transparency and pattern, colonial overlay and land/nature and culture dichotomies. www.katherineboland.com.au #outputartafterfire #southeastarts #DFAT #sapphirecoastnsw #BVRG #katherinebolandart

10.01.2022 Fire Flower # 33_2020_50x50cm_wood stain, fire, poker work, liming solution, bitumen, acrylic on inscribed timber panel. Inquiries @ www.katherineboland.com.au #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #abstractart #abstractartist #katherinebolandartist #katherinebolandart #katheineboland #interiordesign #interiordesigners #homedecor #artcollector #flowerpaintings #flowerstagram #flowers #flora #floralart #floralpainting #natureartist #natureart #organic #australianinteriordesign #australiancontemporaryartist artist #originalart #abstractlandscape

09.01.2022 Katherine Boland_Fire Flower Triptych # 1_2020_50x50cmx3_wood stain, acrylic on timber panels. #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #flowerpaintings #flowerartwork #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #flowers #flora #floralart #floralpainting #bushfiresaustralia www.katherineboland.com.au

09.01.2022 Katherine Boland_Fire Flower # 1, Fire Flower # 2_wood stain, liming solution, fire, acrylic on timber panel #sapphirecoastnsw #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #flowerpaintings #flowerartwork #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #flowers #flora #floralart #floralpainting #bushfiresaustralia #renewal #resilience @katherine.boland.artist www.kathrineboland.com.au

08.01.2022 Fire Flower # 15_2020_120x120cm_wood stain, fire, acrylic on timber panel. #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #flowerpaintings #flowerartwork #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #flowers #flora #floralart #floralpainting #bushfiresaustralia

08.01.2022 Visitors outside my studio today.

07.01.2022 Unfamiliar Territory # 16_2021_digital print As one of 10 artists - 6 from Australia and 4 from the United States, I have been selected to participate in OUTPUT: ART AFTER FIRE - a pilot project supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through their Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program. This project supports fire-affected communities in southeast NSW and in the American west by assisting visual artists and creative writers, whose practice ha...s been affected by the recent fires and who would benefit from mentoring in field-based creative practice, to make new artwork about their experiences. The creative work developed during the project (either completed or in-progress) will be documented and provided as photographs and/or digital work/files for inclusion in a catalogue/publication. In this work-in-progress, I explore themes of destruction, ephemerality and change, inside/outside, transparency and pattern, colonial overlay and land/nature and culture dichotomies. www.katherineboland.com.au #outputartafterfire #southeastarts #DFAT #sapphirecoastnsw #BVRG #katherinebolandart

07.01.2022 Artwork: 'Burnt Gums' by 5 year old Ottilie Richardson of Towamba Public School.

06.01.2022 Relics #1 Katherine Boland 80 x 80cm Available @ https://bluethumb.com.au/katherine-boland-kather//relics-1... #contemporaryart #australianart #interiors

05.01.2022 ONLINE NOW. As part of the Bega Valley Regional Gallery's ART MONTH SAPPHIRE COAST, local artist Katherine Boland presents 'Full Circle', an online retrospective exhibition featuring examples of the work she has has produced over the course of her 30 year career. https://bit.ly/3glsIaD #bvrg #sapphirecoastnsw #southeastarts #regionalartsNSW #regionalartsaustralia #nava #desinationnsw #creatensw

04.01.2022 Fire Flower # 28 _2020_120x120cm_wood stain, fire, poker work, liming solution acrylic on inscribed timber panel. This body of work depicts the renewal of native flora and the resilience of the Australian bush after the fires which devastated my area on the Far South Coast of New South Wales in early 2020. Using unconventional media such as wood stains, liming solution, bitumen and fire, I seek to distil classical interpretations of the beauty of the natural world in an organ...ic, abstract space. Bold, abstracted flowers emerge from a blackened landscape to flourish and restore hope. #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #resilience #renewal #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #flowerpaintings #flowerartwork #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #flowers #flora #floralart #floralpainting #bushfiresaustralia www.katherineboland.com.au

02.01.2022 Check out this fabulous online course by Australian artist, Lorna Crane - 'PERFECTLY IMPERFECT - Discovering your own Visual Language'. I live not far from Lorna's studio and have had the pleasure and privilege of seeing Lorna at work - truly inspirational.

02.01.2022 Fire Flower # 29 _2020_120x120cm_wood stain, fire, poker work, liming solution acrylic on inscribed timber panel. This body of work depicts the renewal of native flora and the resilience of the Australian bush after the fires which devastated the Far South Coast of New South Wales in early 2020. Using unconventional media such as wood stains, liming solution, bitumen and fire, I seek to distil classical interpretations of the beauty of the natural world in an organic, abstrac...t space. Bold, abstracted flowers emerge from a blackened landscape to flourish and restore hope. #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #resilience #renewal #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #flowerpaintings #flowerartwork #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #flowers #flora #floralart #floralpainting #bushfiresaustralia

01.01.2022 Katherine Boland_Spotted Gums # 1_2020_120x120cm_wood stain, liming solution, acrylic, fire on timber panels. #art #contemporaryart #australianart #australianartist #paintingwithfire #painting #fineart #visualartist #contemporarypainting #artist #naturepainting #fineartist #bushfiresaustralia #sapphirecoastnsw www.katherineboland.com.au