2014
Blunt Edge of Portraiture - Pink Phenix Gallery, Cairns
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THE BLUNT is Cairns' answer to the Archibald Prize. Now in its 8th year, Blunt Edge gives preselected artists the opportunity to create portraits of their fellow professionals from the Cairns Arts Community. Portraiture is an artistic favourite. Long considered a standard ‘rite of passage’ amongst artists and audiences alike, Roland Nancarrow and Dominic Johns sought to adapt the ‘Archibald’ to bring portraiture ‘back to its roots’.
2014 is Rigley's forth year of participating in the Blunt. Her subject was Janelle Williams. |
SUB-0 The Affordable Art Show - Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns (November-December)
Knock
Knock Contemporary Artists’ Initiative presents SUB-0 – The
Affordable Art Show, an end of year showcase of 30 of the region’s most
collectable contemporary artists. Paintings, prints and sculptures will be
among more than 100 works on display, all priced under $1000.
Artists include Robyn Baker, Rick Beresford, Raewyn Biggs, Justin Bishop, Mollie Bosworth, Kylie Burke, Adam Cusack, Louisa Ennis-Thomas, Vide Freiberg, Margaret Genever, Andrea Huelin, Elizabeth Hunter, Ed Koumans, Pam Kusabs, Claudine Marzik, Julie McEnerny, Laurel McKenzie, Arone Meeks, Tijn Meulendijks, Bek Misic, Caroline Mudge, Roland Nancarrow, Julie Poulsen, Fiona Price, Rose Rigley, Steve Royster, Kristin Tennyson, Ian Tunbridge, Jennifer Valmadre and Nickeema Williams.
Artists include Robyn Baker, Rick Beresford, Raewyn Biggs, Justin Bishop, Mollie Bosworth, Kylie Burke, Adam Cusack, Louisa Ennis-Thomas, Vide Freiberg, Margaret Genever, Andrea Huelin, Elizabeth Hunter, Ed Koumans, Pam Kusabs, Claudine Marzik, Julie McEnerny, Laurel McKenzie, Arone Meeks, Tijn Meulendijks, Bek Misic, Caroline Mudge, Roland Nancarrow, Julie Poulsen, Fiona Price, Rose Rigley, Steve Royster, Kristin Tennyson, Ian Tunbridge, Jennifer Valmadre and Nickeema Williams.
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Letters to my father - SOLO - Cairns Regional Gallery (October-November)
Letters to my Father focuses on the fragility of memory, human mortality and the mundane moments that form the composite of our lives. Utilising personal symbolism, Rigley finds the quiet markers of life and investigates the memorials we create to those that we have lost in death. Officially opened by Sam Creyton, Artist and Arts Development Officer with Arts Queensland.
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Start Collecting Art! - Cairns Regional Gallery (September/October)
Start Collecting Art! is the annual fundraising exhibition for Cairns Regional Gallery and includes regional and national artists.
Small Works Prize - Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne (August)
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Open call for works 30x30x30cm
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Inkmasters 2014 Print Exhibition - Tanks Art Centre (August)
The second biennial Inkmasters Print Exhibition was a milestone event in the region, showcasing contemporary works from regional, national and international artists. The 92 selected artists tell their culturally diverse stories utilising traditional, digital and sculptural forms of print media.
The selection of works and the Awards were made by artist-printmaker Brian Robinson; artist-printmaker and Director of Monsoon Publishing, Ronald McBurnie; and artist and Senior Lecturer at James Cook University, Dr Robyn Glade-Wright.
The selection of works and the Awards were made by artist-printmaker Brian Robinson; artist-printmaker and Director of Monsoon Publishing, Ronald McBurnie; and artist and Senior Lecturer at James Cook University, Dr Robyn Glade-Wright.
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A Twist in Time - Tableland Regional Gallery, Atherton (July)
Artists include Bonnie Alison, Marcia Bird, Denice Beattie, Marion Gaemers, Pamela Hall, Pamela Kusabs, Kim Prentice, Rose Rigley and Toni Rogers.
The Saltwater Creek Fibre Artists utilise age old traditions and materials to give a new twist to the creation of sculptural forms. Exploring the cross-over between contemporary craft and contemporary art, the works focus on a variety of different conceptual ideas including culture, time, memory, environment and process. The diverse selection of individual and collaborative pieces were on display until August 3.
The Saltwater Creek Fibre Artists utilise age old traditions and materials to give a new twist to the creation of sculptural forms. Exploring the cross-over between contemporary craft and contemporary art, the works focus on a variety of different conceptual ideas including culture, time, memory, environment and process. The diverse selection of individual and collaborative pieces were on display until August 3.
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Finalist Lethbridge 10000 - Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane (June)
The Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, has established a strong reputation for exhibiting works demonstrating exceptional detail and creativity. With the intention of fostering the next generation of artists, Lethbridge Gallery initiated the Lethbridge 10000.
Now in its fifth year, this exciting art competition is open to national and international artists for small-scale artworks. Entrants may submit paintings, drawings, photographs and all 2D artworks up to 61cm (24 inches) in any direction. The judging is based on three equally evaluated criteria of creativity, originality and skill with $10 000 awarded to the winner
THREE DOGS are one, two, many - (SOLO) The Artroom, Palm Cove (June/July)
THREE DOGS are one, two, many focuses on memory,
mortality and the deceptively simple connections between humans and their dogs.
Having established for a special niche for
themselves within human society, Rigley ponders why dogs have such a deep
effects on humans. The artist combines personal symbolism and mixed media to
further pursue the elusive notion of memory.
Dogs bring with them a small amount of inconvenience and a large amount of love, yet inevitably, we lose our short-lived canine companions. Based on personal experience and observation, my latest works consider how humans grieve, remember and commemorate their faithful friends. While each person’s relationship with their dog is as unique and irreplaceable as the dog themselves, there seem to be similarities in the processes of loss, grief and eventual recovery. It is these patterns in the process that most intrigue me.
(Rose Rigley 2014)
Dogs bring with them a small amount of inconvenience and a large amount of love, yet inevitably, we lose our short-lived canine companions. Based on personal experience and observation, my latest works consider how humans grieve, remember and commemorate their faithful friends. While each person’s relationship with their dog is as unique and irreplaceable as the dog themselves, there seem to be similarities in the processes of loss, grief and eventual recovery. It is these patterns in the process that most intrigue me.
(Rose Rigley 2014)
XOXO - The Artroom, Palm Cove (May)
The banquet awaits .... (two dirty dogs)
A group exhibition of current artists that exhibit regularly at The Artroom. Other artists include Jennifer Valmadre, Julie Poulsen, Margaret Genever, Laurel McKenzie, Fiona Price, Sasi Victoire, Elizabeth Hunter, Robyn Baker and Terize Formanowski.
Women in the Arts: Of Sense & Sensibilities - Canopy Art Centre (March)
Cyril Mitchell comes to stay (detail)
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major works exhibition at Canopy Arts Centre in Cairns shines the spotlight on
Far North Queensland professional arts practice. A major showcase of new work
by 16 professional artists from the region, highlights new directions for many
participants, including painting, sculpture, engraving, print-making, ceramics,
silver smithing and installation.
In Cyril Mitchel comes to stay, Rigley ponders the impact of significant early childhood events on an individual and how these memories are organized and accessed later in life.
The letters of the alphabet are often learned by rote as a child, becoming the foundation for language and literacy. I used the letters as a point of reference, to create an interactive story that can be stacked and organized with the viewer determining the order. The letter ‘R’ (for Rose) is missing, allowing me to have the final say on the outcome and keeping one last ‘secret’. (Rose Rigley, 2014)
In Cyril Mitchel comes to stay, Rigley ponders the impact of significant early childhood events on an individual and how these memories are organized and accessed later in life.
The letters of the alphabet are often learned by rote as a child, becoming the foundation for language and literacy. I used the letters as a point of reference, to create an interactive story that can be stacked and organized with the viewer determining the order. The letter ‘R’ (for Rose) is missing, allowing me to have the final say on the outcome and keeping one last ‘secret’. (Rose Rigley, 2014)
Women in the Arts: BOOKED - KickArts Contemporary Arts (February/March)
A preserving nature: Family History
This exhibition
featuring artist’s books and text-based works, develops the literary theme
further at KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns. Works on display reflect the
delicate qualities of paper and break away from the traditional format of the
artist book, exploring both text and sculptural form within this diverse
exhibition. Works from local artists accompany a selection from Australia, the
UK and USA.
Moving beyond functionality and their role as vessels of information, the exhibition BOOKED propels the book into the realms of artistic adventure, conceptual endeavour and aesthetic pleasure.
A preserving nature: Family History examines the way people preserve and access the fragile moments of life and the memories of them through tangible objects. The artist questions how the meanings behind these keepsakes are translated by the next generation, to be kept or discarded.
Moving beyond functionality and their role as vessels of information, the exhibition BOOKED propels the book into the realms of artistic adventure, conceptual endeavour and aesthetic pleasure.
A preserving nature: Family History examines the way people preserve and access the fragile moments of life and the memories of them through tangible objects. The artist questions how the meanings behind these keepsakes are translated by the next generation, to be kept or discarded.
Fluxjob - Minnesota Centre for Book Arts, Minneapolis United State (February - July)
3 months of mail identity (July-September)
February 7 - July 6, 2014
at Minnesota Center for Book Arts
In the 1960s, George Maciunas urged a small group of artists to purge the world of bourgeois sickness and dead art. The result was Fluxus, a non-movement that expanded the definitions of what art can be. Fluxjob is an exploration of contemporary artists who continue to create interdisciplinary anti-art that is ephemeral, inexpensive, and interactive.
Fluxjob also features a number of coordinated exhibitions and events.
To find out more about this exhibition click here
at Minnesota Center for Book Arts
In the 1960s, George Maciunas urged a small group of artists to purge the world of bourgeois sickness and dead art. The result was Fluxus, a non-movement that expanded the definitions of what art can be. Fluxjob is an exploration of contemporary artists who continue to create interdisciplinary anti-art that is ephemeral, inexpensive, and interactive.
Fluxjob also features a number of coordinated exhibitions and events.
To find out more about this exhibition click here