Exhibitions coming up which include Sydney Printmakers

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Tiliqua Tiliqua’s annual celebration of all things print is back for its second year with works from over thirty artists, from emerging to experienced

Lea Kannar Lichtenberger is showing in this exhibition.

15 August – 1 September 2024
Tiliqua Tiliqua, 257 Enmore Rd, Enmore NSW 2042

Carolyn Craig is a finalist in the Hornsby Art Prize.

Andrew Totman, Anna Russell, Anthea Boesenberg, Gary Shinfield, Ben Rak, Rafael Butron and Seong Cho are all showing prints in the IPC International Mini Print Exhibition at the National Taiwan Normal University Gallery.

CBD Gallery: Selected, curated by Andrew Totman

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Anne Starling, Shangri La, Linocut, 2018

Selected-a curated Photography & Printmaking exhibition

CBD Gallery
72 Erskine Street Sydney

1st Feb -3rd March 2024

Selected is an opportunity to see into the practice of 22 contemporary artist exploring and thriving in using the medias of Printmaking and Photography across 52 images on display.

Curated by Andy Totman, the show features Sydney Printmakers members Anthea Boesenberg, Rafael Butron, Ben Rak, Jenny Robinson, Mark Rowden, Gary Shinfield, and Anne Starling.

Photography and printmaking are similar in that they both have the capability to reproduce an image multiple times with very little variation in the resulting print. However, photography came about through the desire to create exact visual replicas of forms and scenes without manual intervention, while printmaking originally aided the production of photographic illustrations in books by providing a stronger, non-light sensitive ink. Despite this, the two can exist harmoniously together, and photography provides a whole spectrum of new techniques for the printmaker to use in their artworks.

‘Fair Play’, an exhibition curated by Ben Rak at Manly Art Gallery and Museum.

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There is a myth that sport and art are natural enemies, as exemplified by the ongoing debate about the allocation of public funding by governments at all levels in Australia. Fair Play seeks to bridge the gap between these two forms of cultural production and to demonstrate that they both empower us to express ourselves physically, emotionally and intellectually, enabling us to connect and communicate with each other around the world — across borders, cultures, languages, and generations. 

Rew Hanks and Ben Rak have work in the show.

Friday, 9 December 2022 – 10:00am to Sunday, 26 February 2023 – 5:00pm at Manly Art Gallery and Museum.

All are invited to the Exhibition Opening Fri 9 Dec, 6 – 8pm.

RSVP via MAG&M Eventbrite(Opens in a new window)

Artists in Conversation Sat 10 Dec, 3 – 4pm. Free event. RSVP via MAG&M Eventbrite(Opens in a new window)

One on One: Amber Boardman Sun 15 Jan, 2 – 4pm. Free event. Book via email

Clay Character: Billy Bain Wed 18 Jan, 10am – 12pm. Book via MAG&M Eventbrite(Opens in a new window)

The Playful Eye: Michael Garbutt Mon 6 Feb, 10am – 1pm. Free event, bookings required via MAG&M Eventbrite(Opens in a new window)

Experimental Animation Workshop: Kellie O’Dempsey Thu 23 Feb, 6 – 9pm. Book via MAG&M Eventbrite

Sydney Printmakers Members success in Print Prizes

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          Seong Cho, Unaccompanied Trail VI

 

Sydney Printmakers members have been selected as finalists in several Prizes recently.

Seong Cho has been selected for the Waverley Art Prize with Unaccompanied Trail VI (above).

Janet Parker Smith and Ben Rak have been selected for the Geelong Acquisitive Print Awards 2021.

Anthea Boesenberg and Danielle Creenaune have been selected for the Firestation Print Studio Australian Monoprint Prize 2021.

Congratulations to all.

Megalo Print Studio: Online International Screen Print Exhibition

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To see the exhibition, go HERE

Megalo’s Screen Print Online Exhibition showcases the work of thirty international contemporary printmakers. Works selected for this exhibition have been produced with screen printing as the primary technique on a variety of materials, such as paper and fabric, as well as non-traditional materials such as wood and concrete.

Ben Rak, Member of Sydney Printmakers, is one of the participants. This work can also be seen at Manly Art Gallery in Sydney Printmakers 60th Anniversary Exhibition, ‘To the Edges’, though the gallery is currently closed due to Covid restrictions.

Other artists participating in Megalo’s Online Exhibition are :

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Ben Rak: The Masks I Wear to Pass

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The Masks I Wear to Pass

Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
October 24th, 2020 – January 10th, 2021
 Dear Friends,

It is with great pleasure that I invite you to visit my exhibition The Masks I Wear to Pass at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery.  The exhibition is open to the public until January 10th, 2021.

The exhibition attempts to shed light on the ways in which people (myself included) conceal or reveal themselves in order to gain visibility, avoid marginalisation, and enjoy the privileges afforded to dominant groups. I use the print process as a metaphor for otherness, drawing parallels between art practice and social interaction.

In the catalogue essay, Hidden in Plain Sight, Jane O’Sullivan writes:

“The Masks I Wear to Pass draws on his personal knowledge of passing and includes elements of self-portraiture, but Rak is not declaring a single ‘true’ identity or attempting to show what’s under the mask. His interests are instead in those moments of uncertainty, dissonance, and self-estrangement—in the psychological experience of passing and the shadows it casts over us.”

In addition to the exhibition catalogue, a limited edition zine (Twelve degenographs and the masks they wear to pass) has been published in collaboration with Throwdown Press, and is available to purchase.
 
Exhibitions Launch + Live Performance
Saturday 7 November, 5pm – 7pm
Free for Artstate delegates or $5 General Public. Ticket includes complimentary drink + nibblesSession 1 General Admission – 5pm – 6pm 
Session 2 Artstate Delegates Only – 6pm – 7pm 
 
Artist in conversation – Ben Rak with Tony Curran
When: Saturday 7 November, 11am – 11.45am
Where: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Cost: Free event | Registration requiredArtist Ben Rak and Tony Curran will join in conversation to discuss Ben’s new exhibition The Masks I Wear to Pass.This is a free event – attendees must register as seats are limited.
 
             Digital copy of the exhibition catalogue             Download here
 
TWELVE DEGENOGRAPHS AND THE MASKS THEY WEAR TO PASS limited edition zineYear: 2020
Pages: 24 pp
Dimensions: 148mm x 221mm
Binding: Saddle Stitch
Process: Digital Printed
Edition: 100
Free shipping within AustraliaPurchase here
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Let all the birds fly: the Hybrid Print

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Let all the birds fly: the hybrid print. An exhibition of eleven interstate artists whose work is print based but who have challenged and expanded our understanding of the print in a contemporary context. Printmaking is like a language that continually reinvents itself with artists investigating new meanings through materiality and making.
Questioning long-held traditions of printmaking, guest curators and artists Therese Kenyon and Patricia Wilson-Adams invited nine artists to join them in the exhibition Let all the birds fly: the hybrid print. Here the artists explore the very nature of printmaking and seek to push the boundaries of the medium and fly free from conventions.

Alison Alder (ACT), Jan Davis (NSW), Jan Hogan (Tas), Therese Kenyon (NSW) Ben Rak (NSW), Olga Sankey (SA), Heather Shimmen (Vic), Glen Skien (Qld), Patricia Wilson Adams (NSW), Sandra Winkworth (NSW), Linda Swinfield (NSW)

WHERE: Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High St Maitland, NSW 2320.
mrag.org.au 02 4934 9859
Open Tues – Sunday 10am-5pm.

WHEN: Open from 8 February – 4 May 2020. Launch of Autumn Program 29 Feb. 3pm.