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Erin FlanneryFrankie MagazineAuthor Holly McCauley July 27, 2010 We love supporting up and coming talent, so if you happen to be on the Gold Coast this Saturday evening, take a minute to stop by the Anthea Polson Gallery and have a peek at new works by Erin Flannery. It's a bit of illustration meets hand-stitching meets street art and we're pretty excited for her first solo show, which will run until August 7. ... more |
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First Solo ShowErin FlanneryJuly 24 - August 7 Affectionately spoofing "fashionista" attitudes, the works communicate a purely aesthetic delight in the play of descriptive and abstract elements. Conventional fashion-related themes are investigated using rather unconventional techniques and media. ... more |
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Exhibition Opening - Wayde Owen ShowJuly 4, 2010Around 50 artists and friends gathered to view the Wayde Owen show - and mingle with the artist. ... more |
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Mugs and MongrelsWayde OwenJuly 3 - July 17 Rampantly expressive and necessarily subjective, few would deny the raw power of Owen's confronting images, described by him as 'critical allegories that deeply engage personal history, mongrelness, memory, mortality and the paradoxes of the human condition.' ... more |
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congratulations samantha everton!June 18, 2010Samantha Everton has been awarded: First Prize in the Portraiture - Children category for the entry entitled, "Grace", Third Prize in the Fine Art - People category for the entry entitled, "Siam" and also received an Honourable Mention for "Bewitching Hour", in the "Prix de la Photographie Paris" (Px3), Paris. The jury selected PX3 2010 winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries. ... more |
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Our First Anniversary ShowJune 21, 2010Our thanks to all of you who shared our first anniversary with us! Around 200 artists and friends gathered to view the show - and mingle with the artists. Our thanks also to ... more |
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Anniversary Exhibitionfeaturing our Represented ArtistsJune 19, 2010 We can hardly believe that it's now been just over a year since we announced the arrival of Anthea Polson Art! We would like to take this opportunity to thank each of you for supporting us and our amazingly talented artists. In celebration of our first anniversary, we're hosting a party in conjunction with a survey exhibition of our represented artists from all over Australia. ... more |
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Congratulations Natasha Zraikat!June 16, 2010We congratulate Natasha Zraikat who was recently selected as a finalist in the 2010 Metro Gallery Art Award. We wish Natasha the best of luck and with ... more |
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Erin Flannery... Cherry Picked!www.cherrypicked.com.auJune 6, 2010 This week, Erin Flannery was Cherry Picked! Literally, in a style feature by our good friends at Cherry Picked.com.au!
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Exhibition Opening - Young GunsGale, Maddy, Morrow, Pemble, WatsonMay 23, 2010 Another big show! Around 150 artists and friends gathered to view the Young Guns show and mingle with the artists. ... more |
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Young GunsGale, Maddy, Morrow, Pemble, WatsonMay 22 - June 12 Five young artists living in very different locales interpret personal vistas of mind, place and memory.
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Where to buy: Young GunsGale, Maddy, Morrow, Pemble, WatsonThe Week Magazine - Arts May 20, 2010 In this show, five young artists interpret "personal vistas of time, place and memory", says Jacqueline Houghton in the gallery notes.
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Exhibition Opening - Peter Smets ShowConstructive ViewpointsApril 24, 2010 Another big show! Around 300 artists and friends gathered to view the Peter Smets Exhibition ... more |
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Constructive ViewpointsPeter SmetsApril 24 - May 8 2010 A finalist in last year's Sulman and Wynne art prizes at the AGNSW, the technical virtuosity of Peter Smets' technique is undeniable. ... more |
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The Darkness and the BeautyNic PlowmanMarch 20 - April 3 The Darkness and the Beauty works may deal with themes of vulnerability and the fragility of life, but they are also about the power of artistic expression to overcome overwhelming adversity. ... more |
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Exhibition Opening - Nic Plowman ShowThe Darkness and the BeautyMarch 20, 2010 Our biggest show to date! Around 300 artists and friends gathered to view the Nic Plowman show
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Interiors - Decorating with Art - ARIA BuildingARIA Building, BroadbeachFebruary 26, 2010 These stunning results were assured when the ARIA team called in award winning graphic designer ... more |
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Interiors - Decorating with Art - Your HomeHedges Avenue, Mermaid BeachFebruary 26, 2010 This stunning home, floored with ancient timbers from an old ... more |
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Interiors - Decorating with Art - Your WorkplaceJuice 107.3 - Main BeachFebruary 26, 2010 The Gold Coast's latest radio station opened last Monday. Their positioning statement says "Good Taste" ... more |
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Fall Into PlaceParadise Magazine - Gold Coast BulletinWeekend Bulletin Author Marina Saint Martin February 20, 2010 Two geographically distant artists, who solve the loneliness of the ... more |
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Cash in on RenovationsA lick of paint adds thousandsWeekend Bulletin Author Jessica Johnson February 20, 2010 And it helps if you can include Nick Howson's ... more |
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The Week - ArtsWhere to buy... Simon Collins: Going Places at Anthea Polson ArtThe Week Magazine February 19, 2010 What strikes one first about Simon Collins' paintings is the utter confidence of his painterly approach ... more |
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exhibition opening - amanda van gils and simon collins showgoing placesFebruary 13, 2010 Around 180 artists and friends gathered to view the Simon Collins and Amanda van Gils show
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congratulations erika gofton!February 8, 2010Erika has been selected in the Williamstown Prize! The work selected is Patience - pictured here - and on her page. ... more |
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Gold Coast GospelQantas MagazineAuthor Keith McCutcheon January 2010 As the Magic Millions thoroughbred sales bring Queensland's Gold Coast into sharp focus, Keith McCutcheon, Surfers Paradise retailer and 30-year resident, nominates some hot spots for out-of-towners. ... more |
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Going PlacesSimon CollinsFebruary 13-27, 2010 What strikes one first about Simon Collins' paintings is the utter confidence of his painterly approach. In scenes alive with energy and movement he depicts the day-to-day activities of life in the streets and parks of suburban Sydney: 'The idea is to take some snaps during any ordinary day, see the poetry, take it home to the quiet of the studio and turn it into something more beautiful.' ... more |
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Going PlacesAmanda Van GilsFebruary 13-27, 2010 Hanging side by side, Amanda van Gils' paintings recreate the optical sensations of a landscape fleetingly glimpsed through the windows of a speeding vehicle... This time however, the landscape she traverses is thoroughly Australian. The intense greens of Queensland's forests and the rich ochres of its soils shift and blur in the space-time continuum of a single car journey along the state's Bruce Highway ... more |
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exhibition opening - our special first christmas show40 x 40 featuring all of our represented artistsDecember 19, 2009 Around 180 artists and friends gathered to view the special Christmas show ... more |
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Special First Christmas Show40 x 40 featuring all of our represented artistsDecember 15, 2009 To celebrate the Gallery's first Christmas and to thank all those who have supported us, Anthea Polson Art is hosting a very special Christmas party to coincide with the opening of the 40 x 40 exhibition, featuring each of the Gallery's represented artists ... more |
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Recent WorksNick HowsonDecember 5 - December 14 There has always been something essential still and very quiet about Melbourne-based Nick Howson's work.
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exhibition opening - nick howsonDecember 5, 2009Around 150 artists and friends gathered to view the Nick Howson show ... more |
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Camilla Connolly & Richard Fidler on ABCNovember 20, 2009Camilla Connolly's Conversation with Richard Fidler - an interview about her life and her painting practice - has been selected for inclusion in the ABC's book ... more |
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Congratulations Wayde Owen!October 29, 2009Our congratulations to Wayde for his acceptance as a finalist for the ... more |
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Congratulations Nick Ashby!October 20, 2009Our congratulations to Nick for his acceptance as a finalist for the Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast City Art Gallery Prize ... more |
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Congratulations Simon Collins!October 20, 2009Our congratulations to Simon for his acceptance as a finalist for the Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast City Art Gallery Prize ... more |
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Exhibition Opening - Daniel Brinsmead & Nick AshbyOctober 20, 2009Around 150 artists and friends gathered to view the Daniel Brinsmead and Nick Ashby shows
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Daniel BrinsmeadJourney Of The Boy And The EagleOctober 17 - November 31 Daniel Brinsmead's Journey of the Boy and the Eagle marks the beginning of an ongoing body of work which will investigate what he calls his own 'Creation Heritage'. ... more |
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Nick Ashbyeveryone I knowOctober 17 - November 31 Grounded in a distinctly urban sensibility, Nick Ashby's recent paintings have a largely biographical origin. They draw on personal experience and specific events as a way of exploring issues of identity and the individual's sense of being and place. ... more |
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Paper TrailWeekend BulletinAuthor Marina Saint Martin October 17, 2009 Two young artists with very different approaches to similar topics of contemporary life are sharing a two-man show opening this weekend, proving you can look at things from different perspectives and still find similar answers ... more |
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Erin FlanneryOff the WallFrankie Magazine Author Louise Bannister October 5, 2009 Off the Wall winner artist Erin Flannery has a quick chat to Frankie Magazine about all things art. ... more |
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Karlee Rawkins exhibition openingSeptember 21, 2009Around 120 artists and friends gathered to view Karlee Rawkins' show 'Orchard' and ... more |
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Memories Bear FruitGold Coast Bulletin, Paradise MagazineAuthor Marina Saint Martin September 19, 2009 Karlee Rawkins' childhood memories of climbing fruit trees in her grandparents' orchard ... more |
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Congratulations Melissa Egan!September 15, 2009Congratulations to Melissa Egan who has been selected as a finalist in the Portia Geach Memorial Award ... more |
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Artist on a high over Off The Wall breakTweed Daily NewsAuthor James Perkins September 15, 2009 Tweed painter Erin Flannery will have her work shown at the Off The Wall exhibition in Sydney on October 22 to 25. ... more |
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Karlee RawkinsOrchardSeptember 19 to October 3 Karlee Rawkins is a profound talent. Her 2003 prize winning entry in the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship was a unanimous favourite with the judging panel because of its 'integrity and visual literacy.' In the ensuing years Rawkins has gone on to produce a significant body of work. ... more |
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SMALL BUSINESS ART INVESTMENT ALLOWANCEIs your business eligible?September 2009 If you own a registered business, with a turnover of less than $2 million per annum, the ATO has confirmed that you may be eligible for an investment allowance of up to 50% on the purchase of artworks for the 2009 income tax year ... more |
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Congratulations Mitchell Kelly!September 11, 2009Mitchell has been selected as a finalist in no less than THREE prestigious art prizes ... more |
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Congratulations Erika Gofton!EMSLA still life awardSeptember 10, 2009 Our congratulations to Erika Gofton, for being selected in the EMSLA still life award. Her submitted work was 'Doily' - oil on canvas - 40 x 40 cm. She tells us 'It ws a bit of a long shot but paid off!'
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Proud evolution of a master...Gold Coast BulletinAuthor Marina Saint Martin 29 August, 2009 Despite no formal training, painter, sculptor and print-maker Geoffrey Proud has won some of the nation's top awards to become one of its major artists ... more |
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Congratulations Avital Sheffer!August 25, 2009Our congratulations go to Avital, who has been selected for no less than three prestigious events ... more |
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Geoffrey ProudOther Realms - New Paintings and PastelsAugust 21 - September 5 2009 There was a time when the world seemed younger and magic glimmered in shady bowers and shafts of slanted light, or radiated from turbulent, windswept skies alive with portent and vivid hues. The art of Geoffrey Proud reopens the door into 'topsy turvy' lands where reason has been subverted and anything is possible. ... more |
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Geoffrey Proud's 'Other Realms' showOpening NightAugust 21, 2009 Around 120 artists and friends gathered to view Geoffrey Proud's show 'Other Realms' and ... more |
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Congratulations Erin Flannery!August 19, 2009Erin Flannery has been selected for the 'Off The Wall' Section of Art Sydney. This is an amazing achievement because ... more |
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Congratulations Erika Gofton!August 3, 2009Anthea Polson Art congratulates Erika Gofton on her selection as a Finalist in The Mosman Art Prize with a work called 'Enfold' ... more |
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MYFANWY!A keepsake for girlsJuly 31, 2009 The story behind MYFANWY! ... more |
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4 Young Emerging Artists' ShowAsh, Flannery, Kennedy, WebberJuly 25 - August 7 2009 The 4 young emerging artists' show will showcase the works of Beth Kennedy, Kadee Webber, Erin Flannery and Sam Ash. Using very different media, they explore personal perceptions of that which exists beneath the surface of everyday reality.
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Congratulations Jennie Nayton!$10,000 grant from the Department of Culture and Arts - WAJuly 25, 2009 Anthea Polson Art congratulates Jennie Nayton on receiving a $10,000 grant from the Department of Culture and Arts in WA to develop her ideas and aethetics into metal. |
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4 Young Emerging Artists' ShowOpening Night29 July, 2009 Around 120 artists and friends gathered to meet Erin Flannery, Beth Kennedy and Kadee Webber (Sam Ash was absent) and view their collective works. Camilla Connolly opened the show and it was a wonderful evening ... more |
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Congratulations Carolyn V Watson!on winning the aquisition prize in the Agendo Exhibition and AwardJuly 17, 2009 Carolyn V Watson has won the aquisition prize in the very prestigious Agendo Exhibition and Award for 'I'm gonna pat her and luv her and keep her foreva' - a second piece, 'amazingly smooth', was also entered
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Camilla Connolly wins Waverly Art Prize 2009July 14Congratulations to Camilla Connolly who has won the Waverley Art Prize 2009 (Oil Painting Section).
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Christine Polowyj Opening NightJune 19, 2009Around 100 artists and friends gathered to meet Christine Polowyj and view her 'Introspection' works. Cash Brown opened the show and it was a wonderful evening. ... more |
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Anthea Polson Art Gallery OpeningGold Coast BulletinAuthor Regina King and Peter Flowers June 2009 A capacity crowd spilled out into the courtyard as the guests milled through the gallery checking out the various works hanging on the walls. A flamenco guitarist in the corner, finger food and wine aplenty, a splattering of artists on hand to lend their support and of course lots of art lovers, some from Sydney and Melbourne were on hand to check out the new kid on the artistic block... ... more |
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Christine PolowyjWeekend BulletinAuthor Marina Saint Martin June 2009 Polowyj's work is bold and alive and goes on display this month at Anthea Polson Art, which opened at Main Beach last night. The exhibition offers explorations into the relationship between what the artist calls 'abstract psychological space' and 'figurative physical space'... ... more |
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Opening NightJune 5, 2009Thank you to everyone who joined us for a great night to celebrate the gallery's opening! It's been a whirlwind few weeks for us all and we couldn't have done everything we have, as quickly as we have, without the support of our fabulous artists, families, friends and those of you who have found us and given your support. We look forward to an exciting calendar of exhibition events and seeing you all in the gallery again soon. ... more |
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Nic PlowmanFinalist - Sunshine Coast Art PrizeJune 2009 Anthea Polson Art congratulates Nic Plowman on his selection as a finalist in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize for "A lesson in fear (fate)", pictured here. We are also looking forward to Nic Plowman's August exhibition at the gallery. |
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Daniel BrinsmeadFinalist - The Churchie - National Emerging Art ExhibitionMay 29, 2009 Anthea Polson Art congratulates Daniel Brinsmead on his selection as a finalist in the The Churchie - National Emerging Art Exhibition with his Art Video "Below Above: The Paradox Of Everything And Nothing". ... more |
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Cornelia BurlessFinalist - Prometheus Visual Arts AwardMay 23, 2009 Anthea Polson Art congratulates Cornelia Burless on her selection as a finalist in the Prometheus Visual Arts Award with "A Child Will Lead Them". |
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Avital ShefferDeep Earth - Touring Exhibition of Australian Regional Galleries2009 - 2010 Deep Earth will be showing at the Logan Art Gallery until June 27, 2009 and other Australian regional galleries through 2010. Avital's ceramic vessels are inspired and influenced by her Middle Eastern origins, her Jewish heritage and her engagement with the history and complex cultures of that unique region of the world. For the exhibition essay and a list of more exhibition dates click here. ... more |
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Erika GoftonFinalist - Sunshine Coast Art Prize & R & M McGivern Art PrizeMay 2009 Congratulations to Erika Gofton on her selection as a finalist in both the Sunshine Coast Art Prize for "Patience" and the R & M McGivern Art Prize for "Flutter". |
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Erin FlanneryDujour - The Vintage IssueMay 2009 Australian artist Erin Flannery uses her amusement of the fashion world as a canvas for her stunning works of art. Lover of all things weird and wonderful, Erin combines flashy brand names and killer trends into her pieces to create raw, authentic art that is here to stay. ... more |
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Christine PolowyjIntrospectionMay 2009 The immediacy of Christine Polowyj's paintings assails the senses. Introspective musings are given pictorial voice in a blaze of brilliant colour and an exceptionally clever sense for shape placement. Following on from her 2008 Melbourne show, these paintings offer further explorations into the relationship between what Polowyj calls 'abstract psychological space' and 'figurative physical space'. ... more |
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Claire BridgeTransit LoungeHerald Sun - Gallery Snapshot - Visual Art Author Jeff Makin May 2009 The shock of the real can be really confronting. Viewer identification with human image and emotion is immediate. The more beautifully and exactly rendered the form the more potent the image becomes. Claire Bridges is a hyperrealist whose sense of drama brings to mind the 17th century Italian master Caravaggio, yet her subject matter is decidedly contemporary. ... more |
GALLERY LOCATION: Shops 18-20 Mariners Cove
Seaworld Drive Main Beach QLD 4217 (next to Marina Mirage)
Tel 07 5561 1166 Fax 07 5561 1133 Email antheapolsonart.com.au
Seaworld Drive Main Beach QLD 4217 (next to Marina Mirage)
Tel 07 5561 1166 Fax 07 5561 1133 Email antheapolsonart.com.au
