Defiance artist Russell McQuilty's sculpture Tooraweenah Morning has found
a fantastic home outside the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre.

 

Defiance Gallery would like to thank Brad Franks (Arts Centre Manager)
of the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre and The Muswellbrook Shire
Council Art & Culture Advisory Committee for making this opportunity
possible.

 

The Council are planning a ceremony in March this year to acknowledge the
work and the partnership with the MRAC, Russell McQuilty, Defiance Gallery and
the Council.

 

Tooraweenah Morning can be viewed on the corner of Bridge &
William Streets, Muswellbrook NSW. The artist has also lent a maquette of
the sculpture which is on exhibition in the gallery.

 

Russell McQuilty, Tooraweenah Morning

Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre,                                                                              

Corner Bridge and William Streets, Muswellbrook NSW 2333

 

  

           

A solo exhibition of Defiance artist John Reid's paintings will soon open at Manly Art Gallery and Museum. Elements focuses on the forces of nature and the absolute honesty of the natural world. Drawing on his studies in biochemistry, Reid continues to treat paint as a language and the canvas as a live and reactive surface.

 

Elements will be opened by artist Ann Thomson next Friday 3 February from 6 - 8pm, and the artist will talk about his ideas and techniques on Sunday 19 February at 3pm.

 

Elements John Reid

3 February - 11 March 2012

Manly Art Gallery and Museum

West Esplanade Reserve, Manly

 

Genghis Khan, 1963, is one of Phillip King's most seminal sculptures, representative of the groundbreaking explorations of sculptural form that brought King to worldwide attention and acclaim. The work is currently part of the Tate collection, and was exhibited in the British Pavillion of the 1968 Venice Biennale and the 2011 Blockbuster exhibition ‘British Sculpture' at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.

 

After a consistently inventive career spanning over half a decade, Phillip King decided to return to Genghis Khan, drawing on his experience and remaking it in stainless steel, and at one third bigger than the original. Phillip King has created this work in an edition  of three. On edition will remain in Europe, the second is on show in America and Defiance Gallery is delighted to have brought one of the new Genghis Khan outdoor sculptures to Australia, which has been recently installed in the Southern Highlands.

 

In addition, to celebrate Genghis Khan 2011 Philip King has made ten small bronze maquettes. Defiance Newtown will open on the 1st February with an exhibition of 4 of the maquettes and a selection of recent monoprints.

 

 

 

Tim Allen and Charmaine Pike have been invited to exhibit in The Great Australian Landscape, the Australia Day themed show to be held at Tim Olsen Gallery. The Sydney Morning Herald asked twelve leading Australian artists to create works depicting their vision of the country's national character.

 

The exhibiton celebrates the incredible diversity of our place and also features works by John Peart, Luke Sciberras, Rosella Namok, Guy Maestri, Angeliki Androutsopoulos, Jo Bertini, Leo Robba, James Drinkwater, Peter Hadjimichael and Mary Tonkin.

 

The works will be featured in a wrap around feature in the SMH on January 26^th and the exhibition will be opened by editor Amanda Wilson on the 25^th January from 6-8pm.

 

The Great Australian Landscape

Tim Olsen Gallery

63 Jersey Rd Woollahra

25 - 29 January 2012

 

 

 

Left: Charmaine Pike, The Silence, 2012, acrylic on board, 122 x 140cm

Right: Tim Allen, Gorge from Cliff Top, 2011, oil on canvas, 136 x 183cm

 

 

Defiance Gallery is working with Woollahra Councilor Ian Plater on an exciting temporary art installation program. To date, Campbell Robertson-Swann's sculpture One has been installed in Lyne Park, Rose Bay and Russell McQuilty's Red Mountain has a great position in Guilfoyle Park, Double Bay.

 

Woollahra Council's Public Art Advisory Committee's innovative and forward thinking has created this great opportunity for sculpture to be enjoyed by the public all year round. As Mayor Susan Wynne states, "the diversity and appreciation of art is very important in our community. The aim of this new temporary art concept is to initiate conversation and debate around art and its role in our society."

 

The works will be on display until December 2012.

 

Top: Ian Plater and Campbell Roberson-Swann with One

Bottom: Russell McQuilty, Red Mountain

A group of artists with works currently exhibited in The Larapina Exhibition: Alice Springs to Glen Helen assembled at Defiance Newtown this Saturday for a question & answer session lead by Richard Morecroft.

 

The afternoon was a great success, with entertaining anecdotes painting a vivid picture of the expedition.

 

A big thanks to both Richard and the participating artists.

 

Mini Majors, Defiance's 16^th annual 6 x 6 x 6 inch miniature sculpture show was reviewed in Sydney Morning Herald's Spectrum, 12 November 2011, on page 13.

 

Mini Majors in on display at Defiance Newtown until November 26th, don't miss out!   

 

Dan Kyle has been selected as a finalist in the Hawkesbury Art Prize. This is a not for profit project aiming to raise funds to promote art and sponsor a local student to pursue their creative education.

 

The Hawkesbury has a strong association with art and artists, and this event embraces the cultural and economic environment of the region and aims to strengthen the artistic community with contemporary creative ideas.

 

The winner will be announced on Saturday 19th November and the exhibition runs until the 24^th of December.

 

Good luck Dan!

 

Hawksbury Art Prize,

Purple Noon Art Gallery,

606 Terrace Road, Freemans Reach

November 19 - December 24

 

The Normyle Artist Residency on The Monaro was awarded to John Wright for his work 'Free Range III' #80

 

The Catalyst Award for an Emerging Artist sponsored by The Cat AdvocaT for $2000 went to Emily Bullock for her work 'Catty Bird' #12

 

The Defiance Gallery Miniature Sculpture Prize for $1,000 was selected by Terence Maloon and was awarded to Anne Ferguson for her work 'Untitled' #111

 

The Lady Ethel Nock Sculpture Prize for $1,000 was awarded to Randall Sinnamon for his work 'Untitled I' #124

 

The Peter and Deborah Debnam Sculpture Prize for $5,000 was awarded to Sallwa Hourani for her work 'Bull I' #118

 

Special thanks to our generous sponsors for their great enthusiasm and support which means a great deal to all the participating artists and Defiance Gallery.

 

Last night Terence Maloon opened the 16th Annual 6x6x6 Inch Miniature Show to a full house.

 

Many thanks to Terence for his insightful and enlightening opening speech.

 

This weekend's Spectrum (Sydney Morning Herald) included a glowing review of  Peter Godwin's exhbition at Defiance Paddington. The show will be on until the 5th of November, and is well worth a visit.

 

The annual PEARLS auction was held last week to great success. The night was lots of fun and the auction had a fantastic outcome, raising funds for the charity's important preeclampsia research.

 

A big thanks to everyone involved, and special thanks to MC for the evening Alex Perry and to Bay East Auctions Auctioneer Anne Phillips who donated their time and helped make the event such a great success.

 

 

 

The 16th Annual 6x6x6 Inch Miniature Sculpture Show

26 October - 26 November 2011

Showing at Defiance Gallery, Newtown

 

To be opened by Terence Maloon, AGNSW Special Projects Curator at 7pm

Exhibition opening 6-8pm Wednesday 26th October

Preview 11am - 5pm Saturday 22nd October

 

80 artists | over 140 works 

 

$10,000 in prizes

$5000 The Peter and Deborah Debnam Sculpture Prize

$2000 The Lady Nock Sculpture Prize

$2000 The Cat Advocate Prize for an emerging artist

$1000 The Defiance Gallery Miniature Sculpture Prize

chosen by Terence Maloon

 

 

Next week PEARLS will be hosting its annual charity auction to raise funds for the charity's important research into preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is the most common complication of pregnancy, a major cause of premature birth and accounts for around 780 infant deaths each day throughout the world.

 

This year's auction catalogue has a terrific line up, featuring works by prominent Australian artists including Euan Macleod, Peter Godwin, Tim Allen, Daniel Kyle and Sue Nettleford. It is set to be a great evening, held at Sydney's iconic Mint and with fashion designer Alex Perry acting as Master of Ceremonies.

 

This is a great opportunity to have fun, help an important cause and even take home a fabulous piece of art!

 

PEARLS Charity Auction 11th October 2011 - 6:00pm-9:00pm

The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney

 

John McDonald's SMH Spectrum review of 'Abstraction' at the Drill Hall, Canberra and 5 Easy Pieces currently showing at Defiance Gallery Newtown.

 

'Lines of Thought,' Sydney Morning Herald- Spectrum, 17-18 September 2011 

 

Defiance Gallery is now on facebook. ‘Like' us to stay in touch with the latest exhibition and artist news and to share your feedback!

 

Newtown gallery: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Defiance-Gallery-I-Newtown/243130222371729

Paddington: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Defiance-Gallery-II-Paddington/206171889435417

 

Look forward to seeing you there!

 

Leaping Chair, an exhibition of new works by Defiance artist Anita Larkin will be officially opened by John Monteleone, program director, at Wollongong City Art Gallery on Friday 30 September at 6pm. The exhibition features sculptural works of collected objects and felt, evoking human narratives that play with the idea of new functions for inanimate objects. Anita will speak about her practice on Wednesday 2^nd November at 11.30.

 

Anita Larkin, Leaping Chair

Wollongong City Art Gallery, Corner of Kembla and Burelli Streets, Wollongong

30 September - 20 November 2011

 

Congratulations to Cynthia Breusch who has been named as a finalist in the Portia Geach Memorial Award. This exhibition celebrates female Australian artists, and is awarded to the best portrait painted from life of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters or the Sciences. Cynthia entered a portrait of artist Christopher McVinish.

 

The prize opens on the 23 September and runs until the 6 November 2011 at the S.H. Ervin Gallery, Watson Road, Observatory Hill, The Rocks. In a first for the prize it will then tour to the Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, 3 February to 18 March, 2012.

 

 

Cynthia Breusch,  'Portrait of Christopher McVinish, Artist,' acrylic on linen, 75 x 81cm

 

Five Easy Pieces was opened last week to great acclaim. Defiance Director Campbell Robertson-Swann devised the concept of this show and it was first exhibited in 1999.  The exact five steel elements were issued to 34 upcoming, mid-career and leading Australian and international sculptors to create a sculpture.

 

The rules:  the steel can be cut and manipulated in any way, nothing can be taken away, all the steel must be used, the only additions allowed are welds, and the work can be painted.

 

The show had two openings, on Tuesday the 6^th of September artists and critics were challenged to match sculpture to sculptor without the use of a catalogue. On Wednesday the 7^th the exhibition was opened to the general public.

 

Great thanks to Lucio Galletto OAM, who opened the show with a very entertaining speech. Thanks also to all participating sculptors and galleries, and congratulations to Defiance artist Angus Adameitis who correctly identified the greatest number of works on Tuesday night and will be rewarded with dinner at Lucios!

 

The exhibition continues until the 15^th of October.

 

Five Easy Pieces
Defiance Newtown, 47 Enmore Rd
7 September - 15 October 2011

 

 

The new September/October 2011 edition of Australian Art Review features Phillip King's 'Blue Slicer' (displayed in Defiance last year) on the cover and contains a great article on Phillip King's career to date and his plans for 2012 by Joseph Brennan.

 

The Willoughby Sculpture Prize aims to bring high quality and diverse sculptures to the community while promoting contemporary sculpture to a broad audience.

The Prize is open to emerging and established artists, an this year 51 artworks have been selected to be displayed in the iconic Incinerator site and its surrounding parklands.

 

Congratulations to the finalists Janik Bouchette, Ingrid Morley, Angus Adameitis, Charlie Trivers, John Wright and Anita Larkin. 

Ingrid Morley won the Willoughby Resident Award for a second time.

 

The  Willoughby Sculpture Prize, 2 Small St, Willoughby

20 August - 4 September

 

For Further information: visit www.willoghby.nsw.gov.au

phone 02 9777 1000

email alison.clarke@willoughby.nsw.gov.au

 

Ingrid Morley speaks to the ABC's Art Nation presenter Fenella Kernebone about her sculpture 'Lacy Lorrie' which is part of the current Powerhouse exhibition Love Lace.

 

Love Lace, 30 July 2011- April 2012 Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St, Ultimo

The Annual ZOO AiR Auction for the Taronga Zoo Foundation took place at Bonhman's Auction House, Sydney last weekend. A beautiful collection of painting, sculpture and works on paper were donated by artists who were part of the Taronga Zoo Artists Residency 2011.

Artists included Wendy Sharpe, Jenny Sages, Dave Teer and Tom Carment. All proceeds from the auction go to the foundation which raises much needed funds to support their important conservation work.

An auction will be held on Sunday 21 August to raise funds for Taronga zoo conservation endevours. The auction features the work of 20 contemporary artists including Defiance artist Dave Teer, John Olsen, and Wendy Sharpe. These artists spent three months at Taronga, and have donated works inspired by the zoo. Bonhams will auction the works and 100% of the proceeds will go to the Taronga Foundation.

 

 21 August, 2pm (viewing from 10am), Byron Kennedy Hall, Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park.

 

 

Dave Teer, Cockatoo Journey, 2011, timber, stainless steel

 

 

An exhibition of contemporary Australian abstract art will open at the Drill Hall Gallery on 18 August 2011.

Terence Maloon and Paul Selwood have curated an exhibition aiming to show the continuing longevity and vitality of abstraction as a creative language in Australian art. The exhbition features ten participating artists, five painters: Virginia Coventry, Roy Jackson, Allan Mitelman, John Peart  and  Aida Tomescu and five sculptors: Michael Buzacott, Paul Hopmeier, Jan King, James Rogers and Paul Selwood.

Abstraction will be officially opened by the curators of the exhibition Terence Maloon and Paul Selwood on Thursday 18 August 2011 at 6pm. The exhibition will continue at the Drill Hall Gallery, Kingsley Street (off Barry Drive), Canberra ACT, until 25 September.

 

 

Defiance Gallery is excited to welcome new artist Daniel Kyle. Daniel's work was just shown in our Annual Landscape Show to great acclaim. 

Daniel recently graduated from the National Art School, Darlinghurst. Daniel chooses to paint en plein air in order to try and catch the ever-evolving characteristics of the landscape. To this end, he prefers to work in the changing light of the early morning and late afternoon. 

 

Daniel emphasises colour, shape and movement. The artist plays with elements of the space, cropping and moving objects such as trees and rocks and manipulating the foreground and background in an attempt to achieve the perfect balance between tension and slack within a resolved composition.

 

Daniel's work has also appeared at the Walcha Gallery of Art, where he won first prize for painting at the Walcha Show. He also won the 2010 Inner City Clay-workers award. The artist is working towards a solo show with Defiance. 

 

  

 

Defiance Gallery's newest artist Daniel Kyle was recently part of a group exhibition at the Walcha Gallery of Art. The exhibiton also featured the work of sculptors  Stephen King, James Rogers, and Francois Jaggi.

Raw Jam was on show 5th August to 7th September at the Walcha Gallery of Art, 15N Derby Street, Walcha 

 

            

The sweeping views over the beautiful Monaro are transformed constantly with the changing light.

This dramatic landscape has always inspired landscape painters.

The Normyle Artist Residency on The Monaro offers Defiance Gallery artists and invited artists the opportunity to stay in a beautifully appointed 'shack' on the property surrounded by 100 acres of Snowy Mountains High Country with two kilometres of Snowy Rover frontage.The historic town of Dalgety is nearby as is Jindabyne and the Kosciuszko National Park.The residency can be up to 10 days and the artist is asked to leave a drawing or painting of the area in return. These works will become part of the residency collection which will be exhibited together in the future.

 

Anita Larkin was recently presented with the Salon for Textile Art Object Award at the 6th International Biennial of Textile Art in Mexico for her work Roger, I hear you loud and clear. The Biennial was held at the Gallery for Contemporary Art, Xalapa, Mexico and featured work by artists from around the world working in a variety of different media.

 

Roger, I hear you loud and clear...,2010
felted wool, Perspex, aluminium, leather and collected objects
42 x 58 x 45cm 

Ingrid Morley has an amazing sculpture called 'Lacie Lorrie' in the upcoming LOVE LACE exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum.

This spectacular, ground-breaking exhibition of contemporary lace works by artists and designers from around the world showcases lace design in ways never before seen or ever imagined.

See more than 130 lace works by 134 artists from 20 countries, drawn from finalists of the Powerhouse Museum's third International Lace Award that attracted an outstanding field of 700 entries globally.

A disused farm truck revived by its impressive metal lace body, a sculpture of a female uterus made from delicately knitted human hair, a replica Ford motor engine created from thin crocheted steel, and a galvanised steel wire fence with its spectacular bobbin lace butterfly design, are among some of the extraordinary and provocative works that are expected to surprise and delight!

This unique exhibition features two and three dimensional and virtual works that range from large-scale installations, screens and sculptures; textiles, wall hangings and lighting; to fashion, fashion accessories and jewellery.

Unconventional materials including human hair, horse hair, titanium, mulberry paper, tapa cloth, copper and silver wire, and optical fibres have also been manipulated with traditional techniques to create such revolutionary works.

In contrast, beautifully-constructed textiles, artworks featuring materials from the natural environment inspired by ancient skills, and exquisite pieces featuring the finest of lace techniques including needle and bobbin lace, are also presented with a contemporary twist.

The first prize winner and five category winners (traditional techniques, fashion, built environment, digital multi-media, and Australian and New Zealand tertiary students) of the 2010 Lace Award will be announced and awarded prizes from a cash prize pool of A$40,000 when the Love Lace exhibition is officially opened at the launch of Sydney Design 2011.

 

 

Ingrid Morely, Lacie Lorrie. photo courtesy of Sotha Bourn, copyright Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

The Annual Landscape Show - Same Place, ManyViews 2011 will be dedicated to Madeleine Halliday who passed away in January this year.

Madeleine's unique response to her beloved Hawkesbury region and the Australian bush in general was heartfelt and understood. Madeleine's full and colourful character leaves us with wonderful memories. Madeleine is dearly missed by all that knew her.

'Halliday's work may be placed within a tradition of modern Australian landscape painting - an extended family of artists each forging their own relationships with scenery that extends from the banks of the Hawkesbury to the red sands of the Outback. Each of these artists has taken something different from these environments, some element that gives their work an individual spark. In Halliday's case it may be a restless, physical, electric quality that turns this ancient land into an arena that teems with life. There is nothing stately or pastoral about these landscapes. They are imbued with an energy that seems entirely natural but owes an incalculable debt to the personality of the painter.' John McDonald 2010

 

  Defiance Gallery director Campbell Robertson-Swann has been invited to open Riversdale Dreaming, an exhibiton of works by PLC Artist in Residence Tim Allen and year 11 visual arts students.

The exhibition opens 25 May at 7pm.

Riversdale Dreaming,

Adelaide Perry Gallery, 'The Croydon' Centre for Art, Design and Technology,' Corner of Henessy and College Street, Croydon.

25 May - 9 June 

 

Tim Allen has been named Artist in Residence at PLC, Croydon. This program was conceived as a way of connecting the Visual Arts and Design students with professional practicing artists to learn first hand what defines ‘ an artist'.

Tim will work ‘en plain air' with year 11 Visual Arts students on a four day art camp at Yvonne and Arthur Boyd Education Centre at Bundanon and then in the studios of The Croydon. The students work side by side with the artist with the aim of producing their own work for a public exhibition that is held at the end of the residency in the Adelaide Perry Gallery.

Tim Allen and Charmaine Pike are off to Alice Springs in early June to capture the beauty of the Larrapinta with artists such as Leo Robba and Euan Macleod.

 

 

Charmaine Pike is working towards a solo exhibition at Tamworth Regional Gallery in 2012. This is one of the oldest regional galleries in New South Wales and this is an exciting opportunity for Charmaine.

It is set to be a wonderful exhibition, watch this space.

Tamworth Regional Gallery
466 Peel Street
Tamworth
New South Wales

Sculptor John Wright has just installed his magnificent 4m tall camel sculpture outside of Defiance Gallery, Paddington. The work looks fabulous and is definitely worth a visit!

 

Renowned Sydney photographer Anthony Browell has produced a body of work in which he photographs sculpture in Centennial park using a camera obscura. These works aim to advocate the value of our experience of art in the natural environment and will be exhibited in Centennial Park as part of the Head On Photo Festival.

Anthony has photographed the work of artists Russell McQuilty, Brian O'Dwyer, Campbell Robertson-Swann and Ayako Saito.

Anthony Browell - Obscura in the Park

Superintendent's Cottage, Paddington Gates, Centennial Park Sydney

5 May - 11 June 2011

A number of monographs featuring Defiance Gallery artists are now available.

The monographs feature 100 pages of images spanning the artists' careers and including catalogue essays by John McDonald, Harvey Shields and Sebastian Smee.

Available now for purchase are monographs focusing on Russell McQuilty, Paul Hopmeier, Campbell Robertson-Swann and Brian O'Dwyer.

Coming soon are Peter Godwin, David Wilson, Dave Teer and Angus Adameitis.

There is a limited run on each monograph, and each costs $130. Please ring the gallery to place your order or for more information.

  Campbell Robertson-Swann has opened Sculpture Ten, a curated exhibiton featuring ten artists from the Willoughby region.

The exhibition features work by Sally Aplin, Ray Bolotin, Meike Davis, Carole Driver, Itzick Fisher, Nicole Grech, Bruce McWhinney, Ingrid Morely, Denese Oats and Margaret Sheridan. 

The exhibiton is at Incinerator Art Space, 2 Small Street Willoughby, and runs from 30 March - 24 April 2011. 

 

Andre Bowen has returned from the Leipzig Studios in Berlin with a great body of work that is on exhibition at Defiance, Paddington as part of the Summer Show 2011.

17 February -19 March 2011, Defiance II, 94 William St Paddington

22 February - 19 March, 2 Danks St

A 3 man show featuring Ivor Fabok, Paul Higgs and Bruce Radke is opening soon at Stella Downer Fine Art. These artists explore the possibilities of abstraction through sculptural form.

Ivor Fabok is also featured in the 2011 Summer Show at Defiance Paddington, on now.

A private collector whose home in Birchgrove features works by Rodney Simmons, Russell McQuilty, Tim Allen, John Reid, Dave Teer and Angus Adameitis is featured in a 10 page spread in this months Home Beautiful magazine.

 

Leading artists in support of Queensland Disaster Relief

Feb 22 - March 5, 2011

Ali Yeldham from Art House Gallery has organised a fantastic exhibition to raise money for those affected by the floods and cyclones in Queensland.

30 to Collect features works by John Olsen, Euan Macleod, Ann Thomson, Nicholas Harding, Ben Quilty and many more. 

The exhibition includes sculptures by Defiance Gallery artists Russell McQuilty, Kevin Norton and Campbell Robertson-Swann.

We hope to see you there!

Dave Teer has been chosen to participate in the Taronga Foundation's artist in residence program.

This program invites artists to spend time at the zoo and interpret the experience through their work. It gives artists a unique opportunity to meet and work with other artists in the outdoors, unleashing their creativity in new and challenging ways.

This program is in its third year and has been very successful in raising funds for the Foundation through the auction of works created during the residency.

 

Peter Godwin has been invited to exhibit in ‘Celebration,' the Australia Day themed show held at Tim Olsen Gallery, Jersey Road Woollahra. The Sydney Morning Herald asked eleven leading Australian artists for their vision of the country's national character. The exhibition also included works by Elizabeth Cummings, Gary Shead, Ben Quilty and Wendy Sharpe and was curated by Leo Robba.

27 January - 6 February

The Royal Academy of Arts, London, is now showing Modern British Sculpture, a survey of the last 130 years of British sculpture. One of the major works on exhibition is Phillip King's seminal sculpture 'Genghis Khan' which has been borrowed from The Tate.

More information can be found through the Royal Academy's website: http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/modernbritishsculpture/

22 January - 8 April

 

Friends of the National Art School are holding an auction of ceramic plates by eminent Australian Artists and public figures to raise funds.

Defiance Gallery artists Peter Godwin, Carole Griffin, Dave Teer and Helen Gauchat have all painted and donated a plate.

The auction is tonight, Thursday 4^th November 2010, from 6-9pm in the Cell Block.

 

Defiance would like to congratulate all Miniature show prizewinners, as listed below.

Winner of a two week artist residency, staying at ‘The Barn' in Maffra is Corrigan Fairburn. Thanks to John Normyle for donating this prize. Corrigan has 3 works on display, 49. Vault and 84. Idle Transition in Newtown, and 43. Aurora in Paddington.

The Catalyst Award for an emerging artist, sponsored by the Cat Clinic, Willoughby for $1000 goes to Max Dingle for his work Ken Ode Verse 5, number 86. on display in Newtown.

The Lady Nock Sculpture Prize for $1000 goes to John Wright for his work Rome wasn't built in a Day - Defiance IV under construction, 23. Newtown.

The Defiance Gallery Prize for $1000 has been awarded to Ingrid Morley for her work Ancestors, 71. Newtown.

The Peter and Deborah Debnam Sculpture Prize for $5000 goes to Koichi Ishino for his work Ground I, 114. Newtown.

The Tetsuya Wakuda Sculpture Prize for $2000 is yet to be announced as he is overseas and has not yet seen the show.

A huge congratulations to all winners!

Defiance would also like to sincerely thank all the judges for their enthusiasm and support. Our gratitude to Peter and Deborah Debnam, Tetsuya Wakuda, Michael Nock, Kim and John from the Cat Clinic Willoughby, John Normyle and our invited judge Lucio Galletto.

 

Defiance would like to congratulate Janik Bouchette, who recently won the Fourth University of Western Sydney Acquisitive Sculpture Award. Janik's work Resilience reflects on the great resilience shown by the survivors (both natural and human) of the Victorian bushfires in early 2009. The 500kg sculpture now has a permanent home on the picturesque grounds of the UWS Campbelltown campus.

Congratulations also on Janik's recent commission on Crown St Surry Hills. His sculpture can be seen just outside of The Winery.

 

The Annual PEARLS Auction raised a record $60,000 this year.

The Master of Ceremonies was the fabulous Mr Alex Perry who charmed and entertained the crowd.

Anne Phillip from Leonard Joel gave her time to auction the items with great flair.

Thank-you to the artists Peter Godwin, Euan Macleod, Campbell Robertson-Swann and John Reid for their generous donations of terrific painting and sculpture.

Thank-you to all who supported the event.