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2013 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists

Ella Barclay, David Capra, Jonny Niesche, Jamie North, Tom Polo, Sean Rafferty, JD Reforma, Todd Robinson, Mark Shorter, Marian Tubbs, Pia van Gelder and Justine Varga

Exhibition Dates
4 October - 20 October 2013

Artspace and Arts NSW will present a selected work by each of the 2013 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists finalists.

Overview

Artspace and Arts NSW will present a selected work by each of the 2013 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists finalists. This Fellowship is offered by the State Government to enable a NSW-based visual artist at the beginning of their career to undertake a self-directed program of professional development, valued at $30,000. This fellowship replaces the Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship.

2013 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists Recipient: Jamie North.

Jamie North, installation view, 2013, Artspace, Sydney (winner of the 2013 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists)
Foreground left to right: Jonny Niesche, 'Black Magic Compound', 2013, digital print on fabric, Perspex, spotted gum; 'Split Event Horizon', 2013, gold Euromir, Belgian linen, glitter, acrylic; 'A carrot is as close as a rabbit gets to a diamond (III)', 2013, gold Euromir, Belgian linen, glitter, acrylic, stainless steel chain. Background left: JD Reforma, 'Earth, Water, Wind', 2013, and 'Body for Days (Exquisite Korpse)', 2013. Background right: Marian Tubbs, 'Open model for an affective landscape', 'virtual becomes real when necessary', 'Decal', and 'Vulnerable Landscape' (all 2013). Installation view, NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists Exhibition, 2013, Artspace, Sydney.
Todd Robinson, 'Oooh #6', 2013, hydrocal, polyester filler, SLS print, paint; 'Oooh #9', 2013, hydrocal, polyester filler, SLS print, paint, steel; 'Oooh #1', 2013, hydrocal, polyester filler, SLS print, paint, wood; (all works courtesy the artist and Galerie Pompom). Installation view, 2013, NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists.
JD Reforma, 'Horizon', 2013, printed self-adhesive vinyl catalogue image; 'Fountain', 2013, modified solid-core pine door, pine DAR, castors, printed vinyl, 24 1L bottles of Evian water; 'Earth, Water, Wind', 2013, artist's collection of tabloid magazines, PVC pipe, printed vinyl, Dyson Air Multiplier; 'Body for Days (Exquisite Korpse)', 2013, found images on archival paper. Installation view, NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists Exhibition, 2013, Artspace, Sydney.
David Capra, 'Intercession (Newcastle Pools)', 2012, high definition digital video. Installation view, NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists Exhibition, 2013, Artspace, Sydney.
Tom Polo, 'The Future of Honesty', 2013, oil pastel on paper; 'Fields of Uncertainty', 2013, acrylic on canvas; 'Modes of Persuasion', 2013, acrylic on canvas. Installation view, 2013, NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists.
Sean Rafferty, 'Monuments of Fiction', 2012 – ongoing, video, found objects, drawings, various archival documents. Installation view, NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists Exhibition, 2013, Artspace, Sydney.
Pia van Gelder, 'Eyes Without a Face', 2012, interactive machine vision set-up: analogue modular audio-video synthesizer, CCTV camera, lamp, powered speaker, projector, wood. Installation view, 2013, NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists.
Marian Tubbs, 'Open model for an affective landscape, virtual becomes real when necessary', 2013, video; 'Decal', 2013, digital prints on vinyl, hardware; 'Vulnerable Landscape', 2013, digital C-type prints in open maple frame. Installation view, NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists Exhibition, 2013, Artspace, Sydney.
Mark Shorter, 'Schleimgurgeln: Song for Glover', 2012, video documentation of 6 hour performance (9 minute excerpt), Mt Wellington, Tasmania, Camera: Jürgen Kerkovius. Installation view, 2013, NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists.
Ella Barclay, 'Ebb', 2012 – 13, single-channel looped video, acrylic, water, electronics, dynex. Installation view, 2013, NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists.
Justine Varga, 'Eclipse #4', 2011, C-type print; 'Eclipse #3', 2011, C-type print; 'Eclipse #1', 2011, C-type print; Eclipse #2, 2011, C-type print (all works courtesy of the artist, Stills Gallery and Hugo Michell Gallery). Installation view, 2013, NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists.