‘In Colour’ – a disruptive, sensorial installation drawing the viewer into the experience of being inside an expanded painting.
Layers of hand painted mosquito netting, lycra, builders’ rope + translucent tinsel recreate elements of the painting, ‘Dopamine on Tap’ (Alison Mooney, 2021, mixed media on canvas, .1.8 x 1.8m).
Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, August 18 – September 24, 2023.
Photography thanks to Sonya Spinella, Warwick Gow + Amanda Galea.
‘(juicy lil) Sidepiece’ is a developing body of work exploring concepts outside my usual studio enquiries + inspired by stand up comedy.
It has shown at Rubicon ARI, Melbourne (2023) and CA Gallery, Coolum (2022).
Much thanks to: Funny Coast and Kellie O’Dempsey for her PD series The Path (2022) supported by ArtsCoast; comedians Damien Power, Bron Lewis, Shayne Hunter and Luke Benson.
Photography thanks to Ketakii Jewson Brown.
May 29th – June 26th, 2021 at 19Karen Gallery, Mermaid Beach, Q Australia
’25 things I’m Curious about’ is an experiment in occupying the conscious mind with specialised science audio books while painting, to see what the subconscious mind brought to the canvas.
Install preview pictured here with sculptures by Cezary Stulgis.
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Curated by Margaret Ellen Turner for Caloundra Regional Gallery, featuring the work of Carley Cornelissen, Margaret Ellen Turner, Alison Mooney and Robyn Shaw, Painting Space explores the different ways in which contemporary painters engage with ideas of space through their work.
View the exhibition catalogue.
‘Acres of Diamonds’ is my early explorations into the vibrations of colour and thought. Like vibrational portals for a wall, I’ve tried to hone in on the essence of a thing, to concentrate its energy then bounce it back out again.
19Karen Contemporary artspace.
An enquiry into the sensation of being up-close with a rainbow.
View the gallery site here
