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Larger Variations – Justin Cooper @ A-M Gallery

Bright, bold, surreal and chaotic: these are just a handful of words we'd use to describe the work of Justin Cooper. We've been fans of his work for a long time now, so it was with great excitement that we penciled "Larger Variations" in to…

Rewrites – Kate Sheldon @ A-M Gallery

It was a busy night at A-M Gallery last week for the opening of Kate Sheldon's exhibition Rewrites. Maybe it's the start of daylight savings, but there's a summer buzz in the air that is getting arty folk out and about. Kate's minimalist and abstract…

Homeward – Kåre Martens @ A-M Gallery

Kåre Martens is an amazing painter. His collection of portraits for his latest exhibition, Homeward, featured mysterious sailors in thick, visceral oils. His characters were rendered on huge canvases and were impressive in their composition and technique. Martens' theme for the show was inspired by stories from…

Newtown Shopkeepers – Nic Bezzina @ Chrissie Cotter

Nic Bezzina's new body of work, Newtown Shopkeepers, is a photographic documentary of some of the most independent and iconic characters of Newtown. With funding help from the City of Sydney Archives Department, Bezzina set about creating snapshots of a community well known for it's diversity…

Shifty Women and Dirty Rats @ A-M Gallery

A new gallery! Well, perhaps not exactly "new"; A-M Gallery opened in Newtown with its first exhibition in August last year. However this is our first visit and we liked what we saw. "Shifty Women and Dirty Rats" was a collaborative exhibition by painter Sharon Kitching…

Water and Music – Lucien Alperstein @ Hardware

Water and Music is the debut solo exhibition from photographer Lucien Alperstein. The collection featured a series of black and white photos from two very different angles. His water series was very personal and spontaneous, documenting friends and well... water. The music series was a collection…

Bennett – Oranges & Lemons @ Oh Really

'Oranges & Lemons' is the debut solo show for local Sydney artist Bennett. Bennett has been a regular in group shows and street art events across the country for quite some time now. It's great to see him jump into the spotlight with a body of work that…

Not With a Whimper But With a Bang @ PolyGallery

The handout for the latest show at PolyGallery summed up the exhibition nicely: "pieces by a range of disturbed young artists whose work is executed with dark humor and astonishing talent". Love it! 1681