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The Blackmail Interview
October 1, 2009
New interview up at The Blackmail
Amber Wallis’ loose and abstracted imagery is inspired by the landscape, relationships, experiences and emotions. Her strong lines and bold use of colour often incorporate references to the landscape and the figure. Her work has inspired numerous fellow artists in Melbourne through its rawness and ability to convey often very powerful messages. Her work can be seen shortly as part of the upcoming Shilo Project at the Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne, and she has solo exhibitions lined up for Sydney and Melbourne in 2010. Amber is currently living in Paris as the winner of the tenth Brett Whiteley Travelling art scholarship, awarded by the Art Gallery of NSW.
Amber’s drawings have been featured in publications in Australia, Canada and the USA. She held her first solo exhibition at Utopian Slumps in 2009 and has participated in a number of group exhibitions in such galleries as Monster Children, TCB Art Inc, Utopian Slumps and Someday. She is a graduate of the Victorian Collage of Arts, Canberra School of Art and The Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Canada, and was a finalist in the Robert Jacks Drawing Prize in 2008. Melissa Loughnan caught up with Amber Wallis during the last stages of her scholarship…”
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Cite Internationale des Arts Paris – Residency
September 5, 2009
Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris. July – September 2009
Part of the Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Scholarship administered by the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Redbird Group Show Montreal Canada
June 13, 2009
The Red Bird Gallery and Studios is a not-for-profit, artist-run space located in Mile-End’s former industrial garment district. Founded in 2005, the Red Bird aims to support the growth and expansion of the Mile-End area’s active visual and performance arts community. By offering an interdisciplinary and functional space that brings together varying art practices and methods, the Red Bird promotes individual artistic creation while also stimulating dialogue and exchange between artists.
There are currently thirty artists working in eight studios in the Red Bird. This exhibition will showcase the work of this diverse group of painters, sculptors, graphic designers and silk screeners, each one exploring their individual practice and methodology within the material constraints of a 10″ x 10″ panel board.
Vernissage: Thursday June 18th 7pm 2009
Show: June 18th – July 19th
Where: General 54, 54 St-Viateur O
Monster Children Gallery invites you to
SOUTH
AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY SEVEN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS WORKING IN MELBOURNE
Martin Bell, Christopher Day, Nathan Gray, Misha Hollenbach, Dylan Martorell, Riley Payne and Amber Wallis
Presenting their multi-disciplinary work through sculpture, drawing, photography, painting and mixed media, this
exhibition will showcase the varying influences, backgrounds and experiences of these artists.
Redbird Studios Montreal, Canada
May 7, 2009
Starting to do some work at Redbird Studios in Montreal.
