Congratulations to artist Andrew Weir who has had 2 of his works – The Promise in Naoji’s Letter no.2 & And The Whole Thing Became Kabuki no.2 – chosen to be part of the 154th Open Annual Exhibition at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in Scotland.
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Opening Night – October 2017
- Events
- art opening, Art Show, Dan Withey, Helen Holmes, Leisa Russell, Music, Opening Night, Patrick McMahon
- 25th October, 2017
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Despite the rain, it was an amazing night! A big thank you to everyone who braved the weather, came along and made it such a success. Fun times, great tunes, delicious food and amazing art. Solo Shows by: Dan Withey – The day the world was ok Helen Holmes – ‘Knock Knock’ Who’s There? […]
Head to Lonely Planet for this great article by Penny Carroll on some of the exciting and different things the Gold Coast has to offer – including 19 Karen. Read it HERE
Hugo Aguilar At The Biennial Of Visual Arts
- Media
- Hugo Aguilar, Hugo C Aguilar
- 13th October, 2017
Last week was the celebration of the 8th Biennial of Visual Arts in South-California. Hugo Aguilar participated in the exhibition, and his artwork “Primitive Guardian II” received an Honorable Mention. This is the first Biennial Hugo has participated in and out of the 500 pieces and more than 200 artists to choose from, he was in the […]
Congratulations to Petra Reece who has been announced as a finalist in the Georges River Art Prize for her work “Floodplain’.
Petra Reece | Finalist
- Media
- finalist, Rick Amor Art Prize, Self Portrait
- 29th September, 2017
Congratulations to Petra Reece for being selected as a finalist in the Rick Amor Self Portrait Art Prize for her ‘Self Portrait In A Red Scarf’. Entries for this art prize came from all over Australia and Petra’s selection is a great achievement.
Melissa Hartley | Art Prize Finalist
- Media
- finalist, Mosman Art Prize, Realism
- 16th September, 2017
Congratulations to Melissa Hartley for being selected as a finalist for Mosman Art Prize, which is celebrating it’s 70th year. Melissa was selected for her artwork “Intricate Nature”.
Murals Galore!
- Media
- 16th September, 2017
[Left Image] Brothers Ratur and Sckaro completed their latest mural together for the Out In The Open mural project in Aalborg, Denmark. [Middle Image] Brazillian artist, Claudio Ethos has been doing lots and lots of murals in the past year, this being one of them. [Right Image] Gola Hundun just finished a mural on the […]
Peter-John De Villiers’ Mural In London
- Media
- London, Mandrake Hotel, Mural
- 16th September, 2017
Congratulations to Peter-John De Villiers for his private commission of a wall mural for The Mandrake Hotel. The Mandrake is a new, independent, boutique hotel in London and PJ’s mural is lucky enough to be dawning it’s walls.
Opening Night – September 2017
- Events
- 19 Karen, Art gallery, art opening, Megan Puls, Mellissa Read-Devine, sally paxton, The James Street Preachers
- 13th September, 2017
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Oh what a night! Great food, friends, music and AMAZING art. A big thank you to everyone who came along to our opening night and helped make it so much fun. Solo Shows by: Mellissa Read-Devine – Verdance Sally Paxton – Colours of the Spirit Megan Puls – Mangrove Music by: The James Street […]
Michaela Kloeckner – Finalist in the 2017 Brisbane Art Prize
- Media
- Ceramic art, Ceramics, Michaela Kloeckner
- 12th September, 2017
Congratulations to Michaela Kloeckner who is a finalist in the 2017 Brisbane Art Prize. The show opens on October 12th, from 6.30pm at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. To find out more click HERE
With a beautiful painting of her mother – Titled: ‘Dignified’ – Esther Erlich has proudly gained selection as a finalist in the prestigious Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. Congratulations Esther.
Ewa Pronczuk-Kuziak’s Guest Blog On Wow x Wow
- Media
- Ewa Pronczuk-Kuziak, Guest Blog, Surrealism
- 18th August, 2017
Polish artist Ewa Pronczuk-Kuziak has been featured on the online gallery and art resource Wow x Wow. She wrote a guest blog about ‘Animals and Us’ and how this also translates into her own painting. Check out her blog here
Interview with the Colourful Coco Dávez on Find and Seek
- Media
- 19 Karen artist, coco davez
- 16th August, 2017
Get up to date on the phenomenon that is Coco Dávez – in an amazing interview with Facoco. Read it HERE
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A big thank you to everyone who came along to our opening night and made it such a great success. Thank you to all the artists whose amazing works lined the walls, and to artist Johnny Romeo for coming along as our special guest. Even as a BYO event we all still managed to have […]
Check out this great video, in which Gallery Director Terri Lew talks about the fantastic hanging system we have in the gallery from Picture Hanging Systems.
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What a night! Opening night of our May Exhibition was a great success! Celebrating the opening of 4 shows: Go Suga (Gold Coast) – Time Traveller Sacha Beverley (Gold Coast) – Make A Wish Ryuzo Kojima (Japan) – Living With Nature Peter-John de Villiers (Norway) – Domestica Entertainment by: Jackson James Smith
Head to Widewalls – an amazing website for art, artists, galleries, exhibitions and all things creative around the world. And while you are there – check out their fantastic review of our current exhibition featuring: Go Suga (Gold Coast) – Time Traveller Sacha Beverley (Gold Coast) – Make A Wish Ryuzo Kojima (Japan) – Living […]
The Time Traveller and The Genie Sacha Beverley and Go Suga feature in the latest edition of Blank Magazine (online and print) – with their upcoming solo shows at 19 Karen. Read all about them HERE.
Head to No Cure Magazine’s website – N/C Blog – and read all about exciting Gold Coast artist Go Suga and his new solo show at 19 Karen – Time Traveller. Read it HERE.
Double the love on Inside Gold Coast website this week… A wonderful interview with Terri Lew on life, art and all things 19 Karen – ‘Terri Lew’. And a fantastic article – ‘Five Reasons Locals Love Mermaid Beach’ – featuring us, our neighbours ‘The Borrowed Nursery’, ‘Little Mermaid’, the Squid Meat Disco at ‘Apres Surf’ and the night markets […]
Last month, Megan Puls was selected as one of the seven ceramic Australian artist’s to represent Australia in the “Omnus Terra” exhibition at Gallery 114 in Portland, Oregon. Her works were exhibited alongside seven ceramic American artists representing the United States. All of her ceramic pieces sold at this international exhibition (except for one).
BITTER|SWEET – 2017 – OPENING NIGHT
- Events
- art opening, Art Show, beautiful.bizarre, exhibition opening, Opening Night
- 22nd March, 2017
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What a night! Opening night of our first show of the year was a fantastic event. Bitter|Sweet – An International Group Exhibition – curated by beautiful.bizarre Magazine – featuring 23 exciting contemporary creatives from the world over. Music from The James Street Preachers.
BITTER|SWEET – 2017 – INSTALLATION SHOTS
- Events
- art exhibition, Art Show, beautiful.bizarre
- 22nd March, 2017
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Installation photos from our latest International Group Exhibition – Bitter|Sweet – curated by beautiful.bizarre Magazine. Exhibition runs until 29th April 2017. Exhibiting Artists: Alexandra Levasseur, Crystal Morey, Edith Lebeau, Emilio Villalba, Erika Sanada, Ewa Pronczuk-Kuziak, Harold Munoz, Hieu Nguyen, Julie Filipenko, Kazuhiro Hori, Kildren, Kirsten Stingle, Lisa King, Marie Larkin, Margarita Sampson, Mahlimae, Pamela Wilson, Pippa McManus, Rebecca Leveille, Sarah […]
For the promotion of her upcoming group exhibition at The Rabbit Hole Gallery in Perth, Ariel Katzir featured in an online article to discuss big, lips, movement, art as therapy and the new exhibition ‘The Other Side’. Click here for the full article.
Helen Oprey | Finalist | Wyndham Art Prize 2017
- Media
- Art Prize, Figurative Painting, finalist, Helen Oprey
- 17th February, 2017
Our talented artist Helen Oprey has been selected as a finalist in the Wyndham Art Prize 2017 for her painting “Life Is Like a Bowl of Fruit”. Congratulations, Helen!
Exclusive to Gold Coast City Gallery, Signs of the Time is an exhibition of street art by world-renowned, national and local artists. This Gallery-curated exhibition features an impressive selection of artwork from both private collections and newly commissioned artwork. Including urban artist Johnny Romeo, the exhibition explores how street art reflects our society, times and culture.
“My art career started later than many artists. There wasn’t an opportunity for me to attend an art school or work in a creative industry, I did however love and cherish my art practice throughout all my schooling.” Sally Paxton recently shared her story about being a painter with Local Story Space – a blog […]
Helen Oprey in HIGHLIFE Magazine
- Media
- Australian Artists, Helen Oprey, HIGHLIFE Magazine
- 2nd February, 2017
Helen Oprey, Australian artist who likes to paint the colourful, the thoughtful and the wacky and has recently been featured in the FEB/MARCH edition of HIGHLIFE Magazine.
New Skuja Braden Exhibition in Lithuania!
- Media
- Ceramic art, new exhibition, Skuja Braden
- 21st January, 2017
Latvian contemporary ceramics duo Skuja Braden’s showcase exhibition at Panevezys Civic Art Gallery. People say that one can find great miracles in the most unexpected of places. In the northeastern region of Lithuania, far from its center, is an important international crossroads connecting Eastern and Western Europe, known as the Hanseatic line. Panevezys Civic Art Gallery lies […]
Opening Night – October 2017
- Events
- art opening, Art Show, Dan Withey, Helen Holmes, Leisa Russell, Music, Opening Night, Patrick McMahon
- 25th October, 2017
Despite the rain, it was an amazing night! A big thank you to everyone who braved the weather, came along and made it such a success. Fun times, great tunes, delicious food and amazing art. Solo Shows by: Dan Withey – The day the world was ok Helen Holmes – ‘Knock Knock’ Who’s There? […]
Head to Lonely Planet for this great article by Penny Carroll on some of the exciting and different things the Gold Coast has to offer – including 19 Karen. Read it HERE
Hugo Aguilar At The Biennial Of Visual Arts
- Media
- Hugo Aguilar, Hugo C Aguilar
- 13th October, 2017
Last week was the celebration of the 8th Biennial of Visual Arts in South-California. Hugo Aguilar participated in the exhibition, and his artwork “Primitive Guardian II” received an Honorable Mention. This is the first Biennial Hugo has participated in and out of the 500 pieces and more than 200 artists to choose from, he was in the […]
Congratulations to Petra Reece who has been announced as a finalist in the Georges River Art Prize for her work “Floodplain’.
Petra Reece | Finalist
- Media
- finalist, Rick Amor Art Prize, Self Portrait
- 29th September, 2017
Congratulations to Petra Reece for being selected as a finalist in the Rick Amor Self Portrait Art Prize for her ‘Self Portrait In A Red Scarf’. Entries for this art prize came from all over Australia and Petra’s selection is a great achievement.
Melissa Hartley | Art Prize Finalist
- Media
- finalist, Mosman Art Prize, Realism
- 16th September, 2017
Congratulations to Melissa Hartley for being selected as a finalist for Mosman Art Prize, which is celebrating it’s 70th year. Melissa was selected for her artwork “Intricate Nature”.
Murals Galore!
- Media
- 16th September, 2017
[Left Image] Brothers Ratur and Sckaro completed their latest mural together for the Out In The Open mural project in Aalborg, Denmark. [Middle Image] Brazillian artist, Claudio Ethos has been doing lots and lots of murals in the past year, this being one of them. [Right Image] Gola Hundun just finished a mural on the […]
Peter-John De Villiers’ Mural In London
- Media
- London, Mandrake Hotel, Mural
- 16th September, 2017
Congratulations to Peter-John De Villiers for his private commission of a wall mural for The Mandrake Hotel. The Mandrake is a new, independent, boutique hotel in London and PJ’s mural is lucky enough to be dawning it’s walls.
Opening Night – September 2017
- Events
- 19 Karen, Art gallery, art opening, Megan Puls, Mellissa Read-Devine, sally paxton, The James Street Preachers
- 13th September, 2017
Oh what a night! Great food, friends, music and AMAZING art. A big thank you to everyone who came along to our opening night and helped make it so much fun. Solo Shows by: Mellissa Read-Devine – Verdance Sally Paxton – Colours of the Spirit Megan Puls – Mangrove Music by: The James Street […]
Michaela Kloeckner – Finalist in the 2017 Brisbane Art Prize
- Media
- Ceramic art, Ceramics, Michaela Kloeckner
- 12th September, 2017
Congratulations to Michaela Kloeckner who is a finalist in the 2017 Brisbane Art Prize. The show opens on October 12th, from 6.30pm at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. To find out more click HERE
With a beautiful painting of her mother – Titled: ‘Dignified’ – Esther Erlich has proudly gained selection as a finalist in the prestigious Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. Congratulations Esther.
Ewa Pronczuk-Kuziak’s Guest Blog On Wow x Wow
- Media
- Ewa Pronczuk-Kuziak, Guest Blog, Surrealism
- 18th August, 2017
Polish artist Ewa Pronczuk-Kuziak has been featured on the online gallery and art resource Wow x Wow. She wrote a guest blog about ‘Animals and Us’ and how this also translates into her own painting. Check out her blog here
Interview with the Colourful Coco Dávez on Find and Seek
- Media
- 19 Karen artist, coco davez
- 16th August, 2017
Get up to date on the phenomenon that is Coco Dávez – in an amazing interview with Facoco. Read it HERE
A big thank you to everyone who came along to our opening night and made it such a great success. Thank you to all the artists whose amazing works lined the walls, and to artist Johnny Romeo for coming along as our special guest. Even as a BYO event we all still managed to have […]
Check out this great video, in which Gallery Director Terri Lew talks about the fantastic hanging system we have in the gallery from Picture Hanging Systems.
What a night! Opening night of our May Exhibition was a great success! Celebrating the opening of 4 shows: Go Suga (Gold Coast) – Time Traveller Sacha Beverley (Gold Coast) – Make A Wish Ryuzo Kojima (Japan) – Living With Nature Peter-John de Villiers (Norway) – Domestica Entertainment by: Jackson James Smith
Head to Widewalls – an amazing website for art, artists, galleries, exhibitions and all things creative around the world. And while you are there – check out their fantastic review of our current exhibition featuring: Go Suga (Gold Coast) – Time Traveller Sacha Beverley (Gold Coast) – Make A Wish Ryuzo Kojima (Japan) – Living […]
The Time Traveller and The Genie Sacha Beverley and Go Suga feature in the latest edition of Blank Magazine (online and print) – with their upcoming solo shows at 19 Karen. Read all about them HERE.
Head to No Cure Magazine’s website – N/C Blog – and read all about exciting Gold Coast artist Go Suga and his new solo show at 19 Karen – Time Traveller. Read it HERE.
Double the love on Inside Gold Coast website this week… A wonderful interview with Terri Lew on life, art and all things 19 Karen – ‘Terri Lew’. And a fantastic article – ‘Five Reasons Locals Love Mermaid Beach’ – featuring us, our neighbours ‘The Borrowed Nursery’, ‘Little Mermaid’, the Squid Meat Disco at ‘Apres Surf’ and the night markets […]
Last month, Megan Puls was selected as one of the seven ceramic Australian artist’s to represent Australia in the “Omnus Terra” exhibition at Gallery 114 in Portland, Oregon. Her works were exhibited alongside seven ceramic American artists representing the United States. All of her ceramic pieces sold at this international exhibition (except for one).
BITTER|SWEET – 2017 – OPENING NIGHT
- Events
- art opening, Art Show, beautiful.bizarre, exhibition opening, Opening Night
- 22nd March, 2017
What a night! Opening night of our first show of the year was a fantastic event. Bitter|Sweet – An International Group Exhibition – curated by beautiful.bizarre Magazine – featuring 23 exciting contemporary creatives from the world over. Music from The James Street Preachers.
BITTER|SWEET – 2017 – INSTALLATION SHOTS
- Events
- art exhibition, Art Show, beautiful.bizarre
- 22nd March, 2017
Installation photos from our latest International Group Exhibition – Bitter|Sweet – curated by beautiful.bizarre Magazine. Exhibition runs until 29th April 2017. Exhibiting Artists: Alexandra Levasseur, Crystal Morey, Edith Lebeau, Emilio Villalba, Erika Sanada, Ewa Pronczuk-Kuziak, Harold Munoz, Hieu Nguyen, Julie Filipenko, Kazuhiro Hori, Kildren, Kirsten Stingle, Lisa King, Marie Larkin, Margarita Sampson, Mahlimae, Pamela Wilson, Pippa McManus, Rebecca Leveille, Sarah […]
For the promotion of her upcoming group exhibition at The Rabbit Hole Gallery in Perth, Ariel Katzir featured in an online article to discuss big, lips, movement, art as therapy and the new exhibition ‘The Other Side’. Click here for the full article.
Helen Oprey | Finalist | Wyndham Art Prize 2017
- Media
- Art Prize, Figurative Painting, finalist, Helen Oprey
- 17th February, 2017
Our talented artist Helen Oprey has been selected as a finalist in the Wyndham Art Prize 2017 for her painting “Life Is Like a Bowl of Fruit”. Congratulations, Helen!
Exclusive to Gold Coast City Gallery, Signs of the Time is an exhibition of street art by world-renowned, national and local artists. This Gallery-curated exhibition features an impressive selection of artwork from both private collections and newly commissioned artwork. Including urban artist Johnny Romeo, the exhibition explores how street art reflects our society, times and culture.
“My art career started later than many artists. There wasn’t an opportunity for me to attend an art school or work in a creative industry, I did however love and cherish my art practice throughout all my schooling.” Sally Paxton recently shared her story about being a painter with Local Story Space – a blog […]
Helen Oprey in HIGHLIFE Magazine
- Media
- Australian Artists, Helen Oprey, HIGHLIFE Magazine
- 2nd February, 2017
Helen Oprey, Australian artist who likes to paint the colourful, the thoughtful and the wacky and has recently been featured in the FEB/MARCH edition of HIGHLIFE Magazine.
New Skuja Braden Exhibition in Lithuania!
- Media
- Ceramic art, new exhibition, Skuja Braden
- 21st January, 2017
Latvian contemporary ceramics duo Skuja Braden’s showcase exhibition at Panevezys Civic Art Gallery. People say that one can find great miracles in the most unexpected of places. In the northeastern region of Lithuania, far from its center, is an important international crossroads connecting Eastern and Western Europe, known as the Hanseatic line. Panevezys Civic Art Gallery lies […]