A “new” Kevin Gilbert edition completed
July 31, 2024 Basil Hall
The first Australian Indigenous printmaker, Kevin Gilbert, made the lino blocks for this new edition in the 1960’s. He would have made a proof or two at the time,…
Here we are at the end of a dynamic residency by Karen Mills (Darwin) and Lisa Waup (Melbourne). The two artists worked with us on a series of collagraph…
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We didn’t quite finish what we set out to do in Charlottesville, Virginia in March, so thanks to the Kluge Ruhe Collection at the University of Virginia and the…
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A new collagraph of mine in the works
July 5, 2024 Basil Hall
This is a new collagraph addition to my “Trees-as-historians” series. Still a bit of fine tuning to do, but this first proof, done at Avenel on Angus Cameron’s press,…
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It’s pretty nice to get away from your own space every now and then and visit another artist’s studio. Victorian printmaker, Angus Cameron, and painter, Gus Leunig, were both…
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9 Art Centre arts workers and two mentor arts workers from last year’s visit, accompanied by ANKA staff (and a baby) all came to visit the studio last month.…
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Four workshops in May for Basil Hall Editions!
June 4, 2024 Basil Hall
May has been a full month, with three workshops here in the Canberra studio and one with the Makers in Gosford. Two colour etching workshops were offered and two…
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Curated by Catherine Moore, the Heritage Uncovered exhibition, comprising the work of 29 artists from around the Canberra and Braidwood area, opened on Friday 12th April at Manning Clarke…
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Floortalks, stage presentations and openings in USA.
April 10, 2024 Basil Hall
As part of our fortnight in Charlottesville I had to give a number of printing demonstrations, floor talks, a Q&A stage gig and collaborate with visiting First Nations artists…
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As part of the BHE exhibition opening, two artists in residence from Australia also attended, and spent two weeks working with me on new works on paper in various…
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In mid-March, the first instalment of what we hope will be many print exhibitions in future, opened at Kluge-Ruhe Collection in Virginia, USA. The Kluge Ruhe holds the largest…
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Tom Middlemost doing his thing at our Studio One exhibition
February 4, 2024 Basil Hall
Charles Sturt University’s Art Curator and Vice President of the Print Council of Australia, Tom Middlemost, very kindly drove over from Wagga to open the exhibition on Friday night…
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On Friday 2nd Feb, Tom Middlemost launched a collection of 112 of my favourite pieces from my days as Director & Editioning Manager at Studio One in Kingston. Studio…
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Ben Taylor at Studio One exhibition, Tuggeranong Arts, Feb 2 – March 30, 2024
January 17, 2024 Basil Hall
This image in the upcoming Studio One exhibition at Tuggeranong Arts in Canberra, is Ben Taylor’s energetic etching “Rolling Horse” printed at the studio in 1988. The opening night…
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Annie Franklin worked in the Tiwi Islands as Art Co-ordinator after her time at in Canberra, often having prints made at Studio One. Here she depicts women playing cards…
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This beautiful colour etching is by George Gittoes, who made around 80 editions with Studio One during the 80’s and early 90’s. This one is “Jesus Came to Set…