One month spent on Artist Residency at Baer Art Center this year was an amazing experience to say the least. A few more images from my time there, the landscape and explorative work from the studio. The biggest thank you to Director Steinunn Jonsdottir and all at Baer for creating such a wonderful and welcoming space and to fellow artists, Lisa Ochowycz, Lisa Stybor, Katharina Rossboth and Jessica Auer.
It is now Day 12 of my one month residency at Baer Art Center in Hofsos, Iceland. In the June group are 5 artists. Two painters, two photographers and one ceramic artist. It was very exciting and overwhelming (in a great way!) to arrive at Baer with the group. Baer is located on land to the north of the small town Hofsos (population approx. 200) in North Iceland. It is located on the coast of the Skagafjordor (fjord) and is a horse farm. Baer's land is vast and exploration has revealed so much interesting diversity - beaches, (rocky and black sand), the cape and surrounding peninsula, the island Drangey in the distance, wetlands, bird life, lake, wildflowers, horses, mountains. It is incredibly beautiful, vast, majestic and quiet. We are also experiencing the midnight sun. Days are long, there is actually no real darkness, with the sun setting progressively later (almost at 1AM now) and rising an hour later. It is an amazing opportunity to be outside especially at these times, exploring the landscape and observing the changes in light, air and sky.
In the studio I am working on extending the forms in my work and looking at how forms and parts of forms can transition, and the contrast of strong/robust to delicate. I am using objects I find in the landscape here (such as dried kelp, other types of seaweed, bones, rocks, etc) as a springboard and also the landscape (and forces within the landscape) itself. This is a great time for exploring these ideas, writing and drawing. I am excited to see what will come...
Below are a few images of my time at Baer Art Center to date. If this project is of interest to you I am posting regularly on my Instagram account.
In two weeks time I will be stating a one month residency at the Baer Art Center in Hofsos, Iceland. I very excited to spend time in a country I have always wanted to visit, have dedicated time for examining new thoughts and ideas, exploring the landscape and spending time with four other artists. Thank you Baer for this opportunity!
Opening soon... Return to Beauty at Edwina Corlette Gallery curated by Vipoo Srivilasa. Very pleased to be exhibiting new work inspired by the theme of blue and white, alongside Alice Couttoupes, Kris Coad, Julie Pennington, Alana Wilson, Helen Fuller, Glenn Barkley and Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, 29 March - 16 April 2016.
Great to see this review of three exhibitions in The Age on Saturday 28 November. The Craft Review by Penny Webb looks at Open Country: The Murrumbeena Boyds at Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Terunobu Hirata at East and West Art and Skepsi Gallery's Gifted 2015 at Malvern Artists' Society Gallery.
I am very excited to be exhibiting a collection of new works with Skepsi Gallery in November. This collection will be exhibited alongside Skepsi's annual Gifted Exhibition of 16 artists and a Collection Release of Australian and International Studio Ceramics.
Amy Kennedy - New Works
Skepsi Gallery at Malvern Artists' Society Gallery, 1297 High Street, Malvern, Victoria
14-29 November 2015
Photography by Christopher Sanders
For the last few months I have been working towards a new collection of ceramic works for Skepsi Gallery's November Exhibition at Malvern Artists' Society Gallery. Here is one of the works, photographed by Christopher Sanders. Details of the exhibition and more images coming soon!
These images are from the recent Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award 2015. A fantastically diverse and excellent exhibition. Congratulations to the award winners - Dean Smith, Kate Jones, Prue Venables, Sue Robey and Irianna Kanellopoulou.
I am very honoured to have a work selected for the inaugural Victorian Craft Award, presented by Craft Victoria, held across four locations - Craft, fortyfivedownstairs, Sofitel on Collins, 1 Spring Street. It promises to be a BIG event!
Location: Latrobe Ballroom, Sofitel on Collins, 25 Collins Street
Exhibition dates: 1 August - 15 August 2015
Photography Christopher Sanders
