SA’s top emerging art talent on show
GALLERY: The talents of some of South Australia’s top visual arts graduates will be showcased this month in an exhibition featuring more than 100 works, including ceramics, jewellery, video, photography, sculpture and painting.
The 2017 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition – which will run from February 17 until March 12 at the Drill Hall, Torrens Parade Ground – comprises work by 31 students from the Adelaide College of the Arts (TAFE SA) / Flinders University, and the School of Art, Architecture and Design (University of South Australia).
Academy CEO Jane MacFarlane says the show will demonstrate the high quality of talent emerging from South Australia’s tertiary art institutions, and for the first time will include work by post-graduate students.
“This new model aims to offer further professional development opportunities for these outstanding graduates,” she says.
A VIP Vernissage (preview) will be held on February 15 (bookings essential), with the exhibition to be officially opened the following evening by Lisa Slade, the Art Gallery of SA’s assistant director, artist programs.
Below is a selection of work by exhibiting artists, who are eligible for awards totalling $43,500.
Karlien van Rooyen, High Tea, stoneware, dimensions variable. Photo: Danielle Morton
Kerrie Williams, Quiet momentary edges, oil on board, 30cm x 40cm. Photo: Clayton Glen
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Kate Bohunnis, The Line (detail), Screen prints on Hahnemuhle 300gsm paper, timber frames, neon flex, dimensions variable. Photo: Jasmine Van Der Byl
Gail Hocking (masters candidate), A Quiet Disturbance – Transmuted State of Being, Series #1, 1.1, Copper, electrodeposition, artist’s hair, 10cm x 4cm. Photo: Peter Stephens, Nu Image
Nerida Bell, Remnants, Hand built cool ice paper clay, coloured slips, 17cm x 20cm x 15cm. Photo: Michal Kluvanek
Tom Moore (PhD candidate), Road Plant Ahead, Blown and solid glass, mixed media, dimensions variable. Photo: Jasmine Van Der Byl