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About West End Art Space and Anna Prifti
“I believe that all artists have a vision to leave something behind. The very function or existence of art is to inspire and to leave a legacy. That’s why I think my work as an art restorer cannot be separated from my work as a gallery owner and contemporary artist.” ...
Rose Moxham-Surfacing on the White Bay
Artist Rose Moxham hails from Moreton Bay, South East Queensland. Her practice consists of highly textured oil and beeswax paintings. The mangrove with the mudflat surround and inspire the artist. The various changes of light and appearance in the landscape influence the artist's reaction and approa...
West End Art Space ‘FIVE’ Exhibition Profile
"As far as galleries go, West Melbourne’s West End Art Space, which celebrated its fifth birthday in May, is just in its infancy." Check out the hyperlocal article celebrating the gallery's 5th birthday! Click the link here for the full article. ...
Pamela Rataj Finalist in the Fisher’s Ghost Award 2021
Congratulations to our artist Pamela Rataj and her sculpture ‘The White Piece’ being a finalist in the Fisher’s Ghost Award 2021. Coinciding with Campbelltown’s annual Festival of Fisher’s Ghost, the Fisher’s Ghost Art Award is an annual art prize inviting artist’s to submit works i...
Of Colour and Light features in Melbourne Art Critic
Of Colour and Light features in Melbourne Art Critic An articulate review written by Mark Holsworth on the current Biennial, Of Colour and Light, exhibited at West End Art Space. The following artist highlighted in the article are, Stephania Leigh, Mandy Gunn, Polly Hollyoak, Irene Bar...
Of Colour and Light Biennial 2020
Currently showing: Of Colour and Light Biennial 2020 Melbourne, Australia. January 19 2021 This is the third abstract biennial Anna Prifti curates to provide a platform to women abstract artists from the state of Victoria. This initiative started in 2016 with the aim to showcase ...
Monique Lacey in Vogue
Monique Lacey in Vogue September's issue of Vogue Living showcases the beauty of Monique Lacey's sculpture. Designer Phoebe Nicol's King's Road Project is featured, including her choice of Lacey's plaster white piece. Congratulations Monique in taking part in such a beautiful project. Photog...
Mike Rutherford in the Financial Review; Victoria’s art industry in crisis
Click the link below to read below Hannah Wootton's article in the Financial Review discussing the effects of lockdown on Victoria's art industry. https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/melbourne-s-arts-industry-on-its-knees-as-lockdown-extension-looms-20210531-p57wq9 ...
Mike Rutherford in MonoVisions Photography Awards
We congratulate our artist Mike Rutherford for his honourable mention in the MonoVisions Photography Awards. MIKE RUTHERFORD X MONOVISIONS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS His black and white photograph, 'Self-Portrait' is a homage to UK photographer Jon Clarige and is a portrayal of Mike's state of mind ...
Mike Rutherford Exhibition Opening at Creative Pod
Mike Rutherford Exhibition Opening at Creative Pod Join us for the Opening Reception of Mike Rutherford's exhibition Vitalis Signa at our CBD pop-up space, Creative Pod on Thursday, 31 March, 6-8 pm. Meet the artist Mike Rutherford, collect his work, and continue next door for a drink at the ...
LEV KHESIN X BERLUTI EXCLUSIVE ONLINE SHOW
WEST END ART SPACE PROUDLY PRESENTS LEV KHESIN X BERLUTI EXCLUSIVE ONLINE SHOW Berlin-based Russian contemporary artist Lev Khesin expresses himself in abstract, tactile patterns created through multiple layers and colours of silicone paint. Khesin's practice echoes that of Berluti’s art...
LEV KEHSIN teams up with Berluti’s 21/22 Winter Collection
Lev Kehsin, Berlin based abstract artist represented by West End has cooperated with fashion designer Kris van Assche for Berluti's 21/22 Winter collection. His work and gradient palettes resembles the techniques used by Berluti in their leather goods. Click the link below to see more, https:...
Jenny Reddin Yering Station Sculpture Awards & International Acquisition
Congratulations Jenny! West End Art Space congratulates Jenny Reddin on being selected as a finalist again in this year's Yering Station Sculpture Awards. The Sculpture, Micro Botanica, has been purchased by a Singaporean collector and will be making the journey to its new home shortly. It is o...
INTRODUCING JOHNNY ROMEO
Introducing Johnny Romeo West End Art Space is proud to announce the newest addition to our artist stable: Johnny Romeo. Johnny Romeo is an internationally acclaimed Australian painter. Considered Australia’s leading Pop artist, Romeo is spearheading the global Neo-Expressionist Pop movement...
International Award Winning Photographer Mike Rutherford in The Age and The Herald Sun
Mike Rutherford's show Vital Signs will be showing at West End from May 24 to June 17, opening night 27 May, 6 to 8pm. Click the link below, http://s-love-of-photography-20210422-p57lir.html ...
Creative Pod
West End Art Gallery proudly presents Creative Pod, a pop-up creative space located in the Arts Precinct of the City of Melbourne. Creative Pod is a Shop Front Activation Program delivered in partnership with the City of Melbourne and the Victorian State Government through the Melbourne City R...
Congratulations Sue Rosalind Vesely-Finalist in the National Capital Art Prize
West End Art Space is pleased to announce our artist Sue Rosalind Vesely and her painting ‘Birth of Oceanus’ is a finalist in the National Capital Art Prize held in Canberra. Sue has dedicated her whole life and career to painting, sculpture and drawing both with the Australia and the ...
Congratulations Fran O’Neill
Congratulations to our artist Fran O'Neill and her feature in Hyperallergic's Guide to the Armory Week 2021. Fran O'Neill, "Bridging" (2021), Oil on canvas, 70x100 (courtesy the artist and Zürcher Fran was one of 11 Women of Spirit to have her work show at Zurcher Gallery in Manhattan. Re...
Cally Lotz The Design Files Feature
Cally Lotz The Design Files Feature Congratulations to Cally Lotz again! Lotz has been named one of the magazines '14 Must See Artists at the Melbourne Affordable Art Fair' in the Design Files. "Cally Lotz is another Melbourne-based artist, who creates engaging still-life paintings with everyd...
Cally Lotz Est Magazine Feature
Cally Lotz Est Magazine Feature Congratulations to Cally Lotz who's had her artwork featured in Interior Design Magazine Est Living. "Melbourne-based artist Cally Lotz uses the empty vessel in her paintings to narrate concepts akin to complex psychological states such as containment, auste...
Artist Workshop with Jenny Reddin
Artist Workshop with Jenny Reddin When: Thursday 24th March 2022 Where: Creative Pod, 209 Lt Collins Street, Melbourne Time: 12.30 - 2.00 Cost: $15.00 Jenny Reddin describes herself as a poured paint artist, inspired by artists such as Helen Frankenthaler, Jackson Pollock, and other...
‘FIVE’ Exhibition Profile
'FIVE' Exhibition Profile "As far as galleries go, West Melbourne’s West End Art Space, which celebrated its fifth birthday in May, is just in its infancy." Check out the article celebrating the gallery's fifth birthday here....
Lev Khesin, Berluti & the Rolling Stones Check out Mick Jagger wearing a Berluti x Lev Khesin shirt at a recent Rolling Stones concert, "Thank you [Kris van Assche] for sending me this shot earlier today! I'm still speechless." - Khesin...
Monique Lacey on display at Scott Lawrie Gallery Congratulations Monique in taking part of such an amazing exhibition with such fantastic artists. The Confessions is an exhibition of work inspired by composer Sir James MacMillan’s seminal work ‘The Confessions of Isobel Gowdie’. The ev...
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Affordable art fair Find us at AAF in September Established in 2016, the contemporary West End Art Space will bring to the Melbourne fair works that are selected by Director, Anna Prifti, with an emphasis on sculpture. The gallery keeps the local art scene on its toes with an ever-changing exhib...
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BLACK IS A FORCE Fiona Halse in New York We are proud of Fiona being a part of- Patterns of Influence: Artists Who Teach- at the Painting Centre NY. Exhibition and location details: The Painting Center, 547 West 27th Street, suite 500, New York, NY 212-343-1060 Hrs: Tuesday – Satu...
Puffery – Monique Lacey at Gray Contemporary
Puffery - Monique Lacey at Gray Contemporary, Houston, TX West End artist, Monique Lacey's solo exhibition at Gray contemporary in Houston Texas. Monique Lacey is a New Zealand based Artist whose work addresses the notion that if a painting is a bounded volume, how can the skin or surface of that ...
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Monique Lacey - Smoke & Mirrors at Auckland Art Fair 2019 New Zealand based artist, Monique Lacey, is included in the 2019 Auckland Art Fair....
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Oliver Ashworth-Martin We congratulate our artist on winning the Traders Prize 2019, at 'Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition' with his bronze 'Augmented Immortal' ...
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sculptors attention !!! CALL FOR ENTRIES Yarra Valley Arts / Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition CALL FOR ENTRIES Yarra Valley Arts / Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards 2019 Entries Close 5 July 2019 https://www.yering.com/visit-yering-station/art-gallery/ The Yering Stat...
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CLIFF BURTT WINS THE YERING STATION SCULPTURE AWARD $12 000. Exhibition Judges Geoffrey Edwards: Curator Point Leo Estate Sculpture Park and former Director Geelong Art Gallery Kelly Gellatly: Director, Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne Dr Rob Haysom: Associate Prof...
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Giordano Biondi - Artist in Residence at West End Giordano is a Melbourne-based Italo-Australian visual artist. He studied Visual Arts and Theatre at IUAV University in Venice, and has a Masters in Art in Public Space at RMIT. He started his art practice in a group exhibition in Venice and has fr...
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October 2017 Two of our represented artists, Oliver Ashworth-Martin and Cliff Burtt have been awarded prizes in 'Bonanza' the annual exhibition for CSA members at the Yarra Sculpture Gallery BONANZA YSG Members Exhibition 26 October - 12 November 2017 Opening Celebration...