GORKER GALLERY IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT EXHIBITION BY MALAYSIAN BORN, MELBOURNE BASED ARTIST DREW YEOH, A.K.A DREWFUNK, A.K.A THE MAN! ENTITLED 'SOFT AND SHINY''. THE EXHIBITION WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY 4TH DECEMBER AND CLOSE JUST IN TIME FOR SANTA ON SUNDAY 21ST DECEMBER. MORE NEWS AND DETAILS TO FOLLOW. STAY TUNED. WWW.DREWFUNK.COM
GORKER GALLERY IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE MELBOURNE ARTIST LEAH BARTHOLOMEW’S DEBUT EXHIBITION “WHERE THE DRY LEAVES FALL”. LEAH'S DEBUT SHOW COMES FROM A PLACE OF OPTIMISM AND WARMTH, SIMPLE NEEDS AND VAST DREAMS. HER GICLEE PRINTS, POTATO STAMPS, WOODEN SCULPTURES, WATERCOLOURS AND TISSUE COLLAGES WILL REMIND YOU OF CAREFREE DAYS, CHILD CRAFTS, BIRTHDAY CARDS YOU WISHED YOU’D KEPT AND YOUR FAVOURITE STORY BOOKS.
FOR A NIGHT OF NOSTALGIA, WARM HUGS, COLD BEER AND FINE WINE COME TO LEAH'S OPENING ON THURSDAY 30TH OCTOBER FROM 6PM. CHECK THE 'SHOWS' SECTION FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
FROM DIRECTOR OF LOVE MY WAY, SECRET LIFE OF US AND 2002 TROPFEST BEST FILM LAMB, GORKER GALLERY IS PROUD TO PRESENT FLATLANDS BY FILMMAKER EMMA FREEMAN OPENING ON THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER FROM 6PM-9PM.
FLATLANDS IS AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO INSTALLATION WHICH CHALLENGES CONCEPTIONS OF HUMAN CONNECTION AND ROMANTICISM IN THE MODERN AGE, EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEMORY AND THE MOVING IMAGE.
CHECK THE 'SHOWS' SECTION FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE SHOW AND THE ARTIST.
GORKER GALLERY IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE SNEAKY 6 EXHIBITION OPENING OF MELBOURNE SHOE ARTIST SANTHA KING. CHECK OUT OUR 'SHOWS' PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE OPENING DATES AND TIMES. THIS IS GOING TO BE A KILLER EXHIBITION SO IF YOU'RE ON THE PROWL FOR SOME COOL SHOES & ART LACED TOGETHER THEN MAKE SURE TO KEEP THURSDAY 28 AUGUST FREE! THEY'RE SURE TO WALK OUT THE DOOR. PARDON THE PUN! WWW.SANTHAKING.COM
THE CURRENT 'THE FINE LINE' EXHIBITION BY NATE HOLMES TRAPNELL HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND WILL NOW BE ON SHOW UNTIL SUNDAY 27 JULY.
AFTER THE SHOW COMES DOWN THE GALLERY WILL THEN BE BE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY UNTIL THURSDAY 28 AUGUST FOR OUR NEXT EXCITING EXHIBITION. DETAILS TO BE RELEASED ONLINE THIS WEEK. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DEETS! DURING THE SLIGHT PAUSE THE GALLERY HAS BEEN HIRED AND WILL BE CLOSED OFF TO THE PUBLIC WHILE A SHORT FILM PRODUCTION WILL BE IN OPERATION INSIDE THE GALLERY. GREEN SCREENS AND ALL!
GORKER GALLERY CURATOR AND CURRENT EXHIBITING ARTIST NATE HOLMES TRAPNELL PHOTOGRAPHED FOR MX NEWSPAPER THIS MORNING PROMOTING HIS 'THE FINE LINE' EXHIBITION CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY DOWN HERE AT GORKER. PICK UP A COPY OF MX THIS AFTERNOON TO CATCH A GLIMPSE. TOTALLY GANGSTER!
GORKER GALLERY IS PROUD TO PRESENT “THE FINE LINE”: A COLLECTION OF WORKS BY EMERGING AUSTRALIAN ARTIST NATE HOLMES TRAPNELL (THE SOUTHPAW). IN A STYLISTIC BODY OF LARGE SCALE DETAILED RENDERINGS CREATED SOLELY FROM FINE-LINERS, NATE SHOWCASES HIS UNIQUE CROSS-POLLINATED STYLE OF ILLUSTRATION ENCOMPASSING HOT ROD, GRAFFITI AND COMIC BOOK INFLUENCES. WWW.THESOUTHPAW.COM.AU
GORKER GALLERY DIRECTOR LUKE MATHEWS AND CO-CURATOR TIMBA WERE INTERVIEWED ON RRR DURING THE 9AM 'SMARTARTS' SEGMENT THIS MORNING. AND AFTER A FEW COFFEES, A SHAKY TAKEOFF AND SOME EARLY TURBULENCE IN SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THROWN TOWARDS US WE MANAGED TO SCRAPE THROUGH AND HOPEFULLY DESCRIBE WHAT IT IS WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH GORKER GALLERY.
WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO DO EXACTLY YOU ASK? WELL, IF YOU'RE INTO ANY TYPE OF CREATIVE ARTS WHETEHER IT BE TRADITIONAL ART (PAINTING), PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC DESIGN OR MULTIMEDIA ART THEN GORKER GALLERY IS ABOUT PRESENTING THIS IN A CONTEMPORARY HIGH-LEVEL WAY THAT IS ALL ABOUT PUSHING THE QUALITY OF ART, THE ARTISTS AND PROCESS WITH A NO-NONSENSE POLICY. WE ARE HOPING TO COME ACROSS AS A PLATFORM OR A STEPPING STONE FOR YOUNG AND EMERGING ARTISTS WHO ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR CAREER BOTH HERE IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA AND ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? ;)
GORKER GALLERY CURATORS TIMBA SMITS AND NATE HOLMES TRAPNELL PHOTOGRAPHED FOR MX NEWSPAPER TO PROMOTE THE OPENING SHOW AT GORKER GALLERY 'THE FORTY THIEVES' AFTER A PRETTY BIG EVENT THE NIGHT BEFORE IT WAS HARD TO CRACK A SMILE. CLEARLY! PICK UP A COPY FROM ALL GOOD TRAIN STATIONS THIS AFTERNOON!
CURATED BY TIMBA (WOODEN TOY QUARTERLY) AND NATE HOLMES TRAPNELL (THE SOUTHPAW) COMES ‘THE FORTY THIEVES’ (GROUP SHOW) FOR GORKER GALLERY CELEBRATING THE OPENING OF THIS BRAND NEW ARTIST SPACE WITH A COLLECTION OF 15X15X2INCH ARTWORKS BY SOME OF THE BEST LEADING INTERNATIONAL STREET AND FINE ARTISTS.
ACORN (CAN) • AKINA • BEC WHEELER • BEC WINNEL • BEN FROST • BENZO • BIDDY MARONEY (WBYK) • BONSAI • BOZ MCCORMACK CHRISTOPHER NIELSEN • CREEPY • DARREN HENDERSON • DEB • DREWSTER • EAMO • GHOSTPATROL • JAE COPP • JUNIOR • KARL KWASNY • KID ZOOM • MEGGS • MEL STRINGER • MEPHISTO JONES (NZ) • MISO • NAILS • NANAMI COWDROY • NATE HOLMES TRAPNELL • PHIBS • REUBEN RUDE (USA) • SEAN KELLY • SIDE PROJECT • SONNY DAY (WBYK) • STEPHANIE WILSON • TAI SNAITH • TIMBA • TOBIAS J • TRISTAN JALLEH • TWO • WADE BURKITT • YOK
