Happy new year. I hope your 2016 is a fabulous and productive year.
Due to ongoing medical treatment for Hodgkin Lymphoma, I will be on extended hiatus.
I’ll post occasionally with bits and pieces but essentially won’t be able to work.
Please contact my gallery representatives Olsen Irwin with any queries.
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I am currently on hiatus due to illness. As I undergo treatment, I won’t be working until February 2016.
Best wishes,
Emma
There is a beautiful series of short films about the exhibition and all of the participants on the Lock Up Cultural Centre website.
Here’s my film:
Ash Island and its Transformations – Emma van Leest from The Lock-Up on Vimeo.
Work details:
Between the shadows and forgetting
2014
Tyvek, foamcore, tape
260cm x 460cm x 220cm
See the full gallery here.
I am at the Lock-Up Cultural Centre in Newcastle doing a residency for the next two weeks (until 21 May) and then doing another stint in late August-early September.
Where I am staying, the Lock-Up Cultural Centre
The project and The Lock-Up’s Artist in Residence program is proudly supported by ArtsNSW, The University of Newcastle and the Hunter Street Art School, TAFE.
For the duration of the residency, I will be keeping a blog. I haven’t kept a blog since my ‘Disenchanted Mongolian Pony’ blog about 10 years ago. This one will be a lot less self-indulgent, I promise you. Visit www.emmainnewcastle.blogspot.com.au to see how my residency is going.
Currently being exhibited at John Buckley Gallery in my solo show Forager.
Image details: Large Infanta, 2013, archival paper, foamcore and glue, 78 x 57cm
5 – 29 March 2014
Celebration Drinks 3-5pm Saturday, 15 March 2015
John Buckley Gallery
114 Bendigo Street
Prahran Victoria Australia
Gallery opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday 12 – 5pm or by appointment
More information on the exhibition
Image:
Maastricht
2014
Archival paper, balsa, mirrored acrylic and glue
69.5 x 69 cm (framed)
It’s been a long standing hope of mine to work with the amazing Amanda Henderson and her team at Gloss Creative… and I got my wish at Christmas 2013!
With Ross Sabatini, I provided artwork for the installation at QV, “Dream a little dream”.
See the pictures on the Gloss Creative blog. Thank you Amanda!
The exhibition “Myths and Legends of the World” at Aram Nuri Art Museum in Goyang, South Korea continues until 2 March 2014.
You can see my works ‘Goyang Series’ here. They are inspired by the story of King Anjang and Beautiful Hanju, who fall in love when he is a spy in her city, and must overcome adversity before they are united and Hanju becomes his queen.
I have worked with my good friend Geneine Honey at LoveHate to produce small editions of these paper cuts. Framed and ready to give as a gift (to others or yourself).
http://thelovehateshop.bigcartel.com/product/limited-edition-paper-cuts