The solo exhibition space gives local artists the opportunity to show their works. The space is provided for use for free with shows usually lasting four weeks. The Sweatshop organises flyers and hosts an opening for the showings for the artist.

Contact us if you are interested in showing your works and keep an eye on our blog here.

 

November 2011

"Grime" by Anon.

 

 

The exhibition or November is showing a range of prints in and around the valley area in Brisbane. These prints highlight the grime and dirt concealed amongst the new buildings and yuppies sipping coffee. This is the real valley.

 

 

OCTOBER 2011

"Year of the Golden Rabbit" by Bernadette Ashley.

 

mixed media on canvas.

 

Bernadette Ashley is a Townsville artist, reviewer and dancer, and according to the Chinese calendar, a rabbit. This suite of paintings is a playful meditation on 2011, the Year of the Golden Rabbit, a year which Ashley feels has been coincidentally personally auspcious. In the midst of global turmoil and widespread natural disasters, she has found a quiet centre and a strenthened sense of what actually matters. Make what you want of the eclectic symbolism.. 

 

 

Aug-Sept2011

"A collection of images assembled over time" by Mitch Lynn.

photography.

An assembly of images from local photographer Mitch lynn. This exhibition will be running for an extended period from august to the end of september.

 

 

JULY 2011

Photos By Dogs, Not Of Them by Mark Allen.

photography and video instillation.

1^st - 31^st July, 2011

 

This exhibition explores life through the camera lens perspective of a dog. The images capture the mundane and ordinary, presenting them from their point of view. Over the course of two months "Hank", the Miniature Australian Bulldog, was strapped with a camera harness that took periodic pictures from his perspective as he roamed the neighbourhood, barked at strangers and played with other dogs. The mundane subjects are serendipitous at times with the unique vantage point creating curious perspectives on everyday situations and settings.

 

All proceeds along with time, materials and production are being donated to the RSPCA

 

JUNE2011

 

MAY 2011

Artist: Leah McManus

Digital Media mobile phone photo exhibition: "Mobile Upload"

 

 

Today more than ever we are taking pictures on our phones rather than on traditional cameras. And we are taking lots of pictures. The ubiquity of camera phones means we are never far away from snapping a seemingly random picture of any subject. This also means that most people have a large amount of pictures that never make it off the phone into the real world and some are never seen again once they're taken.  

Local artist Leah McManus' exhibition comprises of hundreds of pictures taken over the course of 12 months displayed in a disassociated non-linear collage with varrying colours, hues subjects and viewpoints. The artist, who is traditionally a film photographer, has captured the mundane and momentous in a cheeky style and the representation of the hundreds of pictures close to the size of a phone screen reminds us of the method that these images were captured.

 

From the Artist:

I am traditionally a film photographer specializing in black and white photography, and I enjoy developing my own negatives and prints but with my purchase of a smart phone and a vintage camera application I have found myself taking just as many photos on my phone as I do with my film cameras. This exhibition is a collection of photos I have taken over the past year using my mobile phone, so not only is it a look at a year in my life and all the many weird and wonderful things I like to take photos of… (This ranges from my feet to forgotten shoes which surprisingly there are a lot of those) it is also a look at digital photography and how it has advanced so much over the past few years. With so many photos taken and so few actually maturing into physical photos.

I feel that digital photography has given the common man the opportunity to be able to capture important moments in their life and express them. But I also think that film photography has become a forgotten art form that is slowly being revived. Due to the fast advancement in technology, ease of access and trends. Trends that are being pushed faster and faster forward by the ever growing demand for better produces. With this push for better produces technology has been able to move forward due to the media and consumerism.

I have expressed this in a silly equation with the help from Jumparoo oh and of course Einstein  ; P

T=MC²

Technology = Media x consumerism²

The exhibition is running for the month of May at The Sweatshop - 181 Flinders Street East (open 7 days). 

 

APRIL 2011

 

  

Exposed is an exhibition of digital art by local photographer Gary Harvey. It incorporates a selection of images from key photographic art projects he has been developing over the last four years.

 

The themes of the aforementioned projects include representations of life's restraints, the beauty of the human form in harmony with nature and the elements, and independently unique studio images. The collection draws influence from Gary's especial interest in fine art nude photography, a passion that has been fostered through his own life experiences for the past 30 years.

 

Exposed intends to represent a sample of Gary's existing body of work, preluding a formal exhibit later this year and in 2012. It is Gary's intention to initially gauge public opinion of the collection, given some quarters could consider the imagery controversial.

 

Please view and enjoy these photographs with an artistic eye - feedback is welcome and encouraged. If you are interested in further viewing any of his work please do not hesitate to contact him.

 

 

MARCH 2011 

Louise was born and raised in Stanthorpe, a country town in South East Queensland. Following high school, a job in a photo lab sparked an inescapable passion for the medium of photography and triggered the urge to travel. She spent a year working throughout Queensland and the top end, and then moved to Townsville to complete the Bachelor of Photography degree at JCU. After university, Louise worked as a freelance photographer and embarked on a few overseas trips. In 2008 she undertook a traineeship in multimedia and now works for Pinnacles Art Gallery.

 

Inspired by life and nature, her photography work has been recognised in a number of national competitions and exhibited in Townsville and the Hunter Valley region.

 

"It sounds so cliché, but I have always been fascinated by the absolute beauty in the most simplest of things. I believe that taking the time to appreciate the details in the world around you paves the way for a more open and understanding mind when it comes to the big stuff. Nothing in this world is forever; every moment in this life is precious."

 

Louise has recently started dabbling in digital art and plans to keep travelling and evolving as a creative photographer and artist.

 

 

FEBRUARY 2011 

 

 

 

Gemma will be exhibiting her works in the Solo Exhibition Gallery for the month of February at The Sweatshop.

 

Gemma draws much of her inspiration from the challenges and experiences she faced while abroad. In particular, her time spent in India sparked themes of power, poverty adversity and discovery seen in her pieces.

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