Past Exhibitions

November 9th - December 2nd, 2011 'Celestial Animal' - Sharon Dawes Celestial Animal will be the fourth solo exhibition by Sharon Dawes, whose beautifully rendered paintings of animals continue to be highly sought after. Celestial Animal explores the systems ancient man used to understand and recognise the night sky.  Many images of animals were imprinted onto the star patterns and these formed the basis for the figures of myth, as well as a means of finding a way about the sky and charting the movement of astrological bodies.   The subject has fascinated Dawes for a long time, as she has an avid interest in animals and astrology and in particular star signs.  The animals are rendered in what Dawes describes as 'paint specificity'; where paint is used in such a way that it describes something of the animal, beyond its superficial appearance. This technique of painting has won over many people in the genre of animal painting so do get in early to secure one of these mesmerising and covetable new paintings!

October 19th - November 4th, 2011 'If not for the dawn' - Ben Sherar Ben Sherar’s second solo exhibition at emerge continues his moody and evocative oil paintings examining the Perth urban inner-city nightscape and the shadowy ambiguity of alleyways, car parks and the concrete underbelly of the city after dark. This is another powerful show with Ben’s signature intrinsic light permeating and illuminating these new works.

September 14th - September 30th, 2011 'Shaping the Land' - David Small and 'Odyssey' - Catherine Swioklo This is the joint solo exhibitions of David Small and Catherine Swioklo.

David Small has created a quietly powerful examination of the land that is simultaneously luminous and reflective using a variety of media including charcoal, coloured pencils, pastels and oils.

Catherine Swioklo’s ‘Odyssey’ is an exhibition of small, porcelain and mixed media sculptures that explore the theme of displacement and the human condition, a recurring theme in her work. The figures are in a state of exodus, survival mode or transience with the material inferring fragility and impermanence and are representative of our own journey through life.

August 24th - September 9th, 2011 'Entropy: Pierre & Piero' - Anna Sabadini In this exhibition of new works Anna Sabadini creates exquisite oil paintings exploring her ongoing interest in romantic and classical themes in painting.

July 27th - August 12th, 2011 'Umi - You an Me together' - Susie Pascoe, , Irene Namok & Elizabeth 'Queenie' Giblet (Lockhart River Art Community QLD)Note: The official opening night is Wednesday 3rd August Sue, Irene & ‘Queenie’ are considered as the premier senior female indigenous artists to be producing work from the acclaimed Lockhart River Art Community Qld. Do not miss this opportunity to see these stunning new works which feature Irene’s amazing colour abstraction paintings that signify her Lockhart country, Sue’s bold and gestural fluid paintings oozing confident composition and a supreme colour palette echoing the colours of the land, rivers and sea of the area and Queenie’s highly stylised representations of the land that is so dear to her. All three artists are represented in significant public institutions in Australia and have just recently returned from exhibiting in the USA. This Lockhart River exhibition looks set to once again deliver exceptional value and a visual feast by these increasingly collectable senior artists. Irene will make the long trip over for the official opening night and we warmly invite you to come and meet her at emerge.

June 1st - June 17th, 2011 'Time Slot' - Thomas Heidt Time Slot’ is Thomas Heidt’s second solo exhibition following on from his acclaimed first show ‘cream 1’ in 2008, an exhibition prize awarded annually by emerge ART SPACE to an outstanding tertiary arts graduate. This exhibition will feature a range of dynamic sculptural forms showing Thomas’ signature meticulous detail. In the recent South Western Times Survey was awarded both the Dale Alcock Homes Acquisitive Award and the BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Award of Excellence for two of his works. He has also been short-listed for the City of Joondalup Invitation Art Award 2011.

May 11th - May 27th, 2011 'Boodja Yaaragut (Earth on Top)'- Lindsay Harris This exhibition follows on from Lindsay’s selection in the upcoming National Indigenous Art Triennial 2012 at the National Gallery of Australia. This prestigious exhibition showcases those artists who have been selected as the top 20 indigenous artists in Australia. ‘Boodja Yaaragut (Earth on Top)‘ will be Lindsay’s sixth solo exhibition of his signature powerful resin and pigment paintings on hemp depicting his country Kwolyin and the stories of his Noongar people. His work is becoming increasingly sought after and as such significant works have recently been acquired by private collectors in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Canada and extensively across Australia. A not–to-be missed exhibition!

March 30th - April 15th 2011 'Come the Night' - Dianne Gall emerge is delighted to be showing acclaimed South Australian artist Dianne Gall’s solo exhibition of paintings 'Come the night'. Dianne has been exhibiting extensively in Australia since 1985 and will be exhibiting in Hamilton, Canada this October. This new body of work continues her exploration of ‘Film Noir’ inspired paintings that ‘are a snapshot of being human, a voyeuristic representation of the journey we must take through life'.

March 9th - March 25th 2011 'Transience' - Di Cubitt Continuing with her interest in the natural environment, Di Cubitt has drawn on a place close to home for the inspiration for her second solo exhibition. Having moved for the first time to a house with a large garden, these paintings are a celebration of the discoveries and unexpected surprises found within the many life cycles and seasonal changes in that space, the anticipation of new growth and the beauty that can be found in death and decay.

February 9th - February 25th 2011 'Grasp'- Kathryn Haug This is Kathryn Haug's stunning second solo exhibition and her new work continues an exploration of the paint medium and the manipulation of paint. The work focuses on the materiality of paint - the way it looks, feels and behaves - as well as investigating the act of making a representation of something directly from life; where observation, correction, repetition, and passing time come into play.

November 30th - 11th December, 2010 'The Affordable/Collectable Lockhart River Show 2010' - The second in our annual series of 'Affordable/Collectable' Group exhibitions from the highly acclaimed Lockhart River Art Community. Featured will be dynamic new works by the currently highly sought after Patrick Butcher , Cheryl Accoom , 'Old Girls' Susie Pascoe , Doris Platt & Elizabeth 'Queenie Giblet' and Fiona Omeenyo and Josiah Omeenyo.

November 10th - November 26th, 2010 'Reconfigured' - A group exhibition of figurative paintings. In addition to the ten emerge ART SPACE artists featured ( Jonah Cacioppe , Sharon Dawes , Kathryn Haug , Gigi Hesterman , Anna Sabadini , Kirstine Sadler , Ben Sherar , David Small , Claire Steele & Francesco Villicich ) emerge is delighted to introduce the work of three new artists - acclaimed South Australian artists Dianne Gall and Richard Maurovic and WA artist Karen Seaman.

October 12th - October 29th, 2010 'Texas' - Jimmy McKenzie Jimmy McKenzie was born on Texas Downs station near the Bungle Bungle Massif (Purnululu) in the east Kimberley WA. As a young adult he worked the stock camps with his mother, acclaimed ochre artist Queenie McKenzie, along with many of the Warmun (Turkey Creek) artists who acquired renowned international acclaim most notably Rover thomas, George Mung Mung, Hector Jandany & Jack Brittain. Jimmy began painting in 2009 and has quickly gained recognition for his work which is typical of the Warmun genre. He works only with natural ochres collected & prepared by hand and demonstrates a natural talent for the use of texture & space.

September 8th - September 24th, 2010 'Kiss and Fly'- Ayad Alqaragholli An exhibition of new sculptures and a selection of paintings by popular Iraqi born artist Ayad Alqaragholli. Ayad exhibited in Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe 2010 and this new show follows on from his recent participation in an exhibition of renowned sculptors in Jordan. In addition to his signature human form sculptures in copper and bronze 'Kiss and Fly' will also feature new paintings referencing Ayad's cultural upbringing in southern Iraq.

July 21st - August 6th, 2010 'Walls Talk' - Pierre Capponi & Denise Pepper This will be a not-to-be-missed show: joint solo exhibitions by sought after sculptor Pierre Capponi and acclaimed glass artist Denise Pepper. As well as featuring Pierre's distinctive whimsical pressed tin sculptures and Denise's exquisite glass works, the pair have also worked together (as they did in the 2010 Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe exhibition) to produce some amazing collaborative works combining elements of both pressed tin and glass. Denise Pepper has also produced a series of exquisite glass jewellery for the exhibition.

August 11th - August 27th, 2010 'Concrete Reflections' - Ben Sherar An exhibition of new oil paintings by local artist Ben Sherar exploring themes of consumerism and waste and the continual concrete inroads that society has made on once fertile city areas.

June 9th - June 30th, 2010 'cream 03' - Richard Healy 'cream 03' is Curtin University graduate Richard Healy's first solo exhibition at emerge ART SPACE following on from being chosen as the 2009 winner of emerge ART SPACE's 'cream Art Award'. The 'cream' Art Award is an annual award to an outstanding final year tertiary arts graduate and is designed to act as a springboard to launch a long term successful exhibiting career in the visual arts. This is a compelling exhibition of new moody, ambiguous paintings and drawings done in an almost 'film noir' narrative style.

May 12th - May 28th, 2010 'Nyiikumu Kiikana - New looking' - Cheryl Accoom and Irene Namok This is the important joint first solo exhibition of rising star young artist Cheryl Accoom and her mentor, senior painter Irene Namok from the acclaimed Lockhart River art Community, far northern Queensland.

April 21st - May 7th, 2010 'Disconnection'- Claire Steele / 'Osmosis' - Alana McVeigh A joint solo exhibition between award winning portrait painter Claire Steele and acclaimed ceramicist Alana McVeigh.

17th March - 1st April 2010 'Kaarlagup (Place of my home, my fire)' - Lindsay Harris This will be Nyoongar artist Lindsay Harris' fifth solo exhibition. Lindsay is an award winning artist who paints with resins, ochres and pigments on hemp about his country Kwolyin, a tiny now deserted siding town in the eastern West Australian wheatbelt.

17th February - 5th March 2010 'Yuma Kuuntha (strong fires inside)' - Elizabeth "Queenie" Giblet , Susie Pascoe , Doris Platt . A three woman exhibition by the following acclaimed senior 'Old Girl' artists Doris Platt , Elizabeth "Queenie" Giblet & Susie Pascoe of the prestigious Lockhart River Art Community QLD.

November 25th - December 13th, 2009 'cream 02' - Kathryn Haug In December 2007 emerge ART SPACE initiated the 'cream' award for an outstanding final year tertiary arts graduate and the 2008 recipient was Kathryn Haug, a painter and graduate of Curtin University. The 'cream 02' exhibition (her first solo) is the culmination of this award and will showcase Kathryn's luscious paintings, using her signature thickly applied gestural paint depictions of humble everyday domestic objects and memories of a blissful rural childhood. Using economy of line Kathryn effortlessly conveys complex objects with a unique 'liveliness'.

November 4th - November 20th, 2009 'The Affordable/Collectable Lockhart River Show' - Silas Hobson , Fiona Omeenyo , Irene Namok Featuring affordable yet highly collectable works from these acclaimed artists from the Lockhart River Art Community - Silas Hobson , Fiona Omeenyo , Adrian King , Irene Namok , Lawrence Omeenyo & Josiah Omeenyo

October 14th - October 30th, 2009 'Zoo One Eleven' - Sharon Dawes Following on from her very successful first solo exhibition 'Colonial Animal' (June 2008) artist Sharon Dawes presents 'Zoo One Eleven' , an exploration into the opening of Perth Zoo in 1898. Using a 'Transcript of an Article in the West Australian' dated Monday 17th October 1898 Dawes re-creates the foundation animals of the zoo, in her own unique style.

September 9th - September 25th, 2009 'THEN AND NOW' - Felicity Sivewright The second solo exhibition featuring Felicity's signature exquisitely worked and highly detailed paintings with recurring motifs and patterns.

August 12th - August 30th, 2009 'From Mesopotamia' - Ayad Alqaragholli. A solo exhibition of new bronze sculptures by Iraq-born artist Ayad Alqaragholli.

July 22nd - August 7th, 2009 'My Mind is the Sky | My Body is the Sea'- Jonah Cacioppe. A collection of new paintings and prints exploring the interdependence of nature and humanity.

May 20th - June 5th, 2009 'My Country My Place' - Moira Macumboy (Lockhart River Art Community) QLD. The first solo exhibition in Australia of this highly collectable artist who has already shown in group exhibitions in Italy and the United States. Moira's quietly confident use of line and a restrained but powerful colour palette explore the themes of water and bush life in and around Lockhart River, 850km north of Cairns. Showing simultaneously is the group exhibition 'New Works from Lockhart River' featuring new paintings by Adrian King in his signature naive style, artist/acclaimed dancer Josiah Omeenyo's fluid and lyrical work, the small-scale renditions of the swamps and swimming holes of the community by Irene Namok (mother of Rosella Namok) and paintings of the head and arm bands asociated with dance in the area by Elizabeth "Queenie" Giblet .

April 29th - May 15th, 2009 'OBJECTIFY' - A group exhibition of intriguing and diverse three-dimensional works. Featuring the sculptures of Thomas Heidt, Pierre Capponi and Daniel Iley, new southern ice porcelain vessels by ceramicist Alana McVeigh, jewellery by up-and-coming jewellers Kim Wong and Justin Linney, Katrina Virgona's textile a works, glass forms by Denise Pepper and bronze sculptures by Ayad Alqaragholli.

March 25th - April 9th, 2009 'Tunnelled Vision' - Gigi Hesterman. A solo exhibition of new paintings in which Gigi explores ideas relating to 'progress, direction and concentrated intent'. Using images based on recognisable Perth scapes, these paintings reflect on 'Racing through life on the path of progress. Focused on the road ahead. Lacking the time and energy to attend to the surrounds. Determined to reach an unclear destination with undue haste. Adopting a tunnelled vision.'

March 4th - March 20th, 2009 'Vespers' - Francesco Villicich. Vespers: A time of the day when evening falls A sacred moment for prayers An intimate search for clarity. This is a luminous exhibition of new paintings by Italian born artist Francesco Villicich. His seventh solo, following many group and solo shows in Europe. This new body of work strives to capture the incandescence, emotion, movement and energy of nature, blurring the edges between representation and abstraction.

February 4th - February 22nd, 2009 'Story-Places' - Susie Pascoe (Lockhart River Art Community) QLD The first solo exhibition in Australia by Aboriginal artist Susie Pascoe from the acclaimed Lockhart River Art Community, Cape York Peninsula, far northern Queensland.

November 26th - December 14th, 2008 'cream 01' - Thomas Heidt. This is sculptor Thomas Heidt's first solo show as the inaugural recipient of the emerge ART SPACE 'cream' award for an outstanding tertiary institution arts graduate.

November 5th - November 23rd, 2008 'Skin of the land (Boodja Ngoorl)' - Lindsay Harris. Following on from his previous two highly successful exhibitions, this contemporary Nyoongar artist's dynamic work will show why he was short-listed for the prestigious 25th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Indigenous Art Award 2008 and has just won the Town of Vincent Art Award 2008

October 15th - November 2nd, 2008 'Translation' - Anna Sabadini. A solo exhibition from this phenomenal painter 'framing' the world from a bilingual perspective.

September 3rd - September 21st, 2008 'Lie of the land' - David Small. An exploration of landscape in charcoal and pastels by this talented artist

August 6th - August 24th, 2008 'Tchi'ilpu Wunch Wuncha Wulpa'amu: Old Men and Young Men Coming Together for Men's Business' - Silas Hobson , Adrian King , Josiah Omeenyo , Lawrence Omeenyo , Sammy Clarmont, Patrick Butcher , Leroy & Terry Platt. A group exhibition of prints and paintings by the male artists of the Lockhart River Art Community

June 12th - July 4th, 2008 'Colonial Animal' - Sharon Dawes Sharon Dawes first solo exhibition is an exploration in paintings of the animal species that were introduced to Australia on the First Fleet and beyond.

May 21st – June 8th 2008 SEX BOMBS & BLISS'- Jonah Cacioppe (new paintings) After last year's sell out show in London, Perth raised painter Jonah Cacioppe returns to Perth for his first solo show in WA at emerge ART SPACE. Following on from the London show, also titled 'Sex, Bombs & Bliss', Jonah has produced a body of work addressing the enduring themes of beauty, death and the sublime.

April 30th - May 18th 2008 'Umpoula Kououkouounji umpoula Ma’apina: We Old Girls work together Make Painting’ - The Old Girls of Lockhart River QLD This is a group exhibition by fourteen senior women artists from the acclaimed Lockhart River Art Community, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Artists feature are painters Joanne Butcher , Denise Fruit , Susie Pascoe , Maria Butcher , Moira Macumboy , Doris Platt , Ina Waradoo , Maureen Sandy , Minnie Pascoe and Elizabeth "Queenie" Giblet . Weavers showcasing work are Evelyn Omeenyo, Lorraine Clarmont, Dottie Hobson, Veronica Piva and Natasha Accoom.

April 17th - April 20th, 2008 'Hideaway' (Renault New Generation Art at Art Melbourne 08) - Mason Kimber This new series of works titled 'Hideaway' explore the narrative potency of empty houses by creating an interaction between loose, painterly surfaces and solid life-like structures.

March 26th – April 13th, 2008 'Inanimate/Animate’ - Daniel Iley The first solo exhibition of sculptures by Daniel Iley referencing the organic forms of nature in a variety of media.

February 13th - March 9th, 2008 'mix' - A group exhibition featuring painting and sculpture by emerge artists Pierre Capponi, Di Cubitt, Estelle Dean, Lindsay Harris, Gigi Hesterman, Mason Kimber, Angela McHarrie, Alana McVeigh, Berenice Rarig, Felicity Sivewright and introducing Jonah Cacioppe, Sharon Dawes, Daniel Iley and Jake Snell .

November 14th - December 9th,2007 'Momentum' - Pierre Capponi The first Australian solo sculpture exhibition of Marseille born artist Pierre Capponi using his signature medium of recycled pressed tin.

October 19th - November 9th,2007 'Mepla One (we are one) - Fiona Omeenyo (Lockhart River Art Community) and introducing the 'Old Girls' of Lockhart River - Moira Macumboy , Dorothy Short , Elizabeth "Queenie" Giblet , Joanne Butcher , Maria Butcher , Susie Pascoe , Minnie Pascoe , Denise Fruit and Doris Platt Selected images from the exhibition. Further images available on request.

September 5th - September 23rd,2007 'Outsider' - Mason Kimber The title for this second solo show describes the viewer's point of view in all of the works - an outsider. These paintings attempt to describe the feeling of being a foreigner in a public space. The original locations of the scenes are based on recent photographs taken in Cuba, Mexico, Greece and also around where I live. Although based on photographs, once entering the realm of paint they transform into places that may only exist in imagination

August 15th - September 2nd,2007 'Liquid Thought' - Di Cubitt My inspiration for these works in my first solo exhibition stems from my interest in how we perceive the elemental forces of our world, such as the movement of wind, thermals, air pressure and so on. These phenomena are more often felt than seen, but the marks left on the materials they come in contact with are a visible reminder of their existence.

July 25th - August 12th,2007 'Feathering Nests' - Gigi Hesterman 'Feathering Nests', Gigi's first solo exhibition explores ideas pertaining to self-identity, transience, life values and choices, the fragility and vulnerability of our social fabric and the notion of preciousness.

May 23rd - June 13th,2007 'Wifebeater' - Eli Smith

June 17th - July 6th,2007 'ALINED' - Lindsay Harris & Alana McVeigh Joint solo exhibitions by acclaimed Nyoongar contemporary painter Lindsay Harris and the ethereal Southern Ice porcelain vessels of ceramicist Alana McVeigh.

April 27th - May 18th, 2007 'RESET' (Refiguring, Emerging, Surfacing, Expanding, Transforming) - Felicity Sivewright The first solo exhibition of exquisitely rendered layered abstract paintings by Felicity Sivewright.

March 13th - April 4th 2007 'believing is seeing' - Angela McHarrie

November 22- December 15, 2006 'WRAPPED UP' Our end of year group exhibition featuring Gigi Hesterman , Angela McHarrie, Lindsay Harris , Di Cubitt , Silas Hobson ,Kirstine Sadler , Alana McVeigh , Estelle Dean, Berenice Rarig, Mel Dare & Tori Benz.

October 18 - November 10, 2006 'looking at him' - Mel Dare

September 6 - October 6, 2006 'Stepping Edge' - Silas Hobson The first solo exhibition by Silas Hobson of the renowned Lockhart River Art Community, Cape York, far northern Queensland.

August 9 - September 1, 2006 'Beyond' - Mason Kimber The thoughts and feelings of embarking on a trip to South America are the inspiration for 'Beyond',my first solo exhibition, as all works allude to the act of taking a journey into the unknown.

June 28 - July 27, 2006 'Moments in Time' - Lindsay Harris This is Nyoongar artist Lindsay Harris' first solo painting exhibition using resin, ochre & pigments that are part of his country Kwolyin in the WA wheatbelt. The land, granite rocks and outcrops of this country are portrayed in a strong almost sculptural contemporary(way. Selected images from the exhibition)

May 31 - June 25, 2006 'emerge '06' - Group Show A group exhibition by many of the artists represented by emerge ART SPACE including Lindsay Harris , Di Cubitt , Alana McVeigh , Mason Kimber, Kirstine Sadler , Eli Smith ,Estelle Dean , Berenice Rarig , Mel Dare , Angela McHarrie , and Tori Benz

May 3 - 28, 2006 'First Works' - Kirstine Sadler emerge ART SPACE'S inaugural exhibition and Kirstine Sadler's first solo painting exhibition.