THREADED 2025

13 February - 9 March 2025

Threaded | feminal artists working with fabric and thread

• Claire Humphrys-Hunt

• Joanna Thompson

• Christine Lethlean

• Melanie Thoren

Four artists use their art to convey the contemporary woman’s voice, through a traditional feminine practice. This is an incredible exhibition that will absorb your thought processes, and take you on journeys through the mind, heart, memory and whimsical fancy.

Trigger warning:

Some artworks in this exhibition make comment on gendered and family violence. Please make use of community counselling services should you feel sensitive about your viewing of the show, I highly recommend 1800RESPECT as this is a national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. 1800RESPECT is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence. Call 1800 737 732 or text 0458 737 732 or visit https://1800respect.org.au/

ELLIE YOUNG

11 March - 30 March 2025

‘Harlequinade’ | Solo show by Australian photographer Ellie Young

Ellie Young has delved deeply into research to understand the personalities of harlequins through the 14th to 18th centuries; as well as the relationships between these harlequins - also known as court fools, jesters and bufoons - with their commissioners. At times these relationships were affectionate and oftentimes just an outlet for vicarious emotional expression; Ellie’s exhibition statement recites:

“the Victorian era the harlequinade was reduced to a plotless epilogue to the main pantomime becoming a dramatised fairy tale.”

A collection of dolls were sourced from various international locations, of which Ellie has re-dressed or left in original state, posed and photographed. Developed in a four-colour carbon transfer process, Young demonstrates her mastery of this photography technique creating an incredible body of work exhibited for audiences.

Join us on opening night Thursday 13 March, 6.00 - 8.00pm, for this very special presentation of imagery by one of Melbourne’s most celebrated photography artists.

2025 exhibitions preview

2025 | upcoming…

• Elemental | METAL: Movement: Mechanics vs Organic agility | 31 March - 20 April 2025

• Elemental | AIR: Wisps: moving toward infinity | 2 June - 22 June 2025

• Elemental | WATER: Ebb & Flow: waters and the moon | 3 August - 23 August 2025

• Elemental | FIRE: Bloodflow: Of the heart and aorta | 14 September - 4 October 2025

• FIONNA MADIGAN | solo show by Australian painter | 6 October - 26 October 2025

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EARTH | As above, so below: silent conversations of trees

Welcome to the first elemental exhibition for 2025, featuring a display of artworks by:

• Rochelle Van Der Merwe

• Karen Hopkins

• Bonnita Gillard

with a responsive installation by:

• Caelene nee Glen

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SUMMER SMALL WORKS AWARD 2024

Theme: ‘Connection to earth’

26 November 2024 - 5 January 2025

Exhibition | 28 November 2024 - 5 January 2025

The opening night celebration and prize presentations, on Thursday 28 November 2024, was a wonderful evening shared with the local creative community. The prizes, as chosen by judges Jade Bitar, Nicole Bowller and Laura Jocic are:

First Prize ($1000 prize money, non-acquisitive):

• ‘Eryngium’ by Ellie Young.

Prize winning artworks (each awarded $100 prize money, non-acquisitive)

• ‘The Beach’ by Betsie Genou. Collage.

• ‘Lady Lily and the Monkey’ by Claire Humphrys-Hunt. Mixed fabric, thread and paint.

• ‘The Wild Core’ by Catherine McCartney. Stoneware ceramic.

• ‘Shadows’ by Mark Rowden. Acrylic on Paper.

• ‘Tomahawk Creek’ by Gregory Soltys. Monochrome Carbon Transfer Print on Paper.

• ‘Wisdom Tree’ Linda Sukamta. Cyanotype (edition of 20).

• ‘Barrier Reef Glass: Pendant’ by Alison Velvin. Glass and Sterling Silver.

• ‘Then VII’ by Cleo Wilknson. Mezzotint Print (edition of 40).

• ‘Untitled II’ Selena Wenen Xiao. Watercolour and Oil paints on Canvas.

• ‘Fragmented Memory’ by Xinyu Yao. Fabric and pencil.

• ‘Oceanic’ Tao feng Yu. Copper, shell and crab.

All 12 prize-winning artworks featured in the 2025 gallery calendar.

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Elemental: WATER

September 2024

‘Water Spirits’ by Bonnita Gillard

A series of sculptural mask works have been installed at the gallery in response to the elemental theme ‘WATER’. This new mask series by acclaimed multi-disciplinary artist Bonnita Gillard, extends her career practice of creating artworks with a deep spiritual connection to the land, folklore and personal emotive stories.

Elemental: FIRE

October 2024

‘Fire’ by SERIFA

Three prints: one original edition | one limited edition (5) | one open edition : all exclusive to ‘Caelene nee Glen’ gallery. These works were selected by Caelene and SERIFA German artist-duo Natassja & Christian in response to the elemental theme "‘FIRE: Bloodflow of heart and aorta’. Natassja and Christian are using the AI realm as an artistic tool to produce emotive figurative works.

Caelene nee Glen

‘Stop for Me’ solo show

August - September 2024

Layered photography prints with watercolour, by gallery owner & artist Caelene (D’Arcy) nee Glen

• Opening celebration Saturday 10 August, 4.00pm - 6.00pm

• Limited edition prints: digital works of layered photography

• Evolving artworks: select prints are painted onto until purchased or until artist completes the work

• Installation performance shows the artist at work, painting evolving limited edition prints during the installation

• Painted designs are prepared, yet a buyer can call ‘stop for me’ at any time to purchase the artwork prior to finalisation of painting process.

Sales and enquiries to Caelene nee Glen via email, phone 0437 776 903, or in-person at the gallery 143 Martin Street Brighton

LAUNCH EXHIBITION

26 June - 28 July 2024

Core Group Artist Show ‘courage over death’

• Ray Besserdin: paper sculpture works

• Fionna Madigan: oil on timber board

• Emily Eliades: handpainted etchings, limited edition

• Von Davenport: oil paintings

Sales and enquiries to Caelene nee Glen via email or in-person at the gallery, 143 Martin Street Brighton during opening hours.

EMILY ELIADES

5 - 24 November 2024

Solo show ‘love within flowers’ by multi-disciplinary Australian artist Emily Eliades

• Limited edition hardground etchings, each edition hand-painted with watercolour

• Gallery installation design by Emily Eliades and Caelene nee Glen

EMERGING & ESTABLISHED ARTISTS’

Gallery available to hire:

• solo shows

• partnered shows

• guest curators

• art collectives

Exhibition openings welcome the public to meet artists, share a drink & nibbles, and have first view of new artworks. All advertising, installation and services included.

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