United Galleries presents the dual exhibition of two of Australia’s most popular and exciting young artists. Considered by many to be the ones to watch, Johnny Romeo and David Spencer have built a collective following of eager collectors on their respective sides of the country. Inspired by the classic Warhol/Basquiat pop exhibition of the 1980’s, June 18 sees these two leading artists come to Perth in a classic East vs. West clash for wall space and colour supremacy.
Opening Night – Friday June 18th 2010, 6pm – 9pm @ United Galleries 281 Newcastle St, Northbridge, Perth, Western Australia – www.unitedgalleries.com.au
Johnny Romeo, River Phoenix, acrylic and oil on canvas, 101cm x 101cm
David Spencer, I Remember Going to the Circus, mixed media on board, 90cm x 90cm – www.spencertive.com
SBS and Foxtel have joined forces to launch a new Australian Arts channel STVDIO (pronounced Studio despite its spelling). STVDIO is an exciting new channel dedicated specifically to the arts. Johnny Romeo painted the 9 metre media wall live and on television for the launch. Stay tuned for STVDIO episodes featuring int…erviews with Johnny in his studio and footage that was filmed live on the evening. For further news about this exciting new channel on Foxtel visit the link here: http://www.foxtel.com.au/whats-on/channels/stvdio/default.htm
Johnny Romeo has been invited to play a key role in the launch event of Foxtel’s new arts channel, Stvdio. The channel will be created and facilitated by PAN TV, the commercial division of SBS. The private launch event will be held on Thursday 25th March 2010 at the Sydney Dance Company, Walsh Bay.
Speel Crew, 2010, acrylic and oil on canvas 101cm x 101cm
Kelly Country, 2010, acrylic and oil on canvas 101cm x 101cm
Hose Bake, 2010, acrylic and oil on canvas 101cm x 101cm
Beech River, 2010, acrylic and oil on canvas 101cm x 101cm
You’ll Never Take Me Alive! The Ned Kelly Hero Series
New Paintings by Johnny Romeo
“Inspired by the folk lore tales of Ned Kelly, Johnny Romeo’s exhibition You’ll Never Take Me Alive is an investigation into Kelly’s existence in Australia ’s historical fabric and his influence on our national pop culture. The tales of Ned Kelly have been much explored in Australia ’s short history. In this exhibition, Johnny Romeo uncovers his view of Kelly while simultaneously discussing the notion of story telling in our contemporary society.”
Opening Tuesday 9th March 2010 6pm – 8pm
Exhibition 9th March – 27th March 2010
NG Art Gallery
3 Little Queen Street, Chippendale NSW 2008
Diamond Snap, 2010, acrylic and oil on canvas 51cm x 51cm
Foul Spat, 2010, acrylic and oil on canvas 51cm x 51cm
inRetrospect 10 – Book
In Retrospect 10 is a full colour 140-page publication introducing 34 diverse contemporary artists from around the globe, represented by Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay. Four pages are dedicated to each of the artist with an introductory bio, a light hearted Q&A style interview and three full pages of images of their recent works. Many of the artworks represented in the book are now held in private or public collections in Australia or overseas.
Featured artists:Alberto Sanchez, Anna Nordstrom, Bennett, Cornelia Burless, Daniel Clemmett, Dave Bowers, Dennis Ropar, Dolores Cupcake, Doug Bartlett, Erika Mayer, Fawn Gehweiler, Fiona Kennedy-Altoft, Hilary Herrmann, James Looker, James McMillan, Jan Van Dijk, John Cottrell, Johnny Romeo, Kareem Rizk, Kareena Zerefos, Kelsey Brookes, Kevin Tran, Laura Skerlj, Luke Taaffe, Mia Taninaka, Michelle Dawson, Nic Plowman, Nick Morris, Nikky Morgan Smith, Noel Hart, Rick Shearman, Sarah Harvey, Simon DeGroot Stephen Phibbs and Troy Archer
Batman Lane Series Promo United Galleries, Perth www.unitedgalleries.com.au
