Head On Photography - Christopher Tovo, Innocenza Toritto, Matt Gordon Winch

Chris Tovo "Sleeping Giants" -  reveals the poetic amid the pragmatic, in a visual journey through the industrial streetscapes, set against the menacing backbone of Java's sleeping volcanoes. His intimate vision captures the utter dignity of slumber, enjoyed in the most makeshift and abject of environments. He leaves us asking who are the sleeping giants amongst us ?

Innocenza Toritto "Pulse" - everything in our lives passes so quickly, time, memories, moments. I believe them to be not only the small breaths we take, but also linked to our heartbeat and linked to the earth. I believe it could have a sound and definitely a pulse. We travel with it. Slow or fast, it doesn’t matter. The journey is individual and exclusive to all. Mine, yesterday was blue. Today, who knows.

Matt Gordon Winch  "Cry Wolf" - "SO WISE SO YOUNG, THEY SAY, DO NEVER LIVE LONG” W.S. Within this series lies the story of a young drifter. Missed by those who remember. Remembered by those who can’t forget. The evidence of a life.

Exhibition 24 May - 10 June 2012, Opening Sat 26 May 4pm - 6pm. All welcome.

Head On Photography Festival - Nicola Bailey, Rachael Ireland, Marijke Loosjes

3 photographers, 3 dramatically different viewpoints.

Nicola presents the poems of Candy Royalle projected onto the bodies of Sydney roller derby skaters, contrasting sensuality with physicality

Rachael explores the built environment in a dark dramatic landscape

Marijke shows bold images that challenge our senses

Opening Sat 5 May 4pm - 6pm free entry, Exhibition from 3 May - 20 May

ESP - Tony B Conscious - the Ghetto Van-Go

Tony B Conscious is a spray painter & stencil artist, rapper, poet & busker, from Venice Beach Boardwalk in Los Angeles, USA, currently touring Australia and appearing in Melbourne, Adelaide Arts Festival, Byron Bay Bluesfest, and now exclusively at ESP as our featured artist for April.

http://venicebeachartists.com/artists/tony-b-conscious-the-ghetto-van-go/

Opening Sat 14 April 4pm - 6pm free entry, Exhibition from 12 April - 30 April

Tony B Conscious is also appearing at The Blue Space, Petersham Bowling Club

77 Brighton St Petersham, Thurs 19 April 7pm  $5 entry for spoken word, poetry, rap, performance.

Real Refuses - TAP Gallery

THE DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD PRIZE  -  Saturday 14^th April

Artists not selected for the ARCHIBALD, WYNNE, SULMAN, and DOUG MORAN Art Prizes exhibit their work at TAP Gallery in Darlinghurst to win the popular “People’s Choice Award”, selected by the public on the night.

Real Refuses has become firmly established as part of the “Archibald Season”, now in its 16th year !

While it is an exhibition of rejected artwork, it is much more than that… It is about giving a fair go to all the artists involved in Australia’s largest art events. Not everyone can win an Archibald but here everyone can exhibit along side their peers. (You’ll find past winners of Australia’s biggest art prizes here as well!)

TAP GALLERY, Level 1, 278 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst

GALA PRESENTATION NIGHT: Saturday 14th April 2006, 5-8pm  (includes the “People’s Choice Award”)

Until:  Sunday 21 April, with a high tea at 3pm for all the exhibiting artists, on the last day of the show.

On view 12-6pm Daily

Niki McDonald - Global Gallery - "Desire Awoke the Cat"

Niki McDonald showed her amazing tapestry & latchhook work at ESP in the recent LoveDeath show. You can see more of her stunning work with wool & fibres at Global Gallery, 5 Comber St, Paddington.

Opening 28 March 6pm, on show till 7 April.

Ephemeral images captured in the permanency of wool.  Urban tapestries featuring feline sensuality on a background of ripped, tagged and graffiti images.

http://tapestrygirl.com

http://facebook.com/tapestrygirl

Patrick Cremin in Gold Coast show

Patrick Cremin, who was part of ESP's recent LoveDeath show, has been accepted into the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Prize exhibition in the Gold Coast.  Good luck Patrick ....

http://www.theartscentregc.com.au/whats-on/whats-on-items/2012-josephine-ulrick-photography-award