Celebrating Women Artists @ Arcadia Contemporary, New York City

"All is Always Now" 2014 In the window Greene Street @ Arcadia Contemporary New York City

See my work in the Celebrating Women Artists exhibition at Arcadia Contemporary New York! April 23- May 20 2015 with Romina Ressia, Alessandra Peters, Nancy Depew, Jess Cooper and Deon Duncan.

"Introspection" 2015

Oil on Linen 

111x137cm

Includes new paintings for the show, "Introspection" is from a photo I took in New York when I was there almost 10 years ago, and the model is "Lauren" from a photoshoot about 12months ago I did in my home town of Adelaide. The images married perfectly to produce this work. It SOLD straight away, which was a wonderful positive affirmation of the success of the image.

If you are in New York, get along and see the show!

LA Art Show Jan 14-18 2015

Very EXCITED to be part of the LA Art Show in Los Angles with my work on representation hanging at the Arcadia Contemporary Stand.
It is a great start to the year of 2015 and a prelude to my 3 women show "Women Rule"! @ Arcadia in April 2015.
Happy Holidays to all!

Melbourne Art Fair 2014; Objects of Beauty:Contemporary Still Life exhibition at CK Contemporary, San Francisco

"Arrival" 2014 Oil on linen 61x51cm

 My works, my model and me at the Fair

It has been a very busy year as usual...August saw me exhibiting at the Melbourne Art Fair with a huge response from the visiting public, it was a great opportunity to show my work to a wider audience.

Currently on show for September 2014 I have some still life paintings in an exhibition called, Objects of Beauty: Contemporary Still Life at http://ckcontemporary.com in San Francisco. 

Teacakes 2006

oil on linen
40 x 132 cm

There is an online catalogue for the exhibition, follow this link to the publication.. http://issuu.com/ckcontemporary/docs/ckc_still-life_vert_issuu-150ppi/1?e=0/9072384

"Disconnected" exhibition at Brenda May Gallery Sydney 25 February to 22 March 2014

My latest work can be seen at Brenda May Gallery Sydney in my solo show Disconnected.

All is always now2014
Oil on linen 
122 x 152cm 

My work derives itself from my personal experiences and observations as a woman in Contemporary Australia. I have chosen the filmatic stage to portray my characters, making my own version of Noir - my Femme Noir. The characters in my paintings often appear disassociated in their environments; there in physicality but removed and mentally detached, existing in their own worlds. Women stare into space, involved in their private lives, housed in their own environments. Here there are pristine interiors, with patterned walls and floors, whilst the shadows play with the psychological presence of people inhabiting the scenes. 

You can see an online catalogue to the exhibition here Issuu Online Catalogue

The Surgeon 2013
Oil on Linen
122x112cm

Have been working on this portrait of my Great Uncle Dr Donald Beard for quite awhile now in between my other commitments.  Have decided say it is finished eventhough I could keep working on it...it is always difficult to know when to stop...but stop I have. The image will be in the forthcoming publication from Wakefield Press called the 'The Diggers Doctor' due to be released April 2014. At this stage there will be a launch of the book by General Peter Cosgrove at SA Government House, which is all very exciting!

Now represented by CK Contemporary, San Francisco

Shelter 2013
Oil on Linen
45.5x61cm

I am very excited to announce that I am now represented by CK Contemporary in San Francisco, California. Centrally located in the heart of Union Square for easy access to anyone visiting the city, the gallery has recently opened in a beautifully refurbished space. If you are visiting please say hello to the lovely Gallery staff there and take a look at my work. If you cannot get there in person click here http://ckcontemporary.com to visit their website.

Pensive

"Pensive" 2013
Oil on Linen
61x63cm

 

Here is the first of my new paintings for my solo show at Brenda May Gallery, Sydney Australia, which opens February 25 2014. Am very happy to be showing in Sydney after several years of absence and even more happy to be showing with Brenda May. 

This image is created from some of the things in my collection. My old 19thC Danish couch, a 1940's table, the cushion is a modern and from Laura Ashley and on the table is a 1950's Barsony Figure which belonged to a great aunt. The model is a local girl involved in the Vintage industry here, she is very beautiful but sometimes seeing the whole isn't mysterious and making this composition cut before the shoulder line makes you wonder. It takes me a long time to set up these works and such a long time to paint, I am at the stage where I want to make quality not quantity. I want to have something to say and not just for the sake of being. 

Hope you enjoy the image. Until the next time....

Now showing at Brenday May Gallery, Sydney, Australia.

"Room of collective unconscious" 2013
Oil on linen
35.5x40.5cm (14"x16")

I am very pleased to announce that my work will now be available in Sydney at Brenda May Gallery, Danks Street, Waterloo, Sydney. With a solo show planned for February 2014, I have just sent some new work to be viewed in the stock room at Brenda May Gallery in Sydney. If you are in the area, please drop in and ask to view my available work. 

I notice that I have a few new followers, welcome all.

"Bella in the lights" 2012

 
So I thought I might make you aware of one of the prints I currently have available for purchase.

"Bella in the lights" 2012
Unframed Limited Edition Print.
Image size:38x38cm, Signed and Numbered Limited Edition of 12 Printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper 308 gsm, using Archival Pigment inks.

There are only 5 of these prints left and if you are interested in purchasing one of these unframed, please email me on dianne@diannegall.com

Femme Noir Exhibition Catherine Asquith Gallery Melbourne

"Homecoming" 2012
Oil on linen
122x142cm

My latest work from the studio will be exhibited in a solo exhibition called "Femme Noir" at Catherine Asquith Gallery, Melbourne.  The show opens on the 16th October and closes November 3 2012.

Its has been a very hard yard this year to achieve this exhibition, from the moment I began to use local models on site in bars and nightclubs around Adelaide meant that my time from idea to completion of a painting has expanded about 10 fold. So I only have a handful of paintings to show for my hours that I've neglected my friends and family for all these months but I do feel like I have achieved something with the path of painting before me, lots to explore and an infinite number of models and situations to paint.

"The dissociated" Solo exhibition Beaver Galleries, Canberra Australia

"Disconnection" 2012
Oil on linen
66x76cm

My Solo Exhibition opens this Thursday 16th August 2012 at Beaver Galleries, Canberra. The exhibition concludes on September 4th 2012.

There will be 9 paintings in the exhibition where you can see some of my latest work where colour features in my work again and I have painted family friends and local pin-up girl models in various settings in home city.

The Observer

"The Observer" 2012
40.5x56cm
Oil on linen

This painting will be shown in my exhibition "The Dissociated" in August 2012 at Beaver Galleries, Canberra.

Artists Statement

 My most recent work continues on from my exploration of the genre of Film Noir, primarily as the vehicle to express my thoughts and observations of human interactions.

 The figures in my paintings often appear disassociated in their environments, there in physicality but removed and mentally detached, existing in their own worlds. Women stare into space involved in their private lives, housed in their own environments, and at other times looking out in the nightscape. 

Pristine interiors, marbled walls with patterned floors, as the shadows play with the psychological presence of people inhabiting the scenes. The imagined reality of the viewer is sometimes taken to the dark side, however as a frozen image we are left lingering for more clues.

 In the moonlight, or dazzled by the city nightlights, what the night will bring, contemplation of the hour of culmination as thoughts of one’s life’s endeavour pass. Here the world appears different, small things become magnified as the droning sound of daily existence fades and the sounds of the night take over.

Planes, trains & automobiles - Elliott Fouts Gallery Sacramento

"Ride away with me" 2012
Oil on linen
20.5x40.5cm

My love of cars (and shoes) is portrayed in my latest painting which is to be exhibited in California at Elliott Fouts Gallery Sacramento, CA in the invitational exhibition "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" which opens March 3 and closes April 5 2012.

2012 A very BIG year ahead...

Article in American Art Collector March 2012 edition "Planes, Trains & Automobiles"

Well 2012 is going to be a big year for me...
2 Solo exhibitions...group shows, commissions and a portrait of my great uncle!

My first exhibition of the year is an invitational group show called "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" which opens on March 3 2012 at Elliott Fouts Gallery Sacramento, CA I have a small work in this show, the image has been a lot of fun producing, using the neighbours beautiful Pontiac Firebird and his wife's legs!

My solo exhibitions begin at Beaver Galleries, Canberra opening Aug 16th, followed by Catherine Asquith Gallery, Melbourne opening October 16th. In conjunction with the Melbourne show, I will be producing a large catalogue with an accompanying essay by Professor Ted Snell.

I will keep my readers updated as the work progesses this year...its going to be a VERY BIG year as I said!

FESTIVITÉ 2011 at Catherine Asquith Gallery Melbourne

"The decision" 2011
Oil on Linen
40.5 x 40.5 cm


If you are in Melbourne you can see my latest paintings at Catherine Asquith Gallery in the exhibition FESTIVITÉ 2011, a Christmas Exhibition with other selected gallery artists.

The exhibition is open until 22nd December 2011

Directors' Cut Christmas Exhibition 6-16 Dec 2011

"She's all legs" 2011
Oil on linen on panel
20.5cm x 23cm

Opening tomorrow is Emerge Art Space Perth's annual Christmas exibition where I have a new small painting available. Some of the other artists in the show include, Pierre Capponi, Di Cubitt, Sharon Dawes, Kathryn Haug, Lindsay Harris, Thomas Heidt and Ben Sherar.

"Safe at Home" exhibition Nov 30-Dec 10

The thought washed over her 2011
oil on linen
30.5 x 30.5cm

My work is currently on show in Adelaide at the Safe at Home exhibition which is a Fundraising exhibition curated and presented by Cube Contemporary Art Projects in conjunction with Victim Support SA.

The Exhibition images centre are around the theme of women and children in our community and safety of this demographic from domestic and family violence.

The Artists in the exhibition include, Mishka Borowski, Claire Bridge, Dagmar Cyrulla, Dianne Gall, Michelle Giacobello, Erika Gofton, Stewart MacFarlane, Stephen Magsig, Brian Martin, Janette Moore, Ilona Nelson, Deborah Paauwe, Tom Phillips and Mary Jean Richardson.

In conjunction with the "Safe at Home" exhibition, I have released a small editioned print of "We will be Safe Here". If you purchase before Dec 10 I will donate a portion of proceeds to Victim Support Services in SA. There are only 5...so if you would like one, get online and purchase 1 soon!


We will be safe here 2011
Limited Edition Print
22.5x57cm image on 42x60cm paper
Signed and Numbered
Edition of 5

Printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper 308 gsm, using Archival Pigment inks.

Price AUD$220.00 + $10.00 Worldwide Postage

Group Show @ The Focus Gallery

'We will be safe here' 2011
oil on linen
61 x 152cm

My first show in Canada opens this Friday 14th October at The Focus Gallery.

Group Show with Gallery Artists includes:
Jim Thalassoudis, Dianne Gall, Christopher Lori, David Shevlino, Randy Steele, Deborah Tilby, Scott Owles, Juan Martinez, Tara Juneau, Mark Strutt

Lounging

"Lounging" 2011
Oil on linen
30.5x35.5cm

I think many people in Adelaide have been lounging in the perfect weather this long weekend...just beautiful! In the spirit of the warmer weather this painting is the latest work from my current series and can be viewed at Catherine Asquith Gallery in Melbourne from this week.

Before Midnight

"Before Midnight" 2011
Oil on linen
30.5x35.5cm

Recent work just finished fresh from my studio and it can be viewed at Catherine Asquith Gallery in Melbourne.