The Art Room is the focal point for our annual group exhibition, with visiting artists selected from throughout Sydney & beyond. There is a wide variety of artworks represented, to suit diverse tastes, with something for everyone. Entry to the Art Room is free. There is an admission charge applies for the Watergarden, Sculptured Rainforest Walk, Outdoor Artscape, Installations & night time Lighting Displays.
* A night time display of colourful lights, water features & effects will enchant adults and children alike. All outdoor areas of the exhibition will be open at night. The Art Room is closed at this time, but Don will open the Art Room from 9 pm - 9.30 pm, for Saturday night visitors who have been enjoying the visual night time displays. [It is closed from 7 pm - 9 pm, due to the subdued atmospheric lighting, special lighting displays & effects. For more details, please click on the link below:
Annie Labriola is a well known artist, painter, sculptor & teacher.Her paintings cover the full range of Oils, Pastels, Mixed Media, Water Colours, Gouache, Charcoal, Pen & Ink, Pencil & Acrylic. Her sculpture uses wood, Hebel stone, clay, mixed medias. She has also illustrated two magazines & can be found teaching Art Classes for the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai College & Norwest Business college.
Annie derives her inspiration from Colour; life drawing, the sensual shape of the flower, peace and Harmony; Landscapes, Sea, Cityscapes, and visual Feelings (current affairs past and present), Nature, spirit guide drawings, portraiture.
Her past EXHIBITIONS have included:
* Cross bay gallery, Kings Cross, February 2008
* Dural Galleries, Dural.
* 2005 Ronald Coles Investment Galleries Kenthurst.
* 2000-2008 The Watchouse Gallery, Balmain;
* Kings School and other Art shows surrounding Sydney, NSW, Queensland & WA
* The Pennant Hills Drawing Group
* Exhibitions with The SCULPTORS SOCIETY NSW.
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The artworks of Yvonne Levenston are largely about promoting an appreciation of biodiversity and nature through the power of wildlife imagery in particular threatened species. Her art reflects a life-long interest in an ecological understanding of the world and helps to ignite a spark of interest in natural history. Yvonne draws, paints, prints and sculpts animals on the verge of extinction exploring new outcomes by combining traditional and experimental methods of art forms. This year Yvonne exhibited in an exhibition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr Jane Goodall working with the chimpanzees. Her works are in private collections in Sydney, Melbourne, New York, Toronto and Bermuda.
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LINDA JOYCE is best described as a Contemporary Realist, whose works capture the Spirit of Life in the Australian Bush & Outback. She was formally trained in Commercial Art & worked in Graphic design for 18 years before going Bush in 1990 (living on a property near Cooma in the Snowy Mountains of NSW). She was actually returning to her roots, as she was born and spent her early childhood in this area, so this was where she was able to pursue her love for painting and drawing. Now that she is back in the "Big Smoke", Sydney, some of her works reflect the beauty of the local environment here on the northern Beaches, but her heart still lies in the country and every year she makes numerous trips there, especially to areas around Cooma on the Monaro and Outback NSW. Linda thrives in these vast, harsh, dry environments. She finds everything about life in the outback inspirational ~ the landscape, the people, the animals & birds, down to everyday objects. It is her aim to spread this passion to others through her work.
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Linda has been chosen as a Finalist in this years prestigious Mosman Art Prize [2011] with her painting: Outback Still Life.
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Kim Maree is a local artist who grew up in Wollongong and moved to Sydney to study art at the National Art School. Kim graduated as a ceramics major in 2007 and has an eclectic and experimental approach to her art. She is happiest moving across mediums and is currently exploring oil pastels.
Kim is also studying Transpersonal Art Therapy and is enjoying the ends to her circle meeting whilst embodying a more solid link between psychology and art.
She says, "For me there is no art without psychology. Psychology gives art the purpose I crave and art gives psychology the space it needs".
ARTIST STATEMENT:
"Layering and using pieces to make a whole has been a dominant theme in my work and although I still find the re-ordering of pieces fascinating I now find that I am particularly interested in the bringing together of polarities or opposites and the integration of these into a new kind of important and satisfying whole".
"Although chance still plays out in my art I find that I am now more deliberately taking themes from my life into my work and driving what is largely unconscious through this conscious beginning into a place of congruence and completion".
Earlier work can be viewed at: www.nasgallery.com.au/kim_maree
The works of Tony Nolan are inspired by his inate ability to puzzle & stimulate the mind in the process, the end result being an erudite exercise for viewers to solve. There is always a hidden meaning beyond the imagery. Can you delve in & solve it in this years seemingly unassuming sculpture?
The paintings of Emily Nolan are inspired by earthy colours & designs ~ vibrant, delicate & stylised. Emily is a local painter who juggles painting with a recent baby.
MADE is a creative endeavour between two designers Mark Thornton and Neil Cookson. The MADE brand champions original, modern Australian design and is becoming synonymous with high-quality craftsmanship and amusing creativity. MADE work includes Australian icons, traditional designs and the abstract: realised as a unique collection of home, souvenir and gift wares. The unique properties pewter make it the ideal medium for made's expressive 'functional art' pieces which combine the finest Australian silver pewter with other metals, glass, wood and stainless steel.
This commitment to innovative designs, individuality and excellent craftsmanship means made gift and tableware is increasingly sought after. The superlative hand-finish of MADE pieces and the stable qualities of pewter means that made pieces do not demand special care or maintenance to retain their luster.
Elegant, fun and a compliment to any table or entertaining occasion MADE hand made Salad Servers feature original designs cast from solid silver pewter and complimented with high quality stainless steel serving ends.
MADE cheese knives are a fun entertaining and amusing conversation piece featuring an original design on the handle which is cast from solid silver pewter and complimented with Sheffield Steel high quality stainless steel blade.
The MADE collection is a combination of both designers ideas, backgrounds and influences - The entire making process is a collaboration from conceptual design to the final hand-finish of each individual piece.
Kay is an artist by nature, with a strong sense of colour & design evident in all that she does. This is particularly evident in her unique Dizzy Designs jewellery.
Her jewellery includes sterling silver necklaces with coloured glass & necklaces mixing multi-coloured glass beads, resin & wood in unusual combinations.The jewellery range also includes funky earrings, bead bracelets and memory bracelets incorporating crystal & glass beads.
Kay has been involved with artistic pursuits all her life. Her other great love is painting in acrylic, pastel & watercolour as well as sculpture. Colour & texture are dominant in her paintings, many of which feature quaint old houses.
For many years, Kay has been involved in group painting & sculpture exhibitions including Bicentenial Park Homebush, Ewart Gallery Willoughby & Art House Hotel. Kay exhibits her art regularly in galleries and shows in Sydney & and her jewellery is available through galleries & stores.
The Jungle Chalet is Don's creation. From colourful leadlight windows, to a labyrinth & glass-art letterbox in the driveway, all are on display. These & the various stages of the Watergarden Installation form an intricate & integral component of the unique Jungle Chalet. If you have a glass-art idea for your home, are interested in a water feature, or interested in the sculpture, fountains or root furniture, talk to Don about it this weekend.
Don is best known as a Comedian who writes customised comedy for all occasions, from birthdays to Corporate occasions, like conferences and Christmas parties. His trademark 'Chookmobile' art-car is probably the most photographed vehicle in Australasia, and has toured extensively with Don throughout Australia [surviving the Nulabour Plains & skifields to the sea], as well as appearing in photo albums and newspapers throughout the World. If only Don could claim 1¢ per photo, his next 'Chookmobile' would surely be a 'Paltry Porche'. Don is transforming his home into a natural artscape, with prolific installations to replicate the movement of water. The past 6 exhibitions have featured stages of his Watergarden Installation. You will enjoy the Reservoir Illusion and the Sculptured Rainforest Walk. When the pumps are operating, the Jungle Chalet is now 90% circumnavigated by water. Leadlight panels created by Don adorn many of the windows. On Saturday nights these will be lit up & combined with colourful flower lights, streams & waterfalls...in a fascinating wonderland...So come & enjoy the ambience of art with nature.
Another exciting find are exquisitely crafted jewellery boxes. The are several designs to choose from.
This will be completed nearer to the exhibition date.
The Jungle Chalet is set in a unique rainforest setting, bordering the Lane Cove Bushland Park. Don Murchison, has been renovating his house in an original & fascinating design, that blends in & complements the rainforest environment.
We welcome you to pop in over the exhibition weekends & encourage you to bring your friends who may be interested in browsing, buying or commissioning. This opportunity only arises once a year.
N.B. Eftpos & credit cards are NOT accepted. Cash and cheques are welcome.
Tea, Coffee & light snacks will again be available for a nominal amount.
This is a beautiful location for meeting friends, with a spectacular view of the 'Reservoir Illusion", sculpture & rainforest.
This year takeaway spicy Chinese noodles will be available for lunches on Thursday 1st September until [& including] Sunday 4th September, from Noon until 2 pm. Chinese dinners will also be available on Saturday 3rd September, at 7 pm. This enables working people to visit the exhibition during their lunch break on Thursday & Friday, with an opportunity for people who work locally, but live outside the area, to visit the Exhibition & Watergarden. Visitors can now enjoy dinner while visiting the exhibition. Lunches & dinner must be pre-booked, by ringing the Jungle Chalet on: 9906 2350 , with at least 4 hours notice & preferably on the previous day. Diners must be visiting the Watergarden Artscape & can enjoy their meals on the lower deck, which is set in the mini-rainforest, overlooking the Reservoir Illusion & Sculptured Rainforest Walk.
JUNGLE CHALET
Valleyview Glen,
Corner Innes Rd & Valley View Crescent,
GREENWICH,
Sydney.
SYDNEY, NSW, 2065.
AUSTRALIA.
Ph. 9906 2350.
| jungle.chalet.art@comedyspecialists.com.au | |
| Phone: | 61 - 2 - 9906 2350. (9am - 6pm, Monday - Friday. Answer phone after hours.) |
| Mobile: | 0414 390 324. [Best to call the landline as reception is not good in the jungle!] |
This page was last amended 13.8.2011.
