Hearts and Arrows opening night

Some photos from the Hearts and Arrows opening night at Kings - nearly two weeks ago now! Thank you to Kristen for taking these for me. Two weeks left for the exhibition. All the details here.

Hearts and Arrows

Since my exhibition at KINGS Ari is now open, I thought it was about time I shared the full Hearts and Arrows photo collages for my non-Melbourne audience to see! If you are in Melbourne, please come to the exhibition to also see my woollen textile works and silver wall painting! It's on until 19 November. 

Works above:

Amethyst, 2011

Type-C digital print

60x60 cm

$845, framed

$600, unframed

Edition of 5 + AP

Augite, 2011

Type-C digital print

60x60 cm

$845, framed

$600, unframed

Edition of 5 + AP

Bischofite, 2011

Type-C digital print

100 x 90 cm

$1,450, framed

$1,000, unframed

Edition of 5 + AP

Garnet, 2011

Type-C digital print

60x60 cm

$845, framed

$600, unframed

Edition of 5 + AP

Quartz, 2011

Type-C digital print

60x60 cm

$845, framed

$600, unframed

Edition of 5 + AP

Topaz, 2011

Type-C digital print

60x60 cm

$845, framed

$600, unframed

Edition of 5 + AP

Yellow Diamond, 2011

Type-C digital print

60x60 cm

$845, framed

$600, unframed

Edition of 5 + AP 

All prices in Australian dollars. Enquiries to lieslpfeffer [at] gmail dot com

Hearts & Arrows - my next exhibition in Melbourne

Hearts and Arrows (2011) is an exhibition of photo-media collages and textile works depicting minerals, crystals, gemstones and diamonds. The title references diamond cutting: ‘hearts and arrows’ diamonds are said to be unmatched in precision, beauty and perfection. The works in this exhibition are playful and colourful interpretations of rare precious stones prized for their beauty, mystery and luxury. Bright, hard-edged photo-collages are juxtaposed beside whimsical folk art textiles. The experience of viewing the exhibition is to be immersed in a synthetic world of facets, colour, prisms and light.

Kings Artist Run Initiative

Lvl 1 / 171 King St.
Melbourne, Victoria 3000

Opening Night:
Friday 28 October, 6-8pm
Exhibition continues until 19 November 2011

Gallery hours:
Wed – Sat, 12-6pm

Please feel very welcome to come to opening night!

Image: Liesl Pfeffer, Yellow Diamond 2011, 60 x 60 cm, archival c-type print

Souvenir opening night photos

QCP Director Maurice Ortega and Victoria Garners-Williams

I thought I would share some photos from the opening night of my exhibition at Queensland Centre for Photography. Six other exhibitions opened at the same time so I cannot claim all these people as my friends and family. But thank you to all of those who came to see my show and made it such an amazing night! 

All photos: Queensland Centre for Photography.

Golden Half, Petri, XA-2

New photos on my Flickr taken with the Golden Half (a new favourite, glad I finally took it out of the packet 3 years after buying it in Japan!). Also some film that I double exposed with the Petri rangefinder and the Olympus XA-2. (I double exposed it because I thought the Petri was broken and figured I'd have some fun with it on the chance that some of the shots had worked).

Other news: my exhibition at the Queensland Centre for Photography opens this Saturday afternoon! I'm flying to Brisbane for the opening. Fortunately the lovely staff of QCP will install the show for me so that I don't need to take time off work.

And I have other great news, I have been accepted to exhibit at KINGS Ari in November this year. I've started working on a whole new body of work for the show. It's fantastic knowing from the start what space I will be showing in as I can keep that in mind when I'm thinking about objects and scale.

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Upcoming exhibition: QCP in Brisbane

If you're in Brisbane, please come to my exhibition at the Queensland Centre for Photography! I will be in Brisbane for the opening weekend,  and I can't wait!

LIESL PFEFFER

SOUVENIR

QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Opening night: Saturday 26 February 5-8pm

Exhibition dates: 27 February - 27 March 2011

Wed-Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 11am-3pm

Corner of Cordelia and Russell Streets, South Brisbane

Fit to Print

This December, I'm participating in FIT TO PRINT at No Vacancy Gallery in QV Melbourne. I'm really excited to be part of an exhibition at No Vacancy!

Here's the information from No Vacancy:

FIT TO PRINT is a one-off exhibition showcasing Australia’s finest emerged and emerging printmaking artists.

In total more than 40 artists’ will present different print techniques and processes including Screen Printing, Linocut Printing and Gocco Printing – with featured works making for the perfect gift this Christmas.

FIT TO PRINT the exhibition will open on Thursday December 9 and run to December 23, 2010 in No Vacancy Gallery, Jane Bell Lane, QV Melbourne.

Two dollars from every print sold over $20 from December 9 to December 23, will be donated to the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre.

Here is the full list of participating artists!

Adriana Bernardo | Andrea Innocent | Ann Gee Neo | Aramas Ridge | Belinda Kemp | Ben Carollo | Bonsai | Beastman | Brooke Williams | Caitlin Sherwood | Cat Rabbit | Cat Macinnes | Catherine Campbell | Charotte Lance | Cougar Flashy | Edouard Mouy | Elise Hurst | Emma Leonard | Eugenia Tsimiklis | Eveline Tarunadjaja | Fee Harding aka Burntfeather | Gary Seaman | Gemma Jones | George Whelan | ghostpatrol | Glen Smith | Hayley O’Connor | Heesco | Jake Stollery | Jennifer Cossins aka Red Parka | Jeremy Ley | Jessica Tremp | Jessica Charlotte | Jessica McCausland | Joel Zika | Kaitlin Beckett | Katherine Hepworth | Katie Houghton-Ward | Katja Mouvlin | Keren Dobia | Lashna Tuschewski | Lauz Rigbye | Lazerfist | Leif Podhajsky | Leigh Rubin | Liesl Pfeffer | Mark Silipo | Max Plumley | Michael Fikaris | Michael Hawkins | Miso | Natasha Sim | Nathaniel Kiwi | Niels Oeljten | Noah Seldom | Raph Banks | Ria Green |Robot Academy | Ruby Aitken | Sally Shand aka Ragdoll Illustrations | Sarah Mair | Sarah Hankinson | Scizzorface | Sera Hocquard |Simon Attwooll | Steph Pryor | Sylvia Jeffriess | Tom Vincent | Toni-Anne Dowd | TWOONE | Vidad Narayan

For more information about the opening night, dates and demonstrations go to No Vacancy.

Time Lapse!

I have always wanted to make a time lapse photography video and I finally had the opportunity to work on one this week! Kristen helped me shoot this at NO NO while I was installing my big stacking pyramid painting!  The artwork is titled 'Two Days Passed By' after the Beaches song, and because it took me two days! And now you can watch the entire process in one minute!

Kristen and I made the soundtrack today on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Hope you like it!

Progress update

So, only four weeks until I'll be installing my exhibition at NO NO Gallery! I have taken the files to the printer, and next week if all goes to plan I will be delivering the prints to my friends for framing. Yes, it's all pretty much out of my hands now that I have finished making work! So far, all running on schedule and fingers crossed that things continue this way. I'm not a fan of last minute panic (who is?).

In the meantime, I am working on other projects, like getting ready for Craft Hatch at State Library next weekend! And I am also writing an application for funding and a proposal for an exhibition in Sydney next year. 

And, I am making a Blurb book of my trip to West Coast USA back in May, and planning a cute embroidery project for the next crafternoon.

The photo above shows me hard at work in my studio, working on some tiny mountains, my current obsession. There's more photos of me, my work, and my studio in Pip Carroll's guest post about my work at Craft Hatch on The Design Files today. I'm thrilled about the post - The Design Files is such a fantastic supporter of Australian creative talent! Thanks Pip and Lucy for posting about me!

Alright, back to work for me! Have a great Monday x

NO NO = Yes

(photo by me from a recent trip to the Yarra Valley)

Somehow three weeks have gone by and I haven't posted a blog update! I have been busy working, working, working, and moving house!

I had some fantastic news a few weeks ago. My current work, Souvenir, has been selected for solo exhibition at curator-run art space NO NO Gallery in North Melbourne! I will be exhibiting from 11 to 27 November. I am busy completing the series with new work, contacting framing companies and doing test prints.

And more great news, Souvenir has also been selected for exhibition next year at the Queensland Centre for Photography in Brisbane (my home town!). This is really exciting for me, as I was awarded a graduate prize by the QCP back in 2005, and have wanted to work with them ever since but I moved away from Brisbane pretty much straight out of university, so haven't had an opportunity.

Also, just wanted to mention that I contributed a little photo-essay that I took with the canon demi half frame camera to Verity La, which is a new Australian online journal. Thank you to Nigel from Verity La for so kindly inviting me to contribute!

per square metre

Despite my feet being crippled by my shoes (as mentioned previously), I walked all the way to Per Square Metre gallery last night for the opening of the 'cups and cuddles' exhibition.



It was so worth the painful walk. There were so many beautiful pictures. I wish I had some spare money to buy some. I loved it all, but I think my favourite works were by Catherine Campbell. I have been keeping an eye on her blog and her etsy store lately, and I think sooner or later I will make a purchase.