Congratulations James brickwood – Winner of Sydney Life 2011


Congratulations to James Brickwood, who, in his first year selected as a finalist for Sydney Life – the photographic exhibition and competition run as a part of the Art & About Festival – has taken out the $10,000 first prize with his work Void. Brickwood’s grainy, black and white image captures the sweaty, hedonistic world of [...]

Tamara Dean : Finalist in 2011 Blake Prize


Tamara Dean’s Centre of The Universe (pictured) has been selected as a finalist in the 2011 Blake Prize for religious art. The Prize, established in 1951 is an open art prize that challenges artists to explore the religious and spiritual in art. It is open to all faiths, artistic styles and media. The Blake Prize [...]

Donna Bailey speaks at The Art Gallery of NSW tonight.


Donna Bailey will be speaking tonight (Wednesday 7th) from 6.30-7.30 at The Art Gallery of NSW as part of the My Favorite Things lecture series. Anyone subscribing to Oculi’s Facebook page will receive the AGNSW Members discount upon entry. Click here for more info or to purchase tickets.

New work from Steven Siewert


Set my soul on fire – Every year fans travel from the four corners of the globe in a rockabilly pilgimage to attend Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekend. Check out Steven Siewert’s latest here.

Sewell and Siewert showing at “Otherwise Projections” at The Red Rattler this Friday


Dean Sewell and Steven Siewert will be featured in Otherwise Projections this coming Friday night the 2nd of September at The Red Rattler in Marrickville, Sydney. For more information check out the flyer here: projections_flyer-1

Claire Martin’s “Slab City” at ACP


Opening At The Australian Centre for Photography on Thursday, September 1 until September 25, this is Martin’s first exhibition at The ACP. Slab City is a series of images documenting the people and land- scape of a small but committed community of squatters in the Colo- rado Desert of South Eastern California. Taking its name [...]

Dean Sewell featured in ‘Zoo Air’ Exhibition


Dean Sewell’s work ‘Gator study #1′  will be shown in ‘Zoo Air’ – Twenty artists from the 2011 Artists in Residence Program at Taronga Zoo. The University Gallery, The University of Newcastle, Australia. Exhibition Dates, 20 July – 13 August 2011

TAMARA DEAN ABC RADIO INTERVIEW


Tamara Dean Interview on 702am ABC Radio with Robbie Buck July 2011

Andrew Quilty in Self Portrait Exhibition


A work of Andrew Quilty’s will be featured in a group exhibition curated by Sydney-based artist, Paul Davies at China Heights Gallery in Surry Hills. The exhibition opens this Friday (the 15th July). The exhibiition also features artists such as Mark Whalen, Alan Jones, Ben Ali-Ong and Louisa Dawson. CLICK HERE for more details.

Jesse Marlow – 1st Prize – International Street Photography Award


Jesse Marlow has won 1st Prize in the inaugural International Street Photography Award. The award was part of the London Street Photograph Festival which takes place during the month of July. 8 photos from his “Don’t Just Tell Them, Show Them” series are on show at the German Gymnasium alongside the Vivian Maier exhibition. For more [...]