ETERNAL SUMMER
Andrew Grassi Kelaher, Camille Manley, Ebony Dew, Jake Carthew, Jasmine Forcadilla, Kate Gorman, Lea Durie, Melinda Giblett, Holly Eva, Isle of Mine, Saltwater Woman, and Sally Browne.
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Gallery Alchmey seeks to represent work across painting, drawing, photography,sculpture and mixed media. With a focus on contemporary and emergingartists with the gallery featuring work with a modern, figurative sensibility that is emotionally rich and poignant, and also conveying wit and humour.
Gallery Alchemy represents emerging and established artists that demonstratea sensitivity to the conundrums of modern life. With the galleries owninfluences stretching from Artemisia & Caravaggio to Van Gogh, to YellowHouse to Duchamp, Dada, Brett Whitely and Charlie Sheard.
Featured artists often reflect a sensibility for light, colour, purity of craft and ahint of neuroses and angst of modern life that ultimately gives way to beauty. “Idon’t believe in Art, I believe in the Artist”
– Marcel Duchamp
Andrew Grassi Kelaher
Andrew Grassi Kelaher is an artist currently based just north of Sydney on the Central Coast. This is an area with amazing scenery, stunning beaches and fits well with Andrew’s love of surfing, the ocean and paintings, inspired by his surrounds.Being an artist has always been a big part of Andrew Grassi Kelaher’s life. As a child he had paintings exhibited in major Sydney Art Prizes and by the time he reached his early 20’s he was exhibiting in commercial galleries. Ever since he has been a full time artist working either on his paintings and exhibitions or becoming involved in other creative projects such as snow sculpture in the Australian ski fields or murals and other street art.
His paintings are held in collections both in Australia and overseas, including the USA, England, Hong Kong and Singapore.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I really enjoy creating things and find art exciting in the unlimited possibilities it affords. I find inspiration from any number of sources, from art museums to Instagram and I’ll use whatever resources I need to create the artwork I want to achieve.
At a young age, I grew up on a diet of Brett Whiteley, William Robinson, Arthur Streeton and Arthur Boyd. I wanted to paint exactly like them. Which I did initially but I soon got my own spin on things. With influence from these artists and many more I have developed my own creative style with a bright – happy vibe, drawn from my personality and the other aspects of my life I enjoy – surf, snow and travel.
Beach Across The Bay By Andrew Grassi Kelaher
By Andrew Grassi KelaherMixed Media On Board
29 x 41 cm
Beachside Adventure By Andrew Grassi Kelaher
By Andrew Grassi KelaherMixed Media On Board
29 x 41 cm
Beachside illumination By Andrew Grassi Kelaher
By Andrew Grassi KelaherMixed Media On Canvas
69 x 92cm
Beachy Summertime By Andrew Grassi Kelaher
By Andrew Grassi KelaherMixed Media On Board
29 x 41 cm
Crystal Whispers By Andrew Grassi Kelaher
By Andrew Grassi KelaherMixed Media on Board
40 x 60cm
Floating Downstream By Andrew Grassi Kelaher
By Andrew Grassi KelaherMixed Media On Board
90 x 60 cm
South Coast Serenity By Andrew Grassi Kelaher
By Andrew Grassi KelaherMixed Media On Board
120 x 110cm
Summer Sky By Andrew Grassi Kelaher
By Andrew Grassi KelaherMixed Media On Board
28 x 41 cm
CAMILLE MANLEY
Camille is a multidisciplinary artist based on the land Kombumerri people, in Burleigh Heads, QLD, Australia.
A graduate of the College of Fine Arts, UNSW, Camille forged a lengthy design career in Sydney, before moving to the Gold Coast and pursuing her artistic practice.
Growing up on Ngunnawal country surrounded by bushland and the Brindabella ranges, Camille has always been inspired by the natural environments around her, and the way it influences and shapes the human experience. Camille’s practice is often informed by colour, drawing on her background working across illustration and design both digitally and traditionally. She blends memories of private moments with abstract landscape elements, using layered expressive marks and bold colours to evoke narratives and emotions.
Camille has been commissioned by Paypal AU, ABI Interiors, Affirm Press, City of Gold Coast, Sydney Writers’ Festival and Brisbane Street Art Festival amongst others, and her large-scale public artworks can be seen throughout SE Queensland. Camille’s work is collected nationally and internationally.
HUM by Camille Manley
Framed Acrylic and Oil Stick on Canvas
90 x 90cm
IS ON by Camille Manley
Framed Acrylic and Oil Stick on Canvas
60 x 60cm
Pineapple by Camille Manley
Framed Acrylic and Oil Stick on Canvas
90 x 90cm
The Summit 2 by Camille Manley
Framed Acrylic and Oil Stick on Canvas
90 x 120cm
EBONY DEW
Ebony Dew is an intuitive and energy-focused contemporary artist devoted to creativity and the exploration of inner realms. Her creative energy fuels her life and ignites her passions as she delves into emotions, nature, color, and light.
In her work, Ebony loves to experiment with colours and explore the relationships between movement and materials. She embraces freedom of expression in all her pieces, resulting in a loose and wild display of spirit.
Date Palm by Ebony Dew
43.5 x 53
Acrylic on Canvas Hardwood Frame
In The Shade by Ebony Dew
43.5 x 53
Acrylic on Canvas Hardwood Frame
JAKE CARTHEW
Jake Carthew is an emerging ceramist from the South Coast of NSW, whose passion for the outdoors inspires his tactile and enchanting ceramic sculptures. Guided by a deep connection to nature and the satisfaction of hands-on creation, Jake captures a raw, unfiltered magic in his work.
"Crafting or creating something tangible always has a certain feel to it, I can’t quite put it into words. It’s that sense of accomplishment, a raw magic that only comes from using your bare hands. These sculptures are another extension of that rawness and another way to dive into that feeling," Jake shares.
Through his ceramics, Jake invites viewers to experience this sense of grounded beauty, and blending organic textures.
Daylight Savings by Jake Carthew
435 x 390 x 350mm
Savings Hand built White Raku
Single Glaze
Log by Jake Carthew
280 x 120 x 120mm
Hand built Earthenware
Single Glaze
Underneath by Jake Carthew
220 x 180 x 170mm
Hand Built Earthenware
Single glaze
JASMINE FORCADILLA
Jasmine Forcadilla, a Central Coast-based Australian-Filipina artist, was born into a family of creatives and has been exposed to the arts from a young age, always finding solace in the act of creating. With a background in digital media and fashion, she is constantly fascinated by pop culture, the fragility of trends, and the art of storytelling.
As a ‘mestiza’ (person of mixed race), art serves as a way for Jasmine to explore and reconcile with her own cultural identity, a theme often reflected in her work. Her ongoing “Spirit Animal” series draws inspiration from the beauty of individuality and the complexities of identity. Her art is playful and often satirical, capturing the imperfections of humankind through irreverent nuances and personified animals.
Influenced by films, eclectic interiors, and fashion, Jasmine’s paintings explore the intricate balance between species and identity. This is particularly evident in her interpretation of “Therianthropy,” the Greek term for "animal-headedness," which she uses to symbolise the diversity and uniqueness of the human experience.
Game of Hearts I by Jasmine Forcadilla
64 x 53.5cm
Acrylic On Canvas
Tasmanian Oak Frame
Game of Hearts II by Jasmine Forcadilla
64 x 53.5cm
Acrylic On Canvas
Tasmanian Oak Frame
Year of The Dragon by Jasmine Forcadilla
78 x 53cm
Acrylic On Canvas
Tasmanian Oak Frame
KATE GORMAN
Kate Gorman is an artist living in the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Kate primarily focuses on sculpture, with the physical act of making at the forefront of her practice. Traditional sculptural techniques such as bronze casting and carving are used to convey a sense of whimsy that provokes reflection. Through drawing narratives from personal experience, Kate explores constraints and concerns rooted in contemporary society, such as anxiety for the environment, the undertow of motherhood and prevailing social expectations.
Incognito 1 by Kate Gorman
Bronze sculpture
25 x 5 x 10cm
Incognito 2 by Kate Gorman
Bronze sculpture
25 x 5 x 10cm
Incognito 4 by Kate Gorman
Bronze sculpture
13 x 9 x10cm
Siren Mother #2 by Kate Gorman
Bronze sculpture
24 x 14 x 7cm
Siren Mother #1 by Kate Gorman
Bronze sculpture
25 x 20 x 7cm
Incognito 7 by Kate Gorman
Bronze sculpture
18 x 10 x 6cm
Siren #3 by Kate Gorman
Bronze sculpture
18 x 15 x 5cm
Siren #2 by Kate Gorman
Bronze sculpture
18 x 15 x 5cm
Siren by Kate Gorman
Bronze sculpture
18 x 15 x 5cm
Incognito 6 by Kate Gorman
Bronze sculpture
18 x 10 x 6cm
Incognito 3 by Kate Gorman
Bronze sculpture
18 x 10 x 6cm
Incognito 5 by Kate Gorman
Bronze sculpture
24 x 9 x 10cm
LEA DURIE
Lea is an artist and small-batch maker who creates works using ceramics, found materials, textiles, and paper. Her practice is concerned with the natural and built environment and emphasises bringing care to the forefront of collective thinking. Lea is interested in places and the materiality connected to those places, sometimes working with wild clay. By engaging with the materials of a location, she explores the impact of extreme weather and a changing climate, as well as the experience of connection to place as a queer woman.
Lea holds a Master of Contemporary Art Practices from the ANU School of Art and Design. Her work is informed by her artistic practice and her background as a landscape architect.
In addition to her art practice, Lea creates earthy reduction-fired functional ware through Mud Dept. She also teaches ceramics workshops from her home studio in Braidwood, NSW, and as a visiting artist.
Home by Lea Durie
Earthenware
Midfire clay, wild clay slip, underglazes, slip and glaze
22 x 7 x 27
Mountain by Lea Durie
19 x 19 x 14cm
Midfire clay, wild clay slip, underglazes, slip and glaze
Threads and Tracks by Lea Durie
16w x 14d x 22h
Midfire clay, wild clay slip, underglazes, slip and glaze