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‘PAY WHAT YOU CAN’ AT RAY MONDE’S ‘THE PLACE WE FEEL MOST US’

Braidwood artist Ray Monde is tackling the cost-of-living crisis and inspiring new art collectors in his upcoming show at Tyger Gallery, Yass – The Place We Feel Most Us. The show – which opens on Saturday 24 May – will have three of Ray’s superb ghost-worked collage pieces available to new collectors on a ‘pay what you can’ basis. Ray Monde is a collage artist … Continue reading ‘PAY WHAT YOU CAN’ AT RAY MONDE’S ‘THE PLACE WE FEEL MOST US’

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Artist in Residence at Bundanon.

I remember as a little boy in Burrell Creek reading about artist Arthur Boyd wanting to bequest his riverside property to the government and how this precious place almost was rejected as being too isolated, too hard, too tricky to manage. Boyd and wife Yvonne gifted their homestead on the Shoalhaven River 25 years ago, with the artist declaring: ”You can’t take it with you, … Continue reading Artist in Residence at Bundanon.

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COVID-19 artwork by Ray Monde
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Let’s wait and see how many deaths there are today before we go to the supermarket.

Art in a time of coronavirus. For me, the strangest thing about living the COVID-19 pandemic is how normal things take on a strange tilt. Thinking about heading to the supermarket, I say “Let’s wait and see how many deaths there are today before we go.” Everything normal is slightly askew, awry. Last week, the supermarket wouldn’t touch the bags we brought. No surprises there. … Continue reading Let’s wait and see how many deaths there are today before we go to the supermarket.

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Found a studio at 57 Biscayne – a room of one’s own

Studio space in Seattle is really hard to come by. I was fortunate that Clare Johnson had landed a residency and would be out of the state for three months. She was looking for someone to look after her space in 57 Biscayne and I was keen to look after it. We hit it off and is kindly letting me work in this beautiful space. … Continue reading Found a studio at 57 Biscayne – a room of one’s own

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