Put your phone away! Why selfies are killing the art world
Why selfies are killing the art world and ruining museums Continue reading Put your phone away! Why selfies are killing the art world
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2025: An uncertain path of trepidation and resonant creativity
While there’s enormous uncertainties for the year ahead, there’s is one reason for hope. Continue reading 2025: An uncertain path of trepidation and resonant creativity
Ray Monde wins two awards at the prestigious Paddington Art Prize
Ray Monde takes home two awards at the prestigious Paddington Art Prize Continue reading Ray Monde wins two awards at the prestigious Paddington Art Prize
My time as a Bundanon Artist-in-Residence still haunts me
What happens when two places in time bend and twist to meet in the same place? That’s what happens to Ray Monde as Bundanon Artist-in-Residence. Continue reading My time as a Bundanon Artist-in-Residence still haunts me
How much should you pay for art?
How much should you pay for art? How do you know if you’re paying fair value? Here’s some hints and tips on collecting art like a professional no matter what your budget. Continue reading How much should you pay for art?
Lost Artworks of Ray Monde: rediscovered!
Ever been to Papeete in French Polynesia? Me neither – one of my artworks spent 9 months there, enjoying the tropical sunshine and drinking coconut milk. How about Brisbane, Australia? Another tropical city where one of my nudes spent 6 months. Both these works made it back to wet and cold Seattle, who can blame them for wanting a bit of warmth and sunshine? Why … Continue reading Lost Artworks of Ray Monde: rediscovered!
Why is the most extraordinary art museum in the United States in Buffalo, NY?
EXCERPT FROM ARTICLE BY MICHELLE KEARNS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 27, 2024 | LAST UPDATED APRIL 15, 2024 Excerpt from Visit Buffalo NY Within the first months of the AKG’s reopening, 100,000 visitors came, close to the 125,000 the museum used to see in an entire year. Ray Monde was one. The Seattle-based Australian paper collage artist bought a plane ticket here just to see the … Continue reading Why is the most extraordinary art museum in the United States in Buffalo, NY?
On The Road to Wee Jasper with Ray Monde
Artist Ray Monde speaks with Tyger gallery owner, Martyn Pearce, about his upcoming exhibition in Yass. How would you describe your work? I see my works as emotional landscapes because I want to evoke a feeling of a place, rather than a direct representation of what I see. In a way my works are partially imagined likenesses as I take what I see in the … Continue reading On The Road to Wee Jasper with Ray Monde
Finalist in STILL: National Still Life Award 2023
Out of 1,143 entries, I was just one of 63 finalists chosen in this year’s Still: National Still Life Award 2023. The biennial acquisitive award, now in its fourth iteration, is open to all artists across Australia. STILL 2023 invited fresh and contemporary explorations of still life themes to highlight the diversity and vitality of still life in Australian contemporary art, broadening the interpretation of this … Continue reading Finalist in STILL: National Still Life Award 2023
What’s the difference between naked and nude?
What does it mean to be nude? Is it different to being naked? Find out why having no clothes on is about far more than what you see. Continue reading What’s the difference between naked and nude?
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