aMBUSH Gallery presents HYPER REALITY DIMENSION XX, an express ticket to the world of electric cult mythologies birthed during the antiquated age of CRT TV, VHS, and NES.

It’s the summation of all the insane cartoons you’ve watched during the 80’s with adult themes and bad lip-syncing, all the marked to clear B-grade sci-fi/horror movies your asshole best friend has given you as a “birthday present”, all the video games whose pixelated graphics were so damn good that they made your eyes bleed and your thumbs sore from extended play. It’s the manifestation of all the crazy cult shit that your fragile brain has absorbed growing up as a kid and rediscovered in horror and delight as an adult.

Via various techniques and mediums 20 artists regurgitate and re-imagine the cult classics that they so readily devoured during their youth, expressing the oddities and splendour of the modern electric age that has shaped their early years and has infiltrated their art practice today.

Featuring artists Jodee Knowles, Chris Yee, Rebecca Murphy, HOUL, KID9, OX, Bafcat, Claire Orrell, Sam Octigan, Lizzie Nagy, Gerald Leung, Luke Marcatili, BOB, Iconica, Ala Paredes, Bryn Desmond-Jones, Jonathan Verzosa, Sam Hoh, Jacob Rolfe, and Jin Hien Lau.

Join us for for complimentary drinks provided by Viking Beer, live art, and future beats and rhythms provided by Misworthy and Alice Whyte.

The exhibition will also run alongside an online catalogue with works for sale from 20 to 30 April, allowing interstate buyers to remotely buy works.

aMBUSH Gallery, 4A James St, Waterloo, NSW
opens: Thursday April 19th, 6pm til 9pm

continues to: Sunday 22nd April (12-4pm daily)


Espionage Gallery proudly presents Les Dessinatrices, an all female international illustration exhibition. Featuring the work of 22 international female illustrators from all corners of the globe.

Featuring the works of Elisa Mazzone (Paris), Lisa Vanin (Toronto), Rebecca Murphy (Sydney), Yvette Tziallas (Sydney), Kaitlin Beckett (Melbourne), Luka Va (Melbourne), Nicole Tattersall (Melbourne), Jelena V, Caitlin Millard, Katie Johnson, Emmaline Zanelli, Jenny Allnutt, Fruzsi Kenez, Tiff Rysdale, Lilian Choo, Sally Jo Cook, Kerri Ann Wright, Lindsey Bryant, Olya K, Meaghan Coles, Pip Kruger, Ellie Kammer

Espionage Gallery, Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA
opens: Thursday April 19th, 6pm til late


Poimena Gallery is proud to present SKIN, a contemporary portrait exhibition featuring some of Australia's finest. Rebecca Murphy (NSW), Ben Frost (QLD), Hilton Owen (TAS), Patrick Sutczak (TAS), Ashley Bird (TAS), Josh Foley (TAS), Josef de Beer (TAS), Bob O'Connor (TAS), Matthew Lake (TAS), Daniel O'toole (NSW), Eva Schultz (TAS), Jeremy Piert (VIC), Jesse Hunniford (TAS), Christopher White (TAS), Nicholas Ives (VIC), Vika Fifita (TAS)

Poimena Gallery, Button Street, Mowbray Heights, TAS
opens: Friday March 30th, 6pm til late
continues to: Friday April 27th

The Melbourne Ukulele Festival is now in its third year of bringing you many of the world's best ukulele acts. It is a strongly community-focussed, non-profit festival; dedicated to sharing the joy of the ukulele with both die-hard uke nuts and music fans in general. The festival will have something for everyone - young or old, solo or ensemble, artist or fan.

For the art lovers, be sure to check out Pimp my M.U.F. 3, an exhibition of ukeleles customized by artists from near and far - painted, carved, drilled, collaged, sawn up and stuck back together.

Trades Hall, corner of Lygon and Victoria Streets, Carlton, VIC
opens: Friday March 9th, 5:30pm til late
continues to: Saturday May 12th


The Sketchbook Project is a constantly evolving library of artists' sketchbooks from across the globe. This year thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at art spaces in 14 cities. After the tour, they will join the collection of the Brooklyn Art Library and made available to the public seven days a week.

Brooklyn, NY
April 14th-30th
Brooklyn Art Library
103A N. 3rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11249

San Francisco Bay Area
June
Pop-Up Library

Atlanta, GA
Aug 29th - Sept 1st
MASS Collective
364 Nelson St. SW
Atlanta, GA

Chicago, IL
May 3rd-5th
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615

Greater Boston Area
July 6th-8th
LynnArts
25 Exchange Street
Lynn, MA

Austin, TX
September 8th-16th
Co-Lab Project Space
613 Allen St.
Austin, TX

Portland, OR
May 11th-13th
The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel
1022 SW Stark St
Portland, OR

Portland, ME
July 11th-14th
SPACE Gallery
538 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101

Melbourne, Australia
November 10th-21st
NGV Studio
Federation Square
Russell & Flinders Sts
Melbourne

Vancouver, Canada
May 15th-16th
W2 Media Cafe
111 W Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC

Toronto, Canada
July 18th-22nd
The Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St. W
Toronto, ON

Los Angeles, CA
May 24th-26th
iam8bit
2147 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

Philadelphia, PA
Aug 23rd-25th
The Painted Bride
co-presented with InLiquid
230 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

 

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