Painting Exhibition, Dewangga Gallery, Ubud, Bali 2012

An Art Exhibition based on themes derived and inspired from Nell Jones's poetry volume, The Sky Is My Religion.(my daughter) A wonderful collaboration between Balinese and Australian artists, writers and designers. Grand Opening October 4th, Ubud, 6pm-till late! I will be exhibiting 5 new works. I have been scheduled to give a talk on the Australian Heidleberg School during the exhibition.

This is an unoffical fringe event during the Ubud Readers and Writers Festival and features both Australian and Balinese artists. Opening with dance performances, gamelan, and poetry performances. The exhibition is programmed for a month, and will have workshops, talks, and poetry perfomances throughout October and  will also include installations and digital film. An all round  'Art Happening' ! Artists other than myself exhibiting,  include painters, Wayan Meja, Eka Partama Gilo,  Gusti Putu Seteja, Mega Sari, and sculptor Wayan Wina. Music by Kadek Ferry and dance co-ordinator Mayoumi Inouye. Designers Agus Astradahi and Caity Orlena will also be exhibiting and designing concepts including costume.

The Exhibition will be opened by Australian writer and poet, Libby Hathorn National Ambassador for the Australian National Year Of Reading, and participant in 2012 of Ubud Readers and Writers Festival. In the true spirit of collaboration, Desak Made Yuniantari, Program Officer, for Indonesian Language Services at the Indonesian Australian Language Foundation, Denpasar will MC!

 The exhibition will run from the 1st October-30th October 2012.