This newsletter features the monthly events happening at the Holmes à Court Gallery @ Vasse Felix and the Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10
Current Exhibition
Vintage Portraits | Classic Paintings
17 February - 26 May 2019
Vasse Felix
With an expansive and highly recognised career, photographer Richard Woldendorp has captured exquisite landscape, breathtaking aerial and poignant portraiture photography.
While he is best known for his geographic aerial images, this exhibition focuses on the human element, displaying recently acquired portraiture photographs of well-known Western Australian artists and pairing them with works of those artists from the Janet Holmes à Court Collection.
Artists include, William Boissevain, Tom Gibbons, Guy Grey-Smith, George Haynes, Robert Juniper, Brian McKay, Kathleen O’Connor and Hal Missingham.
The sumptuous long table chacuterie lunch
A part of every opening at Vasse Felix
Upcoming Exhibition
Harald Vike, Untitled (Billy Vike), c.1965, North Metropolitan TAFE Collection
and Amalgamated Engineering Union, 1938 (Trade Union Banner), Western Australian Museum Collection
Harald Vike, Spirit of the Man
at Holmes à Court Gallery, West Perth
Exhibition opening Friday 5th April 2019
The works of Harald Vike come to Perth in this exquisitely re-mounted exhibition tracing some of the major themes of the life of this prolific Western Australian artist.
This exhibition will include a stimulating lecture by Clarissa Ball and an opportunity to bring in your own Vike. Stay posted!
Other News
Peter Skipper, Men Standing on Other Men's Shoulder's, 1988
Works from the Janet Holmes à Court Collection, including Peter Skipper's Men Standing on Other Men's Shoulder's (above), are on loan at the Art Gallery of Western Australia and on display as part ofthe recently openedDesert, River Sea, Portraits of the Kimberley: The Exhibition Experience.
Curated by Carly Lane and Emilia Galatis and Supported by Rio Tinto, this exhibition is part of a six-year project with Kimberley Visual Arts showcasing the vibrant creative talent of Kimberley Artists.
Dates: 9 February - 27 May 2019
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Alkahere (II), 1990
The Janet Holmes à Court Collection has numerous works out on loan, including this stunning piece by Emily Kame Kngwarreye at Australian Embassy in Tokyo.
