BEC WINNEL

AN EXHIBITION OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY 22 FEMALE ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Opening Night: Friday 18th June 2010 from 6-10pm
The National Grid Gallery. 24 Chard Road, Brookvale NSW 2100.

Exhibition is open from 19th June until 23rd July 2010.

‘22’ is a group show opening Friday 18th June 2010 at The National Grid Gallery in Brookvale.
The exhibition is a celebration female artistic talent from around the world.
Each artist has been requested to produce an original piece specifically for this event.
None of the work will have been seen anywhere before.
The band ‘KissKiss n Tell’ will also be performing LIVE on the night.

Featuring:
KAREENA ZEREFOS :: EMMA SHELDRAKE :: KELLY THOMPSON :: ANDREA INNOCENT
BRIDGE STEHLI :: MIMI YOON :: LARA ALLPORT :: CARLY CASEY :: RACHEL WELLS
SHANNON CREES :: BEC WINNEL :: CLAIRE REID :: BEC CROCKETT :: MADDI BOYD
REBECCAH DENT :: MIA TANINAKA :: KAITLIN BECKETT :: JAIMEE PAUL
:: ROZANNA JOHNSON :: KRISTY MILLIKEN :: KATHERINE BARRETT :: RUTH CADIOLI

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Nick Deakin is a mulit-disciplined creative who works as an artist, art director, and illustrator in Sheffield, England.  Check out more of his awesome illustrations on his website.

UK illustrator, Steven Topley, has created this cool number 23. I’ve heard they got early snow in London this year, they are so lucky, those of us down under meanwhile are sweltering in the heat, feeling more like a melted snow man.

You can see more of Steven’s work here.

Today’s whimsical  advent is from Jordan Clarke, Sydney based artist and blogger.

Don’t forget if you are in Sydney, to go and check out the Finders Keepers market. Where you can find a copy of the Forth Thread zine at the Leeloo stall.

Today’s eye candy is from Sydney based artist,  Rebecca Murphy. (Who is also featured in the Forth Thread Zine, due to arrive tonight).

Don’t forget if you live in Sydney, to come and check out the Enmore Design Centre, Tafe end of year exhibition, in which 400 signed copies of Forth Thread are to given away FREE!!

Monsieur Qui (in English Mister Who) is a clever French illustrator who loves cats, dogs, handmade works, brass bands and pastes big posters in the streets of Paris. He works in watercolors and inks and  produces some sweet street art.

Kareem Rizk is a Melbourne based Australian artist.  Rizk works in various mediums include collage, acrylic, oil pastel, pencil, solvent transfers and acrylic transfers as well as digital collage. The work is highly textured and often multi-layered with a nostalgic, vintage and weathered quality.

Kareem Rizk has been showcased in several galleries and published in many magazines. You can buy prints of his work from his etsy store or visit his website.

We have kindly been given a Kareem Rizk limited edition print, ‘Vandalism’, by the man himself. Which is signed and numbered. And we are giving this amazing print away to one lucky winner.

For your chance to own this limited edition print, simply send your details (name and address) to givaways@forththread.com. The winner will be notified by email next Wednesday. (14th Oct)

Nate Williams is an artist, illustrator and designer with a love for hand typography. He has illustrated for many big name clients and has also  conceived, designed, programmed, launched the highly successful illustration community portals http://www.illustrationmundo.com and http://www.letterplayground.com