NMIT graduates ‘Mettle’ @ Red Gallery

Hoorah for graduate exhibition season!

NMIT graduates are showing ‘Mettle‘ at Red Gallery.
I do like this space.

photograph taken with gallery permission

There is a lot of work here … as in all previous NMIT exhibitions actually …. and that’s a great thing, though I can sometimes feel overwhelmed with so much to look at.

photograph taken with gallery permission

Participating artists are:

• Christine Amery, Bianca Browne, Antonia Field,  Mehrnoosh Ganji, Jessica Gilbert
• Gemma Grace, Nao Hirata, Danielle Horseman, Joanna Hyun, Mel Jeffery,
• Michal Klimek, Rebecca Koster, Nicole Lawrence, Sisi Liu, Lisa Lubbock
• Philip Monk, Melrose Oh, Jan-Maree Oliveira, Shea Pinxt, Jane Reilly
• Pierina Sannia-Carbone, Emily Jayne Schilg, Benjamin Stiekema, Mimu Tabushi
• Marcelle Thomas, Mary Turner, Ann Welton, Callie Whelan, Ash Whitchurch, Robyn Wilson, Yokie Yatagai

It took quite a few turns around the rooms to somehow ‘get to grip’ with the works … perhaps I was a little low on comprehension power today!

Eventually I think I had a good look at all the groups. Again, as expected of NMIT, the quality of construction was mostly excellent; and I noticed more conceptual pieces and more exploration of materials than previously.

photograph taken with gallery permission

Collections I connected with and liked included:

• Jane Reilley’s smithed pieces; she has a very strong group in the first room (image in the ‘read more’ section below) and playful colourful works in the last room too (image above)
• Bianca Browne’s geometric works, exploration of an almost moderist aesthetic; her bracelet is very bold, I like it a lot (image in the ‘read more’ section below)
• Callie Whelan’s enamel collection (image in the ‘read more’ section below)
• Robyn Wilson’s earrings and shape combinations (wall panel in top image); in fact, I could see a pair on Margaret Pomeranz (and I mean that in the very best of ways!)
• Nao Hirata’s shapes and incorporation of plastics (right of second image)

‘Mettle‘ is at Red Gallery until 22nd November 2014.

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2013 ‘33 Carat‘ @ Red Gallery

2012 ‘Kaleidoscope‘ @ Northcote Town Hall

2011 ‘Auteur‘ @ Northcote Town Hall

2010 ‘Forge‘ @ Northcote Town Hall

2009 ‘Mint‘ @ Northcote Town Hall

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To save loading times, I’ve popped the individual photographs of the groups I liked below:

Jane Reilly; photograph taken with gallery permission

Bianca Browne; photograph taken with gallery permission

Callie Whelan; photograph taken with gallery permission

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