KARLA MARCHESI ‘SLOW IS SMOOTH, SMOOTH IS FAST’ REVIEWED IN THE AGE BY TIARNEY MIEKUS

By Nicholas Thompson | October 14, 2023 | Comments Off on KARLA MARCHESI ‘SLOW IS SMOOTH, SMOOTH IS FAST’ REVIEWED IN THE AGE BY TIARNEY MIEKUS

Nicholas Thompson Gallery, until October 21 Within the tremendous visual power of her flora paintings, their vivacity and particularity, Karla Marchesi gives us nature in all its beauty and potential monstrosity. Across 14 oil paintings, the Berlin-based, Brisbane-born artist has created still life floral scenes that have the uncanny shock of a dream. They are…

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KARLA MARCHESI FINALIST IN 2023 ARTHUR GUY MEMORIAL PAINTING PRIZE AT BENDIGO ART GALLERY

By Nicholas Thompson | October 12, 2023 | Comments Off on KARLA MARCHESI FINALIST IN 2023 ARTHUR GUY MEMORIAL PAINTING PRIZE AT BENDIGO ART GALLERY

Karla Marchesi is a finalist in the 2023 Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize at Bendigo Art Gallery Held every two years, the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize attracts some of Australia’s most accomplished artists. The Prize provides Bendigo Art Gallery with the opportunity to survey a breadth of contemporary painting by established and emerging artists…

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KARLA MARCHESI FEATURED IN ‘ARTIST PROFILE’ ISSUE 64

By Nicholas Thompson | October 10, 2023 | Comments Off on KARLA MARCHESI FEATURED IN ‘ARTIST PROFILE’ ISSUE 64

PROCESS: Karla Marchesi It’s funny that there is a psychological divorce as soon as my paintings leave the studio. My mind is already bubbling with beginnings of what to make next; what will follow from what came before. I’ve long held the view: work begets work – through the practice itself is where meaning resides.…

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KARLA MARCHESI PROFILED IN VAULT MAGAZINE ISSUE 40, ARTICLE BY LOUISE MARTIN-CHEW

By Nicholas Thompson | November 8, 2022 | Comments Off on KARLA MARCHESI PROFILED IN VAULT MAGAZINE ISSUE 40, ARTICLE BY LOUISE MARTIN-CHEW

. Karla Marchesi is profiled in the current issue of VAULT magazine, feature by Louise Martin-Chew . “Living in Berlin, and approaching the age of 40, Karla Marchesi has found a strong female voice and the gift of time, fuelled by painterly liberation and a gutsy libido. Her new works exploit scale, humour and conceptual…

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KARLA MARCHESI WORK FEATURED IN EXHIBITION ‘A CONVERSATION ABOUT PORTRAITURE’ AT PINE RIVERS ART GALLERY UNTIL 3 SEPTEMBER

By Nicholas Thompson | July 22, 2016 | Comments Off on KARLA MARCHESI WORK FEATURED IN EXHIBITION ‘A CONVERSATION ABOUT PORTRAITURE’ AT PINE RIVERS ART GALLERY UNTIL 3 SEPTEMBER

Exhibition: A Conversation about Portraiture This exhibition explores the many approaches to portraiture, from the traditional through to non-figurative, informal approaches to the genre. The exhibition features artists Bianca Beetson, Michael Cook, Donna Davis, Julie Fragar, Ryan Fraser, Oscar Fristrom, Karla Marchesi, Nan Paterson, William Platz, Nic Plowman, Leanne Sauer, Leonard Shillam, Kaye Stuart and…

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CELESTE CHANDLER AND KARLA MARCHESI FINALISTS IN THE BAYSIDE ACQUISITIVE ART PRIZE

By Nicholas Thompson | April 29, 2016 | Comments Off on CELESTE CHANDLER AND KARLA MARCHESI FINALISTS IN THE BAYSIDE ACQUISITIVE ART PRIZE

The Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize (BAAP) is an annual prize and exhibition that aims to increase opportunities for participation in Bayside’s arts and cultural program; foster a sense of identity, pride and place in Bayside through a community event; and enable the acquisition of suitable artworks for the Bayside City Council Art & Heritage Collection.…

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