Philjames
‘SIGHT UNSEEN: WORK FROM THE LOCKDOWN EXHIBITIONS – MILES HALL / PHILJAMES & POLLY BORLAND / JOHN BOKOR’ IN BELLE MAGAZINE’S FRIDAY FABULOUS FIVE
‘Sight Unseen’ at Nicholas Thompson Gallery presents selected works from three 2021 exhibitions that were rendered inaccessible to the public for their duration due to Melbourne’s lockdown. These highly distinct bodies of work – ‘Stardust’ by Montpellier-based artist Miles Hall, John Bokor’s ‘Still Lifes & Interiors’, and a joint series by Philjames and Polly Borland…
Read MorePHILJAMES EXHIBITON WITH POLLY BORLAND PREVIEWED IN ISSUE 97 OF ‘ART COLLECTOR’ AND FEATURED ON COVER
A truly unique collaboration, Philjames and Polly Borland’s forthcoming show is an experimentation in photography and painting that challenges the potential of both mediums. “I approached Polly to see if she’d be interested in doing a full collaborative show,” says Philjames, “and as luck would have it she was super keen and suggested looking at…
Read MorePHILJAMES FINALIST IN WYNNE PRIZE 2021 AT ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Philjames is a finalist in the Wynne Prize 2021 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales . Philjames Spun idol machined polystyrene, polyurethane and automotive paint 110 x 65 x 65 cm . “Spun idol is inspired by Renato Bertelli’s 1933 ceramic bust of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, Continuous profile (Head of Mussolini)…
Read MorePHILJAMES FINALIST IN 2020 SIR JOHN SULMAN PRIZE AT ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Philjames is a finalist in the 2020 Sir John Sulman Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales . Image Philjames The General Lee (1984–2018) 2020 oil on archival pigment print on cotton rag (colour photograph from artist’s personal archive) 110.5 x 162.5 cm . ‘This is a photo of my siblings and me…
Read MorePHILJAMES AWARDED THE ALLAN GAMBLE AWARD IN THE 2020 MOSMAN ART PRIZE
Image: Philjames, ‘Landscape composition 1’, 2020, oil on vintage offset lithograph 71 x 80 cm Established in 1947, the Mosman Art Prize is Australia’s oldest and most prestigious local government art award. It was founded by the artist, architect and arts advocate, Alderman Allan Gamble, at a time when only a small handful of art…
Read MorePHILJAMES AWARDED THE WAVERLEY ART PRIZE 2020
The Waverley Art Prize is open to painting, drawing print & mixed media – this year’s judges were George Raftopoulous (artist) and Laura Jones (artist)
Read MorePHILJAMES IS A FINALIST IN THE 2019 MOSMAN ART PRIZE
Exhibition current Wednesday 11 September to Sunday 27 October at Mosman Art Gallery, NSW Philjames ’Jesus is placed in the Sepulture’ 2019 oil on vintage offset lithograph 121 x 95.5 cm
Read MorePHILJAMES IS A FINALIST IN THE HAZELHURST ART ON PAPER AWARD 2019 AT HAZELHURST ARTS CENTRE
Philjames ‘The General Lee (Saturday Night)’ 1984/2018 oil on Colour photograph from the artist’s archive 107 x 159cm Exhibition current 21 September 2019 to 17 November 2019
Read MorePHILJAMES ‘THE COLA WARS’ FEATURED ON BROADSHEET MELBOURNE’S ‘IN THE GALLERIES: FIVE SHOWS TO SEE IN MAY’ BY WILL COX
The Cola Wars by Philjames Anyone who’s wandered past centuries-old masterpieces in a major art gallery and found themselves thinking about cartoons instead will feel right at home with the work of Sydney artist Philjames. This collection of paintings adorns the old with the new – or sabotages the classical and traditional with the crass…
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