Mairi Ward

Handmark Gallery group summer exhibitions

December 7, 2019 by Mairi Ward

Handmark gallery in Evandale, Tasmania group summer exhibition. Show is up from 8th December 2019 to 4th March 2020. https://handmark.com.au/exhibition/summer-salon/#workid=22269 Handmark gallery in Hobart, Tasmania – group summer exhibition. Show is up from 13th December 2019 to 14th January 2020. https://handmark.com.au

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Singapore AAF 21st – 25th November 2019. Series of paintings presented by The Gallery Eumundi

November 13, 2019 by Mairi Ward

A series of paintings heading to the Singapore Affordable Art Fair with The Gallery Eumundi to be exhibited in a groups exhibition, opening on the 21st November. . Exhibition catalogue: https://thegalleryeumundi.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TheGalleryEumundiAffordableArtFairSingapore2019.pdf One of the painting in the show: ‘Meandering’ acrylic on canvas, 60cm x 60cm 2019 Opening tonight in #Singapore @affordableartfairsg Absolutely love the way @thegalleryeumundi curate their art fair exhibitions. Beautiful artworks, including mine 🙂 #fineart #groupexhibit #artlover #artinasia #artcollector #artinsingapore #affordableartfair #aafsingapore #australianartist #australiangallery #artfair #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #modernart […]

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Melbourne AAF a series of paintings presented by The Gallery Eumundi

August 20, 2019 by Mairi Ward

The Gallery Eumundi will present a series of paintings in booth A08 at the Melbourne AAF, at the Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building from 5th – 8th of September 2019. Below is a link to paintings in the exhibit. https://thegalleryeumundi.com.au/featuring/aaf-au19-featuring-mairi-ward/ Detail from one of the paintings in the exhibition, for more info see the gallery website link above.

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Solo exhibition ‘Moving Mountains’ Handmark Gallery 10th Feb – 6th March

February 12, 2019 by Mairi Ward

Solo exhibition ‘Moving Mountains’ at Handmark gallery 10th February – 6th March 2019 Art Guide Australia article on the exhibition: https://artguide.com.au/mairi-ward-moving-mountains To view exhibition on the gallery website click here: http://handmark.com.au/exhibitions/2019-exhibitions/mairi-ward-19/

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Shenzhen International Art Fair, China

December 8, 2018 by Mairi Ward

Four paintings exhibited by AAD Gallery at the Shenzhen International Art Fair, China in November 2018

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Public art commission for the Peacock Rehabilitation Centre

August 26, 2018 by Mairi Ward

Public art commission for the Peacock Rehabilitation Centre under the Tasmanian Government Art Site Scheme in Hobart Tasmania Above: ‘Summer Fun’ acrylic on canvas, 61cm x 122cm. Below: painting in istu Above: ‘Float’ acrylic on canvas, 61cm x 61cm. Below: painting in istu

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Asia Contemporary Art Show in Hong Kong March 23rd – 26th 2018

March 7, 2018 by Mairi Ward

Painting Exhibition at the Asia Contemporary Art Show in Hong Kong March 23rd – 26th 2018. Artworks can be viewed here: http://www.asiacontemporaryart.com/artists/artist/Mairi_Ward/en/ This project is supported by the Tasmanian Government through Arts Tasmania: http://arts.tas.gov.au/

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Paintings & Ceramics at Handmark Gallery Hobart 2017

July 18, 2017 by Mairi Ward

Paintings & Ceramics at Handmark Gallery in Hobart – four person group exhibition 21st July – 7th August 2017 Exhibition will be installed on Tuesday 18th of July with opening on Friday 21st at 6pm. Please contact Handmark Gallery for artwork availability and prices: handmark.com.au ; Phone 03 62237895 ; email hobart@handmark.com.au

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Solo Exhibition at Gallerysmith Project Space in Melbourne

March 16, 2017 by Mairi Ward

Solo exhibition at Gallerysmith Project Space in Melbourne, Victoria. Short video of artworks in situ: Contact Gallerysmith Project Space for artwork availability and prices: 03 9329 1860 gsprojectspace@gmail.com http://www.gsprojectspace.com/contact/ Exhibition runs from March 30th – April 13th. This exhibition is supported by Arts Tasmania:

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Curated group exhibition at the University of Tasmania Academy Gallery, part of Ten Days on the Island festival

February 20, 2017 by Mairi Ward

‘Red Star ceramic group on display at the University of Tasmania Academy Gallery at Inveresk as part of the group exhibition: Food : art, Aesthetics and design. Curated by Kim Lehman, Malcom Bywaters & Jeff Malpas. The exhibition is part of the 2017 10 Days on the Island festival. Opening on Feb 20th and runs until 7th April

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Paintings in Group exhibition at Sheffer Gallery, Sydney Oct 25 – Nov 5

October 31, 2016 by Mairi Ward

Mairi has four paintings in a three person group exhibition at Sheffer Gallery in Sydney, NSW. Three of these paintings are now at Art Piece Gallery in NSW – http://www.artpiecegallery.com.au Limit of Maps Wednesday Oct 25-Saturday Nov 5, 2016 In Limit of Maps, the artists undertake a series of poetic audio-visual studies of the visual dynamics and energy flows of the environment. Through a range of works for photography, painting, and live weather data driven audio-visual installations, the artists explore repetitive processes, […]

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Ceramics at the National Gallery of Australia Shop

October 22, 2016 by Mairi Ward

Ceramics at the National Gallery of Australia Shop in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: https://shop.nga.gov.au/ These ceramic objects are handmade by Mairi, they are slip cast Cool Ice porcelain with decals, they have glazed interiors and hand polished exteriors. Mairi creates the surface designs using imagery from her paintings. Each piece is fired three times and suitable for everyday use. The spoons are hand formed and some of the pieces have been drawn on with underglaze pencil. Each piece is unique. […]

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Solo exhibition at Milk Factory Gallery in Bowral New South Wales

July 25, 2016 by Mairi Ward

Solo Exhibition of paintings, ceramics & design 13th August – 13th September 2016 Milk Factory Gallery in Bowral, New South Wales Exhibition details on gallery website: http://www.milkfactorygallery.com.au/mairi-ward-paintings-ceramics-design Exhibition supported by Arts Tasmania & Tasmanian Regional Arts Sponsored by Belle Property – Bowral Individual artwork images by Alia Coates & installation images by Mark Kelly.

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Public Art Commission Oatlands District High School

June 22, 2016 by Mairi Ward

Painting selected as part of a public art commission for Oatlands District High School under the Tasmanian Government Art Site Scheme.

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Handmark Gallery Group Abstract Exhibition

January 6, 2016 by Mairi Ward

Series of new paintings in group Abstract Exhibition at Handmark Gallery, Evandale 17th January – 13th February 2016 Artist_Statement_Bio_Nov_2015 & Mairi_Ward_CV_Nov_2015

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Exhibition at The Other Art Fair – Sydney September 2015

September 9, 2015 by Mairi Ward

Exhibiting a small body of paintings at The Other Art Fair – Sydney: theotherartfair.com.au A big thank you to everyone who supported my crowdfunding campaign: http://www.pozible.com/project/197878/ I would also like to thank Arts Tasmania and Tasmanian Regional arts in helping me attend the art fair.

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Public art commission for the Tasmanian Audit Office

July 23, 2015 by Mairi Ward

Four paintings selected as part of a public art commission for the Tasmanian Audit Office under the Tasmanian Government Art Site Scheme.

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Finalist in the 2015 Glover Prize

March 5, 2015 by Mairi Ward

Finalist in the 2015 Glover Prize: http://www.johnglover.com.au/

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New ceramics at Beaver Galleries, Canberra

March 5, 2015 by Mairi Ward

New ceramics at Beaver Galleries, Canberra: http://www.beavergalleries.com.au/

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Splodge Group of Ceramics at Beaver Galleries

December 2, 2014 by Mairi Ward

Splodge Group of Ceramics at Beaver Galleries, Canberra ACT 2014

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Inside Out Magazine Design Profile

November 5, 2013 by Mairi Ward

http://www.homelife.com.au/magazine/inside+out

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Burnie Print Prize (finalist)

May 7, 2013 by Mairi Ward

Selected as a finalist in the Burnie Print Prize Saturday, 16 March 2013 to Sunday, 21 April 2013 http://www.burniearts.net/Whats-On/Exhibitions/Burnie-Print-Prize-2013

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‘Designer Rooms’ Exhibition at Handmark Gallery, Hobart Tasmania 22nd Feb – 12th of March 2013

February 25, 2013 by Mairi Ward

An exhibition of Mairi’s art and design works. View more images from the exhibition as well as an ABC 7:30 Tasmania short video on the Handmark Gallery website: http://www.handmarkgallery.com/exhibitions-Hobart/MairiWard_13/index.php

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Design Island July 2012

July 4, 2012 by Mairi Ward

Material connection is central to my practice and my primary interested is in the process of making. For my design objects I take art that you would normally look at and make it into art that you ‘use’. I see my objects as both art and design, that is, DesignArt. I’m often asked if I am an artist or a designer? Primarily, I see myself as a person who makes things, a maker. If I had to pick one I […]

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MFA exhibition ‘Object to Object’

January 28, 2012 by Mairi Ward

MFA exhibition ‘Object to Object’at the NEW Gallery, University of Tasmania, Newnham, Tasmania. Each group has a painting, ottoman, lamp and paper print made using the surface design created from the painting within each group. View MFA thesis: ‘Object to Object’ Installation image:

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Solo exhibition Handmark Gallery 2011

January 28, 2012 by Mairi Ward

‘Paintings and Objects’ For more images, artist statement and exhibition essay by Dr Jane Deeth go to: http://handmarkgallery.com/exhibitions-Hobart/MairiWard_11/index.php Installation image, all paintings acrylic on linen.

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‘Sherbet Forest’ Ten Days on the Island commission

January 28, 2012 by Mairi Ward

Ten Days on the Island commission to create a large-scale outdoors ephemeral artwork to be part of the 2011 Festival for the InTEERS project. InTEERS commissioned 5 artists to create works at different locations around Tasmania. This installation was at Ivy Lawn Farm, Greens Beach. For more information on the project see: http://www.tendaysontheisland.com/_webapp_727980/In_TEERS Installation images of ‘Sherbet Forest’ In the studio before installation: The five design used to print on the fabric for the ottomans:

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Solo exhibition Handmark Gallery 2009

January 28, 2012 by Mairi Ward

Solo exhibition of paintings at Handmark Gallery, Hobart Tasmania in May 2009

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Feature exhibition Deloraine Craft Fair 2008.

January 28, 2012 by Mairi Ward

Feature exhibition Deloraine Craft Fair 2008. Group exhibition ‘Out of This World’ curated by Dr Jane Deeth. http://www.tascraftfair.com.au/TCF2008/thefair/thefair.html

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