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MAY SPACE, formerly known as Brenda May Gallery (2001-2016) and Access Contemporary Art Gallery (1985-2001), proudly represents a small group of accomplished artists, whilst also supporting established talent and creating opportunities for emerging artists. In addition, the Gallery fosters young curators and provides platforms for engaging curatorial projects. The Gallery is devoted to promoting artists in Australia and more recently New Zealand, whose works are challenging, compelling and immersive. Expanding further into the Asia-Pacific region, the Gallery has recently exhibited at Art Stage Singapore and, after two decades of involvement with the Melbourne Art Fair, at Sydney Contemporary. Black Box Projects was launched in 2014 and is one of the first spaces dedicated to exhibiting moving image artworks in a commercial gallery in Australia, substantiating the Gallery’s commitment to varied contemporary art practices.
NEW CONTACT DETAILS Postal: 409b George Street Waterloo NSW 2017 Website: www.mayspace.com.au Email: info@mayspace.com.au Phone: 02 9318 1122 Hours: Tuesday to Friday 11-6 Saturday 10-6 @mayspacesyd @mayspacesyd @mayspacesyd
M AY SPA CE REPRESENTED ARTI STS ROBERT BOYNES
A testament to the success of his career, Boynes has work held in every major art collection across Australia. His five decade-long oeuvre has accommodated three aesthetically distinctive periods concerned with the allure of consumerism and the urban environment, which has most recently been showcased at AGNSW in the blockbuster exhibition Pop to Popism and is scheduled at the Drill Hall Gallery in Canberra for 2017.
SYBIL CURTIS
Sybil Curtis’s artistic career began in the 1980’s and is influenced by her experience with scientific illustration. Her architectural paintings employ mining and industrial subject matter, finding beauty within and giving warmth and personality to these areas of construction. Curtis’s paintings are held in numerous city, regional and university collections, including that of the Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art.
TODD FULLER
Todd Fuller’s work integrates sculpture, drawing, performance, and animation, with his professional interests also spanning into curatorship and arts production. His multifaceted practice has lead to international screenings, awards, and residencies and his work has entered many collections, notably Artbank, Newcastle Art Gallery, and Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
ASHLEIGH GARWOOD
Ashleigh Garwood is interested in analogue and alternative photographic processes, often combining or blurring the lines between these approaches to image making. She recently undertook a residency at the Cité International des Arts through the 2015 Eva Breuer Travelling Scholarship. Her photographs have been acquired by Artbank and the Macquarie Group Collection.
Ashleigh Garwood Towards the Fractal Landscape 1 2016 C-type on metallic paper edition of 3 + AP 25 x 25cm
JAMES GUPPY
James Guppy has an extensive exhibition history, which includes his powerful and enigmatic narrative-based paintings that travelled in a solo survey show (2009 - 2011) and his recent series, In Flagrante Delicto, exhibited at Brenda May Gallery (2015) and Tweed Regional Gallery (2016 to 2017). Guppy’s paintings have entered collections across Australia including Queensland Art Gallery and Artbank among others.
James Guppy Touching His Back 2016 acrylic on linen 40 x 50cm
WARATAH LAHY
Waratah Lahy holds a PhD from the Australian National University and has undertaken several artist residencies, most recently at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris awarded by the Australia Council for the Arts. Her works interrogate the act of looking and her pieces are held in a number of collections, notably including Canberra Museum + Gallery, Artbank, Parliament House Art Collection, and Arthur Boyd Bundanon Trust.
Waratah Lahy In the Garden 4 2016 watercolour and gouache on aquabord 10 x 10cm
MELINDA LE GUAY
Melinda Le Guay’s numerous bodies of work display her laborious attention to detail and a delicate sensibility. Her work has notably entered the collections of Artbank, the Crafts Council of Australia, and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Alongside Le Guay’s BFA from National Art School Sydney, she also holds a Horticulture Certificate, which has resulted in her practice often incorporating fragments from the natural world.
Melinda Le Guay Precious Metals 2016 paper, thread pins 27 x 18cm
AL MUNRO
Receiving her PhD from ANU in 2013, Al Munro has since undergone residencies at Chiang Mai University in Thailand and a fellowship with the Department of Applied Maths at ANU. Often utilising scientific data as a starting point, she uses a range of materials to reinterpret these codes and formulas into visually interesting artworks. Among others, her work has been acquired by Artbank and Goulburn Regional Art Gallery.
Al Munro Expanded Logic 1 2016 acrylic on wood panel 40 x 40cm
CAROL MURPHY
Carol Murphy’s qualifications indicate her varied technical skills and interests, having studied sculpture, painting, photography, drawing, screen-printing, pattern making and ceramics. Over her three decade career, Murphy has developed two main aesthetic threads: pensive forms with restricted hues and playful figures full of colour. Her work has been acquired by Artbank, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, and Manly Art Gallery & Museum.
Carol Murphy With tongue 2016 ceramic, timber base 19.5 x 20 x 4cm
MYLYN NGUYEN
Mylyn Nguyen has developed multiple bodies of work that have explored childhood curiosities, displaying her incredible skill and wondrous imagination. Nguyen received a MA in 2006 from SCA, and notably since then has exhibited internationally twice at Art Stage Singapore, taking a solo installation of 1,000 handcrafted bees in 2014, and in 2015 was selected to create a site-specific installation for Sydney Contemporary.
Mylyn Nguyen Grow 2016 watercolour and acrylic on paper, wire, fibre, film, cork, timber 30 x 25 x 25cm
CATHERINE O’DONNELL
Catherine O’Donnell graduated with a MFA from NAS in 2014. In 2016, she was one of six artists included in the Dobell Australian Drawing Biennale at AGNSW where she created a major site-specific installation. Adding to her multiple experiences as an Artist in Residence, O’Donnell will travel to the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris in 2017. Her work has recently entered the Parliament House Art Collection, Murray Art Museum Albury, and Mosman Art Gallery.
LESLIE OLIVER
Having obtained a BA from Alexander Mackie College of Fine Art (UNSW) and a BA in Film & Television Directing from Australian Film Television and Radio School, Oliver’s interests have always been twofold. His sculptural oeuvre of assemblages has been fostered in tandem with his career as a filmmaker, educator, and co-founder of Sydney Film School. Notably, he has been commissioned by Qantas and is represented in the Artbank collection and Bathurst Regional Art Gallery.
PETER TILLEY
Peter Tilley completed his MPhil degree at Newcastle University (2008-10) where he is currently undertaking his doctorate. Between 2014 and 2016 Peter Tilley and Andy Devine’s joint exhibition Black Harvest travelled to five locations around regional NSW. His pensive sculptures are represented in a multitude of collections including those of Arts ACT, Artbank, Newcastle Art Gallery and Maitland City Art Gallery among others.
NICOLE WELCH
Nicole Welch recently completed an MFA at UNSW Art & Design in the mediums of photography and video, engaging with the landscape, responding to regional locations, and integrating archival research from historical sources. Her recent series travelled from Murray Art Museum Albury in 2015 to Bathurst Regional Art Gallery in 2016. Welch’s work has entered the collections of Artbank, Parliament House, Murray Art Museum Albury, and Bathurst Regional Art Gallery.
Catherine O’Donnell Side Window 2016 charcoal on paper 102 x 66cm
Leslie Oliver Could We Spin Away? 2010/2016 copper plated steel, timber 52 x 68 x 68cm
Peter Tilley Long Shadow 2015 cast iron, steel, painted steel 43.5 x 76.5 x 14.5cm
Nicole Welch Tondo #4, Projection - Regent Honeyeater from ‘The Birds of Australia: in seven volumes’, John Gould, 1848 2016 giclée print, face-mounted edition of 6 60cm diameter
RECENT AC QUI SI TI ON S
Nicole Welch, Magnificent Prospect #1 2015 Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Peter Tilley + Andy Devine Response #20 2014 Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Peter Tilley + Andy Devine Response #10 2014 Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre
Catherine O’Donnell, Urban dwellings series 9 (detail) 2016 JADA Collection, Grafton Regional Gallery
Todd Fuller, Pink Eclipse - If you fall I will catch you 2016, Kedumba Collection
Ashleigh Garwood, Botany 2014, Artbank
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Todd Fuller, Postcards to the Pope 2013 Bathurst Regional Art Gallery