Undercurrents 2016 Gallery Exhibition

28/10/2016

From the undercurrents team we just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who attended the opening and who helped us get to this point! From the bottom of our hearts we cannot thank you enough.

26/10/2016

Bump in is really up and running! Two days left. It's getting exciting now.

25/10/2016

Amazing studio artist Jonathan Grace is already bumping in for the exhibition. He will be hard at work over the next couple of days to present to you a fantastic piece drawn directly on to the gallery wall! We can't wait to see the finished product on Friday night!

Keep going graduates! Only 3 days left!

24/10/2016

The exhibition showcases the graduating works of Studio Art and Photo Media students from the Queensland Collage of Art.

ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT!

Undercurrents Graduate Exhibition 2016 28th October 2016 - 20th November 2016 Gold Coast Arts Center Gold Coast City Gallery 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradi...

23/10/2016

Meet photographer Rach Corbu-Miles

Raqchela Corbu-Miles is a journalist using visual language as her method in storytelling. Her study of colour and natural light cultivates an intimacy specific to her work.
Raqchela believes that intimacy is imperative to visual journalism for the audience to read and dissect their interpretations of documentation as an art practice.

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raqchela.com

19/10/2016

Meet photographer Lauren Yvette

Lauren Young is a fashion, commercial and social documentary photographer, specializing in people and lifestyle, with a style consisting of luminous and natural imagery.
Lauren's style is influenced by photographers who use natural lighting to highlight and bring emphasis to the natural beauty of the world we live in.
Lauren endeavors to capture images that give a glimpse into the joyous sides of life capturing nature, beauty and passion.

Lauren Young Creative​
Instagram: Lauren Young Creative

16/10/2016

Meet Mixed Media artist Alyson Baker

Alyson Baker is an interdisciplinary artist working across a wide range of mediums and currently studying her Honours degree in Studio Art. Exploring the emotional struggle of breast cancer, Baker uses metaphorical images and storytelling to imbue meaning. By working collaboratively with both male and female breast cancer support groups, her research includes documentary interviews as well as experimentation in her own extensive arts practice. Having completed her Bachelor of Digital Media receiving academic excellence in 2011, 2012 and 2013, Alyson was awarded the Cultural Award and has also won the Griffith University Arts, Education and Law category of the Three Minute Thesis in 2015.

www.breastsandchests.com
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Breasts and Chests
Facebook: Alyson Baker Visual Artist

07/10/2016

Fundraiser Event - Raffle Draw

07/10/2016

Come join us for our exhibition fundraiser at the Parkwood Tavern this evening!

Make sure to click 'Going' on our event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/699585623529552/

06/10/2016

Meet photographer Samantha Manchee.

Samantha is a photojournalist and writer who is interested in documentary, news and combat photography.

Manchee's impressive portfolio will see her graduate with a Bachelor of Digital Media majoring in Photojournalism, and includes working with Fairfax Media in Moree, beginning in NSW as an intern photojournalist and then moving into full-time work as a journalist.

Her humanitarian attitude has lead her to work with a farming family in St George who have been resilient through drought and flood, also working with non government organisations such as Skateistan and Handicap International in both Cambodia and Lao.

Full of promise, Manchee is bound by the need to capture powerful moments in reality to illuminate a truly meaningful message and pioneer serious social change.

03/10/2016

Meet mixed media artist Lowana Davies.

Australian visual and performance artist Lowana Davies explores the human experience, real and imagined, through different materials and mediums.

Growing up in a household full of musicians and circus performers, Lowana is naturally drawn to collaborative and interdisciplinary projects.

In recent years she has developed drawings and performance-based video installations that explore intimacy, body politics and the power of vulnerability. Griffith University Queensland College of Art, Griffith University

www.lowanaskye.com

26/09/2016

There are only 5 DAYS left to donate to our Pozible campaign.

The money donated will go towards printing of flyers, promotional posters, the Undercurrents Catalogue, gallery fees and catering for opening night. As well as promotional Costs including magazine and newspaper ads.

The Undercurrents Exhibition will be on at the Gold Coast City Gallery from October 29th - November 20th, 2016.Undercurrents 2016 Gallery Exhibition pageUndercurrents is the final culmination of work by the Studio Art, Photo Media and Honors Students of the Bachelor of Digital Media Program...

25/09/2016

Meet studio artist Johnno James Grace.

Jonathan is a 2D artist who primarily works in the medium of drawing.

His drawing style derives from American Comic Book Style, particularly 90s style. His works primarily speak of identity, culture and belonging.

Jonathan was born in Sydney Australia and lived there until he was 19 when he moved to the Gold Coast to study a Bachelor of Digital Media, Majoring in Studio Art at QCA Gold Coast.

23/09/2016

The Undercurrents team want to give a massive shout out to Christopher Svenson, Karen Hardy, Danny Della Bosca, Paradise Point Post Office, Erin May, Alexandra Gonzalez-Mendoza, Adele Rae, Anna Banhazi, Lily Lee, Daphne Huari, Kacie Heath, Shannon, Jacob Amos, Daniel Klaus, Rebecca Ross, the eight anonymous donors AND last but definitely not least Corbin Stokes who pushed us over our goal amount!

We honestly cannot tell you how grateful we are to each and every person who has helped us to reach this target. We can't wait to share this exhibition with you. Giving you all warmth and love from the Undercurrents team.

22/09/2016

Meet photographer Emmy Peterson.

Emmy is an Australian photographer with a diverse portfolio including editorial, journalism, documentary, portraiture and art photography.

Her work, which focuses primarily on contemporary issues, place and identity, has been exhibited in Queensland, and she is the current managing editor for the photojournalism e-zine The Argus.

As well as pursuing freelance photo stories Emmy hopes to work for other print or online publications after completing her degree in Digital Media majoring in Photo Media at Queensland College of Art.

www.emmypeterson.com

20/09/2016

We have officially had a poster created by a talented graphic designer Alex Lippold! Thank you so much for donating your time to our team and giving us great creative direction!

19/09/2016

Meet mixed media artist Rachel Hardy,

Rachel is a young Canadian artist with a strong passion for the natural world and its wildlife.

She loves to be outside hiking, fishing, camping and of course taking pictures.

When she is not taking part in any of those activities, she enjoys drawing animals with graphite, colored pencil, ink and watercolor.

She plans to pursue a career as either a curator or art instructor while maintaining her freelance practice.



https://www.facebook.com/rahvisualarts/

Instagram: .visualarts

14/09/2016

Meet mixed media artist Olivia Heath.

Olivia is a QCA student in her graduating year of Bachelor of Digital Media majoring in Studio Art.

Prior to this degree, she has studied at Griffith University Film School. Olivia has a passion for colours, the relationships they have with us, and how they aesthetically create a specific atmosphere or mood.

She works with fluid painting and expressionist work, and begins her pieces with acrylic on canvas then layers and manipulates this element digitally.

She also works with videography and has a fascination with 1960s Americana, Hollywood film, sociology and studying women within past and modern societies, which inspires her projects.


www.oliviaheathcolourcreative.com