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COMA recently sat down with Adam Stone in the lead up to the opening of his solo presentation in the gallery, Concrete Islands, to discuss his studio life and literary, audio and visual inspiration for the exhibition. COMA: What have you been reading?  Have any of these books or writers inspired your latest collection or had …continue reading

To coincide with These Days, the current group exhibition presented both physically and digitally with COMA, curator Sebastian Goldspink has spoken with gallery director Sotiris Sotiriou and gallery assistant Chengyang Yu regarding his motivations when curating the show. The conversation covers Goldspink’s investigations into problem-solving while painting, time and it’s relation to memory in art-making, and other sources …continue reading

On the occasion of Jordan Azcune’s recent solo presentation with COMA the artist has been in discussion with Bradley Vincent, curator at HOTA Home of the Arts, QLD. The two discuss Azcune’s practice as a whole, investigations into intersections between architecture and religion and the idea of ‘queer, post-Christian abstraction’. BV: Hi Jordan. Congratulations on Fishers …continue reading

Now showing at the Centre for Contemporary Photography is recent work by Olga Bennett as part their latest group presentation titled Index. Index brings together seven photographic artists with converging interests across collecting, categorising and arranging, with a focus on the way meaning is derived through the lens of the studio and studio-based practice. Through revisiting images …continue reading

As part of Art Bank Melbourne’s current exhibition, titled A Place for Everything, Adam Stone is presenting a single recently acquired sculpture.  Drawing from its geographical location, A Place for Everything is an exhibition which showcases works by Melbourne based artists. The framework of the exhibition stems from a discussion around the physical nature of collection …continue reading

Olga Bennett is showing new work with Conners Conners, Melbourne, as part of their recently opened group exhibition Sounds of Pacing.  Conners Conners is a non-profit exhibition space in Fitzroy, run and curated by artists, art workers and curators. It is dedicated to providing a platform where artists in all stages of their careers have the freedom …continue reading

Jack Lanagan Dunbar has been included in Art Collector Magazine’s current issue – The 2020 edition of 50 Things Collectors Should Know. Lanagan Dunbar is featured in the Notable Awards section which profiles recipients of grants, awards and residencies boosting artistic practice across the region. In the issue Lanagan Dunbar’s recent Brett Whiteley Travelling Art …continue reading

Jordan Azcune has been announced as the winner of the 2019 People’s Choice Award at The Churchie National Emerging Art Prize finalists’ exhibition. Azcune will be presenting a new body of work with COMA in February 2020 building off his recent exhibition with The Walls, QLD. Jordan Azcune’s sculptural wall-based work, A greater light to rule …continue reading

Zara June Williams has recently completed a residency with the Pilotenkueche in Leipzig. While there Huai-ya Lin wrote a short piece about her current work and conceptual process: Life is like a game. The Australian artist Zara June Williams explores the unexpected and the intuitive of the creative process. Approaches such as combining different individual paintings …continue reading

COMA is pleased to report that Jelena Telecki has been announced as one of eleven finalists in the 2019 NSW Visual Arts Emerging Fellowship. The fellowship is offered by the NSW Government through Create NSW to enable a visual artist at the beginning of their career to undertake a self-directed program of professional development. With …continue reading