Backwoods Gallery

Backwoods Gallery
Location within Australia
Established 2010 (2010)
Location Collingwood, Victoria, , Australia
Coordinates 37°47′52.566″S 144°59′9.88″E / 37.79793500°S 144.9860778°E / -37.79793500; 144.9860778Coordinates: 37°47′52.566″S 144°59′9.88″E / 37.79793500°S 144.9860778°E / -37.79793500; 144.9860778
Type
Director Alexander Mitchell
Curator Sean Carroll
Website www.backwoodsgallery.com

Backwoods Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, Australia.[1] Founded in August 2010 by Alexander Mitchell[2] the gallery exhibits Australian and international artists with a focus on urban contemporary art, street art and illustration.

In December 2013, Complex magazine listed Backwoods Gallery in the top ten "Street Art Galleries You Should Know About".[3]

Artists

Backwoods Gallery represents Stanislava Pinchuk (MISO), Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne), Lush, James Reka, Stabbs, Jun Inoue, Kami & Sasu, Shohei Otomo and Usugrow.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions 2010

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
25/09/2010 - 10/10/2010 Shake That Ass Yasumasa Yonehara
05/11/2010 - 13/11/2010 Too Big To Be Human Petro
20/11/2010 - 04/12/2010 Omni [4][5] Kami and Sasu
17/17/2010 - 23/12/2010 SALE! Lush

Exhibitions 2011

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
25/03/2011 - 11/04/2011 Down Low, Too Slow [6][7] James Reka
15/04/2011 - 20/04/2011 New Yellow 01 Jun Inoue
20/05/2011 - 10/06/2011 If We’re Going, Then Lets Go Ghostpatrol
17/06/2011 - 26/06/2011 l’inconnue de la rue Rone
15/07/2011 - 30/07/2011 Oriental Elements[8] Usugrow, Toshikazu Nozaka
19/08/2011 - 30/08/2011 Inner Demons II Meggs
09/09/2011 - 25/09/2011 You Have No Chance With Coincidence Yuske Imai
14/10/2011 - 30/10/2011 Lite Works Stabbs
18/11/2011 - 05/12/2011 Momoka Tanja "Misery" Jade
09/12/2011 - 12/12/2011 Another Shithouse "Art" Show Lush

Exhibitions 2012

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
10/02/2012 - 10/02/2012 Oath Of Armageddon French
18/02/2012 - 20/02/2012 Bode Australian Tour Mark Bode
02/03/2012 - 16/02/2012 Primary Suspects James Reka
24/04/2012 - 06/05/2012 Natural Progression Beastman
01/05/2012 - 16/06/2012 Cosmic Scale And The Super Future Ghostpatrol
20/06/2012 - 22/06/2012 Open Studio [9] James Reka
29/06/2012 - 10/07/2012 Fall From Grace Rone
03/08/2012 - 12/08/2012 Jet Babies Stephen Ives
17/08/2012 - 26/08/2012 Decorating The Apocalypse Fred Fowler
14/09/2012 - 30/09/2012 Seven Samurai [10] Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne)
07/09/2012 - 30/09/2012 Hakuchi Shohei Otomo
12/10/2012 - 14/10/2012 A Study Of Hands [11] Anthony Lister, Ashley Wood, Dave Kinsey, Haroshi, James Reka, James Greenaway, Ian Strange, Mark Bode, Shohei Otomo, Hiroyasu Tsuri, Usugrow, Yuske Imai
19/10/2012 - 28/10/2012 Truth In Myth II Meggs
16/11/2012 - 19/11/2012 Neds Maps and Other Outback Stories Mark Bode
30/11/2012 - 16/12/2012 Carrion [12][13] ROA

Exhibitions 2013

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
01/01/2013 - 28/02/2013 Artist Residency [14] James Reka
01/03/2013 - 03/03/2013 The Evolution Of A Graffiti Shitcunt Lush
31/03/2013 - 15/03/2013 Organized Chaos Slicer
19/04/2013 - 05/05/2013 Ecstasy In the Abyss Shida
24/05/2013 - 09/06/2013 Hero Stephen Ives
12/07/2013 - 21/07/2013 Define Nothing [15] Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne)
15/08/2013 - 25/08/2013 Take Me To Your Leader [16] Shohei Takasaki
20/09/2013 - 28/09/2013 Coalescence DrewFunk, Otis Chamberlain
18/10/2013 - 03/11/2013 Bright Night Sky [17] Stanislava Pinchuk
15/11/2013 - 24/11/2013 KUH Jun Inoue
06/12/2013 - 15/12/2013 A Study Of Eyes Al Stark, Anthony Lister, Dave Kinsey, Hiroyasu Tsuri, James Reka, Ian Strange, Kozyndan, Marda, Miss Van, Shohei Otomo, Stanislava Pinchuk, Stephen Ives, Usugrow, Yuske Imai

Exhibitions 2014

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
17/01/2014 - 26/01/2014 The Existential Vacuum [18] Jonathan Guthmann
10/02/2014 - 21/02/2014 Backwoods Retrospective Stanislava Pinchuk, Ghostpatrol, Hiroyasu Tsuri, Fred Fowler & James Reka
7/03/2014 - 16/03/2014 Gold Blood, Magic Wierdos Ghostpatrol, Brendan Monroe, Simon Hanselmann, kozyndan, Sheryo, The Yok, Jean Jullien, James Jirat Patradoon, Mr. Gauky, Mel Stringer
18/04/2014 - 27/04/2014 Keep It Simple [19][20][21] Stabs
02/05/2014 - 11/05/2014 Stick Folk [22] Tom Civil
06/06/2014 - 15/06/2014 Untold [23][24][25] James Reka
20/06/2014 - 29/06/2014 New Landscapes [26] Fred Fowler
18/07/2014 - 27/07/2014 Drawing Blood Eno
19/07/2014 - 27/07/2014 Modern-Classic Shun Kawakami
01/08/2014 - 10/08/2014 Bright Lights [27] Numskull
22/08/2014 - 31/08/2014 Oblivion Yusk Imai
26/09/2014 - 05/10/2014 A Study Of Hair [28][29][30][31] Merda, Inkie, C215, Dave Kinsey, Mark Bode, Stanislava Pinchuk (Miso), Faith47, Shohei Otomo, Jonathan Guthmann, ROA, Stephen Ives, Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne), Usugrow, Yusk Imai, Alexander Mitchell.
10/10/2014 - 19/10/2014 Outsiders Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne)
24/10/2014 - 02/11/2014 Flat Blend [32] Shohei Otomo, Kosuke Kawamura
04/11/2014 - 16/11/2014 Flat Blend Jun Inoue
28/11/2014 - 07/12/2014 Silent Landscapes Stanislava Pinchuk
06/12/2013 - 07/12/2013 81 Bastards Jun Inoue, Yoshi47, Mhak, Jun Inoue, Sand, O.T

References

  1. ↑ "Backwoods Gallery Art, Collingwood, Galleries, Painting & Drawing". Time Out. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Noble, Sasha. "Backwoods Gallery's Alexander Mitchell". Everguide. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Castro, Vanessa. "Street Art Galleries You Should Know About". complex magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kami and Sasu "Omni" Mini-Documentary". Juxtapoz. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Kami and Sasu"Omni"" (in Japanese). Hidden Champion. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  6. ↑ Spoor, Nathan. "James Reka - Down Low, Too Slow.". Hi Fructose. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  7. ↑ Irvine, Sean. "Interview With Melbourne Artist Reka". Life Lounge. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "Openings: Usugrow & Toshikazu – "Oriental Elements" @ Backwoods Gallery". Arrested Motion. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  9. ↑ Giuliani, Jasmine. "ARTS REVIEW: REKA OPEN STUDIO - BACKWOODS GALLERY, MELBOURNE (20.06.12)". Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  10. ↑ Schonberger, Nick. "Street Artist TwoOne Shows Us How To Create A Limited Print". Complex Magazine. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "A Study Of Hands At Backwoods Gallery". ArrestedMotion.com. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "BACKWOODS GALLERY PRESENTS "CARRION": A NEW EXHIBITION BY ROA". Juxtapoz. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  13. ↑ Ross, Annabel. "Artist makes no bones about passion". Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "The Melbourne based street artist returns home". Acclaim Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  15. ↑ Johnston, Chris. "Talking art in voice of the hare-brained". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  16. ↑ Ross, Annabel. "Portrait of a lady focus of artist's bodily fascination". The Age. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  17. ↑ Johnston, Chris. "Joining the dots to sublime effect". The Age. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  18. ↑ "The Existential Vacuum". Artslant. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "Keep It Simple". Agnostica. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "Keep It Simple". WideWalls. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  21. ↑ Ross, Annabel. "Street artist Stabs: Inspired by sitting down on the job". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "Stick Folk". Australia In Front. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  23. ↑ "Recap, Untold by James Reka at Backwoods Gallery". ArrestedMotion. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  24. ↑ "James Reka Tells The Untold Story Of Berlin's Abandoned Factories". Complex Magazine. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  25. ↑ "Behind The Scenes Of Untold, Exclusive Interview With James Reka". Hi Fructose. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  26. ↑ "New Landscapes". Very Nearly Almost Magazine. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  27. ↑ "New Landscapes". Acclaim Magazine. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  28. ↑ "Exhibition Opening A Study Of Hair at Backwoods Gallery". Acclaim Magazine. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  29. ↑ "A Study Of Hair". WideWalls. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  30. ↑ "A Study Of Hair". Very Nearly Almost Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  31. ↑ "A Study Of Hair". ArrestedMotion. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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