Backwoods Gallery Explained

Backwoods Gallery
Map Type:Australia
Coordinates:-37.7979°N 144.9861°W
Established:2010
Location:Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Website:www.backwoods.gallery

Backwoods Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, Australia.[1]

History

Backwoods Gallery opened in the back streets of Collingwood in 2010 with the purpose of exhibiting contemporary art by emerging artists from Australia and around the world. Backwoods was founded by members of the Everfresh Studio and 25 Easey St community. The name 'Backwoods' was taken from an early Everfresh group show, rolling papers & our location – the depths of Collingwood.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions 2010

DatesExhibitionArtist(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[2] [3] Kami and Sasu
17/17/2010 – 23/12/2010 SALE! Lush

Exhibitions 2011

DatesExhibitionArtist(s)
25/03/2011 – 11/04/2011 Down Low, Too Slow[4] [5] 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[6] 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 Jade McMillan (Misery)
09/12/2011 – 12/12/2011 Another Shithouse "Art" Show Lush

Exhibitions 2012

DatesExhibitionArtist(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[7] 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[8] Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne)
07/09/2012 – 30/09/2012 Hakuchi Shohei Otomo
12/10/2012 – 14/10/2012 A Study Of Hands[9] Anthony Lister, Ashley Wood, Dave Kinsey, Haroshi, James Reka, James Greenaway, Ian Strange, Mark Bode, Shohei Otomo, Hiroyasu Tsuri, Usugrow, Yuske Imai, Alexander Mitchell
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[10] [11] ROA

Exhibitions 2013

DatesExhibitionArtist(s)
01/01/2013 – 28/02/2013 Artist Residency[12] 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[13] Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne)
15/08/2013 – 25/08/2013 Take Me To Your Leader [14] Shohei Takasaki
20/09/2013 – 28/09/2013 Coalescence DrewFunk, Otis Chamberlain
18/10/2013 – 03/11/2013 Bright Night Sky[15] 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, Alexander Mitchell, James Reka, Ian Strange, Kozyndan, Marda, Miss Van, Shohei Otomo, Stanislava Pinchuk, Stephen Ives, Usugrow, Yuske Imai

Exhibitions 2014

DatesExhibitionArtist(s)
17/01/2014 – 26/01/2014 The Existential Vacuum[16] 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[17] [18] [19] Stabs
02/05/2014 – 11/05/2014 Stick Folk[20] Tom Civil
06/06/2014 – 15/06/2014 Untold[21] [22] [23] James Reka
20/06/2014 – 29/06/2014 New Landscapes[24] 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[25] Numskull
22/08/2014 – 31/08/2014 Oblivion Yusk Imai
26/09/2014 – 05/10/2014 A Study Of Hair[26] [27] [28] [29] 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[30] 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

Exhibitions 2015

!Dates!Exhibition!Artist(s)
2015Waterworld Fintan Magee
2015 Stereodynamica Felipe Pantone
2015 Snow LandscapesShun Kawakami
2015 Rockgroup Sheone & O-Two
2015 Apocalypse Jonathan Guthmann
2015 Ricochet DEM189
2015 Sloe TrailsAcorn
2015 Bleak Stephen Ives
2015 Razzle DazzleClemens Behr
2015 Back and ForthNelio
2015 Heavy LeisureEvie Cahir & Gemma Topliss

Exhibitions 2016

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
2016 Bring Cash Lushsux[31]
2016 100 Faces Hiroyasu Tsuri[32]
2016 Mors[33] Jonathan Guthman
2016 Brainfade[34] [35] French
2016 Spectrum[36] [37] Senekt
2016 The Mortal Drama[38] [39] Yusk Imai
2016 Hic Svnt Dracones ROA
2016 In The Fold Taj ‘Deams’ Alexander
2016 Ki-Oku Goma
2016 Doomsday Song Guy Mathews
2016 Summoning Lovers Out of Time Shida
2016 Wizards, Lizards and Broads[40] Mark Bode
2016 Ora Ora[41] Shohei Otomo
2016 Facing Deconstruction Ed Bechervaise (Unwellbunny)
2016 Mirror Stage Kim Hyunji
2016 Equilibrium Senekt
2016 Self Loathing Mic Porter
2016 The Resistible Rise of a Bear of Little Brain Stephen Ives
2016 Transition Taj ‘Deams’ Alexander
2016 Stroke Shun Kawakami & Jun Inoue
2016 A Study of Erotica Alexander Mitchell, Alpha Channeling, Anthony Lister, Ashley Wood, Kes Acorn, Kim Hyunji, Kristen Liu Wong, Senekt, Shida, Shohei Takasaki, Susanna Rose Sykes, Takeru Amano, Yone

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Backwoods Gallery Art, Collingwood, Galleries, Painting & Drawing. Time Out. 19 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327170226/http://www.au.timeout.com/melbourne/art/venues/1325/backwoods-gallery. 27 March 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: Kami and Sasu "Omni" Mini-Documentary. Juxtapoz. 22 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110226200440/http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/video-kami-and-sasu-omni. 26 February 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: Kami and Sasu"Omni". Hidden Champion. 22 February 2011. Japanese.
  4. Web site: Spoor. Nathan. James Reka – Down Low, Too Slow.. Hi Fructose. 22 March 2011.
  5. Web site: Irvine . Sean . Interview With Melbourne Artist Reka . Life Lounge . 25 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110326192246/http://www.lifelounge.com.au/art-and-design/interview/interview-with-melbourne-artist-reka.aspx . 26 March 2011 . dmy .
  6. Web site: Openings: Usugrow & Toshikazu – "Oriental Elements" @ Backwoods Gallery. Arrested Motion. 26 July 2011.
  7. Web site: Giuliani. Jasmine. ARTS REVIEW: REKA OPEN STUDIO – BACKWOODS GALLERY, MELBOURNE (20.06.12). 23 June 2012.
  8. Web site: Schonberger. Nick. Street Artist TwoOne Shows Us How To Create A Limited Print. Complex Magazine. 6 September 2012.
  9. Web site: A Study Of Hands At Backwoods Gallery. ArrestedMotion.com. 19 September 2012.
  10. Web site: BACKWOODS GALLERY PRESENTS "CARRION": A NEW EXHIBITION BY ROA. Juxtapoz. 25 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121129103723/http://www.juxtapoz.com/Street-Art/backwoods-gallery-presents-qcarrionq-a-new-exhibition-by-roa. 29 November 2012. dead.
  11. Web site: Ross. Annabel. Artist makes no bones about passion. 30 November 2012 . 1 December 2012.
  12. Web site: The Melbourne based street artist returns home. 21 February 2013 . Acclaim Magazine. 21 February 2013.
  13. Web site: Johnston. Chris. Talking art in voice of the hare-brained. 13 July 2013 . Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 2013.
  14. Web site: Ross. Annabel. Portrait of a lady focus of artist's bodily fascination. 15 August 2013 . The Age. 16 August 2013.
  15. Web site: Johnston. Chris. Joining the dots to sublime effect. 15 October 2013 . The Age. 16 October 2013.
  16. Web site: The Existential Vacuum. Artslant. 10 January 2014.
  17. Web site: Keep It Simple. Agnostica. 5 April 2014.
  18. Web site: Keep It Simple. WideWalls. 18 April 2014.
  19. Web site: Ross. Annabel. Street artist Stabs: Inspired by sitting down on the job. 19 April 2014 . Sydney Morning Herald. 20 April 2014.
  20. Web site: Stick Folk. Australia In Front. 11 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140701054502/http://australianinfront.com.au/news/article/stick-folk. 1 July 2014. dead.
  21. Web site: Recap, Untold by James Reka at Backwoods Gallery. ArrestedMotion. 19 June 2014.
  22. Web site: James Reka Tells The Untold Story Of Berlin's Abandoned Factories. Complex . 19 June 2014.
  23. Web site: Behind The Scenes Of Untold, Exclusive Interview With James Reka. 5 June 2014 . Hi Fructose. 5 June 2014.
  24. Web site: New Landscapes. Very Nearly Almost Magazine. 15 June 2014.
  25. Web site: New Landscapes. 21 July 2014 . Acclaim Magazine. 21 July 2014.
  26. Web site: Exhibition Opening A Study Of Hair at Backwoods Gallery. 12 September 2014 . Acclaim Magazine. 12 September 2014.
  27. Web site: A Study Of Hair. WideWalls. 12 September 2014.
  28. Web site: A Study Of Hair. Very Nearly Almost Magazine. 23 September 2014.
  29. Web site: A Study Of Hair. ArrestedMotion. 21 July 2014.
  30. Web site: Exhibition Opening A Study Of Hair at Backwoods Gallery. 29 October 2014 . HypeBeast. 29 October 2014.
  31. Web site: fluoro . 2016-11-25 . LUSHSUX: BRING CASH . 2024-01-10 . Fluoro . en.
  32. Web site: 100FACES - Art Zealous . 2024-01-10 . en-US.
  33. Web site: Sir Jonathan Edward Guthmann: Mors . 2024-01-10 . documentor.com.au . en-US.
  34. Web site: DRuss . 2016-09-29 . Snapshots - Brainfade - Frenchy - Backwoods Gallery . 2024-01-10 . I N V U R T . en-AU.
  35. Web site: 2016-08-26 . BRAINFADE BY FRENCH . 2024-01-10 . The Skateboarder's Journal . en-US.
  36. Web site: DRuss . 2016-08-22 . Snapshots - Spectrum - Senekt - Backwoods Gallery . 2024-01-10 . I N V U R T . en-AU.
  37. Web site: 2016-08-14 . SENEKT – SPECTRUM - LAND OF SUNSHINE . 2024-01-10 . LAND OF SUNSHINE - Documenting street art and graffiti in melbourne and beyond.
  38. Web site: The Mortal Drama Depicted by Yusk Imai Coming to Backwoods Gallery Widewalls . 2024-01-10 . www.widewalls.ch . en.
  39. Web site: Artist Spotlight: Yusk Imai . 2024-01-10 . BOOOOOOOM! . en-US.
  40. Web site: Mark Bode Art Show - Wizards, Lizards and Broads Widewalls . 2024-01-10 . www.widewalls.ch . en.
  41. Web site: Bailey . John . 2017-11-21 . Tattooed sumo stars as artist Shohei Otomo brings his ballpoints to Melbourne . 2024-01-10 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.