Backwoods Gallery Explained
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
Dates | Exhibition | Artist(s) |
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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
Dates | Exhibition | Artist(s) |
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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
Dates | Exhibition | Artist(s) |
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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
Dates | Exhibition | Artist(s) |
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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
Dates | Exhibition | Artist(s) |
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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)2015 | Waterworld | Fintan Magee |
2015 | Stereodynamica | Felipe Pantone |
2015 | Snow Landscapes | Shun Kawakami |
2015 | Rockgroup | Sheone & O-Two |
2015 | Apocalypse | Jonathan Guthmann |
2015 | Ricochet | DEM189 |
2015 | Sloe Trails | Acorn |
2015 | Bleak | Stephen Ives |
2015 | Razzle Dazzle | Clemens Behr |
2015 | Back and Forth | Nelio |
2015 | Heavy Leisure | Evie Cahir & Gemma Topliss | |
Exhibitions 2016
Dates | Exhibition | Artist(s) |
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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
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: Kami and Sasu"Omni". Hidden Champion. 22 February 2011. Japanese.
- Web site: Spoor. Nathan. James Reka – Down Low, Too Slow.. Hi Fructose. 22 March 2011.
- 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 .
- Web site: Openings: Usugrow & Toshikazu – "Oriental Elements" @ Backwoods Gallery. Arrested Motion. 26 July 2011.
- Web site: Giuliani. Jasmine. ARTS REVIEW: REKA OPEN STUDIO – BACKWOODS GALLERY, MELBOURNE (20.06.12). 23 June 2012.
- Web site: Schonberger. Nick. Street Artist TwoOne Shows Us How To Create A Limited Print. Complex Magazine. 6 September 2012.
- Web site: A Study Of Hands At Backwoods Gallery. ArrestedMotion.com. 19 September 2012.
- 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.
- Web site: Ross. Annabel. Artist makes no bones about passion. 30 November 2012 . 1 December 2012.
- Web site: The Melbourne based street artist returns home. 21 February 2013 . Acclaim Magazine. 21 February 2013.
- Web site: Johnston. Chris. Talking art in voice of the hare-brained. 13 July 2013 . Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 2013.
- Web site: Ross. Annabel. Portrait of a lady focus of artist's bodily fascination. 15 August 2013 . The Age. 16 August 2013.
- Web site: Johnston. Chris. Joining the dots to sublime effect. 15 October 2013 . The Age. 16 October 2013.
- Web site: The Existential Vacuum. Artslant. 10 January 2014.
- Web site: Keep It Simple. Agnostica. 5 April 2014.
- Web site: Keep It Simple. WideWalls. 18 April 2014.
- Web site: Ross. Annabel. Street artist Stabs: Inspired by sitting down on the job. 19 April 2014 . Sydney Morning Herald. 20 April 2014.
- 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.
- Web site: Recap, Untold by James Reka at Backwoods Gallery. ArrestedMotion. 19 June 2014.
- Web site: James Reka Tells The Untold Story Of Berlin's Abandoned Factories. Complex . 19 June 2014.
- Web site: Behind The Scenes Of Untold, Exclusive Interview With James Reka. 5 June 2014 . Hi Fructose. 5 June 2014.
- Web site: New Landscapes. Very Nearly Almost Magazine. 15 June 2014.
- Web site: New Landscapes. 21 July 2014 . Acclaim Magazine. 21 July 2014.
- Web site: Exhibition Opening A Study Of Hair at Backwoods Gallery. 12 September 2014 . Acclaim Magazine. 12 September 2014.
- Web site: A Study Of Hair. WideWalls. 12 September 2014.
- Web site: A Study Of Hair. Very Nearly Almost Magazine. 23 September 2014.
- Web site: A Study Of Hair. ArrestedMotion. 21 July 2014.
- Web site: Exhibition Opening A Study Of Hair at Backwoods Gallery. 29 October 2014 . HypeBeast. 29 October 2014.
- Web site: fluoro . 2016-11-25 . LUSHSUX: BRING CASH . 2024-01-10 . Fluoro . en.
- Web site: 100FACES - Art Zealous . 2024-01-10 . en-US.
- Web site: Sir Jonathan Edward Guthmann: Mors . 2024-01-10 . documentor.com.au . en-US.
- Web site: DRuss . 2016-09-29 . Snapshots - Brainfade - Frenchy - Backwoods Gallery . 2024-01-10 . I N V U R T . en-AU.
- Web site: 2016-08-26 . BRAINFADE BY FRENCH . 2024-01-10 . The Skateboarder's Journal . en-US.
- Web site: DRuss . 2016-08-22 . Snapshots - Spectrum - Senekt - Backwoods Gallery . 2024-01-10 . I N V U R T . en-AU.
- 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.
- Web site: The Mortal Drama Depicted by Yusk Imai Coming to Backwoods Gallery Widewalls . 2024-01-10 . www.widewalls.ch . en.
- Web site: Artist Spotlight: Yusk Imai . 2024-01-10 . BOOOOOOOM! . en-US.
- Web site: Mark Bode Art Show - Wizards, Lizards and Broads Widewalls . 2024-01-10 . www.widewalls.ch . en.
- 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.