Thanks to Templeton Architecture and Gallerysmith for featuring one of my paintings in a recent photo shoot for a project in Toorak, Melbourne.

Photograph by Ben Hosking

I’m really happy (and relieved) to report that the show was a success and I was delighted to receive a lot of positive comments about the work. Not many paintings remain in stock – brilliant incentive to get back into the studio!

This article, slightly different from the Diamond Valley Leader, was the result of a phone interview about the show. Unfortunately Sim couldn’t join me for the photo shoot.

Today’s Diamond Valley Leader has an article on the show!

Our exhibition ‘Keepsake’ opened at Bundoora Homestead on Saturday – thanks to everyone who came along. There was a great atmosphere, with 8 other exhibitions opening that day and a fantastic opening speech by Emma Busowsky Cox.

Sim Luttin and I gave an artist talk about the works, the materials, the exhibition process and how we’d like to continue to have shows together – watch this space!

Gallerysmith will be featuring my work at DENFAIR, Melbourne, details as follows:

Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, South Wharf
Thursday 8 June – Friday 9 June, 10–6pm (open to professionals)
Saturday 10 June, 10–5pm (open to public)

I’ve been working towards 2 forthcoming exhibitions, the first will also feature the work of Sim Luttin. Our work shares a similar aesthetic sensibility and I’m excited by the prospect of collaborating on this project, details as follows:

Keepsake

Kirrily Hammond and Sim Luttin

9 August – 22 October 2017

Opening 4-6 pm Saturday 26 August, with artists’ talk at 3pm

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Melbourne

Images, left to right:

Kirrily Hammond, Train skyline 2017, oil on copper, 9.0 x 12.0 cm

Sim Luttin, Moment #1: Backyard view 2017, sterling silver, sublimated aluminium, glass, 4.1 x 6.9 x 1.0 cm pendant)

The second exhibition will be a solo exhibition at Gallerysmith, with all new work from 2017, details as follows:

Memento

12 October – 11 November 2017

Gallerysmith, Melbourne

I’ll be updating new works in the artworks section of this site as they develop..stay tuned!

Image: Ciney, Belgium 2017, oil on copper, 9.0 x 12.0 cm (image), 12.3 x 15.3 x 3.7 cm (frame)

Landmarks was opened on the 25 August with a beautiful speech by Kelly Gellatly, Director, Ian Potter Museum of Art. I’m so happy to be included in this show. I’ll post some more images of it all soon..

It’s open Wednesday to Saturday 11 am – 5 pm, Sunday 1 pm – 5 pm

Counihan Gallery, 233 Sydney Road (inside Brunswick Town Hall), Brunswick

Gallerysmith is representing me at Art Fair 602 Melbourne with some of my new paintings from Belgium. The exhibition opens 6-9pm, 18 August 2016 at 602 Little Bourke St, Melbourne and continues until Sunday 21 August.

http://www.602melbourne.com.au/