Kylie Stillman, Weave Wave, 2023, cotton thread and acrylic on paper in timber frame, 76 x 56 x 6cm
Collection of Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
Fine Art Fiona
Fine Art Fiona podcast Episode 5 - a conversation with artist Kylie Stillman.
This is a podcast about art: the people who create it, exhibit it, buy it, sell it, talk about it and, above all, love it. Hosted by Fiona McIntosh
Listen here on: Spotify or Apple Podcast
Art Collector
The Test of Time
Art Collector #102 OCT - DEC 2022
Artist Kylie Stillman and galleriest Christopher Hodges tell us the single most important thing about their 18-year relationship that has given it longevity.
Christopher Hodges: Her clarity…
When a young Kylie Stillman modestly mentioned she had an exhibition at Platform Art Space (Flinders Street Station underpass), I had an idea of her work but when I saw it in the flesh, I got it! I called her immediately and told her once the exhibition was finished to send it all to Sydney and I would look after it, that was 2004 and we have been working together ever since.
Kylie is an absolute pleasure to represent, she is an artist with a clear vision, who simply does her work. Beyond that, our friendship is firmly based on a very down to earth view of the artworld and the importance of being true to yourself. It’s lovely to have a friend who understands what you do.
Kylie Stillman: He just gets it…
Living in different cities means our communication has been mostly by phone. Christopher is always available and brilliant when it comes to advice. He’s an artist as well as a gallerist so when it comes to what artists’ need, he just gets it. I pick up the phone sometimes just to share a part of my studio day, if he is in the gallery we can chat through any new projects, but what I most enjoy are the phone conversations when he is in his studio, artist to artist, he’ll answer my call, just before he turns down the music he blasts, and talk about our shared interest in making and how lucky we are to have studio time.
Artist in residence
So very fortunate to be Mornington Peninsula Shire's Police Point Artist in Residence this November, looking forward to spending time at Point Nepean National Park and making new work.
LONG FORM
New work, solo exhibition ‘Long Form’ opens 29 October 2022
Utopia Art Sydney
For the love of trees
Kylie Stillman’s work 'Verso' is included in 'For the Love of Trees' Burrinja’s creative response to the devastating June storm event.
The forests of the Dandenong Ranges are intimately woven into the threads of the local community. 'For the Love of Trees' delves deeply into this myriad of experiences, reminiscences, and imaginings. Into the past, present and future of the forest. It is at once an immersive art experience, a curated exhibition and an invitation to participate.
4 December 2021 - 5 March 2022
Burrinja & Aerie Galleries
Wurundjeri Country
Cnr Glenfern Road and Matson Drive, Upwey VIC
www.burrinja.org.au
Including: John Anderson, Sue Anderson, Raymond Arnold, Rosalind Atkins, GW Bot, Louis Bulvelot, Tim Cooper, Jason Cordero, Dale Cox, Philip Davey, Glenn England, Brett Ferry, Dianne Fogwell, David Fraze, Siri Hayes, Fiona Hiscock, Hans Heysen, Tim Jones, Chris Lawry, Godfrey Miller, Kendal Murray, Catherine Nelson, Lin Onus, Otto Pareroultja, William Robinson, Kylie Stillman, Mary Tonkin, James Tylor, Victoria Watts, Christine Wrest-Smith, Ian Westacott, Clifford Dudley Wood
McClelland Collection
A rare early work from 2004 ‘Semiformal’ exhibition is currently included in
‘The McClelland Collection: 50 Years’
15 May - 15 August 2021
This exhibition surveys key works from the McClelland collection, which offer a unique engagement with the environment, exploring diverse experiences of natural, domestic, social, and conceptual spaces we inhabit.
Artists include: Augustine Dall’Ava, Richard Giblett, Stephen Haley, Inge King, Janet Laurence, Akio Makigawa, Fiona McMonagle, Sanné Mestrom, Ron Mueck, Patricia Piccinini, Ken Reinhard, Tim Silver, Kylie Stillman, Colin Suggett, Simon Terrill, George Tjungarrayi, Lisa Waup.
McClelland Scupture Park + Gallery
390 McClelland Drive Langwarrin, Victoria Australia
Image: Kylie Stillman ‘Semiformal’ 2004, Hand-cut paperback books
Collection of McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery
Nillumbik Prize
This biennial acquisitive prize showcases excellence in contemporary art both locally and across Australia.
Presented by Nillumbik Shire Council in association with Montsalvat, 40 local and national artists have responded to the theme 'Return' in a range of mediums including sculpture, painting, printmaking, installation, moving-image, photography, ceramic, and mixed media.
7 May - 1 July 2021
Barn Gallery, Montsalvat
7 Hillcrest Ave, Eltham Victoria
Kylie Stillman ‘Verso’ 2020 hand-cut paperback books
Wintergreen
‘Wintergreen’ 2006 (hand cut books) sitting nicely in this chic Victorian South Yarra terrace https://fionalynch.com.au/project/south-yarra-house-2/
Kylie Stillman ‘Wintergreen’ 2006, hand cut books
Pattern Maker opening
Montalto reopens
Montalto has reopened and the Sculpture Trail can be experienced in a limited capacity for visitors who have enjoyed a meal onsite.
Montalto Vineyard and Olivegrove
33 Shoreham Road, Red Hill South VIC
For more information: https://montalto.com.au/welcoming-you-back/
Image: Kylie Stillman, Moonah, 2019, Hand-cut fence pailings
Permanent Collection Montalto Vineyard and Olivegrove
National Works on Paper
‘Mud Print’ is currently on exhibition at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery's National Works on Paper Prize from 5 December 2020 - 21 February 2021
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
The shortlisted work explores the textural quality of paperback books, and draws a quiet parallel between leaves in nature and the leaves of a book.
The carved work represents a found leaf pattern a powdered red grime mark on the footpath. The result of a dust storm 500kms away, driven by fierce winds before falling from the sky during a deluge of rain, the aftermath of extreme weather during summer 2020.
Image: Kylie Stillman, Mud Print, 2020
Hand-carved paperback books on timber stand
Courtesy of the Artist and Utopia Art Sydney
In conversation
A curator-led conversation with artist Kylie Stillman and virtual walk through of her exhibition ‘Not fully or properly either of two things’ Town Hall Gallery 2020.
'Art Guide Australia' Interview
Visit Art Guide Australia to read Sheridan Hart’s interview ‘Kylie Stillman delves into the secret life of books’
https://artguide.com.au/kylie-stillman-delves-into-the-secret-life-of-books
SMALL SCULPTURE AWARDS
I am delighted to be a finalist in the 2020 McClelland National Small Sculpture Awards. Congratulations to the 4 award recipients and other finalists. An online exhibition catalogue can be found at:
https://artcollector.net.au/mcclelland-announces-inaugural-small-sculpture-award/
Cypress Pine
Thank you Qatar Foundation for sharing this image of ‘Cypress Pine’
qf_arttrail Check out our story to learn about this amazing piece by @kylie.stillman
https://www.instagram.com/p/CB3tG58JO9R/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Image: Kylie Stillman ‘Cypress Pine’ 2012
Collection of Qatar Foundation installed at Sidra Medicine, Doha
Isolate with Linden
The Linden New Art team is happy to share some great links and art activities with you during the closure of the gallery.
Kylie Stillman’s solo exhibition The Opposite of Wild was shown in 2017 at Domain House in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, while our Acland Street home was being renovated. We asked Kylie what she had been working on recently and what had been keeping her entertained and motivated over the recent weeks.
“Isolation for me has had me yearning for everything audio. The need to be on screens to communicate for work and learning had me reach for Bluetooth headphones and speakers and flood the house and studio with music, audio readings and conversation. Here are my three loves that are getting me through:
Dan Fox has released a makeshift audio recording of his book ‘Limbo’; the work has been great to revisit in the current climate of isolation:
https://soundcloud.com/danfoxx/sets/dan-fox-limbo
Richard Watts, 9am - 12pm Thursday on RRR Smart Arts. To be able to still hear from the Melbourne arts community has helped bring the wider world within virtual reach:
https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/smartarts
And for the kids (3-6 years old), I have discovered Kinderling, which plays quality kids radio programs and music all day long.
https://www.kinderling.com.au/
Unfolding Time
Exhibition image: Kylie Stillman ‘Japanese White Pine’ 2005 hand cut books
Thank you Penelope Seidler AM for sharing this install shot of my work ‘Japanese White Pine’ which is now part of the collection of Maitland Regional Art Gallery and on exhibition until 16 February 2020 in ‘Unfolding Time - Penelope Siedler’s Gift to Maitland’
This exhibition reveals the stories told by the artists whose works Penelope Seidler has donated to the Gallery Collection and coincides with the ten year anniversary of the opening of the new redeveloped Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
A Stitch in Time
Coming soon: A Stitch in Time
30 November - 16 February 2020
Hamilton Gallery, Victoria Australia
Artists: Fiona Abicare, Vicki Couzens, Marion Manifold, Sanné Mestrom, Sally Smart, Kylie Stillman, Louise Weaver
Curated by Maudie Palmer AO and Eugene Howard
A Stitch in Time brings together the work of seven prominent, contemporary Australian artists, each working across a broad range of media from painting, sculpture and printmaking, to design and installation. These artists are unified by a shared interest in working with an array of traditionally craft-related techniques. Predominantly classified as an ‘inferior art’ in Western history, the elevation of craft as a ‘high art’ and the recognition of women artists has been inextricably linked. Today, craft practices sit resolutely within contemporary art, imbued with consequential cultural and political power. A Stitch in Time presents artists who skilfully enfold a myriad of techniques and processes into works of profound potency.
The Venation
‘The Venation’ now in the best of care in the Collection of State Libraray of Victoria. It will be on display in the library's ‘World of the Book’ exhibition from mid-November 2019.
Kylie Stillman ‘The Venation’ 2014, hand-cut paperback books