Two shows – Penumbral Tales at Flinders City Gallery and CACSA Contemporary 2015 at Morphed, 172 Morphett St, Light Square.

Yes it’s the 2015 South Australia Living Artists Festival and I qualify on the first four words alone! (OK, I am also a festival to my people). Launching tonight at the Flinders City Gallery on North Terrace in the State Library of South Australia is Penumbral Tales a super survey show of the state of play in SA photography today interspersed with with treasures from the collection from Käthe Kollwitz to Carte de Visites.

Curated by the venerable Mark Kimber and featuring a superb catalogue essay by Jemima Kemp the show features the work of 9 SA photographic artists – Alice Blanch, Odette England, Gee Greenslade, Mark Kimber, Sue Kneebone, Hailey Lane, Deborah Paauwe, CJ Taylor and James Tylor. To be opened by Lisa Slade, Assistant Director, Artistic Programs, Art Gallery of South Australia and with thanks to the FUAM mob, Fiona Salmon, Celia Dottore and Maddie Reece for a superb job. So come along and dive into the murky bad lands of this little ol’ southern state until September 20.

Penumbral Tales from the phone of the curator

Ex Officio (2015)

…for the second outing I’m thrilled to be a part of CACSA Contemporary 2015 with the debut of works resulting from delving into the vaults of the Adelaide City Archives and SA Museum (with thanks to Rayleen Forester, and David Kerr respectively). Also featuring large scale prints from a bedazzling trip to the outer reaches of Scotland and a recent video work come along and see the newest nowness of over 40 of SA’s contemporary artists at eight venues across the city. Opening 6pm on August 6th and running ’til August 30.