Selected pieces from the ongoing body of work The Age of the Pyrocene are being shown at Neoteric as part of the 2022 Adelaide Festival. A response from writer and artist Roy Ananda can be read here.  

Deceit and Other Possibilities At Galleria Marcolini - Dr. CJ Taylor and Dr. Christian Thompson AO “Deceit and Other Possibilities” — the title of the debut short-story collection by Vanessa Hua — is a meditation on adopted homelands and ancestral memories. And It is...

Aesthetica Future Now: 100 Contemporary Artists. CJ Taylor’s work selected for inclusion in UK based Aesthetica publication. Intelligent, beautiful and informative, Aesthetica is one of the leading publications for art, design and photography. From Aesthetica...

The Hut 5/4 selected to screen in the Art Film category at the 36th Asolo Art Film Festival in Italy. More details here.

A beautifully curated show on now at Galleria Marcolini. Read the essay and see images of the show here.

A profile for the work from the delightful Jane Llewellyn at the Adelaide Review. Read it here.

Galleria Marcolini taking work to the 42nd edition of Arte Fiera international art fair in Italy.

The Hut (5/4) is an ultra HD cinematic work in 2.5D video projection in 21:9 aspect ratio. It is set in a 'nowherescape', a liminal hinterland of collapsible time that is at once bittersweet, life-affirming and deadly. This photo-cinematic project features unique...

Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture 21 July - 8 October 2017 The Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre, NSW. The Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture is a $20,000 biennial national award for excellence in photographic portraiture...

An exhibition of work addressing environmental issues by early career researchers at the Australian National University School of Art & Design from 16th June – 15 July. Changes to the natural environment and speculation on its possible demise are...

Illuminace - an all photography show featuring works by: Gregory Ackland, Mark Kimber, Lisa Tomasetti, Cang Xin, CJ Taylor 24 Jun - 22 Jul 2017 Hill Smith Gallery Address 113 Pirie Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 5000...

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 This year is the 10th anniversary of the National Photographic Portrait Prize (#NPPP2017), so it’ll be extra special. In addition to the first prize of $25,000, prizes will be awarded for Highly Commended, Art...

A new 2.5D photo-cinema in 21:9 HD  The Hut (2017) is an ultra HD photo-cinematic work in 2.5D video projection in 21:9 aspect ratio. Never before used in photography, the technique embodies the idea of 'Elastic Photography', photomedia imbued will the illusion of...

3.5 years work, 30 pieces, 11 days to see in exchange for one PhD. Fair cop. Highlights from nearly 4 years will be on show at the ANU School of Art Gallery. Feauturing work created in South Australia, the ACT, the United States and the Outer Hebrides and...

      Thrilled and honoured to be returning to ArtVerona in Italy this year with the unstoppable art juggernaut that is Galleria Marcolini. ArtVerona is a major contemporary art fair with principal partner Fondazione Domus. Galleria Marcolini will be...

Alchemical Traces - Curated by Sam Oster The Shimmer Photographic Biennale is held every two years across the City of Onkaparinga to celebrate the art of photography and the culture of the camera. This festival delivers a curated program of exhibitions,...

Very pleased to be involved with the emerging curator Program once more and the curatorially indefatigable Joanna Kitto! A fab collection of artists showing Feb thru April...

      Very pleased that Still Life with pear and bush fly has been acquired by the Fondazione Domus at ArtVerona,  a 'prestigious permanent collection in Italy', through the auspices of Galleria Marcolini and Director, the indomitable Roberto Farneti....

EXHIBITION DATES: 8 OCTOBER – 4 DECEMBER 2015 Aurelia Carbone, Sasha Grbich, Aldo Iacobelli, Heidi Kenyon, Hailey Lane, Brad Lay, Ian North, Amy Pfitzner, CJ Taylor. Curated by Polly Dance, as part of Adelaide City Council’s Emerging Curator Program...

Pleased to be able to contribute to what's looking like a landmark Australian new-old-new photography show at the Australian Centre for Photography in Sydney from October to December. Read on for your chemical fix... From the ACP website: This is a collaborative...

For everyone freezing in the southern climbs of Oz if you fancy a trip to Honkers The Cat Street Gallery are serving summer cocktails to launch SIGNAL8, their latest annual salon summer show featuring some of the best talent that big city has to offer....

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)....

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)....

Storie Naturali curated by Roberto & Federica Farneti with Elena Dolcini. Critical text by Giulia Sissa Thrilled to be a part of a compelling new show at the fantastic Galleria Marcolini. Curated around the fictional bittersweet writings of Primo...

The curatorial powerhouse of Gillian Brown, Rayleen Forester, Joanna Kitto ave added a welcome new voice to contemporary art scribbling - fine print magazine www.fineprintmagazine.com . The first issue is on TIME for which they graciously asked me to pen a piece. Take...

Art Central is Hong Kong’s exciting new art fair, showcasing the next generation of talent alongside some of the most established contemporary galleries and art spaces from across the globe. Launched by the founders of ART HK, Art Central debuts 14-16 March 2015 (VIP...

Roll up for the first Sydney survey show with work from two series created over the last 4 years. Michelle and Louise at .M Contemporary, Sydney's newest contempt art gallery, have invited me to show with them to kick off the 2015 season. Alongside the incredible...

Radiating loveliness shortly is Australia's only major visual art prize for beauty. The inaugural Kennedy Prize ascends to the heavens from October 24. Delighted to have a work to sit alongside some of the most beautiful pieces Oz has to offer. The Kennedy Prize is an...

  Exhibiting some new and some vintage work at Hither & Yon on my very own peninsula as part of South Australia's only photography festival - the 2014 Shimmer Photography Biennale . Get the full program here (2.1MB) . Entitled (t)here the show comprises new...

  "Nicola Stein and Jemma Clark of Helen Gory Galerie, and Dianne Tanzer are happy to announce that we will now be known as THIS IS NO FANTASY. For the past twelve months THIS IS NO FANTASY and Dianne Tanzer Gallery have enjoyed a number of successful...

Couldn't get to Melbourne last month? Fear not, photography photographed...

The experiential film Still Our Country is having its first screening as part of DARK MOFO at Mona in Tasmania. The first iteration of the project for me was the series Football Game! with the seamless interweaving of my stills in this groundbreaking still/motion...

Some fine words from South Australia's best arts writer... (Re=Again) The reimagined archaeology of CJ Taylor’s collodion collages To remember is to remake. Never simple retrieval, memory is a dynamic act of creation every time. Physical and mental, in...

Well I know I have a vested interest but this show really is a cracker. The opening was a cracker, fab and diverse turnout with some of the greatest responses both then and after with the sister show at the SA State Library working beautifully. Haarty congrats to the...

For all you Adelbods, swing by for a blast from the contemporary past at the SASA Gallery is a very ship-shape show curated by Amalia Ranisau and featuring the fabulous work of James Tylor, Alex Bishop-Thorpe and Andrew Dearman. Finished the install yesterday and it's...

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The urbane and discerning Inga Walton from Trouble magazine is reviewing even,still in the May edition. For reasons only known to a dead Italian (recommended read) Catch of the day with hanging bream and blue swimmer crab gets the April cover! Talk about owning...

3 years, 14 works, 3 grants, 1 galerie. A curated 9 from the series debut in my first Melbourne Town solo in the main gallery space from Saturday the 12th of April. Am I too tired to be excited? no way, I'm fluorescent with anticipation. My sincere thanks...

I'm doubly delighted to announce that Pasha of the Parklands has been judged the winner of the inaugural Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize. My heartfelt thanks to all those concerned with establishing and organising this fabulous addition to the art prize calendar - the...

Having shown a preview of the series at the old gallery in Prahran in 2012 in some wonderful company a discrete nine works will debut in a solo show at the new Gertrude St premises in mid-April. My flouro friends have waited a while for their airing, the series itself...

I'm delighted to be a finalist in the inaugural The Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize to be held during the 2014 Adelaide Festival. My work Pasha of the Park Lands is from the current series either,either being developed in conjunction with my PhD research at...

In acquisition news the Royal Perth Hospital Art Collection has purchased two works from the series even,still for its collection. From their website: The Royal Perth Hospital art collection is the largest hospital collection in Australia. More than 1000...

Helen Gory Galerie are excited to announce that they are joining forces with dianne tanzer gallery + projects to collaborate on offsite projects, art fairs and international exhibitions through our new venture THIS IS NO FANTASY. This new paradigm will...

Works from the series flight,light and either,either I have been curated into the 2013 PICA Salon. And if that fabulous compliment wasn't enough (green,yellow,green) has been blessed with its own building-length banner!              ...

Selections from the new series even,still appearing in the end of year group show at Helen Gory Galerie December 12-22 Robyn Burgess Deidre But-Husaim Kirsten Coelho Petrina Hicks Abbey McCulloch Tim Moore Tom Moore Luisa Rossitto Britt Salt Carmel Seymour Jacqui...

Announcements of professional and project development welcomed in June from both the Australia Council (ArtStart grant) and Arts SA (Independent Makers and Presenters program)   All donations gratefully accepted.

Beast In Show selected in the finals of the 8th biennial CCP Documentary Photography Award, juried by Dr Isobel Crombie, Senior Curator, Photography, National Gallery of Victoria; Bill Henson, Artist; and Naomi Cass, Director, CCP. The artists selected...

The Scholars - Robert finalist in the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2011 at the National Portrait Gallery. My thanks to all the bright young things who took part in the series. Edit: For review see Portrait Magazine 39, Mar/May 2011: 7, National Portrait...

The Waiting Room finalist in the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize  at the MGA The Spectaculist finalist in the Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award at the GCAC and from The Scholars - Robert finalist in the National Photographic Portrait...