New studio at Addison Road Community Centre: 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204
I'm very happy to now have a permanent (long lease) studio in Marrickville - at Ultimo Project Studios - an artist-run collective of studios in the heart of Sydney, situated in a heritage-listed ex army drill hall.
On Wednesday 11th May, I am presenting a talk at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, about my photograph, "The Voyage", a finalist in the 2016 National Photographic Portrait Prize.
Honoured to be selected as a finalist in the 2016 National Photographic Portrait Prize along with so many talented photographers. Looking forward to the road trip down to Canberra, for the official opening, next Friday 18 March, at the National Portrait Gallery.
Photo: Dusty and Jed, 2015, by Louise Whelan
Rachael Kohn from The Spirit Of Things (ABC Radio National) speaks with several of the artists and judges in this year's Blake Prize. Guests: Damien Shen; Nasim Nasr; Cigdem Aydemir; Professor Amanda Lawson; Georgia Saxelby; Tina Fiveash; Reverend Tim Costello; Robert Hague.
Listen to podcast (click below):
Had a fabulous night at the opening of the Blake Prize last night. Exhibition continues until 24th April. CLICK HERE for information about the exhibition.
Paradise 5 KM has been selected as a finalist in the The 64th Blake Prize, to be exhibited at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in February 2016.
Tina Fiveash | PARADISE 5 KM, 2015
Pigment ink on cotton Rag
My latest series, We Could Be Immortals, explores humankind’s religious/spiritual hope for immortality, through the construction of illusory billboards and signs, placed within the Australian landscape. In this work, the roadside billboard, advertising Paradise 5KM, presents a focal point onto which the viewer projects their own imagined vision of the elusive afterlife.
Tina Fiveash | #ILL RIDE WITH YOU, 2015
Pigment ink on cotton Rag (110 x 110cm) | Edition of 8 + 2 AP.
Exhibited in PROTEST - an exhibition curated by Benita Tunks at M16 ArtSpace (Canberra) opened by Bob Brown on Friday 27 March 2015.
Website: http://www.benitatunksprojects.come.au/
I created this work on 16th December 2014 - the day the #ILLRIDEWITHYOU hashtag went viral, in response to an increase of violence and intimidation directed at the Australian Muslims, during and immediately following the Sydney siege. The #ILLRIDEWITHYOU movement, conceived by Rachael Jacobs, sought to provide emotional and physical support to Muslims riding alone on public transport, via commuters posting/tweeting their bus/train routes on social media, offering to ride with anyone feeling threatened. Within 24-hrs of posting this work on Facebook, as an expression of my solidarity with the movement, it was shared 900+ times and had 74,000+ hits.
Tina Fiveash | TWIN SPIRIT, 2013 - WINNER "PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD" Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture 2013.
Pigment Ink on Cotton Rag (110 x 80cm) | Edition of 7 + 3 AP
Twin Spirit was exhibited in SACRED, curated by Benita Tunks at M16 Artspace in Canberra, from 14th November - 1st December 2013.
Please browse the following links for further information:
http://mgnsw.org.au/articles/soul-mate-portrait-wins-peoples-choice-tweed/
http://soa.anu.edu.au/newsstory/tina-fiveash-snaps-peoples-choice-award
The unique connection between twins is known to extend beyond life itself. In many cases, when one twin dies, their co-twin will not only sense their passing, but receive visitations from the spirit of the deceased. This portrait of twin sisters, Tjana and Michelle, explores this sense of eternal connection.
Tina Fiveash - Sacred Art Exhibition
Stephanie Dowrick: Tribute to Tina Fiveash's photograph, "Twin Spirit" - part of "Sacred" Exhibition.