Backwoods Gallery

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Backwoods Gallery
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Backwoods Gallery is located in Australia
Backwoods Gallery
Location within Australia
Established2010
LocationCollingwood, Victoria, , Australia
Coordinates37°47′52.566″S 144°59′9.88″E / 37.79793500°S 144.9860778°E / -37.79793500; 144.9860778Coordinates: 37°47���52.566″S 144°59′9.88″E / 37.79793500°S 144.9860778°E / -37.79793500; 144.9860778
Type
DirectorSean Carroll and Tom Groves
CuratorSean Carroll and Tom Groves
Websitewww.backwoodsgallery.com

Backwoods Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, Australia.[1] Founded in August 2010 [2] the gallery exhibits Australian and international artists with a focus on urban contemporary art, street art and illustration.

In December 2013, Complex magazine listed Backwoods Gallery in the top ten "Street Art Galleries You Should Know About".[3]

Exhibitions[]

Exhibitions 2010[]

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
25/09/2010 - 10/10/2010 Shake That Ass Yasumasa Yonehara
05/11/2010 - 13/11/2010 Too Big To Be Human Petro
20/11/2010 - 04/12/2010 Omni [4][5] Kami and Sasu
17/17/2010 - 23/12/2010 SALE! Lush

Exhibitions 2011[]

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
25/03/2011 - 11/04/2011 Down Low, Too Slow [6][7] James Reka
15/04/2011 - 20/04/2011 New Yellow 01 Jun Inoue
20/05/2011 - 10/06/2011 If We’re Going, Then Lets Go Ghostpatrol
17/06/2011 - 26/06/2011 l’inconnue de la rue Rone
15/07/2011 - 30/07/2011 Oriental Elements[8] Usugrow, Toshikazu Nozaka
19/08/2011 - 30/08/2011 Inner Demons II Meggs
09/09/2011 - 25/09/2011 You Have No Chance With Coincidence Yuske Imai
14/10/2011 - 30/10/2011 Lite Works Stabbs
18/11/2011 - 05/12/2011 Momoka Tanja "Misery" Jade
09/12/2011 - 12/12/2011 Another Shithouse "Art" Show Lush

Exhibitions 2012[]

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
10/02/2012 - 10/02/2012 Oath Of Armageddon French
18/02/2012 - 20/02/2012 Bode Australian Tour Mark Bode
02/03/2012 - 16/02/2012 Primary Suspects James Reka
24/04/2012 - 06/05/2012 Natural Progression Beastman
01/05/2012 - 16/06/2012 Cosmic Scale And The Super Future Ghostpatrol
20/06/2012 - 22/06/2012 Open Studio [9] James Reka
29/06/2012 - 10/07/2012 Fall From Grace Rone
03/08/2012 - 12/08/2012 Jet Babies Stephen Ives
17/08/2012 - 26/08/2012 Decorating The Apocalypse Fred Fowler
14/09/2012 - 30/09/2012 Seven Samurai [10] Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne)
07/09/2012 - 30/09/2012 Hakuchi Shohei Otomo
12/10/2012 - 14/10/2012 A Study Of Hands [11] Anthony Lister, Ashley Wood, , Haroshi, James Reka, James Greenaway, Ian Strange, Mark Bode, Shohei Otomo, Hiroyasu Tsuri, Usugrow, Yuske Imai
19/10/2012 - 28/10/2012 Truth In Myth II Meggs
16/11/2012 - 19/11/2012 Neds Maps and Other Outback Stories Mark Bode
30/11/2012 - 16/12/2012 Carrion [12][13] ROA

Exhibitions 2013[]

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
01/01/2013 - 28/02/2013 Artist Residency [14] James Reka
01/03/2013 - 03/03/2013 The Evolution Of A Graffiti Shitcunt Lush
31/03/2013 - 15/03/2013 Organized Chaos Slicer
19/04/2013 - 05/05/2013 Ecstasy In the Abyss Shida
24/05/2013 - 09/06/2013 Hero Stephen Ives
12/07/2013 - 21/07/2013 Define Nothing [15] Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne)
15/08/2013 - 25/08/2013 Take Me To Your Leader [16] Shohei Takasaki
20/09/2013 - 28/09/2013 Coalescence DrewFunk, Otis Chamberlain
18/10/2013 - 03/11/2013 Bright Night Sky [17] Stanislava Pinchuk
15/11/2013 - 24/11/2013 KUH Jun Inoue
06/12/2013 - 15/12/2013 A Study Of Eyes Al Stark, Anthony Lister, , Hiroyasu Tsuri, James Reka, Ian Strange, Kozyndan, Marda, Miss Van, Shohei Otomo, Stanislava Pinchuk, Stephen Ives, Usugrow, Yuske Imai

Exhibitions 2014[]

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
17/01/2014 - 26/01/2014 The Existential Vacuum [18] Jonathan Guthmann
10/02/2014 - 21/02/2014 Backwoods Retrospective Stanislava Pinchuk, Ghostpatrol, Hiroyasu Tsuri, Fred Fowler & James Reka
7/03/2014 - 16/03/2014 Gold Blood, Magic Wierdos Ghostpatrol, Brendan Monroe, Simon Hanselmann, kozyndan, Sheryo, The Yok, Jean Jullien, James Jirat Patradoon, Mr. Gauky, Mel Stringer
18/04/2014 - 27/04/2014 Keep It Simple [19][20][21] Stabs
02/05/2014 - 11/05/2014 Stick Folk [22] Tom Civil
06/06/2014 - 15/06/2014 Untold [23][24][25] James Reka
20/06/2014 - 29/06/2014 New Landscapes [26] Fred Fowler
18/07/2014 - 27/07/2014 Drawing Blood Eno
19/07/2014 - 27/07/2014 Modern-Classic Shun Kawakami
01/08/2014 - 10/08/2014 Bright Lights [27] Numskull
22/08/2014 - 31/08/2014 Oblivion Yusk Imai
26/09/2014 - 05/10/2014 A Study Of Hair [28][29][30][31] Merda, Inkie, C215, , Mark Bode, Stanislava Pinchuk (Miso), Faith47, Shohei Otomo, Jonathan Guthmann, ROA, Stephen Ives, Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne), Usugrow, Yusk Imai, Alexander Mitchell.
10/10/2014 - 19/10/2014 Outsiders Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne)
24/10/2014 - 02/11/2014 Flat Blend [32] Shohei Otomo, Kosuke Kawamura
04/11/2014 - 16/11/2014 Flat Blend Jun Inoue
28/11/2014 - 07/12/2014 Silent Landscapes Stanislava Pinchuk
06/12/2013 - 07/12/2013 81 Bastards Jun Inoue, Yoshi47, Mhak, Jun Inoue, Sand, O.T

References[]

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  2. ^ Noble, Sasha. "Backwoods Gallery's Alexander Mitchell". Everguide. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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  9. ^ Giuliani, Jasmine. "ARTS REVIEW: REKA OPEN STUDIO - BACKWOODS GALLERY, MELBOURNE (20.06.12)". Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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  12. ^ "BACKWOODS GALLERY PRESENTS "CARRION": A NEW EXHIBITION BY ROA". Juxtapoz. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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