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 [ ]
^ "Backwoods Gallery Art, Collingwood, Galleries, Painting & Drawing" . Time Out. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012 .
^ Noble, Sasha. "Backwoods Gallery's Alexander Mitchell" . Everguide. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012 .
^ Castro, Vanessa. "Street Art Galleries You Should Know About" . complex magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2013 .
^ "Kami and Sasu "Omni" Mini-Documentary" . Juxtapoz. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011 .
^ "Kami and Sasu"Omni" " (in Japanese). Hidden Champion. Retrieved 22 February 2011 .
^ Spoor, Nathan. "James Reka - Down Low, Too Slow" . Hi Fructose. Retrieved 22 March 2011 .
^ Irvine, Sean. "Interview With Melbourne Artist Reka" . Life Lounge. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011 .
^ "Openings: Usugrow & Toshikazu – "Oriental Elements" @ Backwoods Gallery" . Arrested Motion. Retrieved 26 July 2011 .
^ Giuliani, Jasmine. "ARTS REVIEW: REKA OPEN STUDIO - BACKWOODS GALLERY, MELBOURNE (20.06.12)" . Retrieved 23 June 2012 .
^ Schonberger, Nick. "Street Artist TwoOne Shows Us How To Create A Limited Print" . Complex Magazine. Retrieved 6 September 2012 .
^ "A Study Of Hands At Backwoods Gallery" . ArrestedMotion.com. Retrieved 19 September 2012 .
^ "BACKWOODS GALLERY PRESENTS "CARRION": A NEW EXHIBITION BY ROA" . Juxtapoz. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012 .
^ Ross, Annabel. "Artist makes no bones about passion" . Retrieved 1 December 2012 .
^ "The Melbourne based street artist returns home" . Acclaim Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2013 .
^ Johnston, Chris. "Talking art in voice of the hare-brained" . Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 July 2013 .
^ Ross, Annabel. "Portrait of a lady focus of artist's bodily fascination" . The Age. Retrieved 16 August 2013 .
^ Johnston, Chris. "Joining the dots to sublime effect" . The Age. Retrieved 16 October 2013 .
^ "The Existential Vacuum" . Artslant. Retrieved 10 January 2014 .
^ "Keep It Simple" . Agnostica. Retrieved 5 April 2014 .
^ "Keep It Simple" . WideWalls. Retrieved 18 April 2014 .
^ Ross, Annabel. "Street artist Stabs: Inspired by sitting down on the job" . Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2014 .
^ "Stick Folk" . Australia In Front. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014 .
^ "Recap, Untold by James Reka at Backwoods Gallery" . ArrestedMotion. Retrieved 19 June 2014 .
^ "James Reka Tells The Untold Story Of Berlin's Abandoned Factories" . Complex Magazine. Retrieved 19 June 2014 .
^ "Behind The Scenes Of Untold, Exclusive Interview With James Reka" . Hi Fructose. Retrieved 5 June 2014 .
^ "New Landscapes" . Very Nearly Almost Magazine. Retrieved 15 June 2014 .
^ "New Landscapes" . Acclaim Magazine. Retrieved 21 July 2014 .
^ "Exhibition Opening A Study Of Hair at Backwoods Gallery" . Acclaim Magazine. Retrieved 12 September 2014 .
^ "A Study Of Hair" . WideWalls. Retrieved 12 September 2014 .
^ "A Study Of Hair" . Very Nearly Almost Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2014 .
^ "A Study Of Hair" . ArrestedMotion. Retrieved 21 July 2014 .
^ "Exhibition Opening A Study Of Hair at Backwoods Gallery" . HypeBeast. Retrieved 29 October 2014 .
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