Mossgreen Gallery News - October 2011

KATE BERGIN'S SELL OUT EXHIBITION AND BENDIGO ART GALLERY ACQUISITION

Kate Bergin's magnificent painting, The Alpaca's Teaparty has a wonderful new home to go to, one we can all visit ongoing. The Bendigo Art Gallery has just confirmed the acquisiton of this work and we are thrilled for Kate. Wild Things was a complete sell -out and one of the most well attended exhibitions of the year, with an impressive waiting list now established for Kate's paintings.
Please contact Amanda at the Gallery with any enquiries regarding Kate Bergin's work.

MOSTYN BRAMLEY MOORE - FINALIST IN 2011 FLEURIEU LANDSCAPE PRIZE

Gallery Artist Mostyn has been incredibly busy of late, and has been selected as a finalist for no less than three art awards in the past six months, including the 2011 Hutchins
Art Prize in Hobart and the "Australia Felix" exhibition at the Crane Art Centre in Philadelphia, USA -
Most notably, his recent selection as a finalist is for the prestigious South Australian Fleurieu Landscape Prize. The selected painting, entitled Noisy Dusk-Bolivia Hill will be on show at Hardy's Tintara, Main Road, McLaren Vale from 4 November to 5 December. Mostyn will be exhibiting early in 2012 at Mossgreen and we look forward to his new works with much anticipation. Well done on these achievements Mostyn, and fingers crossed for the Fleurieu award.

MOSSGREEN CAFE LAUNCHES WITH NEW SPRING MENU

The Mossgreen Cafe is looking truly beautiful since Spring has sprung, the green leaves are unfurling, and the courtyard is the most beautiful place in South Yarra to sip coffee and ponder an art publication or to catch up with a friend. The cafe was officially launched with a stylish soiree sponsored by Laurent Perrier on September 14. The menu is now complete, with Zoran's healthy and mouth watering spring salads including chicken and mango, blue crabmeat and thais eye fillet salad amongst the offerings. Homemade smoothies and milkshakes are also available, great for the kids during the school holidays. Hours: Monday-Friday 8.00am-5.00pm and Saturday 9.00am-4.00pm see the new cafe section on the Mossgreen Website for the complete menu.

PIPPIN DRYSDALE - A TRUE DESERT CROSSING ON LEVEL ONE

Pippins' current exhibition, Desert Crossing is installed on Level One of the Gallery to maximise the natural light bathing each vessel and installation. It is simply a must-see exhibition, each open and inverted porcelain vessel and form is a stunning incarnation of the rich colours of the Tanami Desert captured in exquisite porcelain. We currently have two installations on hold for significant Australian institutions and many other pieces have already sold to important Melbourne and Sydney private collections.
Pippin is one of Australia's most revered ceramicists and it has been an honour for Mossgreen Gallery to exhibit this recent body of exquisite work. Pippin has been invited to meet the Queen and Prince Philip at Government House, Perth when the Royal couple visit Perth later this month, and then she has an exhibition planned at the Mobilia Gallery in Boston, USA in December this year. Well done Pippin, Melbourne is so happy to see your work on show here again!