http://blog.cofa.unsw.edu.au News and Events from the College of Fine Arts, UNSW, community Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:27:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_566" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="Nick Waterlow in the Studio of Martin Sharp. Photo: Anthony Browell"][/caption] It is with immense shock and distress that we heard news this morning of the death of Nick Waterlow,  Director of the Ivan Dougherty Gallery at COFA and a much loved and respected member of staff. The ... http://blog.cofa.unsw.edu.au/?p=565 COFA graduate and video blogger Greer Cornish is on a mission to travel the world visiting 206 Countries in 365 days. Expedit 206 is a Coca Cola sponsored competition and adventure where a team of three people will travel the world in one year visiting 206 Countries acting as a ... http://blog.cofa.unsw.edu.au/?p=558 [caption id="attachment_553" align="aligncenter" width="372" caption="Michaela Gleave, Snowdrift (test), 2009, Shovel & Snow, Photograph by Michaela Gleave "][/caption] COFA graduate and artists Michaela Gleave will be making a snow storn on the front lawn of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. Head down to the Museum of Contemporary Art between 12:30pm to ... http://blog.cofa.unsw.edu.au/?p=552 The 2009 B.E.S.T. Contemporary Art Prize For Painting will be announced on Thursday 5 November, 2009 at MOP projects. COFA graduate and artist Tom Polo has been included as a finalist, along with other COFA graduates Tom Polo, Tom Polo, Tom Polo, Tom Polo, Tom Polo, Tom Polo, Tom Polo, ... http://blog.cofa.unsw.edu.au/?p=549 Palmer Projects, a venue founded by a recent COFA graduate, will be hosting a group show opening Thursday 5 November, which will include COFA student Jedda Daisy. Jedda Daisy also has a solo exhibition on at Chalk Horse Gallery, which closes on Saturday 14 November. Check them both out. Where: ... http://blog.cofa.unsw.edu.au/?p=545 [caption id="attachment_540" align="aligncenter" width="386" caption="Louisa Dawson, Unravel, Taylor Square, 2009 "][/caption] COFA staff and graduate, Louisa Dawson, in conjunction with the City of Sydney presents Unravel at Taylor Square. Unravel is a temporary public artwork which celebrates the history and skin of the city as it rolls out a section of ... http://blog.cofa.unsw.edu.au/?p=539 [caption id="attachment_536" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Alexander Seton, On Hold Lawnmower, Wombeyan marble, Winner Art Gallery of NSW Prize "][/caption] COFA graduate and artist Alexander Seton has been awarded for his entry into this years Sculpture by the Sea exhibition. Setons' piece, On Hold Lawnmower, was awarded The Art Gallery Society of NSW ... http://blog.cofa.unsw.edu.au/?p=535 [caption id="attachment_533" align="aligncenter" width="477" caption="Kings College London, virtual website tour image of Maughan Library "][/caption] COFA extends a big congratulations to Keren Hammerschlag who has been awarded a three year King's College PostDoctoral Scholarship, in the Centre for Health and the Humanities, History Department at King's College London. Hammerschlag will be ... http://blog.cofa.unsw.edu.au/?p=532 [caption id="attachment_530" align="aligncenter" width="402" caption="Alexander Seton, I...U, bianca marble, resin inlay, 2009 "][/caption] COFA graduate and artist Alexander Seton has been awarded the 2009 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize worth $10,000  for his realistically soft looking hoodie, carved from a slab of bianca marble. Alexander Seton is well known for solid marble ... http://blog.cofa.unsw.edu.au/?p=529 [caption id="attachment_527" align="aligncenter" width="235" caption="John A. Douglas, Ask Noeline..... (not the ogre) 2009, pebblecrete and concrete pavers, artificial grass, inflatable plastic, polystyrene, HD pro res video, sound 8 meters squared (approx). Courtesy the artist and Chalk Horse, Sydney. Installation photo: Silversalt."][/caption] Reality Check: watching Sylvania Waters, an innovative exhibition inspired by ... http://blog.cofa.unsw.edu.au/?p=526