Last two weeks of my survey exhibition - “The Cuckoo, the Herring and the Trembling Tambourines” - coming up at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (ends 31 May) …. Image “Strange Brew” (2025)
Behind a prize‑winning portrait: Artist talk & film screening
Join us, exhibiting artist Michael Vale and filmmaker Donna McRae as they discuss Our Ghostly Crew—the acclaimed portrait that won the 2021 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Australia’s richest portrait award—and watch the film that documented its making.
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Pictured: Michael Vale, Our Ghostly Crew (detail), 2021
Photo: Christian Capurro
I’m very glad to have had such an amazing workshop with the talented painter Michael Vale at The Nook and the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery.
Thank you, Jane German, for hosting this event, and thank you to Michael Vale for sharing your expertise and advice.
#artgallery #morningtonpeninsularegionalgallery#oilpainting #workshop #thenook
Reference Workshop painting Artist John Currin
Exhibiting artist Michael Vale chats supernatural inspiration and his own encounter with parallel levels of existence.
Michael Vale: the Cuckoo, the Herring, and the Trembling Tambourines is on display until May 31.
Free Exhibition, Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.
Video @mickrussell_@michaelcharlesvale@curator_on_tour
Great to see Mick Harvey honoured by the French Ministry of Arts and Letters this week! Below is my portrait of Mick painted in 2020. He asked if the black cockatoos could be included! (Collection of Macquarie University, Sydney) #mickharvey #portrait #painting #contemporary portraiture #contemporaryart #badseeds #bleaksquad #pjharvey #onestar
