Aida Tomescu: in the midst of happening provides a fascinating insight into the studio practice of one of Australia’s greatest living painters. From the early stages of her studio practice, collage and print have enabled significant shifts in Tomescu’s work and provide a bridge between her drawing and painting. In this exhibition, we bring together all these mediums as well as ephemera from her studio, exposing the depth of her material and conceptual process.
Exhibition Open to the Public: 25 October – 15 December
Born in Bucharest, Romania (1955), Aida Tomescu has been living and working in Sydney since 1980. Tomescu is the winner of the Sulman Prize (1996), the Wynne prize (2001) and the Dobell Prize for Drawing (2003), Art Gallery of New South Wales. She is the winner of the inaugural LFSA Arts 21 Fellowship (1996) at the Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne. Tomescu is represented in all major art museums in Australia and in international collections including the National Gallery of Australia; the National Gallery of Victoria; the Art Gallery of New South Wales; the Art Gallery of South Australia; Queensland Art Gallery; Heide Museum of Modern Art; Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand; and the British Museum, London, UK.
Open Mon-Fri 11am-5pm, Sun 12-4pm
Closed Saturdays and Public Holidays
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STUDIO Opening Weekend Public Programming: Friday
Please join us to hear about the creative process and artworks featured in Brett Whiteley: Inside the Studio with AGNSW Curator Nick Yelverton and Aida Tomescu in conversation with JCG Curator Lia McKnight. Exhibitions opening to the public on Friday 25 October.
Header image: Aida Tomescu, Eyes in the Heat I (detail), 2015, oil, pastel and oil stick on canvas, 183 x 153 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Fox Jensen Gallery. Photographed by Jenni Carter. Curtin University Art Collection. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by an Anonymous Donor, 2020
