Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award 2017

Installation view of Leaves of Absence in From the Bower at the
Art Gallery of Ballarat. Exhibition current until 17 September.

Our artist book, Leaves of Absence, pictured above, has been shortlisted for the Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award 2017. Judging from the list of finalists below, it will be in very distinguished company.

Opening night is Thursday, 21 September at 6.30 pm
Fremantle Arts Centre

1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle WA 6160

Open 7 days 10am-5pm

+618 9432 9555 | fac.org.au

The exhibition runs from 22 September - 12 November

EXHIBITING ARTISTS Tony Ameneiro (NSW) Nathan Beard (WA) August Carpenter (VIC) David Carson (WA) Susanna Castleden (WA) Seong Cho (NSW) Hock Hong Choo (WA) Jazmina Cininas (VIC) Julianne Clifford (WA) Hannah Farleigh (WA) David Frazer (VIC) Kath Fries (NSW) Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison (VIC) Joanne Handley (NSW) Garth Henderson (VIC) Heather Hesterman (VIC) Christopher Hillstead (WA)

Jan Hogan (TAS) Clare Jackson (ACT) Locust Jones (NSW) Michael Kempson (NSW) Deborah Klein (VIC) Pia Larsen (NSW) Richard Lewer (VIC) Monika Lukowska (WA) Carly Lynch (WA) Marion Manifold (VIC) William Mansfield (NSW) Susan Marawarr (NT) Rebecca Mayo (VIC) Matthew McAlpine (WA) Sarah McConnell (VIC) Andrew HC McDonald (WA) Carolyn Mckenzie-Craig (NSW) Gordon Monro (VIC) Matthew Newkirk (QLD) Glenda Orr (QLD)

LEAVES OF ABSENCE shortlisted for FAC Print Award and acquired by Monash University Library

Leaves of Absence, 2017, artist book, archival inkjet prints, 
cloth cover, ed: 10, 32.5 x 25.5 x 4.0 cm (closed) 
32.5 x 55.0 x 4 cm (open) 

Closely following the announcement that our unbound artist book, Leaves of Absence, has been shortlisted for the 2017 Geelong acquisitive print awards (see previous post) comes the news that the book is a finalist in the 2017 Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award.

In other exciting news, Leaves of Absence has been acquired for the permanent collection of Monash University Library. Pictured below are some page views of the book, photographed during the recent run of Between the Sheets - International artists' books 2017 at Australian Galleries Melbourne by Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison, and reproduced with their kind permission.

Title page of Leaves of Absence in Between the Sheets - International artists books 
2017 at Australian Galleries Melbourne. Photo by Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison

Leaves of Absence pages #2. Photo credit: Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison

Leaves of Absence page view #3. Photo credit: Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison

Leaves of Absence page view #4. Photo credit: Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison