Noosa’s contemporary fine arts gallery, The Cooper Gallery, now has several of Rick’s smaller metal sculptures on display. The Cooper Gallery is located at First Floor, 9 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, Queensland, 4567.
The Cooper Gallery: http://www.thecoopergallery.com.au/index.html
Rick has very recently joined the Board of Management of NAVA, The National Association for the Visual Arts Ltd.
As the NAVA website explains, ‘NAVA is Australia’s peak body representing and advancing the professional interests of the Australian visual arts and craft sector. NAVA undertakes advocacy and lobbying, research, policy and project development, data collection and analysis. It also provides expert advice, resources, professional representation and development and a range of other services.’
Rick looks forward to representing the interests of artists, and contributing to the success of NAVA, as a Board member.
Rick’s painted metal sculpture ‘General Drawing 1A - Circle Practice’ has been selected as a finalist for the 2008 Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards. The exhibition opens Sunday 26 October at 3:00 pm and concludes Sunday 7 December 2008. Yering Station is located at 38 Melba Highway, Yarra Glen, Victoria (on the outskirts of Melbourne).
Rick’s tubular steel sculpture ‘Aim High’ was a finalist in the 2006 Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards.
My small painted sculpture, ‘Untitled’, has been accepted as a finalist at the Stanthorpe (QLD) Art Prize, running from 29 Feb to 11 Apr at the Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery.
My two part outdoor sculpture, ‘Moved On’, most recently exhibited as a finalist at the Montalto Sculpture Prize, has been selected as a finalist for this year’s University of Western Sydney’s Sculpture Prize. This exhibition runs from 2 May until 1 June 2008.
You are invited to the opening of my solo exhibition of new sculptures at Art Images Gallery, 32 The Parade, Norwood (Adelaide) at 6:00 pm on Wednesday 20 February.
Also exhibiting will be painters Bruce Earles and Martin Howard. The exhibition will be opened by Peter Vaughan, CEO of Business SA.
Gallery hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 5:30pm; Sat 10am - 5pm; Sun 2pm - 5pm.
(Pictured: Untitled, 2007)
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the South Australian Living Artist Festival (SALA) and I will be exhibiting and selling new outdoor sculptures.
Where and when: The Perfumed Garden, 559 Portrush Road, Glenunga (Adelaide). Open 9 to 5 daily. Please stop by for a look during SALA.
Rick Clise
Rick is having his first solo exhibition of sculptures and you are invited!
The exhibition will be opened by Diana Laidlaw AM at 3:00pm on Sunday 6 May at Prospect Gallery, 1 Thomas Street, Nailsworth (Adelaide).
The exhibition runs from 6 through 27 May, 2007. See the attached .pdf for gallery hours: Rick Clise exhibition invitation
Rick’s geometric metal sculptures often explore issues of relationships and the humour of life.
My yet-to-be named steel pipe sculpture has been selected for exhibition in the 8-18 March 2007 Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe, Western Australia) outdoor exhibition.
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My large two part sculpture ‘Moved On’ is one of 32 sculptures selected as finalists for the 2007 Montalto Sculpture Prize at Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove on Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula. The exhibition runs from 11 February until 29 April 2007.
Montalto is located at 33 Shoreham Road, Red Hill South. Phone (03) 5989-8412. It also has an award winning restaurant in the beautiful vineyard setting.
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