Special show | Barbara Halnan 1941-2021

A survey exhibition facilitated by Dr William Seeto

Opening Reception Sat Mar 5th, 2-5pm

Facilitator Talk Sun Mar 13th, 2-4pm

Exhibition from Mar 2nd until Mar 13th
Open 11am - 5pm | Wed-Sun

Download PDF | Barbara Halnan Survey Exhibition Catalogue

"Variations on a Picket Fence" 2011. Photo by JC

Barbara Halnan described herself as an artist, painter and installation artist - her interests were art, music and reading. She was a dedicated artist and for many she was a friend and colleague. As an artist Barbara was knowledgeable, unpretentious, friendly, self-sufficient and hard working. She went about making art with determination and she needed no prompting to achieve it. Barbara made an impression on everyone who met her in Australia and other countries.

The survey exhibition celebrates her memory and place in Australian and international art. A tribute exhibition is also being held in Paris. ‘Barbara Halnan had strong ties with Paris and friendships with both French and European artists. She participated in the Salon Réalités Nouvelles from 2012 to 2019 and was part of the group of the "non-objective" art movement in Paris where she participated in exhibitions at the ParisCONCRET and ABSTRACT PROJECT galleries. She was an active member and driving force behind Franco-Australian exchange, particularly for The Drawing Collective; she also organised exhibitions of French and international artists in Australia’.

"View of exhibition preparation" 2022. Photos by William Seeto

 

The exhibition in Sydney is facilitated by William Seeto, a friend and colleague, who provides structure to 250+ artworks consisting of finished, lead-up and early works in the main gallery; with selected videos of past exhibitions, her last interview for Inner-West Council Library, and a link to the Paris exhibition in the Backroom. This is supplemented with sections defined by her Paris connection, a collection of Rose McGreevy and other artists' work, her curated artists projects with Rose, a display of her small artworks, booklets and studio set-up with easel, paints, and brushes in the Upstairs space. 

The survey of Barbara Halnan's life work offers a rare insight into her creative process in making artworks - it is the first time they are exhibited together and their significance cannot be overstated. Like most artists Barbara was a modest person who made art and did not promote her rightful place in Australian and international art. This exhibition makes a claim for her as an innovative artist. 

"View of exhibition preparation" 2022. Photo by William Seeto

Barbara Halnan. Photo credit A.P.

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William Seeto BA, GDip (VA/GM), PhD is a practicing visual artist and exhibition facilitator with a practice of 40 years. His perceptual installations investigate the built environment by reconstructing architectural space.

Contact: bmseeto@gmail.com

"View of exhibition preparation" 2022. Photo by William Seeto

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Conditions of entry:

NSW Public Health Order requires all visitors over 16 years of age,

To sign in with the QR code provided at the entrance,

Wear a mask, social distancing rules will also apply.

Please don't come if you are feeling unwell.

Articulate is a registered Covid Safe business.

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Group Show | Articulate turns eleven

Opening Event Saturday Dec 11th, 1-4pm
Exhibition from Dec 11th until Dec 19th
Open 11am - 5pm | Fri-Sun
Other times by private arrangement with the artist

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Articulate turns eleven celebrates 11 years of spatial and experimental art practice with an exhibition of new or recent work by artists who have shown at Articulate. It acknowledges all the artists who have exhibited in that time, and the community who support it.

 

Artists showing :

Anke Stäcker, Anya Pesce, Aude Parichot, Barbara Halnan, Chantal Grech, Che Ritz, Corinne Brittain, Diane McCarthy, Do not wish to disclose, Elizabeth Day, Elizabeth Hogan, Elizabeth-Rankin, Elke Wohlfahrt, Eunjoo Jang, Fiona Kemp, Frankie Chow, Isobel johnston, Jan Handel, Jane Burton Taylor, Jennifer O'Brien, Judy-Ann Moule, Karen Benton, Kendal Heyes, LAN: Laurens Tan, Alex Wright, Noelene Lucas, Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger, Leisa Sage, linden Braye, Lisa Pang, Margaret Seymour, Melinda Clyne, Michelle Le Dain, Molly Wagner, Nathalie Hartog-Gautier in collaboration with Broken Yellow, Pamela Leung, Paul Sutton & Steve Simpson, Peter De Lorenzo, Philippa Hagon, Richard Kean, Ro Murray, Rox De Luca, Sarah Fitzgerald, Stefania Riccardi, STEVEN FASAN, Sue Callanan, Sue Murray, Tom Loveday, Vilma Bader

PREVIEW

Black and Red Organic Spill (2021) by Anya Pesce

Untitled: Remake, 2014-2021 by Margaret Seymour

PACKAGING NEEDS (my plastic brain). 2021, by Jan Handel

Notation Series (2015) by Barbara Halnan

#walkinginthecity by Molly Wagner

'and she called him Daddy!' by Judy-Ann Moule

Between Here and There, 2021, by Karen Benton

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Conditions of entry:

NSW Public Health Order requires all visitors over 16 years of age,
To sign in with the QR code provided at the entrance,
To have double vaccination, and wear a mask.
Social distancing rules will also apply.
Please don't come if you are feeling unwell.
Articulate is a registered Covid Safe business.

In Memory of Barbara Halnan [1941-2021]

 

"Opening of Confluence 3" 2016 at The Shop Gallery, Sydney. Photo: W.Seeto 

Barbara Halnan described herself as an artist, painter, and installation artist; and her interests as art, music and reading. She was all that and much more and for many she was also a friend and colleague.

She played an important role in Articulate's decade as an artist-run space and was there as participant, volunteer and exhibitor and a place she regularly visited for exhibitions and openings by friends and fellow artists. Barbara was an essential part of the Articulate community, along with her colleague and partner Rose McGreevy [1945-2014]. 

"Articulate Turns 7" 2017 at Articulate Project Space, Sydney. Photo: W.Seeto

As an artist Barbara was knowledgeable, unpretentious, friendly, self-sufficient, reliable and hard-working. She went about her business with determination and when she set her mind on something she needed no prompts to achieve it. 

Barbara made an impression on everyone who met her and she will be sadly missed by those associated with Articulate. 

In 2022, Articulate will hold a survey exhibition of Barbara's work to celebrate her memory and her part in Articulate's history, as well as her place in Australian art that is reflected by her work. It will be held concurrently with an exhibition in Paris by her colleagues there and it will be live-streamed to coincide with the exhibition in Sydney. 

"Ferret 4" 2018 at Articulate Project Space, Sydney. Photo: W.Seeto

The exhibition is being organised by William Seeto, a friend and colleague of Barbara's. He is interested in locating artworks by Barbara in the possession of others and would appreciate your assistance if you have any. If you can help, he can be reached here via email.

Eight - open 20-21 March

Open Days 11am-5pm Sat-Sun 20-21 March

Artists talk/discussion 2-4pm Sunday 21 March

Performance 3pm Saturday 20 March: Kit Bylett, Unravelling in Figure 8's.

Eight roomsheet 

Ten artists—Linden Braye, Kit Bylett, Sue Callanan, Lesley Giovanelli, Barbara Halnan, Fiona Kemp & Virginia Hilyard, Margaret Roberts, Emma Wise and Elke Wohlfahrt—have been working in the project space and backroom for nearly 3 weeks and will open the space to visitors on the final weekend as a group show.

Sue Callanan

L: Emma Wise, R: Barbara Halnan

Emma Wise

Lesley Giovanelli

Barbara Halnan

Margaret Roberts (photos the artist)

Kit Bylett

Linden Braye

Elke Wohlfahrt

Virginia Hilyard and Fiona Kemp

Conditions of entry:

Please do not come if you are unwell or a contact of a COVID-19 case.

Use the hand sanitisers provided at the entrance to Articulate.

Complete your contact tracing information on entry to Articulate.

Keep 1.5 metres distance from others or wear a face mask

Articulate Turns Ten is open Sunday 27 December

 Open 11-5pm Friday - Sunday

19 December - 3 January

(closed 25-26 December)

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 Articulate Turns Ten shows the work of Susan Andrews, Vilma  Bader, Bettina Bruder,  Mandy Burgess and Ro Murray, Jane Burton Taylor, Curtis Ceapa, Sue Callanan, Rox De Luca, Parris Dewhurst, Ella Dreyfus, Nicole Ellis, Bonita Ely, Steven Fasan, Sarah Fitzgerald, Juliet Fowler Smith, Beata Geyer, Simone Griffin, Philippa Hagon, Barbara Halnan, Jan Handel, Kendal Heyes, Isobel Johnston and Jude Crawford, Sonja Karl, Fiona Kemp, Michelle Ledain, Noelene Lucas, Kate Mackay, Diane McCarthy, Mahalya Middlemist, Raymond Matthews, Sue Murray, Sue Pedley and  Phaptawan Suwannakudt, Renay Pepita, Anya Pesce, Elizabeth Rankin, Che Ritz, Margaret Roberts, Tamsin Salehian, Alan Schacher, Lisa Sharp, Anke Stacker, Voices of Women (Lliane Clarke), Molly Wagner, Gary Warner and Elke Wohlfahrt 

Elizabeth Rankin (Ph Curtis Ceapa)

Sue Callanan (Ph Curtis Ceapa)

Noelene Lucas

L-R: Che Ritz, Noelene Lucas, Elizabeth Rankin

L: Vilma Bader; floor: Alan Schacher; top R Elke Wohlfahrt (detail); Bottom R: Sue Pedley/Phaptawan Suwannakudt (detail)

L: Raymond Matthews, Michele LeDain, Elke Wohlfahrt, R: Sue Pedley/Phaptawan Suwannakudt

Elke Wohlfahrt (detail) (Phot: Lisa Pang)

L-R: Vilma Bader, Barbara Halnan

Vilma Bader

L-R: Ella Dreyfus, Kate Mackay

L-R: Raymond Matthews, Margaret Roberts, Ella Dreyfus, Kate Mackay 

Kate Mackay

Jan Handel (Phot: Lisa Pang)

L-R: Sue Murray, Sue Callanan, Nicole Ellis

L: Sonja Karl; R: Kendal Heyes

Parris Dewhurst

Mahalya Middlemist

Photos: Margaret Roberts except where stated

Conditions of entry to the exhibition:

There are limited places in Articulate due to COVID restrictions. 

Please stay at home if you’re unwell.
Stay at home if you’ve been in contact with a known or suspected COVID-19 case.
Use the hand sanitisers provided at the entrance to Articulate.
Fill in your contact tracing information on entry to Articulate.

Maintain 1.5 metres distance from other people and wear a face mask.

Inclined Plane by Barbara Halnan

 Open 11am-5pm Fri - Sun until October 11

Photos Margaret Roberts