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RENO

Cane It , 2010 pastel on paper 51 x 51 cm

Denky , 2010 pastel on paper 51 x 51 cm

Camel Bivy 2010 Laura Wills and William Cheesman, camel skin, olive, pegs, clothes

RENO - Opening on Wednesday the 1st of September at 6:00PM

at FELTspace

12 Compton Street

Adelaide, Australia

Exhibition runs from the 2-18th of September.

Reno is a collaborative exhibition at FELTspace between Laura Wills and William Cheesman that is grounded in environmental themes as well as discussing ideas of habitation and pestilence. Part of this exhibition includes work undertaken by the artists during an Asia Link Residency.
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Artists Bio's

Laura Wills is a visual artist based in Adelaide, practicing a diverse range of media from drawing to installation, media arts and community projects. Wills has an interest in using found materials, collaboration and basing projects on social/ environmental themes. She regularly exhibits and has received numerous grants and residencies both in Australia and overseas.

Laura has previously exhibited at Next Wave Festival, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide Central School Gallery, Light Square Gallery (TAFE SA), Hill Smith Gallery, ArtRoom 5 and the Helpmann Academy Graduate Show.

She has also undertaken residencies at Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (supported by Asia Link) and Sanskriti Kendra Residency India, (supported by the Helpman Academy,) as well as Room Exchange residency, Vienna (supported by SAYAB\Carclew)

www.laurawills.com.au
www.laurafwills.blogspot.com

William Cheesman has a broad range of skills including work in the architectural field, drafting and primarily model making. More recently he has been working in remote indigenous communities, on community and collaborative art projects and freak bicycle construction. He has an ongoing interest in the environment and aesthetics of art and design in everyday life.

Wills and Cheesman regularly collaborate on a variety of professional and community art projects, including plant in a purse workshops for children, interactive public art projects and large scale installation works.

This exhibition has also been supported by an Australia Council grant.

There in Time

Exhibition of new drawing map works There in Time. Friday 23rd July to Sunday 15 August 2010 at Hill Smith Gallery, 113 Pirie St Adelaide.
Gallery hours, Tue - Fri 10 to 5.30 and Sun 2 to 5 .

Wallet workshop

This workshop was at the Henley beach Organic and Sustainable Market for the Transition Adelaide West group. Sat 5th June 2010. The market was great lots of fresh produce, local community and treats'n'snacks. Click on above link to get to their local food swap blog.

studio fun times

yep i'm in drawing land , Preparing for upcoming solo at Hill Smith Gallery in Adelaide. opening 23 rd July 2010

Plant in a Purse

Sunday 18th April 2010 - William and i ran a workshop in Woodville. Plant into a purse /bag.

Asialink Arts Residency Artist Talk with Laura Wills

This Thursday! 15 April 2010 6pm to 8pm

Laura Wills undertook an Asialink visual arts residency (September - November 2009) to Indonesia hosted by Cemeti Art House. Hear about Laura's practice and her experiences at Cemeti, Festival Mata Air, meeting Bismania Community, the development of new drawing and collaborative installation projects, and exploring the local Yogyakarta arts scene.

WHERE
Restless Studio
Community Arts Network SA

234a Sturt St ADELAIDE (Enter off Arthur St)

Garden

This week- (6th - 17th April 2010) i'm working with Hiromi Tango, a bunch of local artists and Carclew for a public art project in the Adelaide Train Station,,, come visit and contribute. http://hiromihotel.com/

Bismania

BISMANIA new works from Will's recent Asialink Visual Art Residency to Indonesia

You are invited to the official launch- Tuesday 30th March at 5.30 pm
With opening talk by local textile artist Robyn Henwood http://www.sheoak.com/yoga.php

Promenade gallery A and B
Level 2 Flinders Medical Center, Bedford Park,
Adelaide , South Australia
exhibition continues to 20 May 2010

Mythologies

MYTHOLOGIES: 4 Mar – 8 Mar opening 6pm Thur 4 March
– the Fausto Coppi Space
Format 15 Peel St Adelaide
Marlaina Read, Laura Wills and Laura Haig (AUS), and Yuula Benivolski (CAN) present works in photomedia, sculpture, and installation. Curated by Marlaina Read, Mythologies explores strange topologies, speculative spaces and reinterpretations of known places through ritual, imagination, as well as personal and historical inspired storytelling.

Buy directly from artists and designers! at Bowerbird Bizaar- Queens Theatre 26-28 March 2010

I will be having a stall with lots of work for sale. Held at Queen's Theatre, Playhouse Lane, Adelaide. Come throughout the weekend Fri 26 4-9 pm, Sat 27 10-5, Sun 10-4

Bowerbird Bazaar - Showcasing design driven art and wares by Australian designers/ makers.

Supporting Food Security Through Art, public talk by Laura Wills

At - From Plains to Plate, The future of food in SA, 10-13 Feb 2010 This conference should be great!- i'm giving a talk on the Friday 12 th Feb 4.15 pm. Held at Uni SA.