GOOD NEW$ BANK 2020

During COVID_19 Lockdown, Nicholas Hanisch and I formed the GOOD NEW$ BANK to produce our own stimulus package, as a way of lifting our own morale and paying it forward. We printed a range of exposure coin, using the printmaking processes of silkscreen, lino printing and paper stenciling, and then distributed these stimulus packages to 12 South Australian art organizations.

A banknote was included in GAGprojects exhibition LOVE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 SUITE 2020. Recently the Art Gallery of South Australia has acquired a complete set of the works from this exhibition. GOOD NEW$ BANK now has work in the permanent collection of AGSA.

Nicholas Hanisch and Cassie Thring, ONE GAZILLION, ink on found paper,210 x 297cm,2020

INDIA 2020

Based in Mumbai, I spent February in India. I worked for a week with printmaker extraordinaire Tanujaa Rane. Catching the local trains daily to Tanujaa’s studio, we rode in the segregated carriages, crowded with women of all ages and stages.

We assisted Tanujaa to proof print her large scale multi plate etchings. So interesting to observe how large steel plates are etched and printed in multiple colours. Such a privilege to spend time together, without knowing that covid was just a few weeks away for us all. Hoping India’s Covid-19 curve flattens soon, and looking forward to one day visiting Tanujaa in her studio again.

India 2019

In February I spent 10 days at a residency at Zorba The Buddha in Delhi, India. 8 artists from India, South Africa and Australia worked together at the retreat making work across a number of disciplines. I worked with found photos sourced from a bazaar in Delhi, using paint and collage to create new imagery. Negotiating the Edges was our group exhibition and residency outcome, where work from each artist was acquired for Zorba The Buddha’s private collection.

PRINTMAKERS OF VENICE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Incredibly fortunate to spend 4 weeks in september working in 2 printmaking studios in South Africa. 6 artists from America, Australia, China, India and South Africa reunited for an exhibition at MOK Gallery, Stellenbosch, then hit the studios for a month together of making and friendship. A rich and rewarding relationship that is ongoing. India next!

REACTIVE WALL ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL

In 2018 The Adelaide Film Festival showcased the work of artists as they responded to premieres of the festival. Alex Beckinsale, Cam Smith, Christina Peek, Sarah Tickle, Roy Ananda and I were invited to make work. I was paired with the beautiful film by Indonesian film maker Kamila Andini called The Seen and Unseen.

Many thanks to Adelaide Central School of Art, The Adelaide Film Festival, Roy, Luke and Justin for their wonderful support.

My response to The Seen and Unseen was a large scale pasteup.

Sarah Tickle, Christina Peek, Alex Beckinsale, Roy Ananda, me, Cam Smith

The Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize 2018

I am a finalist...The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is an annual prize and exhibition conducted by Ravenswood School for Girls that aims to inspire, promote and connect generations of female Australian artists and foster mentorship through its unique prize structure.  Opening night is June 15th 2018 at Ravenswood School for Girls, Henry St Gordon, NSW.

Grateful thanks to Adelaide Central School of Art Graduate Support Program for their support.

There are two prize categories and in each category the artworks must align with the annual theme. The 2018 theme is ‘RESILIENCE’. My work, The Veneres of Willendorf;Eddie&Jess is a diptych that celebrates the quiet strength and resilience of the matriarchal elder. 

The Veneres of Willendorf;Eddie&Jess, oil on found glass and frame, 2018, 82 x 114 cm

Residency in Venice

So grateful to spend a month at the incredible Scuola Internazionale Di Graphica in Venice, with print makers from South Africa, India, America, France, Italy and China. For the month of September we lived and worked together, sharing skills and creating personal and professional relationships. The success of the residency will see the same group of artists meeting in South Africa in 2018 to work together for another 4 week residency in 2 different studios, again culminating in a group exhibition, this time in Cape Town, South Africa.

Sight For All- RED 2017

Thrilled to be a finalist in Sight For All's 2017 photographic competition "Red".

Judged by Lisa Slade, Narelle Autio and Hugo Michell the one day challenge was to produce a picture that contained a striking story incorporating the colour RED.

Sight For All is a blindness prevention organisation with a focus on sustainable and high impact education in developing Asia, delivering eye health care projects free of charge to their partner countries.

RED is hanging now until the 22nd January at the Adelaide Festival Centre and there after for a month at the Adelaide Airport. You can view the work of the 33 finalists, including mine, here http://memorybank.atkins.com.au/galleries/one-day-for-sight/red

The Suburban Version 2016

Had great fun with Jane Skeer putting on an exhibition of amazing emerging art in a non traditional space last week....

Huge thanks to SALA maestro Penny Griggs for her contribution, here is what she had to say about it....

Expect the unexpected in the 'burbs. In a place where furniture constructed by allen-keys starains under the weight of flat wide-screen TVs you will discover unique objects of beauty and intrigue.

Contemporary art exhibited in the comfort of home.

Curated by Jane Skeer and Cassie Thring this Linden Park home will be transformed with work by an energetic cohort of emerging contemporary artists.

With arts funds shrinking and traditional gallery spaces under threat these enterprising artists are getting on with the business of making art and connecting with audiences. You're invited to a suburban homecoming of contemporary art.

https://m.facebook.com/The-Suburban-Version-1821475961466486/?refid=52

Come on Barbie Let's Go Party 2016 , detail, 40 Barbies in suburban swimming pool.

Godwin Bradbeer Masterclass.

Drawing Theatre with Godwin Bradbeer

Drawing Theatre was a wonderful and rare opportunity to work with one of Australia’s most revered contemporary artists, Godwin Bradbeer.

Starting with an artist talk on Friday evening, titled The Aesthetics of the Flaw: A survey of the work of Godwin Bradbeer, this masterclass addressed perceptual, analytic and expressive drawing of the human subject.

A big thankyou to ACSA for this incredible experience.

Back to School

A Big thank you to the powers that be at Adelaide Central School of Art whom accepted my application for a sponsored place in the Objects and Invention Sculpture class run by Johnnie Dady and Roy Ananda.

ACSA has shown a real commitment to aiding in the professional development of their graduates and this one is much appreciated.

SALA 2016

I have 2 solo exhibitions opening for SALA 2016.

STILLED LIFE opens at Adelaide Central School of Art August 2-September 3.

The notion of the trophy as a symbol of achievement is well recognized. Taxidermy trophy heads provide a personal dilemma, evoking an enduring sadness rather than a sense of success. Paradoxically, the taxidermists' earnest and sensitive attempts to restore life to these creatures, further stills the animal. 

Combining early and current image making technologies as a starting point, I explore alternate views of these seemingly still lifes in paint, video, clay and photography.

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cassie thring only black photograph on german etching paper in lighbox 40cm x 40cm

A QUIET CONVERSATION opens at One Small Room Elizabeth St Croydon July 28-August 28.

This exhibition focuses on the notion of words left unspoken and thoughts not shared; abstracted moments of potential. We live amoungst these whispered joys and despairs as they float through the universe, with no understanding of what we hear. Akin to the birdsong that fills the sky, this indecipherable chatter of life is pondered via small works in ceramic and paint.

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cassie thring installation view of Telling you Everything 1 raku clay, underglaze, 40cm x 30cm x 30cm and A Quiet Conversation, oil on board, 30cm 20cm 2016.

FLOATING GOOSE STUDIOS www.floatinggoose.com.au

I am thrilled to have joined Floating Goose Studios, an artist run initiative based at 271 morphett st, adelaide.

 We're a non-for-profit incorporated association with an active involvement in the Adelaide art scene. We’re a dedicated group that aims to provide opportunities that promote and support emerging artists.