The Australian Consulate-General’s Emerging Artist Prize celebrated two talented Australian ex-pat artists – AWNY’s very own Zoe Wetherall, and South-Eastern Victoria native Laura Dortmans – in two dynamic exhibits that explore the beauty and simplicity of nature in its various forms.
Tanu Vasu is an illustrator and fashion designer behind the popular @nyccurated Instagram account. Her illustrations of New York chronicle life through a whimsical color palette and celebrate the sophistication of the city that never sleeps. And she’s from Sydney! We love seeing glamorous New York through her antipodean eyes.
Kristin McIver is an Australian artist based in New York working in sculpture, painting, sound, video and installation. She also runs KRS Creative, an agency making websites and crafting digital marketing campaigns for very cool clients. On the eve of her first major solo exhibition closing in New York, we speak to Kristin about her exhibit ‘Impressions’ (which is a MUST SEE), what brought her to New York and her go-to neighborhood spots in Bed-Stuy.
Join a panel of women in the arts for a conversation on the history of Australian artists, including Kate Robertson, along with the launch of her fascinating new book.
In like a lion and out like a lamb. March in New York marks the beginning of Spring. Find out What’s On for the month ahead in NYC…