onefourfour exhibition

We're very excited to be exhibiting the complete one hundred and forty four works from last years onefourfour!  A huge thank you to Erika from The Art Room for hosting the pop up exhibition.

There will be free drawing sessions held on the Sunday as well!  Please come say hi, I'll be there both days :)

heat wave.

performance piece for thisplace.

We recorded a performance piece for my solo show thisplace. which I'll write more about soon, but in the meantime here's a write up of the experience by participant and artist Siobhan Kelley http://siobhankelley.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/girls-can-do-anything.html.  Thanks Siobhan!! x

Disposable Camera Project 2014

I had grand plans for all the elaborate photos I was going to take for this years Disposable Camera Project run by Colour Box Studio.  But my body decided to get sick and ground me, so it turned into a diary of my 24 hours instead.  My 20th and 21st of September went like this...

thisplace. exhibition

 Climbing the mountain © Ilona Nelson

thisplace.

opens Saturday 10th January 2-4pm

exhibition runs 13th January - 22nd February 2015

360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122

www.townhallgallery.com.au

That's not funny © Ilona Nelson

Well, it's been almost three years in the making... but it's nearly time for my solo show thispace.!  It's a new media series featuring photography, film, interactive installations, plus colouring-in and a giant blackboard for the kids.

thisplace. explores the realities and complexities of motherhood, questions what is left unsaid, and aims to start an honest conversation (without judgement!).  I've found it difficult to see exhibitions with my children and this show will definitely be kid friendly!  I want you to feel welcome to come in and hang out (it'd be great if mum groups used the space to catch up), to make noise, interact with the work, contribute to an installation with any thoughts about motherhood and what maternal means to you - you don't have to be a mum.  There'll also be an open studio happening next door so you'll be able to see art being made which I think is very, very cool.

I've got the whole room pictured in my head and it looks so awesome.  I hope I can pull it off.

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Feather & Noise

 

 

I always found it a hard question to answer when people asked me where I worked, but eventually I twigged that I can say I'm a freelancer!  Smart huh.  One of the four women I work for is Alison from Feather & Noise which is a local fashion business.  I shoot the look-books and do a little work behind the scenes, and it's super fun.  We often work with stylist Anna as the model, it really is the dream team and doesn't feel like work at all!  These are a few of my favourite images from this year....

You can find F&N on instagram with website coming soon!