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  • The interior of the Nordic Japan Gallery showroom with artworks displayed on the wall and tableware on  display shelves.
  • An interior view of a shop and gallery, featuring hanging textile panels or wall scrolls in a minimalist, warm-toned setting, a large bookshelf against one wall.
  • A traditional Japanese ikebana floral arrangement displayed on a wooden block in front of a green abstract artwork, in a gallery space.
  • Two long hanging scrolls (kakemono) displayed in a dimly lit gallery studio next to a wooden shelving unit.
Until 19 Sep

David Ried Exhibition

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  • Art

A meeting of art, objects and space by artist David Reid reflects his deeply personal expression of a journey shaped by life, travel, culture and influence.

Through his work, David shares more than a story. Each piece becomes a timeless visual expression, carrying memories of places, encounters and experiences, while naturally finding its place within the spaces we live in.

Garden Life Contemporary presents a considered collection of David's paintings and tableware, offering a rare opportunity to experience and acquire selected works from the artist.

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Thu 17 Sep
  • 12pm - 3pm 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Fri 18 Sep
  • 12pm - 3pm 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Sat 19 Sep
  • 12pm - 3pm 12:00pm - 3:00pm

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Nordic Japan
121B Arden St
North Melbourne 3051

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This is a free event

Booking not required

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  • email address: nordicjapanau@gmail.com
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Painting of a young girl standing against a purple wall, her long plaits draped over her shoulders.
Until 20 Sep

Victorian Artists Society: Spring Select Exhibition

See artworks by artists competing for the prestigious Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award.

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  • Art
A gallery space featuring colouful artworks on the white walls.
14 Oct – 7 Nov

Biennale of Colour and Light

The Biennale continues its mission to provide a platform for women abstract artists from Victoria.

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A painting of a woman in a pink dress, against a blue background.
Until 11 Oct

Emily Dober: My World

Enjoy the world of artist Emily Dober in The Gallery at City Library.

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  • Art
A painted portrait of a woman wearing large, round, pink-rimmed sunglasses and a pink silk cape with a high ruff collar.
15 Sep – 10 Oct

Rebecca Hastings: Witches' Flight

Rebecca Hastings' works acknowledge the our contemporaneous flights of fancy, and our deepest fears.

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