The new face of the art gallery set Aug 13, 2009
THE Art Gallery of New South Wales could be in for a million-dollar windfall after the estate of the artist James Gleeson goes to auction this month. When his art collection is auctioned at Bonhams and Goodman's Double Bay saleroom on August 27, all proceeds will go to the Gleeson O'Keefe Foundation, established by the artist and his late partner, Frank O'Keefe, to help the gallery buy important Australian work. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
At last, a facelift for the little gallery that could Jul 17, 2009
Among the highlights are 12 watercolours by Australia's best-known colonial artist, Conrad Martens, plus works by Charles Meere, George Lamber 00004000 t, Julian Ashton, Arthur Streeton, Donald Friend, James Gleeson and David Strachan. Even more symbolic are pictures by the likes of Margaret Preston, Helen Lempriere, Thea Proctor, Clarice Beckett and Ethleen Palmer - entirely appropriate since the gallery has long championed exhibitions by female artists too often ignored in the canon of... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Art's odd couple Jun 16, 2009
Regular guests included artists John Peart and James Gleeson, sculptor Robert Klippel and novelist Patrick White, notorious for making enemies easily. "He loved to play get the guest," Watters concedes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Old master, from Riverwood via Rotterdam Jun 5, 2009
His work was favourably reviewed by the late James Gleeson and Terence Maloon. It seemed he would soon become an international celebrity - especially after 1962 when he and his Australian wife, Cynthia McAulay, and their three children moved to Amsterdam for three years, where he produced gigantic multi-panelled works that were critically applauded. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
