Collaborative Painting with Sean McDowell
IMAGE > Artist Sean McDowell and Curator Hamish Sawyer handling a large abstract painting with organic shapes in red, pink, green, and black.
Collaborate with current Linden Projects Space exhibiting artist Sean McDowell and contribute to the creation of a dynamic community artwork.
Together the group will make a painting using ink and oil pastels on an expansive, double sided hessian surface, inspired by
Sean's process of making in And the World Turns. Throughout the session, participants will be encouraged to explore an
array of concepts and artistic techniques while working together towards collective piece. No artistic experience required.
| WHEN | > Sunday 2 February 2025 |
| TIME | > 1PM to 3PM |
| VENUE | > Linden Projects Space, rear 26 Acland Street, St Kilda |
| COST | > Free, All Materials Provided, Suitable for aged 18+, Limited Spots |
Please note > The Linden Project Space can be accessed via an older lift that is not DDA compliant and requires staff operation. Our team is always available to assist—please let us know if you need support during your visit.
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ABOUT OUR FACILITATOR
Sean McDowell (b. 1997) is an emerging, Melbourne-based artist working primarily across painting, drawing and exhibition-making. In 2018, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture & Spatial Practice) from The Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne, followed by a Bachelor of Fine Arts (First Class Honours) in 2020 from the same institution. In 2023, McDowell was selected for the Billilla Studio Residency Program through the Bayside City Council, and has been the recipient of grants, including a Fringe Fund Ralph McClean Microgrant (2023), Kingston Arts Grant (2020) and a City of Yarra Small Projects Grant (2022). In 2018, he was the recipient of the Perrin Sculpture Foundry Award, and has been a finalist in numerous prizes, including and The Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Fellowship (2019) at The Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery.
Selected solo exhibitions include Spectra, Lennox St. Gallery, Backdown to Earth, @14 Langridge (2023), Bruise, Castlemaine Contemporary Art Space (2023), Organisms, Five Walls (2022), In the day I dream of faraway places, Kingston Arts Centre (2021) The Staging of Actions Past, St. Francis (2019) and Cuprum, Cuprum, Kings Artist Run (2019). His work has been included in group exhibitions including Refuge, workshop, stage, site: Billilla Artist Studios 2023-23, Bayside Gallery (2023), Lifeforms, Lennox St. Gallery (2023), Shifting Forces, CAVES (2022), From Heart & Mind, The Dax Centre (2020) and Extended Gestures Extended, Five Walls (2019). His work is held in collections throughout Australia, and internationally in USA, Singapore, Germany and The Netherlands.