Backwoods Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, Australia.
History Backwoods Gallery opened in the back streets of Collingwood in 2010 with the purpose of exhibiting contemporary art by emerging artists from Australia and around the world. Backwoods was founded by members of the Everfresh Studio and 25 Easey St community.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions 2010
Dates Exhibition Artist(s) 25/09/2010 – 10/10/2010 Shake That Ass Yasumasa Yonehara 05/11/2010 – 13/11/2010 Too Big To Be Human Petro 20/11/2010 – 04/12/2010 Omni Kami and Sasu 17/17/2010 – 23/12/2010 SALE! Lush
Exhibitions 2011
Dates Exhibition Artist(s) 25/03/2011 – 11/04/2011 Down Low, Too Slow James Reka 15/04/2011 – 20/04/2011 New Yellow 01 Jun Inoue 20/05/2011 – 10/06/2011 If We’re Going, Then Lets Go Ghostpatrol 17/06/2011 – 26/06/2011 l’inconnue de la rue Rone 15/07/2011 – 30/07/2011 Oriental Elements Usugrow, Toshikazu Nozaka 19/08/2011 – 30/08/2011 Inner Demons II Meggs 09/09/2011 – 25/09/2011 You Have No Chance With Coincidence Yuske Imai 14/10/2011 – 30/10/2011 Lite Works Stabbs 18/11/2011 – 05/12/2011 Momoka Tanja Jade McMillan (Misery) 09/12/2011 – 12/12/2011 Another Shithouse "Art" Show Lush
Exhibitions 2012
Dates Exhibition Artist(s) 10/02/2012 – 10/02/2012 Oath Of Armageddon French 18/02/2012 – 20/02/2012 Bode Australian Tour Mark Bode 02/03/2012 – 16/02/2012 Primary Suspects James Reka 24/04/2012 – 06/05/2012 Natural Progression Beastman 01/05/2012 – 16/06/2012 Cosmic Scale And The Super Future Ghostpatrol 20/06/2012 – 22/06/2012 Open Studio James Reka 29/06/2012 – 10/07/2012 Fall From Grace Rone 03/08/2012 – 12/08/2012 Jet Babies Stephen Ives 17/08/2012 – 26/08/2012 Decorating The Apocalypse Fred Fowler 14/09/2012 – 30/09/2012 Seven Samurai Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne) 07/09/2012 – 30/09/2012 Hakuchi Shohei Otomo 12/10/2012 – 14/10/2012 A Study Of Hands Anthony Lister, Ashley Wood, Dave Kinsey, Haroshi, James Reka, James Greenaway, Ian Strange, Mark Bode, Shohei Otomo, Hiroyasu Tsuri, Usugrow, Yuske Imai, Alexander Mitchell 19/10/2012 – 28/10/2012 Truth In Myth II Meggs 16/11/2012 – 19/11/2012 Neds Maps and Other Outback Stories Mark Bode 30/11/2012 – 16/12/2012 Carrion ROA
Exhibitions 2013
Dates Exhibition Artist(s) 01/01/2013 – 28/02/2013 Artist Residency James Reka 01/03/2013 – 03/03/2013 The Evolution Of A Graffiti Shitcunt Lush 31/03/2013 – 15/03/2013 Organized Chaos Slicer 19/04/2013 – 05/05/2013 Ecstasy In the Abyss Shida 24/05/2013 – 09/06/2013 Hero Stephen Ives 12/07/2013 – 21/07/2013 Define Nothing Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne) 15/08/2013 – 25/08/2013 Take Me To Your Leader Shohei Takasaki 20/09/2013 – 28/09/2013 Coalescence DrewFunk, Otis Chamberlain 18/10/2013 – 03/11/2013 Bright Night Sky Stanislava Pinchuk 15/11/2013 – 24/11/2013 KUH Jun Inoue 06/12/2013 – 15/12/2013 A Study Of Eyes Al Stark, Anthony Lister, Dave Kinsey, Hiroyasu Tsuri, Alexander Mitchell, James Reka, Ian Strange, Kozyndan, Marda, Miss Van, Shohei Otomo, Stanislava Pinchuk, Stephen Ives, Usugrow, Yuske Imai
Exhibitions 2014
Dates Exhibition Artist(s) 17/01/2014 – 26/01/2014 The Existential Vacuum Jonathan Guthmann 10/02/2014 – 21/02/2014 Backwoods Retrospective Stanislava Pinchuk, Ghostpatrol, Hiroyasu Tsuri, Fred Fowler & James Reka 7/03/2014 – 16/03/2014 Gold Blood, Magic Wierdos Ghostpatrol, Brendan Monroe, Simon Hanselmann, kozyndan, Sheryo, The Yok, Jean Jullien, James Jirat Patradoon, Mr. Gauky, Mel Stringer 18/04/2014 – 27/04/2014 Keep It Simple Stabs 02/05/2014 – 11/05/2014 Stick Folk Tom Civil 06/06/2014 – 15/06/2014 Untold James Reka 20/06/2014 – 29/06/2014 New Landscapes Fred Fowler 18/07/2014 – 27/07/2014 Drawing Blood Eno 19/07/2014 – 27/07/2014 Modern-Classic Shun Kawakami 01/08/2014 – 10/08/2014 Bright Lights Numskull 22/08/2014 – 31/08/2014 Oblivion Yusk Imai 26/09/2014 – 05/10/2014 A Study Of Hair Merda, Inkie, C215, Dave Kinsey, Mark Bode, Stanislava Pinchuk (Miso), Faith47, Shohei Otomo, Jonathan Guthmann, ROA, Stephen Ives, Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne), Usugrow, Yusk Imai, Alexander Mitchell. 10/10/2014 – 19/10/2014 Outsiders Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne) 24/10/2014 – 02/11/2014 Flat Blend Shohei Otomo, Kosuke Kawamura 04/11/2014 – 16/11/2014 Flat Blend Jun Inoue 28/11/2014 – 07/12/2014 Silent Landscapes Stanislava Pinchuk 06/12/2013 – 07/12/2013 81 Bastards Jun Inoue, Yoshi47, Mhak, Jun Inoue, Sand, O.T
Exhibitions 2015 +DatesExhibitionArtist(s)2015Waterworld Fintan Magee2015 Stereodynamica Felipe Pantone2015 Snow LandscapesShun Kawakami2015 Rockgroup Sheone & O-Two2015 Apocalypse Jonathan Guthmann2015 Ricochet DEM1892015 Sloe TrailsAcorn2015 Bleak Stephen Ives2015 Razzle DazzleClemens Behr2015 Back and ForthNelio2015 Heavy LeisureEvie Cahir & Gemma Topliss
Exhibitions 2016 Dates Exhibition Artist(s) 2016 Bring Cash Lushsux 2016 100 Faces Hiroyasu Tsuri 2016 Mors Jonathan Guthman 2016 Brainfade French 2016 Spectrum Senekt 2016 The Mortal Drama Yusk Imai 2016 Hic Svnt Dracones ROA 2016 In The Fold Taj ‘Deams’ Alexander 2016 Ki-Oku Goma 2016 Doomsday Song Guy Mathews 2016 Summoning Lovers Out of Time Shida 2016 Wizards, Lizards and Broads Mark Bode 2016 Ora Ora Shohei Otomo 2016 Facing Deconstruction Ed Bechervaise (Unwellbunny) 2016 Mirror Stage Kim Hyunji 2016 Equilibrium Senekt 2016 Self Loathing Mic Porter 2016 The Resistible Rise of a Bear of Little Brain Stephen Ives 2016 Transition Taj ‘Deams’ Alexander 2016 Stroke Shun Kawakami & Jun Inoue 2016 A Study of Erotica Alexander Mitchell, Alpha Channeling, Anthony Lister, Ashley Wood, Kes Acorn, Kim Hyunji, Kristen Liu Wong, Senekt, Shida, Shohei Takasaki, Susanna Rose Sykes, Takeru Amano, Yone
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