Julian Laffan curated 'Toulouse-Lautrec: a contemporary view' at Altenburg & Co., Braidwood. 14 December 2012 - 3 February 2013. These drawings are gouache on traditional plaster and refer to drawings by Lautrec and some were original depictions of local people in the Braidwood region.
Artists included in the exhibition were Surya Bajracharia, Alexander Boynes, Michelle Deady (Dickerson), Julian Laffan, Rebecca Mayo, Derek O'Connor and Kate Stevens.
Photo documentation: Kelly Sturgiss
Julian Laffan curated 'The Silver Light' exhibition at Megalo Print Gallery (2008). The exhibition was held in conjunction with the Vivid Festival. All artists involved responded to photographic imagery but made their work in a hand rendered way. Artists included, Surya Bajracharya, Alexander Boynes, Julian Laffan, Rose Montebello, Roh Singh, Kate Stevens and April Surgent. The images shown are by Julian Laffan.
Photo documentation: Brenton McGeachie
Curated by Julian Laffan 'Retroactive' is a series of three exhibitions that aims to create a dialogue between art practice with reference to the identity of the emerging and more established artist. Follow this link to see the Retroactive catalogue published by Julian with layout by Jay Kochel;
http://jaykochel.com/wp-content/uploads/catalogues/Retroactive_Catalogue.pdf
Retroactive I involved four established artists exhibiting work from an earlier in their career. In turn each piece became the stimulus for four emerging artists to respond to. Included are Vivienne Binns, Bob Boynes, Steven Holland and Patsy Payne. Responding to their work respectively are Karena Keys, Trevelyan Clay, Bernie Slater and Julian Laffan.
Retroactive II required the artists to respond to an artwork of influence to each pair. This exhibition included Charlie Sofo with Steven Holland, Helen Shelley with Derek O'Connor, Emma Wise with Silvia Velez and Sarina Nordhuis-Fairfax with Barbie Kjar,
Retroactive III invited the pairs of artists to respond to ideas of place and included, Jay Kochel with David Jenz, GW Bot with Julian Laffan, Maragaret Goninon with Micky Allen and Emily O'Brien with Ex De Medici.
Retroactive is the culmination of conversation, reflection and reaction between artists thereby creating a dialogue that crosses issues and boundaries of time.
Photo documentation: Brenton McGeachie
