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GREG SEMU'S  important photographic series The Last Cannibal Supper, Cause Tomorrow We Become Christians will be included in the major exhibition entitled 'Origins, Memories & Parodies' at this year's Daegu Photo Biennale in Korea.

The exhibition profiles the work of 32 artists from 18 countries who engage with the origins of photography, the memories evoked and preserved through this medium, and the role of photography in reinterpreting history.

Origins, Memories & Parodies will run from 12 September - 19 October 2014 at the Daegu Culture & Arts Centre in Korea.

Greg Semu joined the stable of artists at Alcaston Gallery in 2013. Semu’s artworks have been collected by major national and international institutions worldwide. In 2014 Greg Semu was awarded a Creative New Zealand month-long residency in the Cook Islands, and the 2014-2015 year long residency at the Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin. 

For more information please visit the Daegu Photo Biennale website. 

Congratulations to JENNY CROMPTON, winner of the 2014 Deadly Art Award at the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards. 

The $30,000 art prize is the richest Indigenous Art Award in the state. Crompton took the prize with her installation of found objects titled 'Gathering at Godocut'. The award was presented on Saturday 23 August with a ceremony at the Art Gallery of Ballarat.

For more information about the award follow this link: Deadly Art Award

Alcaston Gallery's major group exhibition Tino i le Vā - Bodies in the Space has featured in the Age Entertainment section, Friday 22-8-14.

Curated by Jacob Tolo, Tino i le Vā presents a survey of new media artwork by Pacific artists working in Australia today. Participating artists include Greg Semu, Angela Tiatia, Eric Bridgeman, Naup Waup, Kirsten Lyttle, Chantal Fraser, Salote Tawale, and Lisa Taouma & Mario Faumui.

The exhibition continues until 5 September 2014. To read the full article please follow this link:

 http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/-1071tm.html

The Melbourne Art Fair special edition of Art Collector magazine features Alcaston Gallery artists GREG SEMU and ANGELA TIATIA.

Held at the Royal Exhibition Building earlier this month, Alcaston Gallery was thrilled to participate in the Melbourne Art Fair with photographic installations by Greg Semu and video work by Angela Tiatia. For more information about these artworks please follow this link: Melbourne Art Fair 2014

On Saturday 16 August, Alcaston Galllery officially launched Tino i le Vā - Bodies in the Space, curated by Jacob Tolo. The exhibition of new media artworks created by Ausrtalian-Pacific artists was opened with music and dance performances by Amanaki Prescott-Faletau, and ANIVA.

Tino i le Vā will be on exhibition from 12 August - 5 September 2014. For more information please follow this link.