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» 16/05/2022: Congratulations to Philip Gudthaykudthay and Amanda Williams who have been invited as finalists for the The King's School Art Prize 2022. The $20,000 acquisitive prize is being judged this year by Isobel Parker Philip, Senior curator of Australian contemporary art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Prizes are announced Friday 20/05/22.
» 11/02/2022: The Commercial is looking forward to exhibiting at Melbourne Art Fair at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 17 - 20 February, 2022, with a group exhibition of works by Gunter Christmann, Patrick Hartigan, Yasmin Smith and Amanda Williams in Booth E2. The Sydney gallery will be closed during Melbourne Art Fair week. Contact the gallery via this link to receive an advance preview of works.
» 08/02/2022: Congratulations to Amanda Williams who has been offered a three-year Creative Industries Residency at the Powerhouse (Sydney) giving her dedicated studio and access to the Museum’s archive and historic camera collection.
» 01/12/2021: It is a pleasure to announce that the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia has made a major acquisition of Amanda Williams’ silver gelatin mural hand prints, purchasing four works from her 2020 Alpine Bogs and Associated Fens series.
» 18/02/2021: Lillian O'Neil and Amanda Williams have been commissioned to make outdoor works for PHOTO 2021 International Festival of Photography: The Truth, 2021, Melbourne. The festival commences 18/02/21 (postponed from 2020 due to covid interruptions). O'Neil's work is located in University Square, Parkville Station precinct (corner Grattan and Leicester Streets, Carlton). Williams' work is located at Royal Botanic Gardens, Anzac Station precinct (near intersection of Albert and Domain Roads).
» 09/12/2020: Amanda Williams is exhibiting a new series of photographs as part of the group exhibition, Archie Plus, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Williams' work, curated by Isobel Parker Philip, is located in the European Old Master painting and sculpture courts, James Fairfax Galleries. A departure from her more familiar mural-scaled landscape photographs of recent years, Williams' new work, 'Or your shadow, rising to meet you', is a series of abstracted portraits of the artist's daughter. exhibition until 01/03/21.
» 20/08/2020: Congratulations to Amanda Williams for being shortlisted for the 2020 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize at Monash Gallery of Art. The $30,000 prize is in its 15th year. exhibition dates 30/10/20 - 17/02/21 in gallery and online. The judging panel this year is comprised of artist Fiona Hall, NGA Senior Curator of Photography, Dr Shaune Lakin, and MGA Director, Anouska Phizacklea.
» 27/02/2020: Review of Amanda Williams' exhibition, Alpine Bogs and Associated Fens at The Commercial, by Benjamin Clay on Un Projects.
» 04/12/2019: Lillian O’Neil and Amanda Williams announced as exhibiting artists in the inaugural PHOTO 2020 International Festival of Photography 23/04/20 - 10/05/20 taking place in multiple venues across Melbourne and regional Victoria.
» 18/09/2019: Amanda Williams was today announced as one of three selection panel members for the 2020 National Photography Prize at Murray Art Museum Albury. Williams was the winner of the $30,000 prize in 2018. Other panel members are Michael Moran, Curator MAMA, and Isobel Parker Philip, Curator of Photography at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
» 09/09/2019: It is a great pleasure to announce that The Commercial is now representing Amanda Williams. Following her debut at the gallery in the group exhibition, Peace Altitude, earlier this year, we will present three stunning, mural-scaled silver gelatin prints on our stand at Sydney Contemporary 12-15 September. Amanda’s first solo exhibition at The Commercial will be in February 2020. A very warm welcome, Amanda, to the gallery.
» 02/09/2019: The Commercial looks forward to exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary at Carriageworks 11-15 September. We are presenting a three-artist exhibition with new works by Archie Moore, Stephen Ralph and Amanda Williams in booth F06. The gallery will be open during regular hours (Wednesday-Friday 12-5, Saturday 11-5) throughout the fair. We look forward to welcoming interstate visitors who have not yet seen the new space in Marrickville. A solo exhbition, RADIO is RADIO, by Diena Georgetti will be on view. Please contact the gallery for a preview of works to be exhibited at Sydney Contemporary.
» 23/08/2019: It is a pleasure to announce that the first version of Amanda Williams' Goobarragandra Wilderness Kosciuszko National Park/Wolgalu Country (2019), exhibited in Peace Altitude at The Commercial, has been acquired by the Wesfarmers Collection, Perth.
» 23/08/2019: Amanda Williams is exhibiting in Light matters, an exhibition of eight lens-based artists curated by Yvette Hamilton and Ellen Dahl, at the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney. Exhibition 24/08/19 - 26/10/19.
» 05/08/2019: Congratulations to Lillian O'Neil and Amanda Williams, shortlisted for the 2019 Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award. The exhibition opens and the winners announced at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery on Friday 20/09/19, 6-8pm. Exhibition 21/09/19 - 17/11/19.
» 01/08/2019: Amanda Williams is one of five artists shortlisted for the 2019 Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Artists Travel Scholarship at Sydney College of the Arts, the University of Sydney. The $28,000 Scholarship is announced Wednesday 02/10/19, 6-8pm. SCA Galleries. Exhibition 03/10/19 - 02/11/19.
» 15/07/2019: The Commercial looks forward to exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary at Carriageworks 11/09/19 - 15/09/19. We are presenting a three-artist show with works by Archie Moore, Stephen Ralph and Amanda Williams. Stand F06. Contact the gallery to receive a preview of works.
» 07/05/2019: It is with great pleasure that The Commercial presents Peace Altitude, a group exhibition of new works by invited artists Nabilah Nordin, Salote Tawale and Amanda Williams.