Pip McGarry, ‘A Brush with the Wild’ Big Cats and African Game Paintings from Pip McGarry, one of the world’s leading wildlife artists. A major solo exhibition The Colomb Art Gallery, London 52a George Street, Marylebone, London, W1U 7EA, UK www.colombart.co.uk/exhibitions Exhibition starts | Friday 15th May – Saturday 23rd May 2009 Private View | Thursday 14th May, 6pm – 9pm Official opening, 7pm (Special guest TBC) | Auction, 8pm By Invitation only, contact gallery. An ... Read More

Meeting in Berlin last Tuesday, the jury for the 2009 ADKV-ART COLOGNE Prize for Art Criticism awarded this year’s prize to Dr. Jennifer Allen, a Canadian critic living in Berlin. In making the award, the jury particularly highlighted the clear personal viewpoints expressed in Allen’s writing and its vivid and visual style. She is the tenth recipient of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine (ADKV) award, which honors the work of freelance art critics, giving recognition to ... Read More

Bonhams & Goodman is proud to support the forthcoming exhibition of the late Australian artist, designer and illustrator, Adrian Feint. The exhibition will be held at Carrick Hill Estate in Springfield, South Australia and will focus on his landscapes and floral still life compositions highlighting his use of modernism and surrealism. Entries from around Australia are invited for the exhibition which will run from 1 August to 1 November 2009. Contact Richard Heathcott on (08) 8433 ... Read More

Paul Outerbridge: Command Performance, at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center, West Pavilion, Terrace Level, March 31– August 9, 2009, showcases the work of photographer Paul Outerbridge Jr. (American, 1896–1958), considered a visionary for his use of color and his efforts to raise advertising photography to the status of art. More than 100 prints illustrate his creative and technical mastery of the medium: from his early still life compositions in platinum, which quickly ... Read More

This exceptional event will showcase a wide range of stunning images from a highly influential group of established photographic masters and exciting emerging artists. Included in the auction are works by photographers Joseph Szabo, Jock Sturges, Nadav Kander, and David Benjamin Sherry. Fast Ashley’s Studios, New York’s premier full service photography facility and its sister brand, the leading fine art digital printing service IC LAB, are co-producing the event, which will take ... Read More

Mallet Japan will hold a sale consisting of 2 sessions, Session I: Ukiyo-e Prints and Session II: Modern & Contemporary Art, on Friday, April, 24th in Tokyo, Japan. Mallet Japan- Ukiyo-e/ Modern & Contemporary Art, Sale No.090424 Auction: April 24th at 4:00 pm Session I: Ukiyo-e prints [lots 1-92] Sessuion II: Modern & Contemporary Art [lots 93-381] Preview: April 21st to 23rd from 10:30am to 7:00pm The session I: Ukiyo-e Prints offers a carefully selected collection ... Read More

The 12th annual Sonoma International Film Festival (www.sonomafilmfest.org) is proud to announce this year’s sponsors, led by the renowned Wall Street Journal. The Sonoma International Film Festival runs from April 1 through April 5, 2009, and ranks among the top 10 destination film festivals. The festival will take place at the historic town center. “We are thrilled by the amount of support we have received this year and believe that it symbolizes how far this film festival ... Read More

Ringling College of Art and Design announced a strategic affiliation agreement with the International Center of Photography (ICP), which will provide select Ringling students an opportunity to study at the Manhattan-based ICP for one year, beginning with the 2009-2010 academic year. “Ringling College’s affiliation with the International Center of Photography in New York City is an outstanding opportunity for the college, its students, and faculty to interact with one of the ... Read More

The New Orleans Museum of Art presents The Art of Caring: A Look at Life Through photography, from May 16 to October 11. A major exhibition of more than 200 works exploring the moments that shape our being, from intimate memories to historic tragedies. Renowned photographer Annie Leibowitz sets the tone with a preface comprised of images hand-picked from her archive to illustrate the exhibition’s seven thematic components: Children and Family, Love, Wellness, Disaster, Caregiving and ... Read More

A major retrospective exhibition of Waterford-born artist Thomas Roberts (1748-1777), opens in the Beit Wing of the National Gallery of Ireland on 28 March and will continue until 28 June 2009. Admission is free. The exhibition, which features some 50 works by Roberts, is the first significant show devoted to the artist and the largest ever gathering of his works. It coincides with the publication of the most comprehensive study on the artist in over 30 years, ‘Thomas Roberts: ... Read More

Christie’s will offer a selection of works from the Collection of Betty Freeman in the May 13 Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale. Leading the selection is one of the most important works to come to the auction market by David Hockney, Beverly Hills Housewife, (estimate: $7-10 million), 1966-1967. The Evening Sale selection of works from the collection comprises 19 lots and is estimated at $26-40 million. A diptych measuring twelve feet long and six feet high, David ... Read More

Yaacov Agam has recently completed work on a sculpture gracing the entrance to a new stadium built in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for The World Games 2009, which will take place in July. The sculpture entitled ” Peaceful Communication with the World” is, as with much of Agam’s work, an exploration of how art exists and can interact with time. By walking through the sculpture on their way into the stadium, visitors are invited to experience, rather than merely “view,” ... Read More

The realm of the services provided by Artprice, the world leader in art market information, is particularly suited for mobile applications. As of today, Artprice launches a series of free or not services accessible to its 1.3 million members as well as to any iPhone(R) user in the world. From now on, our users can go to http://web.artprice.com/iphone/ to discover Artprice’s new iPhone applications. Through their iPhone, our users get a free access to the latest worldwide art market ... Read More

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Artists Gallery will hold its annual Artists’ Warehouse Sale from Wednesday, May 6, through Sunday, May 10, 2009 at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center, Building A. An annual tradition since 1993, the Artists’ Warehouse Sale is one of the Bay Area’s most anticipated art events. Popular with both new and seasoned collectors, the five-day sale features paintings, photographs, sculptures, prints, and works on paper at 50% ... Read More

The White Space Gallery presents Emil Cadoo – I Regret Nothing Anya Stonelake / White Space Gallery are to present the UK’s first exhibition of works by photographer Emil Cadoo, focusing on his seminal period of the 1960s-70s, on March 27 until May 6. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Emil Cadoo (1926 – 2002) was one of the defining photographers of the 1960s. In May 1960 he emigrated to Paris, not only to escape the racism of America at that time, but also finding that (as a ... Read More