2007: THE YEAR IN ART
S.H. Ervin Gallery
National Trust of Australia
10 November - 16 December 2007

Artist Talk Stephanie Valentin
3pm 25 November 2007

Stephanie Valentin's work Ether 5 2006 and Cherine Fahd's work Trafalgar Square, Pigeons 2005/2006, have been selected to appear in this significant show which presents a retrospective of contemporary visual arts drawn from the past year of the Sydney art scene. View Portfolio

MUSEUM: THE MACLEAYS, THEIR COLLECTION AND THE SEARCH FOR ORDER
Macleay Museum
University of Sydney
5 November - 16 December 2007

In 2002 Robyn Stacey began a residency at Macleay Museum, photographing the vast natural history holdings. These striking images which investigate the colourful and intriguing presence of an array of specimens are beautifully reproduced in the Cambridge University Press publication Museum: the Macleays, their collection and the search for order 2007, a collaboration with author Ashley Hay. Macleay Museum celebrates the publication with an exhibition of Stacey's images. View Portfolio

Elizabeth Bay House
10 October 2007 - 3 February 2008

Artist Talk Robyn Stacey and author Ashley Hay talk with HHT curator Scott Hill
11.30 am Sunday 11 November 2007

A selection of Stacey's works are also presented at Elizabeth Bay House as part of the 300th anniversary celebration marking the birth of naturalist Carl Linnaeus, which reflects on his achievements and the rich association between art and science. View Portfolio

PHOTOQUAI FESTIVAL
Paris

Two of Stills' artists, Ricky Maynard and Anne Noble are currently on show in Paris as part of Photoquai. Located in institutions along the banks of the Seine, this biennial festival is dedicated to non-Western visual arts.

Ricky Maynard's Portraits of a distant land is presented at the Australian Embassy, Paris, organized as part of a touring exhibition by the Museum of Contemporary Art and curated by Keith Munro. This exhibition includes a selection of photographs from six bodies of Ricky Maynard's work developed over the last twenty years. 31 October 2007 - 11 January 2008

Ann Noble's series Ruby's Room, which presents a unique representation of childhood using vivid colour and disproportionate scale, is on show at the Musee du quai Branly, Paris. 30 October 2007 - 13 January 2008 View Portfolio

WOOLLAHRA SMALL SCULPTURE PRIZE
Woollahra Council Chambers
19 - 28 October 2007

Van Sowerwine's work Small Beast: Oliver was exhibited as part of the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize. This is a unique sculptural work that allows the audience to view the animated thoughts of the mysterious animal through a spy hole in its head. View Portfolio

CULTURE WARRIORS: 1ST INDIGENOUS ART TRIENNIAL
National Gallery of Australia
14 October 2007 - 10 February 2008

Works from Ricky Maynard's series Portrait of a distant land 2005 are presented in this large survey show of Indigenous art, which includes the work of thirty artists from each state and territory. View Portfolio

PAT BRASSINGTON-CAMBRIDGE ROAD
Institute Of Modern Art
Brisbane
13 October - 1 December 2007

Pat Brassington is well known for her surreal, digitally manipulated images, which have a claustrophobic and slightly disturbing edge. The IMA is presenting a solo survey exhibition largely featuring works from Brassington's most recent series Cambridge Road 2007, alongside a selection of previous works that span the past 10 years. View Portfolio

WONDERFUL WORLD
Samstag Museum
University of SA
11 October - 7 December 2007

Narelle Autio presents a new body of work The place in between 2007 in this group exhibition of renowned and accomplished Australian artists which aims to explore the different ways in which people experience the world. View Portfolio

2007 ARC BIENNIAL
QUT Art Museum
Brisbane
6 October - 2 December 2007

A selection of photomedia and sculptural works from Van Sowerwine's series Small Beasts were selected for inclusion in To Be Confirmed, the 2007 Arc Biennial that celebrates contemporary Australian craft, design and visual practice surveying over 50 artists. View Portfolio