In our good books

Spectrum, 2009, oil on linen, 81cm x 81cm.
Courtesy of the artist and Dianne Tanzer Gallery.

One blog post that fired up massive interest readers would have to be our Q&A with Queensland artist Victoria Reichelt. It ran back in March and, literally, ricocheted around the world, even landing in The New Yorker's book blog.



If you're around Sydney's footpaths, you can see Victoria's beautifully bookish artwork in two places for the next little while.

Currently, she's in the RBS Emerging Artist Award exhibition, which is on at the amazing Renzo Piano-designed RBS Tower, 88 Phillip Street, Sydney, only until Oct 2. However, if she ends up as a finalist, you'll be able to see her painting from October 6-30, open 7.30am to 7pm on weeknights. Fingers (and bookmarks) crossed she makes the cut.

And if you are walking by the Australia Council building near Central Station (372 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, to be precise), you'll be able to gaze at her Ex-Libris and Collapse painting in the display, next to Julian Meagher's Kirin and Geisha with Jade Dagger and Lily Hibberd's Celestial navigation, until November 27.

An event that's very calendar-close to that date is Victoria's new solo show at Dianne Tanzer Gallery in Melbourne. I love the sneak peek that I have seen – how incredible is the hyper-bright Yellow Fever painting for that show? You can see it in person from November 21 at the exhibition, which takes place at 108-110 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy.

 
Yellow Fever, 2009, oil on linen, 81cm x 81cm. Courtesy of the artist and Dianne Tanzer Gallery

And if you are in Brisbane, you can own one of her artworks for $3.25 – Victoria's Snowdomes painting (as seen on our Editor's Choice page in Jan/Feb 2008) is available as a gift card in the gift shop of the Gallery of Modern Art. (Please don't clear out the store of all of them, I'd like a copy, too!)

To find out more about Victoria's amazing work, head to www.victoriareichelt.com.

Lee Tran, deputy chief sub-editor