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Negative Press is a publisher of artists' books and limited edition prints by contemporary Australian artists.

19/11/2024

Documentation of the fantastic new publication to accompany the exhibition:

Tjukurpa Handle It: Robert Fielding

Available from for $20 + postage. *n.b. production run is not signed

Produced and published by
Gallery Director — Dr Gerry Bobsien
Gallery Deputy Director — Courtney Novak
Exhibition Curators — Robert Fielding, Gerry Bobsien
Exhibition Assistand Curators — Kim Blunt, Angus Webb
Forward —
Essay — .vink
Artist transcripts —
Pitjantjatjara proofread — Anna Wattler, Angus Webb
Robert Fielding
Editing — Gerry Bobsien, Kim Blunt, Cheryll Farrell, Holly Farrell, Courtney Novak
Graphic Design —
Environmental Portrait Photography — Meg Hansen
Artwork Photography —

13/11/2024

What an amazing week in Newcastle/Maitland last week with

Firstly, Robert's solo exhibition "Tjukurpa Handle It", the culmination of two years work on a large print-based body of work between Robert's studio in Mimili and Negative Press, was installed and opened last Saturday at Maitland Regional Gallery. Robert is so innovative in his use of printed matter in his paintings and objects—debossing, sandblasting using stencils, screenprinting, paste ups, and more. He has developed an amazing studio collaboration with Mimili's special projects manager, Angus Webb (slide 5), over the past seven years that displays Robert's expression of ngarparji ngaparji— pitjantjatjara for working together, 50/50.

In the lead up to the exhibition opening, we undertook a five day long intensive print workshop with wati (men) from Mimili Maku Arts and Mindaribba Local Land Council. Robert mentored these men, sharing techniques he has developed, wanting to pave a way for their emergence to greater engagement with sharing visual culture and greater visibility in the art world. There was no required outcome from the workshops, though one work by each workshop participant is now on display in "tjintu kutju, kililpi tjuta—one sun many stars" in the Maitland Regional Gallery window facing High St. The title was devised by Desmond Woodforde (slide 3) in a very poetic process of describing collaboration between the two communities, and the overlapping nature of their respective cultures.

Huge shout out to and all the staff at Maitland Regional Gallery for their enthusiasm and support of all of the above, Mr & Mrs Kempton for their generous hospitality, .curator ditto, and Anna Wattler and the board of Mimili Maku Arts for their ongoing leadership in cross cultural collaboration.

If you are heading to NSW over the summer, be sure to stop in at Maitland Regional Gallery to see these incredible works.

14/10/2024

It was a great pleasure working with Brent Harris on this screenprint to support his major exhibition "Surrender and Catch" at Art Gallery of South Australia. Images 2 & 3 are Brent's preparatory drawings and inspiration. Follow to see and read more. Available to purchase directly from .adelaide .store

'The imagery for this work was first generated in 2007, after a trip to the Metrpolitan Museum of Art in New York. A small polychrome sculpture in the medieval section of a Deposition from the Cross had this weeping figure in the background. I focussed on this faceless figure and for some reason decided to make drawings of this on my return to Melbourne. Nothing became of these charcoal drawings at the time. Not until this year, 15 years after first engaging this imagery, I have now painted and made this print of my Sad Magdalene. As it appears now, I see also two pink shrouded figures entering a tomb.' —Brent Harris

Brent Harris
Sad Magdalene 2024
Screenprint
60 x 48 cm
Edition of 30
Printed by Negative Press

11/10/2024

Tomorrow afternoon at Counihan Gallery in Brunswick, I'll be talking alongside as part of the political posters exhibition 'Future Foundations' organised by Troppo Print Studio.

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⏰️This Sunday 2pm

As part of our 'Future Foundations' exhibition, join Troppo Print Studio for a series of short talks with contemporary, collaborative and underground small press publishers. This panel discussion with Clare Jackson and Elise Stanley from Megalo Print Studio (Kanberri/Canberra), and Trent Walter of Negative Press (Naarm/Melbourne), with a focus on the archive, printmaking and collaborative making and the power of the collective vs. the individual.

The floor talk will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions

11/10/2024

Huge congratulations to Bianca Hester's on the opening of her solo exhibition 'Lithic Bodies' 🙌🏽

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Thanks to everyone who has contributed to Lithic Bodies over the past 2 years – there are so many people who have been involved in this project: helping me to walk and listen on Dharawal Country, to think through the complex layers, to collaborate across many fields, and nurture this epic multi-dimensional formation into the world! I am so grateful to you all – especially .j.hewitt, , , , , , , , , , & all listed below.

Thanks to for the amazing install support, and the incredible team curator Catherine Woolley who has greeted every process with a big open yes to what could be possible. ❤️

Very special thanks to the project’s curator and essayist Bronwyn Bailey-Charteris whose critical insights, steadfast encouragement and loving engagement over the past year has help keep it all on track big time. ❤️
THANKYOU!

Cultural consultation and mentoring: Peter Hewitt, Uncle Peter Button, Nicole Monks

Public programs collaborators: Matt Poll, Tyson Antonio Frigo, Nicole Smede, Leon Fuller, Emma Rooksby, Leah Gibbs

Exhibition design: Ying-Lan Dann (Sertori Lau Architecture); Video production and editing: Sammy Hawker, Sound design: Aaron Hull, Screen printing: Trent Walter Graphic design: Paul Mylecharane (Public Office)

Technical and fieldwork support: Ian Hibble, Izak Schoon, Brogan Bunt, Lizzie Muller, Lana Nguyen, Kieran Jones.

Essays: Bronwyn Bailey-Charteris, Saskia Beudel

Geologic consultation and assistance: Solomon Buckman, Brian Jones, Megan Williams, Tara Djokic, Patrick Smith, Matthew McCurry, Graham McLean, Vivi Vajda.

Installation and AV support at UNSW galleries: Justin Henderson, Justin Henderson, Mark Booth, Gotaro Uematsu, Jono Bolitho, Jamie Kraussman

Catalogue and media: Emily Roebuck
Foundry casting by

Funding support: Creative Australia, CREATE NSW, City of Wollongong

Institutional partners: UNSW Galleries

24/09/2024

It was a great pleasure to work with Francis Carmody on an ambitious work for his current solo show at Conners Conners. Special thanks to Danica Miller for her advice on joining large images together across multiple screens.

Also on view is an excellent show by Rafat Ishak, not to be missed.

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Francis Carmody | Continuous Cities

Continuous Cities looks to the distant future of the planet, combining current knowledge of mineral deposits, surveys of industrial centres, natural resources, and cities with geological projections modelling the surface of the earth and its different trajectories.

Exhibition runs until 12 October. Gallery hours Wed-Sat, 12-6.

13/09/2024

Tomorrow afternoon at 2 pm I'll be in conversation with to launch a print edition we made at NP earlier this year. This is the fourth in a series of editions made with artists based on the Mornington Peninsula, initiated by Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery. Previous editions were made with

Come down and see the National Works on Paper exhibition at the same time.

10/09/2024

It was a great honour to judge the National Works on Paper award alongside .waup

Congratulations to all the finalists.

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National Works on Paper 2024 Major Acquisitive Award Winner

Congratulations to D Harding, winner of the National Works on Paper 2024 $20,000 Major Acquisitive Award. D Harding’s work (Potentially) enough bodypaint for three dancers, 2023, was chosen from 70 shortlisted works, out of 1,049 entries.

Judges’ comments: ‘The judges were impressed with the simplicity of this work, the simplicity which holds so much cultural weight though it is portable, physically light, barely there. Its silence speaks volumes. Harding has presented a very clever use of paper, making it active, a vessel, a carrier of Country, Culture, ritual, people. Three makes a crowd, a community and the temporal aspect of this work is mesmerising. Even away from Country you can carry it, literally, with you and reactivate your community.’

Emerging Artist Winner

Kyra Mancktelow’s Mrs (Unconstitutional Love), 2024, wins the National Works on Paper 2024 Emerging Artist $5,000 award.

Judges’ comments: ‘Kyra Macktelow has impressed the judges with her precise printing technique using soft organza material often used for wedding dresses, while also referencing a very specific time in Australian history that saw racist social policies determining who Aboriginal people could marry. The anonymity and absence of the wearer sits on the sheet as evidence, a facsimile that insists on a reclamation of history and a remembering of individual and community pain. Its life-size and floating aspect drive this haunting effect and make this a compelling piece. It is a moment we need to remember so past mistakes are not repeated.’

Friends of MPRG Acquisitions: Djakanyu Yunupingu, Solomon Booth, Kieran Karritpul, Joel Wolter

MPRG Acquisitions: Amala Groom, Bori Benkő, Olga Cironis

The awards are supported by Mornington Peninsula Shire and the Friends of Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery.

National Works on Paper 2024 is on at MPRG until 24 November. Open Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–4pm. Entry is free.

20/08/2024

Incredible work by Simryn Gill on display at 1301SW. The photos never do the work justice. On display till this Saturday. Simryn is one of my favourite printmakers, though she's never written or talked about in this way.

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Installation views and details of Simryn Gill’s ‘Fire Ring’ (2024) in her current solo exhibition ‘Over our heads’, until 24 August.

Images: Simryn Gill ‘Fire Ring’ (2024)
Ink rubbing on Washi paper
7 Sheets, 186.5 x 196.5 cm (installation dimensions)

08/08/2024

It was a pleasure to work with Michelle Hamer on an expansive body of work currently on display The exhibition is current till 25th August.

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I’M A BELIEVER (2024) [Untitled]
Monotype Screen print
59.25 x 42cm.

For the monotypes I worked with using the screens created for all the editioned works. The choices had to be made whilst the screens were active. None were reused beyond that day and/or run of printing.

Some, like these ‘grey works’ the plan was overlap as many of the details captured on the feet layers as possible. The grey depicts all traces of literal paper folding, stapling, faxing etc left behind.

I love that some grey moments through the series became fluffy, some quite silvery and metallic. Printing paper!

June 01 - Aug 25
At

This project was made possible by the support of .australia and

📷 Christian Capurro

23/05/2024

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone for the 10th edition of the Melbourne Art Book Fair. Negative Press will again share a stand with our friends from Sydney. The fair provides a welcome chance for local and international publishers to meet their audience and affirm their relations among each other.

Keep an eye out for our friends

There are many excellent public programs planned, including the launch of Quentin Sprague's recent monograph on Ken Whisson, published by

Fair hours:
Friday to Sunday 10–5 pm

19/05/2024

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Final day to view…

ANNA HIGGINS
Love Theme
at Negative Press
Sunday 19 May, from 12- 5 pm

Visit Negative Press this afternoon to view a group of new works on paper by ANNA HIGGINS…

Love Theme presents two new editions published by Negative Press as well as a series of unique works made in collaboration between Anna and Negative Press.

Love Theme is influenced by musical improvisation, visual music and the evocation and reverie of multiple exposure and montage photography. At Negative Press, Higgins worked with a process of open experimentation, with monoprinting, mark making and colour. The editions take the form of multiple impressions of monoprints, which have been scanned and combined with 16mm film stills, then finished as hand coloured screen prints on watercolour paper.

Above: Anna Higgins, Radiating affection, 2024, screenprint and acrylic ink on Fabriano 200 gsm, 180 × 130 cm, unique work

18/05/2024

Opening today from 2-4 pm: Anna Higgins 'Love Theme'. Anna's editions have now been added to the online store for those who can not make it in person. Link ☝🏼

Dream (Autumn Pink)2024
screenprint and acrylic on Saunders HP 300 gsm
70 x 50 cm
Published by Negative Press
$ 900 unframed
$1,400 framed

Anna Higgins is represented by ReadingRoom, Melbourne.

15/05/2024

Anna Higgins
Flowers of the heart (Spring Green) 2024
screenprint and acrylic ink on Saunders HP 300 gsm
50 x 70 cm
edition of 15
published by Negative Press
$ 900 incl. gst unframed
$1,400 incl. gst framed

On view this weekend at Negative Press in Anna Higgins 'Love Theme'. 'Love Theme' presents two new editions published by Negative Press, as well as a series of unique works made in collaboration with the artist and Negative Press.

For a catalogue of available works, DM or email [email protected]

Anna Higgins is represented by ReadingRoom, Melbourne and we are grateful for their support of this exhibition. ❤️

08/05/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT: Please join on Saturday 18th May from 2-4 pm to launch a new group of works on paper by Anna Higgins.

Love Theme presents two new editions published by Negative Press as well as a series of unique works made in collaboration with the artist and Negative Press.

Love Theme is influenced by musical improvisation, visual music and the evocation and reverie of multiple exposure and montage photography. At Negative Press, Higgins worked with a process of open experimentation, with monoprinting, mark making and colour. The editions take the form of multiple impressions of monoprints, which have been scanned and combined with 16mm film stills, then finished as hand coloured screen prints on watercolour paper.

Anna Higgins is represented by Reading Room, Melbourne.

08/04/2024

For those who couldn't make it in person to Geelong Gallery for the John Nixon print exhibition, this 224 page catalogue with a fully illustrated index is essential reading. It includes texts by Sue Cramer, Stephen Bram, Jason Smith, Jacqueline Stojanovic, Sally Foster, James Gatt, Mike Parr, Roger Butler, Claus Carstensen, Erik Jensen, Rebecca Mayo, Warren Taylor, Emma Nixon, Trent Walter, Lizzie Boon, Victoria Perin and Rose Nolan.

John Nixon: Four Decades, Five Hundred Prints
published by Geelong Gallery

edited by Sue Cramer
designed by Yanni Florence
text editing by Linda Michael
proofreading by Amalia Lindo, Jacqueline Stojanovic, and Lisa Sullivan
printing by Adams Print

installation photography by Andrew Curtis
studio photography by Matthew Stanton (Melbourne Museum Photography), Trent Walter, and Lizze Boon (Negative Press)

Publication partners: Barry and Jan F**g, The William and Dorothy Bailey Charitable Fund. Susan Taylor and Peter Jones, Anthony Scott.

Available now from Geelong Gallery and for distribution soon from our neighbours Books at Manic.

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26/03/2024

It was a great pleasure to work with Helen Johnson late last year. The collagraph monotypes Helen made are currently on display at Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts in Helen’s first solo show in Western Australia. The exhibition, titled ‘Follower, Leader’, is presented in association with Perth Festival and supported by PICA’s Art Commissioners.

1. Helen Johnson
Working alongside (superego) 2023
Watercolour and intaglio ink on paper
80 x 120 cm

2. ‘Helen Johnson: Follower, Leader’ installation view, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), 2024.

3. Helen Johnson
Working alongside (otherwise forgotten) 2023
Watercolour and intaglio ink on paper
80 x 120 cm

4. ‘Helen Johnson: Follower, Leader’ installation view, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), 2024.

5. Helen Johnson
Working alongside (and another thing) 2023
Watercolour and intaglio ink on paper
80 x 120 cm

PICA installation photography:
Studio photography: Negative Press

Helen Johnson is represented by Pilar Corrias, London and Château Shatto, Los Angeles.

25/03/2024

A selection of works from Moya McKenna and Georgia Spain's exhibition 'A Loose Echo' are now available to view in our online store ☝🏼

1. Georgia Spain
Canyon, 2023
unique painting on paper (monotype)
56 x 76 cm (paper) 56 x 43.5 cm (plate)

2. Moya McKenna
Mother’s Foot I, 2023
unique painting on paper (monotype)
56 x 76 cm (paper) 43.5 x 57 cm (plate)

Moya McKenna is represented by Neon Parc, Melbourne. Georgia Spain is represented by Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne and Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide.

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