I am participating in this amazing exhibition which will open next month and feature such artists like *mycharliegirl amongst others. Here is an excerpt from the promotional material:

'It was decided to hold the exhibition to celebrate Leeloo’s 2nd birthday, in one of Sydney’s best underground venues supporting struggling artists, aMBUSH gallery. Fast forward a few months, over 100 submissions and a lot of headaches later, Renee and Angela have curated 38 of the finest Australian artists participate in the Once Upon exhibition which will no doubt be a highlight on the Sydney art calendar.

Including frankie featured artists such as Catherine Campbell and Sarah McNeil, community favourites Caitlin Shearer and Kareem Rizk, Leeloo artists Bec Winnel and Ali J and a variety of talented newcomers and youngsters working in various media, there is bound to be something for everyone in this real life fairy tale of an exhibition. Each artist has been allocated their own fairy tale to interpret, and 30 of the artists will create four original and new artworks to exhibit. Also due to the volume of submissions, we have created On The Wall, where a further 8 artists involved will submit one piece to be included.

Opening night will be Thursday November 19th 2009 at aMBUSH gallery from 6pm to 9pm, with the exhibition open daily from 10am to 5pm through to Sunday 22nd November. Artworks will be available for sale. All walks of life are welcome, and we look forward to seeing you there!'

As of yet, I won't reveal which fairytale story I received but I can promise you it's wonderfully weird and right up my alley; I am going to produce some truly twisted work for this show and I can't wait! Trust me, it's not going to be nearly as airy fairy or girly as the poster for the show, I'm sticking to the original version of my story and it's gruesome. If you are in Sydney, I hope you can come down and help celebrate Leeloo's second birthday, especially as this exhibition is being supported by some big names including Frankie magazine. On a side note I am shooting a lookbook for {twin set} this week, as well as two other commissioned jobs, one of which will take me to Melbourne over the weekend! Busy, busy week.





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