Exhibitions curated or managed by Global Art Projects for Sofitel hotels around Australia
2023 - 2024
Exhibitions curated or managed by Global Art Projects for Sofitel Melbourne On Collins
2024
2023
2022
Emma Borland, New Work, 2022 (fused glass panels), November 2022 - March 2023
Various Artists (Wesley Collection), An Old Landscape Through New Eyes (Indigenous works from the Wesley College Collection, July - October 2022, Sofi's Lounge, Level 1
Gosia Wlodarczak, Situations Sofitel, 2022 (performance drawings), August - December 2022, Atrium Promenade, Level 35
Angela Brennan, Planet Abstract, 2022 (paintings) Feb 2022 - April 2022, Sofi's Lounge, Level 1
2021
Tim Johnson, Creed 2021, (paintings) Nov 2021 - Feb 2022, Sofi's Lounge, Level 1
Jon Rendell, 37 Degrees SFO-MEL 2021, (photographs), Nov 2021 - Feb 2022, Atrium Promenade, Level 35
Louise Paramor, Parallel Universe 2021, (photographs and dioramas), June - October 2021, Sofi's Lounge Level 1
Bernie Kaye, Rapture 2021, (photographs), June - August 2021, Atrium Promenade Level 35
Mali Talyor, Holding Time 2021, (ceramics), February - April 2021, Sofi's Lounge, Level 1
Duncan Young, Cascade 2021, (furniture), February - April 2021, Sofi's Lounge, Level 1
2020
Sadie Chandler, FRAMEWORK new installation and paintings, February - April 2020, Sofi's Lounge and Archways, Level 1
Max Pollard, DREAMS WITH OPEN EYES (photographs), February - April 2020, Atrium Gallery, Level 35
2019
Shirley Keon (original couture gowns) and Heide Victoria (commissioned photographs of Keon's studio), THE ART OF COUTURE, an exhibition that pays homage to Melbourne fashion icon Shirley Keon, November 2019 - January 2020, Sofi's Lounge and Lobby Level 1, and Atrium Gallery Level 35.
Sim Luttin, Linda Hughes, Katrina Tyler, FULL CIRCLE (part of Radiant Pavilion Festival of Jewellery), August - November, Sofi's Lounge, Lobby Level 1
Various Artists, WAMA (Wildlife Art Museum Australia) (Painting, Prints, Sculpture, Installation) August - November 2019, Atrium Level 35
Various Artists, CENTRE - Contemporary Indigenous Australian Art, (Painting, Prints, Sculpture) May - July 2019, All exhibition spaces Level 1 and Level 35
Nigel Vogler, BOTH SIDES MIND, (Bespoke Mens Fashion), March - May 2019, Archways and public spaces, Level 1
Chris de Rosa, She Collects the Beautiful Things - Turbulent Nature (Prints and mixed media), February - May 2019, Sofi's Lounge and Lobby Gallery
Arts Project Australia - Various Artists, PETITE POP! APA artists celebrate popular culture, (works on paper) February - May 2019, Atrium Gallery
2018
Julie Shiels, Empty, (Photographs) October 2018 - February 2019, Atrium Gallery
Anna White, Neighbourhood, (Photographs) October 2018 - February 2019, Lobby
Louise Forthun, AM/PM, (Paintings and works on paper), September 2018 - February 2019, Sofi's Lounge
Damon Kowarsky, En France, (Etchings), July - October 2018, Atrium Gallery
Jon Rendell, selected works from the Iconic Paris series of photographs, August - September 2018, Lobby
Tait Sengstock, Paintings, June - August 2018, Sofi's Lounge
Cara Johnson, Swathe, (Installation of hand made objects), May - July 2018, Lobby and Lobby Windows
Margaret Manchee, No Place, Drawings 2017-2018 April - August 2018, Atrium Gallery
Gosia Wlodarczak, California Tunics and Sofitel Aprons (Installation of photographs and hand drawn clothing) February - April 2018, Sofi's Lounge
2017
Gerry Wedd, Golden Years (Ceramics), October 2017 - January 2018, Lobby lounge space and window boxes
Slim Aarons, Attractive People doing Attractive Things in Attractive Places, December 2017 - February 2018, Sofi's Lounge and Lobby Gallery
Gosia Wlodarczak, Dust Covers Utility Rooms (Drawings), October - December 2017, Sofi's Lounge
Jon Rendell, Wall & Ground (Photography), October 2017 - February 2018, Atrium
Elisabeth Bodey, The Sound of One Hand - Vespers (Painting), October - December 2017, Lobby Gallery
Tracey Moffatt, Selected works from Up in the Sky and Scarred for life (from the Monash Gallery of Art Collection), May - September 2017, Sofi's Lounge and Lobby Gallery
John Holding, Suburban Botanicals 2nd edition. (Photography) June - October 2017. Atrium
Alison Frith, A Study of Surface (Ceramics), February - May 2017, Lobby Gallery
Elisabeth James, From the River to the Bay (Drawings), March - May 2017, Sofi's Lounge
Florent di Cicco and Marie-Charlotte Gicquiax, A Stroll Along The Sea, (Hand Developed Photographs) February - May 2017, Atrium
2016
Shane Thoms, Haikyo: The Modern Ruins of Japan, (Photography), December 2016 - February 2017, Sofi's Lounge
Craig Lidgerwood, Natural Obsession, (Botanical Watercolours), November 2016 - February 2017, Lobby Gallery
Various Artists, Shot in the Heart of Melbourne, Works from the Australian Association of Street Photographers Inc., November 2016 - February 2017, Atrium
Margaret Manchee, Too Empty, (Etchings). August - November 2016, Atrium
Various Artists, Here and Now - works from Arts Project Australia Studio Artists, (Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Drawing) July - September 2016 (Part of FLAIR 2016). Sofi's Lounge, Lobby Gallery, Lobby Windows, Atrium, Archways
Robyn Stacey, Are You Experienced? Live Camera Obscura Project, 19-21 August 2016, upstairs hotel room (Part of FLAIR 2016)
Emma Blackmore, Material Confusion (sculptural installation), March - May 2016, Lobby Gallery
Carmel Wallace, Flânerie (Collaged Prints), March - June 2016, Sofi's Lounge
2015
Anna Fairbank, Mass and Matter. (Photographs and small scale sculpture), December 2015 – February 2016. Sofi's Lounge
Mami Yamaka, Pimpisa Tinpalit & Natcha Sathientavorn, Connections Within, (Mami - Drawings, Pimpisa - Sculpture, Natcha - Paintings), curated by Multicultural Arts Victoria for Mapping Melbourne 2015, November 2015 - February 2016, Lobby Gallery and Atrium
Troy Argyros, Fragments of Florence, (small scale paintings), October – November 2015. Reception Archways Level 1
Various Artists, The Art of Shakespeare, a collection of paintings celebrating 25 years of the Bell Shakespeare company. (touring exhibition)
September – October 2015. Sofi's Lounge and Lobby Gallery
Kitty Crowther, French children’s literature illustration, (in association with Melbourne Writers Festival). August 2015. Sofi's Lounge
Various Artists, It’s only a Game! Works from the Australian Cartoon Museum. August – November 2015. Atrium
Australian Tapestry Workshop, From the Loom (Tapestry), June - July 2015, Sofi's Lounge
Michelle Hagger, Through the Window (Printmaking), June - August 2015, Atrium
Matt Irwin, Melbourne Symphony On Tour (Photography) in association with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, March - April 2015, Sofi's Lounge and Atrium
Kate Jones, Before After Before (Ceramics and Photography), March - May 2015, Lobby Gallery
Jesse Deane, West Point (Hand Stitched Needlepoint), Jan - March 2015, Lobby Gallery
2014
Jon Rendell, Iconic Paris (photographs), December 2014 - January 2015, Sofi's Lounge
Various Artists (Milan Milosevic, David Frazer, Kate Goring-Smith, Alex Goad), Outside In (Guest Curator, Sophie Moshakis), October - December 2014, Sofi's Lounge, Lobby Gallery, Atrium
Kyoko Imazu and Damon Kowarsky, Along the River (Printmaking), July - October 2014, Atrium
Lindy McSwan, Five Horizons (Ceramics), April - June 2014, Lobby Gallery
Anne Ferran, Box of Birds (large photographic installation), March - June 2014, Lobby Gallery Windows
Adrienne Gaha, Vestiges (Paintings), February - May 2014, Sofi's Lounge
Dianna Wells, Suburban Geometric, (Photographs) May - July 2014, Sofi's Lounge
Christopher Langton and Andrew Browne, sculpture and painting in collaboration with Tolarno Gallery, August 2014, Lobby and Sofi's Lounge (during Art Fair Melbourne)
2013
Juan Davila, On Wagner (Paintings that explored the work of German Composer Wagner), November 2013 - February 2014, Sofi's Lounge
Christopher Young, Five – Fremantle Prison and Six - Photographic Works, (Photography) December 2013 - March 2014. Atrium
Elisa Markes-Young, The Original Place (textile based art works), December 2013 - March 2014. Lobby Gallery
Lyon, City of Fiction 2 (Installation of Architectural Illustrations), September - November 2013, Sofi's Lounge
Ken Spence, Air and Flame (Photography), July - September 2013, Sofi's Lounge
Various Artists, A Candle in the Dark, Capturing Hope and Transformation in Remote Afghanistan. Photographs by Elissa Bogos Mirzeai, Mats Lignell and Christine – Felice Rohrs (Curated by Isabella Holding and presented in association with Save the Children), May - June 2015, Sofi's Lounge
Peter Atkins, Recent Paintings, April - July 2013, Lobby Gallery
Meera Sethi, Foreign Returned (Paintings), February - April 2013, Sofi's Lounge
Kyoko Imazu and Damon Kowarsky, Meet in the Middle (Printmaking), February - April 2013, Atrium
Robyn Stacey, Guest Relations, (Photography), April - June 2013, Sofi's Lounge
2012
Trevor Mein, Cirrus (Photography), November 2012 - February 2013, Sofi's Lounge
Hannah Chamley, What I wore in the Foyer (Installation/Sculpture), December 2012 - February 2013, Lobby Gallery
John Holding, Suburban Botanicals (Photography), November 2012 - January 2013, Atrium
Various Artists, 2012 Loupe Medium Format Photographic Award exhibition, October - November 2012, Sofi's Lounge, Lobby Gallery, Atrium
Longin Sarnecki, Debris #2012 (Photography), July - September 2012, Atrium
Gosia Wlodarczak, Dust Covers and Frost Drawings (Performances, Installation and Drawings), performances in Sofi's July, Window installation July, exhibition of drawings, July - October 2012, Sofi's Lounge
Various Artists, A Day is a Long Time in Australian Political Cartoons. Australian political cartoons from the Australian Cartoonists’ Association.
August – October 2012, Lobby Gallery
Various Artists, 52 Weeks on. A Pilbara Project Exhibition. (Photography). Curated by FORM, Western Australia. May – July 2012, Sofi's Lounge and Lobby Gallery
Craig Lidgerwood, An Inquisitive Eye - the botanical art of Craig Lidgerwood, (Drawings and Watercolour paintings), March - May 2012, Lobby Gallery
Brian Duffy, Swinging: The Fashion Photography of Brian Duffy, (Photography from the MGA Collection), March - April 2012, Sofi's Lounge
Various Artists, Accessible Arctic - 80 years of photography from the Canadian Geographic magazine, February - April 2012, Atrium
2011
Bruce Reynolds, Floor to Ceiling, (mixed media), December 2011 - February 2012, Sofi's Lounge
Robyn Hosking, Capital City Carnival, (Ceramics), November 2011 - March 2012, Lobby Gallery
A. Kather, Inside Afghanistan's Beauty, (Photography), August - October 2011, Atrium
Peter Garnick, Liquid Gold – The Art of Irrigation. (Photography). August - October 2011, Sofi's Lounge
Vincent Fantauzzo and Baz Luhrmann, The Creek, (Multimedia Installation - sound, lighting, painting), November 2011, Lobby Gallery
Kent Wilson, Honeysucker_series, (Drawing), June - July 2011, Sofi's Lounge
Lindi Huntsman, One Heart: photographs of Melbourne's Ethiopian community, April - July 2011, Lobby Gallery and Atrium
2010
Emily Ferretti, New Works, (Painting) Melbourne Art Fair Project Room, June - September 2010, Sofi's Lounge
Moses Tan, Of A Time And A Place In Australia (Computer Drawing), December 2010 - February 2011, Atrium
Various Artists, Insights - works from the travelart.org travel photographers collective, November 2010 - Feb 2011, Atrium
Jorge de Araujo, Creating Timor-Leste (Photography), August - November 2010, Atrium
Kaori Kato, Attune to the Earth, (Large Folded Paper Sculpture Installation), August - October 2010, Lobby Gallery
Various Artists, Strange Glamour: fashion photography from the Monash Gallery of Art Collection, March - June 2010, Lobby Gallery
2009
Various Artists, Gazing at the World: Japanese photography from the 1970s to the present, in association with the Japan Foundation. December 2009 – January 2010. Sofi's Lounge and Atrium
Tobi Clark. :acute = 3rd iteration of grid-garment series (Fashion). December 2009 - March 2010, Lobby Gallery
Various Artists, Selected works from the George Papadimitriou Collection of Aboriginal Art, (Paintings and Watercolours) August - October 2009, Sofi's Lounge and Lobby Gallery
Richard Dunn, The Fibonacci Trees, (Paintings) May - August 2009, Sofi's Lounge
Bruno Leti. Huangshan Poems - Majestic photographs and paintings from China, February - April 2009, Sofi's Lounge
Peter Garnick, Constructive Ragpickings (Photography) in assoc. with OzLink and Blacksphere, February - May 2009
2008
William Yang, Portraits (Photography), September - October 2008, Sofi's Lounge and Lobby Gallery
Elisabeth Bodey, Recent Paintings (Large scale watercolour paintings), November 2008 - January 2009
Michael Kienhuis, Form of the Good, (Photography), November 2008 - February 2009, Atrium
Ta Teut Amarasi, Awakening, Contemporary Textiles and Prints based on the Cultural Traditions of Amarasi, West Timor, (in association with Asialink), September - October 2009
Kristian Laemmle-Ruff, Light Unseen (Photography), August - November 2008, Atrium
Anne Zahalka, Hotel Suite (Photography), Melbourne Art Fair Project Room, July - September 2008, Sofi's Lounge
Various Artists, Baker Lake Printers Cooperative of Inuit artists, (Printmaking) Canada, May - June 2008, Sofi's Lounge
Stratos Xynas, Up Close (Photography), May - August 2008, Atrium
Melinda Harper, New Paintings and Glass Works, February - April 2008, Sofi's Lounge
Dana Harris, Home (Textile Floorplans), February - April 2008, Lobby Gallery
2007
Ian Provest, Welcome – photographs from Timor-Leste (in support of Austcare), October 2007- January 2008. Atrium
Various Artists, People of the Cedar: First Nation Art from the North West Coast of Canada, (Painting/Sculpture/Carving) November 2007, Sofi's Lounge
Matt Handby, New Horizons of Australia (photography), July - October 2007, Atrium
Donna Marcus, Parlour, (Wall Sculptures), May - July 2007, Sofi's Lounge
Various Artists, Postcards from Melbourne. The city of Melbourne in photography and sketches through the eyes of university students. April – June 2007, Atrium
Various Artists, Victorian Woodworking Association, (Furniture) April - May 2007, Lobby Gallery
Yayoi Kusama, Avant-Garde Fashion (Photography) March - April 2007, Lobby Gallery
Various Artists, Works from the Tiwi Islands (in association with Jilamara Arts) (Drawing/Painting/Works on Paper), February - April 2007, Sofi's
2006
Various Artists, Large Works from Papunya Tula Artists (in association with Palya Art), November 2006 - February 2007, Sofi's Lounge
Jon Rendell, Recent Cloud Photographs, March - May 2006, Atrium
Various Artists, Works from the Corbett and Yueji Lyons Collection, July - September 2006, Sofi's Lounge