Backwoods Gallery
Backwoods Gallery is located in Australia
Backwoods Gallery
Location within Australia
Established2010
LocationCollingwood, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°47′52.566″S 144°59′9.88″E / 37.79793500°S 144.9860778°E / -37.79793500; 144.9860778
Type
DirectorTom Groves
CuratorTom Groves
Websitewww.backwoods.gallery

Backwoods Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, Australia.[1]

HISTORY

Founded by Australian curator and artist Alexander Mitchell[2][3][4][5][6][7] in August 2010 the gallery exhibits Australian and international artists with a focus on urban contemporary art, street art and illustration.

In December 2013, Complex magazine listed Backwoods Gallery in the top ten "Street Art Galleries You Should Know About".

The Gallery is open Thursday ~ Sunday from 12 – 6PM during exhibition dates. Other times are available by appointment.

Backwoods Gallery is located at the rear of Paradise Alley, 25 Easey St, Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia.

Once you enter Paradise Alley from Easey street, head towards the back of the alleyway and look up and you'll see black stairs and a Backwoods Gallery sign.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions 2010

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
25/09/2010 – 10/10/2010Shake That AssYasumasa Yonehara
05/11/2010 – 13/11/2010Too Big To Be HumanPetro
20/11/2010 – 04/12/2010Omni[8][9]Kami and Sasu
17/17/2010 – 23/12/2010SALE!Lush

Exhibitions 2011

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
25/03/2011 – 11/04/2011Down Low, Too Slow[10][11]James Reka
15/04/2011 – 20/04/2011New Yellow 01Jun Inoue
20/05/2011 – 10/06/2011If We’re Going, Then Lets GoGhostpatrol
17/06/2011 – 26/06/2011l’inconnue de la rueRone
15/07/2011 – 30/07/2011Oriental Elements[12]Usugrow, Toshikazu Nozaka
19/08/2011 – 30/08/2011Inner Demons IIMeggs
09/09/2011 – 25/09/2011You Have No Chance With CoincidenceYuske Imai
14/10/2011 – 30/10/2011Lite WorksStabbs
18/11/2011 – 05/12/2011MomokaTanja Jade "Misery"
09/12/2011 – 12/12/2011Another Shithouse "Art" ShowLush

Exhibitions 2012

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
10/02/2012 – 10/02/2012Oath Of ArmageddonFrench
18/02/2012 – 20/02/2012Bode Australian TourMark Bode
02/03/2012 – 16/02/2012Primary SuspectsJames Reka
24/04/2012 – 06/05/2012Natural ProgressionBeastman
01/05/2012 – 16/06/2012Cosmic Scale And The Super FutureGhostpatrol
20/06/2012 – 22/06/2012Open Studio[13]James Reka
29/06/2012 – 10/07/2012Fall From GraceRone
03/08/2012 – 12/08/2012Jet BabiesStephen Ives
17/08/2012 – 26/08/2012Decorating The ApocalypseFred Fowler
14/09/2012 – 30/09/2012Seven Samurai[14]Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne)
07/09/2012 – 30/09/2012HakuchiShohei Otomo
12/10/2012 – 14/10/2012A Study Of Hands[15]Anthony Lister, Ashley Wood, Dave Kinsey, Haroshi, James Reka, James Greenaway, Ian Strange, Mark Bode, Shohei Otomo, Hiroyasu Tsuri, Usugrow, Yuske Imai, Alexander Mitchell
19/10/2012 – 28/10/2012Truth In Myth IIMeggs
16/11/2012 – 19/11/2012Neds Maps and Other Outback StoriesMark Bode
30/11/2012 – 16/12/2012Carrion[16][17]ROA

Exhibitions 2013

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
01/01/2013 – 28/02/2013Artist Residency[18]James Reka
01/03/2013 – 03/03/2013The Evolution Of A Graffiti ShitcuntLush
31/03/2013 – 15/03/2013Organized ChaosSlicer
19/04/2013 – 05/05/2013Ecstasy In the AbyssShida
24/05/2013 – 09/06/2013HeroStephen Ives
12/07/2013 – 21/07/2013Define Nothing[19]Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne)
15/08/2013 – 25/08/2013Take Me To Your Leader [20]Shohei Takasaki
20/09/2013 – 28/09/2013CoalescenceDrewFunk, Otis Chamberlain
18/10/2013 – 03/11/2013Bright Night Sky[21]Stanislava Pinchuk
15/11/2013 – 24/11/2013KUHJun Inoue
06/12/2013 – 15/12/2013A Study Of EyesAl Stark, Anthony Lister, Dave Kinsey, Hiroyasu Tsuri, Alexander Mitchell, James Reka, Ian Strange, Kozyndan, Marda, Miss Van, Shohei Otomo, Stanislava Pinchuk, Stephen Ives, Usugrow, Yuske Imai

Exhibitions 2014

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
17/01/2014 – 26/01/2014The Existential Vacuum[22]Jonathan Guthmann
10/02/2014 – 21/02/2014Backwoods RetrospectiveStanislava Pinchuk, Ghostpatrol, Hiroyasu Tsuri, Fred Fowler & James Reka
7/03/2014 – 16/03/2014Gold Blood, Magic WierdosGhostpatrol, Brendan Monroe, Simon Hanselmann, kozyndan, Sheryo, The Yok, Jean Jullien, James Jirat Patradoon, Mr. Gauky, Mel Stringer
18/04/2014 – 27/04/2014Keep It Simple[23][24][25]Stabs
02/05/2014 – 11/05/2014Stick Folk[26]Tom Civil
06/06/2014 – 15/06/2014Untold[27][28][29]James Reka
20/06/2014 – 29/06/2014New Landscapes[30]Fred Fowler
18/07/2014 – 27/07/2014Drawing BloodEno
19/07/2014 – 27/07/2014Modern-ClassicShun Kawakami
01/08/2014 – 10/08/2014Bright Lights[31]Numskull
22/08/2014 – 31/08/2014OblivionYusk Imai
26/09/2014 – 05/10/2014A Study Of Hair[32][33][34][35]Merda, Inkie, C215, Dave Kinsey, Mark Bode, Stanislava Pinchuk (Miso), Faith47, Shohei Otomo, Jonathan Guthmann, ROA, Stephen Ives, Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne), Usugrow, Yusk Imai, Alexander Mitchell.
10/10/2014 – 19/10/2014OutsidersHiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne)
24/10/2014 – 02/11/2014Flat Blend[36]Shohei Otomo, Kosuke Kawamura
04/11/2014 – 16/11/2014Flat BlendJun Inoue
28/11/2014 – 07/12/2014Silent LandscapesStanislava Pinchuk
06/12/2013 – 07/12/201381 BastardsJun Inoue, Yoshi47, Mhak, Jun Inoue, Sand, O.T

Exhibitions 2015

Dates Exhibition Artist(s)
2015 Waterworld Fintan Magee
2015 Stereodynamica Felipe Pantone
2015 Snow Landscapes Shun Kawakami
2015 Rockgroup Sheone & O-Two
2015 Apocalypse Jonathan Guthmann
2015 Ricochet DEM189
2015 Sloe Trails Acorn
2015 Bleak Stephen Ives
2015 Razzle Dazzle Clemens Behr
2015 Back and Forth Nelio
2015 Heavy Leisure Evie Cahir & Gemma Topliss

Exhibitions 2016

DatesExhibitionArtist(s)
2016Bring CashLushsux[37]
2016100 FacesHiroyasu Tsuri[38]
2016Mors[39]Jonathan Guthman
2016Brainfade[40][41]French
2016Spectrum[42][43]Senekt
2016The Mortal Drama[44][45]Yusk Imai
2016Hic Svnt DraconesROA
2016In The FoldTaj ‘Deams’ Alexander
2016Ki-OkuGoma
2016Doomsday SongGuy Mathews
2016Summoning Lovers Out of TimeShida
2016Wizards, Lizards and Broads[46]Mark Bode
2016Ora Ora[47]Shohei Otomo
2016Facing DeconstructionEd Bechervaise (Unwellbunny)
2016Mirror StageKim Hyunji
2016EquilibriumSenekt
2016Self LoathingMic Porter
2016The Resistible Rise of a Bear of Little BrainStephen Ives
2016TransitionTaj ‘Deams’ Alexander
2016StrokeShun Kawakami & Jun Inoue
2016A Study of EroticaAlexander Mitchell, Alpha Channeling, Anthony Lister, Ashley Wood, Kes Acorn, Kim Hyunji, Kristen Liu Wong, Senekt, Shida, Shohei Takasaki, Susanna Rose Sykes, Takeru Amano, Yone


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