Welcome to 2012 @ the Cowwarr Art Space

Cowwarr Art Space has opened its doors for the 2012 Program
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 11-5pm from the 6th of January

We continue with MNMLVMXML paintings by Rehgan De Mather curated from the new work Rehgan produced during his Appleton Street Studio residency.

We congratulate Rehgan as he has recently been accepted to join the Blender Studios.
The Blender Studios at 110 Franklin St. Melbourne is part of the Melbourne street scene and is having an impact on the contempory art scene with some of its artists achieving international acclaim. Roh Singh, Emma Van Leest, Louisa Jenkinson, and Anthony Lister to name a few, are among some of the early alumni.  The Blender has evolved from a Gallery into an art complex with 18 studios, an artist in residence program, the Blender laneway street art project, the Melbourne Propaganda Window, Dark Horse Experiment and The Melbourne Street Tours.

Seasons Greetings

Wishing you all the best during the festive season and the coming year, we thank you for your continued support of the Cowwarr Art Space and exhibiting artists.
We look forward to seeing you all in 2012 and being involved in our exciting program.
We commence 2012 with the continuation of MNMLVMXML by REHGAN DE MATHER. Also in the first half of the year we have NEAL STRATORD photographer and BILL YOUNG painter. The CAN Inc. Artist-in-Res is also running hot with both International and Australian candidates, IZABELA PLUTA photo media artist from Sydney and LEANORA OLMI photographer from Scotland will be with us early in the year. We are also hoping to have The String Contingent; CHRIS STONE on violin, HOLLY DOWNES on double bass, both from Sydney and GRAHAM MCLEOD on guitar from Scotland as both artists-in-res and performers in mid March
We are looking forward to the New Year. Hope you can join us.
We are closed December reopening in January 2012

Rehgan De Mather MNMLVMXML 5-11 TO 30-11 2011

Please join us and celebrate with the artist, 

Rehgan De Mather at the opening event of MNMLVMXML 

on Saturday 5th November between 6pm-8pm.

The Cowwarr Art Space has had a long association with Rehgan. Since his student days at Monash University Gippsland Centre for Art and Design Rehgan has been a part of our exhibition program and an active member of CAN Inc. and is represented in our stable of artists.

MNMLVMXML is curated from the new work Rehgan produced during his Appleton Street Studio residency.

Rehgan De Mather was the recipient of the 2011 Sandra Bardas Studio Grant. The grant is awarded based on the artist's work practice, direction, and work ethic. Rob Gould of Gould Galleries and Jeff Martin of Appleton Street Studios, conduct an initial assessment. The Bardas family makes the final decision from the short list. .." Rehgan's work is strong and confident and his use of found objects and recycled materials would have appealed to Sandra. His work is innovative, passionate and full of energy and his work ethic and dedication to his art was obvious from the outset." Jeff Martin Appleton Street Studios.

De Mather’s Appleton St Studio works are exhibited at the Cowwarr Art Space in 2011 and the Gallery 577 in Brunswick St Fitzroy North in 2012 

Link to Artists Website
Invitation image: Grid 2011, acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick, collage and road-sign on canvas

Abbas - Getting to Gippsland ABC Gippsland Vic

Link to the interview with Cath McAloon as part of the Getting to Gippsland morning program series.
Getting to Gippsland - Abbas - ABC Gippsland Vic - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Abbas Mehran - Pendent 18 Sep - 31 Oct

Boolarra Anaar 125 x95cm, acrylic on canvas 2011

Please join us and meet the artist Abbas Mehran on Sunday September the 18th, between 2-5pm.


Abbas Mehran a painter/print maker originally from Iran, migrated to the US then to Australia, first settling in Adelaide and recently moving to Boolarra in Gippsland.

Abbas Mehran’s paintings reflect his life’s journey. For over 30 years, he has been working in the Iranian coffee house style of painting, which tells a story through artwork. He now combines this style with realism, Persian miniature style painting, and Persian carpet patterns imbued with his Australian contemporary life in a small town surrounded by the Australian bush.

In 2003 he received first prize (painting) in the prestigious Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize and in 2008 he was a finalist in the Doug Moran Portrait Prize. During 2008 Abbas was invited to spend three months painting his project of peace, the environment, and children on the walls of caves in Dunhuang, China. In 2009 he was finalist for the Celeste International Art Prize in Berlin. Abbas was invited to exhibit as part of the 2009/2010 Animamix Biennial at the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei.

Abbas Blog

Refreshments at the Artists Bar. Exhibition runs 16 September to 31 October 2011