‘Absent Without Leave’ is a collaboration exhibition by John & Viki Murray at BSIDE Gallery, Fitzroy.

John and Viki Murray are a Lightning Ridge based artistic duo with a passion for the arts and their small community. They run workshops and exhibitions from their gallery John Murray Art Gallery, bringing the outback to life.

The duo travel to Melbourne regularly these days and have found a home away from home here. Both John and Viki have since falling in love with street art and their art can be found around the laneways throughout the city and surrounding suburbs.

“John Murray’s name is now synonymous with outback art, with a career spanning over 35 years. His gallery, established in 1992 in the opal mining township of Lightning Ridge NSW, is well known and highly regarded. The photorealistic landscapes and often quirky depictions of country life and bush humour John creates are celebrated both in Australia and by international collectors. Some of these works feature as public art pieces across NSW, QLD and VIC. “

“Viki Murray is a Lightning Ridge-based photographer/stencil artist and co-director of John Murray Art Gallery, with a permanent display space in the gallery. Her photo artistry is varied in style and themes and incorporates mediums of sumi ink, paint, and aerosol painted 5-8 layered stencils.”

Tasty beverages have been supplied by the superstars at Young Henrys, so get down for a great night of fantastic art and cold beers.

We can’t wait to see what these artistic outback legends bring to the city. Keep up to date on the Facebook event here https://www.facebook.com/events/352667952080438/

The show will run from Wednesday 14th – Sunday 18th August.
Wed – Fri: 11am – 5pm
Sat – Sun: 12pm – 5pm

BSIDE Gallery
Level 1, 121 Brunswick St,
Fitzroy, Victoria

https://bsidegallery.com/