Between Sky And Sea. 1 January 2011

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Between Sky And Sea.
Date
1 January 2011
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Hans Sip of Three Brothers Gallery was approached mid 2009 by Maria Sanciollo-Bell for an artist he could recommend to travel to Sicily on a cross cultural project. He put forward Billy Doolan, one of the three living artists represented by the gallery.

A one month tour of Sicily was to follow in August of that year and Billy documented what he saw and experienced in a series of eight paintings commisioned through Three Brothers Gallery for Maria.

A presentation of this unique and sensitive interpretation of Sicilian stories and historic sites was shown to the director of the Italian Institute of Culture in Melbourne who requested it be shown at their address in Domain Rd, South Yarra. The exhibition was augmented by a further seven traditional works from the private collection of Hans Sip and as was to run from the 28th of October 2010 to thec 31st of December 2010.

Following the unprecedented public interest in the show it was extended to the end of February 2011. It has since been extended twice and is now due to close on 31st December 2011. The exhibition was featured on the ABC’s 7:30 Report in March 2011.

In 2012 the exhibition will travel to Italy as a travelling show with a further Sicilian themed work to be added.

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