LIFELOUNGE PRESENTS: SOME TYPE OF WONDERFUL 02.10.09

Some Type of Wonderful is a global typographic initiative conceived by Lifelounge in 2008 to showcase the best of the world’s creative talent across the realms of art, design and illustration. Each year 12 artists are selected for their unique approach to the craft and are given an individual typographic design brief based around a month of the year. The artist is asked to interpret the brief in a way that typographically represents what that month specifically means to them. How abstract or literal the interpretation is completely up to them.

NO VACANCY PRESENTS: TWOONE, SO FAR: 10.09.09

A short review by Sean.

After his first successful solo exhibition, 1000 cans, Two One has returned with a vast, equally ambitious and exciting body of work for his new show "So Far".

Filling the entire gallery space are hanging installation works of various size and shape, all with painted motifs of god-like animals, patterns and bones. Instantly you are drawn into the mysterious teachings of Two One's gritty spirituality and there is a sense of wandering through a hallucination. There is beauty and warmth in the earthy tones of paint, flow in the playful lines and forms of the gesturing animals and figures, and a curious contrast in the triangle shaped boards and compartments that house metal parts and images of bones, spines and skulls.

FAT PRESENTS: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: 03.09.09

Limited edition tee shirt exhibtion put on from the guys at FAT!

NO VACANCY & GHOSTPATROL PRESENTS: REUNITE AND TRANSMUTE: 28.08.09

A collaboration exhibition: Sean Edward Whelan and Ghostpatol.

Sean Edward Whelan currently resides in Niigata Japan piloting giant robots. He spent his formative years with Ghostpatrol in the south of Tasmania. Reunite and Transmute is the first collection and exhibition of their collaborative watercolour and pencil works. Previews can be made by apointment here please join both artists for the opening evening this coming Friday the 28th at 6pm.

NO VACANCY POP UP GALLERY: STU MORLEY 18.06.09
Earlier this year, No Vacancy launched a Pop Up Gallery In Singapore, providing 2 Melbourne based artists an opportunity to take an empty urban shell and transform it into a gallery/exhibition. Stu Morley's photographic display, which is an insight into NYC, will be presented similarly as a Pop Up show, transforming an empty space in the QV, into a raw New York style environment.

NO VACANCY POP UP GALLERY: SINGAPORE 21.03.09
No Vacancy set up a Pop Up Art gallery in Singapore over March. The first of its kind in Singapore. Finding an empty space and transforming it into a gallery. The reason of establishing No Vacancy Singapore was to give Melbourne Artists an opportunity and avenue to gain exposure throughout Asia. We hope this will help promote the Australian art scene to a wider audience and promote Australian artists.

LOREAL FASHION WEEK: TRIMAPEE 20.03.09
The interactive fashion show will exhibit the Trimápee Autumn / Winter 09 collection entitled “The Institution”. This will be displayed in a non-conventional and exciting interactive way, that each person who visits the exhibition leaves his or her mark. The lines of fashion, art, gallery, exhibitor and audience will all be merged when Trimápee takes over the NO VACANCY Gallery to present- The Institution.

SUIT UP: 05.02.09
Nineteen Australian artists from Street Art, Comic, and Illustration backgrounds. Suit up was formed as a collaboration in the true sense of the word with four artists working together to create a theme for each suit and bringing stylistic cohesion to the deck as a whole. Each artwork is lavishly detailed and stunning in its own right, playing cards have never looked so good.

ARCH IS BALDING: 05.02.09
Opening the year with the amazing group show, organised by our Lou Lou Klerks. Who did and amazing job of pulling this all together. We had over 20 artists participate in this show, and it was great to give people an opportunity to exhibit in No Vacancy.

VILLAIN CUSTOM TOY SHOW: 14.12.08
FEATURING: AI, ADNATE, BECK WHEELER, BEN LANDERS, CAT RABBIT, CEJIA, CLAIRE TENNANT CLAUDIO MANTUANO, DAEK, DAVID DUBOIS, DAVID GILL, DABS, DEAM, DEB, DREWSTER, DVATE, ERIN GHOST PATROL, IKIN, ITCH, JASON JACENKO, JORZZ, KATHERINE DRETZKE, KATIE PAYNE, KID ZOOM, LAZER FIST, LOUNGE KAT...

RMIT GRADUATE EXHIBITION: 13.12.08
Blind Spot: RMIT Graduate Exhibition [November 2008]
120 stunning photographs captured by 56 graduate students will be on display, showcasing the amazing talents of these students. The photographs encompass several genres of photography, including fashion, advertising, fine art, portrait, photo-journalism, still life and landscape.

NO COMPLY FESTIVAL: 9.12.08
No Comply Festival 2009 was held at No Vacancy.
With 170 individual pieces of art by 80 artists representing a wide variety of disiplines and fields, No Comply 2008 is an unique snapshot of an important moment in time for the international art community with a focus on Australia’s growing global role.

NIOR, FAR & AWAY: 2.10.08
No Vacancy presented the first solo show of Melbourne based artists Nior.
It was an amazing opening night show, and full credit must go out to Nior for all the hard work over the past months to prepare for this spectacular exhibition of new works.

The new collection of work by Nior combines the natural world with a surreal twist. Using recycled timber as his canvas his paintings depict innocent creatures with detailed fur, feathers and textured colours.

The exhibition also includes a large 3D installation which continues the theme with recycled materials.

LENKO DOODLE SHOW:
Melbourne fashion label, Lenko, invited people to join them in a fun-filled adventure into our collective subconscious.
The show was a celebration of the humble Doodle, an equalising art form available to all, presented as High Art. Crisp presentation and all the frills accorded to a gallery show will characterise this exhibition, where all contributers, regardless of fame, status, age or ability will displayed with equal importance.

I NEVER SAID THAT I WAS BRAVE:
JUSTIN LEE WILLIAMS & ANDREW GORDON: 20 AUGUST - 5 SEPTEMBER 2008
"I never said that I was brave!" is an exhibition of work by Justin Lee Williams and Andrew Gordon. Both artists gain inspiration from the solitude of their surrounds, Justin in the mountains outside of Melbourne and Andrew on the coast of Southern Victoria.

CHARACTER WORKSHOPS:
NO VACANCY EDUCATION PROGRAM: 26 - 27 JULY 2008
A two-day workshop with practicing artists Que’ and Drewfunk: whose exceptional talent for drawing and painting attracts acclaim from Melbourne’s street art community. Both Que’ and Drewfunk have exhibited extensively in Melbourne’s galleries, bars, and public spaces, such as city shop fronts and council permitted laneways. In the workshop Que’ and Drewfunk encouraged young people to think critically and creatively about character design.

REKAONE:
REKAONE SOLO SHOW: 29 MAY 2008
Newly added photos from the Reka Solo show are up. Amazing works which were on display for 2 weeks. The show was a huge success, check out the photos!! Some artwork and prints are still available.

No Vacancy:
OPENING NIGHT SHOW: 23RD MAY 2008

Check out the photos from the opening night. With a huge turnout, of over 300 people coming through. The launch of the gallery was a huge success and was a great way to open our doors.

The opening night featured 10 of Melbourne's best artists:

TAI SNAITH, REKA ONE, JUSTIN LEE WILLIAMS, NAILS, BONSAI, TWOONE, PHIBS, MISO, JUNIOR AND GHOSTPATROL.