Whose work is on show?

Matt Feder and Sarah Murphy.

What’s it all about then?

Hindu Tattoo, a collection of photography and installations, is the result of an epic four month journey through incredible India. A visual documentation of its rough and often D I Y approach to tattooing.

Hindu Tattoo displays images of pilgrims tattoos and their tattooers at work. Taken alongside the sacred Ganges river, and through the hectic streets and bazaars of India. Indian street tattooing is raw.

It has an old school element and feel, where the divine meaning and devotional aspect of the tattoo are more important than the aesthetics of the design itself.

Where is it and when is it on?

The show is on at Lo-Fi Collective, Floor 3, 383 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, Sydney (above Kinselas bar), on Thursday, 19 January, 2012 at 6pm for one night only.

For more information check out the show’s Facebook page.

Whose work is on show?

Chantel Lee, Lucas Croall, Simon Pilkington, Charlotte Stanforth, Suzannah Kennett Lister, and Jack Ladd.

What’s it all about then?

The Betwixt & Beyond is a collection of works made up of the visual findings of the exhibiting artists’ explorations into the worlds of the micro and the macro.

Where is it and when is it on?

The show opens at Espionage Gallery, Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, on Thursday, 19 January, 2012 at 6pm, and runs until Thursday, 2 February.

For more information check out the show’s Facebook page.

Whose work is on show?

Australian artists Damian Dillon and Rebecca Shanahan.

What’s it all about then?

“Interzone” transforms the after-hours shadows and margins of various spaces and places into photographs and videos registering loss, absence, transience, uncertainty, anxiety, and alienation.

Where is it and when is it on?

The show opens at the Eastern Bloc Gallery, 138 Evans Street, Rozelle, Sydney, on Friday, 13 January, 2012 at 6pm, and continues until Saturday, 28 January.

Whose work is on show?

Australian artist Chris Bradley.

What’s it all about then?

My mates that skate features a collection of portraits of past and present members of skate crews from the small rural town of Leeton, NSW.

Where is it and when is it on?

The show is on now at Kind Of Gallery, 72 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, and runs until Sunday, 22 January.

Whose work is on show?

Local artists Hollie Martin, Justin Lee Williams, Mia Taninaka, Erin Forsyth, and Hannah Smith.

What’s it all about then?

Smalltown is a collection of works by some of Nine Lives’ favourite artists.

Where is it and when is it on?

The show opens at Nine Lives Gallery, 5F Winn Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, on Thursday, 15 December, 2011 at 6pm and continues until Friday, 23 December.

For more information check out the show’s Facebook page (login required).

Whose work is on show?

Five Australian based artists Danilo Brando, Hilary Sloane, Joel Lambeth, Kareem Rizk, and Mauro Palmieri.

What’s it all about then?

“Alterations, Disturbances & Rips” is a collection of collage or paste up works by the five participating artists.

Where is it and when is it on?

The show opens at aMBUSH Gallery, 4A James Street, Waterloo, Sydney, on Thursday, 15 December, 2011 at 6pm, and runs until Sunday, 18 December.

For more information check out the show’s Facebook page (login required).

Whose work is on show?

New Zealand artist Philip James Frost.

What’s it all about then?

The exhibition features a collection of Frost’s new and recent work.

Where is it and when is it on?

The show opens at blank_space gallery, 374 Crown Street, Surry Hills, Sydney on Saturday, 10 December, 2011 at 4pm, and continues until Friday 16 December.

Whose work is on show?

Sydney based artist and illustrator Ben Brown.

What’s it all about then?

Die Young is the latest series of candy coloured portraits by Brown that split Kurt Cobain, James Dean, Sid Vicious, Jimmy Hendrix, Buddy Holly, and Amy Winehouse, quite literally, in half.

Where is it and when is it on?

The show opens at The National Grid Gallery, 24 Chard Road, Brookvale, Sydney, on Friday, 9 December, 2011 at 6:30pm and continues until Saturday, 24 December.

Whose work is on show?

Mark Drew, a Tokyo based graphic artist.

What’s it all about then?

“No Money, No Wife” sees the launch of a new range of hats designed by Drew, and also includes a selection of his photography.

Where is it and when is it on?

The show opens at China Heights Gallery, Level 3, 16-28 Foster Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, on Friday, 9 December, 2011 at 6pm, and runs until Sunday, 11 December.

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Whose work is on show?

A group of international artists being Christian Hidaka, Misha Hollenbach, Chris Johanson, Misaki Kawai, Barry McGee, Keegan McHargue, and Constanze Zikos.

What’s it all about then?

Curated by Misha Hollenbach, “In The Gardens” will feature a series of rugs woven in Tibet from designs.

Where is it and when is it on?

The show opens at the Utopian Slumps, Ground Floor, 33 Guildford Lane, Melbourne, on Thursday, 8 December, at 6pm, and continues until Saturday, 24 December.