Farewell to Schmik

Last Days at Schmik

This is your last chance to visit us @ Schmik!
Doors close Friday 27th June - 5pm

Thank you to all who have supported us - It has been an amazing adventure, and we thank you for sharing it with us.
Big special thank you to all the artists involved! x

Opening hours: Wednesday - Sunday 12pm-5pm

Come meet some of Brisbane's leading artists and makers!

Meet The Creators Night : Thursday 5 June 6-8pm
10% off all products/artwork for one night only!

So come along and have a drink and some nibbles with us
and get a free hug from Molly.
We hope to see you there!

Join the Schmik Family!!!

Schmik is a temporary artist concept store showcasing the work of some of Brisbane’s leading artists, designers, and craft makers. Proudly sponsored by Multiplex Portside Wharf Pty Ltd, Schmik offers the public the opportunity to purchase distinctive, hand-crafted works of art, craft, and design direct from the makers and support the local contemporary visual arts community.

Schmik was the brain-child of Marisa Molina jeweler and sculptor, and Romy Willing, a photographer and arts manager. Marisa had, for a number of years, arranged for artists to get together for a one-night only exhibition and sale of their works over the Christmas period. In November 2007, Marisa approached Romy to become involved in such an event. During their search for a venue, Romy and Marisa were approached by Portside Wharf with an opportunity to use a retail space not just for one night, but on an on going basis. Hence, Schmik was born, and it has been a great success ever since it opened its doors on December 7 2007.

Marisa left Australia to expand her horizons and travel the world in February 2008, but has left her indelible mark of beauty on Schmik. Romy and Annie Burns, a fellow member of Schmik, are now the organizers of the concept store.


Artists are invited to be part of the Schmik collective based upon the artistic merit of their work and professionalism within their practice. The organizers also ensure that each style of artwork within the same medium is distinctively different, to ensure diversity within the stock.


Schmik is currently looking for more artists, designers, and craftmakers to join our little family! As the space is run by the artists, all artists involved must be able to man the store at least once in a fortnight, and each artist is expected to contribute to the store kitty, which covers costs for marketing and administration. There is no commission taken on sales, and the space is totally rent and utilities free. At this point, we only have the space until the end of May 2008, so if you are interested in being involved, please act quickly, and express your interest via email at schmikstore@yahoo.com.au. Please include a brief artist/artwork profile and a few low res images of your work.

Schmik prides itself on creating a family atmosphere amongst its members and each artist is expected to show respect to and support each other. Share the love.

Eliza Tee

Eliza Tee studied at the Queensland College of Art to complete a bachelor of design studies majoring in 3D design. From there she was awarded a scholarship with Silicon Studios to operate high end 3D modelling tools and software. With this experience she travelled to Perth and Sydney to work within the 3D object based arts industry which eventually led her to research holographic technology in Denmark. Eliza became a 3D and interior designer for the Queensland Art Gallery and later took on more exhibition and curatorial roles as the curator and gallery manager of Artisan.

Eliza Tee is now a board member of the Institute of Modern Art and advocate of Indigenous Australian and Pacific arts. She is also approaching the end of her two years in studying gold and silver smithing with the option of taking on her vocational study year.

www.elizatee.com

Romy Willing

Though born in Australia, I spent much of my childhood in the American South. Like so many landscapes, it is at once both enchantingly beautiful and darkly sinister, everything richly steeped in a complex history, and yet there is a distinctive spirit to this place that has soaked into my bones like no other. Even now, so many miles and years away, it still stirs deeply inside me and I long for it. These images are a documentation of my journey to reconnect with this place and at the same time a memento of places I love like family but may never see again: images depicting both a return to home and a farewell.

Romy Willing holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the Corcoran School Of Art, Washington DC. Romy worked as a photographer for the International Monetary Fund before returning to her native Australia in 1998. She continued to build her arts practice and established a successful commercial photography business.

Romy gained a Masters in Arts Management and Creative Enterprising from the Queensland University of Technology in 2005 and is currently the Industry Development Officer for Artworkers Alliance, developing and managing commercial, income-generating opportunities for Australian artists.

Romy is also the co-founder and current organiser of Schmik.

Nadine Sawyer


Nadine Sawyer is an Artist and lives in Brisbane. She prides herself on her versatility as an Artist producing Angel paintings (as you see here), Abstract paintings, Drawings, Small sculpture using found objects and Installations.

Nadine has a Masters of Arts from Monash University Melbourne and has received the Australian Post Graduate Award.

She has exhibited Paintings and Installations in Japan, South Korea, The United States, New Zealand, Vanuatu, and across Australia.

In November 2008, Nadine will be creating an Installation using found objects, fresh fruit and flowers in an exhibition called ‘Park’ at Bank Art in Yokohama, Japan.

Nadine will feature her Angel paintings in the ‘Full Circle Inclusion for All’ exhibition in Brisbane during September ’08. ‘Full Circle Inclusion for All’ showcases Outsider, Untrained and Folk Art.

Nadine particularly enjoys commission work, in which she creates paintings for your Home or Business. Having a strong sense of aesthetic empathy towards a client, their space (wall) and their wishes, Nadine finds much joy and satisfaction comes for both the Client and the Artist during this enriching process.

www.nadinesawyer.com

Janice Kuczkowski

Janice graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Visual Arts with first class Honours from Griffith University, Queensland College of Art, majoring in Intermedia. In 2006 she was the recipient of the Melville Haysom Memorial Art Scholarship administered by the Queensland Art Gallery. Also in 2006 Janice was awarded a Special Commendation in the Harries National Digital Art Awards, and exhibited in the International Digital Art Awards in Beijing. Janice has extensively exhibited her art nationally in both solo and group shows.

Using digital video Janice captures an authentic portrait of her subjects in their raw and unpolished form. Now working as a full time freelance video artist she is opening her portraiture up to surrealist dreamscapes with the hope of unleashing and unveiling an inner subconscious world rich with instinct and intuition.

You can find Janice's video work at Schmik, as well as beautiful framed still images and exquisite brooches based upon her video work.

http://janicekuczkowski.blogspot.com